Table 2.  Temperature and rainfall at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center during the spring of 2001 and the 46-year average.  (http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu)

 

 

 

Maximum

 

Minimum

 

Rainfall (in.)

Month

20011

46-yr avg

 

20011

46-yr avg

 

20011

46-yr avg

March

76

78

 

59

55

 

  9.60

3.37

April

81

82

 

61

60

 

  0.01

1.67

May

86

87

 

64

65

 

  1.01

3.11

June

89

90

 

72

70

 

  3.12

7.43

 

1Direct seeded 15 March 2001.  Last harvest 13 June 2001.