Category: Cold spells affecting Russian Federation

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 11 2025 to January 14 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -16.5 °C

Event center: 56.5°N 164.0°E

Area affected: 242315 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_2025-Jan-11_to_2025-Jan-14_164.0_56.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 11 2025 to January 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.9 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 149.5°E

Area affected: 58135 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_2025-Jan-11_to_2025-Jan-16_149.5_61.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 29 2024 to January 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -34.9 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 139.5°E

Area affected: 75742 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_2024-Dec-29_to_2025-Jan-02_139.5_51.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 27 2024 to January 06 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.0 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 127.0°E

Area affected: 1165934 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_2024-Dec-27_to_2025-Jan-06_127.0_63.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 25 2024 to December 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -50.7 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 171.0°E

Area affected: 163485 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_2024-Dec-25_to_2024-Dec-30_171.0_67.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 15 2024 to November 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.1 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 91.0°E

Area affected: 243030 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_2024-Nov-15_to_2024-Nov-21_91.0_74.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 9 days

Time span: November 13 2024 to November 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.8 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 133.5°E

Area affected: 82794 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_2024-Nov-13_to_2024-Nov-21_133.5_72.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 07 2024 to November 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.2 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 154.5°E

Area affected: 127722 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_2024-Nov-07_to_2024-Nov-11_154.5_64.0