The UVM Grape Program:

Extension and Research for the commercial grape grower in Vermont and beyond...

Dr. Lorraine Berkett,  Terence Bradshaw,  Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Morgan Cromwell

2008 Growing Degree Day Accumulation for Select Vermont Sites

2008  Estimated Degree-Day Accumulation (Base 50F, from Jan. 1) for Selected Sites

Date

South Hero   Grand Isle Co.

Elev. 54M

South Burlington Chittenden Co.

Elev. 71 M

   New Haven    Addison Co.

Elev. 122 M

        Benson            Rutland Co.

Elev. 189 M

Dummerston Windham Co.

Elev. 171 M

4/01

 3 5 6 6 8
4/12 12 14 17 18 19
4/19 41 44 50 52 56
4/26 109 114 121 121 122
5/02 125 127 132 132 129
5/10 161 166 172 169 173
5/17 214 219 221 215 217
5/25 250 257 254 248 257
5/31 305 312 311 306 328
6/08 421 431 426 420 446
6/14 547 557 553 545 577
6/21 644 656 648 635 670
6/28 767 777 766 749 793
7/05 897 905 891 873 933
7/12 1046 1055 1040 1018 1088
7/19 1192 1202 1187 1160 1243
7/26 1328 1337 1322 1293 1389
8/02 1470 1480 1462 1430 1538
8/09 1590 1601 1581 1545 1662
8/16 1694 1705 1683 1638 1770
8/23 1806 1815 1789 1739 1877
8/30 1917 1925 1893 1840 1985
9/06 2058 2064 2029 1973 2123
9/13 2133 2141 2103 2047 2205
9/20 2204 2215 2178 2119 2279
9/27 2264 2272 2235 2175 2336
10/04 2314 2324 2288 2228 2396
10/11 2342 2354 2317 2256 2429
10/18 2374 2388 2349 2288 2467
10/25 2378 2392 2353 2291 2473
10/31 2386 2400 2360 2297 2482

Degree Day and other weather information received from Skybit E-Weather Service: http://www.skybit.com/

 

NEW! Summary of Growing Degree-Days for Select Vermont Sites 2005-2007

 

To compare Growing Degree Days and Grape Phenological Stages, please see the following webpage for  the Lake Erie Region:

http://lergp.cce.cornell.edu/PhenDate.htm

Please send comments and suggestions to:  lorraine.berkett@uvm.edu

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