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: February 01 2022 to February 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.3 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 232.0°E

Area affected: 159449 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_2022-Feb-01_to_2022-Feb-04_232.0_63.0

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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: February 01 2022 to February 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.6 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 237.5°E

Area affected: 79345 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_2022-Feb-01_to_2022-Feb-05_237.5_67.5

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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: January 14 2022 to January 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.4 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 229.5°E

Area affected: 50181 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_2022-Jan-14_to_2022-Jan-18_229.5_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: January 13 2022 to January 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -30.6 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 212.5°E

Area affected: 59392 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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Jan-17_212.5_71.5

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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: December 26 2021 to December 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.7 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 238.5°E

Area affected: 115092 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_2021-Dec-26_to_2021-Dec-29_238.5_81.0

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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: December 26 2021 to January 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.7 °C

Event center: 78.5°N 257.5°E

Area affected: 66982 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_2021-Dec-26_to_2022-Jan-04_257.5_78.5

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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: December 22 2021 to December 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.5 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 67669 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_2021-Dec-22_to_2021-Dec-27_251.0_72.0