Table 3 Average temperature profile on days with hyperthermia ED visit (case day) compared with control days by us climate regions
Case day | Control day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Climate region | Average maximum temperature | Average maximum Heat Index | % of days indicated as ‘extremely hot’ by SSC | Average maximum temperature | Average maximum Heat Index | % of days indicated as ‘extremely hot’ by SSC |
Central | 88.5 | 93.3 | 37 | 83.6 | 88.7 | 17 |
East North Central | 85.4 | 89.8 | 39 | 78.8 | 84.4 | 11 |
Northeast | 87.4 | 90.6 | 43 | 80.6 | 85.4 | 12 |
Northwest | 81.9 | 81.2 | 43 | 71.4 | 79.3 | 13 |
South | 93.4 | 97.0 | 38 | 91.3 | 95.2 | 29 |
Southeast | 90.4 | 95.1 | 32 | 87.7 | 92.4 | 19 |
Southwest | 90.6 | 84.6 | 70 | 89.0 | 84.1 | 66 |
West | 87.2 | 81.8 | 46 | 82.3 | 80.7 | 30 |
West North Central | 89.8 | 93.4 | 39 | 83.6 | 86.1 | 17 |