Published: November 07, 2009 06:55 am      

Weather Vane: 11/07/2009

Date / High / Low / Degree days* / Precip.

10/30 / 67 / 50 / 8.5 / 0.45"

10/31 / 51 / 38 / 0.2 / 0.12"

11/01 / 50 / 37 / 0 / 0.02"

11/02 / 47 / 36 / 0 / 0.03"

11/03 / 44 / 32 / 0 / 0

11/04 / 41 / 32 / 0 / 0

11/05 / 43 / 31 / 0 / 0.01"

Year-to-date precipitation: 23.4"

Year-to-date degree days: 2,036.8

*base 50F

Note: Degrees days are used to track plant and disease development and insect activity. One degree day results when the average temperature for a day is one degree over the base temperature. For example, a day with a high of 75 degrees and a low of 45 would accumulate 10 degree days.

-- Readings taken at the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station