🔥 Did Calgary Get Hotter in the Summer of 2026? A Satellite View of Our City
🛰️ Following pre-processing of satellite time series, I evaluated the Land Surface Temperature (LST) across a random spatial sample of 15,000 valid pixels within city boundaries for the summers of 2025 and 2026.
What the Distribution Statistics Reveal:
🔹 Median Shift: During clear-sky midday hours, Calgary's median land surface temperature rose from 33.5 °C in 2025 to 36.5 °C in 2026. A 3.0°C shift in baseline indicates a substantial intensification of the city's clear-sky thermal regime.
🔹 Shift in the Thermal Core (Mode): In 2025, the most prevalent surface temperature was approximately 35°C. In 2026, the modal peak expanded into the 37–39°C range.
🔹 Percentile Comparison: The 2025 median matched the lower quartile of 2026. This means that 75% of the city’s area in 2026 experienced higher surface temperatures than half of Calgary did a year earlier.
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