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: July 28 2021 to August 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.1 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 307.0°E

Area affected: 560422 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-Jul-28_to_2021-Aug-07_307.0_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: July 19 2021 to July 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 266.0°E

Area affected: 52833 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-Jul-19_to_2021-Jul-24_266.0_59.0

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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: July 13 2021 to July 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: 56.5°N 299.0°E

Area affected: 393900 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-Jul-13_to_2021-Jul-19_299.0_56.5

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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: July 12 2021 to July 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 294.5°E

Area affected: 523226 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-Jul-12_to_2021-Jul-22_294.5_41.5

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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: July 11 2021 to July 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.5 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 294.5°E

Area affected: 78193 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-Jul-11_to_2021-Jul-17_294.5_62.5

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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: July 10 2021 to July 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 266.0°E

Area affected: 56798 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-Jul-10_to_2021-Jul-16_266.0_59.0

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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: July 01 2021 to July 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 295.0°E

Area affected: 339936 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-Jul-01_to_2021-Jul-06_295.0_54.0