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2002 Growing Season Weather Summary - Table

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TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAY SUMMARY
2002 GROWING SEASON
2002 Growing Season Weather Summary - Table
County / variableMAY ObservedMAY NormalMAY DepartureJUNE ObservedJUNE NormalJUNE DepartureJULY ObservedJULY NormalJULY DepartureAUGUST ObservedAUGUST NormalAUGUST DepartureSEPTEMBER ObservedSEPTEMBER NormalSEPTEMBER DepartureSEASON ObservedSEASON NormalSEASON Departure
MENOMINEE / TEMP47.753.6-5.964.562.71.870.967.43.566.865.51.360.557.03.562.161.20.8
MENOMINEE / PPT3.003.57-0.575.753.722.033.863.630.234.263.860.403.583.60-0.0220.4518.382.07
MENOMINEE / GDD130285-15545443816656559975295131634831929211721143
GRAND TRAVERSE / TEMP49.253.5-4.365.463.71.874.068.85.269.967.32.565.659.36.464.862.52.3
GRAND TRAVERSE / PPT4.822.482.342.743.15-0.410.992.88-1.894.992.932.060.543.60-3.0614.0815.04-0.96
GRAND TRAVERSE / GDD161.2273-111.850145447721.7587134.7610.955258.9504.2348156.224992214285
ALPENA / TEMP49.052.0-3.063.261.71.571.166.64.566.664.91.764.157.26.962.860.52.3
ALPENA / PPT3.862.781.082.973.12-0.154.793.111.682.053.23-1.181.233.08-1.8514.9015.32-0.42
ALPENA / GDD128251-12341841356655341315114961546131714421832011172
MASON / TEMP49.654.4-4.864.963.61.371.868.53.267.867.20.563.860.23.663.662.80.8
MASON / PPT3.142.480.663.362.930.433.372.181.191.403.79-2.390.683.25-2.5711.9514.63-2.68
MASON / GDD342273694614501167158784663552111341365-2424782227251
MONTCALM / TEMP51.157.7-6.667.967.10.873.771.02.767.469.3-1.962.861.61.164.665.3-0.8
MONTCALM / PPT4.682.881.802.323.43-1.112.802.500.303.193.84-0.650.943.12-2.1813.9315.77-1.84
MONTCALM / GDD196351-1555495361374364697549603-54418414424552550-95
HURON / TEMP50.655.2-4.665.864.90.972.369.33.068.867.81.065.461.04.464.663.60.9
HURON / PPT3.382.580.803.662.880.785.202.932.273.533.010.520.932.67-1.7416.7014.072.63
HURON / GDD162298-1364834794699602975885691959038720325222335187
SAGINAW / TEMP52.658.6-6.168.368.20.173.472.11.369.070.2-1.265.162.92.265.766.4-0.7
SAGINAW / PPT3.972.491.482.873.09-0.222.972.830.143.853.290.560.412.76-2.3514.0714.46-0.39
SAGINAW / GDD231.2367-135.8576.155521.1695.567025.5585.7623-37.3509.343871.32597.82653-55.2
KENT / TEMP53.457.4-4.069.867.12.775.271.24.071.069.51.566.361.94.467.165.41.7
KENT / PPT4.292.861.432.003.68-1.682.082.95-0.875.063.141.920.973.24-2.2714.4015.87-1.47
KENT / GDD212335-12360253072790654136662610525034129127692541228
ST. JOSEPH / TEMP52.259.2-7.070.368.41.974.771.92.870.870.10.765.663.32.366.766.60.1
ST. JOSEPH / PPT4.763.121.641.933.95-2.023.133.79-0.664.853.161.690.723.01-2.2915.3917.03-1.64
ST. JOSEPH / GDD223.4381-157.66205645677267010265362825490454362758.4269761.4
INGHAM / TEMP52.257.5-5.368.867.01.873.070.72.369.869.00.865.462.03.465.865.20.6
INGHAM / PPT4.762.732.032.123.54-1.423.743.020.721.403.12-1.720.522.50-1.9812.5414.91-2.37
INGHAM / GDD223.4338-114.6583.453053.468964049612.559814.5513.441895.42621.7252497.7
MONROE / TEMP54.258.3-4.070.667.82.974.471.72.870.769.90.866.262.63.667.266.11.2
MONROE / PPT3.533.040.491.833.30-1.472.953.73-0.781.453.20-1.752.402.62-0.2212.1615.89-3.73
MONROE / GDD269.2353-83.8615542737066584862961613535.5432103.52754.72601153.7
TEMP = Mean temperature (°F)
PPT = Precipitation (inches)
GDD = Growing Degree Days calculated at base 50°F, with 50°F and 86°F cutoffs
OBS = Totals observed in 2000
NORM = Normals calculated over 30 year period (1951-1980)
DEV = Deviation of observed from normal
Table courtesy of MSU Agricultural Weather Office (517/355-0231)