{"id":156313,"date":"2026-04-01T12:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-june-13-2020-to-september-15-2020-at-10-5s-13-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:07:25","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-june-13-2020-to-september-15-2020-at-10-5s-13-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-june-13-2020-to-september-15-2020-at-10-5s-13-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from June 13 2020 to September 15 2020 at -10.5\u00b0S 13.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Botswana<\/li>\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo, The Democratic Republic of the<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Kenya<\/li>\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li>South Africa<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania, United Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<li>Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 95 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: June 13 2020 to September 15 2020<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 20.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 30.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -10.5\u00b0S 13.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 18321923 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5.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-Jun-13_to_2020-Sep-15_13.0_-10.5<\/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): Angola Benin Botswana Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Gabon Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mali Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda South Africa South Sudan Tanzania, United Republic &hellip; 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