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: May 28 2020 to June 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: 71.0°N 179.5°E

Area affected: 51788 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_2020-May-28_to_2020-Jun-01_179.5_71.0

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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: May 27 2020 to June 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 79.5°E

Area affected: 376032 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_2020-May-27_to_2020-Jun-06_79.5_70.5

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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: May 27 2020 to May 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 72.5°E

Area affected: 72948 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_2020-May-27_to_2020-May-30_72.5_68.0

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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: May 26 2020 to May 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 61.0°E

Area affected: 87777 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_2020-May-26_to_2020-May-31_61.0_75.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 24 2020 to May 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 145.0°E

Area affected: 307765 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_2020-May-24_to_2020-May-30_145.0_71.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 15 2020 to May 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 151.5°E

Area affected: 163612 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_2020-May-15_to_2020-May-25_151.5_60.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 08 2020 to May 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 82541 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_2020-May-08_to_2020-May-13_78.0_73.5