{"id":152360,"date":"2026-04-01T09:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-11-2020-to-february-22-2020-at-33-0n-337-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:33:37","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-january-11-2020-to-february-22-2020-at-33-0n-337-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-11-2020-to-february-22-2020-at-33-0n-337-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to February 22 2020 at 33.0\u00b0N 337.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.json\">JSON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event type: Heat wave<\/p>\n<p>Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czechia<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Moldova, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 43 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 11 2020 to February 22 2020<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 5.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 20.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 59.5\u00b0N 21.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 15888708 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br clear=\"all\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_time_evo_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_time_evo_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/><br clear=\"all\" \/>Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/evo_map_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/evo_map_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/><br clear=\"all\" \/>Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: JSON Event type: Heat wave Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference): Albania Algeria Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iran, Islamic Republic of Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mauritania Moldova, Republic of Montenegro Morocco &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-11-2020-to-february-22-2020-at-33-0n-337-0e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to February 22 2020 at 33.0\u00b0N 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