Table 3.
Meteorological variables (mean, min, and max) during the study period according to environmental index (InComfort, InCI).
| Meteorological variables | Classes of InCI † | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy days (n = 8) | Cloudy days (n = 24) | Hot days (n = 83) | Very hot days (n = 23) | |
| Air temperature,°C | 23.80 (18.0–37.5) | 24.5 (14.0–37.7) | 26.0 (15.7–38.5) | 28.0 (18.0–41.0) |
| *Black globe temperature,°C | 27.5 (16.8–48.2) | 26.0 (12.3–48.3) | 28.8 (14.5–53.5) | 31.5 (16.8–55.0) |
| Relative humidity, % | 80.0 (35–100) | 75.5 (23.0–97.0) | 70.0 (21.0–98.0) | 66.0 (25.0–98) |
| Solar irradiance, W m−2 | 265.75 (0–1100) | 264.60 (0–1090) | 488 (0–1199) | 635 (0–1250) |
| Daily precipitation, mm d−1 | 43 (21–106) | 2.12 (0–14) | 1.76 (0–18) | 2.05 (0–4.5) |
| Wind speed, m s−1 | 2.0 (0–15) | 3.0 (0–14) | 3.0 (0–15) | 3.0 (0–10) |
| Water temperature,°C | 25 (23–30) | 26 (22.8–28) | 28 (23–30) | 29 (22.9–31) |
*Black globe temperature taken in the shade; †Rainy days (0 ≤ InCI ≥ 1, and precipitation rate above 20 mm d−1); cloudy days (0 ≤ InCI ≥ 0.4); hot days (0.4 ≤ InCI ≥ 0.6); very hot days (0.6 ≤ InCI ≥ 1).