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Changes in duration of warm spells in summer across Europe, in the period 1976-2006 (in days per decade)

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Created : Nov 12, 2009 Published : Oct 24, 2008 Last modified : Nov 29, 2012 11:35 AM

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Warm spell is defined as a period of at least six consecutive days where the mean daily temperature exceeds the baseline temperature (average daily temperature the 1961-1990 period) by 5 oC

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