ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF AIR IN SANTA HELENA NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF OSVALDO CRUZ/SP

Abstract

From the urban territorial expansion, the natural environment was transformed resulting in changes in the elements of the climate, such as the temperature and relative humidity of the air. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the thermal and hygrometric field in the Santa Helena neighborhood in comparison to the nearby rural environment in the city of Osvaldo Cruz/SP. For this, fixed points of data collection of these two elements of the climate were used, relating them with the different use and occupation of the land and the characteristics of the relief. The results showed changes in the local atmosphere of Santa Helena, with heat islands and dry islands recorded at 15h, with intensities of up to +4,2ºC and -3,8% respectively. However, at 0h, fresh islands and wet island were diagnosed, with maximum values ​​of -4,4ºC and +21,9% respectively.