How comfortable will you be outside in the future?
Set a temperature range within which you can imagine completing outdoor tasks and activities comfortably and run a simulation to see how many of those days may occur in the future. Change the emissions scenario and see how the number of days differs in two possible futures. Note: temperatures are shown as daily averages.
If you are unfamiliar with wet-bulb temperature, click “Wet Bulb Temperature Table” at the bottom of the page to find the correct entry based on temperature and humidity.
Select the lowest temperature you would feel comfortable doing outdoor activities in
Select the highest temperature you would feel comfortable doing outdoor activities in
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You can estimate values of wet-bulb temperature using temperature and humidity.
Four different heat-stress categories provided by NOAA National Weather Service are indicated at the bottom of the plot.