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: 13 days

Time span: July 26 2012 to August 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: 80.5°N 288.5°E

Area affected: 77571 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-Jul-26_to_2012-Aug-07_288.5_80.5

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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 23 2012 to July 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.5 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 59787 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-Jul-23_to_2012-Jul-28_304.0_47.0

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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 20 2012 to July 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 232.5°E

Area affected: 328823 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-Jul-20_to_2012-Jul-26_232.5_59.0

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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: July 20 2012 to July 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 286.5°E

Area affected: 55654 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-Jul-20_to_2012-Jul-22_286.5_62.0

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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 14 2012 to July 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 241.0°E

Area affected: 161315 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-Jul-14_to_2012-Jul-18_241.0_59.0

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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: July 12 2012 to July 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: 48.0°N 285.0°E

Area affected: 281314 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-Jul-12_to_2012-Jul-15_285.0_48.0

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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: July 07 2012 to July 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.3 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 277.5°E

Area affected: 69020 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-Jul-07_to_2012-Jul-15_277.5_63.5

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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