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Precipitation at New York Test Sites
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Temperatures are in Farenheidt Degrees
Riverhead, Long Island |
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| Year | Extreme Low Temperature (Farenheidt) |
Growing Season (days) (28° F base) |
Degree Days May 1 - Oct 31 (50° F base) |
Mean Datily Temperature Sept. & Oct. |
Date of First Fall Freeze (<28°) |
| 1984-85 | 0° Jan. 21 | 238 | 3208 | 61.4 | Dec. 4 |
| 1985-86 | 5° Jan. 15 | 234 | 3547 | 61.5 | Nov. 14 |
| 1986-87 | 6° Feb. 15 | 233 | 3112 | 60.3 | Nov. 21 |
| Long Term Mean* | -8° | 233 | 3112 | 61.4 | Nov. 22 |
Glenhan, Hudson Valley |
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| Year | Extreme Low Temperature (Farenheidt) |
Growing Season (days) (28° F base) |
Degree Days May 1 - Oct 31 (50° F base) |
Mean Datily Temperature Sept. & Oct. |
Date of First Fall Freeze (28°) |
| 1984-85 | - 6° Jan. 21 | 202 | 2995 | 60 | Oct. 29 |
| 1985-86 | - 1 Jan. 15 | 200 | 2986 | 58.5 | Oct. 11 |
| 1986-87 | - 7° Feb. 16 | 194 | NA | 57.1 | Oct. 13 |
| Long Term | -20° | 196 | 2895 | 59.3 | Oct. 23 |
Poughkeepsi, Hudson Valley |
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| Year | Extreme Low Temperature (Farenheidt) |
Growing Season (days) (28° F base) |
Degree Days May 1 - Oct 31 (50° F base) |
Mean Datily Temperature Sept. & Oct. |
Date of First Fall Freeze (28°) |
| 1984-85 | -10° Feb. 2 | 166 | 2692 | 57 | Oct. 22 |
| 1985-86 | - 3° Jan. 15 | 179 | 2594 | 55.7 | Oct. 10 |
| 1986-87 | -12° Jan. 27 | 194 | 2594 | 53.1 | Oct. 13 |
| Long Term | -30° | 180 | 2974 | 59.9 | Oct. 14 |
Geneva, Finger Lakes, (Ontario County) |
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| Year | Extreme Low Temperature (Farenheidt) |
Growing Season (days) (28° F base) |
Degree Days May 1 - Oct 31 (50° F base) |
Mean Datily Temperature Sept. & Oct. |
Date of First Fall Freeze (28°) |
| 1984-85 | - 8° Jan. 22 | 195 | 2238 | 56.6 | Oct. 29 |
| 1985-86 | - 2° Jan. 15 | 170 | 2258 | 58.4 | Nov. 5 |
| 1986-87 | -13° Feb. 15 | 218 | 2389 | 56.6 | Nov. 11 |
| Long Term | -25° | 190 | 2629 | 57.4 | Oct. 27 |
Fredonia, Lake Erie (Chautauqua County) |
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| Year | Extreme Low Temperature (Farenheidt) |
Growing Season (days) (28° F base) |
Degree Days May 1 - Oct 31 (50° F base) |
Mean Datily Temperature Sept. & Oct. |
Date of First Fall Freeze (28°) |
| 1984-85 | -15° Jan. 21 | 195 | 2646 | 60.2 | Oct. 29 |
| 1985-86 | - 6° Jan. 15 | 206 | 2909 | 58.4 | Nov. 5 |
| 1986-87 | - 6° Feb 16 | 224 | 2866 | 56.6 | Nov. 11 |
| Long Term | -18° | 198 | 2691 | 59.4 | Nov. 4 |
| *Long term data for extreme low temperature, except for Glenham (years 1967-1987), is from Shaulis, N.J., J. Einset and A.B. Pack. 1968. Growing Cold Tender Grape Varieties in New York. Bulletin 821, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, |