{"id":391937,"date":"2026-10-30T08:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-december-03-2015-to-december-26-2015-at-35-0n-49-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:40:22","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-december-03-2015-to-december-26-2015-at-35-0n-49-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-december-03-2015-to-december-26-2015-at-35-0n-49-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from December 03 2015 to December 26 2015 at 35.0\u00b0N 49.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/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>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 24 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: December 03 2015 to December 26 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: 1.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -38.5 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 35.0\u00b0N 49.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 7260111 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2015-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0.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-Dec-03_to_2015-Dec-26_49.5_35.0<\/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): Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain China Egypt India Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Tajikistan Turkiye Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Yemen Duration: 24 days Time span: December 03 2015 to &hellip; 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