METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The final ranking of the 107 provincial capital municipalities is the result of the average of the scores obtained by the different cities in the 10 climate indicators taken into consideration, validated by the 3Bmeteo team of meteorologists. For each parameter, the average daily, annual or ten-year value recorded in each city was calculated, starting from the meteorological data collected for six-hourly bands over the period 2011-2021. Thus, for each ranking, one thousand points were awarded to the city with the best value. The score decreases, depending on the distance from the first place, up to zero attributed to the last position. Some indicators are considered positive (the higher the value the better the city’s performance) others negative (the lower the value the better). The data that unites several urban centers (Pesaro and Urbino, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Massa Carrara, Forlì Cesena) are the result of the average of the values referring to the individual cities.
– In heat waves, several consecutive days of heat are considered as multiples of three (e.g. 30 consecutive days are considered as 10 waves)
– For relative humidity, the average daily data was calculated first, then the days outside the climate comfort parameters
– The perceived temperature also takes into account humidity and wind
– A penalty coefficient was applied to the rainfall indicator based on the Spi drought index calculated on the average rainfall 2013-2023
Life quality: project curated by Michela Fizio and Marta Casadei
Data processing: edited by Andrea Gianotti and Marco Guerra from the studies and analysis office of Il Sole 24 Ore
Lab24 Coordination: Luca Salvioli
Design director: Laura Cattaneo
Design: Alice Calvi, Luca Galimberti
Development: Marina Caporlingue, Renato Zitti Pozzi
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2024-03-25 21:40:38