– Rain: Even more rainfall came upon us during week 30 at the source – total accumulated precipitation was at 197 mm (7.8 inches). Wow! Rather excessive no matter where you are!
– Temperature: Air temperatures were not affected even with all the rain we got. The minimum air temperature reached 23.5°C (74.3°F) and the average air temperature remained at 26.5°C (79.6°F). Soil temperature did decrease to 26.6°C (79.8°F) – half a degree lower than last week due to the excessive rain. Solar radiation was very low throughout the week with dense cloud cover almost every day and high relative humidity at 90.7 %.
– Observations: Fruit quality is at a good level, it is the excessive rainfall that is raising its ugly head and may make us accelerate the fruit harvest before the fruit reaches full physiological maturity in order to avoid water spotting.