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Where do Chinese water dragons come from?

      A member of the Water Dragon discussion list sent me some information about the climate where we think Chinese water dragons live.

     We are working on getting more information, but this might just give us all a better idea of the kind of climate we should be trying to provide for our water dragons if possible. :)

      If anyone has data about where the Chinese water dragon comes from, exactly, I would love to know. So far we only have general information such as that they come from southern China, Vietnam (north or south), and Thailand (possibly Laos, Cambodia, and Burma since these countries are also in the southern region of the far east). We believe that there range is roughly 25N lat.

     After viewing this information go on to visit Chinese Water Dragons in Vietnam- Natural Environment and learn more about sightings of water dragons in the wild!




What these climate summary tables mean

      Daniel J. Padavona sent me the following climate information. Below, you will find three tables listing climate summaries from weather stations in Thailand and China. Listed for each is their latitude, longitude, and elevation. We believe these are representative of the Water Dragon's true climate.

      Mean Temperatures for each month are included. For example, in Narathiwat the average HIGH temperature in April is 91 degrees, with an overnight LOW of 76.

      Also important is the average daily DEW POINT temperature for all months. You can buy a dew point temperature measuring device (dew point hygrometer) at specialized science/electronics catalogues ... you might try radio shack. A less expensive method is to measure the temperature and relative humidity, and then use a CHART to determine the dew point. These are sometimes found in weather books ... check your local library, or maybe even the I-Net :) The dew point measures the exact water content in the air - relative humidity by itself DOESN'T!!! A dew point of 76 is very high indeed ... about as high as the most humid day in Florida during the summer!

      Extreme Temperatures represent the highest and lowest amounts ever recorded in any given month. Obviously these are temps which you don't want to achieve since herps were probably wiped out on a lot of these days.

      Days with precipitation is also interesting. In Narathiwat it rains at one point or another on 20 days during December. Obviously this is the rainy season for them! Finding a way to simulate this might be a great way to maximize breeding and overall herp health.

INTERNATIONAL STATION METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATE SUMMARY for NARATHIWAT

:STA 485830 | VTSC | *NARATHIWAT , ,TH-Telecom Summary :LAT 06 25N :LONG 101 49E :ELEV 16(ft) 00005(m) :TYPE NAVY SMOS V3 12121994 42 - Foreign STATION CLIMATIC SUMMARY (Derived from Hourly Data) POR: (HOURLY): 1973-1992

Month Temperature Max. Temperature Min. Temperature AVG (Deg F) Max. (Deg F) Min. Rel. Humidity % 07 Rel. Humidity % 16 Dew Pt. (F) Mean # of days with precipitation
JAN 85 74 80 91 66 93 72 73 9
FEB 87 74 81 104 67 93 69 73 5
MAR 88 75 82 97 68 93 69 74 5
APR 91 76 84 97 70 93 68 76 6
MAY 90 77 84 100 72 93 70 76 10
JUN 90 76 83 100 72 93 69 75 10
JUL 89 75 83 100 71 93 70 75 10
AUG 89 75 83 97 68 93 69 75 12
SEP 89 75 82 102 72 94 72 75 14
OCT 87 75 82 100 70 94 75 75 16
NOV 85 75 80 94 71 96 79 75 20
DEC 83 75 79 92 68 93 78 73 18
ANN 88 75 82 104 66 94 72 74 135


INTERNATIONAL STATION METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATE SUMMARY for SHANTOU

:STA 593160 | ZGOW | *SHANTOU , ,CI-Telecom Summary :LAT 23 24N :LONG 116 41E :ELEV 10(ft) 00003(m) :TYPE NAVY SMOS V3 12121994 42 - Foreign STATION CLIMATIC SUMMARY (Derived from Hourly Data) POR: (HOURLY): 1973-1990

Month Temperature Max. Temperature Min. Temperature AVG (Deg F) Max. (Deg F) Min. Rel. Humidity % 05 Rel. Humidity % 17 Dew Pt. (F) Mean # of days with precipitation
JAN 62 52 57 79 39 86 72 49 11
FEB 63 53 58 81 34 87 76 51 15
MAR 67 58 62 88 39 89 78 56 20
APR 74 65 70 95 50 90 78 63 19
MAY 80 72 76 100 60 92 82 70 20
JUN 84 76 80 100 66 93 81 75 21
JUL 88 79 84 100 73 93 76 77 15
AUG 88 79 84 104 72 92 76 77 16
SEP 85 76 81 102 66 91 76 74 13
OCT 80 70 75 95 48 88 73 67 10
NOV 73 61 67 85 41 87 71 58 9
DEC 66 53 60 84 36 85 68 50 7
ANN 76 66 71 104 34 90 75 64 176



INTERNATIONAL STATION METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATE SUMMARY for CHON BURI/SATTAHIP

:STA 484590 | VTBS | *CHON BURI/SATTAHIP , ,TH-Telecom Summary :LAT 13 22N :LONG 100 59E :ELEV 7(ft) 00002(m) :TYPE NAVY SMOS V3 12121994 42 - Foreign STATION CLIMATIC SUMMARY (Derived from Hourly Data) POR: (HOURLY): 1973-1992

Month Temperature Max. Temperature Min. Temperature AVG (Deg F) Max. (Deg F) Min. Rel. Humidity % 07 Rel. Humidity % 16 Dew Pt. (F) Mean # of days with precipitation
JAN 88 72 80 104 55 81 53 67 2
FEB 90 75 83 111 63 84 57 70 2
MAR 92 78 85 108 61 84 57 73 3
APR 93 81 87 101 72 83 58 75 5
MAY 92 81 86 102 73 84 63 76 10
JUN 90 81 86 100 69 82 64 75 11
JUL 90 79 85 107 73 84 63 74 12
AUG 89 79 85 97 72 85 65 74 14
SEP 89 78 84 108 73 89 68 75 15
OCT 88 77 83 95 66 89 67 74 12
NOV 88 74 81 99 59 83 56 69 5
DEC 88 70 79 97 54 78 49 64 1
ANN 90 77 84 111 54 84 60 72 92




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