Here is some information that you may not know about....Go to the IPM site...It is USDA Integrated Pest Management and it gives you degree days data for YEARS!!! This is what you do:

Go to this link: http://pnwpest.org/wea/

Go to the header Map Index and click...You will be given a map....Click on your state...a pop will say table interface all stations...select that one.....

You have to know your closest weather station, but that is not a big deal....I clicked on Corvallis 13 for Starker Arts Weather Station and clicked on 2015 and up pops the degree day data! We are 34 days ahead in 2015 so far in Corvallis. That is why figs broke dormancy end of Feb....

People have asked about degree days and you HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO TRACK YOUR FIG!!! Just looking at this degree day information for where you live give you a whole heck of a lot of information for those who track their fig plants...When did they break...how many degree days in 2015? Now you can find out and make predictions for next year based on this years or decades worth of degree day data!

Its a great resource for all growers, but you people have mentioned it on here and I know a little about the site as I worked with the USDA and a PhD committee member worked on hop powdery mildew IPM models that are probably used on this site! It is just not 'HEAT' that ripens fruit, this degree day thing is important! So here you go...:)

Definitely worth a look if you are interested in the degree day information for growers and IPM people....People have asked about it here on this forum, so I figured, I show you where to go and look up the data....It is pretty easy, but you have know your weather station and they have a 'busy site' ...it can be tough on the eyes! But just look around on your state...all available stations and probably start with clicking 2015 and up pops the degree day data and a fancy graph too...:) It is really good information for all growers and it is free and right there if you know where to look...:)

I will check it out, thank you.

That's quite a powerful site.  Thanks for the link!

You can find your local station by going to Intellicast.  They have a list of the closest ones to you on the page when you search for your City.  Wow!  Just edited this.  We have 10 local stations and they don't list one on that IPM site.  Guess we are too remote here, but I'll look at the one that seems to be closest weather wise and use that one.  Feeling left out. :-(  It's a good resource.  Thanks for posting.

Good stuff ! Thanks !

This is a good resource.  Thanks.

Very cool and useful. Thanks much.