Category: Extremes affecting Russian Federation

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2013 to May 08 2013 at 11.0°N 106.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Cyprus
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 123 days

Time span: January 06 2013 to May 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 106.0°E

Area affected: 41707208 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_2013-Jan-06_to_2013-May-08_106.0_11.0

Cold spell occuring from January 01 2013 to January 14 2013 at 68.5°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: 14 days

Time span: January 01 2013 to January 14 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -46.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -54.0 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 136.0°E

Area affected: 160286 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_2013-Jan-01_to_2013-Jan-14_136.0_68.5

Cold spell occuring from December 31 2012 to January 06 2013 at 68.0°N 162.5°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: December 31 2012 to January 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -44.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -50.4 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 162.5°E

Area affected: 63137 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-Dec-31_to_2013-Jan-06_162.5_68.0

Cold spell occuring from December 29 2012 to January 05 2013 at 46.5°N 126.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 29 2012 to January 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -25.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -35.1 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 126.0°E

Area affected: 831323 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-Dec-29_to_2013-Jan-05_126.0_46.5

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2012 to December 30 2012 at 60.5°N 127.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 28 2012 to December 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -43.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -46.2 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 127.0°E

Area affected: 52164 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-Dec-28_to_2012-Dec-30_127.0_60.5

Heat wave occuring from December 27 2012 to January 11 2013 at 83.5°N 37.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 16 days

Time span: December 27 2012 to January 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -10.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: 83.5°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 3148026 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-Dec-27_to_2013-Jan-11_37.5_83.5

Heat wave occuring from December 25 2012 to January 07 2013 at 72.0°N 150.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 14 days

Time span: December 25 2012 to January 07 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -15.8 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 150.5°E

Area affected: 310578 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-Dec-25_to_2013-Jan-07_150.5_72.0

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2012 to December 29 2012 at 67.5°N 173.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 19 2012 to December 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -12.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 173.0°E

Area affected: 1512385 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-Dec-19_to_2012-Dec-29_173.0_67.5

Heat wave occuring from December 18 2012 to December 21 2012 at 55.0°N 156.5°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: December 18 2012 to December 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -5.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 156.5°E

Area affected: 68355 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-Dec-18_to_2012-Dec-21_156.5_55.0

Cold spell occuring from December 13 2012 to December 19 2012 at 62.5°N 151.5°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: December 13 2012 to December 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -42.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -50.9 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 151.5°E

Area affected: 140464 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-Dec-13_to_2012-Dec-19_151.5_62.5