Table 1.
Association between IAV and extreme temperatures examined by Spearman rank correlation test
| Correlation | IAV vs. lowest MAX | IAV vs. highest MAX |
| Spearman statistic | −0.728 to −0.480 | 0.301 to 0.627 |
| Significance level | α = 0.000 | 0.000 ≤ α ≤ 0.015 |
| Correlation | IAV vs. lowest MIN | IAV vs. highest MIN |
| Spearman statistic | −0.775 to −0.527 | 0.299 to 0.649 |
| Significance level | α = 0.000 | 0.000 ≤ α ≤ 0.015 |
| Correlation | IAV vs. lowest MEAN | IAV vs. highest MEAN |
| Spearman statistic | −0.713 to −0.339 | 0.249 to 0.666 |
| Significance level | 0.000 ≤ α ≤ 0.006 | 0.000 ≤ α ≤ 0.045 |
| Correlation | IAV vs. lowest DTR | IAV vs. highest DTR |
| Spearman statistic | −0.827 to −0.508 | 0.295 to 0.676 |
| Significance level | α = 0.000 | 0.000 ≤ α ≤ 0.017 |
Note: Only the range of the significant results is given