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. 2020 Apr 26;17(9):2993. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17092993

Table 3.

Urban heat and cool effects of urban/suburban and rural governorates in Kuwait.

Difference 95% CI p-Value Urban Effect
Difference in Daytime LST (°C)
TUrban/Suburban – TRural −1.07 −1.17, −0.96 <0.001 Surface urban cool island
Difference in Nighttime LST (°C)
TUrban/Suburban – TRural 3.62 3.53, 3.71 <0.001 Surface urban heat island

LST; land surface temperate (in degrees Celsius). Urban/Suburban governorates include Al Farwaniyah, Al Kuwait (Capital City), Hawalli and Mubarak Al-Kabeer. Rural governorates include Al Jahrah and Al Ahmadi.