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: 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

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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 03 2012 to March 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.4 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 282.5°E

Area affected: 85270 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-03_to_2012-Mar-09_282.5_61.5

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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 01 2012 to March 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.3 °C

Event center: 65.5°N 272.5°E

Area affected: 332427 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-01_to_2012-Mar-10_272.5_65.5

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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: February 28 2012 to March 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.1 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 299.5°E

Area affected: 183950 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-Feb-28_to_2012-Mar-02_299.5_50.5

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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: February 28 2012 to March 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.5 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 231.0°E

Area affected: 162221 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-Feb-28_to_2012-Mar-04_231.0_69.5

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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: February 11 2012 to February 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.7 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 289.0°E

Area affected: 56276 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-Feb-11_to_2012-Feb-13_289.0_52.5

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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: February 10 2012 to February 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.0 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 284.5°E

Area affected: 79370 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-Feb-10_to_2012-Feb-13_284.5_57.5