{"id":159028,"date":"2026-04-01T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-september-24-2020-to-november-19-2020-at-12-0s-287-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:40:35","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-september-24-2020-to-november-19-2020-at-12-0s-287-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-september-24-2020-to-november-19-2020-at-12-0s-287-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from September 24 2020 to November 19 2020 at -12.0\u00b0S 287.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Bolivia, Plurinational State of<\/li>\n<li>Botswana<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Congo, The Democratic Republic of the<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador<\/li>\n<li>Eswatini<\/li>\n<li>Honduras<\/li>\n<li>Lesotho<\/li>\n<li>Madagascar<\/li>\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Panama<\/li>\n<li>Paraguay<\/li>\n<li>Peru<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li>South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania, United Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<li>Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 57 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: September 24 2020 to November 19 2020<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 27.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 36.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -12.0\u00b0S 287.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 22419625 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0.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-Sep-24_to_2020-Nov-19_287.5_-12.0<\/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): Angola Argentina Bolivia, Plurinational State of Botswana Brazil Burundi Colombia Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Ecuador Eswatini Honduras Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Rwanda South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of &hellip; 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