Category: Heat waves affecting Canada

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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: August 29 2024 to September 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: 71.0°N 256.5°E

Area affected: 84044 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_2024-Aug-29_to_2024-Sep-02_256.5_71.0

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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: August 27 2024 to September 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 218.5°E

Area affected: 74103 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_2024-Aug-27_to_2024-Sep-01_218.5_72.5

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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: August 24 2024 to August 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 265.0°E

Area affected: 132764 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_2024-Aug-24_to_2024-Aug-29_265.0_60.5

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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: August 23 2024 to August 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 260.0°E

Area affected: 65199 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_2024-Aug-23_to_2024-Aug-28_260.0_68.0

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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: August 21 2024 to August 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 72376 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_2024-Aug-21_to_2024-Aug-25_294.0_68.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 19 2024 to August 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: 56.0°N 257.5°E

Area affected: 67184 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_2024-Aug-19_to_2024-Aug-21_257.5_56.0