{"id":315186,"date":"2026-10-28T16:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-october-21-2012-to-december-16-2012-at-10-0n-359-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:23:44","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-october-21-2012-to-december-16-2012-at-10-0n-359-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-october-21-2012-to-december-16-2012-at-10-0n-359-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from October 21 2012 to December 16 2012 at 10.0\u00b0N 359.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/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>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/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>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Madeira<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 57 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: October 21 2012 to December 16 2012<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 20.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 35.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 10.0\u00b0N 1.0\u00b0W<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 25846692 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2012-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0.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-Oct-21_to_2012-Dec-16_359.0_10.0<\/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): Afghanistan Algeria Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Canarias Chad Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic 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