Table 2.

Forage harvest climate statistics during 2002 and a 30-year period (1961-1990) for Leinster and Munster obtained from Met Eireann and Canadian Meteorological Service

	May						June						July
			Mean temp.		Rel. humidity				Mean temp.		Rel. humidity				Mean temp		Rel. humidity
	Rainfall (mm)		(°C)		(%)		Rainfall (mm)		(°C)		(%)		Rainfall (mm)		(°C)		(%)
		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr		30 Yr
Location	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean	2002	Mean
Birr	109.6	61.7	15.8	14.9	68.0	64.0	96.2	55.2	18.8	17.7	71.0	66.0	68.2	59.1	20.1	19.2	69.0	67.0
Dublin	121.3	55.1	14.1	14.2	72.0	67.0	81.2	56.0	17.4	17.2	73.0	68.0	68.9	49.9	19.4	18.9	71.0	68.0
Kilkenny	105.4	61.9	14.8	15.1	69.0	64.0	80.4	50.5	17.7	18.1	69.0	65.0	74.4	52.5	19.4	19.9	69.0	65.0
Mullingar	117.6	72.4	15.2	14.7	68.0	68.0	89.6	66.2	17.1	17.5	81.0	79.0	81.3	61.8	18.9	19.0	74.0	70.0
Rosslare	89.1	55.5	14.1	13.2	79.0	77.0	49.8	47.6	16.4	15.9	82.0	78.0	36.0	50.7	18.1	17.9	76.0	77.0
Cork	162.8	83.4	14.8	13.8	74.0	71.0	105.2	68.8	17.7	16.6	77.0	72.0	54.0	66.4	17.7	18.5	76.0	72.0
Shannon	139.6	60.1	15.9	15.3	68.0	64.0	89.8	62.4	18.2	17.9	71.0	67.0	68.1	57.1	18.9	19.4	71.0	68.0
MEAN	120.8	64.3	14.9	14.5	71.1	67.9	84.6	58.1	17.6	17.3	75.0	71.0	64.4	56.8	18.9	19.0	72.3	69.6
Calgary	10.9	51.4	12.9	16.4	40.6	42.8	58.6	79.8	21.3	20.2	46.0	45.8	34.6	67.9	26.1	22.9	42.4	45.7
Lethbridge	31.5	49.4	15.1	18.2	39.8	40.3	25.1	63.0	21.5	22.3	40.8	41.4	34.0	47.5	27.3	25.5	40.6	39.9
MEAN	21.2	50.4	14.0	17.3	40.2	41.7	41.9	71.3	21.4	21.3	43.4	43.6	34.3	57.7	26.7	24.2	41.5	42.8