Category: Extremes affecting Russian Federation

Heat wave occuring from January 24 2020 to January 28 2020 at 59.5°N 92.0°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: January 24 2020 to January 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -6.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 92.0°E

Area affected: 266459 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-Jan-24_to_2020-Jan-28_92.0_59.5

Heat wave occuring from January 21 2020 to January 28 2020 at 48.5°N 83.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 21 2020 to January 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 83.5°E

Area affected: 677850 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-Jan-21_to_2020-Jan-28_83.5_48.5

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2020 to January 24 2020 at 61.0°N 149.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 21 2020 to January 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -35.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -48.1 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 149.5°E

Area affected: 70832 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-Jan-21_to_2020-Jan-24_149.5_61.0

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2020 to January 28 2020 at 65.0°N 136.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 21 2020 to January 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -46.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -56.5 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 136.0°E

Area affected: 440433 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-Jan-21_to_2020-Jan-28_136.0_65.0

Cold spell occuring from January 19 2020 to January 29 2020 at 75.5°N 92.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 11 days

Time span: January 19 2020 to January 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -29.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -22.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -48.5 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 92.0°E

Area affected: 610538 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-Jan-19_to_2020-Jan-29_92.0_75.5

Heat wave occuring from January 17 2020 to January 24 2020 at 51.5°N 66.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 17 2020 to January 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 66.0°E

Area affected: 298635 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-Jan-17_to_2020-Jan-24_66.0_51.5

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to February 22 2020 at 33.0°N 337.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 43 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to February 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 21.5°E

Area affected: 15888708 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-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to January 21 2020 at 67.0°N 183.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Russian Federation
  • United States

Duration: 11 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 183.0°E

Area affected: 1933578 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-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-21_183.0_67.0

Heat wave occuring from January 03 2020 to January 05 2020 at 62.0°N 51.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 03 2020 to January 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 51.5°E

Area affected: 157449 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-Jan-03_to_2020-Jan-05_51.5_62.0

Heat wave occuring from January 03 2020 to January 08 2020 at 49.0°N 120.0°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: 6 days

Time span: January 03 2020 to January 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -7.5 °C

Event center: 49.0°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 262570 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-Jan-03_to_2020-Jan-08_120.0_49.0