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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of traffic fatalities, meteorological conditions for Boston, MA (2002–2015) during the warm season. p indicates percentile

From: The risks of warm nights and wet days in the context of climate change: assessing road safety outcomes in Boston, USA and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

Boston, MA

Total Fatalities

146

Daily Mean Fatalities

0.07

Daily Max Temperature [°C]

24.33

Daily Min Temperature [°C]

15.69

Total Hot Days (TMAX ≥ 95thp)

115

Total Warm Days (85thp ≤ TMAX ≤ 95thp)

300

Total Warm Nights (TMIN ≤ 95thp)

119

Mean Daily Precipitation (all days) [mm]

3.05

Mean Daily Precipitation (days with any rain) [mm]

9.04

Total Wet Days (> 0 mm)

707

Total Very Wet Days (>mean)

419

Total Extremely Wet Days (>mean of rainy days)

236

Population

685,094