1999 Central Agricultural Research Center Weather Summary

1999 Central Agricultural Research Center Weather Summary

Summary of weather data for the 1998-1999 crop year

Daily and monthly precipitation for 1999

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 1998-1999 crop year (Sept. - Aug.) and averages for the period 1909 -1999**
	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Total/Avg
	1998	1998	1998	1998	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999

Precipitation(in)
Current Year	1.34	0.92	1.47	0.47	0.47	0.24	0.59	1.24	1.87	1.80	1.67	3.55	15.63
1909-1999 Avg.	1.40	0.87	0.59	0.56	0.58	0.46	0.75	1.15	2.56	3.19	1.72	1.61	15.44

Temperature(F^o)
Current Year	63.0	46.9	36.6	24.3	27.1	34.0	38.3	38.9	49.1	57.6	63.0	67.4	45.5
1911-1999 Avg.	54.5	44.8	32.6	24.8	20.9	24.4	30.0	40.7	50.1	57.9	65.4	64.6	42.6

1999 Frost and Minimum/Maximum temperature information

Last killing frost ^1/ in Spring
1999	June 10 (30^oF)
1909-1999 Avg.	May 27

First killing frost ^1/ in Fall
1999	July 16 (31^oF)
1909-1999 Avg.	September 15

Frost free period
1999	36 days
1909-1999 Avg.	110 days

Maximum summer temp.	99^oF � July 28, 1999

Minimum winter temp.	- 24^oF �Dec. 20-21,1998

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