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: 11 days

Time span: June 18 2022 to June 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: 81.5°N 232.0°E

Area affected: 577399 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-18_to_2022-Jun-28_232.0_81.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 20 days

Time span: June 18 2022 to July 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 305.5°E

Area affected: 685821 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-18_to_2022-Jul-07_305.5_43.0

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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: May 27 2022 to June 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 264.0°E

Area affected: 125237 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-May-27_to_2022-Jun-01_264.0_65.0

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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: May 26 2022 to May 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 296.5°E

Area affected: 61802 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-May-26_to_2022-May-30_296.5_46.0

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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: May 25 2022 to May 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 241.5°E

Area affected: 54168 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-May-25_to_2022-May-27_241.5_68.0

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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: May 20 2022 to May 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.3 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 119566 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-May-20_to_2022-May-24_304.0_50.5

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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: May 12 2022 to May 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.3 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 243.0°E

Area affected: 289199 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-May-12_to_2022-May-21_243.0_67.5

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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: May 12 2022 to May 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 86158 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-May-12_to_2022-May-21_251.0_67.0

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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 08 2022 to May 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.3 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 287.5°E

Area affected: 161192 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-May-08_to_2022-May-11_287.5_62.0