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- The second week in a row with limited precipitation and warm temperatures
- Recorded precipitation was 6.6 mm (1/4th of an inch).
- Minimum temperature reached 23.8 ºC ( 74.9 ºF)
- Average temperature was 28 ºC ( 82.5 ºF)
- Soil temperature rose to 28.5 ºC ( 83.2 ºF)
- Minimum adjustment to harvest age with slight increase in percentage of younger fruit harvested at 20 WAF (9.5%)
- Sugar content continues to increase both the average now 15.8 and the percentage above 15.5 now at 58%
- Firmness of the pulp increased and now less than 1% below 2.7 PSI
- Coronavirus confirmed cases now at 1,047 but no increase in fatalities.