Category: Cold spells affecting Australia

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 15 2012 to May 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 130.0°E

Area affected: 107021 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-May-15_to_2012-May-18_130.0_-20.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 02 2012 to May 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.2 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 647657 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-May-02_to_2012-May-07_149.0_-35.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 24 2012 to April 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 145294 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-24_to_2012-Apr-27_142.5_-27.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 21 2012 to April 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 68166 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-21_to_2012-Apr-23_122.5_-32.5

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 16 2012 to April 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 63212 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-16_to_2012-Apr-19_137.5_-13.5

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 10 2012 to April 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.6 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 134188 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-15_145.5_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 10 2012 to April 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 106076 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-13_148.0_-25.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 09 2012 to April 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 1555238 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2012-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-16_132.0_-19.0