Climatic characteristics for Erode District

Month

RH

RF

Min.Temp

Max Temp

Mean Temp

January

62.33

8.9

11.11

23.06

17.09

Febuary

60.83

11.8

12.13

24.66

18.39

March

54.86

18.1

14.02

26.48

20.25

April

63.75

49.5

15.95

27.16

21.56

May

71.4

86.5

16.5

26.65

21.58

June

66.7

26.1

15.92

24.01

19.97

July

83.21

34.1

15.5

23.03

19.26

August

83.41

56.4

15.38

23.17

19.28

September

81.57

96.5

15.12

23.75

19.44

October

86.16

168.7

14.8

23.23

19.01

November

80.33

108.1

13.63

22.2

17.92

December

75.33

46.7

12.22

22.23

17.22

 

 

Erode

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Mean Monthly Rainfall(mm)

8.9

11.8

18.1

49.5

86.5

26.1

34.1

56.4

96.5

168.7

108.1

46.7

Mean monthly Temperature(T)

17.09

18.39

20.25

21.56

21.58

19.97

19.26

19.28

19.44

19.01

17.92

17.22

T2

292.07

338.19

410.06

464.83

465.70

398.80

370.95

371.72

377.91

361.38

321.13

296.53

i

6.43

7.18

8.31

9.14

9.15

8.14

7.70

7.72

7.81

7.55

6.91

6.50

I

92.55

d(hours)

10.78

11.25

11.89

13.41

13.15

13.37

13.34

13.37

12.05

11.52

10.98

10.70

m

31.00

28.00

31.00

30.00

31.00

30.00

31.00

31.00

30.00

31.00

30.00

31.00

C

0.93

0.88

1.02

1.12

1.13

1.11

1.15

1.15

1.00

0.99

0.92

0.92

a

2.03

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

0.49

PET

28.74

34.65

55.98

75.37

76.62

58.13

53.10

53.39

47.89

43.90

33.23

29.26

PET(T>26.5)

50%PET

14.37

17.33

27.99

37.68

38.31

29.06

26.55

26.70

23.94

21.95

16.61

14.63

LGP

180 Days

 

Climatic characteristics

Existing

suitability

overall suitability

Annual rainfall

711

Highly suitable

Highly suitable

Annual mean temperature

19

Highly suitable

LGP

180 days

Highly suitable

 

Season/Crop

Limiting Temperature(°C)

Existing Temperature(°C)

AverageRelative Humidity (RH%)

Suitability

Max Temp

Min temp

Average

Max Temp

Min temp

Average

Limiting

Existing

Jan-Feb

23

15

20

24

12

18

55

62

Suitable

March-April

28

22

25

27

15

21

55

59

 suitable

may-Jun

30

25

28

25

16

21

70

69

Not suitable,

High Max Temp

Jun-July

29

24

28

23

16

20

85

75

Not suitable,

High Max. Temp

Aug-Sept

28

24

27

24

15

19

85

83

Not suitable,

High Max. Temp

Oct

29

23

26

23

15

19

85

86

Suitable