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: 3 days

Time span: July 30 2012 to August 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 39.0°E

Area affected: 168716 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-Jul-30_to_2012-Aug-01_39.0_59.5

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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: July 22 2012 to July 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.8 °C

Event center: 80.5°N 44.5°E

Area affected: 305330 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-Jul-22_to_2012-Jul-30_44.5_80.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 15 2012 to July 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: 69.0°N 67.5°E

Area affected: 164547 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-Jul-15_to_2012-Jul-22_67.5_69.0

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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: July 15 2012 to July 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 170.5°E

Area affected: 61739 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-Jul-15_to_2012-Jul-18_170.5_63.0

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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: July 08 2012 to July 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.6 °C

Event center: 75.0°N 151.5°E

Area affected: 325019 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-Jul-08_to_2012-Jul-18_151.5_75.0

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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: July 04 2012 to July 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 104.0°E

Area affected: 161646 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-Jul-04_to_2012-Jul-08_104.0_60.5

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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: June 30 2012 to July 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 130945 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-Jun-30_to_2012-Jul-03_96.0_68.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 24 days

Time span: June 29 2012 to July 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 151.5°E

Area affected: 1538516 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-Jun-29_to_2012-Jul-22_151.5_54.5