Weather Information Of Interest To Farmers And Growers

Information of Interest to Area Growers

GDD Updated: 901 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

ET Images Updated: 4:15 PM Mon May 20, 2013

North Dakota	GDD	Total	Departure
Fargo	17	152	-35
Grand Forks	7	97	-90
Devils Lake	50	446	N/A

Minnesota	GDD	Total
Thief River Falls	50	348
Baudette	4	89
Bemidji	15	141
Detroit Lakes	15	124

Note: The Growing Degree Days above are calculated from April 1 through October 31. These data are for the previous day based on yesterdays high and low temperature, are preliminary based on automated temperature systems and are provided as guidance only. GDD Base 50F.

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North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Observations V7 07/02/08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
433 PM CDT MON MAY 20  2013 
 
Station         Time    4INCH SOIL TEMP
Name            CDT     BARE SOIL/SOD 
 
ROLLA 2S ND     400      051      048
BAKER 1N ND     400      051      050

These soil temperature data are from the North Dakota Agricultural Network and are provided as is. Courtesy of NDSU Soils Science Department.

High Plains Regional Climate Center - Lincoln Nebraska

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Midwest Regional Climate Center - Champaign, Illinois

Modified Growing Degree Days

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State Oriented Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) from the US Drought Monitor

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Experimental Local Evapotranspiration Forecast

The experimental reference evapotranspiration forecast will be displayed as a graphic of gridded data within the WFOs county warning area. The forecast is the expected amount of daily reference evapotranspiration in hundredths of an inch for the next 7 days and a total reference of evapotranspiration for the 7 day period. The forecast is calculated using the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration Equation for a tall crop with an approximate height of 0.5 meters (similar to full cover alfalfa). This equation uses the National Weather Service forecast of temperature, relative humidity, wind, and cloud cover for inputs.

These forecasts represent crop water use for a crop near full cover. These values can be adjusted for actual crop development stage.

This product will be issued daily around 5am, 12pm, and 4pm local time during the growing season.

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