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Holdrege 5 North (5 mi. north) Station Comparison

May 1st Through September 8th

	2022	2021	2020	2019	Normal
Accumulated GDD*	2511	2495	2512	2441	2497
Precipitation	12.87	21.70	11.87	20.36	15.32

*Accumulated Growing Degree Days for medium-season corn emerging May 10.

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

Climatic Information

Last 24 hour period ending at midnight,

September 8th, 2022

Station	High Temp.	Low Temp.	Relative Humidity	Soil Temp. F (at 4 in.)	24hr Avg. Wind Spd (mph)	Solar Langleys*	Precip. (in.)**
Holdrege 5 mi. N	94.2	64.0	54.0	78.1	8.7	507.0	0.00
Axtell 5 mi. NE	95.9	62.5	57.5	78.5	8.6	493.4	0.00
Smithfield 2 mi. E	95.8	61.9	54.4	77.1	7.8	460.0	0.00
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	100.6	64.7	39.7	79.2	9.2	459.4	0.00
Kearney 3 mi. E	95.0	66.1	55.0	77.3	12.0	453.8	0.00
North Platte 3 mi. SW	103.3	62.7	32.6	81.1	9.6	464.1	0.00

Solar Langley = a unit for measuring solar radiation. One langley per minute = 697.3 watts per square meter

** n/a – Not available; rain gauges deactivated during winter months

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR CORN (Inches per day)
Emergence Date May 10th
May 10th Through September 8th, 2022

Station	Accum. Growing Degree Days	Past 3 Days	Day	Future 3 days	Growth Stage	Maturity Class
Holdrege 5 mi. N	2511	0.00	0.03	0.02	Full Mature	2
Axtell 5 mi. NE	2506	0.00	0.03	0.02	Full Mature	2
Smithfield 2 mi. E	2464	0.03	0.03	0.02	Full Mature	2
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	2483	0.01	0.04	0.02	Full Mature	2
Kearney 3 mi. E	2574	0.00	0.00	0.00	Full Mature	2
North Platte 3 mi. SW	2456	0.05	0.06	0.04	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 (Inches per day)
Emergence Date May 15th
May 15th Through September 8th, 2022

Station	Accum. Growing Degree Days	Past 3 Days	Day	Future 3 Days	Growth Stage	Maturity Class
Holdrege 5 mi. N	2421	0.00	0.03	0.02	Mature	2
Axtell 5 mi. NE	2415	0.00	0.03	0.02	Mature	2
Smithfield 2 mi. E	2379	0.02	0.02	0.01	Mature	2
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	2400	0.01	0.03	0.02	Mature	2
Kearney 3 mi. E	2483	0.00	0.00	0.00	Mature	2
North Platte 3 mi. SW	2378	0.02	0.04	0.02	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

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