Code Name (direction of influence) % contribution % explained (adj)MaTWaP Max temperature of warmest period (−ve) 10.3 1.0 <0.05 PWP Precipitation of wettest period (+ve) 8.0 0.8 <0.05 MeTWaQ Mean temperature of warmest quarter (−ve) 5.6 0.5 <0.05 MeMILQ Mean moisture index of low quarter (+ve) 5.5 0.5 <0.05 Latitude Latitude (+ve) 4.8 0.5 <0.05 AMR Annual mean radiation (−ve) 4.5 0.4 <0.05 MMIWaQ Mean moisture index of warmest quarter (+ve) 2.9 0.3 <0.05 Longitude Longitude (+ve) 2.9 0.3 <0.05 PWeQ Precipitation of wettest quarter (+ve) 3.1 0.3 <0.05 AMT Annual mean temperature (−ve) 3.1 0.3 <0.05 HPR Highest period radiation (−ve) 2.8 0.3 <0.05 Alt Altitude (+ve) 2.9 0.3 <0.05 PCQ Precipitation of coldest quarter (+ve) 2.6 0.2 <0.05 PS Precipitation seasonality (+ve) 2.6 0.2 <0.05 LPR Lowest period radiation (+ve) 2.4 0.2 <0.05 Physiography Physiography (−ve) 2.4 0.2 <0.05 MIS Moisture index seasonality (−ve) 2.1 0.2 <0.05 MMICQ Mean moisture index of cold quarter (+ve) 2.5 0.2 <0.05 MDR Mean diurnal range (−ve) 2.2 0.2 <0.05 Drainage Drainage (−ve) 2.0 0.2 <0.05 HPMI Highest period moisture index (+ve) 1.7 0.2 <0.05 TAR Temperature annual range (−ve) 1.8 0.2 <0.05 PDP Precipitation of driest period (+ve) 1.8 0.2 <0.05 AP Annual precipitation (+ve) 1.8 0.2 <0.05 RS Radiation seasonality (−ve) 1.7 0.2 <0.05 LPMI Lowest period moisture index (+ve) 1.5 0.1 <0.05 RCQ Radiation of coldest quarter (+ve) 1.4 0.1 <0.05 MTCQ Mean temperature of coldest quarter (−ve) 1.3 0.1 <0.05 RWQ Radiation of wettest quarter (−ve) 1.2 0.1 <0.05 MeTWeQ Mean temperature of wettest quarter (−ve) 1.4 0.1 <0.05 PDQ Precipitation of driest quarter (+ve) 1.1 0.1 <0.05 AMMI Annual mean moisture index (+ve) 1.0 <0.1 <0.05 MeMIHQ Mean moisture index of high quarter (+ve) 1.0 <0.1 <0.05 Isothermality Isothermality (+ve) 1.0 <0.1 <0.05 RWaQ Radiation of warmest quarter (−ve) 0.9 <0.1 <0.05 PWaQ Precipitation of warmest quarter (+ve) 0.9 <0.1 <0.05