2012: Week 38 at the Source (Week 40 in the Market)

Rain: Dry weather returned during week 38 with only 7.4 mm (1/3 of an inch) of rainfall registered at the farm and concentrated at the beginning of the week. Days were very hot and dry. Let’s call it a more typical week for September.
Temperature: Our nights continued identical in terms of minimum temperature during week 38 but our days warmed a bit. The average minimum temperature was 23 Celsius degrees (73.4 F) and the average weekly temperature was 27.5 Celsius degrees (81.5 F). Average soil temperature registered 27.7 Celsius degrees (81.9 F) and relative humidity dropped again to 82.7 % due to the low rainfall of the week. Solar radiation was very intense most days and we are facing again a high risk of sunburn and corky fruit.
Observations: Seasonal weather returned with minimum precipitation and sunny days.