Table 1 Mean monthly minimum (min. temp.), maximum (max. temp.), and average temperature (ave.temp.) and precipitation from May through September at experimental site in 2009 and 2010.

From: Responses of maize hybrids with contrasting maturity to planting date in Northeast China

2009

2010

Time period

Max. temp. (℃)

Min. temp. (℃)

Ave. temp. (℃)

Precipitation (mm)

Time period

Max. temp. (℃)

Min. temp. (℃)

Ave. temp. (℃)

Precipitation (mm)

May

24.6

11.9

18.3

40.5

May

21.9

11.3

16.6

82.3

June

24.7

15.0

19.9

69.6

June

29.7

17.7

23.7

16.1

1–17 July

27.2

17.8

22.5

41.4

1–15 July

27.5

18.2

22.9

120.9

18–29 Julya

28.4

18.1

23.3

37.2

16–27 Julya

28.0

20.5

24.3

128.3

30–31 July

28.3

17.8

23.1

2.1

28–31 July

27.9

20.6

24.3

30.2

Aug

29.3

17.4

23.4

57.4

Aug

26.4

17.9

22.2

217.2

Sept

23.2

9.9

16.6

3.9

Sept

22.9

11.2

17.1

36.6

  1. aFlowering period.