Andrew J. Guswa (aguswa@email.smith.edu) Amy L. Rhodes Smith College The Monteverde Institute Monthly Climate Summary - July 2004 The Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Elev: 1420m Lat: 10 deg. 18 min. 20 sec. N Long: 84 deg. 48 min. 34 sec. W Max Mean Time Mean Max Mean Max Time Min Time Daily Rain Time Wind w/ No Solar Solar Time Day Temp Temp Max Temp Min Rain Rate Max Speed Wind Rad Rad Max Deg.C Deg.C Temp Deg.C Temp (mm) (mm/hr) Rain (m/s) (%) (W/m2) (W/m2) Rad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 17.4 18.9 1320 16.3 2320 0.3 1.5 1040 3.5 0 159 577 1220 2 18.5 22.4 1400 16.5 0 0.3 1.5 2140 3.0 0 224 992 1100 3 17.9 20.5 1330 15.8 2150 8.6 4.6 700 2.7 0 237 925 1210 4 18.0 21.9 1510 15.8 2230 4.1 13.7 1750 2.0 0 251 982 1100 5 18.1 22.2 1150 15.7 2300 9.4 7.6 1950 1.4 0 145 768 1120 6 18.5 23.1 1220 16.1 10 2.0 1.5 2220 1.8 0 159 834 1200 7 18.6 22.9 1500 16.1 2030 5.8 6.1 1930 2.2 0 236 1159 1140 8 16.7 20.8 1110 14.2 2230 5.3 9.1 1710 1.3 0 123 662 1110 9 18.2 21.9 1430 14.9 20 0.5 1.5 2140 1.8 0 142 764 920 10 17.8 20.5 1020 15.8 430 2.8 3.0 1500 1.9 0 92 551 1040 11 17.5 20.6 1400 16.0 2140 36.3 42.7 430 2.7 0 206 1119 1110 12 17.3 20.0 1520 16.0 920 1.3 4.6 900 2.7 0 130 774 1240 13 17.9 22.0 1130 16.0 250 4.1 7.6 1750 2.0 0 174 1044 1120 14 17.4 20.4 950 16.0 2220 5.6 4.6 2140 2.7 0 161 1072 1050 15 17.3 19.5 1130 16.2 450 1.3 3.0 330 2.9 0 181 995 1120 16 18.1 21.6 1030 16.5 230 0.0 0.0 2350 1.8 0 137 886 930 17 18.7 23.1 1310 16.8 230 2.0 1.5 2050 2.3 0 211 1069 1040 18 18.6 21.9 1130 16.5 2310 0.8 3.0 1630 2.5 0 175 964 1120 19 17.7 19.9 1140 16.6 1830 17.5 21.3 1350 2.3 0 127 884 1120 20 17.4 19.7 1420 14.6 2350 4.3 4.6 900 1.9 0 200 939 940 21 18.2 23.3 1400 14.5 0 24.9 33.5 2040 1.3 0 221 1094 1120 22 18.3 21.8 1210 14.7 2350 0.3 1.5 630 2.6 0 239 1011 1200 23 18.2 22.7 1050 14.7 0 16.5 9.1 1740 1.4 0 175 1029 1200 24 17.6 22.8 1120 14.5 30 5.1 6.1 1820 1.2 0 154 1112 1120 25 18.1 21.5 1150 15.7 200 0.5 1.5 550 2.1 0 173 875 950 26 18.8 22.9 1320 16.5 530 0.5 1.5 2150 2.6 0 283 1064 1320 27 18.6 23.5 1320 16.5 220 2.3 6.1 1410 2.2 0 170 937 1300 28 18.0 22.6 1220 15.2 2350 15.7 29.0 1440 1.8 0 152 1017 1130 29 18.6 23.0 1220 15.1 10 0.3 1.5 150 1.9 0 234 1063 1200 30 18.6 23.3 1220 16.8 330 21.1 27.4 1930 1.7 0 187 1057 1140 31 19.1 24.4 1310 16.7 220 0.0 0.0 2350 1.8 0 175 965 1030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month Tot. 18.1 24.4 14.2 199.4 42.7 2.1 0 182 1159