TABLE 8 : AVERAGE DAlLY DIRECT INSOLATION
DATA COLLECTED DURING 1977
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 1977 1976 AVG.
AVG. AVG. ANNUAL
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ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE
GILA BEND ---- ---- 5.98 8.28 8.29 9.40 7.05 6.92 5.89 5.13 5.73 4.20 ---- ---- ----
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
LAS VEGAS ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 8.15 7.60 6.99 5.43 4.10 ---- ---- ----
PUBLIC SERVICE COLORADO
ALAMOSA ---- ---- ---- ---- 8.15 7.34 7.15 6.71 7.17 7.60 6.16 5.55 ---- ---- ----
PUBLIC SERVICE NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5.95 7.86 7.40 5.94 7.28 6.34 4.78 ---- ---- ----
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
ESCONDIDO ---- ---- ---- 5.50 5.90 5.33 8.15 7.06 6.57 4.46 5.76 4.08 ---- ---- ----
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
BARSTOW 5.05 7.03 7.48 8.47 7.60 9.11 9.76 8.40 8.57 7.14 6.11 4.47 7.43 7.46 7.45
BLYTHE 4.82 7.19 7.41 8.22 8.18 8.79 7.87 7.23 7.42 7.08 6.10 3.64 6.99 7.44 7.22
LANCASTER 4.31 7.08 7.21 8.51 6.60 9.58 10.54 8.08 8.51 6.52 5.98 4.36 7.27 7.91 7.59
PALM SPRINGS 3.69 4.64 7.92 8.31 7.22 8.79 8.56 8.07 7.39 6.19 6.29 3.98 6.75 ---- 6.75
RIDGECREST 5.21 7.17 7.98 8.54 7.88 8.73 10.76 8.69 8.62 7.87 5.68 4.29 7.62 8.16 7.89
VICTORVILLE 4.94 7.16 7.91 8.16 7.11 9.24 9.77 8.15 8.59 7.26 5.83 4.15 7.36 7.76 7.56
YUCCA VALLEY 4.84 7.58 8.39 9.04 8.15 9.66 9.42 8.01 8.79 7.51 6.80 4.63 7.74 7.98 7.86
TUCSON GAS & ELECTRIC
TUCSON 4.45 7.92 7.45 7.93 8.74 8.08 6.04 6.62 6.61 6.99 6.95 4.66 6.87 ---- 6.87
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*ABSOLUTE SCALE
BTU/SQ.FT.-DAY = 317 X KWH/SQ.M-DAY
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