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*Our previous Field Day was held August 13, 2009
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Randall Smoot
P.O. Box 126
Novelty, MO 63460
Phone: 660-739-4410
Email: SmootR@missouri.edu
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Weather Station Information
Thanks to the Commercial Agriculture Program and the Atmospheric Science Unit the
automated weather station was installed at the Greenley Research Center in early September
1994.
Soil Temperatures
One of the unique features of the weather station is to record soil temperatures at the two inch
depth for corn, soybean, wheat residue, and bare soil. Find below a table with soil temperature
recordings at the two inch level for bare soil and corn residue starting April 1 and ending April
30.
Soil Temperatures at the Two Inch Level
| DATE |
BARE SOIL |
CORN RESIDUE |
| April 1 |
52.1 |
52.2 |
| April 2 |
53.4 |
53.3 |
| April 3 |
50.9 |
49.5 |
| April 4 |
48.7 |
49.1 |
| April 5 |
51.0 |
50.8 |
| April 6 |
54.7 |
54.8 |
| April 7 |
58.8 |
56.2 |
| April 8 |
50.0 |
49.2 |
| April 9 |
50.8 |
49.5 |
| April 10 |
54.0 |
52.3 |
| April 11 |
54.1 |
53.3 |
| April 12 |
62.9 |
58.4 |
| April 13 |
62.5 |
58.6 |
| April 14 |
71.9 |
64.8 |
| April 15 |
65.8 |
61.6 |
| April 16 |
68.5 |
63.4 |
| April 17 |
59.3 |
58.2 |
| April 18 |
64.1 |
58.8 |
| April 19 |
65.1 |
60.3 |
| April 20 |
64.7 |
59.5 |
| April 21 |
64.7 |
59.6 |
| April 22 |
65.6 |
59.9 |
| April 23 |
66.6 |
60.7 |
| April 24 |
65.0 |
60.0 |
| April 25 |
55.4 |
55.4 |
| April 26 |
59.6 |
55.7 |
| April 27 |
61.6 |
57.1 |
| April 28 |
58.4 |
56.4 |
| April 29 |
56.7 |
56.1 |
| April 30 |
61.2 |
58.7 |
Soil temperatures are usually coolest between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. The highest soil
temperatures occur between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The average soil temperature will be
higher than those read in the morning.
Ideal soil temperatures for good corn germination should be 50 degrees F at the two inch
depth of soil measured between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Minimum soil temperatures for good
soybean germination should be 55 degrees F at the same depth and for grain sorghum
(milo) they should be 60 degrees F at the same depth.
Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures
| DATE |
MAX AIR TEMP |
MIN AIR TEMP |
| April 1 |
60.4 |
43.8 |
| April 2 |
76.0 |
46.3 |
| April 3 |
55.7 |
36.6 |
| April 4 |
63.3 |
32.6 |
| April 5 |
72.6 |
38.6 |
| April 6 |
70.7 |
56.4 |
| April 7 |
77.1 |
39.2 |
| April 8 |
53.2 |
32.9 |
| April 9 |
61.9 |
31.2 |
| April 10 |
74.3 |
40.3 |
| April 11 |
73.4 |
52.4 |
| April 12 |
77.5 |
51.4 |
| April 13 |
85.9 |
49.7 |
| April 14 |
88.2 |
65.3 |
| April 15 |
82.4 |
55.0 |
| April 16 |
75.9 |
56.7 |
| April 17 |
59.8 |
50.3 |
| April 18 |
78.1 |
47.8 |
| April 19 |
72.6 |
43.6 |
| April 20 |
72.5 |
43.9 |
| April 21 |
72.8 |
41.1 |
| April 22 |
74.8 |
45.1 |
| April 23 |
74.6 |
40.9 |
| April 24 |
73.1 |
46.7 |
| April 25 |
62.2 |
43.0 |
| April 26 |
62.1 |
40.6 |
| April 27 |
69.4 |
37.4 |
| April 28 |
67.3 |
45.3 |
| April 29 |
59.3 |
52.5 |
| April 30 |
66.0 |
52.9 |
Weather information is available at
http://aes.missouri.edu/greenley/weather/index.stm
2006 Precipitation
| April |
| 4/2 |
0.61 |
| 4/3 |
0.01 |
| 4/6 |
0.02 |
| 4/11 |
0.03 |
| 4/15 |
0.02 |
| 4/18 |
0.06 |
| 4/25 |
0.22 |
| 4/28 |
0.01 |
| 4/29 |
1.36 |
| 4/30 |
0.11 |
| TOTAL |
2.45 |
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| May |
| 5/3 |
1.27 |
| 5/9 |
0.06 |
| 5/11 |
0.01 |
| 5/14 |
0.10 |
| 5/15 |
0.01 |
| 5/16 |
0.33 |
| 5/19 |
0.01 |
| 5/21 |
0.01 |
| 5/24 |
0.04 |
| 5/30 |
0.45 |
| 5/31 |
0.28 |
| TOTAL |
2.57 |
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| June |
| 6/1 |
1.25 |
| 6/9 |
0.01 |
| 6/10 |
0.01 |
| 6/11 |
0.87 |
| 6/18 |
0.16 |
| 6/19 |
0.16 |
| 6/22 |
0.69 |
| 6/24 |
0.22 |
| 6/25 |
0.02 |
| 6/30 |
0.14 |
| TOTAL |
3.53 |
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| July |
| 7/3 |
0.02 |
| 7/4 |
0.11 |
| 7/11 |
0.81 |
| 7/13 |
0.51 |
| TOTAL |
1.45 |
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Real-Time Weather at Novelty (updated every 5 minutes) is available at:
http://aes.missouri.edu/greenley/weather/novelty.stm
2006 Field Day Report
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