Category: Cold spells affecting Greenland

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 20 2012 to November 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.6 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 317.5°E

Area affected: 166753 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-Nov-20_to_2012-Nov-25_317.5_63.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 08 2012 to November 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.6 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 327.0°E

Area affected: 148196 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-Nov-08_to_2012-Nov-11_327.0_69.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 07 2012 to September 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.3 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 317.0°E

Area affected: 219869 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-Sep-07_to_2012-Sep-10_317.0_70.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 29 2012 to September 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.7 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 312.5°E

Area affected: 125410 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-Aug-29_to_2012-Sep-01_312.5_78.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 22 2012 to August 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -20.8 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 317.5°E

Area affected: 272289 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-Aug-22_to_2012-Aug-29_317.5_63.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 23 2012 to July 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -18.1 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 317.5°E

Area affected: 140240 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-Jul-23_to_2012-Jul-26_317.5_68.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 30 2012 to July 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -6.8 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 336.0°E

Area affected: 69802 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-Jun-30_to_2012-Jul-07_336.0_72.5