Soybean Yield along the Texas Gulf Coast during Periods of Variable Rainfall as Influenced by Soybean Cultivar and Planting Date

Table 2

Monthly rainfall during the growing season at the study locations.

	2006		2007		2008		2009		20 yrs average
Month	Victoria	Wharton	Victoria	Wharton	Victoria	Wharton	Victoria	Wharton	Victoria	Wharton
	Mm
March	43.7	71.1	168.4	166.6	11.4	15.2	65.8	56.6	52.8	80.7
April	3.6	47.0	61.2	67.3	42.7	49.3	36.6	173.0	74.4	83.8
May	207.7	114.1	152.9	151.9	9.4	6.1	65.3	22.4	125.7	119.4
June	99.3	66.8	84.8	70.6	31.0	31.8	10.7	25.5	121.2	126.5
July	167.6	186.9	452.1	296.7	131.5	67.1	17.8	37.6	83.8	83.1
August	18.0	48.0	148.3	106.9	72.9	127.8	49.8	42.7	78.2	89.4
Total	539.9	533.9	1067.7	860.0	298.9	297.3	246.0	357.8	536.1	582.9