Category: Extremes affecting Canada

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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 06 2012 to April 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 274.0°E

Area affected: 277116 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_2012-Apr-06_to_2012-Apr-09_274.0_55.5

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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: April 03 2012 to April 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 295557 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_2012-Apr-03_to_2012-Apr-07_271.5_67.5

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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 02 2012 to April 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.7 °C

Event center: 64.5°N 296.0°E

Area affected: 51071 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_2012-Apr-02_to_2012-Apr-09_296.0_64.5

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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 02 2012 to April 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.7 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 293.0°E

Area affected: 121255 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_2012-Apr-02_to_2012-Apr-09_293.0_61.5

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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: March 30 2012 to April 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.3 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 256.5°E

Area affected: 781250 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_2012-Mar-30_to_2012-Apr-06_256.5_71.5

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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 29 2012 to April 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 252.0°E

Area affected: 87418 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_2012-Mar-29_to_2012-Apr-02_252.0_63.5