Heat wave: Number of days when, for some consecutive days, the temperature is greater than a certain threshold, keeping in view the climatology of the station.
The number of days counted as heat wave days when, for at least 6 consecutive days, the Tmax ≥ 90th percentile of the temperature records in a year
Severe Heat Wave=Five consecutive Days with Daily Maximum Temperature ≥ 40°C
Moderate Heat Wave= Five consecutive Days with Daily Maximum Temperature ≥ 35°C and <40°C
Mild Heat Wave= Five consecutive Days with Daily Maximum Temperature ≥ 30°C and <35°C
Baseline value
1980
Unit of measurement
Number of days
Data source
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
Climate Research Unit (CRU)
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