{"id":171791,"date":"2026-04-08T02:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-13-2022-to-february-12-2022-at-6-5n-8-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:54:01","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-january-13-2022-to-february-12-2022-at-6-5n-8-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-13-2022-to-february-12-2022-at-6-5n-8-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from January 13 2022 to February 12 2022 at 6.5\u00b0N 8.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syrian Arab Republic<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 31 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 13 2022 to February 12 2022<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 10.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -21.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 6.5\u00b0N 8.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 9970939 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5.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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5<\/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): Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Benin Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Cyprus Egypt Georgia Greece Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Montenegro Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Russian Federation Saudi Arabia &hellip; 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