Table 3.
Pollutant concentration, average rainfall, wind speed, and temperature data of Chennai
| Months | Concentration of pollutants (µg/m3) | Meteorological parameters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | PM10 | NO2 | SO2 | Rainfall (mm/day) | Wind speed (m/s) | Temperature (°C) | |
| Jan-20 | 40.72 ± 21.50 | 64.24 ± 28.99 | 7.03 ± 1.91 | 15.12 ± 4.97 | 0.87 | 2.52 | 24.75 |
| Feb-20 | 24.45 ± 6.02 | 66.52 ± 19.43 | 6.23 ± 3.63 | 11.48 ± 3.62 | 0.01 | 2.91 | 25.98 |
| Mar-20 | 10.99 ± 10.16 | 37.66 ± 36.22 | 7.9 ± 3.78 | 7.32 ± 0.46 | 0.02 | 2.88 | 28.8 |
| Apr-20 | 11.27 ± 5.34 | 114.83 ± 43.38 | 6.83 ± 2.08 | 6.86 ± 0.14 | 1.56 | 3.15 | 30.55 |
| May-20 | 14.32 ± 5.21 | 9.81 ± 45.55 | 7.09 ± 4.12 | 101.88 ± 0.15 | 2.94 | 3.12 | 31.19 |
| Jun-20 | 15.47 ± 6.91 | 46.46 ± 28.30 | 13.84 ± 1.75 | 7.17 ± 0.46 | 2.43 | 3.01 | 30.73 |
| Jul-20 | 15.62 ± 10.36 | 40.68 ± 21.37 | 13.14 ± 2.93 | 5.12 ± 1.46 | 6.28 | 2.88 | 28.47 |
| Aug-20 | 21.14 ± 9.29 | 48.96 ± 15.48 | 12.80 ± 7.74 | 4.22 ± 0.54 | 3.86 | 2.72 | 28.37 |
| Sep-20 | 15.21 ± 4.89 | 40.53 ± 12.06 | 7.26 ± 3.72 | 4.33 ± 0.31 | 5.91 | 2.76 | 27.63 |
| Oct-20 | 31.97 ± 13.21 | 58.30 ± 13.93 | 6.65 ± 3.37 | 3.86 ± 1.84 | 4.85 | 2.31 | 27.43 |
| Nov-20 | 35.63 ± 23.10 | 58.68 ± 23.88 | 8.26 ± 6.81 | 8.85 ± 2.59 | 15.36 | 3.42 | 26.28 |
| Dec-20 | 38.50 ± 16.06 | 84.28 ± 22.78 | 7.49 ± 1.96 | 10.35 ± 1.14 | 6.9 | 3.45 | 24.58 |
| Jan-21 | 41.80 ± 16.57 | 81.46 ± 27.31 | 10.74 ± 1.83 | 8.53 ± 0.41 | 3.74 | 2.77 | 24.63 |
| Feb-21 | 48.29 ± 12.78 | 80.50 ± 19.81 | 17.03 ± 6.51 | 9.28 ± 2.21 | 0.94 | 2.65 | 24.24 |
| Mar-21 | 34.40 ± 13.39 | 69.08 ± 27.54 | 14.71 ± 1.78 | 13.21 ± 16.38 | 0 | 2.22 | 27.55 |