Urban Heat Island Magnitude Impacts on Raw Mortality in Three Midwestern US Cities

Three urban areas in the Midwestern United States were studied for five years (2013-2008) to determine whether the urban heat island (UHI) temperature magnitude or the temperature differences between selected urban and rural stations had an impact on raw mortality within the urban areas of Omaha, Nebraska; Des Monies, Iowa; and Dayton, Ohio. The author ot this study was curious to determine if mesoscale connections of temperature had a connection with death rates. Monthly mean UHI temperatures for these cities were compared to raw death counts to determine a correlation of these two independent variables. Results were reported and are discussed with surprising results.