Category: Extremes affecting Canada

Heat wave occuring from April 08 2022 to April 13 2022 at 60.0°N 292.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 08 2022 to April 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 292.5°E

Area affected: 278030 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_2022-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-13_292.5_60.0

Heat wave occuring from April 08 2022 to April 15 2022 at 55.0°N 280.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 08 2022 to April 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 280.5°E

Area affected: 179147 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_2022-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-15_280.5_55.0

Heat wave occuring from April 08 2022 to April 11 2022 at 55.0°N 286.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 08 2022 to April 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 286.5°E

Area affected: 88390 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_2022-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-11_286.5_55.0

Heat wave occuring from April 05 2022 to April 11 2022 at 65.0°N 272.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 05 2022 to April 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 903693 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_2022-Apr-05_to_2022-Apr-11_272.0_65.0

Cold spell occuring from March 27 2022 to March 30 2022 at 46.5°N 277.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 27 2022 to March 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -17.6 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 277.5°E

Area affected: 1479727 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-Mar-27_to_2022-Mar-30_277.5_46.5

Heat wave occuring from March 27 2022 to March 31 2022 at 52.5°N 300.0°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: March 27 2022 to March 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 300.0°E

Area affected: 61170 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_2022-Mar-27_to_2022-Mar-31_300.0_52.5

Cold spell occuring from March 26 2022 to March 28 2022 at 49.0°N 265.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: March 26 2022 to March 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -13.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -20.2 °C

Event center: 49.0°N 265.0°E

Area affected: 327263 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-Mar-26_to_2022-Mar-28_265.0_49.0

Cold spell occuring from March 23 2022 to April 03 2022 at 83.5°N 296.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 23 2022 to April 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -31.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -33.8 °C

Event center: 83.5°N 296.0°E

Area affected: 81263 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-Mar-23_to_2022-Apr-03_296.0_83.5

Cold spell occuring from March 23 2022 to April 06 2022 at 71.0°N 224.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 15 days

Time span: March 23 2022 to April 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -26.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -41.3 °C

Event center: 71.0°N 224.0°E

Area affected: 1323745 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-Mar-23_to_2022-Apr-06_224.0_71.0

Heat wave occuring from March 23 2022 to April 08 2022 at 66.5°N 296.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 17 days

Time span: March 23 2022 to April 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -12.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 3.4 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 296.5°E

Area affected: 3697399 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_2022-Mar-23_to_2022-Apr-08_296.5_66.5