Category: Extremes affecting Azerbaijan

Heat wave occuring from June 20 2010 to September 17 2010 at 55.5°N 37.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mali
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Niger
  • North Macedonia
  • Oman
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

Duration: 90 days

Time span: June 20 2010 to September 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 44.2 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 22235143 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-Jun-20_to_2010-Sep-17_37.5_55.5

Heat wave occuring from May 27 2010 to July 05 2010 at 37.0°N 53.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

Duration: 40 days

Time span: May 27 2010 to July 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 43.3 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 53.0°E

Area affected: 21492599 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-May-27_to_2010-Jul-05_53.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from May 01 2010 to May 06 2010 at 37.5°N 46.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 01 2010 to May 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.1 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 46.0°E

Area affected: 55951 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-01_to_2010-May-06_46.0_37.5

Cold spell occuring from March 18 2010 to March 22 2010 at 38.5°N 45.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 18 2010 to March 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -10.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 45.0°E

Area affected: 134219 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-Mar-18_to_2010-Mar-22_45.0_38.5

Cold spell occuring from March 16 2010 to March 20 2010 at 43.0°N 40.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 16 2010 to March 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -15.0 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 40.5°E

Area affected: 111611 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-Mar-16_to_2010-Mar-20_40.5_43.0

Cold spell occuring from January 29 2010 to February 19 2010 at 46.5°N 81.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • China
  • Georgia
  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 22 days

Time span: January 29 2010 to February 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -24.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -26.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -47.7 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 10467115 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-Jan-29_to_2010-Feb-19_81.5_46.5