Table 3 Cereal 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 | August | September | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Rainfall (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Rel. humidity (%) | Rainfall (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Rel. humidity (%) | ||||||
| Â | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | Â | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr | Â | 30 Yr |
Location | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | 30 Yr Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean | 2002 | Mean |
Birr | 44.2 | 77.6 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 22.6 | 70.6 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 71.0 | 72.0 |
Dublin | 50.8 | 70.5 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 22.6 | 66.7 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 69.0 | 70.0 |
Kilkenny | 52.9 | 69.4 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 19.7 | 73.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 68.0 | 69.0 |
Mullingar | 62.9 | 81.2 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 60.0 | 72.0 | 18.9 | 85.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 71.0 | 74.0 |
Rosslare | 40.7 | 68.7 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 12.4 | 73.3 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 76.0 | 76.0 |
Cork | 47.5 | 88.7 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 35.6 | 96.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 72.0 | 76.0 |
Shannon | 48.1 | 82.3 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 19.4 | 81.8 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 68.0 | 71.0 |
MEAN | 49.6 | 76.9 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 21.6 | 78.3 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 71.0 | 73.0 |
Calgary | 57.4 | 58.7 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 54.0 | 41.7 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 45.0 | 45.1 |
Lethbridge | 42.4 | 45.1 | 22.0 | 25.4 | 56.5 | 56.8 | 48.3 | 37.6 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 52.9 | 53.1 |
MEAN | 49.9 | 51.9 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 39.7 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 49.0 | 49.1 |