{"id":300616,"date":"2026-10-28T08:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-march-16-2012-to-april-13-2012-at-45-0n-11-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T08:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:31:44","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-march-16-2012-to-april-13-2012-at-45-0n-11-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-march-16-2012-to-april-13-2012-at-45-0n-11-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from March 16 2012 to April 13 2012 at 45.0\u00b0N 11.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 29 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: March 16 2012 to April 13 2012<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 22.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 38.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 45.0\u00b0N 11.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 8960418 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2012-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0.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_2012-Mar-16_to_2012-Apr-13_11.5_45.0<\/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): Algeria Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Cameroon Chad Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt France Germany Greece Hungary Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jordan 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