Climate change increases extreme heat days

The map shows the number of extreme heat days in the 12 months up to May 2024.
The size of the spike indicates how many were caused by climate change.

The data covers 12 months from May 15, 2023, to May 15, 2024, and uses the Climate Shift Index to show the number of days above the threshold made twice as likely due to climate change
Extreme heat day: Temperatures in the 90th percentile relevant to the local area.
Source: Climate CentralGet the data