{"id":153293,"date":"2026-04-01T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-22-2020-to-march-25-2020-at-44-5n-47-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:18:04","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-february-22-2020-to-march-25-2020-at-44-5n-47-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-22-2020-to-march-25-2020-at-44-5n-47-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from February 22 2020 to March 25 2020 at 44.5\u00b0N 47.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Moldova, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Syrian Arab Republic<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 33 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: February 22 2020 to March 25 2020<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 5.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 23.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 44.5\u00b0N 47.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 17000898 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5.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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5<\/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): Afghanistan Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria China Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Greece Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montenegro North Macedonia Poland Romania Russian &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-22-2020-to-march-25-2020-at-44-5n-47-5e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from February 22 2020 to March 25 2020 at 44.5\u00b0N 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