Illustrations: the crop under the chamber’s light, and how it arrives (packaging render).
Basil 2007
Pra' · Genoa, Liguria · Italy
The terraces above Genoa, in a bright, settled spring.
Our selection: ranked first of 35 seasons here, 1990–2024, on the recorded weather.
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Basil from Pra', on the coast just west of Genoa, is the benchmark for Basilico Genovese. Spring 2007 brought twelve hours of sun a day and about 210 mm of rain across the season, shared top score with 2018 on our basil profile.
- 77
- days replayed
- 18.9°
- mean temperature
- 687
- degree-days of heat
- 213 mm
- rain
- 12.2 h
- sun a day
- 6.1°
- day–night swing
- 47
- mol/m² of light a day
15 Apr – 30 Jun
9° to 30°
warmth accumulated
39 mm in the final weeks
estimated from the reanalysis
in the final weeks
calculated
What this weather does to the basil.
Five readings from the recorded season, each against the band the crop does best in (painted green on the dial). The meanings are what growers and agronomists expect of weather like this, not a tasting note.
Heat over the season · in balance
Heat in the range the crop does best in.
Day–night swing while ripening · ideal
Warm days and cool nights deepen colour, sugar and perfume.
Rain in the last 25 days · moderate
Some late rain, within what the crop tolerates.
Sunlight · brilliant
Plenty of light for colour and sweetness.
Days above 33° · none
No heat stress: the plant never shut down to protect itself.
The season, as it happened.
15 April 2007 to 30 June 2007, recorded daily at 44.43°, 8.79° (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo historical archive). Choose a chapter to mark it on the paper.
Point at the paper to read any day. Arrow keys step a day.
Burgundy ink: the recorded day. Blue: rain. The dashed line is where the chamber is today. Light and UV are calculated from the recorded sunshine.
The ground, and what stands in for it.
- In Pra'
- Narrow sandy terraces above the sea, warm and salt-aired.
- In the chamber
- Light and nitrogen-led for leaf, with a touch of sodium chloride in the mist for the sea air.
The ledger: every day and the chamber’s settings for it (77 days)
| Day | Date | High °C | Low °C | RH % | Rain mm | Sun h | Light h | DLI | PPFD | UV | Soil °C | Soil water | → Water L/m² | → Mist min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr | 24.3 | 12.2 | 65 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 51.6 | 1080 | 6.6 | 17.3 | 33% | 4.5 | — |
| 2 | 16 Apr | 24.0 | 12.3 | 65 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 47.8 | 999 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 33% | 5.8 | 3 |
| 3 | 17 Apr | 22.8 | 11.7 | 67 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 50.2 | 1045 | 6.6 | 17.5 | 33% | 4 | — |
| 4 | 18 Apr | 21.2 | 14.1 | 70 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 52.3 | 1082 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 32% | 4 | — |
| 5 | 19 Apr | 19.7 | 12.3 | 76 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 32.4 | 669 | 5.1 | 17.0 | 31% | 2.6 | — |
| 6 | 20 Apr | 22.0 | 12.5 | 78 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 42.1 | 866 | 6.1 | 17.4 | 31% | 3.4 | — |
| 7 | 21 Apr | 22.4 | 15.5 | 75 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 46.6 | 954 | 6.5 | 17.6 | 31% | 3.7 | — |
| 8 | 22 Apr | 22.3 | 14.7 | 82 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 40.3 | 824 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 32% | 6.8 | 7 |
| 9 | 23 Apr | 22.8 | 13.8 | 83 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 43.9 | 893 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 34% | 4.9 | 3 |
| 10 | 24 Apr | 22.7 | 14.0 | 73 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 54.2 | 1099 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 33% | 4.4 | — |
| 11 | 25 Apr | 23.9 | 12.8 | 70 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 45.7 | 923 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 32% | 7.3 | 7 |
| 12 | 26 Apr | 22.3 | 13.2 | 76 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 41.5 | 836 | 6.2 | 18.1 | 34% | 4.5 | 2 |
| 13 | 27 Apr | 22.4 | 12.0 | 68 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 51.4 | 1031 | 7.1 | 17.9 | 33% | 4.6 | — |
| 14 | 28 Apr | 23.2 | 11.6 | 69 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 51.5 | 1029 | 7.1 | 18.0 | 32% | 4.2 | — |
