diff --git a/scoring.py b/scoring.py
index 141e1ce..64745f4 100644
--- a/scoring.py
+++ b/scoring.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ MIN_SLICE_SAMPLES = 300   # recent-slice floor (~540 expected per 6-yr season)
 MIN_WET_DAYS = 30         # recent wet-day floor for the precip amount component
 SATURATION = 15.0         # mean |divergence| (pct points) that maps to score 100
 
+# A day whose peak wet bulb reaches this counts as a heat-stress ("wet-bulb") day
+# rather than a normal one — 26 °C is the onset of serious heat stress for
+# sustained exertion. Reported as a recent-vs-baseline share alongside the score.
+WETBULB_STRESS_F = 78.8   # 26 °C
+
 METRIC_LABELS = {
     "tmax": "High temp", "tmin": "Low temp", "feels": "Feels like",
     "humid": "Humidity", "wetbulb": "Wet bulb", "wind": "Wind",
@@ -187,14 +192,30 @@ def _metric_entry(metric: str, base: np.ndarray, rec: np.ndarray) -> dict:
     }
     if "freq" in div:
         entry["freq"] = div["freq"]
+    if metric == "wetbulb":
+        # How often the peak wet bulb reaches heat-stress levels — a "wet-bulb day"
+        # vs a normal one — recent share vs the full record.
+        entry["freq"] = _stress_freq(base, rec, WETBULB_STRESS_F)
     return entry
 
 
+def _stress_freq(base: np.ndarray, rec: np.ndarray, thr: float) -> dict:
+    """Share of days at or above ``thr`` — recent vs baseline, in percentage
+    points. The rest of the days are 'normal'."""
+    f6 = float(np.mean(rec >= thr)) * 100.0
+    f45 = float(np.mean(base >= thr)) * 100.0
+    return {"f6": round(f6, 1), "f45": round(f45, 1),
+            "d": round(f6 - f45, 1), "threshold_f": thr}
+
+
 def _overall(entries: dict) -> dict | None:
     """Weighted roll-up of the present metrics in one slice. Weights renormalize
     over whatever is present (a metric missing for the source drops out cleanly).
-    The headline bias comes only from the temperature-direction metrics so the
-    overall reads 'warmer / cooler' rather than being muddied by wind/precip."""
+
+    The total reads as a direction-agnostic NET CHANGE: it is colored by magnitude
+    on the intensity ramp and labeled by tier alone, not 'warmer/cooler' — the
+    per-metric cards still carry direction. A signed ``bias`` (from the
+    temperature-direction metrics) stays in the payload for reference."""
     present = [e for e in entries.values() if e.get("score") is not None]
     if not present:
         return None
@@ -204,11 +225,9 @@ def _overall(entries: dict) -> dict | None:
     bias = (sum(e["weight"] * e["bias"] for e in dirs) / sum(e["weight"] for e in dirs)
             if dirs else 0.0)
     score = score_of(mad)
-    tier, css = tier_of(score, bias)
-    direction = "warmer" if bias >= 0 else "cooler"
+    tier, css = tier_of(score, 1.0)   # magnitude only — net change, not a direction
     return {"score": score, "mad": round(mad, 1), "bias": round(bias, 1),
-            "tier": tier, "class": css, "direction": direction,
-            "grade": tier if score < 15 else f"{tier} — {direction}"}
+            "tier": tier, "class": css, "grade": tier, "descriptor": "net change"}
 
 
 def build_scores(history: pl.DataFrame) -> dict:
@@ -240,5 +259,6 @@ def build_scores(history: pl.DataFrame) -> dict:
         "n_recent": int(recent.height),
         "n_baseline": int(history.height),
         "baseline_overlaps_recent": True,
+        "wetbulb_stress_f": WETBULB_STRESS_F,
         "slices": slices,
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_scoring.py b/tests/test_scoring.py
index 1cd5453..e4a6fb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_scoring.py
+++ b/tests/test_scoring.py
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ def test_warming_shift_scores_up_and_warmer():
     assert m["direction"] == "warmer"
     assert "warmer" in m["grade"]
     assert all(q["d"] > 0 for q in m["per_q"])         # every category shifted up
-    # The overall headline follows the temperature drift.
-    assert hot["slices"]["annual"]["overall"]["direction"] == "warmer"
+    # The overall total is a direction-agnostic net change — no warmer/cooler word.
+    ov = hot["slices"]["annual"]["overall"]
+    assert ov["descriptor"] == "net change"
+    assert "—" not in ov["grade"] and "warmer" not in ov["grade"]
+    assert ov["score"] > 0 and "direction" not in ov
 
 
 def test_cooling_shift_reads_cooler():
@@ -139,6 +142,24 @@ def test_precip_frequency_shift():
     assert m["bias"] > 0
 
 
+# --- wet-bulb heat-stress-day frequency ---------------------------------------
+
+def test_wetbulb_stress_frequency_present():
+    out = scoring.build_scores(make_frame())
+    assert out["wetbulb_stress_f"] == scoring.WETBULB_STRESS_F
+    freq = out["slices"]["annual"]["metrics"]["wetbulb"]["freq"]
+    assert freq["threshold_f"] == scoring.WETBULB_STRESS_F
+    assert 0 <= freq["f6"] <= 100 and 0 <= freq["f45"] <= 100
+    assert freq["d"] == pytest.approx(freq["f6"] - freq["f45"], abs=0.05)
+
+
+def test_wetbulb_stress_frequency_rises_with_heat():
+    # A large recent wet-bulb shift pushes summer days over the stress threshold.
+    out = scoring.build_scores(shift_metric(make_frame(), "wetbulb", 30.0))
+    freq = out["slices"]["annual"]["metrics"]["wetbulb"]["freq"]
+    assert freq["f6"] > freq["f45"] and freq["d"] > 0
+
+
 # --- missing metric / weight renormalization ----------------------------------
 
 def test_missing_gust_column_nulls_out_but_overall_survives():
diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
index bba612d..39a64a9 100644
--- a/views.py
+++ b/views.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def forecast_key(today, days: int) -> str:
 # is the plain `history_token` (expires when the archive tail advances). The key
 # just carries the scoring-math version, so a math change invalidates only score
 # rows without disturbing any other kind.
-SCORE_VER = "s1"
+SCORE_VER = "s2"
 
 
 def score_key() -> str: