{"id":212950,"date":"2026-06-29T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-may-18-2020-to-june-07-2020-at-36-5n-28-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:00:38","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-may-18-2020-to-june-07-2020-at-36-5n-28-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-may-18-2020-to-june-07-2020-at-36-5n-28-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from May 18 2020 to June 07 2020 at 36.5\u00b0N 28.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 21 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: May 18 2020 to June 07 2020<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 16.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -0.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 36.5\u00b0N 28.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 5773903 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5.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_2020-May-18_to_2020-Jun-07_28.5_36.5<\/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 Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Chad Cyprus Egypt Georgia Greece Israel Italy Jordan Lebanon Libya Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Palestinian Territory Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia Sudan Syria Turkiye Ukraine Duration: 21 days Time span: &hellip; 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