Environmental Temperature and Thermal Indices: What Is the Most Effective Predictor of Heat-Related Mortality in Different Geographical Contexts?
Table 3
Correlation analyses between daily average, minimum, and maximum UTCI versus direct thermal indices and air temperature indicators in urban and suburban areas of Florence and Livorno during the warmest period of the year (May–October) from 2006 to 2008.
Daily thermal indices and air temperature indicators
Inland plain city: Florence
Coastal plain city: Livorno
Mean values from all stations
Urban (missing data = 0%)
Suburban (missing data = 0.4%)
Urban (missing data = 0%)
Suburban (missing data = 0%)
Slope; (%)
Slope; (%)
Slope; (%)
Slope; (%)
Slope; (%)
Average
ATsun
1.193; 96.22
1.121; 96.85
1.284; 96.41
1.114; 96.51
1.178; 96.50
ATsha
1.029; 96.27
0.971; 96.76
1.073; 96.10
0.926; 96.71
1.000; 96.46
ATind
0.949; 95.00
0.891; 94.61
1.008; 94.80
0.821; 88.95
0.917; 93.34
0.865; 96.07
0.796; 94.82
0.827; 94.62
0.562; 87.24
0.763; 93.19
Minimum
ATsun
1.280; 97.32
1.160; 95.26
1.293; 97.43
0.992; 96.21
1.192; 96.56
ATsha
1.113; 97.41
1.014; 94.82
1.138; 97.99
0.848; 96.46
1.028; 96.67
ATind
1.038; 96.07
0.935; 90.50
1.070; 96.11
0.711; 83.53
0.939; 91.55
0.866; 93.50
0.764; 87.95
0.854; 92.60
0.502; 79.27
0.747; 88.33
Maximum
ATsun
1.110; 93.61
1.050; 94.03
1.263; 91.80
1.176; 89.51
1.150; 92.24
ATsha
0.951; 91.06
0.909; 92.49
0.960; 85.96
0.869; 83.11
0.922; 88.16
ATind
0.863; 89.77
0.830; 90.59
0.891; 84.15
0.792; 76.15
0.844; 85.17
0.881; 93.58
0.824; 93.59
0.801; 87.70
0.549; 76.63
0.764; 87.88
UTCI: Universal Thermal Climate Index; ATsun: apparent temperature assessed outdoors also taking into consideration the solar radiation contribution; ATsha: apparent temperature assessed outdoors in the shade; ATind: apparent temperature assessed in indoor conditions; : environmental temperature.