Weather Data exchange August
August Weather Data from Bill Arthur, South Perth County
Going into August we were extremely dry. We got 39 mm of rain on August 7 which was a crop saver.
The rest of our rainfall came mostly from the 20th to the 26 to get us to just over average rainfall.
Corn was saved from a disaster by the rain on the 7th . Poor land has suffered irreparable damage
but good soils will produce a near average crop of grain although silage corn is shorter than usual.
This will require cutting more area to fill silo’s. Expect harvest for corn silage to begin this week.
Hay is growing well now and there will be a chance for more hay to make up for the light 2nd cuts
and that is being cut now to get it done before switching to corn silage.
Edible bean harvest has been progressing in mature fields over the past week.
Soybeans are dropping leaves in many fields and turning colour in the rest. Many soybean fields will
require a burn down because of weeds. Some show aphid damage and there is lots of ‘bug’ damage which
will impact quality for IP beans.
HU’s, like rainfall, are about average and with the early planting and additional HU’s
before my recording started the corn is maturing earlier than normal
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Date
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Rainfall mm
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CHU
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August 2007
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79.5
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752
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August 2006
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70
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839
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23 yr Avg
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74
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772
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High yr
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144 in 1992
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839 in 2006
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Low yr
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9 in 2002
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652 in 1992
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Yr to date
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May - August
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May 10 - August 31
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2007
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206.5
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2440
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2006
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360
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2440
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23 yr avg
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365.4
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2437.4
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Low year
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259 in 2001
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High Year
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709 in 2000
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Peter Stewart August Weather Stats for S. E. Northumberland
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RAINFALL
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Aug '07
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26.5 mm
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Aug Last Year
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78 mm
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Aug Avg Since '79
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71.6 mm
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Aug Hi
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130.7 in '95
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Aug Lo
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This year
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Previous
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31 mm in '03
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May-Aug Total
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233.5 mm
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May-Aug Avg
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293.7 mm
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HEAT UNITS
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Aug '07
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771
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Aug Last Year
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757
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Aug Avg Since '87
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775
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Aug Hi
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833 in '01
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Aug Lo
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693 in '92
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May 15 - Aug total
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2485
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May 15 - Aug Avg
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2499
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COMMENTS: The Heat Unit total for the year caught me a bit by surprise
as I thought that we would be above average. Actually we are as my
count starts for reference purposes on May 15. Most corn was planted
in late April and early May. My total heat units from the first of April
are 2770. However we did have some very cool nights in July that
trimmed back out average.
It remains very dry. From July 23 to Aug 23 we had about 5 mm of rainfall
with 2 mm being the highest recorded. 8 mm on the 23rd and 13
mm on the 25th have pretty well evaporated. Crops, especially on
shallow soils look like it. However a km or two travel can take you to
lush looking crops. As we all know, rainfall has been "spotty" this year.
Corn silage harvest has started in areas depending on variety and
rainfall. Beans are dropping leaves. Grain and hay harvest is
complete with good weather for both.
August Weather Data from Neil Moore, Lindsay area
Very dry in areas while other areas had some rain
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Date
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Rainfall mm
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CHU
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2007
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55
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777
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2006
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30
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750
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18 yr Avg
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68
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748
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High yr
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156 in 1992
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796 in 2003
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Low yr
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30 in 2004 and 2006
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645 in 1992
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2007 April to August
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246
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May 10 to August 31 = 2580
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2006 April to August
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390
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May 10 to August 31 = 2591
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April to August - 18 yr avg
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357
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May 10 to August 31 = 2481
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April to August - low yr
April to August - high yr
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240 in 2001
491 in 2000
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2201 in 1992
2786 in 1991
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