Table 2.
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.
THI = 0.8×temperature+[(relative humidity×0.01)×(temperature−14.4)]+46.4 (Gaughan et al [16]).
July 26 to August 26 (4 weeks).
August 27 to September 26 (4 weeks).