Category: Extremes affecting Kazakhstan

Heat wave occuring from October 11 2022 to December 21 2022 at 37.0°N 358.5°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
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cabo Verde
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Iceland
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

Duration: 72 days

Time span: October 11 2022 to December 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 51591959 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_2022-Oct-11_to_2022-Dec-21_358.5_37.0

Cold spell occuring from September 25 2022 to October 18 2022 at 55.0°N 136.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 24 days

Time span: September 25 2022 to October 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -25.0 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 136.0°E

Area affected: 15424377 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_2022-Sep-25_to_2022-Oct-18_136.0_55.0

Heat wave occuring from September 21 2022 to October 16 2022 at 25.0°N 3.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Türkiye

Duration: 26 days

Time span: September 21 2022 to October 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.5 °C

Event center: 25.0°N 3.5°E

Area affected: 7664714 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_2022-Sep-21_to_2022-Oct-16_3.5_25.0

Cold spell occuring from September 10 2022 to September 12 2022 at 44.0°N 58.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 10 2022 to September 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.2 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 58.5°E

Area affected: 84844 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_2022-Sep-10_to_2022-Sep-12_58.5_44.0

Cold spell occuring from September 10 2022 to September 12 2022 at 42.0°N 55.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 10 2022 to September 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: 42.0°N 55.5°E

Area affected: 73590 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_2022-Sep-10_to_2022-Sep-12_55.5_42.0

Cold spell occuring from August 31 2022 to September 12 2022 at 56.5°N 31.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belarus
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine

Duration: 13 days

Time span: August 31 2022 to September 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.5 °C

Event center: 56.5°N 31.5°E

Area affected: 2769061 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_2022-Aug-31_to_2022-Sep-12_31.5_56.5

Cold spell occuring from August 20 2022 to August 23 2022 at 41.0°N 67.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 20 2022 to August 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.4 °C

Event center: 41.0°N 67.5°E

Area affected: 112910 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_2022-Aug-20_to_2022-Aug-23_67.5_41.0

Cold spell occuring from August 15 2022 to September 04 2022 at 56.0°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 21 days

Time span: August 15 2022 to September 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -5.6 °C

Event center: 56.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 7169035 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_2022-Aug-15_to_2022-Sep-04_102.0_56.0

Heat wave occuring from August 12 2022 to August 18 2022 at 45.0°N 51.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 12 2022 to August 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.1 °C

Event center: 45.0°N 51.5°E

Area affected: 61425 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_2022-Aug-12_to_2022-Aug-18_51.5_45.0

Heat wave occuring from July 26 2022 to July 29 2022 at 54.5°N 79.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 26 2022 to July 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 79.5°E

Area affected: 50322 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_2022-Jul-26_to_2022-Jul-29_79.5_54.5