78 BULLETIN 1409, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 52. — Temperature of Paraguay: Classification by months, 1923 
Classification 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Total 
Equatorial (more 
than 77° F.) 
Tropical (68° to 77° 
F.) 
Days 
28 
3 



Days 
27 
1 



Days 
28 
3 



Days 
17 
9 
4 


Days 
2 
13 
9 
6 
1 
Days 
5 
6 
14 
5 

Days 
4 
5 
9 
8 
5 
Days 
11 
5 
8 

Days 
12 
9 
7 
2 

Days 
14 
14 
3 


Days 
19 
11 



Days 
25 
5 
1 


Days 
192 
84 
Temperate hot (59° 
to 68°)- 
55 
Temperate (50° to 
59° F.) — 
28 
Cold (less than 50° 
F.) 
6 
The maximum absolute temperature observed was very moderate 
having reached only 105° F. at various points where it usually rises 
to 113° F. The minimum absolute temperature noted was about 
0.5° F. above freezing. At Asuncion, which does not vary widely 
from other stations, observations taken in 1923 are shown in Table 53 : 
Table 53. — Range in temperature (Fahrenheit) by months and monthly average 
temperature of Asuncion, 1923 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Aver- 
age 
Monthly average 
Highest 
Lowest 
83.1 
87.8 
77.4 
83.7 
90.0 
75.9 
84.2 
90.7 
75.4 
79.7 
85.6 
68.0 
649 
80.8 
68.9 
68.2 
79.2 
57.7 
63.3 
74.1 
45.3 
70.7 
84.4 
51.3 
72.9 
85.8 
60.4 
75.9 
85.1 
67.3 
78.6 
88.3 
71.1 
84.2 
93.2 
77.9 
75.8 
85.4 
66.4 
Rainfall 
The rainfall of the Republic is said to average 46 inches and is 
almost equally distributed. The heaviest rainfall occurrs during 
August, September, and October. For 1923 the average total rain- 
fall by agricultural regions was, north 48.3 inches, central 55.9 
inches, south 62.2 inches, Guaira 63.9 inches, Cordillera 73.7 inches, 
Misiones 80.2 inches, Encarnacion 82.4 inches, and Paraguari 95.1 
inches. The minimum is equal to about 48 inches and the maximum 
to about 104 inches. The monthly distribution of rainfall at Asun- 
cion in 1923 is reported in Table 54. 
Table 54. — Monthly distribution of rainfall and cloudiness at A 
suncion 
1923 
Rainfall 
Cloudy days 
Month 
Days 
Amount 
Average 
per day 
Maxi- 
mum in 
one day 
Average 
for each 
rain 
Cloudy 
Over- 
clouded l 
Average 
cloudi- 
ness 
Number 
7 
6 
6 
8 
9 
13 
4 
4 
9 
11 
12 
9 
Inches 
3.9 
2.6 
2.8 
1.4 
7.0 
2.1 
1.3 
.2 
1.3 
13.1 
4.1 
8.0 
Inches 
0.1 
.1 
.1 
.047 
.2 
.1 
.039 
.0 
.039 
.4 
.1 
.3 
Inches 
1.7 
1.1 
1.6 
.6 
2.3 
.8 
1.3 
.2 
.9 
5.2 
1.2 
2.4 
Inches 
0.6 
.4 
.5 
.2 
.8 
.2 
.3 
.1 
.1 
1.2 
.3 
.9 
Days 
Days 
Days 
February 
March .. . . 
May.. -. . .- 
June..- .-- 
July 
September 
10 
18 
14 
21 
12 
17 
3.8 
November. 
3.5 
December 
2.8 
Total-- 
98 
47.8 
.1 
5.2 
.5 
Covered with clouds. 
