Mean annual rainfall at the site for the period 1991–1994 was approximately
1400 mm; the driest months were April through July. Mean annual air
temperaturewas 21.9◦C, with mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures
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of 26.4◦C and 18.7◦C, respectively. Total solar radiation averaged 17.7 MJ m2
day−1.