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. 2016 Sep 9;30(4):505–513. doi: 10.5713/ajas.16.0474

Table 2.

Ambient temperatures, climate temperatures, relative humidity and temperature-humidity index1) in August and September, 2014

Items August2) September3) SE p-value
Ambient temperature (°C)
 Mean 23.23 19.91 0.31 <0.001
 Maximum 27.81 26.32 0.41 0.45
 Minimum 20.23 14.74 0.43 <0.001
Climate temperature (°C)
 Mean 22.73 19.32 0.36 <0.001
 Maximum 32.84 35.84 1.10 0.03
 Minimum 18.62 12.49 0.47 <0.001
Ambient relative humidity (%)
 Mean 81.96 75.61 0.95 <0.001
 Maximum 91.94 59.21 0.40 0.19
 Minimum 65.98 32.22 2.07 <0.001
Climate relative humidity (%)
 Mean 74.58 71.35 1.64 0.78
 Maximum 90.49 87.48 1.42 0.014
 Minimum 55.02 25.45 2.89 <0.001
Ambient THI
 Mean 70.36 64.00 0.51 <0.001
 Maximum 75.77 69.65 0.51 <0.001
 Minimum 66.32 56.67 0.66 <0.001
Climate THI
 Mean 70.61 63.69 0.58 <0.001
 Maximum 80.26 78.72 0.90 0.31
 Minimum 64.34 53.30 0.80 <0.001

THI, temperature-humidity index; SE, standard error.

1)

THI = 0.8×temperature+[(relative humidity×0.01)×(temperature−14.4)]+46.4 (Gaughan et al [16]).

2)

July 26 to August 26 (4 weeks).

3)

August 27 to September 26 (4 weeks).