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: 5 days

Time span: March 25 2023 to March 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 82.0°E

Area affected: 81327 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-Mar-25_to_2023-Mar-29_82.0_53.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 3 days

Time span: March 25 2023 to March 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.9 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 63306 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-Mar-25_to_2023-Mar-27_97.0_64.0

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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 16 2023 to March 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 114.0°E

Area affected: 61184 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-Mar-16_to_2023-Mar-18_114.0_61.0

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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 15 2023 to March 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.2 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 62087 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-Mar-15_to_2023-Mar-17_100.5_67.5

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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 14 2023 to March 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 88.5°E

Area affected: 128993 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-Mar-14_to_2023-Mar-18_88.5_59.0

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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: March 13 2023 to March 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 82.5°E

Area affected: 422366 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-Mar-13_to_2023-Mar-17_82.5_63.5