Rice Production in Southwestern Louisiana 
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January and December are the coldest months, while June, 
July, and August are the hottest. For the 14-year period from 
1910 to 1923, inclusive, the mean temperatures for these months at 
the Rice Experiment Sta- . . ,v ^ iy \ 
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the approximate tempera- "^* 
tures for this prairie sec- 
tion, were 54°, 55°, 80°, 82°, 
and 82° F., respectively. 
During the same years the 
seasonal mean temperature 
from April 1 to October 
31 was 75.9° F. The high- 
est temperature recorded 
for this period was 102° 
F. in June, 1911, and the 
lowest was 9° F. in Jan- 
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uary, 1918. These ex- 
treme temperatures are 
rare. The latest freezing 
temperature in spring from 
1910 to 1923, inclusive, was 
recorded on April 4, 1915, 
and the earliest freezing 
temperature in autumn was 
on. October 20, 1917, as shown in Table 4. A period of approxi- 
mately 300 days free from freezing temperatures is not uncom- 
mon. 
Fig. 3. — Diagram showing the maximum, minimum, 
and mean temperatures at the Rice Experiment 
Station, Crowley, La., for each month during 
the 14-year period from 1910 to 1923, inclusive 
Table 5. — Maximum, minimum, and average monthly wind velocity at the 
Rice Experiment Station, Crowley, La., for theh 1^-year period from 1910 to 
1923, inclusive 
[Data in miles per hour] 
Year 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
4.8 
5.5 
4.1 
4.5 
3.4 
3.9 
5.3 
4.9 
5.4 
2.6 
4.3 
3.5 
4.3 
3.2 
5.0 
4.9 
5.0 
3.8 
4.2 
4.5 
4.2 
4.7 
5.4 
4.5 
3.5 
3.8 
3.9 
4.6 
4.3 
3.9 
4.7 
4.5 
3.6 
4.4 
5.3 
5.3 
3.6 
4.0 
5.5 
4.3 
5.4 
5.1 
4.5 
5.0 
4.1 
4.2 
4.0 
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3.9 
4.7 
4.0 
3.4 
5.2 
4.0 
4.9 
4.0 
3.7 
2.5 
2.8 
3.0 
3.5 
4.1 
3.1 
4.5 
3.7 
2.6 
2.6 
2.2 
3.0 
3.3 
2.9 
2.3 
4.0 
2.9 
2.2 
2.5 
2.9 
2.5 
2.0 
2.6 
2.1 
2.1 
1.7 
2.3 
2.3 
2.2 
1.8 
2.1 
2.2 
2.4 
2.0 
2.4 
1.2 
1.3 
1.8 
1.3 
1.5 
2.1 
1.8 
2.0 
2.1 
1.4 
1.8 
3.4 
1.5 
1.5 
1.6 
1.5 
1.2 
1.3 
1.7 
1.9 
1.7 
1.5 
2.4 
2.1 
2.2 
2.4 
1.6 
2.0 
1.9 
2.2 
1.7 
.9 
1.6 
1.3 
2.9 
2.6 
3.2 
2.5 
2.7 
2.0 
2.4 
2.7 
1.7 
1.8 
2.3 
2.1 
1.5 
3.0 
3.2 
3.9 
2.7 
1.9 
2.8 
2.9 
3.9 
2.3 
2.6 
2.4 
2.1 
3.4 
2.7 
2.5 
4.2 
4.3 
4.2 
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1914 
3.9 
1915 
■ 3.8 
1916 
4.4 
1917 
4.4 
1918 
1.9 
1919 
3.5 
1920 
4.0 
mi... 
3.0 
1922 . 
3.3 
1923 
4.0 
Average 
Maximum _ 
4.3 
5.5 
2.6 
4.4 
5.4 
3.5 
4.6 
5.5 
3.6 
4.3 
5.2 
3.4 
' 3.2 
4.5 
2.2 
2.5 
4.0 
1.7 
1.9 
2.4 
1.2 
1.8 
3.4 
1.2 
1.8 
2.4 
.9 
2.4 
3.2 
1.5 
2.8 
3.9 
1.9 
3.6 
4.4 
Minimum 
1.9 
WIND VELOCITY 
Although this section is exposed to West Indian hurricanes, winds 
are seldom responsible for the lodging of rice. The 
maximum. 
