Category: Extremes affecting Australia

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 14 2026 to June 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.7 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 113.5°E

Area affected: 1962777 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_2026-Jun-14_to_2026-Jun-21_113.5_-26.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 05 2026 to June 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.4 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 143.0°E

Area affected: 84770 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_2026-Jun-05_to_2026-Jun-07_143.0_-16.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 05 2026 to June 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 138.5°E

Area affected: 134861 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_2026-Jun-05_to_2026-Jun-07_138.5_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 27 2026 to June 01 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.8 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 136.5°E

Area affected: 379909 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_2026-May-27_to_2026-Jun-01_136.5_-12.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 22 2026 to May 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.9 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 96026 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_2026-May-22_to_2026-May-24_118.5_-32.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 19 2026 to May 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 107940 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_2026-May-19_to_2026-May-22_132.0_-18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 17 2026 to June 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 2384698 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_2026-May-17_to_2026-Jun-02_123.5_-17.0