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Projected changes in the annual number of hot days

Projected changes in the annual number of hot days (maximum temperature 25°C or above) and cold nights (minimum temperature 0°C or below) by the end of the 21st century, for the ensemble-mean of 6 climate models under the highest CO2 concentration scenario RCP8.5 from the IPCC 5th Assessment.