Category: Extremes affecting Russian Federation

Cold spell occuring from June 19 2012 to June 23 2012 at 62.0°N 118.0°E

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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: June 19 2012 to June 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.2 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 118.0°E

Area affected: 507919 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_2012-Jun-19_to_2012-Jun-23_118.0_62.0

Heat wave occuring from June 18 2012 to June 22 2012 at 67.0°N 189.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 18 2012 to June 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.8 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 189.5°E

Area affected: 125730 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_2012-Jun-18_to_2012-Jun-22_189.5_67.0

Heat wave occuring from June 16 2012 to June 28 2012 at 42.5°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 16 2012 to June 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 2004083 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_2012-Jun-16_to_2012-Jun-28_20.5_42.5

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2012 to June 18 2012 at 65.0°N 179.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 15 2012 to June 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 179.0°E

Area affected: 63276 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_2012-Jun-15_to_2012-Jun-18_179.0_65.0

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2012 to June 21 2012 at 50.5°N 111.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 15 2012 to June 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 111.5°E

Area affected: 234711 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_2012-Jun-15_to_2012-Jun-21_111.5_50.5

Cold spell occuring from June 15 2012 to June 29 2012 at 80.5°N 82.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 15 2012 to June 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: 80.5°N 82.5°E

Area affected: 165387 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_2012-Jun-15_to_2012-Jun-29_82.5_80.5

Heat wave occuring from June 10 2012 to June 14 2012 at 60.0°N 157.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 10 2012 to June 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 157.0°E

Area affected: 130200 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_2012-Jun-10_to_2012-Jun-14_157.0_60.0

Cold spell occuring from June 10 2012 to June 24 2012 at 47.0°N 155.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Japan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 10 2012 to June 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 155.0°E

Area affected: 3858450 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_2012-Jun-10_to_2012-Jun-24_155.0_47.0

Heat wave occuring from June 09 2012 to June 15 2012 at 52.5°N 93.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 09 2012 to June 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 93.0°E

Area affected: 181468 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_2012-Jun-09_to_2012-Jun-15_93.0_52.5

Cold spell occuring from June 09 2012 to July 01 2012 at 79.0°N 31.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Norway
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 23 days

Time span: June 09 2012 to July 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -2.5 °C

Event center: 79.0°N 31.0°E

Area affected: 264352 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_2012-Jun-09_to_2012-Jul-01_31.0_79.0