Research Article

Trend and Abrupt Regime Shift of Temperature Extreme in Northeast China, 1957–2015

Table 4

Seasonal mean variations of temperature extreme indices over Northeast China.

Songnen PlainSanjiang PlainLiao River PlainChangbai MountainsThe Greater Khingan RangeThe Lesser Khingan RangeNortheast China

TN10pWinter−1.76−1.37−2.38−2.84−1.28ns−1.73ns−2.24
Spring−1.68−1.94−2.37−2.55−1.62−1.86−2.01
Summer−1.28−1.49−0.99−1.16−1.65−1.55−1.23
Autumn−1.25−0.95−1.75−1.17−1.18−0.60ns−1.21

TNnWinter0.37ns0.410.600.550.500.610.48
Spring0.32ns0.33ns0.630.400.30ns0.480.40
Summer0.19ns0.310.20ns0.17ns0.450.19ns0.20
Autumn0.20ns0.330.350.24ns0.40−0.06ns0.18

TXnWinter0.23ns0.26ns0.410.27ns0.540.820.24
Spring0.20ns0.25ns0.280.19ns0.09ns0.450.22
Summer0.14ns0.08ns0.07ns0.11ns0.240.03ns0.10ns
Autumn0.14ns0.27ns0.12ns0.08ns0.28ns0.17ns0.07ns

TN90pWinter1.981.242.051.211.61ns0.83ns1.50
Spring2.872.312.241.592.181.601.83
Summer2.402.351.341.842.102.162.14
Autumn1.511.231.320.992.150.81ns1.28

TNxWinter0.400.360.450.320.370.0450.030
Spring0.490.450.410.340.500.0320.040
Summer0.190.210.10ns0.09ns0.410.011ns0.013
Autumn0.350.330.220.230.430.008ns0.024

TXxWinter−0.01ns0.02ns0.17ns0.10ns0.08ns0.004ns0.003ns
Spring0.240.19ns0.230.240.38ns0.008ns0.023
Summer0.220.06ns0.01ns−0.01ns0.18ns0.026ns0.001
Autumn0.14ns0.240.12ns0.10ns0.24ns0.028ns0.011ns

; ; ; ns = not significant.