Category: Extremes affecting United States

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 13 2010 to May 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.1 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 257.5°E

Area affected: 89794 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-May-13_to_2010-May-15_257.5_37.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 11 2010 to May 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -3.6 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 254.5°E

Area affected: 311104 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-May-11_to_2010-May-15_254.5_41.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 11 2010 to May 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 249.0°E

Area affected: 142312 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-May-11_to_2010-May-15_249.0_38.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 10 2010 to May 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -5.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 241.0°E

Area affected: 75106 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-May-10_to_2010-May-12_241.0_37.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 08 2010 to May 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 39.0°N 269.0°E

Area affected: 233727 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-May-08_to_2010-May-10_269.0_39.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• United States

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 07 2010 to May 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 275.0°E

Area affected: 92263 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-May-07_to_2010-May-12_275.0_44.0