Table 4.

Correlation coefficients (r) of scorpion stings and the averages of monthly climate factors

Factors	Min.	Max.	Range	Mean	S.D.	r	p value
Temperature	9.6	34.4	24.8	23.7	8.2	0.708	<0.001*
Wind velocity	8.0	28.0	20.0	17.2	4.6	−0.091	0.520
Sunlight hours	214.1	383.9	169.8	295.8	40.9	0.525	<0.001*
Relative humidity	19.0	58.0	39.0	44.2	9.7	−0.728	<0.001*
Precipitation	0.0	115.4	115.4	14.9	23.6	−0.335	0.015*

Min. minimum, max. maximum; S.D. standard deviation

*p value <0.05 is significant