Table 3 Meteorological data during periods of field data collection.
Month | Tmax. (°C) | Tmin. (°C) | Tavg. (°C) | RH (%) | Rainfall (mm) | ND | Insolation (h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | |||||||
Jan | 29.9 | 20.6 | 24.4 | 82.0 | 449.4 | 18 | 163.5 |
Feb | 31.9 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 78.8 | 201.0 | 14 | 180.3 |
Mar | 31.4 | 20.2 | 24.6 | 79.3 | 132.9 | 17 | 209.0 |
Apr | 31.5 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 65.6 | 9.1 | 2 | 267.6 |
2017 | |||||||
Jan | 30.2 | 20.6 | 24.1 | 80.2 | 217.7 | 19 | 144.7 |
Feb | 32.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 72.5 | 118.3 | 8 | 236.8 |
Mar | 31.9 | 19.3 | 24.4 | 71.7 | 126.3 | 11 | 247.3 |
Apr | 30.0 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 74.7 | 135.7 | 9 | 217.1 |
2018 | |||||||
Jan | 30.9 | 20.3 | 24.2 | 78.7 | 270.9 | 21 | 168.2 |
Feb | 30.5 | 19.7 | 24.0 | 77.4 | 86.8 | 12 | 186.4 |
Mar | 32.2 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 73.9 | 55.7 | 10 | 246.8 |
Apr | 30.8 | 17.3 | 23.2 | 65.9 | 11.0 | 3 | 238.2 |
2019 | |||||||
Jan | 32.7 | 20.9 | 26.1 | 69.2 | 148.1 | 11 | 260.6 |
Feb | 30.9 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 77.5 | 282.6 | 17 | 160.7 |
Mar | 31.0 | 20.1 | 24.5 | 76.6 | 115.2 | 12 | 213.2 |
Apr | 30.6 | 19.0 | 23.9 | 73.4 | 97.6 | 6 | 228.2 |
2020 | |||||||
Jan | 31.6 | 20.5 | 24.8 | 79.9 | 350.4 | 20 | 208.0 |
Feb | 29.8 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 82.9 | 181.1 | 18 | 123.6 |
Mar | 31.4 | 18.5 | 23.9 | 70.6 | 101.9 | 6 | 259.1 |
Apr | 30.1 | 16.1 | 22.5 | 67.2 | 32.6 | 1 | 257.0 |