MARICOPA  COTTON DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
                                    AUG 31, 2008 
PLANTING                                                               +/- normal
DATE+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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3/15************************************************************************ +2 days
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4/1 *********************************************************************  +1 day
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4/15***************************************************************** 3255 +1 day
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5/1 ************************************************************ 3025     +1 day
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5/15******************************************************** 2800         +3 days
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    |           Pin Sus   1st     1"    Pk. Bloom    Cut-Out    Terminate     |
    |          head  Sq. Flowr   Boll   +---+---+   +---+---+   +---+---+     |
    |                                   S   M   F   S   M   F   S   M   F     |
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    0      400     800     1200    1600    2000    2400    2800    3200    3600
               HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATED FROM  PLANTING to AUG 30
     v = Heat Units on AUG 23;  S,M,F = Short, Medium, and Full Season Varieties


  HEAT UNITS 
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Heat Unit (HU) accumulation since Jan 1 = 3952;  Last year = 4262;  Normal = 3926
HUs since Jan 1 are running about 1 day ahead of normal.
HU last week = 187


HISTORICAL STATISTICS 
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  Last Week : AUG 24 - AUG 30             This Week : AUG 31 - SEP 6
           HIGH  LOW DEWPT HUs  RAIN               HIGH  LOW DEWPT HUs
  Normal    100   72   60  182  ----       Normal   100   70   57  178
  Recorded   99   73   64  187  0.22         2007   102   73   62  190


ESTIMATED WATER USE 
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      Planting date :    3/15     4/1     4/15     5/1    5/15
Water Use (last week):    1.35"   1.56"    1.77"      2"      2"


HEAT STRESS LEVELS 
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Date     8/24   8/25   8/26   8/27   8/28   8/29   8/30  
Stress    L1     ns     ns     ns     ns     ns     ns  
Key :  ns = no stress;  L1 = Level 1 Stress;  L2 = Level 2 Stress 


WEATHER UPDATE 
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A weak storm system & trough of low pressure may produce a significant rain
event Sunday & Monday. Warm & dry air will follow this system & could signal
the end of the monsoon season. Expect sunny & warm conditions from Tuesday on
with much lower humidity. Boll maturity estimates can assist growers with de-
cisions pertaining to late season irrigations & crop termination and are avail-
able at at http://ag.arizona.edu/azmet/Boll_Maturity_2006.pdf. This will be the
final advisory for the 2008 season. We would like to thank the Arizona Cotton
Research & Protection Council for their funding assistance which helps keep this
program functional. Your feedback regarding the future of this program would be
most appreciated. Please email Paul Brown at pbrown@ag.arizona.edu.