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. 2018 Oct 23;96(2):235–251. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0322-y

Table 3.

Heat wave indices used in the study, the urban (P90) and rural (P10) values, and respective UHI indicator (Δ)

Urban Rural UHI indicator
TNn ∆TNn
1986–2005 15.5 9.8 5.7
2021–2045 17.4 11.7 5.7
2081–2100 21.1 15.4 5.7
TXn ∆TXn
1986–2005 22.5 21.8 0.9
2021–2045 24.1 23.3 0.9
2081–2100 27.6 26.8 0.9
TNx ∆TNx
1986–2005 40.1 34.2 5.9
2021–2045 41.2 35.7 5.9
2081–2100 45.4 39,4 6
TXx ∆TXx
1986–2005 47.9 48.5 −0.7
2021–2045 49 49.6 −0.6
2081–2100 52.9 53.5 −0.7
CHT ∆CHT
1986–2005 84.5 (69.3%) 72.9 (59.8%) 11.6 (9.5%)
2021–2045 92.5 (75.8%) 84(68.9%) 8.5 (7%)
2081–2100 117.3 (96.2%) 113 (92.6%) 4.8 (3.9%)
NHWD ∆NHWD
1986–2005 3.5 0.6 2.9
2021–2045 10.6 3.5 7.1
2081–2100 47.5 33.7 13.8
FHW ∆FHW
1986–2005 1 0.3 0.7
2021–2045 2.1 1.1 1
2081–2100 5.05 4.25 0.8
DHW ∆DHW
1986–2005 3.5 1.6 1.9
2021–2045 5.3 3.1 2.2
2081–2100 9.7 7.5 2.2
IHW ∆IHW
1986–2005 39.8 33.1 6.7
2021–2045 44.9 42.1 2.8
2081–2100 48.7 46 2.7