– Rain: Intermittent and light showers during the week brought total precipitation to 11.8 mm (half an inch). A rather dry week!
– Temperature: Very stable air day and night temperatures as well as soil temperature. Minimum temperature reached 23°C (73.4°F) and the average reached 26.9°C (80.5°F). The soil temperature reached 27.2°C (81°F), while the relative humidity increased to 86.9%. Although the week was quite hot, solar radiation intensity ranged from moderate to low due to increased cloudiness typical of this transitional period from dry to wet.
– Observations: Usually the dry season ends by the first half of October but this year the entire month has had low rainfall, which is rather favorable by allowing us to advance in our soil preparation. Most importantly, it has made it easy to keep up all of our agricultural practices and also enhanced the quality of our fruit! Our temperatures remain on the higher end of the scale so the threat of the stress-causing cold fronts is being delayed.