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	State (Abbr.)	No. Districts	District Names (Codes)
1	Illinois (IL)	9	Northwest (1710), Northeast (1720), West (1730), Central (1740), East (1750), West Southwest (1760), East Southeast (1770), Southwest (1780), Southeast (1790)
2	Indiana (IN)	9	Northwest (1810), Northcentral (1820), Northeast (1830), Centralwest (1840), Central (1850), Centraleast (1860), Southwest (1870), Southcentral (1880), Southeast (1890)
3	Iowa (IA)	9	Northwest (1910), Northcentral (1920), Northeast (1930), Centralwest (1940), Central (1950), Centraleast (1960), Southwest (1970), Southcentral (1980), Southeast (1990)
4	Kansas (KS)	9	Northwest (2010), Centralwest (2020), Southwest (2030), Northcentral (2040), Central (2050), Southcentral (2060), Northeast (2070), Centraleast (2080), Southeast (2090)
5	Michigan (MI)	9	Northwest (2610), Northcentral (2620), Northeast (2630), Centralwest (2640), Central (2650), Centraleast (2660), Southwest (2670), Southcentral (2680), Southeast (2690)
6	Minnesota (MN)	9	Northwest (2710), Northcental (2720), Northeast (2730), Centralwest (2740), Central (2750), Centralwest (2760), Southwest (2770), Southcentral (2780), Southeast (2790)
7	Missouri (MO)	9	Northwest (2910), Northcentral (2920), Northeast (2930), Centralwest (2940), Central (2950), Centraleast (2960), Southwest (2970), Southcentral (2980), Southeast (2990)
8	Nebraska (NE)	8	Northwest (3110), Northcentral (3120), Northeast (3130), Central (3150), Centraleast (3160), Southwest (3170), Southcentral (3180), Southeast (3190)
9	North Dakota (ND)	9	Northwest (3810), Northcentral (3820), Northeast (3830), Centralwest (3840), Central (3850), Centraleast (3860), Southwest (3870), Southcentral (3880), Southeast (3890)
10	Ohio (OH)	9	Northwest (3910), Northcentral (3920), Northeast (3930), Centralwest (3940), Central (3950), Centraleast (3960), Southwest (3970), Southcentral (3980), Southeast (3990)
11	South Dakota (SD)	9	Northwest (4610), Northcentral (4620), Northeast (4630), Centralwest (4640), Central (4650), Centraleast (4660), Southwest (4670), Southcentral (4680), Southeast (4690)
12	Wisconsin (WI)	9	Northwest (5510), Northcentral (5520), Northeast (5530), Centralwest (5540), Central (5550), Centraleast (5560), Southwest (5570), Southcentral (5580), Southeast (5590)

State (Abbr.)

No. Districts

District Names (Codes)

Illinois (IL)

Northwest (1710), Northeast (1720), West (1730), Central (1740), East (1750), West Southwest (1760), East Southeast (1770), Southwest (1780), Southeast (1790)

Indiana (IN)

Northwest (1810), Northcentral (1820), Northeast (1830), Centralwest (1840), Central (1850), Centraleast (1860), Southwest (1870), Southcentral (1880), Southeast (1890)

Iowa (IA)

Northwest (1910), Northcentral (1920), Northeast (1930), Centralwest (1940), Central (1950), Centraleast (1960), Southwest (1970), Southcentral (1980), Southeast (1990)

Kansas (KS)

Northwest (2010), Centralwest (2020), Southwest (2030), Northcentral (2040), Central (2050), Southcentral (2060), Northeast (2070), Centraleast (2080), Southeast (2090)

Michigan (MI)

Northwest (2610), Northcentral (2620), Northeast (2630), Centralwest (2640), Central (2650), Centraleast (2660), Southwest (2670), Southcentral (2680), Southeast (2690)

Minnesota (MN)

Northwest (2710), Northcental (2720), Northeast (2730), Centralwest (2740), Central (2750), Centralwest (2760), Southwest (2770), Southcentral (2780), Southeast (2790)

Missouri (MO)

Northwest (2910), Northcentral (2920), Northeast (2930), Centralwest (2940), Central (2950), Centraleast (2960), Southwest (2970), Southcentral (2980), Southeast (2990)

Nebraska (NE)

