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: May 09 2012 to May 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 60.5°E

Area affected: 109943 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-May-09_to_2012-May-12_60.5_66.5

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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 09 2012 to May 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 157.5°E

Area affected: 51445 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-May-09_to_2012-May-12_157.5_62.5

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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 09 2012 to May 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.2 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 170.0°E

Area affected: 99761 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-May-09_to_2012-May-12_170.0_61.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Russian Federation

Duration: 13 days

Time span: May 04 2012 to May 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 136.5°E

Area affected: 3241718 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-May-04_to_2012-May-16_136.5_57.5

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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: April 27 2012 to May 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.2 °C

Event center: 79.0°N 66.0°E

Area affected: 240594 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-Apr-27_to_2012-May-02_66.0_79.0

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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: April 13 2012 to April 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.0 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 162.0°E

Area affected: 70762 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-Apr-13_to_2012-Apr-20_162.0_59.5

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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: April 12 2012 to April 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 161.0°E

Area affected: 1504647 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-Apr-12_to_2012-Apr-22_161.0_63.5

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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: April 10 2012 to April 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 51.5°E

Area affected: 201311 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-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-14_51.5_70.0