20220801165743001.00051500000005000ISO19115_3dataset20220804ArcGIS Metadata1.0Heat Wave Characteristics in 50 Large U.S. Cities, 1961–2023Lisa BacanskasU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington DC20460bacanskas.lisa@epa.govUS202-343-9758These maps show changes in the number of heat waves per year (frequency); the average length of heat waves in days (duration); the number of days between the first and last heat wave of the year (season length); and how hot the heat waves were, compared with the local temperature threshold for defining a heat wave (intensity). These data were analyzed from 1961 to 2023 for 50 large metropolitan areas. The size of each circle indicates the rate of change per decade. Solid-color circles represent cities where the trend was statistically significant. For more information: www.epa.gov/climate-indicatorsThis indicator describes trends in multi-day extreme heat events across the United States.EPAClimateHealthWeatherHeat WavesUrbanCitiesHeatIndicatorClimateHealthWeatherHeat WavesUrbanCitiesHeatIndicatorNone. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currency and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcPRO 3.3EPA Place Names2015-01-31https://ofmpub.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/termreg/searchandretrieve/taxonomies/search.do?search=&searchString=&taxonomyName=WBT%20-%20Geographic%20LocationsWeb Taxonomy - Geographic LocationsUnited StatesFederal Program Inventory2013-09-16https://www.performance.gov/federalprograminventoryFederal Program Inventory020:072EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus2007-11-02https://www.epa.gov/geospatial/epa-metadata-technical-specificationEPA Metadata Technical SpecificationAirClimateLisa BacanskasU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington DC20460bacanskas.lisa@epa.govUS202-343-9758[From Metadata Record] Lisa BacanskasLisa BacanskasU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington DC20460bacanskas.lisa@epa.govUS202-343-9758[From Metadata Record] Lisa Bacanskas[From 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