{"id":368040,"date":"2026-10-29T22:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-april-02-2015-to-april-29-2015-at-13-0n-14-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:17:46","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-april-02-2015-to-april-29-2015-at-13-0n-14-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-april-02-2015-to-april-29-2015-at-13-0n-14-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from April 02 2015 to April 29 2015 at 13.0\u00b0N 14.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/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>Cameroon<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/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>Mali<\/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>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 28 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: April 02 2015 to April 29 2015<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 20.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -3.8 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 13.0\u00b0N 14.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 12787198 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0.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: Cold_spell_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0<\/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): Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Croatia Cyprus Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia France Greece Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Lebanon Libya Mali Montenegro Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Palestinian &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-april-02-2015-to-april-29-2015-at-13-0n-14-5e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cold spell occuring from April 02 2015 to April 29 2015 at 13.0\u00b0N 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