Category: Extremes affecting Canada

Cold spell occuring from January 31 2014 to February 15 2014 at 48.0°N 339.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada

Duration: 16 days

Time span: January 31 2014 to February 15 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.1 °C

Event center: 48.0°N 339.0°E

Area affected: 3862818 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_2014-Jan-31_to_2014-Feb-15_339.0_48.0

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2014 to January 25 2014 at 35.0°N 276.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 21 2014 to January 25 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -32.4 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 276.5°E

Area affected: 2184762 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_2014-Jan-21_to_2014-Jan-25_276.5_35.0

Heat wave occuring from January 15 2014 to January 19 2014 at 77.0°N 281.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 15 2014 to January 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -12.0 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 70693 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: Heat_wave_2014-Jan-15_to_2014-Jan-19_281.5_77.0

Cold spell occuring from January 12 2014 to January 21 2014 at 76.0°N 249.0°E

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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: January 12 2014 to January 21 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -34.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -48.1 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 249.0°E

Area affected: 1004560 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_2014-Jan-12_to_2014-Jan-21_249.0_76.0

Heat wave occuring from January 10 2014 to January 16 2014 at 47.0°N 240.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 10 2014 to January 16 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 11.3 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 240.0°E

Area affected: 104743 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: Heat_wave_2014-Jan-10_to_2014-Jan-16_240.0_47.0

Heat wave occuring from January 08 2014 to January 19 2014 at 77.0°N 293.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 12 days

Time span: January 08 2014 to January 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 293.5°E

Area affected: 1133969 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: Heat_wave_2014-Jan-08_to_2014-Jan-19_293.5_77.0

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2014 to January 10 2014 at 63.0°N 227.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 06 2014 to January 10 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 227.0°E

Area affected: 209534 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: Heat_wave_2014-Jan-06_to_2014-Jan-10_227.0_63.0

Cold spell occuring from January 05 2014 to January 09 2014 at 46.0°N 270.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 05 2014 to January 09 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -33.7 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 270.0°E

Area affected: 841871 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_2014-Jan-05_to_2014-Jan-09_270.0_46.0

Heat wave occuring from January 03 2014 to January 22 2014 at 24.0°N 291.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Canada
  • Cuba
  • Haiti
  • Mexico
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States

Duration: 20 days

Time span: January 03 2014 to January 22 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 291.0°E

Area affected: 5526702 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: Heat_wave_2014-Jan-03_to_2014-Jan-22_291.0_24.0

Cold spell occuring from January 03 2014 to January 06 2014 at 67.5°N 244.0°E

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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: January 03 2014 to January 06 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -36.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -42.4 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 244.0°E

Area affected: 97627 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_2014-Jan-03_to_2014-Jan-06_244.0_67.5