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: 3 days

Time span: May 25 2023 to May 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 176962 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_2023-May-25_to_2023-May-27_118.0_-31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 25 days

Time span: May 16 2023 to June 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 6789697 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_2023-May-16_to_2023-Jun-09_123.5_-17.0

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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: May 07 2023 to May 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 59651 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_2023-May-07_to_2023-May-10_150.5_-22.5

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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 07 2023 to May 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.9 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 153.5°E

Area affected: 78666 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_2023-May-07_to_2023-May-10_153.5_-26.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 05 2023 to May 15 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.3 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 4412720 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_2023-May-05_to_2023-May-15_125.5_-15.0

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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: April 30 2023 to May 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 66349 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_2023-Apr-30_to_2023-May-03_150.5_-27.0

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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: April 29 2023 to May 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.2 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 368263 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_2023-Apr-29_to_2023-May-01_146.0_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 23 2023 to May 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.2 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 114.0°E

Area affected: 3170225 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_2023-Apr-23_to_2023-May-01_114.0_-31.0