{"id":169914,"date":"2026-04-08T01:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-october-23-2021-to-january-14-2023-at-15-0s-284-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:50:27","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-october-23-2021-to-january-14-2023-at-15-0s-284-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-october-23-2021-to-january-14-2023-at-15-0s-284-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from October 23 2021 to January 14 2023 at -15.0\u00b0S 284.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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>Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Aruba<\/li>\n<li>Belize<\/li>\n<li>Bolivia, Plurinational State of<\/li>\n<li>Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Chile<\/li>\n<li>Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Cook Islands<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador<\/li>\n<li>El Salvador<\/li>\n<li>French Guiana<\/li>\n<li>French Polynesia<\/li>\n<li>Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Guyana<\/li>\n<li>Haiti<\/li>\n<li>Honduras<\/li>\n<li>Jamaica<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Panama<\/li>\n<li>Paraguay<\/li>\n<li>Peru<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Samoa<\/li>\n<li>Sint Maarten (Dutch part)<\/li>\n<li>Suriname<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay<\/li>\n<li>Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 449 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: October 23 2021 to January 14 2023<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 21.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -25.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -15.0\u00b0S 284.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 80783998 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2021-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0.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: Cold_spell_2021-Oct-23_to_2023-Jan-14_284.5_-15.0<\/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): Argentina Aruba Belize Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Brazil Chile Colombia Cook Islands Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana French Polynesia Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama &hellip; 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