Table 2.
Ambient temperature (Ta), relative humidity (RH) and calculated temperature-humidity index (THI) registered every hour and expressed as a weekly average)
| Week | Mean Ta (°C) | Min Ta (°C) | Max Ta (°C) | Mean RH (%) | Min RH (%) | Max RH (%) | Mean THI1 | Min THI | Max THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33.10±1.6 | 21.40±2.0 | 41.10±1.0 | 48.20±8.8 | 16.00±12.0 | 92.00±10.9 | 82.20±8.3 | 64.50±2.6 | 104.20±4.3 |
| 2 | 31.80±1.4 | 20.89±1.0 | 39.51±1.3 | 49.60±3.4 | 24.29±7.9 | 92.43±3.0 | 80.80±2.8 | 64.89±0.7 | 101.62±2.7 |
| 3 | 31.28±1.2 | 21.50±0.9 | 39.26±0.7 | 51.48±7.4 | 27.89±3.6 | 79.29±17.3 | 80.42±6.9 | 65.79±0.7 | 97.91±4.9 |
| 4 | 29.90±1.5 | 23.10±0.9 | 37.14±0.8 | 69.14±7.7 | 41.34±10.1 | 93.40±5.0 | 81.33±6.6 | 68.71±1.4 | 97.73±1.3 |
| 5 | 31.99±2.0 | 23.93±0.5 | 38.61±0.6 | 58.74±5.9 | 38.10±3.6 | 91.57±5.1 | 82.65±4.6 | 69.41±0.4 | 99.85±1.0 |
| 6 | 32.03±1.9 | 24.81±1.6 | 38.51±1.5 | 59.15±7.2 | 35.81±4.9 | 84.43±6.5 | 82.77±6.1 | 70.23±2.2 | 97.96±3.3 |
| 7 | 33.14±0.9 | 23.69±1.4 | 39.06±1.6 | 51.49±5.1 | 32.60±3.9 | 87.31±3.8 | 82.89±4.9 | 68.61±1.8 | 99.57±3.2 |
| 8 | 30.16±1.6 | 23.84±0.9 | 37.44±1.8 | 60.76±9.9 | 36.73±3.7 | 87.36±2.8 | 81.52±0.8 | 69.18±0.8 | 96.86±3.3 |
| 9 | 30.24±1.3 | 24.57±1.1 | 36.69±1.3 | 65.19±6.5 | 40.87±5.8 | 88.74±1.8 | 81.22±5.5 | 70.46±1.2 | 95.89±2.2 |
| 10 | 29.76±1.9 | 20.93±1.1 | 30.83±2.2 | 65.18±7.8 | 35.87±5.5 | 77.64±1.6 | 80.52±6.4 | 65.69±1.6 | 84.13±3.6 |
| Mean | 31.34±1.3 | 22.86±1.6 | 37.82±2.8 | 57.89±7.4 | 32.95±8.0 | 87.41±5.6 | 81.67±1.0 | 67.74±2.3 | 97.57±5.4 |
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THI = 0.81×ambient temperature+[(relative humidity×(ambient temperature−14.4)]+46.4. THI code (normal THI <74; alert 75 to 79; danger 79 to 84; and emergency >84).