What we know about the urban heat island in Prague? Michal Zak,Pavel Zahradnicek, Petr Skalak Czech Hydrometeorological Insitute

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1 What we know about the urban heat island in Prague? Michal Zak,Pavel Zahradnicek, Petr Skalak Czech Hydrometeorological Insitute

2 Overview Basic facts about climate of Prague UHI of Prague basic facts and what has been observed UHI of Prague what happens in the future 2

3 Average annual Altitude temperature of Prague ( ) (envis.praha-mesto.cz) 3

4 prec. total (mm) std. deviation (mm) Average annual Climate temperature of Prague ( ) Average precipitation total month Praha - average standard deviation 4

5 mm Average annual Climate temperature of Prague ( ) Average 10-years trends of precipitation totals month 5

6 Average Average annual annual temperature temperature ( ) ( ) 6

7 Average Average summer summer temperature temperature ( ) ( ) 7

8 Average winter temperature ( ) 8

9 Basic facts about UHI of Prague I Annual average UHI intensity ( ): 2,2 C The peak intensity of UHI in June and July (2,4 C), the lowest in September (1,9 C) The main difference in minimum temperatures The larger UHI intensity during anticyclone situations with prevailing NE-N winds The larger the cloudiness the smaller the UHI 9

10 C 3,5 Intensity of Prague s UHI 3,0 2,5 2,0 1, month

11 Basic facts about UHI of Prague II Due to the city enlargement UHI intesity increases For period of : 0,15 C/10 years for minimum temperatures 0,07 C/10 years for average daily temperatures 0,02 C/10 years for maximum temperatures 11

12 Change Change of average of average daily daily minimum Tmin between temperature between and and

13 UHI UHI of of Prague Prague what what has has been been observed observed 13

14 Trends of tropical days (Tmax>=30 occurence ( ) C) number Prague, Karlov Ruzyně y = y 0,0584x = 0,2142x + 5, ,2647 R² R² = = 0,034 0,

15 Trends of summer days occurence ( ) y = y 0,1911x = 0,4662x + 33, ,145 R² R² = 0,0745 = 0,2725 Prague, Ruzyně Karlov 15

16 Differences of daily maximum temperature ( ) 16

17 Differences of daily minimum temperature ( ) 17

18 Differences of daily average relative humidity Differences of relative humidity ( ) ( ) 18

19 Satellite point of view (from MODIS for period ) 19

20 temperature ( C) What What happens in future (around 2025)? Change UHI intensity of UHI change intensity 0,9 Change of UHI intensity in ,8 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0, month 20

21 number of days What What happens in future (around 2025)? 3 Tropical days I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII month tropical days (centre) tropical days (suburban) 21

22 number of days What What happens in future (around 2025)? 1 Tropical nights 0,5 0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII month tropical nights (centre) tropical nights (suburban) 22

23 number of days What What happens in future (around 2025)? Summer days 0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII month summer days (centre) summer days (suburban) 23

24 number of days What happens in future (around 2025)? Ice days 0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII month ice days (centre) ice days (suburban) 24

25 UHI of Prague will bring more hard days for people living here

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