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Table 3 Climatic parameters at study sites (site A and site B)

From: Haematological changes in transhumant Baruwal sheep (Ovis aries) grazing in the western Himalayan mountains in Nepal

Variables	Site A (high altitude)^a		Site B (low altitude)^b
Variables	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range
T_max, °C	24.52 ± 2.52	16.8–30.2	17.95 ± 2.83	5.4–22.3
T_min, °C	11.91 ± 4.33	1.0–17.8	− 1.89 ± 3.58	− 8.7 to 5.6
Avg. temp., °C	18.22 ± 2.84	9.65–23.90	8.03 ± 2.50	2.75–13.45
Avg. humidity, %	69.84 ± 8.70	44.1–89.7	51.38 ± 9.67	38.5–83.1
Avg. rainfall, mm	3.37 ± 6.52	0.45–4.0	0.05 ± 0.32	0–2.1
Wind velocity, mph	3.05 ± 1.03	0.5–5.1	3.14 ± 0.74	2.75–13.45

^aCloudy days in summer (15)
^bOpen sunny days (20)

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