Date, duration, mean average and maximum temperature, and estimated change in number of deaths (95% CI) for individual hot day periods of five days or longer (“heatwaves”)
| Hot day period (day/month/year) | Number of days | % Change in number of deaths (95% CI) associated with period | Mean average temperature during period (°C) | Mean maximum temperature during period (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/6/76–7/7/76 | 15 | 30.69 (25.81 to 35.77) | 25.10 | 31.29 |
| 2/6/82–7/6/82 | 6 | 0.03 (−6.57 to 7.10) | 22.14 | 26.43 |
| 4/7/83–18/7/83 | 15 | 11.28 (6.71 to 16.05) | 23.29 | 28.66 |
| 26/7/83–31/7/83 | 6 | 4.46 (−2.50 to 11.90) | 23.04 | 28.38 |
| 27/6/86–2/7/86 | 6 | 3.45 (−3.56 to 10.96) | 22.14 | 27.98 |
| 20/7/89–27/7/89 | 8 | 10.96 (4.59 to 17.72) | 24.23 | 29.30 |
| 31/7/90–5/8/90 | 6 | 16.82 (9.16 to 25.01) | 25.14 | 30.52 |
| 23/8/90–28/8/90 | 6 | 5.39 (−1.97 to 13.30) | 22.55 | 26.82 |
| 21/7/94–26/7/94 | 6 | −0.19 (−7.31 to 7.48) | 22.44 | 26.83 |
| 25/7/95–4/8/95 | 11 | 7.13 (1.67 to 12.89) | 23.56 | 28.09 |
| 15/8/95–22/8/95 | 8 | −3.03 (−9.15 to 3.51) | 23.23 | 28.44 |