Earlier this month the UNCE Orchard in North Las Vegas (located near the intersection of North Decatur and Horse Drive) posted some very low freezing temperatures. Winter tender plants will be killed to the ground at these temperatures. In particular bougainvillea and any tender vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil, etc). Tender citrus will be damaged or outright killed to the soil level. Hardy citrus that will handle these temperatures include Meyer lemon and some grapefruit. Expect to see some bronzing of the leaves of palms and citrus.
UNCE Orchard Weather Station Report From 2013-12-04 To
2013-12-10
Reported by Mike Barrett
__________Temperature________ Degree Solar RH
Rain- ___ Wind___
Date Mean
High Time Low
Time Days Rad
Mean Fall Speed Gust
12/04 36.5
44.7 14:30 25.0 00:00 0.0 153.7
40 0.00 5.3
26.0
12/05 31.6
42.1 14:30 22.4 06:30 0.0 151.3
41 0.00 0.2
7.0
12/06 31.5
42.2 14:30 20.9 07:00 0.0 148.1
45 0.00 0.5
10.0
12/07 40.2
52.8 14:30 27.6 00:30 0.2
131.6 42
0.00 4.0 19.0
12/08 34.2
41.2 13:00 27.8 05:30 0.0 145.0
17 0.00 3.6
17.0
12/09 31.7
40.3 14:00 22.9 23:30 0.0 150.6 17 0.00 4.9
20.0
12/10 22.6
28.4 08:00 20.3 04:30 0.0
20.9 42 0.00
0.0 2.0
0.2 0.00
The Watchdog 2900ET weather station is located near the
northwest corner of the south orchard, approximately 2.5 meters above ground,
at the top of the tree canopy.
Temperature –
degrees F (±1ºF)
Solar Radiation –
Watts/m2 (±0.05)
RH – Relative humidity
(±3%)
Rainfall – inches
(±4%)
Wind – miles per
hour (±5%)
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