Table 3.
Average temperature (°C), wind speed (m sˉ 1) and temperature adjusted for windchill (Twindchill; °C) below average, average, and above average weather conditions, overall year means (±SE) and total precipitation (cm) for the 2 yr of grazing (December to January 2016 to 2017, November to January 2017 to 2018) at the Northern Agricultural Research Center Thackeray Ranch, Havre, MT
| Weather classification | Overall conditions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below average | Average | Above average | Mean | Precipitation, cm | |
| Year 1 | 2.90 | ||||
| Temperature, °C | ˉ18.97 ± 0.65 | ˉ9.35 ± 1.12 | 0.32 ± 0.59 | ˉ9.34 ± 1.33 | |
| Wind speed, m sˉ 1 | 1.69 ± 0.33 | 6.25 ± 0.50 | 12.08 ± 0.63 | 6.48 ± 0.65 | |
| T windchill, °C | ˉ31.66 ± 0.61 | ˉ19.08 ± 1.07 | ˉ8.63 ± 0.82 | ˉ19.47 ± 1.41 | |
| Year 2 | 4.06 | ||||
| Temperature, °C | ˉ17.88 ± 1.36 | 0.24 ± 0.66 | 10.57 ± 1.20 | ˉ2.44 ± 1.24 | |
| Wind speed, m sˉ 1 | 1.91 ± 0.20 | 6.34 ± 0.27 | 11.34 ± 0.68 | 5.91 ± 0.41 | |
| T windchill, °C | ˉ27.09 ± 1.36 | ˉ8.37 ± 0.78 | 3.98 ± 1.40 | ˉ10.33 ± 1.29 | |