Table 2 Selected ET-SCI extremes
No | Index | Definition | Units | Timescale | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TXx | Warmest daily maximum temperature | °C | Annual/Monthly | Agriculture and food security, energy, forestry/GHGs, cryosphere |
2 | TNn | Coldest daily minimum temperature | °C | Annual/Monthly | Agriculture and food security, energy, forestry/GHGs, cryosphere |
3 | DTR | Diurnal temperature range | °C | Annual/Monthly | Forestry/GHGs |
4 | TXge35 | Count of number of days when maximum temperature ≥ 35 °C | days | Annual/Monthly | Health, agriculture and food security, disaster risk reduction, energy, forestry/GHGs |
5 | WSDI | Warm spell duration indicator (Annual number of days contributing to events where 6 or more consecutive days experience maximum temperature > 90th percentile) | days | Annual | Health, agriculture and food security, water resources and food security, coasts, disaster risk reduction, energy, fisheries, forestry/GHGs, cryosphere |
6 | CDD | Consecutive dry days (Maximum number of consecutive dry days (when precipitation < 1.0 mm)) | days | Annual | Health, agriculture and food security, water resources and food security, disaster risk reduction, forestry/GHGs |
7 | CWD | Consecutive wet days (Maximum annual number of consecutive wet days (when precipitation ≥ 1.0 mm)) | days | Annual | Coasts |
8 | R10mm | Count of number of days when precipitation is at least 10mm | days | Annual/Monthly | Coasts |
9 | Rx1Day | Maximum 1-day precipitation | mm | Annual/Monthly | Agriculture and food security, water, coasts, disaster risk reduction, forestry/GHGs |
10 | R99p | Total annual precipitation from very heavy precipitation days (Annual sum of daily precipitation > 99th percentile) | mm | Annual | Coasts |
