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Table 2 Most significant climatic parameters for the 1960-1990 and 2005-2009 periods (Grosseto Airport Weather Station)

From: Assessment of the risk of malaria re-introduction in the Maremma plain (Central Italy) using a multi-factorial approach

Climatic Parameters

1961-1990**

2005-2009**

Variation

Yearly Mean Temperature (Ā°C)

14.8 (13.9-15.5)

15.6 (14.9-15.8)

0.8

Yearly Tmin

9.3 (8.5-10.3)

9.8 (9.1-10.4)

0.5

Yearly Tmax

20.2 (19.3-21.2)

21.4 (20.6-21.8)

1.2

Absolute Tmin/Tmax

(-13.7/39.2)

(-6.4/+37.8)

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Seasonal Mean Temperature (Ā°C)*

20.8 (19.3-21.8)

22.0 (21.9-22.5)

1.2

Seasonal Tmin*

14.6 (13.2-15.9)

15.5 (15.1-15.9)

0.9

Seasonal Tmax*

27.0 (25.3-28.1)

28.6 (28.0-29.2)

1.6

Absolute Tmin/Tmax

(-0.3/39.2)

(5.8/37.8)

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Yearly Mean Rainfall (mm)

677.7 (422.7-1039.6)

627.4 (402.3-849.3)

-50.3

Seasonal Mean Rainfall (mm)*

126.7 (25.8-316.6)

115.1 (57.2-196.1)

-11.6

  1. *Seasonal data are referred to the 4 months of Anopheles labranchiae maximum abundance, (May-August)
  2. **In brackets the extreme values for each period