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. 2018 Apr 20;126(4):047010. doi: 10.1289/EHP3062

Table 1.

Prefecture/CJP-specific daily mean temperatures (°C) with standard deviations projected in each province/municipality during 2009–2014 and the 2030s, 2050s, and 2090s

Province or municipalitya RCP 4.5 RCP 8.5
2009–2014 2030s 2050s 2090s 2009–2014 2030s 2050s 2090s
Northeast                
 Heilongjiang 3.9±1.6 4.7±1.6 5.2±1.5 5.7±1.6 3.9±1.7 4.9±1.6 6.0±1.6 8.8±1.4
 Jilin 6.5±0.7 7.2±0.7 7.7±0.7 8.3±0.7 6.5±0.7 7.4±0.7 8.5±0.7 11.1±0.7
 Liaoning 9.6±1.2 10.3±1.2 10.9±1.2 11.4±1.2 9.7±1.1 10.5±1.1 11.6±1.2 14.0±1.2
Inner Mongolia                
 Inner Mongolia 6.9±2.8 7.7±2.8 8.2±2.7 8.7±2.7 7.0±2.8 7.9±2.7 9.0±2.7 11.5±2.6
North                
 Beijingb 13.1 13.8 14.3 14.8 13.2 14.0 15.0 17.1
 Tianjinb 13.7 14.3 14.7 15.1 13.7 14.4 15.3 17.1
 Hebei 13.1±1.7 13.7±1.7 14.2±1.7 14.7±1.7 13.1±1.7 13.9±1.7 14.9±1.7 17.0±1.6
 Shanxi 11.2±2.7 11.8±2.6 12.3±2.6 12.8±2.6 11.2±2.7 12.0±2.7 13.0±2.6 15.0±2.6
Northwest                
 Xinjiang 10.8±2.6 11.4±2.5 12.1±2.4 12.6±2.4 10.8±2.5 11.8±2.4 12.9±2.3 15.5±2.1
 Ningxia 9.7±1.2 10.3±1.2 10.9±1.2 11.3±1.2 9.7±1.2 10.5±1.2 11.5±1.2 13.7±1.2
 Gansu 8.5±2.9 9.2±2.9 9.7±2.9 10.2±2.9 8.5±2.9 9.4±2.9 10.4±2.9 12.5±2.8
 Shaanxi 13.3±2.8 13.9±2.8 14.5±2.8 14.9±2.8 13.3±2.8 14.1±2.8 15.1±2.8 17.1±2.8
East                
 Shandong 13.4±1.9 14.0±1.9 14.6±1.9 15.0±1.9 13.4±1.9 14.2±1.9 15.2±1.9 17.2±2.0
 Jiangsu 16.1±0.7 16.7±0.7 17.3±0.7 17.8±0.7 16.1±0.7 17.0±0.7 18.0±0.7 20.0±0.7
 Anhui 16.7±0.7 17.3±0.7 17.9±0.7 18.4±0.7 16.7±0.7 17.6±0.7 18.5±0.7 20.6±0.7
 Shanghaib 16.8 17.5 18.1 18.5 16.8 17.7 18.7 20.8
 Zhejiang 17.9±0.7 18.6±0.7 19.1±0.7 19.6±0.8 18.0±0.7 18.8±0.7 19.8±0.8 21.8±0.8
 Jiangxi 18.4±2.0 19.1±2.0 19.6±2.0 20.1±2.0 18.4±2.0 19.2±2.0 20.2±2.0 22.2±2.0
 Fujian 20.9±1.7 21.5±1.7 22.0±1.7 22.5±1.7 20.8±1.7 21.6±1.7 22.6±1.7 24.6±1.7
Central region                
 Henan 15.1±0.9 15.7±0.9 16.2±0.9 16.6±0.9 15.1±0.9 15.9±0.9 16.8±0.9 18.6±1.0
 Hubei 17.4±0.8 17.9±0.8 18.5±0.8 18.9±0.8 17.4±0.8 18.2±0.8 19.1±0.8 21.0±0.8
 Hunan 17.4±2.2 18±2.2 18.6±2.2 19.0±2.2 17.4±2.2 18.2±2.2 19.1±2.2 21.1±2.3
Qingzang                
 Qinghai 5.4±2.8 6.1±2.8 6.7±2.8 7.2±2.8 5.3±2.8 6.3±2.8 7.4±2.8 9.8±2.8
 Tibet 8.5±4.1 9.1±4.0 9.6±3.9 10.1±3.9 8.4±4.1 9.3±4.0 10.2±3.9 12.4±3.7
Southwest                
 Sichuan 17.5±2.7 18.0±2.7 18.5±2.7 18.9±2.7 17.4±2.7 18.1±2.7 19.0±2.7 20.7±2.7
 Chongqingb 19.4 19.8 20.4 20.8 19.3 20.0 20.9 22.6
 Guizhou 15.9±1.8 16.4±1.8 17.0±1.8 17.4±1.8 15.8±1.8 16.6±1.8 17.4±1.9 19.3±1.9
 Yunnan 16.8±3.6 17.4±3.5 17.8±3.5 18.2±3.5 16.8±3.6 17.5±3.5 18.3±3.4 20.0±3.3
South                
 Guangdong 23.1±0.6 23.7±0.6 24.2±0.6 24.7±0.6 23.0±0.6 23.8±0.6 24.8±0.6 26.5±0.6
 Guangxi 22.5±1.1 23.0±1.1 23.6±1.1 24.0±1.0 22.5±1.1 23.2±1.0 24.1±1.0 25.7±1.0
 Hainan 25.5±0.7 26.2±0.6 26.8±0.6 27.2±0.6 25.5±0.7 26.3±0.6 27.3±0.6 29.3±0.4

Note: Temperature projections from 28 general climate models were downscaled from the dataset of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5. CJP, county under the jurisdiction of province; RCP, Representative Concentration Pathway.

a

Provinces or municipalities are sorted by region and ordered by latitude from high to low.

b

No standard deviations are provided for municipalities because they are treated as megacities in this study.