{"id":206797,"date":"2026-05-22T02:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T02:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-23-2026-to-april-16-2026-at-46-0n-52-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T02:04:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T02:04:04","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-february-23-2026-to-april-16-2026-at-46-0n-52-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-23-2026-to-april-16-2026-at-46-0n-52-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from February 23 2026 to April 16 2026 at 46.0\u00b0N 52.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 53 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: February 23 2026 to April 16 2026<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: -4.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 27.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 46.0\u00b0N 52.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 23119180 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0.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_2026-Feb-23_to_2026-Apr-16_52.0_46.0<\/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): Afghanistan Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bhutan China Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Germany Greenland Hungary India Iran Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Mongolia Nepal Norway Pakistan Poland Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Sweden Tajikistan Turkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United &hellip; 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