| 15 | 29 Apr | 20.8 | 13.3 | 73 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 51.7 | 1030 | 7.2 | 17.6 | 31% | 4 | — |
| 16 | 30 Apr | 20.2 | 13.6 | 79 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 38.1 | 757 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 32% | 8.2 | 10 |
| 17 | 1 May | 20.4 | 12.3 | 83 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 36.0 | 713 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 37% | 11.1 | 17 |
| 18 | 2 May | 17.3 | 12.4 | 88 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 33.5 | 662 | 5.6 | 15.5 | 40% | 19.9 | 35 |
| 19 | 3 May | 17.5 | 12.0 | 77 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 14.1 | 32.8 | 645 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 39% | 4.5 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 May | 15.6 | 12.0 | 92 | 39.3 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 272 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 42% | 26.1 | 60 |
| 21 | 5 May | 17.6 | 9.3 | 84 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 35.7 | 698 | 5.9 | 14.4 | 41% | 11.4 | 18 |
| 22 | 6 May | 21.0 | 10.2 | 77 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 51.5 | 1005 | 7.4 | 16.2 | 40% | 4 | — |
| 23 | 7 May | 23.9 | 12.2 | 67 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 57.2 | 1113 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 39% | 4.7 | — |
| 24 | 8 May | 22.3 | 13.8 | 80 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 58.2 | 1128 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 37% | 4.4 | — |
| 25 | 9 May | 22.6 | 13.8 | 85 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 56.3 | 1088 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 36% | 4.2 | — |
| 26 | 10 May | 22.4 | 14.1 | 86 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 56.5 | 1088 | 7.9 | 18.9 | 36% | 4.2 | — |
| 27 | 11 May | 19.9 | 15.7 | 88 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 822 | 6.7 | 18.5 | 35% | 3.4 | — |
| 28 | 12 May | 20.7 | 16.5 | 88 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 44.4 | 851 | 6.9 | 18.9 | 36% | 3.3 | — |
| 29 | 13 May | 21.1 | 16.5 | 85 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 55.3 | 1058 | 7.9 | 19.4 | 35% | 4 | — |
| 30 | 14 May | 21.5 | 16.0 | 87 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 45.1 | 860 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 34% | 3.2 | — |
| 31 | 15 May | 20.3 | 15.5 | 77 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 47.8 | 909 | 7.2 | 18.8 | 35% | 7.3 | 7 |
| 32 | 16 May | 20.0 | 9.9 | 72 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 54.1 | 1027 | 7.8 | 17.0 | 35% | 4.3 | — |
| 33 | 17 May | 18.9 | 13.0 | 84 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 41.3 | 781 | 6.7 | 17.2 | 34% | 3.1 | — |
| 34 | 18 May | 23.3 | 12.6 | 74 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 52.4 | 989 | 7.7 | 18.4 | 33% | 4.3 | — |
| 35 | 19 May | 22.2 | 13.8 | 71 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 58.3 | 1098 | 8.2 | 18.6 | 32% | 4.7 | — |
| 36 | 20 May | 25.2 | 13.4 | 67 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 58.3 | 1096 | 8.3 | 19.3 | 31% | 4.9 | — |
| 37 | 21 May | 26.2 | 15.6 | 73 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 58.2 | 1092 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 30% | 5 | — |
| 38 | 22 May | 28.4 | 20.8 | 71 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 57.5 | 1075 | 8.2 | 22.3 | 29% | 5.1 | — |
| 39 | 23 May | 28.5 | 20.5 | 71 | 2.0 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 51.5 | 962 | 7.7 | 22.5 | 29% | 6.7 | 4 |
| 40 | 24 May | 28.2 | 18.3 | 71 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 54.0 | 1006 | 7.9 | 22.9 | 30% | 4.9 | — |
| 41 | 25 May | 27.9 | 20.3 | 66 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 56.6 | 1052 | 8.2 | 23.1 | 29% | 5.2 | — |
| 42 | 26 May | 23.7 | 18.2 | 80 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 42.3 | 784 | 6.9 | 21.4 | 28% | 4.1 | — |
| 43 | 27 May | 20.7 | 16.8 | 88 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 51.4 | 953 | 7.8 | 20.6 | 29% | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | 28 May | 16.6 | 11.8 | 86 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 15.0 | 24.5 | 454 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 33% | 12.6 | 21 |
