{"id":160898,"date":"2026-04-01T14:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-december-11-2020-to-march-16-2021-at-13-5s-16-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:48:40","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-december-11-2020-to-march-16-2021-at-13-5s-16-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-december-11-2020-to-march-16-2021-at-13-5s-16-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from December 11 2020 to March 16 2021 at -13.5\u00b0S 16.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo, The Democratic Republic of the<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czechia<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Eswatini<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Guinea-Bissau<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Madagascar<\/li>\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9union<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>South Africa<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania, United Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<li>Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 96 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: December 11 2020 to March 16 2021<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 6.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 39.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -13.5\u00b0S 16.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 45189614 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5.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-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5<\/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): Algeria Angola Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Croatia Czechia C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Denmark Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Finland France Gabon Germany &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-december-11-2020-to-march-16-2021-at-13-5s-16-0e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from December 11 2020 to March 16 2021 at -13.5\u00b0S 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