Table 2

Environmental conditions on race day for each year

Temperature (°C)Humidity (%)Rainfall (mm)Wind speed (knots)WBGT index*
200818.2 (1.9)77 (8)09.6 (2.4)16.5 (2.4)
200917.1 (1.4)83 (7)07.8 (1.0)15.4 (1.6)
201016.3 (0.8)93 (3)03.5 (0.6)15.2 (1.4)
201111.5 (2.1)87 (2)01.5 (1.3)13.5 (2.9)
  • Values are mean (SD).

  • *Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index—calculated using temperature (°C), humidity, time of day and cloud cover data.