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How and why create a cumulative?

Creating a cumulative to observe the growth of your crops

Updated over 8 months ago

Farmers often monitor cumulative data over a growing season or a specific period to assess resource availability and its impact on crop growth.
Cumulative data helps in making irrigation decisions, treatment actions, and understanding overall moisture levels in the soil.


Create a cumulative

To create a cumulative:

  1. Go to Menu

  2. Select Cumulative

  3. Click on Add and select a station.

  4. Give it a name, select the type of cumulative, and the right settings.

  5. Click Add this cumulative.

Sencrop - Create a cumulative

Available data

Rainfall 🌧️

Cumulative rainfall data plays a vital role in your decision-making, offering valuable insights into soil moisture levels, water availability, and crop growth

Period

Since a date

For a number of days

Between two dates

Growing degree-day 🌡️

Growing degree-days (GDD) cumulative are a key tool in agriculture for tracking the accumulation of heat units over time, which is crucial for understanding and predicting crop growth and development.

Period

Since a date

For a number of days

Between two dates

Base

Minimum base

Maximum base

Cold hours 🥶

Cold hours refer to the cumulative amount of time that temperatures remain within a certain cold range, typically between 0°C (32°F) and 7°C (45°F), during the dormant period of deciduous fruit trees and other perennial crops.
These cold hours are essential for breaking dormancy and promoting healthy bud

development in many fruit tree species.

Period

Since a date

For a number of days

Between two dates

Base

Hours below

You will find all your cumulatives in the Cumulatives section, in your menu.


Cumulative formula

Rainfall

To compute your cumulative, we are using the aggregation of rainfalls recorded by your station between midnight this morning and midnight the next day.

Temperature

To compute your cumulative, we are using the aggregation of:

Tn: Average minimal temperature between 6 PM (UTC) the day before and 6 PM (UTC) today.

Tx: Average maximal temperature between 6 AM (UTC) today and 6 AM (UTC) tonight.

💡 In your history, we are using the minimal temperature and maximal temperature between midnight and midnight.
That's why you could observe differences between your cumulative and your history.


Detailed view

💡 In the detailed view you can access a graph of your cumulative computed daily or for the whole period you set while creating your cumulative.


Sencrop - Detailed view of cumulatives


Manage your cumulative


Edit a cumulative

To edit a cumulative

  1. Click on the three small vertical dots of the cumulative you wish to edit

  2. Select Edit this cumulative

  3. Enter the modifications of your choice

Delete a cumulative

To delete a cumulative

  1. Click on the three small vertical dots of the cumulative you wish to delete

  2. Select Delete this cumulative

Sencrop - Delete a cumulative

🚨If you delete your cumulative you won't be able to access the data again. You will have to create a new one.

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