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: 13 days

Time span: September 23 2013 to October 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 295.5°E

Area affected: 1970844 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_2013-Sep-23_to_2013-Oct-05_295.5_59.0

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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: September 23 2013 to September 25 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: 58.5°N 266.5°E

Area affected: 153863 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_2013-Sep-23_to_2013-Sep-25_266.5_58.5

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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: September 21 2013 to September 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.8 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 246.0°E

Area affected: 119985 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_2013-Sep-21_to_2013-Sep-24_246.0_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: August 18 2013 to August 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 170705 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_2013-Aug-18_to_2013-Aug-22_281.5_49.5

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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: August 16 2013 to August 20 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 261.0°E

Area affected: 195008 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_2013-Aug-16_to_2013-Aug-20_261.0_53.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 9 days

Time span: August 05 2013 to August 13 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 283.0°E

Area affected: 55478 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_2013-Aug-05_to_2013-Aug-13_283.0_77.0