Category: Cold spells affecting New Zealand

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 29 2012 to March 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.9 °C

Event center: -42.5°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 296306 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-Feb-29_to_2012-Mar-02_164.0_-42.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 25 days

Time span: January 24 2012 to February 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 188.0°E

Area affected: 6590860 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-Jan-24_to_2012-Feb-17_188.0_-33.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 22 2012 to January 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.9 °C

Event center: -39.5°S 175.5°E

Area affected: 126103 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-Jan-22_to_2012-Jan-24_175.5_-39.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 16 2011 to December 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.4 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 177.5°E

Area affected: 154756 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-16_to_2011-Dec-20_177.5_-38.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 25 2011 to September 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.3 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 173.5°E

Area affected: 262482 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-Sep-28_173.5_-35.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 02 2011 to September 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.7 °C

Event center: -45.0°S 189.0°E

Area affected: 494979 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-02_to_2011-Sep-04_189.0_-45.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 29 2011 to August 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 167.0°E

Area affected: 936717 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-Jul-29_to_2011-Aug-04_167.0_-33.0