NWS Historical HeatRisk, 2005-2024

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NWS Historical HeatRisk, 2005-2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-03-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E223525V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title NWS Historical HeatRisk, 2005-2024
Summary:  View help for Summary The NWS HeatRisk is an experimental color-numeric-based index that provides a forecast risk of heat-related impacts to occur over a 24-hour period. HeatRisk takes into consideration:

  • How unusual the heat is for the time of the year.
  • The duration of the heat including both daytime and nighttime temperatures.
  • If those temperatures pose an elevated risk of heat-related impacts based on data from the CDC.

This index is supplementary to official NWS heat products and is meant to provide risk guidance for those decision makers and heat-sensitive populations who need to take actions at levels that may be below current NWS heat product levels.

This dataset includes all NWS HeatRisk calculations in tabular format between 2005 and 2024.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms weather data; risk assessment; health
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States of America
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2005 – 2024
Universe:  View help for Universe NWS HeatRisk calculations made at National Centers for Environmental Information station locations in the United States from 2005-2024.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) event/transaction data

Methodology

Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit National Centers for Environmental Information station locations

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V1 [2025-03-20]

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