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. 2020 Jun 22;7:31. doi: 10.1186/s40621-020-00260-3

Table 2.

Associations between weather and shootings in Chicago

Variable % change in shootings 95%CI Confounders adjusted for:
Temperature (High)a
On weekdays 34.0 (28.1, 40.2)*** n/a
On weekends/holidays 41.6 (34.7, 48.9)***
Δ in temperature from historical average 33.8 (29.1, 39.7)*** Prec. Type
Precipitation Type Temperature
Rain −4.4 (−10.4, 1.9)
Snow 0.1 (−9.3, 12.3)
Thunderstorm −2.2 (−9.8, 5.3)
Precipitation Amount b −4.1 (−9.1, 0.2) Prec. Type, Temperature
Humidity (Max)a −0.5 (−3.1, 2.2) Temperature
Wind (Max)a −1.8 (−4.7, 1.2) Prec. Type
Year (Ref = 2012)
2013 −13.0 (−4.4, −20.8)** n/a
2014 2.8 (−6.3, 12.7) n/a
2015 18.7 (8.4, 30.0)*** n/a
2016 73.4 (58.7, 89.6)*** n/a

afor every ten unit increase (°C, %, and km/hr., respectively). bfor every 1 cm

* < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001