Category: Extremes affecting Canada

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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: June 09 2020 to June 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 269.0°E

Area affected: 237123 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_2020-Jun-09_to_2020-Jun-12_269.0_51.5

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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: June 04 2020 to June 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -7.8 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 287.0°E

Area affected: 110909 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_2020-Jun-04_to_2020-Jun-09_287.0_72.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 04 2020 to June 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -2.3 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 255.5°E

Area affected: 880923 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_2020-Jun-04_to_2020-Jun-12_255.5_62.5

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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: May 31 2020 to June 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.5 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 292.5°E

Area affected: 67780 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_2020-May-31_to_2020-Jun-05_292.5_53.0

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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: May 31 2020 to June 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 243.5°E

Area affected: 82259 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_2020-May-31_to_2020-Jun-05_243.5_66.5

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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: May 29 2020 to June 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -3.4 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 276.5°E

Area affected: 323494 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_2020-May-29_to_2020-Jun-02_276.5_59.5

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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: May 28 2020 to May 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -10.3 °C

Event center: 65.5°N 294.5°E

Area affected: 72248 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_2020-May-28_to_2020-May-31_294.5_65.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Canada

Duration: 8 days

Time span: May 26 2020 to June 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -10.8 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 275.5°E

Area affected: 446353 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_2020-May-26_to_2020-Jun-02_275.5_64.0