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Table 5 Meteorological data

From: Challenges to conservation: land use change and local participation in the Al Reem Biosphere Reserve, West Qatar

Rainfall (mm) at Dukhan [Lat : 25 25 N Long : 50 46 E; Elevation : 30 m]

      

Year\Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

1998

17.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.9

1999

1

37

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

2000

4.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

22.2

28.6

2001

1

0

0.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

2002

31.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.5

2003

0

0

0

6.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.2

26.4

2004

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

24

2005

19.4

7.8

7.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.3

2006

0

7.4

3.3

11.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.4

57.7

90.5

2007

4.8

31.5

2.5

2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41.6

Mean Dry Bulb Temperature (Deg. C) at Dukhan

        

Year\Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

1998

18.2

21.6

24.6

27

29.7

36.6

36.6

37.9

33.3

 

22.3

 

28.8

1999

16.4

18.7

20.8

26.5

30.1

33.9

34.6

35.2

32.9

29.3

24.5

17.6

26.7

2000

17.2

17

20.5

28.4

32.3

34.2

37.7

37.3

33.5

30.6

25

21.2

27.9

2001

18.5

19.7

25

30.1

35.8

34.9

33.6

35.1

32

26.5

19.1

16.3

27.2

2002

13.3

20.2

25.2

29.6

36.8

36.3

37.2

35

33

31.3

  

29.8

2003

17.2

19.8

22.5

28.2

33

35.6

35.8

36.8

33.6

31

24.9

20.7

28.3

2004

20.7

20.1

22.7

26.1

31.2

33.8

36.6

34.8

32.5

29.5

25.1

18.1

27.6

2005

16.2

17.3

22.3

28

31.8

34.2

35.5

36.1

33

29.2

25.2

20.9

27.5

2006

18.3

20.1

22.8

27.8

33

35.6

36

35.9

33.2

30.8

24.8

16.3

27.9

2007

  

21.6

26.7

32

33.8

34.8

34.4

31.2

27

22.1

15.4

27.9