Category: Extremes affecting Russian Federation

Heat wave occuring from March 01 2013 to March 18 2013 at 32.0°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • North Korea
  • Russian Federation
  • South Korea

Duration: 18 days

Time span: March 01 2013 to March 18 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 8591131 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-Mar-01_to_2013-Mar-18_102.0_32.0

Cold spell occuring from February 20 2013 to March 01 2013 at 80.5°N 50.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 10 days

Time span: February 20 2013 to March 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -27.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -32.8 °C

Event center: 80.5°N 50.0°E

Area affected: 75204 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-Feb-20_to_2013-Mar-01_50.0_80.5

Heat wave occuring from February 15 2013 to March 30 2013 at 14.0°N 3.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Zambia

Duration: 44 days

Time span: February 15 2013 to March 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.3 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 3.0°E

Area affected: 17640699 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-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0

Heat wave occuring from February 13 2013 to February 17 2013 at 65.5°N 64.5°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: February 13 2013 to February 17 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 13.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -8.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -5.0 °C

Event center: 65.5°N 64.5°E

Area affected: 51579 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-Feb-13_to_2013-Feb-17_64.5_65.5

Cold spell occuring from February 10 2013 to February 26 2013 at 46.5°N 83.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • North Korea
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 17 days

Time span: February 10 2013 to February 26 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -35.7 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 83.5°E

Area affected: 3354477 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-Feb-10_to_2013-Feb-26_83.5_46.5

Cold spell occuring from February 07 2013 to February 12 2013 at 42.5°N 130.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • North Korea
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 07 2013 to February 12 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -21.9 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 130.0°E

Area affected: 66517 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-Feb-07_to_2013-Feb-12_130.0_42.5

Heat wave occuring from February 06 2013 to February 09 2013 at 72.0°N 99.5°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: February 06 2013 to February 09 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -11.5 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 99.5°E

Area affected: 213153 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-Feb-06_to_2013-Feb-09_99.5_72.0

Heat wave occuring from February 05 2013 to February 13 2013 at 61.5°N 57.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 9 days

Time span: February 05 2013 to February 13 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -1.3 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 57.0°E

Area affected: 513036 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-Feb-05_to_2013-Feb-13_57.0_61.5

Heat wave occuring from February 02 2013 to February 17 2013 at 43.0°N 43.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Russian Federation
  • Syria
  • Turkiye

Duration: 16 days

Time span: February 02 2013 to February 17 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.9 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 43.5°E

Area affected: 1090038 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-Feb-02_to_2013-Feb-17_43.5_43.0

Heat wave occuring from January 29 2013 to February 02 2013 at 68.0°N 33.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 29 2013 to February 02 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 33.5°E

Area affected: 239813 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-29_to_2013-Feb-02_33.5_68.0