{"id":296960,"date":"2026-10-28T06:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-12-2012-to-january-31-2012-at-37-0n-30-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T06:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:14:43","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-january-12-2012-to-january-31-2012-at-37-0n-30-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-12-2012-to-january-31-2012-at-37-0n-30-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from January 12 2012 to January 31 2012 at 37.0\u00b0N 30.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 20 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 12 2012 to January 31 2012<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 8.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -22.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 37.0\u00b0N 30.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 7184512 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0.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: Cold_spell_2012-Jan-12_to_2012-Jan-31_30.0_37.0<\/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 Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Georgia Greece Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Oman Palestinian Territory Qatar Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia Somalia Sudan Syria &hellip; 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