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: 9 days

Time span: July 22 2022 to July 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 137534 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-Jul-22_to_2022-Jul-30_251.0_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: July 17 2022 to July 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 224.5°E

Area affected: 73762 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-Jul-17_to_2022-Jul-20_224.5_73.5

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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: July 16 2022 to July 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: 86.5°N 219.5°E

Area affected: 174149 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-Jul-16_to_2022-Jul-22_219.5_86.5

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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: July 05 2022 to July 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.2 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 234.5°E

Area affected: 102788 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-Jul-05_to_2022-Jul-11_234.5_75.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 23 2022 to July 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.8 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 159230 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-Jun-23_to_2022-Jul-07_304.0_51.5

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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: June 22 2022 to July 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.8 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 300.5°E

Area affected: 162895 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-Jun-22_to_2022-Jul-04_300.5_55.5