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. 2020 Oct 19;8:e10113. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10113

Table 2. Summary of monthly numbers of human brucellosis cases and meteorological factors in Shaanbei upland plateau and the Guanzhong basin in Shaanxi Province, China, 2005–2018.

Variables Min P5 P25 P50 P75 P95 Max Mean ± SD
Shaanbei upland plateau Number of cases 9.00 18.00 29.25 44.50 68.00 121.00 164.00 53.07 ± 31.70
Mean air temperature (°C) −10.86 −6.51 0.74 11.39 19.64 23.64 25.00 9.90 ± 10.40
Mean relative humidity (%) 28.88 34.54 46.71 54.74 65.96 74.24 79.36 55.53 ± 12.34
Rainfall (mm) 0.00 0.35 6.89 22.30 60.35 124.67 301.60 40.78 ± 45.41
Evaporation (mm) 25.39 35.16 65.32 119.17 174.18 224.96 258.29 122.86 ± 62.57
Sunshine duration (h) 106.44 139.14 190.46 219.22 244.82 279.98 292.00 215.87 ± 40.87
Guanzhong basin Number of cases 0.00 1.00 7.00 15.00 30.75 57.55 111.00 21.16 ± 19.92
Mean air temperature (°C) −5.51 −2.07 3.92 13.23 21.08 24.64 26.55 12.10 ± 19.92
Mean relative humidity (%) 39.37 46.77 57.43 64.48 73.08 82.15 86.34 65.16 ± 10.51
Rainfall (mm) 0.03 1.19 10.27 36.98 80.56 137.75 297.17 50.79 ± 48.77
Evaporation (mm) 27.33 36.72 57.32 94.73 140.94 189.66 269.21 101.97 ± 49.46
Sunshine duration (h) 48.11 90.09 138.38 170.67 204.59 249.34 285.13 171.90 ± 45.81

Notes.

Min
minimum of the variable
P5
the 5th percentile of the variable
P25
the 25th percentile of the variable
P50
the 50th percentile of the variable
P75
the 75th percentile of the variable
P95
the 95th percentile of the variable
Max
maximum of the variable
SD
standard deviation