Climate appraisal files updated
February 8, 2026
The climate appraisal files at the top of your PACE Turf weather page have been updated. Key changes and updates include:
- Data for calendar year 2025 are now included - The precipitation data source has been changed to CHIRPSv3 which I expect to provide us with an improvement in accuracy - Evapotranspiration (ET) is now calculated using the Penman-Monteith equation. The previous ET was calculated from the Hargreaves equation with an adjustment based on a calibration to CIMIS data.…