Northwest (3110), Northcentral (3120), Northeast (3130), Central (3150), Centraleast (3160), Southwest (3170), Southcentral (3180), Southeast (3190)

North Dakota (ND)

Northwest (3810), Northcentral (3820), Northeast (3830), Centralwest (3840), Central (3850), Centraleast (3860), Southwest (3870), Southcentral (3880), Southeast (3890)

Ohio (OH)

Northwest (3910), Northcentral (3920), Northeast (3930), Centralwest (3940), Central (3950), Centraleast (3960), Southwest (3970), Southcentral (3980), Southeast (3990)

South Dakota (SD)

Northwest (4610), Northcentral (4620), Northeast (4630), Centralwest (4640), Central (4650), Centraleast (4660), Southwest (4670), Southcentral (4680), Southeast (4690)

Wisconsin (WI)

Northwest (5510), Northcentral (5520), Northeast (5530), Centralwest (5540), Central (5550), Centraleast (5560), Southwest (5570), Southcentral (5580), Southeast (5590)

	Variable	Units	Variable Description
1	Average Temperature	°F	Average of maximum and minimum air temperature over a month in degrees Fahrenheit
2	Cloudy Days	days	Number of cloudy days per month defined as daily radiation <10 MJ/m²
3	Cold Days	days	Number of cold days per month defined as average temperature <50° Fahrenheit (<10° Celsius)
4	Corn Yield	bu/acre	Historical corn yield data. Source: United States Department of Agriculture -National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS)
5	Drought Days	days	Number of no-rain days per month defined as rain <0.25 mm per day
6	Extreme Rain Days	days	Number of extreme rainy days per month defined as rain >25 mm per day
7	Freeze Days	days	Number of freeze days per month defined as minimum temperature <32° Fahrenheit (<0° Celsius)
8	Growing Degrees Units	°F	Growing degress units based temp is 50° Fahrenheit (10° Celsius)
9	Heat Days	days	Number of heat days per month defined as days with maximum temperature >93.2° Fahrenheit (>34° Celsius)
10	Maximum Temperature	°F	Monthly average maximum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
11	Minimum Temperature	°F	Monthly average minimum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
12	Precipitation	inches	Sum of precipitation per month in inches
13	Radiation	MJ/m2	Sum of radiation per month in MJ/m²
14	Soybean Yield	bu/acre	Historical soybean yield data. Source: United States Department of Agriculture -National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS)
15	Sunny Days	days	Number of sunny days per month defined as daily radiation >20 MJ/m²
16	Warm Nights	days	Number of warm nights per month defined as night temperature (0.75 * min temp + 0.25 * max temp) >69.8° Fahrenheit (>21° Celsius)

Variable

Units

Variable Description

Average Temperature

°F

Average of maximum and minimum air temperature over a month in degrees Fahrenheit

Cloudy Days

days

Number of cloudy days per month defined as daily radiation <10 MJ/m²

Cold Days

days

Number of cold days per month defined as average temperature <50° Fahrenheit (<10° Celsius)

Corn Yield

bu/acre

Historical corn yield data. Source: United States Department of Agriculture -National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS)

Drought Days

days

Number of no-rain days per month defined as rain <0.25 mm per day

Extreme Rain Days

days

Number of extreme rainy days per month defined as rain >25 mm per day

Freeze Days

days

Number of freeze days per month defined as minimum temperature <32° Fahrenheit (<0° Celsius)

Growing Degrees Units

°F

Growing degress units based temp is 50° Fahrenheit (10° Celsius)

Heat Days

days

Number of heat days per month defined as days with maximum temperature >93.2° Fahrenheit (>34° Celsius)

Maximum Temperature

°F

Monthly average maximum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

Minimum Temperature

°F

Monthly average minimum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

Precipitation

inches

Sum of precipitation per month in inches

Radiation

MJ/m2

Sum of radiation per month in MJ/m²

Soybean Yield

bu/acre

Historical soybean yield data. Source: United States Department of Agriculture -National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS)

Sunny Days

days

Number of sunny days per month defined as daily radiation >20 MJ/m²

Warm Nights

days

Number of warm nights per month defined as night temperature (0.75 * min temp + 0.25 * max temp) >69.8° Fahrenheit (>21° Celsius)

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