The onset of peak evaporation is the same as the onset of peak precipitation. The magnitude of the evaporation change was lowered which produced a lower rate of evaporation during the growing seasons. The large blue area between the upper precipitation curve and the lower evaporation curve shows a large surplus resulting in an increase of 38% in the crop yield.

The onset of peak evaporation is 15 days after the peak precipitation. The magnitude of the evaporation change was lowered which produced a lower rate of evaporation during the growing seasons. There is an increase of 24% in the crop yield.

The onset of peak evaporation is 30 days later than the peak precipitation. The magnitude of the evaporation change was lowered which produced a lower rate of evaporation during the growing seasons. This shift leads to a slight surplus (blue) at the beginning of the growing season and a larger surplus (red) at the end with an area of deficit in between. There is an increase of 2% in the crop yield.

The onset of peak evaporation is 45 days later than the peak precipitation. The magnitude of the evaporation change was lowered which produced a lower rate of evaporation during the growing seasons. Note that the deficit area is growing as compared to the previous graph. Also, note the changing distribution in surplus areas. There was a reduction of 15% in the crop yield.

The onset of peak evaporation is 90 days later than the peak precipitation. The magnitude of the evaporation change was lowered which produced a lower rate of evaporation during the growing seasons. There is a small area of surplus at the beginning, but the large area of deficit late in the growing season outweighs this area. There was a reduction of 47% in the crop yield.