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. 2022 Nov 23;17(11):e0263803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263803

Table 3. Summary of absolute, mean degree-based annual indices of heat (1991–2018).

Full Year Heat Season (May—September)
Temperature Heat Index WBGT Temperature Heat Index WBGT
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Installation (°F /°C) (°F /°C) (°F /°C) (°F /°C) (°F /°C) (°F /°C)
Fort Bliss, TX 65.67 (0.87) 63.3 (0.83) 56.23 (0.78) 80.48 (1.21) 78.46 (1.04) 67.96 (0.81)
18.7 (0.48) 17.39 (0.46) 13.46 (0.43) 26.93 (0.67) 25.81 (0.58) 19.98 (0.45)
Fort Benning, GA 66.3 (1.08) 67.02 (1.18) 63.71 (1) 79.64 (1.39) 82.53 (1.69) 76.43 (0.96)
19.05 (0.6) 19.45 (0.66) 17.61 (0.55) 26.47 (0.77) 28.07 (0.94) 24.68 (0.53)
Fort Bragg, NC 62.52 (1.19) 62.85 (1.24) 60.19 (1) 77.14 (1.71) 79.27 (1.91) 74.26 (1.2)
16.95 (0.66) 17.14 (0.69) 15.66 (0.56) 25.08 (0.95) 26.26 (1.06) 23.48 (0.67)
Fort Campbell, KY 59.02 (1.31) 59.36 (1.39) 57.15 (1.13) 74.82 (1.6) 76.84 (1.94) 72.64 (1.26)
15.01 (0.73) 15.2 (0.77) 13.97 (0.63) 23.79 (0.89) 24.91 (1.08) 22.58 (0.7)
Fort Hood, TX 69.41 (1.27) 69.66 (1.15) 64.55 (0.84) 83.7 (1.91) 85.58 (1.57) 76.84 (0.65)
20.79 (0.71) 20.92 (0.64) 18.08 (0.47) 28.72 (1.06) 29.77 (0.87) 24.91 (0.36)
Fort Jackson, SC 63.59 (1.12) 64.1 (1.2) 61.56 (1) 77.96 (1.63) 80.35 (1.77) 75.3 (1.05)
17.55 (0.62) 17.83 (0.66) 16.42 (0.56) 25.53 (0.91) 26.86 (0.99) 24.05 (0.59)
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 56.51 (1.51) 56.58 (1.49) 54.53 (1.19) 73.28 (1.88) 74.69 (2.02) 70.81 (1.34)
13.62 (0.84) 13.66 (0.83) 12.52 (0.66) 22.93 (1.05) 23.72 (1.12) 21.56 (0.74)
Fort Polk, LA 67.11 (1) 68.25 (1.04) 64.91 (0.89) 79.81 (1.65) 83.2 (1.66) 77.1 (0.84)
19.51 (0.56) 20.14 (0.58) 18.28 (0.5) 26.56 (0.92) 28.45 (0.92) 25.05 (0.47)
Fort Riley, KS 55.93 (1.82) 55.59 (1.7) 52.68 (1.28) 74.85 (2.27) 75.5 (2.11) 70.19 (1.22)
13.29 (1.01) 13.11 (0.94) 11.49 (0.71) 23.8 (1.26) 24.16 (1.17) 21.22 (0.68)
Fort Stewart, GA 67.82 (0.95) 69.04 (1.11) 65.84 (1.01) 79.7 (1.01) 83.25 (1.36) 77.29 (0.83)
19.9 (0.53) 20.58 (0.62) 18.8 (0.56) 26.5 (0.56) 28.47 (0.75) 25.16 (0.46)

Shaded cells indicate a positive linear regression slope at α = 0.05, i.e. a warming trend.