{"id":161133,"date":"2026-04-01T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-december-19-2020-to-february-09-2021-at-49-5n-147-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:57:31","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-december-19-2020-to-february-09-2021-at-49-5n-147-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-december-19-2020-to-february-09-2021-at-49-5n-147-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from December 19 2020 to February 09 2021 at 49.5\u00b0N 147.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Dec-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.json\">JSON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event type: Cold spell<\/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>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czechia<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Korea, Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Korea, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic<\/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>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Taiwan, Province of China<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Viet Nam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 53 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: December 19 2020 to February 09 2021<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -11.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: -25.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -28.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -60.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 49.5\u00b0N 147.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 40138019 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Dec-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5.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: Cold_spell_2020-Dec-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: JSON Event type: Cold spell Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference): Afghanistan Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cambodia China Croatia Czechia Estonia Finland Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Iran, Islamic Republic of 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