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- Just some light drizzles until a mild cold front rolled late in the week
- Total accumulated precipitation was 27.8 mm (1.1 inches)
- Air and soil temperatures dropped –
- Average minimum air temperature was 21,6°C (70,9°F)
- Average temperature fell to 25,2°C (77,4°F)
- soil temperature declined to 26,6°C (79,80°F)
- One single night brought temperatures below 20 Celsius (68°F)
- Solar radiation was moderate to low with low risk of sunburn and “corky fruit”
- Relative humidity rose to 86,1%
- Harvest age is stable & all good husbandry practices performed on schedule
- 58,7% was harvested at 21 WAF
- 40,2% at 20 WAF and
- 1% at 22 WAF
- 6% natural fruit harvested
- Average sugar content is stable
- Brix readings greater than 15.5 continue high but the variability in readings is below 1
- All other quality variables at very acceptable levels
- New cases of Covid continue to decline