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

Holdrege 5 North (5 mi. north) Station Comparison

Annual Data Through August 20th

	2018	2017	2016	2015	Normal
Accumulated GDD*	2213	2039	2128	1969	2124
Precipitation	15.56	11.25	8.52	15.67	13.64

*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, August 20, 2018

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	72.7	57.1	83.1	70.0	8.4	414.7	0.0
Ragan 5 mi. W	74.5	56.1	80.6	72.1	11.1	400.9	0.0
Axtell 5 mi. NE	70.9	55.4	87.1	70.6	9.3	364.8	0.0
Smithfield 2 mi. E	72.7	55.7	80.6	70.5	9.8	351.8	0.0
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	74.2	51.0	68.7	71.4	11.0	533.3	0.0
Kearney 3 mi. E	71.8	56.2	83.7	69.2	12.3	382.4	0.0
North Platte 3 mi. SW	72.5	48.0	59.3	67.8	7.1	539.7	0.0

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

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

Link to Nebraska Water Management Network ET Gauge Data for Phelps, Kearney & Gosper Counties

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR CORN
Average Emergence Date – May 10th
(Inches per day) Through August 20, 2018

Station	Accum. Growing Degree Days	Past 3 Days	Day	Future 3 days	Growth Stage	Maturity Class
Holdrege 5 mi. N	2213	0.13	0.14	0.15	Full Dent	2
Ragan 5 mi. W	2208	0.15	0.17	0.17	Full Dent	2
Axtell 5 mi. NE	2203	0.13	0.12	0.14	Full Dent	2
Smithfield 2 mi. E	2163	0.15	0.16	0.18	Full Dent	2
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	2137	0.20	0.27	0.26	Beg Dent	2
Kearney 3 mi. E	2215	0.15	0.14	0.15	Full Dent	2
North Platte 3 mi. SW	1990	0.20	0.26	0.26	Beg Dent	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 20th
(Inches per day) Through August 20, 2018

Station	Accum. Growing Degree Days	Past 3 Days	Day	Future 3 Days	Growth Stage	Maturity Class
Holdrege 5 mi. N	2095	0.06	0.06	0.06	Beg Mature	2
Ragan 5 mi. W	2085	0.08	0.08	0.07	Beg Mature	2
Axtell 5 mi. NE	2088	0.06	0.05	0.06	Beg Mature	2
Smithfield 2 mi. E	2052	0.09	0.08	0.08	Beg Mature	2
Gothenburg 2 mi. NW	2028	0.13	0.16	0.14	Beg Mature	2
Kearney 3 mi. E	2102	0.07	0.06	0.06	Beg Mature	2
North Platte 3 mi. SW	1889	0.18	0.23	0.22	Full Seed	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 District Conservation Director at 308 995-3550 or e-mail Marcia Trompke. 

Link to Nebraska Water Management Network ET Gauge Data for Phelps, Kearney & Gosper Counties

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