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: 4 days

Time span: July 05 2020 to July 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 290.5°E

Area affected: 60131 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_2020-Jul-05_to_2020-Jul-08_290.5_60.0

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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: July 04 2020 to July 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 229.5°E

Area affected: 68190 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_2020-Jul-04_to_2020-Jul-08_229.5_81.0

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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: June 23 2020 to July 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.8 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 301.5°E

Area affected: 179816 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_2020-Jun-23_to_2020-Jul-01_301.5_48.5

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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 23 2020 to July 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 288.5°E

Area affected: 130993 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_2020-Jun-23_to_2020-Jul-04_288.5_70.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 29 days

Time span: June 11 2020 to July 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.7 °C

Event center: 41.0°N 295.0°E

Area affected: 1595168 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_2020-Jun-11_to_2020-Jul-09_295.0_41.0

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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: June 11 2020 to June 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 226.0°E

Area affected: 138071 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_2020-Jun-11_to_2020-Jun-17_226.0_70.5

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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: May 27 2020 to June 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.0 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 243394 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_2020-May-27_to_2020-Jun-06_305.0_49.5