Category: Cold spells affecting Canada

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 04 2024 to August 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.7 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 285.5°E

Area affected: 259594 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Aug-04_to_2024-Aug-07_285.5_54.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 29 2024 to August 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.6 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 233.5°E

Area affected: 143994 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-29_to_2024-Aug-01_233.5_67.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 28 2024 to August 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: 69.0°N 256.5°E

Area affected: 149379 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-28_to_2024-Aug-01_256.5_69.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 18 days

Time span: July 25 2024 to August 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 267.5°E

Area affected: 53195 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-25_to_2024-Aug-11_267.5_60.5

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 24 2024 to July 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 82186 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-24_to_2024-Jul-28_281.5_72.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 24 2024 to July 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.8 °C

Event center: 65.5°N 287.5°E

Area affected: 82490 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-24_to_2024-Jul-28_287.5_65.5

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 12 days

Time span: July 21 2024 to August 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 261.5°E

Area affected: 162253 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-21_to_2024-Aug-01_261.5_78.0

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Canada

Duration: 14 days

Time span: July 21 2024 to August 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.0 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 237.5°E

Area affected: 52972 km$^2$

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.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2024-Jul-21_to_2024-Aug-03_237.5_75.5