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BULLETIN 743, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table V. — Monthly maximum and minimum temperatures of Alta Vera Paz, 
Guatemala, during the 9-year period from 1892 to 1900, inclusive. 
Month. 
Mean 
maxi- 
mum. 
Mean 
mini- 
mum. 
Month. 
Mean 
maxi- 
mum. 
Mean 
mini- 
mum. 
Month. 
Mean 
maxi- 
mum. 
Mean 
mini- 
mum. 
°F. 
73 
75 
77 
78 
°F. 
52 
52 
53 
55 
°F. 
79 
77 
76 
77 
°F. 
58 
60 
59 
59 
September 
75 
72 
75 
°F. 
60 
February 
59 
July 
August 
November 
December 
56 
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The rainfall and the number of rainy days during each month at 
Coban. averaged for a period of 10 years, are shown in Table VI. 
Table VI. — Monthly precipitation at Cooan, Guatemala, during the 10-year 
period from 1891 to 1900, inclusive. 
Month. 
Rainy 
days'. 
Precip- 
itation. 
Month. 
Rainy 
days'. 
S2& *»*• 
Rainy 
days'. 
Precip- 
itation. 
13.5 
10.1 
9.0 
9.5 
16.2 
Inches. 
5.18 
4.36 
4.09 
3.39 
8.03 
22.3 
24.9 
22.3 
23.1 
23.1 
Inches. 
11.03 
11.31 
8.50 
9.82 
13.09 
November 
December 
Total 
20.5 
17.3 
Inches. 
9.02 
February 
July 
6.78 
April 
September 
211.8 
94.60 
The rainfall at San Cristobal is slightly less than at Coban. Few 
figures are available, but observations for the year 1900 (Table VII) 
may be compared with the figures given above for Coban. 
Table VII. — Monthly precipitation at San Cristobal, Guatemala, for the year 
1900. 
Month. 
January . . 
February. 
March 
April 
May 
Precipi- 
tation, i 
Inches. 
1.01 
1.48 
1.87 
3.68 
9.04 
Month. 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October 
Precipi- 
tation. 
Inches. 
10.35 
19.34 
7.48 
12.71 
7.52 
Month. 
November. 
December. 
Precipi- 
tation. 
Inches. 
4.05 
1.79 
Total. 
San Cristobal lies in the western part of the Department of Alta 
Vera Paz. In the eastern part the rainfall is much heavier than at 
Coban or San Cristobal. Since the town of Senahu has been men- 
tioned several times in this bulletin, it may be worth while to present 
figures (Table VIII) showing the rainfall in that region. 
Table VIII. — Monthly precipitation at Senahu, Guatemala, for a 2-year period, 
1892 and 1893. 
Month. 
January. 
February 
March 
April 
May , 
Precipi- 
tation. 
Inches. 
5.77 
2.30 
2.57 
4.17 
19.85 
Month. 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October... 
Precipi- 
tation. 
Inches. 
30.61 
28. 62 
19.82 
17.82 
16.88 
Month. 
November. 
December. . 
Total. 
Precipi- 
tation. 
Inches. 
7.95 
5.88 
165. 24 
