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: February 25 2021 to February 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 32.5°E

Area affected: 69510 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_2021-Feb-25_to_2021-Feb-27_32.5_55.0

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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: February 17 2021 to February 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 160.5°E

Area affected: 102667 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_2021-Feb-17_to_2021-Feb-21_160.5_55.0

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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: February 17 2021 to February 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 164.0°E

Area affected: 146114 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_2021-Feb-17_to_2021-Feb-21_164.0_54.5

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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: February 08 2021 to February 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.8 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 136.0°E

Area affected: 183871 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_2021-Feb-08_to_2021-Feb-13_136.0_76.5

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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: February 06 2021 to February 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.6 °C

Event center: 58.5°N 159.5°E

Area affected: 268106 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_2021-Feb-06_to_2021-Feb-10_159.5_58.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 10 days

Time span: February 01 2021 to February 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.4 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 162.0°E

Area affected: 774374 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_2021-Feb-01_to_2021-Feb-10_162.0_68.5