Weather data for the Week Ending August 9, 2006
By Pat Guinan

Weather Data for the Weekly Period August 3, 2006 - August 9, 2006
Station	County	Weekly Temperature (oF)						Monthly Precipitation (in.)		Growing Degree Days‡
		Avg. Max.	Avg. Min.	Extreme High	Extreme Low	Mean	Departure from long term avg.	Aug 1- Aug 9	Departure from long term avg.	Accumulated Since Apr. 1	Departure from long term avg.
Corning	Atchison	90	69	97	61	79	+3	1.95	+1.17	2737	+543
St. Joseph	Buchanan	92	70	100	64	80	+4	0.97	+0.36	2671	+437
Brunswick	Chariton	94	69	102	61	80	+4	0.71	-0.42	2657	+381
Albany	Gentry	90	68	98	58	78	+2	4.73	+3.79	2534	+294
Auxvasse	Audrain	93	68	103	61	80	+4	0.00	-0.86	2613	+324
Columbia	Boone	95	70	102	63	82	+5	0.34	-0.49	2692	+316
Sanborn Field	Boone	96	72	104	65	83	+5	0.01	-0.81	2869	+445
Williamsburg	Callaway	93	67	102	61	80	+4	0.00	-0.86	*	*
Novelty	Knox	89	68	99	63	78	+2	2.42	+1.41	2444	+204
Linneus	Linn	91	68	98	60	78	+3	1.38	+0.48	2491	+313
Monroe City	Monroe	92	67	103	59	79	+4	0.88	-0.03	2535	+246
Versailles	Morgan	98	71	104	62	83	+6	0.06	-1.02	2880	+468
Green Ridge	Pettis	98	71	107	61	83	+7	0.00	-1.09	2793	+548
Lamar	Barton	98	72	104	69	84	+6	0.00	-0.85	2847	+339
Cook Station	Crawford	97	66	100	56	81	+4	0.01	-0.78	2571	+120
Alley Spring	Shannon	94	65	96	61	78	+2	0.00	-0.85	2480	+159
Round Spring	Shannon	94	65	98	60	79	+3	0.14	-0.71	2513	+192
Delta	Cape Girardeau	93	67	97	62	80	+2	0.28	-0.56	2735	+21
Cardwell	Dunklin	90	71	96	68	81	+2	0.71	+0.20	3109	+178
Clarkton	Dunklin	92	71	96	66	81	+2	0.88	+0.17	3028	+133
Glennonville	Dunklin	91	71	95	65	81	+2	0.80	+0.12	3019	+134
Charleston	Mississippi	93	72	98	67	82	+3	0.62	-0.17	2900	+224
Portageville-Delta Center	Pemiscot	91	73	96	68	82	+3	0.41	-0.23	3132	+256
Portageville-Lee Farm	Pemiscot	91	74	95	68	82	+3	0.64	-0.01	3144	+285
Steele	Pemiscot	92	72	98	68	82	+3	1.19	+0.60	3233	+358

* Complete data not available for report

‡Growing degree days are calculated by subtracting a 50 degree (Fahrenheit) base temperature from the average daily temperature. Thus, if the average temperature for the day is 75 degrees, then 25 growing degree days will have been accumulated.

Pat Guinan
Commercial Agriculture Program
(573) 882-5908