TABLE 2 : AVERAGE DAILY DIRECT INSOLATION
DATA COLLECTED DURING 1980
WEST SOLAR MONITORING NETWORK (KWH/Sq. M - DAY)*
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STATION NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 AVG.
AVG. AVG. AVG. AVG. AVG. ANNUAL
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ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE
GILA BEND 4.52 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6.84 5.35 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
PARKER 3.79 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 9.08 ---- ---- 6.99 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
SAGUARO 4.47 5.80 6.44 8.11 ---- 9.72 6.90 ---- 7.96 7.93 6.61 6.32 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LOS ANGELES DEPT WATER & POWER
INGLEWOOD 3.04 4.35 6.30 5.84 4.41 7.72 7.56 6.59 ---- ---- 4.40 4.11 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LOS ANGELES ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 7.63 7.89 ---- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5.11 ---- ---- ---- 5.11
SAN PEDRO 3.45 4.68 6.43 6.41 5.97 7.53 8.14 6.93 5.20 5.18 4.17 4.11 5.68 ---- ---- ---- ---- 5.68
SUN VALLEY 3.04 4.09 5.06 6.27 4.00 7.75 8.57 ---- 5.34 5.99 5.40 4.71 ---- 5.78 ---- ---- ---- 5.78
WEST LOS ANGELES 3.11 4.30 6.13 5.64 4.52 7.48 8.01 6.86 ---- 5.00 3.92 4.23 ---- 5.49 ---- ---- ---- 5.49
WEST VALLEY ---- ---- 6.30 ---- 4.43 ---- 8.13 7.13 ---- 5.88 5.51 4.78 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
BOULDER CITY (DRI) 3.71 4.91 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 8.77 8.30 7.15 5.96 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LAS VEGAS ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6.94 ---- ---- ---- 6.94
PUBLIC SERVICE OF COLORADO
ALAMOSA 5.54 6.22 6.38 8.24 7.30 10.14 8.81 7.16 8.80 7.52 6.78 5.56 7.37 ---- ---- ---- ---- 7.37
PUBLIC SERVICE NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE 3.49 ---- ---- 8.39 ---- 8.66 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6.38 6.49 ---- ---- 6.44
SALT RIVER PROJECT
PAGE 3.26 5.38 6.24 ---- ---- ---- 9.14 ---- ---- 7.36 6.24 5.39 ---- 6.32 ---- ---- ---- 6.32
ST. JOHNS ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
ESCONDIDO 3.18 ---- ---- ---- 4.22 8.23 8.47 7.10 ---- ---- ---- 4.64 ---- 5.76 5.65 ---- ---- 5.70
SAN DIEGO ---- 4.70 5.86 6.57 ---- 7.32 ---- ---- ---- 4.94 5.32 5.05 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
ALHAMBRA 3.45 ---- 5.21 5.15 4.10 7.02 8.00 6.26 5.00 5.22 4.47 4.40 ---- 5.18 ---- ---- ---- 5.18
BARSTOW 4.12 4.99 6.96 7.05 8.24 9.89 9.11 9.92 8.69 8.03 6.62 6.29 7.49 7.49 7.46 7.43 7.46 7.47
BLYTHE 4.24 5.27 ---- ---- 9.51 8.65 8.09 8.26 ---- 7.81 6.72 5.62 ---- 7.20 ---- 6.99 7.44 7.21
LANCASTER 4.43 5.49 7.10 7.58 ---- 9.63 9.94 9.96 8.69 7.94 6.93 6.07 ---- 7.66 7.46 7.27 7.91 7.58
PALM SPRINGS 4.00 ---- 6.92 6.70 8.30 9.27 8.21 8.22 7.86 7.22 6.70 5.92 ---- 7.00 6.93 6.75 ---- 6.89
RIDGECREST 4.67 6.14 7.32 ---- 8.73 9.94 10.10 ---- 8.75 8.00 6.73 5.91 ---- 7.78 ---- 7.62 8.16 7.85
VICTORVILLE 4.26 5.54 6.79 7.80 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 7.42 6.74 6.16 ---- 7.36 7.35 7.36 7.76 7.46
YUCCA VALLEY 4.46 6.01 7.22 7.19 8.96 10.20 9.06 10.03 8.52 8.06 7.43 6.27 7.78 7.82 7.85 7.74 7.98 7.83
TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER
TUCSON ---- 5.54 6.14 7.93 9.20 8.64 7.44 6.97 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6.36 ---- 6.36
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*ABSOLUTE SCALE
BTU/SQ.FT.-DAY = 317 X KWH/SQ.M-DAY
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