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: June 28 2011 to July 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 268.0°E

Area affected: 142868 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-Jun-28_to_2011-Jul-02_268.0_58.0

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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: June 22 2011 to June 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 226.5°E

Area affected: 51877 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-Jun-22_to_2011-Jun-24_226.5_68.5

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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: June 19 2011 to June 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 245.0°E

Area affected: 161745 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-Jun-19_to_2011-Jun-25_245.0_62.5

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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: June 17 2011 to June 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.2 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 54828 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-Jun-17_to_2011-Jun-24_272.0_73.5

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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: June 12 2011 to June 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.2 °C

Event center: 55.5°N 274.5°E

Area affected: 188652 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-Jun-12_to_2011-Jun-16_274.5_55.5

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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: June 02 2011 to June 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 313.5°E

Area affected: 1874079 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-Jun-02_to_2011-Jun-13_313.5_48.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 25 2011 to June 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.0 °C

Event center: 45.0°N 313.5°E

Area affected: 764994 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-May-25_to_2011-Jun-02_313.5_45.0