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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 46 -460 40 37
ASHLAND NR 51
BOZEMAN EXP ST 50 52 55 55
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 51 53 56 50 48
FISHTAIL 52 52 54
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 54 56 56 56
HAVRE SCAN 54 55 56 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 46 46
JORDAN SCAN 55 58 58 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 46 45 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 46 46 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 40 36 35
LINDSAY SCAN 51 52 53 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 37 35 M
MANY GLACIER 45
MAXVILLE NR 43 42 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 51 52
MOCCASIN SCAN 52 54 54 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 48 52
SIDNEY 8SW 50 53
SIDNEY SCAN 52 51 51 50 M
THREE FKS SCAN 52 54 54 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 51 57 57 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 52 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 58 57
ZORTMAN 57 53
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 48 61
ALZADA DOT 47 56
ARROW CREEK 51 65
AVON NORTH 47 47
BEARSMOUTH DOT 49 64
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 42 42
BOULDER PASS 46
BOWMANS CORNER 53 64
BOZEMAN PASS 45 59
BULL MOUNTAIN 52 66
COMERSTOWN 48 61
COW CREEK 55 61
CRYSTAL CREEK 53 66
DEARBORN 57 63
DENTON DOT 56 61
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 49 61
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 54 68
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 49 65
GEORGETOWN LAK 44 54
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 46 59
HELMVILLE DOT 56 64
HILLSIDE DOT 49 59
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 51 63
JUDITH GAP 49 60
KARST DOT 42 56
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 46 60
LINDSAY DIVIDE 56 57
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 53 62
MONARCH CANYON 45 58
MONIDA PASS 45 58
NINEMILE DOT 55 69
NORRIS HILL 45 50
PENDROY DOT 48 61
RAYNOLDS PASS 44 53
REDSTONE HILL 50 61
REEDPOINT DOT 54 63
ROGERS PASS 50 60
ROSCOE HILL 49 50
SACO DOT 57 50
SIEBEN DOT 53
SIOUX PASS 122 66
SWAN LAKE 50 66
SWEENEY CREEK 53 53
SWEET GRASS 51 64
TROUT CREEK 53 69
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 48 58
YAAK HILL 98 63
YELLOWSTONE B 54 66
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 23 0 7 14
BOZEMAN 12SE 30 48 52
CAMERON 15SW 39 43 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 33 34 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 31 0 22 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 8 13 26 29 20
JORDAN SCAN 24 28 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 29
LAKEVIEW 18NW 31 21 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 27 12
LINDSAY SCAN 18 18 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 9
MAXVILLE NR 10 16 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 26 29 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 34 39
SIDNEY SCAN 29 32 34 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 20 28 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 10 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 17 M 5 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 30 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 16 17 18 28
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 30
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 7 6 5
GREAT FALLS 42 51 52 53
MIZPAH 12NE 26 28
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 132 62
ZORTMAN 19 73
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 52 42 39 37
ASHLAND NR 54
BOZEMAN EXP ST 50 52 55 55
BOZEMAN 12SE 39 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 62 57 56 50 49
FISHTAIL 56 52 52
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 66 60 58 55
HAVRE SCAN 71 63 56 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 46 45
JORDAN SCAN 66 64 58 55 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 45 42 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 49 44 42 41
LINCOLN 11SE 45 33 35
LINDSAY SCAN 56 54 53 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 36 35 M
MANY GLACIER 43
MAXVILLE NR 44 41 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 52 51
MOCCASIN SCAN 61 58 53 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 55 52
SIDNEY 8SW 55 54
SIDNEY SCAN 52 52 51 50 M
