1998 Rainfall and Growing Degree Day Summary for Test Locations.1

 

F. WAYNE3

WANATAH2

W. LAF.

TIPTON

VINCENNES4

BUTLERVILLE

RAINFALL (DN)5

APRIL

5.00

(+1.63)

4.66

(+0.80)

4.12

(+0.41)

4.91

(+1.17)

11.12

(+7.08)

9.95

(-1.60)

MAY

2.18

(-1.25)

2.42

(-1.20)

5.93

(+2.05)

4.37

(-0.54)

5.97

(+1.26)

4.59

(+2.41)

JUNE

4.83

(+1.25)

4.89

(+0.95)

8.41

(+4.71)

10.40

(+6.34)

5.09

(+1.07)

8.31

(+3.53)

JULY

6.00

(+2.56)

4.16

(-0.04)

5.26

(+1.31)

5.63

(+0.49)

5.95

(+1.74)

5.52

(-2.74)

AUGUST

3.31

(-0.05)

2.67

(-1.06)

1.34

(-2.49)

2.21

(-1.33)

3.89

(-0.32)

2.73

(+1.91)

SEPTEMBER

1.31

(-1.35)

1.27

(-2.63)

0.87

(-2.13)

0.50

(-3.13)

0.95

(-2.02)

1.07

(-1.86)

OCTOBER

3.90

(+1.41)

2.87

(+0.07)

2.74

(+0.05)

4.96

(+2.14)

3.96

(+1.57)

2.16

(-2.69)














TOTAL

26.53

(+4.59)

22.94

(-3.03)

28.67

(+3.43)

32.89

(+7.62)

36.93

(+11.38)

36.38

(+10.12)

GDD (DN)6

APRIL

162

(+43)

152

(+56)

182

(+56)

164

(+42)

218

(+30)

207

(-10)

MAY

565

(+174)

538

(+180)

584

(+181)

525

(+136)

635

(+153)

605

(+110)

JUNE

575

(+16)

541

(+20)

614

(+60)

558

(+9)

631

(+3)

605

(-26)

JULY

775

(-52)

722

(-45)

783

(-22)

760

(-38)

875

(0)

839

(-33)

AUGUST

639

(+45)

598

(+49)

664

(+85)

641

(+77)

769

(+110)

677

(+19)

SEPTEMBER

551

(+137)

488

(+105)

560

(+144)

527

(+125)

610

(+140)

575

(+79)

OCTOBER

312

(+83)

304

(+78)

348

(+97)

321

(+78)

437

(+126)

376

(+61)














TOTAL

3579

(+446)

3343

(+443)

3735

(+599)

3496

(+429)

4175

(+562)

3884

(+220)

 

1 Data from Midwest Agricultural Weather Service Center, U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA-National Weather Service

2 Nearest weather station to Demotte test location

3 Nearest weather station to Auburn test location

4 Nearest weather station to Washington and Princeton test locations.

5 (DN) = Departure from Normal

6 Growing Degree Days = daily mean - 50 (below 50 adjust to 50, above 86 adjust to 86)

 

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