| 45 | 29 May | 19.0 | 11.7 | 67 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 39.0 | 720 | 6.6 | 16.5 | 36% | 4.8 | 3 |
| 46 | 30 May | 21.9 | 10.4 | 63 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 61.6 | 1136 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 33% | 5 | — |
| 47 | 31 May | 17.4 | 12.3 | 81 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 15.1 | 27.9 | 513 | 5.4 | 16.6 | 32% | 4.7 | 5 |
| 48 | 1 Jun | 19.4 | 14.4 | 88 | 37.3 | 8.6 | 15.1 | 31.7 | 583 | 5.8 | 17.1 | 40% | 27.5 | 60 |
| 49 | 2 Jun | 18.8 | 13.4 | 83 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 15.1 | 35.1 | 645 | 6.2 | 16.8 | 41% | 8.5 | 12 |
| 50 | 3 Jun | 22.8 | 14.3 | 78 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 43.4 | 795 | 7.1 | 18.1 | 40% | 3.9 | — |
| 51 | 4 Jun | 23.6 | 16.7 | 79 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 47.4 | 867 | 7.5 | 19.9 | 39% | 11.9 | 16 |
| 52 | 5 Jun | 23.9 | 15.6 | 83 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 40.9 | 748 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 41% | 10.9 | 15 |
| 53 | 6 Jun | 22.4 | 17.5 | 89 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 554 | 5.7 | 19.7 | 41% | 15.3 | 25 |
| 54 | 7 Jun | 21.3 | 17.3 | 90 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 24.8 | 451 | 5.1 | 19.3 | 42% | 10.5 | 17 |
| 55 | 8 Jun | 25.4 | 16.7 | 82 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 54.5 | 992 | 8.1 | 20.9 | 40% | 5 | — |
| 56 | 9 Jun | 26.5 | 15.7 | 80 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 54.8 | 997 | 8.2 | 21.4 | 39% | 8.2 | 7 |
| 57 | 10 Jun | 25.6 | 19.4 | 85 | 2.9 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 46.0 | 836 | 7.4 | 21.8 | 40% | 6.8 | 6 |
| 58 | 11 Jun | 22.6 | 18.6 | 88 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 15.3 | 48.2 | 876 | 7.6 | 21.7 | 39% | 3.7 | — |
| 59 | 12 Jun | 23.4 | 18.7 | 91 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 39.9 | 725 | 6.8 | 21.6 | 38% | 4.4 | 2 |
| 60 | 13 Jun | 23.3 | 18.2 | 87 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 43.5 | 789 | 7.1 | 21.7 | 37% | 3.6 | — |
| 61 | 14 Jun | 23.5 | 17.8 | 85 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 45.2 | 819 | 7.3 | 21.4 | 36% | 3.7 | — |
| 62 | 15 Jun | 21.6 | 19.4 | 90 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 35.9 | 650 | 6.4 | 21.0 | 36% | 5.2 | 5 |
| 63 | 16 Jun | 22.8 | 18.7 | 87 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 48.8 | 884 | 7.7 | 21.6 | 37% | 3.9 | — |
| 64 | 17 Jun | 22.2 | 18.3 | 90 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 15.3 | 39.2 | 710 | 6.7 | 21.0 | 36% | 6.3 | 7 |
| 65 | 18 Jun | 22.0 | 18.7 | 91 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 15.3 | 25.6 | 463 | 5.2 | 20.8 | 37% | 4.1 | 4 |
| 66 | 19 Jun | 29.5 | 17.6 | 73 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 58.1 | 1051 | 8.5 | 22.6 | 36% | 5.2 | — |
| 67 | 20 Jun | 29.0 | 19.2 | 70 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 53.3 | 964 | 8.1 | 23.5 | 35% | 4.9 | — |
| 68 | 21 Jun | 23.5 | 18.1 | 87 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 45.8 | 829 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 34% | 4.5 | 2 |
| 69 | 22 Jun | 23.2 | 20.3 | 86 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 54.9 | 993 | 8.2 | 22.7 | 34% | 4.1 | — |
| 70 | 23 Jun | 24.5 | 18.1 | 79 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 61.2 | 1108 | 8.8 | 22.3 | 33% | 5 | — |
| 71 | 24 Jun | 24.4 | 18.1 | 75 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 54.6 | 988 | 8.2 | 22.0 | 32% | 4.6 | — |
| 72 | 25 Jun | 25.9 | 19.9 | 71 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 61.6 | 1114 | 8.8 | 22.1 | 31% | 5 | — |
| 73 | 26 Jun | 23.6 | 18.1 | 81 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 52.8 | 957 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 30% | 4.3 | — |
| 74 | 27 Jun | 22.7 | 16.8 | 79 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 52.1 | 944 | 8.0 | 20.8 | 30% | 4.8 | — |
| 75 | 28 Jun | 22.2 | 15.4 | 79 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 50.2 | 910 | 7.8 | 20.5 | 30% | 4.1 | — |
| 76 | 29 Jun | 22.2 | 15.2 | 80 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 54.5 | 988 | 8.2 | 20.4 | 29% | 4.3 | — |
| 77 | 30 Jun | 25.3 | 15.4 | 81 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 56.9 | 1034 | 8.4 | 21.5 | 28% | 4.7 | — |