“Thermal Dome” over Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest Send temperatures to new highs. It triggered a heat warning from Oregon to Canadian Arctic territory on Sunday.
More than 40 new high temperatures were recorded in British Columbia over the past weekend. including in the ski resort town of Whistler And high pressure ridges that hold hot air in the region are expected to break records for the rest of the week.
Canada’s environmental agency has issued warnings for British Columbia, Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
“A protracted, dangerous and historic heat wave will continue throughout this week,”
; the report said in a warning.“High temperatures in the afternoon will climb into the mid-30s today (Sunday) and peak near 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions by midweek.”
These temperatures are 10-15 degrees Celsius hotter than usual.
to bring extreme weather to perspective. We measure from the mean The sigma is the standard deviation of the normal distribution of the expected value. In this case, the heat dome sigma max is 4.4, which means it is outside 99.99% of the expected value, or a 1/10,000+ (1/2) chance. pic .twitter.com/8raIMAngkg
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) June 27, 2021
The US National Weather Service has issued a similar warning about A “dangerous heat wave” that could see record high temperatures as high as 30 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in parts of Washington and Oregon.
“The historic northwest heat wave will continue for most of the next week. Many daily, monthly and even all-time statistics are expected to be recorded,” the report said in a statement.
Monday is expected to be the hottest day in major cities such as Seattle and Portland. with record highs in both cities
The highest temperature ever recorded in Canada was 45 °C (113 °F) in two southeastern Saskatchewan cities on July 5, 1937, and the temperature dropped on June 27 due to the Lytton hot spot. British Columbia – about 250 kilometers northeast of Vancouver – to 46.1 °C (114.98 °F).
Extreme heat waves are forming across the Northwest. And it will continue to get worse over the next few days.
Read @Jacob_Feuer’s new blog on what you need to know when abnormal temperatures intensifyhttps://t.co/tovaXyVlc0 pic.twitter.com/rL4RY0EvA5
— weathermodels.com (@weathermodels_) June 26, 2021
The projected temperatures on Sun-Mon across the PacNW are so intense that I think people are having trouble putting context. There is still some uncertainty. But places along the I-5 corridor from Medford to Seattle have the potential to *break records* all the time #ORwx #WAwx pic.twitter.com/W9yr7XXxLF
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) June 23, 2021
“I like breaking records. But this is like smashing and falling apart,” Environment Canada senior meteorologist David Phillips told CTV television.
“In some parts of western Canada it’s warmer than in Dubai.”
The risk of wildfire increases. and the water level in lakes and rivers has dropped
The store reportedly sold out of air conditioners and mobile fans. while the cities open emergency cooling center and COVID-19 vaccination clinics Many have been cancelled.
British Columbia’s electric utilities say demand for electricity has risen to a record high as residents struggle to stay cool.
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