{"id":444566,"date":"2026-10-31T13:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-april-01-2018-to-august-05-2018-at-41-5n-38-5e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:53:22","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-april-01-2018-to-august-05-2018-at-41-5n-38-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-april-01-2018-to-august-05-2018-at-41-5n-38-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from April 01 2018 to August 05 2018 at 41.5\u00b0N 38.5\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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>Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n<li>Armenia<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n<li>Congo DRC<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Faroe Islands<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Iran<\/li>\n<li>Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li>Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Moldova<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro<\/li>\n<li>Nepal<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Oman<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Syria<\/li>\n<li>Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye<\/li>\n<li>Turkmenistan<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Uzbekistan<\/li>\n<li>Yemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 127 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: April 01 2018 to August 05 2018<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 26.4 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 43.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 41.5\u00b0N 38.5\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 32890949 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5.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_2018-Apr-01_to_2018-Aug-05_38.5_41.5<\/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): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Central African Republic Chad China Congo Congo DRC Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-april-01-2018-to-august-05-2018-at-41-5n-38-5e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat wave occuring from April 01 2018 to August 05 2018 at 41.5\u00b0N 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