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Local Weather and Crop Water-use Data from Central's Automated Weather Stations

Holdrege 4 North (4 miles north) Station Comparison
since May 10
 
2009
2008
2007
2006
Normal
Accumulated GDD*
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N/A

N/A
N/A
N/A
Precipitation
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

*Accumulated Growing Degree Days for medium-season corn.

Funding for weather stations received from the Nebraska Environmental Trust through the Nebraska Lottery

 

LINK TO NEBRASKA WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION NETWORK ET GAGE DATA FOR PHELPS, KEARNEY & GOSPER COUNTIES

CLIMATIC INFORMATION
Last 24-hour period ending at midnight, March 7, 2010

Station
High Temp.
Low
Temp.
Rel. Humidity
Soil Temp. F
(at 4 in.)
24-Hour Avg.
Wind Speed (mi./hr.)
Solar
Langleys*
Precip. (in.)
Holdrege
4 mi. N
39.0

26.8

98.1

35.1

6.1
93.8
N/A
Holdrege
7 mi. S
42.0

24.7

96.1

36.0

5.8

120.6

N/A
Minden
2 mi. N, 4 W
40.1
27.9
96.7
34.8
6.2
102.5
N/A
Smithfield
2 mi. E
39.9
25.7
97.9
31.9
6.5
116.1
N/A
Gothenburg
1 mi. W, 1/2 mi. N
42.1
23.6
95.0
37.0
7.1
189.4

N/A

Kearney
2.5 mi. E

40.1

28.8

96.0

33.8
6.4

91.4

N/A
North Platte
2.0 mi. S
46.1
22.3
90.0
34.9

7.4

274.2
N/A
* Solar Langley = A unit for measuring solar radiation. One langley per minute = 697.3 Watts per square meter

 

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR CORN
Emergence Date - May 10
(Inches per day) Through Nov. 8, 2009
Station

Accum. Growing Degree Days

Past
3 Days
Day
Future
3 Days
Growth Stage
Maturity Class
Holdrege
4 mi. N
2,589
0.00

0.00

0.00

Full Mature
2
Holdrege
7 mi. S
2,680

0.00

0.00

0.00

Full Mature
2
Minden
2 mi. N, 4 W
2,701

0.00

0.00

0.00

Full Mature

2

Smithfield
2 mi. E
2,569
0.00
0.00
0.00
Full Mature
2
Gothenburg
1 mi. W, 1/2 mi. N
2,531
0.00

0.00

0.00

Full Mature
2
Kearney
2.5 mi. E
2,719
0.00

0.00

0.00
Full Mature
2
North Platte
2 mi. S
2,592
0.00
0.00
0.00

Full Mature

2
Maturity Class: 1 = Early; 2 = Medium; 3 = Late
Maturity Class: 1 - early season corn = 2,400 GDD; 2 - Medium season corn = 2,500 GDD; 3 - late season corn = 2,750 GDD

 

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR SOYBEANS
Emergence Date - May 20
(Inches per day) Through Nov. 8, 2009
Station

Accum. Growing
Degree Days

Past
3 Days
Day
Future
3 Days
Growth Stage
Maturity Class
Holdrege
4 mi. N
2,470
0.00

0.00

0.00

Mature
2
Holdrege
7 mi. S
2,563
0.00

0.00

0.00
Mature
2
Minden
2 mi. N, 4 W
2,582
0.00
0.00
0.00
Mature
2
Smithfield
2 mi. E
2,454
0.00
0.00
0.00
Mature
2
Gothenburg
1 mi. W, 1/2 mi. N
2,413
0.00

0.00

0.00
Mature
2
Kearney
2.5 mi. E
2,596
0.00
0.00

0.00

Mature
2
North Platte
2 mi. S
2,477
0.00
0.00
0.00
Mature
2
Maturity Class: 1 = Early; 2 = Medium; 3 = Late
Maturity Class: 1 - early season soybeans = 2,400 GDD; 2 - Medium season soybeans = 2,500 GDD; 3 - late season soybeans = 2,750 GDD

If you have questions about the above data, contact the Holdrege Irrigation Office at (308) 995-8601 or Conservation Director Marcia Trompke.

LINK TO NEBRASKA WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION NETWORK ET GAGE DATA FOR PHELPS, KEARNEY & GOSPER COUNTIES

Crop water use estimates provided by the High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


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