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: 8 days

Time span: May 11 2024 to May 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.4 °C

Event center: 51.0°N 298.0°E

Area affected: 118474 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-May-11_to_2024-May-18_298.0_51.0

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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: May 11 2024 to May 15 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.4 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 293.0°E

Area affected: 90200 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-May-11_to_2024-May-15_293.0_55.0

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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: May 10 2024 to May 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.6 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 285.0°E

Area affected: 58701 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-May-10_to_2024-May-14_285.0_53.5

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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: May 07 2024 to May 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 259.0°E

Area affected: 129589 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-May-07_to_2024-May-11_259.0_61.5

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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: May 07 2024 to May 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 255.0°E

Area affected: 226085 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-May-07_to_2024-May-11_255.0_57.5

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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: May 02 2024 to May 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 282.5°E

Area affected: 505112 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-May-02_to_2024-May-07_282.5_57.5

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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: May 01 2024 to May 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.4 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 281.0°E

Area affected: 92258 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-May-01_to_2024-May-06_281.0_54.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 01 2024 to May 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.7 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 259.0°E

Area affected: 2208750 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-May-01_to_2024-May-11_259.0_69.5