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: 7 days

Time span: March 14 2020 to March 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.7 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 84694 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_2020-Mar-14_to_2020-Mar-20_145.0_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 08 2020 to March 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.4 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 971338 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_2020-Mar-08_to_2020-Mar-19_149.5_-27.5

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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: March 06 2020 to March 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.6 °C

Event center: -43.5°S 157.5°E

Area affected: 1251738 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_2020-Mar-06_to_2020-Mar-12_157.5_-43.5

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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: March 03 2020 to March 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 202994 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_2020-Mar-03_to_2020-Mar-07_142.5_-30.0

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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: February 28 2020 to March 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.2 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 138.0°E

Area affected: 1062760 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_2020-Feb-28_to_2020-Mar-09_138.0_-24.0

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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: February 22 2020 to February 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.6 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 230651 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_2020-Feb-22_to_2020-Feb-24_146.0_-27.5