THREE FKS SCAN 69 64 55 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 76 61 57 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 55 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 69 61
ZORTMAN 64 58
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 87 59
ALZADA DOT 57 56
ARROW CREEK 95 62
AVON NORTH 77 77
BEARSMOUTH DOT 67 66
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 74 73
BOULDER PASS 86
BOWMANS CORNER 99 61
BOZEMAN PASS 87 59
BULL MOUNTAIN 103 68
COMERSTOWN 83 61
COW CREEK 76 60
CRYSTAL CREEK 80 65
DEARBORN 88 58
DENTON DOT 56 61
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 88 59
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 91 67
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 79 66
GEORGETOWN LAK 61 56
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 96 57
HELMVILLE DOT 114 60
HILLSIDE DOT 68 59
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 80 61
JUDITH GAP 91 62
KARST DOT 80 54
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 90 57
LINDSAY DIVIDE 56 57
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 82 62
MONARCH CANYON 84 56
MONIDA PASS 84 56
NINEMILE DOT 84 68
NORRIS HILL 88 87
PENDROY DOT 86 59
RAYNOLDS PASS 81 61
REDSTONE HILL 90 59
REEDPOINT DOT 96 60
ROGERS PASS 93 68
ROSCOE HILL 90 50
SACO DOT 96 50
SIEBEN DOT 90
SIOUX PASS 142 71
SWAN LAKE 83 66
SWEENEY CREEK 69 69
SWEET GRASS 92 63
TROUT CREEK 105 68
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 63 57
YAAK HILL 98 63
YELLOWSTONE B 90 66
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 21 0 7 14
BOZEMAN 12SE 41 48 53
CAMERON 15SW 33 41 44 48
CONRAD SCAN 35 35 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 30 0 18 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 9 13 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 26 29 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 29
LAKEVIEW 18NW 31 21 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 27 15
LINDSAY SCAN 19 18 16 12 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 9
MAXVILLE NR 10 16 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 27 30 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 33 38
SIDNEY SCAN 30 32 34 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 22 29 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 12 19 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 18 M 6 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 29 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 19 16 19 28
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 26
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 43 52 53 52
MIZPAH 12NE 24 27
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 132 59
ZORTMAN 16 70
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 42 42 39 37
ASHLAND NR 49
BOZEMAN EXP ST 52 54 55 55
BOZEMAN 12SE 39 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 50 52 55 50 48
FISHTAIL 52 51 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 49 53 53 54
HAVRE SCAN 51 54 56 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 51 54 56 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 43 43 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 43 45 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 37 33 35
LINDSAY SCAN 50 52 53 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 36 34 M
MANY GLACIER 44
MAXVILLE NR 41 41 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 50 53
MOCCASIN SCAN 50 52 53 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 50 52
SIDNEY 8SW 52 54
SIDNEY SCAN 52 52 52 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 49 51 53 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 44 53 55 55 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 49 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 56 55
ZORTMAN 53 53
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 43 57
ALZADA DOT 47 58
ARROW CREEK 45 62
AVON NORTH 40 40
BEARSMOUTH DOT 48 65
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 37 37
BOULDER PASS 40
BOWMANS CORNER 56 60
BOZEMAN PASS 39 55
BULL MOUNTAIN 45 61
COMERSTOWN 45 56
COW CREEK 50 61
CRYSTAL CREEK 48 66
DEARBORN 42 58
DENTON DOT 43 61
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 40 56
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 48 66
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 45 63
GEORGETOWN LAK 41 53
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 48 58
HELMVILLE DOT 44 62
HILLSIDE DOT 46 58
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 49 61
JUDITH GAP 40 55
KARST DOT 43 52
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 43 57
