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: June 05 2013 to June 12 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 292.0°E

Area affected: 285399 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-Jun-05_to_2013-Jun-12_292.0_70.0

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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: June 02 2013 to June 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 253.5°E

Area affected: 57600 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-Jun-02_to_2013-Jun-06_253.5_58.0

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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 31 2013 to June 10 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 1373692 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-May-31_to_2013-Jun-10_271.5_68.5

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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: May 22 2013 to May 29 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: 44.5°N 311.5°E

Area affected: 1316479 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-May-22_to_2013-May-29_311.5_44.5

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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: May 06 2013 to May 13 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 291.5°E

Area affected: 114722 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-May-06_to_2013-May-13_291.5_40.0

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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: May 03 2013 to May 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.8 °C

Event center: 58.5°N 234.0°E

Area affected: 143276 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-May-03_to_2013-May-06_234.0_58.5