{"id":446702,"date":"2026-10-31T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-april-29-2018-to-june-21-2018-at-56-0n-15-0e\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:56:31","slug":"heat-wave-occuring-from-april-29-2018-to-june-21-2018-at-56-0n-15-0e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/heat-wave-occuring-from-april-29-2018-to-june-21-2018-at-56-0n-15-0e\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave occuring from April 29 2018 to June 21 2018 at 56.0\u00b0N 15.0\u00b0E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download data: <a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Greenland<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duration: 54 days<\/p>\n<p>Time span: April 29 2018 to June 21 2018<\/p>\n<p>Statistics over entire affected area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Mean temperature: 2.0 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature: 26.2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Event center: 56.0\u00b0N 15.0\u00b0E<\/p>\n<p>Area affected: 11631544 km$^2$<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wexa.jamstec.go.jp\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/extreme_weather_anomaly_map_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0.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_2018-Apr-29_to_2018-Jun-21_15.0_56.0<\/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): Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greenland Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Duration: 54 &hellip; 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