Table 2 Correlation between meteorological variables and monthly total malaria cases, one month lagged effect in Jimma town, 2000-2009

Maximum temperature P1 *

-0.200

0.029

Minimum temperature P1 *

0.223

0.015

Mean temperature P1 *

0.037

0.689

Rainfall P1 *

0.214

0.020

Relative humidity at 6 am P1 *

-0.045

0.628

Relative humidity at12 am P1 *

0.191

0.038

Relative humidity at 18 pm P1 *

0.180

0.049

Average relative humidity P1 *

0.177

0.054