Table 3. Climatic conditions in the preceding year on respondent farms.
Characteristics | Options | Count | Response (%) | CI (%) | SE (Prob) |
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Average Rainfall | |||||
400-600mm | 13 | 32 | 19.36–46.98 | 0.0726 | |
>800mm | 10 | 24 | 13.82–39.34 | 0.0670 | |
600-800mm | 10 | 24 | 13.82–39.34 | 0.0670 | |
200-400mm | 5 | 12 | 5.32–20.55 | 0.0511 | |
<200mm | 3 | 7 | 2.51–12.42 | 0.0246 | |
Average maximum temperature | |||||
20–30°C | 22 | 54 | 38.74–67.94 | 0.0778 | |
30–40°C | 9 | 22 | 12.00–36.70 | 0.0646 | |
>40°C | 6 | 15 | 6.88–21.40 | 0.0552 | |
<20°C | 4 | 10 | 3.85–22.54 | 0.0463 | |
Average minimum temperature | |||||
0–10°C | 21 | 51 | 36.48–65.74 | 0.0780 | |
10–20°C | 15 | 37 | 23.58–51.87 | 0.0752 | |
<0°C | 5 | 12 | 5.32–20.55 | 0.0511 | |
Extreme weather conditions | |||||
Drought | 14 | 34 | 21.55–49.45 | 0.0740 | |
Severe storms | 11 | 27 | 15.69–41.93 | 0.0692 | |
Bushfires | 8 | 20 | 10.23–34.01 | 0.0681 | |
Flood | 8 | 20 | 10.23–34.01 | 0.0681 | |
Tropical cyclone | 2 | 5 | 1.34–16.1 | 0.0336 |