{"id":423509,"date":"2026-10-30T22:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-march-01-2017-to-april-30-2017-at-1-0s-36-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:36:41","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-march-01-2017-to-april-30-2017-at-1-0s-36-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-march-01-2017-to-april-30-2017-at-1-0s-36-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from March 01 2017 to April 30 2017 at -1.0\u00b0S 36.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan<\/li>\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Congo DRC<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Kenya<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Tanzania<\/li>\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 61 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: March 01 2017 to April 30 2017<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 26.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 39.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: -1.0\u00b0S 36.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 15568725 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0.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_2017-Mar-01_to_2017-Apr-30_36.0_-1.0<\/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): Afghanistan Angola Bhutan Burundi Central African Republic China Congo DRC Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia India Iran Iraq Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Malawi Nepal Oman Pakistan Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tajikistan Tanzania Uganda United Arab Emirates &hellip; 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