Table 5.1: Climatology data for six sites from which pawpaw seedlings included in 2002-2004 flowering and fruiting study originated
| state | GPS coordinates | USDA growing zonez | AHS heat zoney | average January low temperature (°C) | average July high temperature (°C) | record low (°C) | record high (°C) | average annual precipitation (cm) | average annual growing degree day accumulationx |
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| IN1 | 38.6°N, 86.0°W | 6A | 6/7 | -6 | 31 | -36 | 41 | 117 | 4456 |
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| IN2 | 39.3°N, 85.5°W | 5B | 5/6 | -7 | 29 | -31 | 41 | 103 | 3647 |
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| KY | 38.0°N, 84.5°W | 6A | 6 | -4 | 30 | -29 | 39 | 117 | 3961 |
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| MD | 38.8°N, 76.1°W | 7A | 6/7 | -2 | 31 | -21 | 38 | 117 | 3933 |
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| NY | 42.4°N 76.5°W | 5A | 3/4 | -9 | 28 | -29 | 38 | 94 | 2861 |
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| WV | 39.6°N, 81.0°W | 6A | 5 | -7 | 29 | -29 | 39 | 109 | 3625 |
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y: Average number of days per year above 30circC for American Horticultural Society Heat Zones 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are 7-14, 14-30, 30-45, 45-60, and 60-90 days, respectively.
x: Growing degree day data from NOAA/ National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov