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: 4 days

Time span: April 08 2011 to April 11 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.0 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 278.0°E

Area affected: 97318 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_2011-Apr-08_to_2011-Apr-11_278.0_52.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 10 days

Time span: March 24 2011 to April 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.0 °C

Event center: 74.5°N 285.5°E

Area affected: 93663 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_2011-Mar-24_to_2011-Apr-02_285.5_74.5

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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: February 26 2011 to March 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.3 °C

Event center: 85.0°N 339.0°E

Area affected: 206975 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_2011-Feb-26_to_2011-Mar-02_339.0_85.0

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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: February 03 2011 to February 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.9 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 258.5°E

Area affected: 405272 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_2011-Feb-03_to_2011-Feb-05_258.5_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: January 30 2011 to February 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -19.0 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 258.5°E

Area affected: 64539 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_2011-Jan-30_to_2011-Feb-03_258.5_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: January 25 2011 to January 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: 52.0°N 243.0°E

Area affected: 55292 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_2011-Jan-25_to_2011-Jan-28_243.0_52.0