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: 5 days

Time span: October 28 2013 to November 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -35.2 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 260.0°E

Area affected: 121527 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_2013-Oct-28_to_2013-Nov-01_260.0_76.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 27 2013 to November 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -19.7 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 295.5°E

Area affected: 743860 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_2013-Oct-27_to_2013-Nov-01_295.5_60.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 11 2013 to October 20 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.9 °C

Event center: 88.0°N 254.5°E

Area affected: 1081057 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_2013-Oct-11_to_2013-Oct-20_254.5_88.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 04 2013 to October 13 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.9 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 272.5°E

Area affected: 135095 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_2013-Oct-04_to_2013-Oct-13_272.5_78.0

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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: October 04 2013 to October 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.4 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 286.5°E

Area affected: 91623 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_2013-Oct-04_to_2013-Oct-08_286.5_70.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 22 2013 to October 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -23.0 °C

Event center: 84.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 193346 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_2013-Sep-22_to_2013-Oct-01_305.0_84.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 6 days

Time span: September 19 2013 to September 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -17.8 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 292.0°E

Area affected: 75042 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_2013-Sep-19_to_2013-Sep-24_292.0_70.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 17 2013 to September 19 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -12.9 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 66091 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_2013-Sep-17_to_2013-Sep-19_251.0_71.5