TABLE 1.

Comparison of swab (all surfaces), soil, water, and air sample rates of positivity for C. gattii during different months of the year

Month	Amt of sunshine (h)a	Mean maximum daily temp (°C)a	Mean rainfall (mm)a	Relative humidity (%)a,b	No. or % of samples of the indicated type
					Swab		Soil		Water		Airc
					Negative	Positive (%)	Negative	Positive (%)	Negative	Positive (%)	Negative	Positive (%)
Jan.	57	6.2	140	81	50	4.0	51	24	46	6.5	6	33
Feb.	80	8.2	120	73	224	6.3	153	16	6	33	7	0
Mar.	130	11	110	65	173	4.0	106	8.5	15	33	16	0
Apr.	180	14	63	59	148	4.7	85	2.4	10	0	6	33
May	230	18	50	58	293	9.6	117	14	15	27	15	27
June	220	21	45	58	352	6.5	261	12	4	50	54	44
July	290	24	26	53	281	11	190	8.9	8	25	72	28
Aug.	270	24	32	53	467	17	259	5.4	14	36	43	30
Sept.	200	21	39	57	351	3.7	184	6.5	12	25	17	41
Oct.	130	15	97	68	557	6.1	321	5.9	8	13	44	20
Nov.	66	9.1	190	79	101	0	73	22	23	30	15	6.7
Dec.	50	6.1	170	84	138	2.2	39	13	6	33	15	6.7
Total	1,903	14.7d	1,082	66d	3,135	7.7	1,839	9.6	167	22	310	27

^aData are based on climate norms as recorded at the Nanaimo A weather station between 1971 and 2000 (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/).

^bRelative humidity as recorded each day at 1500 h local standard time.

^cAir samples collected systematically between 2002 and 2004.

^dThe mean value is presented.