{"id":247593,"date":"2026-07-01T12:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/ongoing-heat-wave-occuring-from-may-09-2026-to-june-19-2026-at-36-5n-358-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:24:25","slug":"ongoing-heat-wave-occuring-from-may-09-2026-to-june-19-2026-at-36-5n-358-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/ongoing-heat-wave-occuring-from-may-09-2026-to-june-19-2026-at-36-5n-358-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from May 09 2026 to June 19 2026 at 36.5\u00b0N 358.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_36.5.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Cabo Verde<\/li>\n<li>Canarias<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Faroe Islands<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 42 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: May 09 2026 to June 19 2026<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 16.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 40.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 36.5\u00b0N 2.0\u00b0W<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 16659253 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_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: Heat_wave_2026-May-09_to_2026-Jun-19_358.0_36.5<\/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): Albania Algeria Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Cabo Verde Canarias Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Faroe Islands Finland France Gambia Germany 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