Table 2.
Weather information. Cumulative precipitation (Cum PPT) in millimeters, maximum, minimum, and average daily temperature (T) in Celsius during the growing season and average of 30 years (1981–2011), cumulative growing degree-days (Cum GDD) in Celsius, and cumulative evapotranspiration (Cum ET) in millimeters per day at each location during the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 growing seasons.
| Year | Site | Season | Cum PPT (mm) | 30-yr avg Cum PPT (mm) | T max °C | T min °C | T avg °C | 30-yr avg T max °C | 30-yr avg T min °C | Cum GDD (°C) | Cum ET (mm day-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Conway | Fall | 189 | 148 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 699 | 148 |
| Winter | 80 | 133 | 13 | −2 | 5 | 10 | −3 | 658 | 198 | ||
| Spring | 494 | 324 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 1,919 | 447 | ||
| McPherson | Fall | 117 | 125 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 963 | 159 | |
| Winter | 39 | 119 | 11 | −2 | 4 | 12 | −1 | 772 | 187 | ||
| Spring | 351 | 325 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 1,982 | 426 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ellsworth | Fall | 30 | 108 | 15 | −1 | 7 | 13 | −1 | 783 | NA |
| Winter | 135 | 102 | 12 | −2 | 5 | 9 | −6 | 615 | 172 | ||
| Spring | 239 | 276 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 1,573 | 383 | ||
| Conway | Fall | 36 | 148 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 566 | 202 | |
| Winter | 187 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 443 | 244 | ||
| Spring | 332 | 324 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 1,284 | 391 | ||
| McPherson | Fall | 43 | 125 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 524 | 151 | |
| Winter | 132 | 119 | 12 | −1 | 5 | 12 | −1 | 357 | 221 | ||
| Spring | 217 | 325 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 1,170 | 405 |
There were no solar radiation data available for the fall period at the Ellsworth site, therefore cum ET in this location was calculated from January to June (harvesting). Fall; October to December, Winter; January to March, Spring; April to Harvest.