Table 1 Diurnal and seasonal variation in LST disparities (ΔLSTD−A), defined as the difference between historically redlined (D-graded) and non-redlined (A-graded) neighborhoods (LSTD − LSTA) in Los Angeles

From: Contemporary income inequality outweighs historic redlining in shaping intra-urban heat disparities in Los Angeles

 

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Past Midnight

−0.26 ± 0.84 °C

0.42 ± 0.58 °C

0.74 ± 0.34 °C

0.33 ± 0.59 °C

Morning

1.27 ± 1.38 °C

1.90 ± 1.38 °C

2.43 ± 1.04 °C

1.04 ± 1.08 °C

Afternoon

2.23 ± 1.01 °C

3.87 ± 0.81 °C

4.18 ± 0.70 °C

2.41 ± 1.11 °C

Late Evening

0.15 ± 0.59 °C

1.05 ± 0.71 °C

1.30 ± 0.53 °C

0.52 ± 0.77 °C

  1. Values represent the mean temperature difference  ± standard deviation across different times of day and seasons, with the greatest disparities observed during summer afternoons.
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