Research Article

Characteristics of the Temporal Variation in Temperature and Precipitation in China’s Lower Yellow River Region

Table 1

Annual temperature trend, temperature trend in spring, temperature trend in summer, temperature trend in autumn, temperature trend in winter, and their significances.

StationAnnual trendTrend in springTrend in summerTrend in autumnTrend in winter

Yushe0.060.09−0.07−0.010.23
Xingtai0.46**0.38**0.23**0.48**0.77**
Anyang0.29**0.27*0.120.32**0.46**
Yangcheng0.13*0.16−0.090.130.33**
Xinxiang0.14*0.20−0.080.140.30*
Leting0.33**0.37**0.150.24**0.55**
Tanggu0.34**0.45**0.24**0.21*0.45**
Huanghua0.33**0.30**0.190.22*0.48**
Nangong0.17**0.140.000.130.43**
Huiminxian0.24**0.200.100.180.49**
Dongying0.30**0.37**0.19*0.160.50**
Longkou0.44**0.56**0.29**0.37**0.54**
Chaoyang0.03−0.05−0.140.000.29*
Jinan0.24**0.230.060.20*0.47**
Taishan0.22**0.160.040.26*0.41**
Yiyuan0.23**0.26**0.070.130.46**
Weifang0.070.040.070.010.17
Yanzhou0.090.03−0.070.060.35**
Juxian0.17**0.20*−0.010.100.40**
Sanmenxia0.100.19−0.180.120.26*
Zhengzhou0.14*0.21−0.120.170.30*
Xuchang−0.09−0.09−0.30**−0.010.02
Kaifeng0.15**0.18−0.110.21*0.33**
Baofeng0.040.01−0.22**0.160.19
Xihua0.110.13−0.120.130.31*
Shangqiu0.120.16−0.100.080.33**
Dangshan0.25**0.30**0.010.22*0.47**
Xuzhou0.20**0.25**0.020.170.37**
Bozhou0.15*0.15−0.090.180.34**
Suzhou0.27**0.26**0.000.28**0.54**
Fuyang0.180.31**−0.290.22*0.47**
Whole region0.19**0.20*−0.010.16*0.38**

Note: °C/10 . **means ≤ 0.01 level of significance and *means α ≤ 0.05 level of significance.