Table 2 Meteorological data from each season of measurement (mean (SD) and range)
From: Too hot to move? Objectively assessed seasonal changes in Australian children’s physical activity
August-September 2012 (Winter Term) | October-November 2012 (Spring Term) | February-March 2013 (Summer Term) | May-June 2013 (Autumn Term) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
Average maximum daily temperature (°C) | 14.8 (1.3) | 13.5–17.4 | 23.0 (2.1) | 20.4–26.2 | 28.3 (4.5) | 22.3–32.8 | 17.6 (2.4) | 15.1–21.4 |
Average daily rainfall (mm) | 1.8 (1.1) | 0.2–3.8 | 1.3 (1.4) | 0.1–4.0 | 2.4 (2.4) | 0–6.7 | 2.1 (1.8) | 0.1–7.6 |
Average number of rainy days/week | 5 (1.8) | 3–7 | 2.5 (1.1) | 1–4 | 2.6 (1.8) | 0–5 | 3.7 (1.1) | 2–6 |
Average daylight minutes | 650.8 (21.4) | 620.1–683.4 | 852.2 (17.9) | 823.4–874.9 | 772.3 (32.6) | 734–811.4 | 603.2 (21.5) | 576–642.8 |