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: 6 days

Time span: April 01 2012 to April 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.3 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 233.0°E

Area affected: 147687 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_2012-Apr-01_to_2012-Apr-06_233.0_76.5

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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: March 24 2012 to March 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.5 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 296.5°E

Area affected: 218933 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_2012-Mar-24_to_2012-Mar-28_296.5_55.5

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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: March 19 2012 to March 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.6 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 284.0°E

Area affected: 68939 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_2012-Mar-19_to_2012-Mar-28_284.0_70.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 13 days

Time span: March 12 2012 to March 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.4 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 232.5°E

Area affected: 184279 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_2012-Mar-12_to_2012-Mar-24_232.5_70.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 20 days

Time span: March 10 2012 to March 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.9 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 235.5°E

Area affected: 336349 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_2012-Mar-10_to_2012-Mar-29_235.5_76.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 04 2012 to March 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.6 °C

Event center: 64.5°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 61239 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_2012-Mar-04_to_2012-Mar-10_294.0_64.5