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. 2024 Feb 21;14:4255. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53960-x

Table 4.

Trends (changes/decade) in different heatwave characteristics in PM.

Heatwave characteristics 95th percentile 97.5th percentile 99th percentile
Change p-Value Change p-Value Change p-Value
Affected area (km2) 8.98 0.0 5.2 0.0 1.71 0.0
Duration (day) 1.54 0.003 1.22 0.0 0.95 0.0
Maximum Temp (°C) 0.17 0.05 0.28 0.45 0.5 0.05
Cumulative Temp (°C) 2.45 0.89 1.4 0.98 0.0 0.93
Heat Index 0.03 0.004 0.02 0.0 0.026 0.0
Affected Area (Night) (km2) 2.98 0.0 0.27 0.0 0.0 0.0
Duration (Night) (day) 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maximum Temp During HW (Night) (°C) 1.47 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cumulative Temp During HW (Night) (°C) 46.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

The bold number represents a significant change at p < 0.05.