Table 2. Climatic comparisons between Jodhpur and Agra, India 
representative of native common Indian sandgrouse 
habitat, and Overton, Nevada and Pohakuloa, Hawaii 
two United States trial release areas. 
Jodhpur Agra Overton Pohakuloa 
Month Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean 
max. min. pre- max. min. pre- max. min. pre- max. min. pre- 
cip. cip. cip. cip. 

Jan. 76 «6©6339:«0.150- O73 43057 59 31 0657) 7335 C011 
Feb. 81 53 0.24 78 46 0.49 65 35 0.53 72 34 0.67 
Mar. 91 62 0.11 89 55 0.32 72 40 O.51 7l (37 °=«O0.77 
Apr. 99 71 0.13 101 67 #O.21 85 49 0.34 73 £36 0.49 
May 105 79 O.41 107 77 0.38 94 58 0.13 78 39 0.71 
June 104 82 1.42 105 83 2.44 102 64 0.02 70 41 0.00 
July 97. 80 3.97 95 80 8.55 110 71 0.19 78 40 0.63 
Aug. 92 77 4.84 92 78 8.11 107 71 O.41 76 £42 0.70 
Sept. 94 75 2.40 93 75 4.58 101 62 0.57 77 42 0.91 
Oct. 96 65 0.32 94 62 0.71 86 50 0.41 72 34 1.60 
Nov. 88 55 0.112 85 48 0.14 70 37 #O.31 73 £4433 3.84 
Dec. 79 51 O.11 76 43 0.30 62 32 0.80 71 35 2,65 
Annual 92 6714.21 91 £63 26.74 84 50 4.79 74 37 13.08 
Note: ll. Temperatures are given in degrees F.; precipitation, 
in inches. 
2. The elevation of Jodhpur is 736 feet; Agra, 500 feet, 
Overton, 1,120 feet and Pohakuloa, 6,500 feet. 
Climacurvic comparisons, based on available data from the Thar Desert 
and from central India, are presented in Figure 7. These comparisons 
present the mean maximum, and mean minimum temperatures in relation to 
precipitation in the native habitat of the common Indian sandgrouse. 
Smoothed curves drawn for each month represent the upper and lower limits 
of mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures in relation to average 
annual precipitation, Four separate months of the year are shown. January 
is a dry winter month; March is also dry and one of the main nesting 
months for Indian sandgrouse; July is a moderately to very wet monsoon 
period and October a fairly dry but warm fall month. Mean maximum and 
mean minimum temperatures for fall, winter, and spring will often average 
10 to 12 degrees colder in the southwest and in Hawaii than in India, 
The mean maximum July temperature in Nevada is at least 10 degrees warmer 
and the mean minimum temperature in Nevada is as many degrees colder than 
they are for the same period in India. Hawaii temperatures for this 
summer period are cooler in mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures 
than are those recorded for common Indian sandgrouse range. 
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