{"id":366150,"date":"2026-10-29T21:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-12-2015-to-march-11-2015-at-1-5n-29-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:27:01","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-january-12-2015-to-march-11-2015-at-1-5n-29-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-12-2015-to-march-11-2015-at-1-5n-29-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from January 12 2015 to March 11 2015 at 1.5\u00b0N 29.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo DRC<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/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>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Laos<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/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>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 59 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 12 2015 to March 11 2015<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 15.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 35.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 1.5\u00b0N 29.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 20971317 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5.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: Heat_wave_2015-Jan-12_to_2015-Mar-11_29.0_1.5<\/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 Albania Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Central African Republic China Congo Congo DRC Croatia Cyprus Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Georgia Greece Hungary India Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-january-12-2015-to-march-11-2015-at-1-5n-29-0e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from January 12 2015 to March 11 2015 at 1.5\u00b0N 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