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: 3 days

Time span: May 04 2014 to May 06 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.4 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 78333 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_2014-May-04_to_2014-May-06_272.0_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: April 28 2014 to May 05 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.5 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 884615 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_2014-Apr-28_to_2014-May-05_272.0_63.5

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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 13 2014 to March 17 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.0 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 220.0°E

Area affected: 167538 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_2014-Mar-13_to_2014-Mar-17_220.0_68.5

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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: March 02 2014 to March 05 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.6 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 246.0°E

Area affected: 83600 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_2014-Mar-02_to_2014-Mar-05_246.0_76.0

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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: January 31 2014 to February 03 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.8 °C

Event center: 63.0°N 236.5°E

Area affected: 62847 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_2014-Jan-31_to_2014-Feb-03_236.5_63.0

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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: January 15 2014 to January 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.0 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 70693 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_2014-Jan-15_to_2014-Jan-19_281.5_77.0