Category: Extremes affecting Russian Federation

Cold spell occuring from January 12 2012 to January 31 2012 at 37.0°N 30.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Bahrain
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Oman
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Qatar
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

Duration: 20 days

Time span: January 12 2012 to January 31 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -22.3 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 30.0°E

Area affected: 7184512 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-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0

Heat wave occuring from January 10 2012 to January 29 2012 at 62.0°N 138.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 20 days

Time span: January 10 2012 to January 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 35.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 138.5°E

Area affected: 9285928 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-Jan-10_to_2012-Jan-29_138.5_62.0

Cold spell occuring from January 08 2012 to January 15 2012 at 63.0°N 135.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 08 2012 to January 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -43.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -57.5 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 135.5°E

Area affected: 812189 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-Jan-08_to_2012-Jan-15_135.5_63.0

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2012 to January 11 2012 at 65.0°N 61.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 06 2012 to January 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 14.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 61.0°E

Area affected: 1408789 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-Jan-06_to_2012-Jan-11_61.0_65.0

Cold spell occuring from January 05 2012 to January 11 2012 at 53.0°N 158.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 05 2012 to January 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 158.0°E

Area affected: 56620 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-Jan-05_to_2012-Jan-11_158.0_53.0

Heat wave occuring from January 02 2012 to January 09 2012 at 48.0°N 34.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Belarus
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 02 2012 to January 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: 48.0°N 34.0°E

Area affected: 1122243 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-Jan-02_to_2012-Jan-09_34.0_48.0

Heat wave occuring from January 01 2012 to January 04 2012 at 50.0°N 15.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 01 2012 to January 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: 50.0°N 15.5°E

Area affected: 206844 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-Jan-01_to_2012-Jan-04_15.5_50.0

Cold spell occuring from December 30 2011 to January 03 2012 at 44.0°N 132.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 30 2011 to January 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -27.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -33.4 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 132.5°E

Area affected: 123286 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_2011-Dec-30_to_2012-Jan-03_132.5_44.0

Cold spell occuring from December 24 2011 to December 28 2011 at 68.5°N 159.0°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: December 24 2011 to December 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -41.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -44.6 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 159.0°E

Area affected: 56262 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_2011-Dec-24_to_2011-Dec-28_159.0_68.5

Cold spell occuring from December 23 2011 to February 11 2012 at 56.0°N 211.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Russian Federation
  • United States

Duration: 51 days

Time span: December 23 2011 to February 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -16.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -32.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -56.7 °C

Event center: 56.0°N 211.0°E

Area affected: 16067168 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_2011-Dec-23_to_2012-Feb-11_211.0_56.0