{"id":224297,"date":"2026-06-30T07:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-19-2022-to-january-20-2023-at-11-0s-149-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:14:43","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-february-19-2022-to-january-20-2023-at-11-0s-149-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-19-2022-to-january-20-2023-at-11-0s-149-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from February 19 2022 to January 20 2023 at -11.0\u00b0S 149.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Antarctica<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Azores<\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Cabo Verde<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Canarias<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Faroe Islands<\/li>\n<li>Fiji<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Guinea-Bissau<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/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>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Madeira<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>New Caledonia<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>North Korea<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/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>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Solomon Islands<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Timor-Leste<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/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: 336 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: February 19 2022 to January 20 2023<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 19.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 44.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -11.0\u00b0S 149.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 241083480 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0.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_2022-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-20_149.0_-11.0<\/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 Albania Algeria Andorra Antarctica Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cabo 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