Table 3: Important climate variables (monthly rainfall and mean (T_Ave.) temperatures) during six growing seasons (2010/11 to 2015/16) of faba bean production at Pantanelli farm, Policoro in southern Italy.

Crop cycle (Month)	2010/11		2011/12		2012/13		2013/14		2014/15		2015/16
	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)	Rain (mm)	TAve. (°C)
October	109.2	17.5	11.4	18.6	8.1	19.1	97.2	18.1	39.7	18.3	13.1	18.2
November	51.8	15.6	63	15.6	77.3	14.4	165.6	13.3	72.9	15.2	24.5	19.3
December	7.8	10.6	53.1	11.3	79.3	11.5	192.1	9.7	22.9	10.5	0	7.7
January	71.6	8.8	67.1	9.0	67.7	9.1	41.5	9.6	32	9.2	7.6	9.6
February	59.4	10.1	112	8.9	48.8	9.5	76.7	11.6	113	8.7	31.1	11.0
March	123.7	12.0	12.4	12.6	55.4	11.3	54.6	11.5	110.7	11.1	214.2	10.5
April	58.5	15.7	56.9	13.4	34.5	14.8	105.3	14.0	10	13.6	3	13.7
May	26.1	19.3	22.7	17.8	29.3	18.3	30.7	16.5	12.8	18.0	65.5	15.8
June	20	24.3	6.1	24.1	17.9	22.7	44	22.5	44.4	20.0	28.5	22.5
Sum	418.8	-	393.3	-	410.2	-	612.8	-	418.3	-	374.4	-
Mean	-	14.9	-	14.6	-	14.5	-	14.1	-	13.9	-	14.3