Table 4.
Summary of Pearson correlation coefficient between the climatic variables for individual regions.
| Climatic Region | Variable | Tmax | Tmin | MTR | Tave. | PT | HR | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-East (A) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | -0.23 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.61∗ | -0.67∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.33 | 0.10 | -0.27 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.17 | 0.22 | -0.36 | -0.05 | 0.33 | 1.00 | ||
| WS | -0.23 | 0.24 | -0.41∗ | -0.31 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 1.00 | |
| North-East (B) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | -0.11 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.60∗ | -0.75∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.22 | 0.14 | -0.09 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.32 | -0.05 | -0.2 | -0.03 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.56∗ | 0.22 | -0.39∗ | -0.41∗ | 0.29 | 1.00 | ||
| WS | -0.3 | 0.02 | -0.14 | -0.10 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 1.00 | |
| Northern of North Region (C) and North-West (D) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | -0.09 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.61∗ | -0.65∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | -0.18 | 0.17 | -0.22 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.06 | 0.24 | -0.23 | -0.05 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.57∗ | 0.06 | -0.55∗ | 0.06 | 0.38∗ | 1.00 | ||
| WS | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.12 | -0.46∗ | 0.29 | -0.39∗ | 1.00 | |
| West (E) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | 0.17 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.58∗ | -0.54∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.08 | 0.28 | -0.12 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.35 | -0.12 | -0.3 | -0.34 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.62∗ | -0.13 | -0.39∗ | 0.01 | 0.47∗ | 1.00 | ||
| WS | 0.21 | -0.03 | 0.00 | -0.36∗ | 0.28 | -0.35 | 1.00 | |
| South-West (F) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | 0.11 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.63∗ | -0.59∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.23 | 0.11 | -0.35 | -0.05 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.45∗ | 0.12 | -0.41∗ | -0.37∗ | 0.41∗ | 1.00 | ||
| WS | -0.05 | 0.06 | 0.09 | -0.37∗ | 0.05 | 0.09 | 1.00 | |
| Mid-South (G) | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | 0.23 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.36∗ | -0.66∗ | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.34 | 0.19 | -0.12 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.34 | -0.2 | -0.31 | -0.04 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.37∗ | 0.07 | -0.34 | -0.11 | 0.54∗ | 1.00 | ||
| WS | -0.01 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -0.24 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 1.00 | |
| All Regions | Tmax | 1.00 | ||||||
| Tmin | 0.60∗ | 1.00 | ||||||
| MTR | 0.21 | -0.16 | 1.00 | |||||
| Tave. | 0.73∗ | 0.84∗ | -0.12 | 1.00 | ||||
| PT | -0.17 | 0.21 | -0.46∗ | 0.05 | 1.00 | |||
| HR | -0.21 | 0.14 | -0.41∗ | -0.08 | 0.56∗ | 1.00 | ||
| WS | -0.72∗ | -0.31 | -0.20 | -0.31 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1.00 |
∗
significant at ≥95% level of confidence.