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: April 30 2022 to May 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 223.0°E

Area affected: 1916876 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-Apr-30_to_2022-May-10_223.0_72.5

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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: April 25 2022 to April 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.1 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 247.0°E

Area affected: 64679 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-Apr-25_to_2022-Apr-27_247.0_70.0

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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: April 08 2022 to April 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 292.5°E

Area affected: 278030 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-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-13_292.5_60.0

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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: April 08 2022 to April 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 280.5°E

Area affected: 179147 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-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-15_280.5_55.0

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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: April 08 2022 to April 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 55.0°N 286.5°E

Area affected: 88390 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-Apr-08_to_2022-Apr-11_286.5_55.0

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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: April 05 2022 to April 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 903693 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-Apr-05_to_2022-Apr-11_272.0_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: March 27 2022 to March 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 300.0°E

Area affected: 61170 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-Mar-27_to_2022-Mar-31_300.0_52.5