Category: Cold spells affecting China

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 25 2011 to October 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -6.3 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 87.0°E

Area affected: 51482 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_2011-Sep-25_to_2011-Oct-04_87.0_28.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 09 2011 to September 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.6 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 114.0°E

Area affected: 83883 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_2011-Sep-09_to_2011-Sep-13_114.0_35.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 04 2011 to September 10 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 114.5°E

Area affected: 302899 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_2011-Sep-04_to_2011-Sep-10_114.5_30.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 27 2011 to August 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 44.5°N 88.0°E

Area affected: 89877 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_2011-Aug-27_to_2011-Aug-30_88.0_44.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 24 2011 to August 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 98.0°E

Area affected: 87403 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_2011-Aug-24_to_2011-Aug-28_98.0_29.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 22 2011 to August 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 101.0°E

Area affected: 106906 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_2011-Aug-22_to_2011-Aug-27_101.0_34.5