Table 1 Characteristics of the heat wave, by health region (HR)
From: Health impacts of the July 2010 heat wave in Québec, Canada
HR | Date of start | Total duration (days) | Maximum temperatures | Minimum temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thresholds (°C) | Highest | Thresholds (°C) | Highest | |||||
°C | Number of days after the start | °C | Number of days after the start | |||||
Capitale-Nationale | 05/07 | 5 | 31.0 | 33.4 | 2 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 1 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | 05/07 | 5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 2 | 16.0 | 21.2 | 3 |
Estrie | 05/07 | 5 | 31.0 | 33.3 | 3 | 18.0 | 22.2 | 3 |
Lanaudière | 05/07 | 5 | 33.0 | 34.8 | 3 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 2 |
Laval | 05/07 | 4 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 1 |
Montérégie | 05/07 | 4 | 33.0 | 34.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 1 |
Montréal | 05/07 | 4 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 1 |
Outaouais | 04/07 | 5 | 31.0 | 34.3 | 4 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 2 |