Correlation coefficient

and

Meteorological parameters

Maximum wind of Ophelia

pressure at the center of Ophelia

Geopotential height anomaly at 500 hpa level over north America

Geopotential height anomaly at 500 hpa level over west Atlantic Ocean

Meridional wind component at 500 hpa level over west Atlantic Ocean

Meridional wind component at 500 hpa level over east Atlantic Ocean

Maximum wind of Ophelia

1

−0.859*

−0.680

0.703**

0.307

−0.575

pressure at the center of Ophelia

−0.859*

1

0.890*

−0.673

−0.503

0.505

Geopotential height anomaly at 500 hpa level over north America

−0.680

0.890*

1

−0.658

−0.498

0.455

Geopotential height anomaly at 500 hpa level over west Atlantic Ocean

0.703**

−0.673

−0.658

1

−0.088

−0.170

Meridional wind component at 500 hpa level over west Atlantic Ocean

0.307

−0.503

−0.498

−0.088

1

−0.496

Meridional wind component at 500 hpa level over east Atlantic Ocean

−0.575

0.504

0.455

−0.170

−0.496

1