Research Article

COVID-19 Lockdown Unravels the Complex Interplay between Environmental Conditions and Human Activity

Table 2

Complete results of statistical tests comparing average values of the meteorological variables in different periods.

Wilcoxon test p values
VariablesGroup 1.1–2.1Group 1.1–1.2Group 1.1–2.2Group 1.2–2.1Group 2.1–2.2Group 1.2–2.2

Surface pressure0.0220.0010.0660.4780.4220.032
Surface solar rad.0.0610.354
Temperature -2m0.9640.184
Total precipitation0.0040.0220.0300.7890.046
Wind direction0.6590.1470.1060.015
Wind speed0.3590.9450.7200.8250.3660.252

It is to be noted that during the prelockdown periods (1.1–2.1), only the precipitations were significantly different , while during the lockdown periods (1.2–2.2), all the meteorological conditions were not significantly different.