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: June 08 2014 to June 11 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.3 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 128963 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_2014-Jun-08_to_2014-Jun-11_142.0_-12.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 02 2014 to May 08 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.3 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 2947830 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_2014-May-02_to_2014-May-08_148.0_-21.0

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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: May 01 2014 to May 03 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.6 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 137.0°E

Area affected: 90387 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_2014-May-01_to_2014-May-03_137.0_-35.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 11 2014 to April 20 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.5 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 249454 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_2014-Apr-11_to_2014-Apr-20_128.0_-21.5

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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: March 25 2014 to March 27 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 64769 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_2014-Mar-25_to_2014-Mar-27_133.0_-17.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 23 2014 to March 27 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 89881 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_2014-Mar-23_to_2014-Mar-27_141.5_-15.0

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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: March 21 2014 to March 26 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 220894 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_2014-Mar-21_to_2014-Mar-26_144.0_-14.0

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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: March 10 2014 to March 13 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 130897 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_2014-Mar-10_to_2014-Mar-13_141.5_-16.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: February 21 2014 to March 01 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.6 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 675010 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_2014-Feb-21_to_2014-Mar-01_142.0_-25.5