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DALLAS - In summer 2024, The City of Dallas with the help of 100 volunteers, collected data to map where people are most likely to be at risk during extreme heat events. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) mapping campaign addresses extreme heat, the number one weather-related cause of death in the U.S. for the last three decades. Volunteers mounted sensors onto their vehicles to capture data at three different times of the day. They recorded 152,032 measurements, and the maximum differential temperature was 12 F. The highest temperature recorded was 101.4 F.
Urban heat islands — areas with fewer trees and more pavement that absorbs heat — can be up to 20 degrees hotter than nearby neighborhoods with more trees, grass and less black asphalt.
The analysis shared, is from data collected on August 10, 2024, when approximately 100 community members donated their time and recorded ambient temperature and humidity data as they drove twenty-one routes covering 241.8 square miles of the City of Dallas. This effort completed Urban Heat Island (UHI) mapping in Dallas, totaling about 350 square miles.
Community members in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods, which typically have less greenspace, often have greater health concerns and are at greater risk of heat related impacts. The objectives of the study were to identify these areas of our city, develop high resolution maps of air temperature and heat index, and ultimately better understand and address the risks from extreme heat.
The hottest areas include:
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D1, D4 Oak Cliff
- Bishop Arts
- South Oak Cliff/South Dallas
- Glendale Park
- Wynnewood Heights
- D2 Love Field West Residential
- D2 Medical District
- D5 Pleasant Wood
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D6 West Dallas
- Ledbetter gardens
- Westmoreland Heights
- Fredrick Douglas
- Brookhollow PID
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D12 North Dallas
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Old Mill Court
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Near Timberglen Park
- Highlands
- D14 Oak Lawn
- D14 Harwood
- D14 Downtown
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