| Background Information for this page | ||||
| Return to radar list for Sanford ME | ||||
| Weather data for Sanford ME. Forecast values begin October 17, 2008 | ||||
| Shoots near overwintered fireblight cankers would start showing obvious symptoms around Saturday, June 14 | ||||
| If canker blight
infection spreads to other shoots, symptoms on those shoots would become obvious around Thursday, June 26 |
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| If fire blight blossom infection occurred on June 21, then blossom blight would be noticeable by June 30, and shoot blight by July 7. | ||||
| Range of
potential open-blossom dates Gray box indicates dates when most trees will have lost open blossoms and susceptibility to blossom infection, but late blooming cultivars or young trees may still be susceptible. |
Inches Rain, Leaf Wet Hours, DH65 heat units, & Avg. Temperature |
Daily
fireblight risk rating as per Maryblyt model criteria by Dr. Paul Steiner and Gary Lightner. In absence of rain, 3 or more hours of leaf wetness counted as possible dew conditions for adequate wetting, which may overstate risk on such days. |
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| Infection requirements: Any rain, or >0.1 inch rain on previous day, + 198 cumulative degree hours > 65F, + Average temp. on wetting day >= 60F |
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| Mac King Bloom Wed, May 14 |
0.'', 0 hrs., 6 DH, 55F | No FB infection | ||
| Thu, May 15 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 6 DH, 56F | No FB infection | ||
| Fri, May 16 | 0.04'', 4 hrs., 4 DH, 55F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, May 17 | 0.12'', 10 hrs., 16 DH, 58F | No FB infection | ||
| Sun, May 18 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 17 DH, 57F | No FB infection | ||
| Mon, May 19 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 11 DH, 50F | No FB infection | ||
| Tue, May 20 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 11 DH, 54F | No FB infection | ||
| Wed, May 21 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 11 DH, 55F | No FB infection | ||
| Thu, May 22 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 8 DH, 51F | No FB infection | ||
| Fri, May 23 | 0.02'', 4 hrs., 1 DH, 55F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, May 24 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 0 DH, 56F | No FB infection | ||
| Sun, May 25 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 22 DH, 59F | No FB infection | ||
| Mon, May 26 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 136 DH, 66F | No FB infection | ||
| Tue, May 27 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 233 DH, 67F | No FB infection | ||
| Wed, May 28 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 233 DH, 54F | No FB infection | ||
| Thu, May 29 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 273 DH, 59F | No FB infection | ||
| Fri, May 30 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 283 DH, 60F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, May 31 | 0.45'', 19 hrs., 171 DH, 60F | No FB infection | ||
| Sun, June 1 | 0.'', 11 hrs., 146 DH, 65F | No FB infection | ||
| Mon, June 2 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 127 DH, 63F | No FB infection | ||
| Tue, June 3 | 0.04'', 3 hrs., 193 DH, 64F | No FB infection | ||
| Wed, June 4 | 0.31'', 20 hrs., 128 DH, 57F | No FB infection | ||
| Thu, June 5 | 0.01'', 24 hrs., 96 DH, 58F | No FB infection | ||
| Fri, June 6 | 0.49'', 24 hrs., 0 DH, 56F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, June 7 | 0.'', 12 hrs., 183 DH, 70F | No FB infection | ||
| Sun, June 8 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 480 DH, 77F | No FB infection | ||
| Mon, June 9 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 756 DH, 77F | No FB infection | ||
| Tue, June 10 | 0.31'', 14 hrs., 835 DH, 76F | SEVERE INFECTION RISK | ||
| Wed, June 11 | 0.36'', 9 hrs., 699 DH, 72F | SEVERE INFECTION RISK | ||
| Thu, June 12 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 505 DH, 66F | SEVERE INFECTION RISK | ||
| Fri, June 13 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 377 DH, 66F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, June 14 | 0.41'', 4 hrs., 452 DH, 66F | SEVERE INFECTION RISK | ||
| Sun, June 15 | 1.09'', 24 hrs., 195 DH, 58F | No FB infection | ||
| Mon, June 16 | 0.51'', 24 hrs., 195 DH, 61F | No FB infection | ||
| Tue, June 17 | 0.73'', 21 hrs., 111 DH, 63F | No FB infection | ||
| Wed, June 18 | 0.'', 9 hrs., 71 DH, 63F | No FB infection | ||
| Thu, June 19 | 0.'', 0 hrs., 117 DH, 64F | No FB infection | ||
| Fri, June 20 | 0.27'', 15 hrs., 150 DH, 62F | No FB infection | ||
| Sat, June 21 | 0.21'', 21 hrs., 199 DH, 66F | INFECTION RISK | ||
| Sun, June 22 | 0.66'', 21 hrs., 212 DH, 65F | INFECTION RISK | ||
| Mon, June 23 | 0.49'', 24 hrs., 211 DH, 66F | INFECTION RISK | ||
| Tue, June 24 | 0.22'', 21 hrs., 246 DH, 66F | INFECTION RISK | ||