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Table 1 Mean air and water temperatures in one lowland and two highland sites in western Kenya

From: Relevant microclimate for determining the development rate of malaria mosquitoes and possible implications of climate change

 

Air temperature

(°C)

Water temperature

(°C)

  

small-sized pool

medium-sized pool

large-sized pool

Kisian (LL)

23.4 ± 0.251

27.1 ± 0.2 38

27.6 ± 0.1 39

27.7 ± 0.1 40

Lyanaginga (HL)

19.4 ± 0.131

23.9 ± 0.2 30

24.1 ± 0.2 30

24.6 ± 0.1 30

Fort Ternan (HL)

19.3 ± 0.131

24.3 ± 0.2 15*

24.7 ± 0.1 29

25.1 ± 0.1 30

  1. Standard error of the mean is given, LL indicates lowland area, HL highland area. Numbers in superscript indicate the number of days used in the analysis; the asterisk indicates a low number due to temporary failure of the thermistors during short periods in the early mornings, when the minimum water temperature is normally recorded
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Malaria Journal

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