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WEATHER STATION: &nbsp; Facility where scientific studies are conducted and atmospheric phenomena are observed for the purpose of making weatherforecasts. Information gathered by weather stations and satellites is collated by computers at central departments and mathematical models.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
HEAT WAVE: &nbsp; Indicator that represents the number of days, at intervals of at least 6 consecutive days, which daily maximum temperature is 5 °C higher than the average daily value in the reference period.

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Number of Heat Waves

Characteristic	Description
Name	Number of Heat Waves by Geographic localization (weather station); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere
First available period	2017
Last available period	2023
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (weather station)
Concepts	WEATHER STATION: Facility where scientific studies are conducted and atmospheric phenomena are observed for the purpose of making weatherforecasts. Information gathered by weather stations and satellites is collated by computers at central departments and mathematical models. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). HEAT WAVE: Indicator that represents the number of days, at intervals of at least 6 consecutive days, which daily maximum temperature is 5 °C higher than the average daily value in the reference period.
Definition	Number of heat waves registered.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	22/09/2023