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: 8 days

Time span: November 01 2021 to November 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.0 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 234.5°E

Area affected: 126477 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_2021-Nov-01_to_2021-Nov-08_234.5_62.5

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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: October 29 2021 to November 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: 49.0°N 296.5°E

Area affected: 120951 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_2021-Oct-29_to_2021-Nov-03_296.5_49.0

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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: October 26 2021 to November 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.6 °C

Event center: 87.0°N 276.0°E

Area affected: 308885 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_2021-Oct-26_to_2021-Nov-02_276.0_87.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 12 days

Time span: October 10 2021 to October 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 308.0°E

Area affected: 250281 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_2021-Oct-10_to_2021-Oct-21_308.0_53.0

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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: September 19 2021 to September 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.1 °C

Event center: 85.0°N 276.5°E

Area affected: 70051 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_2021-Sep-19_to_2021-Sep-24_276.5_85.0

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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: September 16 2021 to September 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.4 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 241.0°E

Area affected: 64676 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_2021-Sep-16_to_2021-Sep-22_241.0_72.5

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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: September 14 2021 to September 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 272.5°E

Area affected: 88675 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_2021-Sep-14_to_2021-Sep-17_272.5_58.0