Table 3.
Heat Wave Characteristics, by Definition.
| Average Temperature (°C) | Average # days/year | Earliest HW Start Date, Entire Record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HW Label | Mumbai | Jaipur | Churu | Idar & H’nagar | Mumbai | Jaipur | Churu | Idar & H’nagar | Mumbai (Pre-, Post-Monsoon) | Jaipur | Churu | Idar & H’nagar |
| 90%_2d | 36.7 | 43.0 | 44.1 | 42.1 | 28.6 | 35.4 | 36.7 | 34.5 | 1/17, 9/30 | 4/14 | 4/8 | 3/14 |
| 90%_3d | 36.7 | 43.1 | 44.2 | 42.2 | 22.0 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 29.5 | 2/19, 9/30 | 4/19 | 4/8 | 3/18 |
| 90%_4d | 36.6 | 43.1 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 14.4 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 25.8 | 2/19, 10/4 | 4/22 | 4/8 | 4/13 |
| 925%_2d | 37.0 | 43.1 | 44.5 | 42.1 | 20.6 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 34.5 | 1/23, 9/30 | 4/17 | 5/1 | 3/14 |
| 925%_3d | 36.9 | 43.5 | 44.6 | 42.2 | 14.9 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 29.5 | 2/19, 9/30 | 4/25 | 5/1 | 3/18 |
| 925%_4d | 37.1 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 42.3 | 8.5 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 25.8 | 2/28, 10/4 | 4/28 | 5/3 | 4/13 |
| 95%_2d | 37.0 | 43.9 | 45.0 | 42.8 | 20.6 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 1/23, 9/30 | 4/17 | 5/4 | 3/14 |
| 95%_3d | 37.0 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 42.9 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 2/19, 9/30 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 4/15 |
| 95%_4d | 37.1 | 44.2 | 45.3 | 42.9 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 2/28, 10/4 | 5/1 | 5/4 | 4/15 |
| 975%_2d | 37.6 | 44.7 | 45.9 | 43.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 2/8, 9/30 | 5/1 | 5/5 | 4/16 |
| 975%_3d | 37.9 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 43.6 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 2/27, 10/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/16 |
| 975%_4d | 37.4 | 44.8 | 46.2 | 43.6 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 3/10, 10/14 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/23 |