{"id":216315,"date":"2026-06-29T21:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-13-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:08:42","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-13-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-13-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from November 17 2020 to April 13 2021 at 16.5\u00b0N 134.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Azores<\/li>\n<li>Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Belize<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Canarias<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Fiji<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Haiti<\/li>\n<li>Honduras<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jamaica<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Laos<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Madeira<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Korea<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palau<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saint Eustatius<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Solomon Islands<\/li>\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Turks and Caicos Islands<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>United States<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Vanuatu<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 148 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: November 17 2020 to April 13 2021<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 18.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 27.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 37.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 16.5\u00b0N 134.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 131991727 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2020-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5.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_2020-Nov-17_to_2021-Apr-13_134.5_16.5<\/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): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belize Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canarias Central African Republic Chad China Croatia Cuba Cyprus Djibouti Dominican Republic Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji France &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-november-17-2020-to-april-13-2021-at-16-5n-134-5e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from November 17 2020 to April 13 2021 at 16.5\u00b0N 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