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Observed changes in warm spells indices 1976-2009 (in days per decade)

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Topics: Climate change adaptation

Warm spell duration index is defined as a period of six consecutive days with the mean daily temperature exceeding 90th percentile of the baseline temperature (average daily temperature the 1961-1990 period).

https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/changes-in-duration-of-warm-spells-in-summer-across-europe-in-the-period-1976-2006-in-days-per-decade-2/observed-changes-in-warm-spells.png/image_large

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Owners:: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Processors:: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)
Figure type:: Map

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The circle size depicts the magnitude of change per decade.
Geographical coverage note: Europe

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12 Nov 2009 - Changes in duration of warm spells in summer across Europe, in the period 1976-2006 (in days per decade)

12 Nov 2009 - Changes in duration of heat waves in Europe, in the period 1976-1999 (both in days per decade)

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom