Table 2.
Correlations between meteorological conditions and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) daily and cumulative incidence or mortality, using a five-day earlier infection time point considering the lag effect.
| Max temperature (°C) | Max dew point temperature (°C) | Average humidity (%) | Average wind speed (mph) | Average sea-level atmospheric pressure (Hg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily confirmed new COVID-19 cases | Pearson correlation | −0.177 | −0.142 | −0.085 | 0.100 | 0.167 |
| p-Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Cumulative COVID-19 cases | Pearson correlation | −0.226 | −0.211 | −0.111 | 0.102 | 0.159 |
| p-Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.131 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Daily confirmed new COVID-19 deaths | Pearson correlation | −0.190 | −0.162 | −0.143 | 0.141 | 0.240 |
| p-Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Cumulative COVID-19 deaths | Pearson correlation | −0.224 | −0.208 | −0.152 | 0.134 | 0.214 |
| p-Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |