Table 2:
Mean monthly air temperature and precipitation at Novelty, Portageville, and Malden in 2004 and 2005 growing seasons and 10-year average (2000 to 2009).
Month
Air temperature
Precipitation
Novelty
10-yr
Portageville
10-yr
Malden
10-yr
Novelty
10-yr
Portageville
10-yr
Malden
10-yr
2004
2005
average
2004
2005
average
2004
2005
average
2004
2005
average
2004
2005
average
2004
2005
average
(°C)
(mm)
April
12.7
13.0
12.2
15.7
15.7
16.1
15.6
15.7
16.2
78.0
68.6
99.5
128.3
106.4
96.1
138.4
104.9
101.4
May
18.7
16.7
17.2
22.4
20.7
21.0
22.5
20.7
21.0
119.9
55.9
113.0
173.8
15.2
119.4
155.5
25.7
114.6
June
20.7
23.3
22.0
24.4
25.7
25.3
24.5
25.7
25.3
83.6
144.5
124.4
88.6
58.4
74.8
63.2
57.4
61.6
July
22.6
25.1
24.1
25.3
26.2
26.3
25.3
26.2
26.4
67.1
56.9
93.0
151.4
113.8
97.2
158.0
112.0
116.0
Aug.
19.9
24.0
23.3
23.2
27.0
26.0
23.2
26.9
26.1
206.0
81.5
121.7
81.4
99.6
55.3
123.7
156.2
68.7
Sept.
19.4
20.9
18.9
21.8
23.9
21.9
21.4
23.6
21.8
24.9
70.1
85.2
0.0
58.2
105.9
0.0
55.1
109.3
Oct.
12.7
12.6
12.2
17.8
16.6
16.3
17.7
16.3
16.2
165.6
85.1
83.7
140.0
0.0
96.3
103.9
1.3
88.1