LINDSAY DIVIDE 47 58
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 48 58
MONARCH CANYON 43 55
MONIDA PASS 43 55
NINEMILE DOT 51 69
NORRIS HILL 39 43
PENDROY DOT 45 59
RAYNOLDS PASS 35 49
REDSTONE HILL 46 58
REEDPOINT DOT 41 61
ROGERS PASS 41 51
ROSCOE HILL 39 50
SACO DOT 50 50
SIEBEN DOT 45
SIOUX PASS 124 58
SWAN LAKE 50 66
SWEENEY CREEK 46 46
SWEET GRASS 47 62
TROUT CREEK 54 69
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 49 57
YAAK HILL 98 63
YELLOWSTONE B 48 63
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 22 0 8 15
BOZEMAN 12SE 41 49 53
CAMERON 15SW 33 42 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 36 36 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 30 0 15 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 8 13 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 26 29 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 29
LAKEVIEW 18NW 31 22 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 28 12
LINDSAY SCAN 19 18 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 34
MANY GLACIER 9
MAXVILLE NR 11 16 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 28 30 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 34 38
SIDNEY SCAN 30 33 34 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 21 29 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 7 18 21 10 6
WEST YELLOWSTO 18 M 6 M
WEST YELLOW S 28 30 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 17 17 19 28
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 28
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 48 46 50 52
MIZPAH 12NE 21 22
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 138 71
ZORTMAN 15 69
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 46 41 39 37
ASHLAND NR 52
BOZEMAN EXP ST 52 54 55 55
BOZEMAN 12SE 38 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 56 52 55 50 48
FISHTAIL 54 51 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 61 58 56 54
HAVRE SCAN 70 62 56 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 59 60 58 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 43 42 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 46 43 42 41
LINCOLN 11SE 39 33 35
LINDSAY SCAN 54 53 54 54 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 35 34 M
MANY GLACIER 42
MAXVILLE NR 41 40 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 52 52
MOCCASIN SCAN 57 56 52 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 55 53
SIDNEY 8SW 55 54
SIDNEY SCAN 52 52 52 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 62 58 53 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 62 59 57 55 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 52 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 64 60
ZORTMAN 61 56
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 70 57
ALZADA DOT 51 60
ARROW CREEK 84 60
AVON NORTH 87 87
BEARSMOUTH DOT 87 63
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 85 85
BOULDER PASS 91
BOWMANS CORNER 87 58
BOZEMAN PASS 72 54
BULL MOUNTAIN 89 61
COMERSTOWN 69 56
COW CREEK 58 61
CRYSTAL CREEK 83 63
DEARBORN 61 59
DENTON DOT 83 59
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 64 56
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 111 63
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 82 62
GEORGETOWN LAK 93 51
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 85 56
HELMVILLE DOT 82 60
HILLSIDE DOT 57 59
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 69 62
JUDITH GAP 76 56
KARST DOT 57 52
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 89 55
LINDSAY DIVIDE 57 60
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 79 58
MONARCH CANYON 82 53
MONIDA PASS 82 53
NINEMILE DOT 108 65
NORRIS HILL 75 70
PENDROY DOT 88 57
RAYNOLDS PASS 76 52
REDSTONE HILL 81 58
REEDPOINT DOT 62 60
ROGERS PASS 76 58
ROSCOE HILL 78 50
SACO DOT 80 50
SIEBEN DOT 82
SIOUX PASS 117 72
SWAN LAKE 107 62
SWEENEY CREEK 55 55
SWEET GRASS 84 61
TROUT CREEK 108 65
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 59 58
YAAK HILL 98 63
YELLOWSTONE B 83 62
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 22 0 8 15
BOZEMAN 12SE 41 48 53
CAMERON 15SW 33 48 42 48
CONRAD SCAN 39 40 30 38 28
COOKE CITY NR 30 0 7 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 9 14 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 28 30 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 18 36 29
LAKEVIEW 18NW 32 22 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 27 29 28 12
LINDSAY SCAN 20 20 13 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 34
