{"id":298815,"date":"2026-10-28T07:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-february-16-2012-to-march-03-2012-at-30-5n-53-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T07:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:23:15","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-february-16-2012-to-march-03-2012-at-30-5n-53-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-february-16-2012-to-march-03-2012-at-30-5n-53-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from February 16 2012 to March 03 2012 at 30.5\u00b0N 53.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 17 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: February 16 2012 to March 03 2012<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 1.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -29.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 30.5\u00b0N 53.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 9679412 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5.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: Cold_spell_2012-Feb-16_to_2012-Mar-03_53.0_30.5<\/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 Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Qatar Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Syria Tajikistan Turkiye Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen Duration: 17 days &hellip; 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