Research Article

Modeling Seasonal Influenza Transmission and Its Association with Climate Factors in Thailand Using Time-Series and ARIMAX Analyses

Table 1

The range of climatic parameters in Thailand, 2009–2014.

Climate factorRangeMean ± S.D.

CentralRainfall4.0–287.07149.42 ± 64.6
Average temperature24.24–31.628.8 ± 1.4
Maximum relative humidity66.7–90.681.0 ± 4.3
Minimum relative humidity37.8–64.054.4 ± 6.1
Average relative humidity53.4–76.165.2 ± 5.0

SouthernRainfall18.7–621.0201.0 ± 86.7
Average temperature26.2–29.727.8 ± 0.7
Maximum relative humidity88.9–96.992.5 ± 1.6
Minimum relative humidity42.2–70.258.5 ± 5.3
Average relative humidity68.5–84.376.3 ± 3.5

Rainfall in mm, temperature in °C, and relative humidity in percent.