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: 5 days

Time span: September 20 2011 to September 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 246.5°E

Area affected: 51538 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_2011-Sep-20_to_2011-Sep-24_246.5_70.5

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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: September 18 2011 to September 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: 57.0°N 285.5°E

Area affected: 155042 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_2011-Sep-18_to_2011-Sep-20_285.5_57.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 34 days

Time span: September 03 2011 to October 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 301.5°E

Area affected: 2862659 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_2011-Sep-03_to_2011-Oct-06_301.5_31.5

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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 02 2011 to September 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 234.5°E

Area affected: 106123 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_2011-Sep-02_to_2011-Sep-09_234.5_73.5

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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: August 27 2011 to August 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 304.5°E

Area affected: 133608 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_2011-Aug-27_to_2011-Aug-30_304.5_48.5

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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: August 09 2011 to August 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 282.5°E

Area affected: 81639 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_2011-Aug-09_to_2011-Aug-15_282.5_69.5

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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: August 03 2011 to August 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 200730 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_2011-Aug-03_to_2011-Aug-13_294.0_60.0