{"id":160338,"date":"2026-04-01T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-19-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:28:20","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-19-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-19-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from November 17 2020 to April 19 2021 at 16.5\u00b0N 134.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Aruba<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belize<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Czechia<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>El Salvador<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Haiti<\/li>\n<li>Honduras<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jamaica<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Korea, Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Korea, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Martinique<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Moldova, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Northern Mariana Islands<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palau<\/li>\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Syrian Arab Republic<\/li>\n<li>Taiwan, Province of China<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Turks and Caicos Islands<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>United States<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Viet Nam<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 154 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: November 17 2020 to April 19 2021<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 16.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 27.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 37.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 16.5\u00b0N 134.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 124427445 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5<\/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 Algeria Andorra Armenia Aruba Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Bhutan Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and 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