Table 1.
Month
Average meteorological data for study sites at TTR (Great Basin
Desert) and Rock Valley (Mojave Desert).
Tonopah Test Range
Rock Valley
(1961-1969)
(1963-1970)
Precipitation
T°c
cm
max
min
Snow
Rainfall
T°¢c
cm
cm
max
min
Jan,
0.6
7
-10
5.1
1.8
20
-8
Feb.
1.7
9
-6
17.0
1.5
21
-5
Mar.
0.4
12
-4
7.9
0.9
27
-3
Apr.
1.1
17
-1
7.9
1.4
29
-1
May
1.1 |
22
4
5.1
0.4
35
4
June
1.7
27
9
0.0
0.5
39
8
July
1.0
32
12
0.0
1.3
41
17
Aug.
2.4
31
12
0.0
1.4
41
15
Sept.
1.2
26
7
0.0
0.6
36
10
Oct.
0.3
21
2
0.3
0.3
32
4
Nov.
1.0
12
-4
4.1
1.8
25
-2
Dec.
0.5
7
-8
4.6
1.3
19
-7
13.0
-
-
52.0
13.2
-
-
Totals
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