Table 2 Forage harvest climate statistics during 2002 and a 30-year period (1961-1990) for Leinster and Munster obtained from Met Eireann and Canadian Meteorological Service
| Â | May | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | June | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | July | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Mean temp. | Rel. humidity | Â | Â | Mean temp. | Rel. humidity | Â | Â | Mean temp | Rel. humidity | ||||||
|  | Rainfall (mm) | (°C) |  | (%) |  | Rainfall (mm) | (°C) |  | (%) |  | Rainfall (mm) | (°C) |  | (%) |  | |||
| Â | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr |
Location | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean |
Birr | 109.6 | 61.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 68.0 | 64.0 | 96.2 | 55.2 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 71.0 | 66.0 | 68.2 | 59.1 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 69.0 | 67.0 |
Dublin | 121.3 | 55.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 72.0 | 67.0 | 81.2 | 56.0 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 73.0 | 68.0 | 68.9 | 49.9 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 71.0 | 68.0 |
Kilkenny | 105.4 | 61.9 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 80.4 | 50.5 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 69.0 | 65.0 | 74.4 | 52.5 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 69.0 | 65.0 |
Mullingar | 117.6 | 72.4 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 89.6 | 66.2 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 81.0 | 79.0 | 81.3 | 61.8 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 74.0 | 70.0 |
Rosslare | 89.1 | 55.5 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 79.0 | 77.0 | 49.8 | 47.6 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 82.0 | 78.0 | 36.0 | 50.7 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 76.0 | 77.0 |
Cork | 162.8 | 83.4 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 74.0 | 71.0 | 105.2 | 68.8 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 77.0 | 72.0 | 54.0 | 66.4 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 76.0 | 72.0 |
Shannon | 139.6 | 60.1 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 68.0 | 64.0 | 89.8 | 62.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 71.0 | 67.0 | 68.1 | 57.1 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 71.0 | 68.0 |
MEAN | 120.8 | 64.3 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 71.1 | 67.9 | 84.6 | 58.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 75.0 | 71.0 | 64.4 | 56.8 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 72.3 | 69.6 |
Calgary | 10.9 | 51.4 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 40.6 | 42.8 | 58.6 | 79.8 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 46.0 | 45.8 | 34.6 | 67.9 | 26.1 | 22.9 | 42.4 | 45.7 |
Lethbridge | 31.5 | 49.4 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 39.8 | 40.3 | 25.1 | 63.0 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 34.0 | 47.5 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 40.6 | 39.9 |
MEAN | 21.2 | 50.4 | 14.0 | 17.3 | 40.2 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 71.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 43.4 | 43.6 | 34.3 | 57.7 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 41.5 | 42.8 |