{"id":321454,"date":"2026-10-28T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-15-2013-to-march-30-2013-at-14-0n-3-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T20:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:24:16","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-february-15-2013-to-march-30-2013-at-14-0n-3-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-february-15-2013-to-march-30-2013-at-14-0n-3-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from February 15 2013 to March 30 2013 at 14.0\u00b0N 3.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo DRC<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/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>Kenya<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 44 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: February 15 2013 to March 30 2013<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 25.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 37.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 14.0\u00b0N 3.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 17640699 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0.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_2013-Feb-15_to_2013-Mar-30_3.0_14.0<\/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): Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo DRC Croatia 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