Category: Extremes affecting Kazakhstan

Heat wave occuring from November 29 2025 to December 05 2025 at 46.0°N 50.5°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: November 29 2025 to December 05 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 50.5°E

Area affected: 74364 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_2025-Nov-29_to_2025-Dec-05_50.5_46.0

Cold spell occuring from November 05 2025 to November 12 2025 at 42.0°N 80.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 05 2025 to November 12 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -23.0 °C

Event center: 42.0°N 80.5°E

Area affected: 346373 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-Nov-05_to_2025-Nov-12_80.5_42.0

Cold spell occuring from November 04 2025 to November 07 2025 at 45.5°N 61.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 04 2025 to November 07 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.8 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 61.0°E

Area affected: 434928 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-Nov-04_to_2025-Nov-07_61.0_45.5

Cold spell occuring from November 04 2025 to November 10 2025 at 40.5°N 73.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 04 2025 to November 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.2 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 73.5°E

Area affected: 143929 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-Nov-04_to_2025-Nov-10_73.5_40.5

Heat wave occuring from October 24 2025 to November 02 2025 at 46.5°N 54.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 24 2025 to November 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 54.0°E

Area affected: 1745182 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_2025-Oct-24_to_2025-Nov-02_54.0_46.5

Heat wave occuring from October 22 2025 to October 25 2025 at 47.0°N 65.0°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: October 22 2025 to October 25 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 65.0°E

Area affected: 81911 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_2025-Oct-22_to_2025-Oct-25_65.0_47.0

Cold spell occuring from September 30 2025 to November 04 2025 at 50.0°N 100.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation
  • United States
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 36 days

Time span: September 30 2025 to November 04 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -32.6 °C

Event center: 50.0°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 19274293 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-Sep-30_to_2025-Nov-04_100.0_50.0

Heat wave occuring from September 26 2025 to September 30 2025 at 45.5°N 80.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 26 2025 to September 30 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 80.5°E

Area affected: 64628 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_2025-Sep-26_to_2025-Sep-30_80.5_45.5

Heat wave occuring from September 22 2025 to September 24 2025 at 53.0°N 50.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 22 2025 to September 24 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 50.5°E

Area affected: 256726 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_2025-Sep-22_to_2025-Sep-24_50.5_53.0

Cold spell occuring from September 15 2025 to October 03 2025 at 67.0°N 123.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 19 days

Time span: September 15 2025 to October 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -17.4 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 123.0°E

Area affected: 3513090 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-Sep-15_to_2025-Oct-03_123.0_67.0