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: 4 days

Time span: August 28 2015 to August 31 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.7 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 120177 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_2015-Aug-28_to_2015-Aug-31_142.5_-33.5

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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: August 27 2015 to September 01 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: -40.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 439154 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_2015-Aug-27_to_2015-Sep-01_147.0_-40.5

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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: August 23 2015 to August 30 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 392711 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_2015-Aug-23_to_2015-Aug-30_134.5_-33.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 04 2015 to August 08 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 249499 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_2015-Aug-04_to_2015-Aug-08_147.0_-26.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 04 2015 to August 08 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 409290 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_2015-Aug-04_to_2015-Aug-08_150.5_-27.5

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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: July 27 2015 to July 29 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 115630 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_2015-Jul-27_to_2015-Jul-29_144.5_-30.0