{"id":179839,"date":"2026-04-08T09:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-01-2022-to-february-23-2023-at-13-5s-355-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:12:08","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-november-01-2022-to-february-23-2023-at-13-5s-355-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-01-2022-to-february-23-2023-at-13-5s-355-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from November 01 2022 to February 23 2023 at -13.5\u00b0S 355.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Antarctica<\/li>\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bolivia, Plurinational State of<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Chile<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Eswatini<\/li>\n<li>Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Guinea-Bissau<\/li>\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n<li>Madagascar<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Paraguay<\/li>\n<li>Peru<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n<li>South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 115 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: November 01 2022 to February 23 2023<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 17.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 38.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -13.5\u00b0S 355.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 48958616 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2022-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5.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: Heat_wave_2022-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5<\/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): Algeria Angola Antarctica Argentina Benin Bolivia, Plurinational State of Brazil Burkina Faso Cameroon Chile Congo C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Paraguay Peru Senegal &hellip; 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