2006 European cold wave

Weather event in Europe February 2016 The 2006 European cold wave was an unusual and deadly cold wave which resulted in abnormal winter conditions over much of Europe. Southern Europe saw cold and snow, while places in northern Norway saw abnormally mild conditions.Saary Elizabeth Weather News http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/04022005news.shtml BBC April 28, 2005 August 13, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050428143012/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/04022005news.shtml April 28, 2005 The phenomenon started in early January 2006, in the region of the Polar Urals, with temperatures nosediving below −50 °C, and extended to west Russia, then Central Europe where parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Austria saw temperatures drop below −30 °C. The cold wave resulted in the deaths of up to 50 people in Russia, and a significant death toll in Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania.Kole William J. Deadly cold wave sweeps across Europe http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-01-24-europe-cold-snap_x.htm USA Today January 24, 2006 The abnormal conditions gradually abated towards the end of the month. According to Munich Re reinsurance company, it was the deadliest cold snap between 1980 and 2011, causing 790 fatalities throughout Europe.Significant natural catastrophes in Europe 1980 – 2011 https://www.munichre.com/site/corporate/get/documents_E1639520665/mr/assetpool.shared/Documents/0_Corporate_Website/6_Media_Relations/Press_Dossiers/Cold_Snap/europes-most-severe-cold-waves-en.pdf Munich Re en January 2012 2018-08-16 2018-08-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20180816093555/https://www.munichre.com/site/corporate/get/documents_E1639520665/mr/assetpool.shared/Documents/0_Corporate_Website/6_Media_Relations/Press_Dossiers/Cold_Snap/europes-most-severe-cold-waves-en.pdf dead According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, there were 884 deaths in Ukraine, 135 in Moscow, 13 in Moldova and 5 in Belarus, and over 20,000 cases of frostbite were treated in the region's hospitals. The damage to Russian crops due to severe frost was estimated at $929 million (equivalent to $US 0.929 2006 2 billion in US).Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova: Severe weather: Final Report for DREF Bulletin no. MDR67001 4 Aug 2006 https://reliefweb.int/report/belarus/belarus-russia-ukraine-and-moldova-severe-weather-final-report-dref-bulletin-no Relief Web 16 August 2018 4 August 2006 Temperatures recorded during the cold snap 20em Novyy Urengoy: -53 °C Yakutsk: -52 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/yakutsk/year-2006 Salehard: -50 °C Vorkuta: -47 °C Kittilä: -43 °Chttp://ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/lampimin-ja-kylmin-paikka-vuosittain Lämpimin ja kylmin paikka vuosittain - Ilmatieteen laitos Ilmatieteenlaitos.fi February 23, 2016 Novosibirsk: -43 C Omsk: -42 °C Ufa: -41.5 °C Krasnoyarsk: -41 °C Nur-Sultan: -40 °C Uhta: -40 C Arkhangelsk: -38 °C Utsjoki: -35 °C Erzurum: -34 °C Kazan: -33 °C Volgograd: -33 °C Helsinki: -33 °C Voronezh: -31 °C Moscow: -31 °C Tallinn: -30 °C Rostov-on-Don: -29 °C Murmansk: -28 °C Minsk: -28 °C Vilnius: -28 °C Stockholm: -27 °C Riga: -27 °C Warsaw: -26 °C Dnipro: -26 °C Hoher Sonnblick: -26 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/sonnblick/year-2006 Prague: -25 °C Kyiv: -24 °C Chişinău: -24 °C Yerevan: -24 °C Saalbach-Hinterglemm: -23 °C Odesa: -22 °C Longyearbyen: -22 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/longyearbyen/year-2006 Säntis: -22 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/santis/year-2006 Oslo: -21 °C Dresden: -21 °C Berlin: -20 °C Gothenburg: -20 °C Copenhagen: -20 °C Oberwald: -20 °C Glen Coe: -20 °C Ankara: -19 °C Bucharest: -19 °C Braemar: -18 °C Niederönz: -18 °C Kremsmünster: -17 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/kremsmuenster/year-2006 Elsenborn: -17 °C Crupet: -17 °C Salzburg: -17 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/salzburg/year-2006 Monschau: -16 °C Brescia: -16 °C Graz: -16 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/graz/year-2006 Vienna: -16 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/vienna/year-2006 Herning: -16 °C Paris: -16 °C Burgas: -15 °C Vaduz: -15 °C Pepinster: -14 °C Innsbruck: -13 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/innsbruck/year-2006 Enschede: -12 °C Wincrange: -12 °C Tromsø: -12 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/tromso/year-2006 Goesdorf: -11 °C Manchester -10 °C Untereisenbach: -10 °C Luxembourg: -9 °C Basel: -9 °C Geneva: -9 °C Zurich: -9 °C Granada: -9 °C Leeuwarden: -9 °C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/leeuwarden/year-2006 Belfast: -8 °C Madrid: -8 °C Birmingham: -7 °C Sochi: -6 °C Dublin: -6 °C London: -5 °C Cagliari: -4 °C Corfu: -1 °C Barcelona: -1 °C Casablanca: -1 °C Palermo: 0 °C Near freezing temperatures were also noted in the Balearic Islands, Western North Africa, and in extreme southern Spain. Tambov took on a record low temperature of -38 C on 19 January.http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=27947&month=1&year=2006 Погода в Тамбове - климатический монитор за январь 2006 года Village Karajukića Bunari measured -39.8 C on 26 January, setting the minimum temperature record for Serbia.Najniža temperatura u Srbiji bila je minus 39 http://www.pressonline.rs/info/politika/201385/najniza-temperatura-u-srbiji-bila-je-minus-39.html PressOnline.rs 16 August 2018 sr 2 February 2012 Snow in southern Europe The anticyclone responsible for the cold temperatures brought snow to much of southern Europe. Algiers saw their first snow in over forty years and the snow brought icy and slippery conditions on the roads.Farrow Jo Cold Plunge of Winter Continues http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/28012005news.shtml BBC August 28, 2006 May 4, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060828145901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/28012005news.shtml August 28, 2006 A large portion of Greece also saw snow and Athens had a significant snowfall which cut off remote outlying areas, and the island of Limnos also received measurable snow. The Balearic Islands had snow and freezing temperatures which resulted in the closure of the Palma de Mallorca Airport.Wilmshurst Sarah Winter in Europe http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/27012005news.shtml BBC June 13, 2006 August 13, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060613212214/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/27012005news.shtml June 13, 2006 On 29 January, snow fell in Lisbon for the first time in 54 years. Snow began falling in the early morning in seaside towns like Figueira da Foz in central Portugal, and the storm reached down to the south to Algarve. Other towns with a record snowfall were Leiria, Santarém, Évora, Setúbal, Portalegre, Sesimbra, Palmela, Fátima, Pombal, Abrantes, Torres Novas and Ourém. Highways and roads were closed, and hundreds of people were evacuated from their vehicles in Montejunto. The storm caused a power-outage in Elvas and other parts of the Alentejo region. In Lisbon, the city government demanded that subway stations remain open overnight, so that homeless people could find shelter. Much of the south remained at 0 C, though by midday the north of the country had temperatures of 5 - 10 C. References Category:Anticyclones Category:Cold waves in Europe Category:2000s cold waves Category:Meteorological events in 2006 Category:2006 natural disasters European Cold Wave, 2006 Category:Cold waves in the United Kingdom