Monthly meteorological and respiratory disease data for Santarém, Pará, Brazilian Amazon (2008–2024)

This dataset contains 204 monthly observations collected for Santarém, Pará, Brazilian Amazon, covering the period from January 2008 to December 2024. It was compiled to support the investigation of associations between meteorological conditions and respiratory disease morbidity and mortality in a tropical South American region.
The dataset includes the following variables: month, year, monthly precipitation (mm), maximum temperature (°C), minimum temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), in-hospital mortality rate from respiratory diseases (%), and number of hospitalizations from respiratory diseases. All variables are aggregated as monthly means or totals.
Meteorological data were obtained from two sources: the Aeronautical Meteorology Network (REDEMET), station at Santarém International Airport, and the Meteorological Database for Teaching and Research (BDMEP) of the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET). Health data were extracted from the Hospital Information System (SIH) of Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), maintained by the Ministry of Health. Records correspond to residents of Santarém and cover all respiratory disease categories under Chapter X of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10).
This dataset may be used to reproduce the cross-correlation, principal component, and random forest analyses reported in the associated manuscript. It may also serve as a reference for future studies on climate-health relationships in the Brazilian Amazon.