Precipitation at Test Sites in New York

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Precipitation is given in inches

Riverhead, Long Island	Winter	Spring	Mid-summer	Ripening	Annual
Year	(Nov - Mar)	(Apr - Jun)	(Jul - Aug)	(Sept - Oct)	Total
1984-85	10.4	13.1	8.3	2.6	34.4
1985-86	18.3	6.4	8.9	3.5	42.8
1986-87	26.3	8.9	6.4	7.1	48.7
Long Term* Mean	19.9	10	7.6	6.8	44.3
(As % of Season)	-0.449	-0.226	-0.171	-0.153

Glenham, Hudson Valley	Winter	Spring	Mid-summer	Ripening	Annual
Year	(Nov - Mar)	(Apr - Jun)	(Jul - Aug)	(Sept - Oct)	Total
1984-85	9.7	11.5	7.2	8.2	40.5
1985-86	16.5	6	11.1	3.3	43
1986-87	16.4	13.2	7.6	12.9	44.8
Long Term* Mean	16.8	11.1	7.7	6.9	42.9
(As % of Season)	-0.392	-0.259	-0.179	-0.161

Poughkeepsie Hudson Valley	Winter	Spring	Mid-summer	Ripening	Annual
Year	(Nov - Mar)	(Apr - Jun)	(Jul - Aug)	(Sept - Oct)	Total
1984-85	10.3	9.2	9.3	7	35.8
1985-86	18.3	9.7	11.8	3	42.8
1986-87	15.6	11	8.3	11.3	46.2
Long Term* Mean	15.3	10.7	6.9	6	38.9
(As % of Season)	-0.393	-0.275	-0.177	-0.154

Geneva Finger Lakes	Winter	Spring	Mid-summer	Ripening	Annual
Year	(Nov - Mar)	(Apr - Jun)	(Jul - Aug)	(Sept - Oct)	Total
1984-85	10.3	9.2	9.3	7	35.8
1985-86	18.3	9.7	11.8	3	42.8
1986-87	15.6	11	8.3	11.3	46.2
Long Term* Mean	15.3	10.7	6.9	6	38.9
(As % of Season)	-0.393	-0.275	-0.177	-0.154

Fredonia Chautauqua	Winter	Spring	Mid-summer	Ripening	Annual
Year	(Nov - Mar)	(Apr - Jun)	(Jul - Aug)	(Sept - Oct)	Total
1984-85	17.7	9.6	7.6	9.4	44.3
1985-86	23.3	14	12.9	12	62.2
1986-87	14.8	7.1	8.9	10.2	41
Long Term* Mean	13.7	9.4	6.3	7.1	36.5
(As % of Season)	-0.375	-0.257	-0.173	-0.194

* Long term precipitation data from Dethier, 1966, and represent the period 1931-1964, except for Glenham which is based on the period 1948-1987.

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