Table 2 The 46 heat wave definitions (HW01-HW45, and HWCMA) and the sum of Q-AIC values from all group-specific mortality for different heat wave definitions in hot season (May–September) in Wuhan, China during 2003–2010
Temperature indicator | Temperature threshold | Definitions and Q-AIC values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration ≥ 2 days | Duration ≥ 3 days | Duration ≥ 4 days | ||
Mean temperature | P90.0 (29.8 °C) | HW01 (27760.40) | HW02 (27762.54) | HW03 (27767.14) |
P92.5 (30.7 °C) | HW04 (27759.36) | HW05 (27770.44) | HW06 (27753.90) | |
P95.0 (31.7 °C) | HW07 (27755.96) | HW08 (27757.35) | HW09 (27737.22) | |
P97.5 (32.6 °C) | HW10 (27707.33) | HW11 (27672.28) | HW12 (27684.47) | |
P99.0 (33.3 °C) | HW13 (27666.18) | HW14 (27627.63) | HW15 (27650.23) | |
Maximum temperature | P90.0 (34.2 °C) | HW16 (27749.33) | HW17 (27742.48) | HW18 (27758.81) |
P92.5 (35.2 °C) | HW19 (27750.06) | HW20 (27744.90) | HW21 (27724.81) | |
P95.0 (35.9 °C) | HW22 (27743.21) | HW23 (27736.82) | HW24 (27705.14) | |
P97.5 (36.7 °C) | HW25 (27750.16) | HW26 (27724.53) | HW27 (27678.12) | |
P99.0 (37.4 °C) | HW28 (27690.82) | HW29 (27658.92) | HW30 (27685.73) | |
35 °C | HWCMA (27726.94) | |||
Minimum temperature | P90.0 (26.5 °C) | HW31 (27775.58) | HW32 (27778.37) | HW33 (27768.97) |
P92.5 (27.3 °C) | HW34 (27785.54) | HW35 (27780.29) | HW36 (27774.44) | |
P95.0 (28.3 °C) | HW37 (27755.26) | HW38 (27739.75) | HW39 (27735.15) | |
P97.5 (29.3 °C) | HW40 (27714.22) | HW41 (27689.72) | HW42 (27696.01) | |
P99.0 (30.2 °C) | HW43 (27641.87) | HW44 (27653.93) | HW45 (27653.93) | |