Table 2 Temperature distribution and number of days by month and heat wave (years 2005-2007).
From: Susceptibility to heat wave-related mortality: a follow-up study of a cohort of elderly in Rome
| Â | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Heat wave | Heat wave | Heat wave | Heat wave | ||||
| Â | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
min | 14.3 | 28.8 | 17.3 | 31.2 | 24.4 | 32.6 | 20.8 | 32.9 |
max | 27.3 | 33.5 | 32.4 | 38.4 | 34.2 | 39.1 | 34.3 | 39.7 |
20 pct | 18.7 | 29.2 | 20.6 | 33.4 | 27.8 | 34.4 | 26.4 | 34.3 |
50 pct | 21.1 | 29.9 | 26.7 | 34.6 | 29.9 | 35.3 | 28.8 | 35.5 |
90 pct | 25.7 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 38.1 | 33.1 | 38.5 | 32.3 | 39.1 |
n(dd) | 82 | 11 | 68 | 22 | 51 | 42 | 80 | 13 |