Heat Wave Characteristics in 50 Large U.S. Cities, 1961–2023
These maps show changes in the number of heat waves per year (frequency); the average length of heat waves in days (duration); the number of days between the first and last heat wave of the year (season length); and how hot the heat waves were, compared with the local temperature threshold for defining a heat wave (intensity). These data were analyzed from 1961 to 2023 for 50 large metropolitan areas. The size of each circle indicates the rate of change per decade. Solid-color circles represent cities where the trend was statistically significant. For more information: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators
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| description | These maps show changes in the number of heat waves per year (frequency); the average length of heat waves in days (duration); the number of days between the first and last heat wave of the year (season length); and how hot the heat waves were, compared with the local temperature threshold for defining a heat wave (intensity). These data were analyzed from 1961 to 2023 for 50 large metropolitan areas. The size of each circle indicates the rate of change per decade. Solid-color circles represent cities where the trend was statistically significant. For more information: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators |
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"United States",
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"Heat Waves",
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"Cities",
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2024-06-14T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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| title | Heat Wave Characteristics in 50 Large U.S. Cities, 1961–2023 |
