Table 2.

Meteorological data recorded during the rice-growing seasons^*

Month	2002					2003
	Temperature (°C)		Relative humidity (%)		Rainfall (mm)	Temperature (°C)		Relative humidity (%)		Rainfall (mm)
	Max	Min	8:00 a.m.	14:00 p.m.		Max	Min	8:00 a.m.	14:00 p.m.
May	42	24	69	35	29	39	22	71	42	3
June	42	27	60	34	10	42	26	63	34	1
July	40	27	66	37	–	38	27	75	46	60
Aug.	39	27	67	38	5	37	26	78	57	102
Sept.	34	22	64	37	21	35	24	79	57	16
Oct.	32	17	63	40	11	33	33	76	48	–

^*Source: Arid Zone Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan