The Climate Appraisal Form is a powerful tool that will serve as the foundation for your IPM planning. It’s based on 30 years of weather data that has been obtained from the closest weather station to your site and provides a quick snapshot of the month-to-month weather conditions you can expect at your golf course.
Estimated time: 30 minutes
Materials for this step
Climate Instructions
Climate Worksheet (Standard) or Climate Worksheet (Standard)
Sample 1 (Illinois)
Sample 2 (Vermont)
In addition, you will need to obtain your historical climate data. You can obtain this climate data from the following resources:
WeatherBase
WorldClimate
Next step: Management Zone Inventory