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- Driest week in a month’s time but cooler air temperatures prevailed
- A few light showers accumulated 34 mm (1.33 inches) of precipitation
- Minimum air temperature dropped to 20.4 ºC (68.8 ºF) and a during a few nights the low reached below 19 ºC ( 66 ºF).
- Solar radiation was moderate
- Humidity dropped to 82.9%
- Farms increased harvest age – 34.1% of the fruit was harvested at 21 WAF and the balance at 20 WAF.
- Sugar content improved – fruit with brix less than 13.5 made up only 5.6%; fruit with brix greater than 15.5 rose to 42,8%.
- The variation in brix readings was low
- External color also improved – less than 20% was color 0.
- Health authorities reported 7.686 new coronavirus cases (+4,5%); the total is now at 171.719. Reported deaths stand at 2,338 (+120).