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Return to radar list for Hancock NH
Weather data for Hancock NH.  Forecast values begin May 16, 2012
Potential preharvest weather influences on
Storability, Preharvest Drop, Color, and Storage scald risk
Estimates begin August 10.
The McIntosh 10% drop date is only estimated after the date
of starch index at 3.5 to 4.5 is reported.
Date of first optimum weather for fruit coloring
is not estimated until date McIntosh expected to reach starch index 4.0 is within forecast range.
Too few chilling hours to reduce storage scald, cumulative chill hours not displayed until September 1.
Date Estimated cumulative chilling hours below 50 F Interpretation of
accumulated chilling hours
  too early for estimate