Table 2 Projected mean WBT and days exceeding historic maximum (26.0 °C) and the referent temperature (6.7 °C) in each projected 5-year period.
Projected year range | RCP 4.5 | RCP 8.5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean daily WBT (°C) (IQR) | # Days above 26.0 °C | # Days above 6.7 °C | Mean daily WBT (°C) (IQR) | # Days above 26.0 °C | # Days above 6.7 °C | |
2025–2029 | 14.5 (8.7–21.2) | 0 | 1525 | 14.5 (8.8–21.1) | 0 | 1550 |
2030–2034 | 14.5 (8.7–21.1) | 0 | 1526 | 14.4 (8.9–21.1) | 0 | 1543 |
2035–2039 | 14.3 (8.3–21.3) | 0 | 1490 | 14.6 (8.5–21.6) | 0 | 1515 |
2040–2044 | 14.4 (8.3–21.3) | 0 | 1496 | 14.9 (8.9–21.5) | 0 | 1572 |
2045–2049 | 14.6 (8.5–21.6) | 0 | 1527 | 15.2 (9.6–21.9) | 0 | 1586 |
2050–2054 | 14.6 (8.6–21.6) | 0 | 1536 | 15.3 (9.3–22.1) | 0 | 1591 |
2055–2059 | 14.9 (9.1–22.0) | 0 | 1565 | 15.7 (10.1–22.6) | 4 | 1624 |
2060–2064 | 15.1 (9.0–21.9) | 0 | 1565 | 15.7 (9.9–22.6) | 5 | 1620 |
2065–2069 | 15.0 (9.1–21.7) | 0 | 1564 | 15.9 (9.5–22.7) | 8 | 1642 |
2070–2074 | 14.9 (8.8–22.0) | 0 | 1576 | 16.0 (10.2–22.7) | 7 | 1664 |
2075–2079 | 14.9 (8.6–22.2) | 0 | 1516 | 16.5 (10.6–23.2) | 23 | 1703 |
2080–2084 | 15.3 (9.2–22.4) | 0 | 1594 | 16.5 (10.7–23.3) | 46 | 1687 |
2085–2089 | 15.3 (9.3–22.2) | 0 | 1576 | 16.8 (10.7–23.8) | 69 | 1665 |
