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: 6 days

Time span: June 16 2012 to June 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 247.5°E

Area affected: 295630 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_2012-Jun-16_to_2012-Jun-21_247.5_78.0

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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: June 15 2012 to June 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 52.0°N 280.0°E

Area affected: 85277 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_2012-Jun-15_to_2012-Jun-18_280.0_52.0

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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: June 14 2012 to June 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 243.0°E

Area affected: 103897 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_2012-Jun-14_to_2012-Jun-18_243.0_74.0

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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 06 2012 to June 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.6 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 232.5°E

Area affected: 106992 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_2012-Jun-06_to_2012-Jun-14_232.5_72.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Canada

Duration: 18 days

Time span: June 02 2012 to June 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.9 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 243.0°E

Area affected: 88701 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_2012-Jun-02_to_2012-Jun-19_243.0_75.5

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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: June 02 2012 to June 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: 70.5°N 296.0°E

Area affected: 118826 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_2012-Jun-02_to_2012-Jun-05_296.0_70.5