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<idAbs>The number of growing degree days per year is used to estimate the growth and development of plants (or insects) during the growing season. Higher numbers of growing-degree days indicate longer and warmer growing conditions.
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As growth occurs only when temperature exceeds a species’ base temperature (for example, 50°F), the number of days times the number of degrees above the base indicates the duration and magnitude of growing conditions.
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For more information, visit https://crt-climate-explorer.nemac.org </idAbs>
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<keyword>New Jersey</keyword>
<keyword>forest</keyword>
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<idPurp>Growing Degree Days</idPurp>
<idCredit>The Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) and the NOAA Regional Climate Centers (RCCs).</idCredit>
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