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: 4 days

Time span: September 02 2012 to September 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.4 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 359230 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-Sep-02_to_2012-Sep-05_100.5_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 31 2012 to September 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.0 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 84.5°E

Area affected: 219447 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-Aug-31_to_2012-Sep-03_84.5_60.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 18 days

Time span: August 17 2012 to September 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 52.0°N 153.0°E

Area affected: 788431 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-Aug-17_to_2012-Sep-03_153.0_52.0

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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: August 14 2012 to August 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 147.0°E

Area affected: 308993 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-Aug-14_to_2012-Aug-21_147.0_51.5

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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: August 09 2012 to August 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 150.0°E

Area affected: 69961 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-Aug-09_to_2012-Aug-13_150.0_71.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 08 2012 to August 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 129.0°E

Area affected: 52795 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-Aug-08_to_2012-Aug-12_129.0_72.5

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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: August 07 2012 to August 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 107.5°E

Area affected: 59876 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-Aug-07_to_2012-Aug-10_107.5_74.0