Seasonal Changes in Climate Variables in Rainfed Crop Areas in the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago Basin, Mexico

Table 3

Differences in accumulated degree days between the initial (1960–1985) and final period (1986–2010).

RCAs	1 (Ve)	2 (V10)	3 (VT)	4 (R1)	5 (R6)
1	−6.6	−39.2	−42.4	−43.4	−42.5
2	−7.7	−32.7	−31.2	−28.5	−24.9
4	−5.8	−32.4	−35.7	−37.7	−40.9
5	−10.2	−59.7	−69.5	−76.3	−85.7
6	1.6	16.7	27.5	37.5	49.3
7	−6.5	−33.8	−38.5	−41.8	−47.6
8	−6.7	−28	−27.8	−26.4	−25
9	−10.4	−63.4	−75.9	−85.1	−97.6
10	2.8	34.2	48.2	59.6	73.3

Ve: emergence, V10: vegetative growth, VT: flowering, and R1: filling of ears R6:Maturity.