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: 12 days

Time span: September 20 2023 to October 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.4 °C

Event center: 56.5°N 113.5°E

Area affected: 1905387 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_2023-Sep-20_to_2023-Oct-01_113.5_56.5

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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: September 09 2023 to September 16 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.4 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 139.0°E

Area affected: 382438 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_2023-Sep-09_to_2023-Sep-16_139.0_75.5

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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: August 28 2023 to September 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 89.5°E

Area affected: 248444 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_2023-Aug-28_to_2023-Sep-05_89.5_62.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 24 2023 to August 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.7 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 152.0°E

Area affected: 61676 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_2023-Aug-24_to_2023-Aug-30_152.0_71.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 22 2023 to September 02 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.1 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 156.5°E

Area affected: 63782 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_2023-Aug-22_to_2023-Sep-02_156.5_60.0

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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: August 15 2023 to August 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 109.5°E

Area affected: 71331 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_2023-Aug-15_to_2023-Aug-18_109.5_65.0

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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: August 13 2023 to August 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.6 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 177.0°E

Area affected: 186329 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_2023-Aug-13_to_2023-Aug-18_177.0_65.0

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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: August 08 2023 to August 12 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 65627 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_2023-Aug-08_to_2023-Aug-12_113.0_66.5

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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: August 04 2023 to August 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.8 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 240731 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_2023-Aug-04_to_2023-Aug-09_96.0_81.0

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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: August 02 2023 to August 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 110522 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_2023-Aug-02_to_2023-Aug-05_81.5_55.5