Week 52 At The Source

Precipitation total continued to drop during the last week of 2011 with cumulative rainfall of only 16.6 mm – a little over half an inch. Despite that, December ended as not only the rainiest month of 2011 but also one of the worst of the last seven years. A significant and positive turn in our weather pattern occurred this week. Diminished cloud cover and less rain with more hours of sunlight will improved fruit quality in the coming weeks if this weather pattern were to continue. However the Meteorological Institute has announced a cold front for the first week of the year 2012 that will probably bring heavy rains and low temperatures all over the country. As we end 2011 we cannot say we are out of the woods yet!