accumulated temperature
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accumulated temperature
(ə′kyü·myə′lād·əd ′tem·prə·chər)
(meteorology) A value based on the integrated product of the number of degrees that air temperature rises above a given threshold value and the number of days in the period during which this excess is maintained.
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accumulated temperature
From a specific date, the length of time for which mean daily temperatures have been above, or below, a stated temperature; the total time for which temperatures varied from that standard. It is used, for example, to judge the fitness of a climate for a particular crop by showing how long temperatures are above the minimum required for that crop. See also degree day.
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