Category: Extremes affecting Timor-Leste

Cold spell occuring from February 28 2011 to March 08 2011 at -9.0°S 124.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Indonesia
  • Timor-Leste

Duration: 9 days

Time span: February 28 2011 to March 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -0.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 162266 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_2011-Feb-28_to_2011-Mar-08_124.5_-9.0

Cold spell occuring from January 28 2011 to February 01 2011 at -8.5°S 127.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Timor-Leste

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 28 2011 to February 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 70303 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_2011-Jan-28_to_2011-Feb-01_127.5_-8.5

Cold spell occuring from October 26 2010 to November 13 2010 at -17.0°S 139.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Timor-Leste

Duration: 19 days

Time span: October 26 2010 to November 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 5976216 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-26_to_2010-Nov-13_139.5_-17.0

Heat wave occuring from April 21 2010 to April 25 2010 at -9.5°S 125.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Indonesia
  • Timor-Leste

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 21 2010 to April 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 103817 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: Heat_wave_2010-Apr-21_to_2010-Apr-25_125.5_-9.5