Category: Extremes affecting Canada

Heat wave occuring from September 23 2010 to October 07 2010 at 38.5°N 290.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 15 days

Time span: September 23 2010 to October 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.6 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 290.5°E

Area affected: 1224587 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_2010-Sep-23_to_2010-Oct-07_290.5_38.5

Cold spell occuring from September 23 2010 to September 29 2010 at 80.0°N 263.0°E

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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: September 23 2010 to September 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -14.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.1 °C

Event center: 80.0°N 263.0°E

Area affected: 183410 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_2010-Sep-23_to_2010-Sep-29_263.0_80.0

Cold spell occuring from September 23 2010 to September 29 2010 at 62.0°N 219.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 23 2010 to September 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -2.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.1 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 219.5°E

Area affected: 137694 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_2010-Sep-23_to_2010-Sep-29_219.5_62.0

Cold spell occuring from September 20 2010 to September 23 2010 at 53.0°N 236.0°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: September 20 2010 to September 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -2.0 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 236.0°E

Area affected: 57815 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_2010-Sep-20_to_2010-Sep-23_236.0_53.0

Cold spell occuring from September 19 2010 to September 25 2010 at 58.5°N 236.5°E

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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: September 19 2010 to September 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -8.5 °C

Event center: 58.5°N 236.5°E

Area affected: 247773 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_2010-Sep-19_to_2010-Sep-25_236.5_58.5

Cold spell occuring from September 17 2010 to September 23 2010 at 54.0°N 243.5°E

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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: September 17 2010 to September 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -7.1 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 243.5°E

Area affected: 110155 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_2010-Sep-17_to_2010-Sep-23_243.5_54.0

Cold spell occuring from September 17 2010 to September 21 2010 at 53.5°N 252.5°E

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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: September 17 2010 to September 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 252.5°E

Area affected: 91190 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_2010-Sep-17_to_2010-Sep-21_252.5_53.5

Heat wave occuring from September 14 2010 to September 19 2010 at 69.5°N 264.5°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: September 14 2010 to September 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 264.5°E

Area affected: 134281 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_2010-Sep-14_to_2010-Sep-19_264.5_69.5

Heat wave occuring from September 12 2010 to September 19 2010 at 58.5°N 223.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 12 2010 to September 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: 58.5°N 223.0°E

Area affected: 86958 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_2010-Sep-12_to_2010-Sep-19_223.0_58.5

Cold spell occuring from September 12 2010 to September 17 2010 at 82.5°N 299.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: September 12 2010 to September 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -17.7 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 299.5°E

Area affected: 69567 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_2010-Sep-12_to_2010-Sep-17_299.5_82.5