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: 3 days

Time span: September 23 2022 to September 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: 57.0°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 137830 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_2022-Sep-23_to_2022-Sep-25_271.5_57.0

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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 22 2022 to September 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 263.5°E

Area affected: 107927 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_2022-Sep-22_to_2022-Sep-24_263.5_60.0

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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: September 13 2022 to September 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.2 °C

Event center: 83.5°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 110765 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_2022-Sep-13_to_2022-Sep-17_304.0_83.5

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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: September 02 2022 to September 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.7 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 238.5°E

Area affected: 67784 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_2022-Sep-02_to_2022-Sep-09_238.5_76.0

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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: August 28 2022 to August 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 190482 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_2022-Aug-28_to_2022-Aug-30_281.5_52.5

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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: August 27 2022 to August 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: 56.0°N 268.5°E

Area affected: 53602 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_2022-Aug-27_to_2022-Aug-29_268.5_56.0

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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: August 25 2022 to August 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.1 °C

Event center: 75.0°N 227.0°E

Area affected: 87791 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_2022-Aug-25_to_2022-Aug-28_227.0_75.0

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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: August 25 2022 to August 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: 80.0°N 268.5°E

Area affected: 50242 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_2022-Aug-25_to_2022-Aug-29_268.5_80.0