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: 7 days

Time span: December 26 2011 to January 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.6 °C

Event center: 83.5°N 332.0°E

Area affected: 60075 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-Dec-26_to_2012-Jan-01_332.0_83.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: December 19 2011 to December 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -50.9 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 325.0°E

Area affected: 602284 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-Dec-19_to_2011-Dec-28_325.0_67.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 12 2011 to October 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 329.0°E

Area affected: 1794169 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-Oct-12_to_2011-Oct-18_329.0_58.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 3 days

Time span: October 04 2011 to October 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.3 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 317.0°E

Area affected: 65698 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-Oct-04_to_2011-Oct-06_317.0_61.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 3 days

Time span: October 04 2011 to October 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.1 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 314.5°E

Area affected: 67649 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-Oct-04_to_2011-Oct-06_314.5_67.0

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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: September 26 2011 to October 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -21.9 °C

Event center: 83.5°N 11.5°W

Area affected: 421726 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-26_to_2011-Oct-03_348.5_83.5

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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: September 19 2011 to September 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.8 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 311.0°E

Area affected: 213529 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-19_to_2011-Sep-24_311.0_67.5