Table 3.
Spearman's correlation of daily cases with metrological parameters per city in Saudi Arabia.
| Metrological parameter | Spearman's rho | p | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | ||||
| Daily Cases-Avg temperature (° C) | 0.521*** | <0.001 | 0.241 | 0.721 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Humidity (%) | −0.406* | 0.011 | −0.642 | −0.099 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Wind Speed (mph) | −0.373* | 0.021 | −0.619 | −0.060 |
| Mecca | ||||
| Daily Cases-Max Temperature (° C) | −0.399* | 0.013 | −0.638 | −0.091 |
| Daily Cases-Avg temperature (° C) | −0.470** | 0.003 | −0.686 | −0.177 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Humidity (%) | 0.513*** | <.001 | 0.231 | 0.715 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Wind Speed (mph) | 0.022 | 0.895 | −0.300 | 0.339 |
| Jeddah | ||||
| Daily Cases-Max Temperature (° C) | 0.445** | 0.005 | 0.147 | 0.670 |
| Daily Cases-Avg temperature (° C) | 0.505** | 0.001 | 0.221 | 0.710 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Humidity (%) | −0.163 | 0.329 | −0.458 | 0.166 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Wind Speed (mph) | −0.085 | 0.611 | −0.394 | 0.241 |
| Madinah | ||||
| Daily Cases-Max Temperature (° C) | −0.513*** | <.001 | −0.715 | −0.231 |
| Daily Cases-Avg temperature (° C) | −0.536*** | <.001 | −0.731 | −0.262 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Humidity (%) | 0.488** | 0.002 | 0.200 | 0.699 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Wind Speed (mph) | −0.112 | 0.503 | −0.417 | 0.215 |
| Dammam | ||||
| Daily Cases-Max Temperature (° C) | −0.155 | 0.354 | −0.452 | 0.174 |
| Daily Cases-Avg temperature (° C) | −0.173 | 0.298 | −0.467 | 0.155 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Humidity (%) | −0.095 | 0.571 | −0.402 | 0.232 |
| Daily Cases-Avg Wind Speed (mph) | −0.410* | 0.011 | −0.645 | −0.104 |
* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.