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Table 1 Average values of ambient temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) in the four measurement periods at the three study sites (2020) and from PurpleAir (2019)

From: Effect of COVID-19-restrictive measures on ambient particulate matter pollution in Yangon, Myanmar

Study site

First period

Second period

Third period

Fourth period

T (°C)

RH (%)

T (°C)

RH (%)

T (°C)

RH (%)

T (°C)

RH (%)

MGT

28.1

50.1

28.2

72.0

30.6

74.7

27.1

46.2

SOK

28.8

41.3

32.7

59.8

29.2

79.2

26.1

60.5

TKT

29.7

37.8

30.5

64.8

30.2

73.8

28.6

58.1

PurpleAir (2019)

33.4

41.9

36.1

47.1

31.6

60.7

28.7

40.1

  1. MGT denotes a crowded semi-commercial crowded area; SOK denotes a crowded residential area, and TKT denotes a quiet residential area. First period: February 24 to March 2, at the start of the summer season; second period: May 10 to May 17, at the end of the summer season; third period: August 31 to September 6, during the rainy season; fourth period: December 7 to December 14, during the winter season. The first period was pre-COVID-19, and the second, third, and fourth periods were when COVID-19-restrictive measures were in effect