MANY GLACIER 10
MAXVILLE NR 11 17 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 30 31 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 35 39
SIDNEY SCAN 32 34 35 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 22 29 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 8 18 22 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 19 M 5 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 28 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 19 16 19 28
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 23
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 5 6 5
GREAT FALLS 48 50 53 52
MIZPAH 12NE 8 15
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 137 70
ZORTMAN 12 59
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 41 41 38 36
ASHLAND NR 52
BOZEMAN EXP ST 55 58 58 57
BOZEMAN 12SE 39 40 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 52 52 55 51 48
FISHTAIL 50 52 51
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 53 54 54 55
HAVRE SCAN 53 54 55 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 55 57 58 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 43 43 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 43 45 42 41
LINCOLN 11SE 36 33 35
LINDSAY SCAN 52 54 56 54 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 34 34 M
MANY GLACIER 43
MAXVILLE NR 40 40 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 53 55
MOCCASIN SCAN 51 52 52 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 51 53
SIDNEY 8SW 53 56
SIDNEY SCAN 53 53 53 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 52 53 53 54 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 53 56 56 55 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 49 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 54 55
ZORTMAN 54 53
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 47 57
ALZADA DOT 49 64
ARROW CREEK 54 62
AVON NORTH 48 48
BEARSMOUTH DOT 55 62
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 42 42
BOULDER PASS 45
BOWMANS CORNER 50 58
BOZEMAN PASS 45 53
BULL MOUNTAIN 54 60
COMERSTOWN 48 59
COW CREEK 51 65
CRYSTAL CREEK 46 63
DEARBORN 49 60
DENTON DOT 50 59
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 48 57
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 51 61
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 52 62
GEORGETOWN LAK 43 50
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 47 57
HELMVILLE DOT 52 60
HILLSIDE DOT 51 62
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 52 63
JUDITH GAP 48 55
KARST DOT 44 53
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 57 56
LINDSAY DIVIDE 48 63
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 54 61
MONARCH CANYON 46 54
MONIDA PASS 46 54
NINEMILE DOT 52 64
NORRIS HILL 44 46
PENDROY DOT 50 57
RAYNOLDS PASS 42 50
REDSTONE HILL 54 61
REEDPOINT DOT 49 60
ROGERS PASS 46 51
ROSCOE HILL 45 48
SACO DOT 55 50
SIEBEN DOT 51
SIOUX PASS 107 83
SWAN LAKE 53 60
SWEENEY CREEK 52 52
SWEET GRASS 51 60
TROUT CREEK 53 65
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 50 61
YAAK HILL 53 66
YELLOWSTONE B 57 61
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 22 0 8 14
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 48 52
CAMERON 15SW 35 48 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 20 21 30 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 30 0 5 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 7 13 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 29 30 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 30 18 36 30
LAKEVIEW 18NW 32 22 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 27 29 28 12
LINDSAY SCAN 22 21 12 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 34
MANY GLACIER 10
MAXVILLE NR 12 17 0 23
MOCCASIN SCAN 31 30 23 11 8
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 35 39
SIDNEY SCAN 32 33 25 21 M
THREE FKS SCAN 22 29 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 7 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 19 M 4 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 28 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 18 16 19 28
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 26
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 49 47 52 53
MIZPAH 12NE 11 40
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 141 80
ZORTMAN 11 57
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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FPUS85 KTFX 200030
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY...
SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS MONTANA
SOIL TEMPERATURE IS IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT LISTED DEPTH
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 44 39 38 36
ASHLAND NR 58
BOZEMAN EXP ST 55 58 58 57
BOZEMAN 12SE 38 40 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 56 54 57 51 48
FISHTAIL 51 52 52
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 56 56 55 55
HAVRE SCAN 61 58 55 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 60 60 58 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 42 42 36 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 46 43 42 41
LINCOLN 11SE 37 32 35
LINDSAY SCAN 58 58 57 55 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 34 34 M
MANY GLACIER 43
MAXVILLE NR 40 40 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 57 56
MOCCASIN SCAN 53 53 53 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 55 55
SIDNEY 8SW 59 58
SIDNEY SCAN 56 56 54 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 57 56 54 54 49
TIBER DAM SCAN 62 59 58 55 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 52 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 60 59
ZORTMAN 58 54
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 52 59
ALZADA DOT 64 67
ARROW CREEK 55 62
AVON NORTH 66 66
BEARSMOUTH DOT 74 61
BEAVER HILL 59 69
BIG HOLE PASS 65 64
BOULDER PASS 54
BOWMANS CORNER 60 59
BOZEMAN PASS 48 55
BULL MOUNTAIN 54 60
COMERSTOWN 60 62
COW CREEK 72 67
CRYSTAL CREEK 67 62
DEARBORN 58 61
DENTON DOT 57 61
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 50 58
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 72 60
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 69 63
GEORGETOWN LAK 52 50
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 58 58
HELMVILLE DOT 72 60
HILLSIDE DOT 74 63
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 62 64
JUDITH GAP 54 57
KARST DOT 50 55
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 56 56
LINDSAY DIVIDE 64 65
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 73 62
MONARCH CANYON 50 56
MONIDA PASS 50 56
NINEMILE DOT 72 63
NORRIS HILL 54 53
PENDROY DOT 69 58
RAYNOLDS PASS 62 53
REDSTONE HILL 73 61
REEDPOINT DOT 51 62
ROGERS PASS 52 53
ROSCOE HILL 46 50
SACO DOT 84 50
SIEBEN DOT 60
SIOUX PASS 106 81
SWAN LAKE 75 59
SWEENEY CREEK 73 73
SWEET GRASS 62 61
TROUT CREEK 75 63
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 57 63
YAAK HILL 71 64
YELLOWSTONE B 57 61
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M M
GLASGOW M M
GREAT FALLS M M
SOIL MOISTURE /VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE IN PERCENT/ AT LISTED DEPTH
SOIL MOISTURE IS IN UNITS OF PERCENT VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE.
VALUES AT OR NEAR ZERO MAY BE ERRONEOUS.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN 40IN
ALBERTON NR 23 0 8 15
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 48 52
CAMERON 15SW 38 48 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 15 21 30 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 29 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 8 13 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 30 28 27 29 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 30 18 37 31
LAKEVIEW 18NW 33 23 35 37
LINCOLN 11SE 27 29 28 12
LINDSAY SCAN 17 16 12 12 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 34
MANY GLACIER 10
MAXVILLE NR 12 17 0 24
MOCCASIN SCAN 29 21 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 33 38
SIDNEY SCAN 14 17 25 21 M
THREE FKS SCAN 23 29 38 40 7
TIBER DAM SCAN 8 18 22 10 6
WEST YELLOWSTO 20 M 3 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 29 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 19 17 19 27
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS APPROXIMATELY
35 PERCENT OF VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
OF THESE SOILS IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 45
PERCENT. TO APPROXIMATE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER AS LISTED IN THE NEXT
SECTION...DIVIDE THE LISTED VALUE BY 40 AND MULTIPLY BY 100. FOR
EXAMPLE...30/40 TIMES 100 EQUALS 75 PERCENT. VALUES GREATER THAN
50 INDICATE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE /CENTIBARS/ AT LISTED DEPTH
VALUES ARE IN CENTIBARS. 200 CB IS DRY...0 IS WET.
2IN 4IN 6IN 8IN 12IN 20IN 25IN 30IN
ASHLAND NR 24
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 5 4
GREAT FALLS 47 49 54 53
MIZPAH 12NE 29 40
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 140 80
ZORTMAN 8 58
FOLLOWING IS A TABLE ON CONVERTING CENTIBARS TO AVAILABLE WATER
IN LOAM AND CLAY/LOAM SOILS
10CB OR LESS...MORE THAN 95 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
20CB...........80 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
30CB...........75 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
40CB...........65 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
50CB...........55 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
60CB...........50 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
70CB...........45 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
80CB...........40 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
81-85CB........38 PERCENT PLANT AVAILABLE WATER
85CB OR MORE...NO AVAILABLE WATER
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