Table 2 Diurnal and seasonal variation in LST disparities (ΔLSTHOLC,income), defined as difference between D-graded and low-income neighborhoods versus A-graded and high-income neighborhoods (LSTD,Low − LSTA,High) is shown

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

 

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Past Midnight

−0.63 ± 1.00 °C

0.47 ± 0.79 °C

1.10 ± 0.42 °C

0.33 ± 0.81 °C

Morning

1.49 ± 1.86 °C

2.75 ± 1.96 °C

3.42 ± 1.22 °C

1.61 ± 1.54 °C

Afternoon

2.90 ± 1.38 °C

5.42 ± 0.98 °C

5.80 ± 0.73 °C

3.31 ± 1.43 °C

Late Evening

−0.01 ± 0.75 °C

1.43 ± 1.06 °C

2.09 ± 0.66 °C

0.74 ± 0.91 °C

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