Category: Heat waves affecting Russian Federation

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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: April 11 2026 to April 16 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 154.0°E

Area affected: 101743 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_2026-Apr-11_to_2026-Apr-16_154.0_53.5

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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: March 22 2026 to March 26 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 111.0°E

Area affected: 178050 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_2026-Mar-22_to_2026-Mar-26_111.0_59.0

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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: March 09 2026 to March 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 107.5°E

Area affected: 118714 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_2026-Mar-09_to_2026-Mar-11_107.5_54.5

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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: March 08 2026 to March 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.8 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 91.5°E

Area affected: 146636 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_2026-Mar-08_to_2026-Mar-10_91.5_54.5