Catchment Rate\annum Standard error F-value R2 P-value Mean
Maximum temperature (°c)
1961-1979
Upper Ping 0.004 0.62 0.87 0.005 0.87NS* 34.4
Middle Ping 0.007 0.61 1.1 0.006 0.29NS* 36.6
Lower Ping 0.03 0.51 0.12 0.06 0.74NS* 36.7
1980-2010
Upper Ping 0.002 0.52 0.05 0.001 0.82NS* 32.1
Middle Ping 0.02 0.47 4.1 0.12 0.053NS* 33.5
Lower Ping 0.005 0.46 0.35 0.01 0.56NS* 34.2
Minimum temperature(°c)
1961-1979
Upper Ping 0.03 0.62 0.03 0.033 0.45NS* 16.7
Middle Ping 0.02 0.61 1.12 0.06 0.31 NS* 18.6
Lower Ping 0.05 0.62 4.5 0.2 0.049 19.5
1980-2010
Upper Ping 0.024 0.5 5.7 0.17 0.023 20.75
Middle Ping 0.06 0.64 1.1 0.6 0.001 22.63
Lower Ping 0.03 0.62 4.5 0.3 0.001 23.5
1961-2010
Upper Ping 0.123 0.72 125.5 0.72 <0.0001 19.2
Middle Ping 0.131 0.9 220 0.82 <0.0001 21.1
Lower Ping 0.123 0.98 164 0.77 <0.0001 21.95
Rainfall (mm) NS* (0.581)
*NS- No Significant trend.
Table 4: The overall climate trend of Ping Basin (1961-2010).