Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of meteorological data for the investigated municipalities during the study period 1990-2014
| Latitude | Daily Maximum Temperature | Percentile* | N Heat Wave Days# | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality (Region) | °N | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Missing (N / %) | 27°C | 30°C | HW1 | HW2 | HW3 |
| Malmö (S) | 55.4 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 33.5 | 58 / 0.6 | 94 | 99 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Lund (S) | 55.4 | 20.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 34.3 | 0 / 0 | 93 | 98 | 101 | 7 | 1 |
| Helsingborg (S) | 56.2 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 31.0 | 78 / 0.85 | 95 | 99 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Göteborg (S) | 57.4 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 33.8 | 434 / 4.7 | 93 | 98 | 94 | 6 | 0 |
| Jönköping (S) | 57.5 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 33.4 | 0 / 0 | 96 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Linköping (S) | 58.2 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 34.6 | 0 / 0 | 94 | 99 | 71 | 7 | 0 |
| Norrköping (S) | 58.4 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 33.9 | 0 / 0 | 94 | 99 | 76 | 5 | 0 |
| Örebro (M) | 59.2 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 33.7 | 249 / 2.7 | 94 | 99 | 93 | 9 | 0 |
| Stockholm (M) | 59.2 | 19.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 34.2 | 0 / 0 | 92 | 99 | 128 | 18 | 1 |
| Västerås (M) | 59.4 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 993 / 10.8 | 95 | 99 | 76 | 10 | 2 |
| Uppsala (M) | 59.5 | 19.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 54 / 0.6 | 92 | 99 | 111 | 13 | 1 |
| Sundsvall (N) | 62.2 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 33.0 | 0 / 0 | 98 | 98 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Umeå (N) | 63.5 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 32.2 | 29 / 0.3 | 98 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Luleå (N) | 65.3 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 32.1 | 0 / 0 | 99 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
*
The percentile of the municipality level temperature distribution during the warmest months corresponding to each of the first two levels of heat warnings
#
Number of heat waves according to the three levels of heat waves in the heat warning system
HW1 defined as three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures above 27°C
HW2 defined as three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures above 30°C
HW3 defined as three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures above 33°C or five consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures above 30°C
Regions: S: Southern, M: Middle and N:Northern