{"id":297194,"date":"2026-10-28T06:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-15-2012-to-march-19-2012-at-21-0n-336-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T06:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:23:44","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-january-15-2012-to-march-19-2012-at-21-0n-336-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-15-2012-to-march-19-2012-at-21-0n-336-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from January 15 2012 to March 19 2012 at 21.0\u00b0N 336.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-Jan-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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>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>Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Cabo Verde<\/li>\n<li>Canarias<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Guinea-Bissau<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Madeira<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/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>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 65 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 15 2012 to March 19 2012<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: -6.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -25.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -47.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 21.0\u00b0N 24.0\u00b0W<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 47897737 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2012-Jan-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0.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-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0<\/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): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Canarias China 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