Table 3.
Description of variables available in the heatmetrics database.
| Variable Name (Short) | Variable Name (Long) | Description / Format | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| StCoFIPS | State-county Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Identifier | Unique county identifier: concatenation of two-digit state identifier and three-digit county identifier | N/A |
| Date | Date | Local day in the format YYYYMMDD | N/A |
| Tmin_C | Daily Minimum Ambient Temperature | Lowest 2-meter ambient temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| Tmax_C | Daily Maximum Ambient Temperature | Highest 2-meter ambient temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| Tmean_C | Daily Mean Ambient Temperature | 2-meter ambient temperature averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| TDmin_C | Daily Minimum Dew Point Temperature | Lowest dew point temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| TDmax_C | Daily Maximum Dew Point Temperature | Highest dew point temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| TDmean_C | Daily Mean Dew Point Temperature | Dew point temperature averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| NETmin_C | Daily Minimum Net Effective Temperature | Lowest net effective temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| NETmax_C | Daily Maximum Net Effective Temperature | Highest net effective temperature observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| NETmean_C | Daily Mean Net Effective Temperature | Net effective temperature averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HImin_C | Daily Minimum Heat Index | Lowest heat index observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HImax_C | Daily Maximum Heat Index | Highest heat index observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HImean_C | Daily Mean Heat Index | Heat index averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HXmin_C | Daily Minimum Humidex | Lowest humidex observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HXmax_C | Daily Maximum Humidex | Highest humidex observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| HXmean_C | Daily Mean Humidex | Humidex averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| WBGTmin_C | Daily Minimum Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature | Lowest wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| WBGTmax_C | Daily Maximum Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature | Highest wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| WBGTmean_C | Daily Mean Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature | Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) averaged over hourly observations from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| UTCImin_C | Daily Minimum Universal Thermal Climate Index | Lowest Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| UTCImax_C | Daily Maximum Universal Thermal Climate Index | Highest Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) observed from hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| UTCImean_C | Daily Mean Universal Thermal Climate Index | Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) averaged over hourly data from 00 LST to 23 LST | °C |
| Flag_T | Ambient temperature flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day ambient temperature estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_TD | Dew point temperature flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day dew point temperature estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_NET | Net effective temperature flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day net effective temperature estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_HI | Heat index flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day heat index estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_HX | Humidex flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day humidex estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_WBGT | Wet-bulb globe temperature flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day WBGT estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |
| Flag_UTCI | Universal Thermal Climate Index flag | Indicator of the percent of county population represented by the county-day UTCI estimate. 0: ≥50%, 1: 10–49%, 2: <10%, 3: 0% (NA) | N/A |