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. 2010 Jun 3;39(5-6):413–429. doi: 10.1007/s13280-010-0042-3

Table 5.

Trend rates of temperature variables by linear regression in °C decade−1 and significant Spearman correlation statistic (Rs) of temperature variables versus sunshine for the year

Station/Region MAX MIN MEAN DTR
Rate Rs Rate Rs Rate Rs Rate Rs
Southern
 Juba 0.121§ 0.101 0.111§ 0.021 0.592§
 Wau 0.153§ −0.459 0.085 −0.373* 0.122§ −0.554 0.096§
 Malakal 0.163§ 0.033 0.098§ 0.130§
Central
 Ed Damazin −0.035 0.064 0.016 −0.108
 Nyala 0.086* 0.369§ 0.219§ −0.286§
 El Obeid 0.075* 0.141 0.107 −0.066
 El Fasher 0.074* 0.307§ 0.195§ −0.231§
 El Gedaref 0.241§ 0.189§ 0.210§ 0.054 −0.409*
 Wad Medani 0.120§ 0.192§ 0.155§ −0.072*
 Kassala 0.044 0.382* 0.346§ 0.196§ −0.301§ 0.620§
 Shambat 0.119 0.253§ −0.392 0.120§ −0.305* 0.003 0.344*
Northern
 Atbara 0.188§ 0.069* 0.128§ 0.118§
 Dongola −0.008 0.175 0.083 −0.182§
Coastal
 Port Sudan 0.095* 0.071* 0.086 0.021 0.356*

Significance level: * 0.01 ≤ α ≤ 0.05 0.005 < α ≤ 0.009 0.001 < α ≤ 0.005 § α ≤ 0.001