{"id":173244,"date":"2026-04-08T03:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-march-04-2022-to-april-01-2022-at-38-5n-34-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:43:43","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-march-04-2022-to-april-01-2022-at-38-5n-34-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-march-04-2022-to-april-01-2022-at-38-5n-34-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from March 04 2022 to April 01 2022 at 38.5\u00b0N 34.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/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>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Moldova, Republic of<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syrian Arab Republic<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 29 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: March 04 2022 to April 01 2022<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: -1.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -39.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 38.5\u00b0N 34.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 20134870 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2022-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5.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-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5<\/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 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Croatia Cyprus Egypt Eritrea Georgia Greece Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Moldova, Republic of Montenegro Niger Nigeria &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-march-04-2022-to-april-01-2022-at-38-5n-34-5e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cold spell occuring from March 04 2022 to April 01 2022 at 38.5\u00b0N 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