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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of traffic fatalities, meteorological conditions for Santo Domingo, DR (2013–2017) during the warm season. p indicates percentile

From: The risks of warm nights and wet days in the context of climate change: assessing road safety outcomes in Boston, USA and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

Santo Domingo, DR

Total Fatalities

1404

Daily Mean Fatalities

1.53

Daily Max Temperature [°C]

32.24

Daily Min Temperature [°C]

24.83

Total Hot Days (TMAX ≥ 95thp)

66

Total Warm Days (85thp ≤ TMAX ≤ 95thp)

104

Total Warm Nights (TMIN ≤ 95thp)

55

Mean Daily Precipitation (all days) [mm]

5.56

Mean Daily Precipitation (days with any rain) [mm]

12.21

Total Wet Days (> 0 mm)

481

Total Very Wet Days (>mean)

302

Total Extremely Wet Days (>mean of rainy days)

218

Population

3,318,000