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: March 01 2021 to March 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.6 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 147700 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_2021-Mar-01_to_2021-Mar-03_133.0_-38.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: February 26 2021 to March 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 301258 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_2021-Feb-26_to_2021-Mar-10_115.0_-23.0

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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: February 26 2021 to March 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.2 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 81693 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_2021-Feb-26_to_2021-Mar-01_145.5_-18.5

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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: February 22 2021 to February 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.2 °C

Event center: -38.0°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 1012580 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_2021-Feb-22_to_2021-Feb-27_143.5_-38.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 17 2021 to February 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 125144 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_2021-Feb-17_to_2021-Feb-23_133.0_-15.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 16 2021 to February 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 465774 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_2021-Feb-16_to_2021-Feb-22_144.5_-17.0