posted on 2024-10-01, 13:13authored byU.S. Forest Service
<p>Heat Zones map the distribution of potential heat stress for plants and animals, including humans. Heat zones, defined as the number of days per year with maximum daily temperature >= 30 °C (86 °F). Daily maximum temperature values >= 30 °C during the period 1980 - 2009 were tallied annually and are reported as the average annual number of days during a 30-year period.</p><div><br>This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the <a href="https://data.gov">https://data.gov</a> catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources:</div><ul><li> <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/e8ed903192ae4459bf8d0be6de874cb1/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=iso19139 "> ISO-19139 metadata</a></li><li> <a href="https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::climate-change-pressures-heat-zones-mean-days-over-30-degrees-celsius-rcp45-2010-2039 "> ArcGIS Hub Dataset</a></li><li> <a href="https://imagery.geoplatform.gov/iipp/rest/services/Weather_Climate/USFS_EDW_ClimateChange_HeatZones_RCP45_2010_2039/ImageServer "> ArcGIS GeoService</a></li></ul><div> For complete information, please visit <a href="https://data.gov">https://data.gov</a>.</div>