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Beaumont period
Period of 48 consecutive hours in which at least 46 hourly readings have had temperatures not less than 20°C and relative humidity not less than 75%. The occurrence of this period has been widely used as a criterion for issuing warnings for the onset of potato blight.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Weather
- Category: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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