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

Table 4.

Average values for various heat stress indices for different urban forms (compact, open, and sparse-built) and the rural land use

Rural Compact Open SB
IHW (°C) Past
Near
Far
35.5
43.0
46.9
39.0
44.7
48.6
39.4
44.7
48.6
39.1
44.5
48.3
FHW (per season) Past
Near
Far
11
31
93
17
35.1
99.0
19
38.0
98.5
20.8
41.5
100.1
LHW (days) Past
Near
Far
2
4
8
3
5
9
3
5
10
3
5
9
NHWD (days) Past
Near
Far
26.6
117.5
773.6
53.5
187.5
925.6
61.6
197.7
930.3
64.0
201.6
934.0
Coldest day (°C) Past
Near
Far
22.2
23.7
27.2
22.7
24.2
27.7
22.5
24.0
27.5
22.2
23.7
27.3
Coldest Night (°C) Past
Near
Far
11.1
13.0
16.7
15.7
17.6
21.3
14.9
16.8
20.5
13.2
15.1
18.8
Hottest Day (°C) Past
Near
Far
48.1
49.1
53.1
47.7
48.7
52.7
47.8
48.8
52.8
48.0
49.0
52.9
Hottest Night (°C) Past
Near
Far
35.5
37.1
40.8
40.0
41.5
45.4
39.4
40.9
44.7
38.5
40.2
43.8
Tmin95 (°C) Past
Near
Far
30.6
32.2
35.8
34.1
35.7
39.4
33.5
35.1
38.8
32.7
34.3
38.0
NCHT (unitless) Past
Near
Far
62.5
70.9
93.4
69.7
76.5
96.4
68.6
75.3
95.8
67.1
73.9
95.2

The column with italicized data represents the Rural values against which values from other 3 columns is compared, as all the other 3 columns belong to urban class