Category: Extremes affecting Kazakhstan

Cold spell occuring from June 27 2020 to July 03 2020 at 42.0°N 80.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 27 2020 to July 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -8.4 °C

Event center: 42.0°N 80.0°E

Area affected: 1076005 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_2020-Jun-27_to_2020-Jul-03_80.0_42.0

Cold spell occuring from June 26 2020 to June 29 2020 at 54.0°N 72.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 26 2020 to June 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 72.0°E

Area affected: 85651 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_2020-Jun-26_to_2020-Jun-29_72.0_54.0

Cold spell occuring from June 26 2020 to June 28 2020 at 42.5°N 62.5°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: June 26 2020 to June 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.6 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 62.5°E

Area affected: 202253 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_2020-Jun-26_to_2020-Jun-28_62.5_42.5

Cold spell occuring from June 19 2020 to June 22 2020 at 49.5°N 81.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 19 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 81.0°E

Area affected: 306048 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_2020-Jun-19_to_2020-Jun-22_81.0_49.5

Cold spell occuring from June 18 2020 to July 03 2020 at 58.0°N 64.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 16 days

Time span: June 18 2020 to July 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 64.0°E

Area affected: 2417709 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_2020-Jun-18_to_2020-Jul-03_64.0_58.0

Heat wave occuring from June 18 2020 to June 22 2020 at 46.5°N 48.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 18 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 48.0°E

Area affected: 105041 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_2020-Jun-18_to_2020-Jun-22_48.0_46.5

Heat wave occuring from June 10 2020 to June 13 2020 at 52.0°N 66.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 10 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: 52.0°N 66.5°E

Area affected: 50572 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_2020-Jun-10_to_2020-Jun-13_66.5_52.0

Cold spell occuring from June 05 2020 to June 12 2020 at 51.0°N 97.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 05 2020 to June 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -8.8 °C

Event center: 51.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 768981 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_2020-Jun-05_to_2020-Jun-12_97.0_51.0

Heat wave occuring from June 02 2020 to June 20 2020 at 66.5°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Pakistan
  • Russian Federation
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 19 days

Time span: June 02 2020 to June 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 42.8 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 6255277 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_2020-Jun-02_to_2020-Jun-20_34.5_66.5

Heat wave occuring from May 04 2020 to June 06 2020 at 50.5°N 201.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • China
  • Greenland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • United States

Duration: 34 days

Time span: May 04 2020 to June 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 201.5°E

Area affected: 21296845 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_2020-May-04_to_2020-Jun-06_201.5_50.5