Red de estaciones meteorológicas FieldClimate – Valle del Jerte

Installation of six FieldClimate weather stations in the Jerte Valley (Extremadura) to obtain climate data representative of different altitudes and exposures (shade/sun). The network improves the accuracy of key agronomic calculations—water requirements, degree days, or chill hours—supporting decision-making by technicians and cherry cooperatives.

Farm challenges

• Lack of representative climate data due to the high altitudinal variability of the valley.
• The REDAREX public station does not reflect actual conditions in shaded and sunny areas.
• Need for accurate information to adjust irrigation and cherry tree management.

Assistance / Boost program

Proyecto REFEX (2023). Acción 2 (Regadíos de montaña).

Innovative features of the initiative / solution

• Distributed network of stations covering different altitudes and orientations.
• High spatial resolution climate data for precision agriculture.
• FieldClimate platform enabling download, visualisation and analysis.
• Improved representativeness compared to the existing public network.

Results obtanied

• Continuous monitoring in six representative areas of the valley.
• More accurate calculation of water requirements, degree days and chill hours.
• Data used by cooperative technicians to optimise cherry tree management.
• Centralised data maintenance and management through the ACVJ.

Lessons learned

• Local stations effectively complement public networks when they do not represent the variability of the territory.
• Technicians quickly adopt the tool when the data is practical and useful for decision-making.
• The combination of stations and cloud platform improves irrigation efficiency and agronomic planning.

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