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: 10 days

Time span: September 08 2021 to September 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 224.0°E

Area affected: 80690 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-08_to_2021-Sep-17_224.0_69.5

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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 04 2021 to September 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.8 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 294.5°E

Area affected: 427303 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-04_to_2021-Sep-11_294.5_59.5

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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: September 03 2021 to September 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.5 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 282.0°E

Area affected: 169463 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-03_to_2021-Sep-09_282.0_60.5

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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: September 03 2021 to September 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 252.0°E

Area affected: 96141 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-03_to_2021-Sep-08_252.0_67.0

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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: September 03 2021 to September 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 264.5°E

Area affected: 92286 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-03_to_2021-Sep-10_264.5_67.5

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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: August 30 2021 to September 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.0 °C

Event center: 81.5°N 283.0°E

Area affected: 107309 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-Aug-30_to_2021-Sep-04_283.0_81.5