Friday, 8 July 2016

Weekly Update (July 6, 2016; Wk 10) - Weather Synopsis

Staff are busy surveying so some maps are not available this week.


The map below reflects the Accumulated Precipitation for the Growing Season so far for the prairie provinces (i.e., May 1-June 30, 2016):




The updated growing degree day map (GDD) (Base 5ºC, March 1 – July 3, 2016) is below:


While the growing degree day map (GDD) (Base 10ºC, March 1 – July 3, 2016) is below:




The maps above are all produced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.  Growers may wish to bookmark the AAFC Drought Watch Maps for the growing season.