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: 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

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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: September 13 2010 to September 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 120016 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-13_to_2010-Sep-15_125.5_-31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 15 days

Time span: September 10 2010 to September 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.8 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 4070608 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-10_to_2010-Sep-24_126.0_-20.0

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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: September 03 2010 to September 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.7 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 70377 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-03_to_2010-Sep-05_132.0_-24.0

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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: September 01 2010 to September 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 889676 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-01_to_2010-Sep-06_122.5_-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: August 25 2010 to August 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 333472 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-Aug-25_to_2010-Aug-27_151.0_-23.5