{"id":394315,"date":"2026-10-30T09:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-16-2016-to-february-03-2016-at-9-0n-7-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:41:24","slug":"cold-spell-occuring-from-january-16-2016-to-february-03-2016-at-9-0n-7-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-16-2016-to-february-03-2016-at-9-0n-7-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold spell occuring from January 16 2016 to February 03 2016 at 9.0\u00b0N 7.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/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>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>Ghana<\/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>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/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>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 19 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: January 16 2016 to February 03 2016<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 11.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Minimum temperature: -23.6 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 9.0\u00b0N 7.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 13484905 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0.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_2016-Jan-16_to_2016-Feb-03_7.0_9.0<\/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 Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo DRC Croatia Cyprus Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Georgia Ghana Greece Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Moldova &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/cold-spell-occuring-from-january-16-2016-to-february-03-2016-at-9-0n-7-0e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cold spell occuring from January 16 2016 to February 03 2016 at 9.0\u00b0N 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