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: June 22 2023 to June 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: 48.0°N 305.5°E

Area affected: 57608 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_2023-Jun-22_to_2023-Jun-25_305.5_48.0

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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 13 2023 to June 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.3 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 250.0°E

Area affected: 348490 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_2023-Jun-13_to_2023-Jun-17_250.0_72.5

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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: June 06 2023 to June 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 268.0°E

Area affected: 252629 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_2023-Jun-06_to_2023-Jun-11_268.0_57.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 24 2023 to May 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 234.5°E

Area affected: 57871 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_2023-May-24_to_2023-May-30_234.5_51.5

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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 08 2023 to May 12 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.2 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 283.5°E

Area affected: 51649 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_2023-May-08_to_2023-May-12_283.5_61.0

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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 01 2023 to May 04 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.4 °C

Event center: 56.5°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 101341 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_2023-May-01_to_2023-May-04_304.0_56.5