Growth, Yield-Related Traits and Yield of Lowland Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties as Influenced by Inorganic NPS and N Fertilizer Rates at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Monthly maximum and minimum temperatures (°C) and monthly total rainfall (mm) at Babile during the 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons (Babile meteorological station).

Months	Cropping seasons				Monthly total rainfall (mm) in 2018	Monthly total rainfall (mm) in 2019
	2018		2019
	Mean (°C)
	Max temp.	Min. temp	Max temp.	Min. temp
January	29.2	14.7	29.6	16.2	0	0
February	32.4	16.2	29.4	15.2	0	0
March	28.4	13.6	29.2	13.2	3.5	3
April	29.8	15.4	26.4	13	26	66
May	27.2	13	28.1	13.3	89.2	131.5
June	28.4	12.2	27.9	14.9	67	95.5
July	27.4	13.2	28.4	12.2	61	21.5
August	28.4	13.8	29.4	13	50	82
September	30.2	14.4	28.4	15	55	6
October	28.8	12.6	30	12	12	18
November	29.2	12.2	20	30.4	15.2	57
Annual	29.0	13.8	28.8	13.9	383.7	480.5