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Heat units – January 2008

Heat units for January 2008 over the Western Cape ranged between 400 and 600 GDD.


Heat units – Cumulative heat units from October to January 2008

Cumulative heat units for October to January 2008 were mostly between 1000 GDD and 1500 GDD.


Heat units – October to January 2008 compared with previous year

Cumulative heat units for October to January 2008 were mostly less than to the ones accumulated in the previous year with percentage deviation between 0 and -30%.


Heat units – October to January 2008 compared with long term

Accumulated heat units for October to January 2008 were near normal to above normal over the West Coast, Cape Town and Overberg.  The other parts of the province received near normal to below normal cumulative heat units.