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: November 16 2010 to November 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.7 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 253576 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_2010-Nov-16_to_2010-Nov-19_131.5_-22.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 21 days

Time span: November 14 2010 to December 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.9 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 4508957 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_2010-Nov-14_to_2010-Dec-04_146.5_-21.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: October 05 2010 to October 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 7013500 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_2010-Oct-05_to_2010-Oct-22_126.5_-16.5

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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: September 28 2010 to October 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 133376 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_2010-Sep-28_to_2010-Oct-01_145.0_-35.0

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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: September 27 2010 to September 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -45.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 546503 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_2010-Sep-27_to_2010-Sep-30_150.0_-45.0

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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: September 27 2010 to September 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.8 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 126942 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_2010-Sep-27_to_2010-Sep-30_139.5_-37.0