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Updated Normals of Agroclimatic Observatories

Even with large scale improvements in farming practices, genetic engineering, water technology and irrigation facilities, agriculture in India continues to be dependent on climate. Farming is still a gamble for the Indian farmers because of year to year large variability in the monsoon rains. In case of deficient monsoon rains, crops over large parts of the country are adversely affected reducing total food grains and fodder production, which in turn affect the individual farmers as well as the economy of the country. In order to minimise our dependence on monsoons, genetic strains need to be evolved to fit in the behaviour of climate during the crop season. The cropping pattern has to be so adopted that periods of large moisture requirements do not coincide with the period when rainfall is less or when other factors are not favourable. For this purpose Agronomist, plant breeders and planners need the agroclimatological information which affect crop growth and yield, from as large an area as possible. Also, this information needs to be regularly updated with time. Previous publication of Normals of Agroclimatic Observatories in India contained data of 106 stations and was based on weekly data of agroclimatic elements from 1951-1980. In present publication a few more stations have been added and now contains weekly data of well distributed 122 stations and is based on data from 1951 to 1990. Stations with data of less than 10 years have been omitted. Rainfall, maximum, minimum and grass minimum temperatures, sunshine and wind speed are based on the observations recorded at 0830 hours I.S.T. each day. Relative humidity and soil temperatures were recorded daily at 0700 and 1400 hours L.M.T.

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