2000 Central Agricultural Research Center Weather Summary

Summary of precipitation and snowfall

Summary of air temperature and wind velocity

Summary of soil temperatures

Inches of evaporation from a free water surface

Summary of growing degree units

Summary of climatic data by months for the 1999-2000 crop year (Sept. - Aug.) and averages for the period 1910 -2000

 

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Total/Avg

 

1999

1999

1999

1999

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precipitation(in)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Year

1.29

0.26

0.52

0.11

0.47

0.29

0.31

1.37

1.85

2.27

1.84

0.54

11.12

1909-2000 Avg.

1.40

0.87

0.59

0.56

0.57

0.46

0.74

1.15

2.55

3.18

1.72

1.60

15.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature(Fo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Year

53.0

47.7

43.7

35.4

26.7

30.8

36.8

43.3

52.0

56.9

69.2

68.0

47.0

1911-2000 Avg.

54.5

44.8

32.7

24.9

20.9

24.5

30.0

40.8

50.2

57.9

65.5

64.7

42.6

 2000 Frost and Minimum/Maximum temperature information                                         

Last killing frost 1/ in Spring

 

     2000

May 13 (31oF)

     1909-2000 Avg.

May 27

 

 

First killing frost 1/ in Fall

 

     2000

September 20 (32oF)

     1909-2000 Avg.

September 15

 

 

Frost free period

 

     2000

130 days

     1909-2000 Avg.

110 days

 

 

Maximum summer temp.

97oF – August 10, 2000

 

 

Minimum winter temp.

- 1oF –February 18, 2000

1/ In this summary 32oF is considered a killing frost.