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Published in final edited form as: J Infect. 2013 Apr 15;67(2):141–147. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.03.018

Table 2.

Mean values (minimum, maximuml) of climatic parameters in French Guiana, 2006–2010

	Dry Season	Short Rainy Season	Major Rainy Season	p
Monthly Rainfall (in mm)	136.5 (30.2–416.4)	341.9 (135.1– 585.4)	360.3 (168.8– 575.0)	<0.0001
Daily maximal Temperature (in °C)	33.2 (30.6–34.8)	30.6 (29.5– 31.6)	31.4 (30.7– 32.5)	<0.0001
Daily minimal Temperature	22.7 (22.3– 23.2)	22.9 (22.2– 23.8)	23.0 (22.5– 24.0)	<0.01
Daily minimal Relative Humidity (%)	53.7 (45.1– 68.9)	64.9 (58.9– 70.0)	62.6 (55.4– 68.4)	<0.0001
Daily maximal Relative Humidity	97.7 (96.4– 98.5)	96.5 (95.4– 98.2)	97.6 (94.7– 98.7)	<0.001
Daily Specific Humidity (in g/kg)*	16.9 (15.3– 18.2)	17.2 (16.0– 18.3)	17.5 (16.5– 18.8)	<0.01

Dry Season from August to December ; Short Rainy Season from January to March; Major Rainy Season from April to July

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Specific humidity was calculated from daily mean of temperature, relative humidity and surface pressure.