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Table 1 Mean temperature and daily temperature range in various structure types in all four seasons

From: Impact of climate change on temperature variations and extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites in Chennai, India: implications for its disease transmission potential

 

Structure

Indoor/outdoor

Temperature (°C)

Winter

Summer

Pre-monsoon

Monsoon

2021 Sep–2022 Aug

Asbestos

Indoor

Mean

DTR

31.11 ± 1.62

13.37

34.92 ± 1.79

16.37

33.65 ± 1.75

11.47

31.33 ± 2.93

9.26

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

28.44 ± 1.17

7.82

32.91 ± 1.90

10.46

32.53 ± 1.45

9.69

29.79 ± 2.45

7.06

Thatched

Indoor

Mean

DTR

27.50 + 0.96

5.36

30.79 ± 1.10

5.35

30.97 ± 0.97

6.57

28.92 ± 1.78

4.92

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

27.81 ± 0.82

5.03

30.97 ± 1.24

5.62

30.95 ± 0.96

6.87

28.78±1.71

5.04

Concrete

Indoor

Mean

DTR

30.20 ± 0.65

0.97

31.37 ± 0.46

3.56

31.35 ± 0.79

4.35

30.61 ± 0.94

2.90

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

29.30 ± 1.08

5.02

31.56 ± 1.16

3.62

31.24 ± 0.97

5.18

29.79 ± 2.10

4.03

2012 Nov–2013 Oct

Asbestos

Indoor

Mean

DTR

29.44 ± 0.56

4.15

31.99 ± 0.98

4.21

31.33 ± 1.72

4.83

30.47 ± 1.36

3.99

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

28.27 ± 0.84

4.86

31.02 ± 1.05

4.97

30.64 ± 1.70

5.28

29.47 ± 1.53

4.95

Thatched

Indoor

Mean

DTR

27.90 ± 0.51

3.95

31.28 ± 1.23

4.31

30.74 ± 1.63

4.03

29.48 ± 1.39

4.02

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

26.92 ± 0.47

5.13

30.66 ± 1.51

6.56

30.35±1.80

5.44

28.93±1.48

4.34

Concrete

Indoor

Mean

DTR

29.01 ± 0.43

1.84

32.61 ± 1.01

2.04

31.42 ± 1.46

1.92

30.21 ± 1.13

1.90

Outdoor

Mean

DTR

27.14 + 0.48

4.62

30.03 ± 1.36

5.50

30.21 ± 1.56

4.29

28.72 ± 1.25

3.43

  1. DTR daily temperature range