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 61 STAT.] MEXICO-WEATHER STATIONS-Ma 1. 1943 4059 June 14, 1943 The Mexican network of weather stations has been improved, since Improvement in ,l*exican network. 1941, in the manifest way which is apparent from the following: In 1940 there were only 346 stations in all. In 1941, 614 stations were in operation, as follows: Pluviometric . . ... ... ... ... .. . ... .... .. 146 Thermopluviometric ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 302 Evaporation.................... .. .. . 110 Meteorological ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 56 In 1942, 804 stations were in operation, as follows: Pluviometric . .. ... ... .. ............... 193 Thermopluviometric . ... ... ... ... ... ... . 425 Evaporation ......................... 132 Meteorological ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... 54 In 1943, 868 stations are in operation as follows: Pluviometric .. ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. 202 Thermopluviometric . .. ... ... ... ... ... .. . 468 Evaporation .............. .. ... ... . . 140 Meteorological ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 and three more, radiometeorographic stations, established at the request and with the help of the United States Weather Bureau. Our program of increasing and improving the network of Observa- tories has nevertheless, in the last two years, suffered great delay and limitation, due to the difficulties encountered in the acquisition of apparatus from the United States. Recently an order for barometers which we placed with it as far back as November 1941 was canceled by the Taylor Instruments Company factory, and the thermometers and barographs requested at the same time have been delivered to us in small lots which still do not cover the total number ordered. In the present case, the Department of Agriculture hopes that the increase in meteorological data will result in great benefit to weather studies, in both countries, and will devote its every endeavor to carrying out the cooperation which is requested of it. MEXICO, D. F., June 14, 1943.

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