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Table 2 Daily average meteorological values (standard deviation in parentheses) for Cairns, Queensland for both current climate and future climate (MPI ECHAM 5 model) under two emissions scenarios

From: Bionomic response of Aedes aegypti to two future climate change scenarios in far north Queensland, Australia: implications for dengue outbreaks

Climate Scenario

Max T (°C)

Ave T (°C)

Min T (°C)

Rain (mm)

RH (%)

Current (1990-2011)

29.27 (2.54)

25.11 (2.64)

20.95 (3.23)

5.50 (18.91)

73.76 (8.92)

Future B1 (2046-65)

29.51 (2.76)

25.71 (2.47)

21.90 (2.63)

6.91 (19.43)

76.62 (7.34)

change

+0.24°C

+0.6°C

+0.95°C

+1.41 mm

+2.86%

Future A2 (2046-65)

29.45 (2.80)

25.70 (2.47)

21.95 (2.57)

6.22 (20.31)

76.6 (7.41)

change

+ 0.18°C

+0.59°C

+1.00°C

+0.72 mm

+2.84%