Table 2 The categories of the input variables
Categories | Climate factors | Abbreviation | Value range | Categories | Climate factors | Abbreviation | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temperature (°C) | Maximum Average Minimum | Max-T-max Max-T-avg Max-T-min | 5~36 − 2~29 − 16~21 | Humidity (%) | Maximum Average Minimum | Hum-max Hum-avg Hum-min | 30~98 12~63 4~22 |
Avg temperature (°C) | Maximum Average Minimum | Avg-T-max Avg-T-avg Avg-T-min | − 1~30 − 7~25 − 17~20 | Sea level pressure (hPa) | Maximum Average Minimum | SLP-max SLP-avg SLP-min | 1011~1052 1004~1035 992~1023 |
Min temperature (°C) | Maximum Average Minimum | Min-T-max Min-T-avg Min-T-min | − 6~27 − 11~21 − 18~18 | Visibility (km) | Maximum Average Minimum | Vis-max Vis-avg Vis-min | 30 8~25 0.1~7 |
Dew point (°C) | Maximum Average Minimum | DP-max DP-avg DP-min | − 14~23 − 23~18 − 44~11 | Wind (km/h) | Maximum Average Minimum | W-max W-avg W-min | 14~40 5~10 0 |
Precipitation (mm) | Maximum Average Minimum Sum | Pre-max Pre-avg Pre-min Pre-sum | 0~49 0~4.50 0~143.6 | Growing degree days (base 50) (days) | Maximum Average Minimum Sum | GDD-max GDD-avg GDD-min GDD-sum | 0~35 0~27 0~18 0~839 |
Heating degree days (base 65) (days) | Maximum Average Minimum Sum | HDD-max HDD-avg HDD-min HDD-sum | 0~63 0~45 0~35 0~1391 | Cooling degree days (base 65) (days) | Maximum Average Minimum Sum | CDD-max CDD-avg CDD-min CDD-sum | 0~20 0~12 0~3 0~376 |