{"id":166439,"date":"2026-04-02T03:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-june-23-2021-to-october-12-2021-at-72-0n-339-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:54:45","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-june-23-2021-to-october-12-2021-at-72-0n-339-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-june-23-2021-to-october-12-2021-at-72-0n-339-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from June 23 2021 to October 12 2021 at 72.0\u00b0N 339.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Czechia<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 112 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: June 23 2021 to October 12 2021<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 12.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 41.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 30.0\u00b0N 0.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 35897257 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0.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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0<\/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): Albania Algeria Andorra Bahamas Belgium Burkina Faso Canada Czechia Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Greenland Iceland Ireland Italy Libya Mali Mauritania Morocco Netherlands Niger Norway Poland Portugal Russian Federation Spain Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Tunisia &hellip; 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