2013 in Russia the 6th warmest on record.
2013 in Russia has become the 6th warmest in the history of observation since 1891. It was 0.2
°C warmer than 2012, but considerably concedes to the record year 2007. In 2013 almost on the
whole territory of Russia the average annual air temperature was higher than normal. This is for
the first time since 2007. In 2013 in the south of Eastern Siberia it was colder than usually. It
was 2 °C warmer than usually in the south of the Volga federal district, in Evenkia, in certain
areas of the Sea of Okhotsk coast of the Khabarovsk and Kamchatka districts, and also in the
north of the European territory: in Karelia, Murmansk region, Novaya Zemlya. On islands in the
Kara Sea and Barents Sea the anomaly exceeded 3 °C. The anomaly of temperature in the Arctic
in 2013 is less than in 2012 when it reached 6…7 °C and more. The average yearly
temperature in the Arctic returned to the level observed 10 years ago.
Air temperatures anomalies in Russia in 2013
Air temperatures anomalies on the Northern hemisphere.
The 2013 mean air temperature of the Northern hemisphere exceeded the normal by 0.7 °C and
became the 3-4th among the highest. In China 2013 was a very warm year. 2013 was
comparatively colder in India and on the Midwest of the USA. Negative temperature anomalies
were noted also on considerable territories on all ocean water areas except the Arctic. In the
Pacific tropic zone they reached −1 °. At the same time in the west of the Atlantic, in the area of
Gulf Stream, during the year the air was 1-2°C warmer than usually.
Surface ocean water temperature anomalies in the Northern hemisphere.
Average anomaly of the surface ocean water temperature in the northern hemisphere was 0.40.5 °C. The water in the middle current of the Gulf Stream was abnormally warm, and the
average annual anomaly exceeded 1 °C, and during some months it reached values of 2 °C and
more. Negative anomalies on considerable areas were observed in midlatitudes and subtropical
areas in the Pacific, and also around India. In the equatorial zone of the Pacific there were weak
negative anomalies mainly, typical for the neutral conditions of El-Ninyo-La-Ninya.
Precipitation anomalies.
In Russia about 150 percent of annual normal precipitation fell out in Khabarovsk territory, the
Amur region and in some Areas of Siberia. In Moscow the precipitation total during the year
amounted to 891 mm. It is a new absolute maximum of the annual precipitation total in the
capital.
In the East and Midwest of the USA, the western coast of Africa, in the northeast and western
provinces of China, East Mongolia, the central and east regions of Kazakhstan the annual
precipitation totals also exceeded the normal 1,5 times. In China and Mongolia the bulk of
precipitation fell on the period (June-September) when its amount exceeded the normal by
about 60%. As a whole a drier year was observed in the Middle East, in some parts of Central
Asia and in the west of the USA.
The tropical cyclones which had an impact on the Russian Far East.
In late summer and early autumn 4 tropical cyclones exerted influence on the Russian Far East.
Kuril Islands were exposed toall the four. One of them brought heavy rains and strong wind to
the Primorsky district. In the middle of October the ex-typhoon "Wipha" reached the Okhotsk
Sea and caused gale-force winds on Kuril Islands, Kamchatka and in the Magadan region.