In the blog post from yesterday, I wrote about the dry conditions in much of southern North Dakota. But the dry conditions spread well beyond just our area. As an example the “I” states, of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana have also experienced widespread lack of rain so far this month, especially across the southern portions… Read more Corn Belt Getting Dry
Month: June 2016
Crop and Pest Report June 30, 2016
Temperatures during the past week were near or a bit below average for most of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) stations. Today (Thursday) will continue that trend of cool summer weather and even tomorrow (Friday) the eastern part of North Dakota into northwestern Minnesota, albeit a bit warmer, will still be recording temperatures… Read more Crop and Pest Report June 30, 2016
Dry or Wet is the Trend
Although the wet conditions in some parts of North Dakota have recorded much of the attention so far this growing season, much of North Dakota into western Minnesota have been receiving well below historical average precipitation during the past several weeks. With the exception of the James River Valley area and the northern Sheyenne River… Read more Dry or Wet is the Trend
Cool and Dry
Many parts of northeastern North Dakota into northwestern Minnesota has recorded excessive rain this season. But most of the rest of the region has been either receiving near normal or below average rainfall. There will be at least some scattered precipitation midweek, but otherwise, the main rain opportunities would be next week after Independence… Read more Cool and Dry
A Rainy “Month”
Some parts of northeastern North Dakota has recorded nearly a foot of rain in the past 30 days. Last year that same approximate area had localized areas record around 10 inches of rain. In other words, 2015 and 2016 has been exceptionally wet, especially in portions of northeastern North Dakota during the late spring and… Read more A Rainy “Month”
June 16, 2016 Crop and Pest Report Forecast
Starting this week I will begin making estimates to the number of hours that relative humidity will be above 85% (Figure 1). It should be noted that these forecasts are based on a height of 1.5 meters (5 feet) and that the hours near the surface/plant will likely be a bit higher. In what has… Read more June 16, 2016 Crop and Pest Report Forecast
Ahead of Schedule
Since May 1, the temperatures have been anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees above normal. Depending on the crop and of course, your planting dates, more fields in turn have recorded an extra 100 to as many as 200 growing degrees days above the 5 year average. It is then no surprise to hear that… Read more Ahead of Schedule
Soybean Guidance
If you are a soybean grower there is a new tool available to you via the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, often referred to as NDAWN. The website can be found at NDAWN.org. In the application section you would find many useful agricultural tools, including the new soybean growing degree day model. Select your cultivar… Read more Soybean Guidance
Weekend Rain (June 10-12, 2016)
Over the weekend, most of the one inch plus rain fell across northern North Dakota. There were some scattered one-half inch reports in southern North Dakota, but overall, rain was scarce south of interstate 94 from Montana to Minnesota. There were some scattered thunderstorms overnight in western North Dakota and for those of you in… Read more Weekend Rain (June 10-12, 2016)
Cooling Down
Many weather words are subjective. Warm, cool. mild and hot all mean different things at different times of the year. In January, a 30 degree day is often referred to as mild and of course that same temperature would be very cold and record breaking in June. I mention that because after several days of… Read more Cooling Down