Eritrea Environmental: Climate Risk
Heat Index
Heat Index data was reported at 28.810 Day in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.980 Day for 2019. Heat Index data is updated yearly, averaging 29.620 Day from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.530 Day in 2017 and a record low of 19.090 Day in 1971. Heat Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eritrea – Table ER.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 28.810 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 28.970 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.850 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 29.860 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.900 Degrees Celsius in 1971 and a record low of 12.850 Degrees Celsius in 2019. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eritrea – Table ER.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 28.970 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at 0.449 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.618 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.226 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.340 NA in 1964 and a record low of -2.382 NA in 1990. Mean Drought Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eritrea – Table ER.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. The SPEI fulfills the requirements of a drought index since its multi-scalar character enables it to be used by different scientific disciplines to detect, monitor, and analyze droughts. Like the sc-PDSI and the SPI, the SPEI can measure drought severity according to its intensity and duration, and can identify the onset and end of drought episodes. The SPEI allows comparison of drought severity through time and space, since it can be calculated over a wide range of climates, as can the SPI.;Global SPEI database (SPEIbase). https://spei.csic.es/database.html;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.449 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |