Table 1 Summary statistics of weekly malaria cases and weather conditions in the primary cluster area of Yunnan Province, China, 2005–2010

Temperature (°C)

Maximum

25.0 (3.4)

8.6

22.8

25.8

27.5

31.3

Mean

18.5 (4.3)

5.3

14.8

20.1

22.1

24.9

Minimum

14.3 (5.5)

2.1

9.0

15.4

19.7

21.6

Relative humidity (%)

73.1 (10)

32.6

66.3

75.2

81

91.9

Rainfall (mm)

27.3 (32.2)

0

0.31

16.2

43.9

156.3

Plasmodium parasite

P.v

60.8 (50.3)

5

21

41

96

210

P.f

25.3 (24.6)

0

8

15

34

132