Table 1 Descriptives of temperature, extreme temperature episodes (cold spells or heatwaves) and emergency cardiovascular hospitalizations by year

Temperature (°C)

Winter^a T_min

1.1

2.9

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.7

−0.2

1.4

Summer^a T_max

28.9

27.3

27.8

29.0

28.8

27.5

28.9

28.4

Cold spells

Number^b

1 (0–1)

30 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

1 (0–1)

77 (0–2)

135 (0–1)

207 (0–3)

16 (0–1)

Duration^c (days)

3 (3–3)

4 (3–5)

–

3 (3–3)

4 (3–10)

5 (3–6)

6 (3–12)

4 (3–5)

CV hospitalizations^d

1

6

–

16

64

251

410

0

Heatwaves

Number^b

39 (0–2)

20 (0–1)

9 (0–1)

52 (0–1)

6 (0–2)

50 (0–1)

152 (0–2)

22 (0–1)

Duration^c (days)

4 (3–11)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–6)

4 (3–8)

4 (3–7)

3 (3–4)

6 (3–11)

3 (3–3)

CV hospitalizations^d

41

9

24

69

1

19

178

4