{"id":439912,"date":"2026-10-31T10:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-december-28-2017-to-january-27-2018-at-43-5n-6-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:29:47","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-december-28-2017-to-january-27-2018-at-43-5n-6-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-december-28-2017-to-january-27-2018-at-43-5n-6-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from December 28 2017 to January 27 2018 at 43.5\u00b0N 6.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azores<\/li>\n<li>Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turks and Caicos Islands<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 31 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: December 28 2017 to January 27 2018<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 18.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 26.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 43.5\u00b0N 366.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 14453727 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5.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_2017-Dec-28_to_2018-Jan-27_6.0_43.5<\/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): Albania Algeria Andorra Austria Azores Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada Croatia Czech Republic Dominican Republic France Germany Hungary Italy Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Tunisia Turks and Caicos &hellip; 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