Lands of the Bible
by J.W. McGarvey
Read and Proofread by Brad Johnson
Cincinnati Bible College &
Seminary
July, 1998
APPENDIX.
pp. 617-618
DR. VARTAN'S OBSERVATIONS AT
NAZARETH.
1869-1870 Monthly Mean Temperatures
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
88.02o
|
68.76o
|
|
August
|
91.11
|
69.36
|
|
September
|
88.04
|
66.45
|
|
October
|
87.07
|
64.33
|
|
November
|
71.42
|
55.87
|
|
December
|
63.78
|
48.82
|
|
January
|
64.07
|
48.41
|
|
February
|
66.37
|
45.86
|
|
March
|
68.47
|
51.57
|
|
April
|
67.40
|
48.26
|
|
May
|
89.63
|
65.73
|
|
June
|
89.10
|
63.87
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max,
|
Min.
|
|
78.12o
|
57.94o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
104.40o, May
|
36.5o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 16.23 inches.
Rain from October till April.
1870-1871 Monthly Mean Temperature
|
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
90.28o
|
67.93o
|
|
August
|
88.48
|
67.96
|
|
September
|
85.50
|
65.52
|
|
October
|
68.37
|
60.73
|
|
November
|
76.04
|
59.73
|
|
December
|
65.19
|
51.87
|
|
January
|
62.58
|
48.10
|
|
February
|
59.29
|
43.40
|
|
March
|
62.67
|
48.11
|
|
April
|
75.09
|
53.37
|
|
May
|
83.57
|
58.30
|
|
June
|
62.29
|
55.08
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
75.17o
|
57.27o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
107.2o, May
|
33o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 22.03 inches.
Rain from October till May.
1871-1872 Monthly Mean Temperature
|
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
90.03o
|
65.19o
|
|
August
|
86.52
|
68.74
|
|
September
|
85.03
|
64.45
|
|
October
|
82.09
|
63.19
|
|
November
|
76.97
|
59.90
|
|
December
|
60.00
|
50.06
|
|
January
|
58.65
|
44.55
|
|
February
|
58.78
|
44.51
|
|
March
|
68.56
|
51.00
|
|
April
|
72.82
|
52.32
|
|
May
|
80.31
|
50.92
|
|
June
|
83.51
|
65.62
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
75.27o
|
56.70o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
100.7o, June
|
39o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 26.87 inches.
Rain from September till May.
1872-1873 Monthly Mean Temperatures
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
87.51o
|
65.53o
|
|
August
|
88.72
|
67.53
|
|
September
|
89.17
|
67.30
|
|
October
|
83.29
|
63.63
|
|
November
|
74.35
|
58.12
|
|
December
|
63.98
|
50.19
|
|
January
|
65.28
|
45.70
|
|
February
|
65.62
|
47.40
|
|
March
|
69.30
|
51.00
|
|
April
|
81.37
|
56.75
|
|
May
|
88.11
|
63.59
|
|
June
|
84.12
|
62.73
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
78.65o
|
58.29o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
108.3o, May
|
34.9o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 14.74 inches.
Rain from October till May.
1873-1874 Monthly Mean Temperature
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
90.36o
|
60.00o
|
|
August
|
92.06
|
67.50
|
|
September
|
87.80
|
65.69
|
|
October
|
86.89
|
63.90
|
|
November
|
74.33
|
57.62
|
|
December
|
60.67
|
46.12
|
|
January
|
55.76
|
41.59
|
|
February
|
56.39
|
41.55
|
|
March
|
57.66
|
41.56
|
|
April
|
75.83
|
54.00
|
|
May
|
82.98
|
60.91
|
|
June
|
86.32
|
62.56
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
74.75o
|
55.75o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
105o, May
|
33o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 33.425 inches.
Rain from October till April.
1874-1875 Monthly Mean Temperatures
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
89.66o
|
66.38o
|
|
August
|
89.88
|
68.04
|
|
September
|
87.99
|
65.59
|
|
October
|
84.62
|
61.81
|
|
November
|
77.00
|
58.84
|
|
December
|
67.08
|
50.16
|
|
January
|
55.48
|
41.05
|
|
February
|
61.28
|
45.48
|
|
March
|
62.07
|
45.55
|
|
April
|
67.19
|
49.83
|
|
May
|
77.41
|
54.93
|
|
June
|
86.27
|
64.20
|
Annual Mean Temperatures
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
75.49o
|
55.99o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
97.2o, May
|
26.8o, January
|
Annual amount of rain, 30.45 inches.
Rain from October till May.
1875-1876 Monthly Mean Temperature
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
89.84o
|
66.68o
|
|
August
|
88.88
|
66.26
|
|
September
|
84.13
|
61.93
|
|
October
|
66.15
|
61.47
|
|
November
|
72.65
|
53.16
|
|
December
|
62.90
|
45.14
|
|
January
|
57.11
|
40.46
|
|
February
|
62.95
|
44.76
|
|
March
|
72.54
|
51.87
|
|
April
|
79.28
|
56.33
|
|
May
|
86.35
|
62.25
|
|
June
|
84.56
|
63.75
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
77.27o
|
56.17o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
106o, May
|
32.5o, January
|
Annual amount of rain, 15.98 inches.
Rain from November till May.
1876-1877 Monthly Mean Temperatures
| |
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
July
|
88.50o
|
65.33o
|
|
August
|
89.80
|
66.77
|
|
September
|
90.15
|
66.51
|
|
October
|
86.82
|
62.33
|
|
November
|
72.17
|
55.04
|
|
December
|
68.94
|
50.98
|
|
January
|
62.26
|
43.64
|
|
February
|
59.55
|
45.47
|
|
March
|
70.18
|
50.14
|
|
April
|
78.46
|
55.24
|
|
May
|
85.31
|
59.61
|
|
June
|
87.30
|
63.66
|
Annual Mean Temperature
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
76.78o
|
57.06o
|
Annual Range
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
|
103o, May
|
38o, February
|
Annual amount of rain, 29.305 inches.
Rain from October till May.