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2000 Growing Season Weather Summary - Table

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TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAY SUMMARY
2000 GROWING SEASON
2000 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 / TEMP55.253.61.661.162.7-1.665.067.4-2.465.365.5-0.256.457.0-0.660.661.2-0.6
MENOMINEE / PPT2.203.57-1.373.603.72-0.124.963.631.331.403.86-2.463.203.60-0.4015.3618.38-3.02
MENOMINEE / GDD30728522394438-44509559-50511513-23453192620662114-48
GRAND TRAVERSE / TEMP56.953.53.465.063.71.367.668.8-1.267.167.3-0.260.559.31.263.462.50.9
GRAND TRAVERSE / PPT2.792.480.313.203.150.052.442.88-0.442.672.93-0.262.983.60-0.6214.0815.04-0.96
GRAND TRAVERSE / GDD3072733447545421565587-22547552-5377348292271221457
ALPENA / TEMP55.152.03.161.561.7-0.265.166.6-1.564.564.9-0.457.857.20.660.860.50.3
ALPENA / PPT3.682.780.903.103.12-0.021.233.11-1.881.403.23-1.833.433.080.3512.8415.32-2.48
ALPENA / GDD28425133382413-31496534-38483496-133353171819802011-31
MASON / TEMP57.754.43.365.963.62.368.568.50.068.267.21.061.060.20.864.362.81.5
MASON / PPT6.052.483.571.442.93-1.495.192.183.012.363.79-1.434.263.251.0119.3014.634.67
MASON / GDD31427341491450415885871579552273923652723642227137
MONTCALM / TEMP59.257.71.565.767.1-1.466.971.0-4.167.969.3-1.459.761.6-1.963.965.3-1.5
MONTCALM / PPT6.462.883.584.633.431.203.792.501.295.653.841.815.253.122.1325.7815.7710.01
MONTCALM / GDD3573516492536-44537646-109571603-32365414-4923222550-228
HURON / TEMP56.755.21.565.464.90.566.169.3-3.266.267.8-1.658.861.0-2.262.663.6-1.0
HURON / PPT8.362.585.784.972.882.094.582.931.653.943.010.933.752.671.0825.6014.0711.53
HURON / GDD3032985474479-5512602-90517569-52336387-5121422335-193
SAGINAW / TEMP59.858.61.267.868.2-0.468.572.1-3.668.170.2-2.160.562.9-2.464.966.4-1.5
SAGINAW / PPT6.052.493.561.553.09-1.541.772.83-1.062.413.29-0.883.342.760.5815.1214.460.66
SAGINAW / GDD350367-17543555-12581670-89574623-49375438-6324232653-230
KENT / TEMP60.257.42.866.967.1-0.268.771.2-2.569.369.5-0.261.661.9-0.365.365.4-0.1
KENT / PPT8.652.865.794.583.680.903.882.950.932.293.14-0.853.343.240.1022.7415.876.87
KENT / GDD36433529519530-11587654-67608610-2402412-1024802541-61
ST. JOSEPH / TEMP59.859.20.667.568.4-0.968.771.9-3.269.770.1-0.462.463.3-0.965.666.6-1.0
ST. JOSEPH / PPT6.983.123.866.023.952.075.923.792.131.683.16-1.484.153.011.1424.7517.037.72
ST. JOSEPH / GDD377381-4547564-17589670-81621628-7444454-1025782697-119
INGHAM / TEMP60.157.52.667.567.00.568.070.7-2.768.869.0-0.260.662.0-1.465.065.2-0.2
INGHAM / PPT5.642.732.913.683.540.143.903.020.884.033.120.913.912.501.4121.1614.916.25
INGHAM / GDD3793384154453014568640-725985980392418-2624812524-43
MONROE / TEMP62.958.34.669.767.81.969.971.7-1.869.869.9-0.162.762.60.167.066.10.9
MONROE / PPT6.893.043.854.953.301.651.803.73-1.933.193.20-0.011.792.62-0.8318.6215.892.73
MONROE / GDD45335310060054258620658-386216165423432-927172601116
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)