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Weather from SSFC and Bowmanville/Markham for 2006

WEATHER SUMMARY 1975 - 2006 at SSFC, Lindsay = 32 years
Crop Heat Units - May 11 to frost (-2). Frost on October 13, 2006 - Average = October 8
Year CHU Year CHU 1975 - 2006 ave 2003 2004 2005 2006
1987 3082 1997 2850 May 305 254 349 244 303
1988 2960 1998 3155 June 612 617 631 729 626
1989 3008 1999 2979 July 755 803 788 813 820
1990 3119 2000 2593 Aug 710 814 744 757 739
1991 3009 2001 3027 Sept 468 528 654 584 504
1992 2607 2002 3054 Oct 81 2 104 231 132
1993 2590 2003 3018 TOTAL 2929 3018 3180 3358 3124
1994 2924 2004 3180            
1995 3113 2005 3358 + 18 May 10=3376        
1996 2871 2006 3124 + 87 May 3 =3211        
                 
Rainfall (mm) - April to October 1975 - 2006 ave 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year mm Year mm April 64 63 72 115 62
1987 533 1997 513 May 84 101 119 30 89
1988 533 1998 517 June 82 66 42 59 121
1989 560 1999 493 July 74 83 138 34 131
1990 553 2000 677 Aug 85 93 39 133 35
1991 483 2001 471 Sept 90 91 27 100 107
1992 587 2002 619 Oct 75 90 46 42 121
1993 574 2003 587 TOTAL 554 587 482 513 667
1994 422 2004 482            
1995 623 2005 513            
1996 613 2006 667            

WEATHER SUMMARY 1968 - 2006 at Bowmanville, Markham = 39 years
Crop Heat Units - May 11 to frost (-2). Frost on October 25, 2006 - Average = October 10
Year CHU Year CHU 1968 - 2006 ave 2003 2004 2005 2006
1987 3040 1997 2955 May 285 256 334 261 326
1988 2951 1998 3371 June 609 632 610 794 708
1989 2938 1999 3112 July 754 811 785 869 863
1990 3064 2000 2751 Aug 724 826 726 833 789
1991 3100 2001 3055 Sept 508 588 647 671 534
1992 2780 2002 3467 Oct 95 13 248 287 139
1993 2870 2003 3126 TOTAL 2975 3126 3350 3715 3359
1994 2971 2004 3350            
1995 3217 2005 3715 + 18 May 10=3733        
1996 3068 2006 3359 + 100 May 3=3459        
                 
Rainfall (mm) - April to October 1968 - 2006 ave 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year mm Year mm April 71 68 64 102 62
1987 545 1997 507 May 76 153 101 14 92
1988 483 1998 440 June 75 64 63 32 45
1989 515 1999 516 July 65 67 120 20 105
1990 507 2000 670 Aug 75 54 60 136 40
1991 494 2001 526 Sept 83 89 25 80 78
1992 658 2002 421 Oct 70 52 35 47 121
1993 592 2003 547 TOTAL 515 547 468 431 543
1994 423 2004 468            
1995 540 2005 431            
1996 633 2006 543