Purdue Corn Performance

Purdue University                     Agronomy Dept.                     2003 Table of Contents
 

2003 Rainfall Summary

Rainfall (30 yr. Ave.)

April

May

June

July

August

September

Pinney 2.96 (3.81) 7.13 (3.64) 2.46 (3.95) 7.68 (4.20) 2.10 (3.37) 2.81 (3.90)
Columbia City 1.96 (3.38) 6.94 (3.44) 2.38 (3.59) 8.09 (3.45) 5.40 (3.37) 5.57 (2.67)
Wabash 3.54 (3.64) 8.34 (4.01) 3.62 (3.78) 11.61 (4.15) 8.91 (3.97) 8.54 (3.18)
Milford 2.44 (3.14) 5.78 (3.46) 1.83 (4.01) 8.13 (3.62) 3.43 (3.49) 5.70 (3.35)
DeMotte 2.95 (3.78) 7.73 (3.46) 3.30 (4.07) 15.65 (3.92) 1.22 (3.62) 3.46 (3.67)
W. Lafayette 2.70 (3.71) 6.80 (3.89) 3.83 (3.71) 7.90 (3.95) 3.55 (3.84) 7.14 (3.01)
Tipton 1.49 (3.74) 7.26 (4.91) 2.19 (4.06) 11.58 (5.14) 1.99 (3.54) 2.35 (3.63)
Muncie 1.50 (3.66) 6.30 (3.74) 2.20 (3.71) 10.90 (3.91) 5.40 (3.41) 7.75 (2.86)
Cloverdale 2.52 (3.89) 2.77 (4.47) 2.11 (3.58) 10.17 (4.90) 1.68 (3.56) 11.50 (3.36)
Shelburn 3.04 (3.89) 1.88 (4.47) 3.60 (3.58) 7.90 (4.90) 5.70 (3.56) 10.20 (3.36)
Butlerville 3.80 (4.02) 5.72 (4.46) 4.92 (3.55) 6.97 (4.62) 2.37 (3.69)   (2.63)
Washington 5.12 (3.76) 7.17 (5.08) 4.60 (3.55) 5.56 (5.01) 2.34 (3.86) 5.81 (2.49)
Evansville 3.79 (4.02) 6.38 (4.75) 4.50 (3.49) 4.24 (4.04) 1.64 (3.11) 3.26 (2.97)

 

 

2003 GDD's Summary

GDD's  (30 yr. Ave.)

April*

May

June

July

August

September

Pinney 41 (122) 230 (332) 476 (561) 589 (682) 660 (621) 378 (399)
Columbia City 29 (129) 273 (325) 505 (553) 643 (679) 661 (614) 367 (389)
Milford 29 (148) 328 (327) 525 (548) 694 (678) 721 (613) 406 (385)
Wabash 12 (157) 368 (335) 555 (553) 709 (679) 705 (610) 470 (399)
DeMotte   (148) 289 (340) 488 (560) 670 (694) 685 (631) 420 (411)
W. Lafayette 45 (153) 344 (372) 526 (611) 665 (733) 701 (663) 432 (441)
Tipton **   (122)   (331)   (555)   (679)   (608)   (404)
Muncie **   (157)   (368)   (614)   (742)   (683)   (443)
Cloverdale   (203) 120 (410) 598 (651) 747 (774) 741 (728) 434 (498)
Shelburn   (203) 119 (397) 584 (637) 775 (770) 752 (721) 443 (490)
Butlerville **   (258)   (428)   (653)   (782)   (725)   (499)
Washington   (266) 62 (492) 602 (727) 812 (881) 807 (790) 529 (564)
Evansville **   (270)   (486)   (729)   (833)   (787)   (562)

                                    *   GDD's are from date of planting thru September 30th.
                                    ** GDD data for Tipton, Muncie, Butlerville and Evansville not listed because location was not harvested.