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