May degree days

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Weather data for Sanford ME.  Forecast values begin October 17, 2008
Estimated degree day accumulations are from March 1. Observational data began April 9. 
The influence of warmer or colder than average winter are not accounted for in the accumulations. 
For scab degree days see Scab Ascospore Maturity Table.
Date Observed & Forecast Degree Days base 43
for this day
Cumulative Observed & Forecast DD base 43
(Climatic average in parentheses)
Number of calendar days ahead (red) or behind (blue) climatic average DD43 since
April 9
Observed & Forecast Degree days base 50
for this day
 Cumulative Observed & Forecast DD base 50
(Climatic average in parentheses)
Number of calendar days ahead (red) or behind (blue) climatic average DD50 since
April 9
May 1 4 212  (194) 1 1 89  (71) 3
May 2 3 216  (203) 1 1 89  (77) 2
May 3 0 216  (213) 0 0 89  (82) 1
May 4 2 218  (223) 0 0 89  (87) 0
May 5 11 229  (234) 0 6 95  (93) 0
May 6 14 243  (245) 0 9 104  (99) 0
May 7 16 259  (256) 0 10 114  (105) 1
May 8 19 277  (267) 0 12 126  (112) 2
May 9 9 286  (279) 0 3 129  (118) 1
May 10 9 295  (291) 0 4 133  (125) 1
May 11 9 304  (303) 0 5 137  (133) 0
May 12 6 310  (316) 0 2 139  (140) 0
May 13 13 323  (328) 0 7 147  (147) 0
May 14 12 336  (342) 0 8 154  (155) 0
May 15 13 349  (355) 0 7 161  (163) 0
May 16 12 361  (369) 0 6 167  (171) 0
May 17 15 376  (383) 0 8 176  (180) 0
May 18 14 389  (397) -1 7 183  (188) -1
May 19 7 396  (412) -1 2 184  (197) -2
May 20 11 408  (427) -1 6 191  (207) -2
May 21 12 420  (442) -2 6 197  (216) -3
May 22 8 428  (458) -2 3 199  (225) -3
May 23 12 440  (474) -2 6 205  (235) -2
May 24 13 453  (490) -1 7 212  (245) -2
May 25 16 469  (507) -1 10 222  (256) -2
May 26 23 492  (524) -1 16 238  (267) -2
May 27 24 515  (541) -1 17 254  (277) -2
May 28 11 526  (558) -1 6 260  (288) -2
May 29 17 543  (576) -1 11 271  (300) -2
May 30 17 559  (594) -1 10 281  (312) -2
May 31 17 577  (612) -1 10 291  (323) -2