Table 2 Summary statistics for wildfire, air pollution, and weather data in Brazil (all the regions), 2008–2018 (the whole study period).

From: Health impacts of wildfire-related air pollution in Brazil: a nationwide study of more than 2 million hospital admissions between 2008 and 2018

Variable

Minimum

First quartile

Mean

Third quartile

Maximum

Wildfire records

0

1.00

4.37

4.00

443

PM2.5 (μg m−3)

0

6.42

14.69

16.375

190.08

CO (p.p.b.)

0

95.45

154.68

177.75

201.21

NO2 (p.p.b.)

0

0.75

2.58

2.75

57.75

O3 (p.p.b.)

0

18.40

22.77

26.75

118.45

Temperature (°C)

2.55

22.23

24.24

26.50

34.80

Relative humidity (%)

21.00

71.00

78.03

87.75

100.00

Wind speed (m/s)

0.23

2.17

3.16

3.92

17.02

Wind direction (°)

1.00

85.50

135.20

175.00

358.00

Preciptation (mm/day)

0

0

4.12

4.00

244.00