Category: Cold spells affecting Papua New Guinea

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 26 2012 to January 31 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.3 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 228488 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-26_to_2012-Jan-31_152.5_-4.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 04 2012 to January 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 64393 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-04_to_2012-Jan-11_152.0_-8.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 17 days

Time span: January 03 2012 to January 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.0 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 171738 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-03_to_2012-Jan-19_147.5_-6.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 07 2011 to December 10 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 67788 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-07_to_2011-Dec-10_146.5_-4.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 10 days

Time span: November 05 2011 to November 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 666785 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-Nov-05_to_2011-Nov-14_146.0_-6.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 30 2011 to October 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 243737 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-30_to_2011-Oct-03_149.0_-5.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 13 days

Time span: August 08 2011 to August 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 385923 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-08_to_2011-Aug-20_145.0_-4.0