– Rain: Cumulative rainfall for the week was similar to the prior one – 66.4 mm (two and a half inches) but unlike last week, this was well distributed throughout the week. We had rain every other day!
– Temperature: Air and soil temperatures remained similar to the previous week. Minimum temperature reached 23.2°C (73.8°F) with an average of 26.8°C (80.2°F), while soil temperature remained at 26.6°C (79.9°F). Relative humidity increased slightly to 87.2 %, and solar radiation varied from high to low as the rainy days came and went.
– Observations: Climate during the week was very favorable and very consistent with this time of year – the transition period from rainy to less rain. There is nothing negative to report in relation to the quality of our fruit! We are beginning to see the usual long crowns on the fruit throughout the entire industry in Costa Rica, although we expect our shipments to have less of this defect as we have been “gouging” plants in the field for several weeks now.