Weather Data for the Weekly Period May 2, 2006 - May 8, 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.	May 1- May 8	Departure from long term avg.	Accumulated Since Apr. 1	Departure from long term avg.
Corning	Atchison	68	47	80	41	58	-1	0.37	-0.73	362	+207
St. Joseph	Buchanan	65	49	77	42	57	-3	0.42	-0.59	344	+156
Brunswick	Chariton	68	48	76	41	58	-2	0.85	-0.41	389	+190
Albany	Gentry	66	44	77	37	57	-3	0.20	-1.12	303	+134
Auxvasse	Audrain	69	49	76	41	59	-1	0.95	-0.59	394	+196
Columbia	Boone	68	49	76	43	59	-1	0.53	-0.89	403	+170
Sanborn Field	Boone	69	51	77	44	60	-1	0.63	-0.83	451	+208
Novelty	Knox	68	45	75	37	57	-2	1.27	-0.14	322	+136
Linneus	Linn	68	45	77	36	57	-2	1.26	-0.13	326	+152
Monroe City	Monroe	68	47	76	38	58	-2	0.48	-1.00	350	+140
Versailles	Morgan	70	51	79	46	59	-2	0.81	-0.70	445	+166
Green Ridge	Pettis	68	50	78	45	59	0	0.17	-1.36	404	+221
Lamar	Barton	69	52	83	47	60	-1	2.20	+0.72	473	+195
Cook Station	Crawford	70	47	81	42	58	-4	0.32	-1.10	425	+130
Alley Spring	Shannon	71	51	81	46	59	-1	3.19	+1.70	434	+177
Round Spring	Shannon	70	51	81	46	59	-1	2.08	+0.59	433	+176
Delta	Cape Girardeau	72	53	81	47	62	-1	1.00	-0.33	469	+124
Cardwell	Dunklin	73	56	86	49	64	-1	1.14	-0.36	607	+189
Clarkton	Dunklin	72	55	83	48	63	-2	1.41	+0.41	560	+155
Glennonville	Dunklin	72	55	84	49	63	-2	1.72	+0.73	566	+157
Charleston	Mississippi	72	54	83	47	63	0	1.38	+0.06	522	+190
Portageville-Delta Center	Pemiscot	73	56	85	51	64	-1	0.94	-0.36	593	+189
Portageville-Lee Farm	Pemiscot	73	57	85	50	64	0	0.81	-0.52	600	+205
Steele	Pemiscot	74	58	86	53	65	0	0.85	-0.61	637	+235

‡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