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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 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 -460 39 38
ASHLAND NR 62
BOZEMAN EXP ST 50 52 53 54
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 40 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 59 54 53 49 49
FISHTAIL 56 52 54
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 61 56 56 53
HAVRE SCAN 61 58 54 52 50
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 68 64 59 55 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 46 43 38 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 49 44 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 34 34 37
LINDSAY SCAN 66 63 55 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 35 35 M
MANY GLACIER 42
MAXVILLE NR 37 38 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 59 52
MOCCASIN SCAN 57 55 52 50 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 67 54
SIDNEY 8SW 66 57
SIDNEY SCAN 57 56 53 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 60 58 52 52 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 70 59 56 53 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 55 49 49 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 33 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 67 62
ZORTMAN 60 56
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 105 62
ALZADA DOT 116 60
ARROW CREEK 106 64
AVON NORTH 83 83
BEARSMOUTH DOT 86 61
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 75 77
BOULDER PASS 77
BOWMANS CORNER 81 59
BOZEMAN PASS 84 54
BULL MOUNTAIN 109 68
COMERSTOWN 89 60
COW CREEK 99 62
CRYSTAL CREEK 62 59
DEARBORN 76 57
DENTON DOT 93 59
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 89 57
EKALAKA DOT 96 58
ESSEX DOT 64 60
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 85 62
GEORGETOWN LAK 72 52
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 82 56
HELMVILLE DOT 63 58
HILLSIDE DOT 99 63
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 101 63
JUDITH GAP 94 58
KARST DOT 94 55
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 92 55
LINDSAY DIVIDE 101 60
LOMA DOT 96 63
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 94 61
MONARCH CANYON 86 55
MONIDA PASS 86 55
NINEMILE DOT 74 65
NORRIS HILL 71 70
PENDROY DOT 88 55
RAYNOLDS PASS 91 60
REDSTONE HILL 88 60
REEDPOINT DOT 101 60
ROGERS PASS 74 58
ROSCOE HILL 99 51
SACO DOT 94 51
SIEBEN DOT 84
SIOUX PASS 145 72
SWAN LAKE 71 61
SWEENEY CREEK 107 11
SWEET GRASS 87 57
TROUT CREEK 71 64
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 88 61
YAAK HILL 103 62
YELLOWSTONE B 99 68
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 22
BOZEMAN 12SE 26 50 53
CAMERON 15SW 39 44 43 49
CONRAD SCAN 37 36 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 33 0 41 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 20 26 26 29 20
JORDAN SCAN 18 25 27 28 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 16 36 28
LAKEVIEW 18NW 30 20 33 37
LINCOLN 11SE 27 28 27 11
LINDSAY SCAN 15 15 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 12
MAXVILLE NR 18 21 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 31 32 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 35 37 33 38
SIDNEY SCAN 26 30 33 21 M
THREE FKS SCAN 23 30 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 23 19 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 16 3 4 0
WEST YELLOW S 27 29 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 18 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 28
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 37 49 50 52
MIZPAH 12NE 28 31
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 116 50
ZORTMAN 6 61
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 FRI MAY 24 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 39 -460 40 38
ASHLAND NR 52
BOZEMAN EXP ST 51 54 53 54
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 40 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 49 50 52 50 49
FISHTAIL 51 51 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 50 52 53 54
HAVRE SCAN 53 54 54 52 50
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 55 57 57 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 46 46 37 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 44 46 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 34 35 37
LINDSAY SCAN 53 54 54 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 35 35 M
MANY GLACIER 42
MAXVILLE NR 37 39 39 39
MIZPAH 12NE 54 52
MOCCASIN SCAN 49 50 52 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 53 54
SIDNEY 8SW 55 56
SIDNEY SCAN 54 54 54 51 M
THREE FKS SCAN 49 51 51 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 48 52 54 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 54 54 49 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 57 56
ZORTMAN 52 50
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 51 61
ALZADA DOT 50 60
ARROW CREEK 53 66
AVON NORTH 39 39
BEARSMOUTH DOT 48 61
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 33 33
BOULDER PASS 40
BOWMANS CORNER 45 60
BOZEMAN PASS 38 51
BULL MOUNTAIN 50 65
COMERSTOWN 55 63
COW CREEK 59 64
CRYSTAL CREEK 42 60
DEARBORN 43 58
DENTON DOT 46 60
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 42 56
EKALAKA DOT 49 58
ESSEX DOT 44 59
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 45 60
GEORGETOWN LAK 33 50
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 50 57
HELMVILLE DOT 46 59
HILLSIDE DOT 55 63
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 56 64
JUDITH GAP 44 53
KARST DOT 37 56
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 45 55
LINDSAY DIVIDE 55 61
LOMA DOT M M
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 56 63
MONARCH CANYON 42 54
MONIDA PASS 42 54
NINEMILE DOT 48 66
NORRIS HILL 38 43
PENDROY DOT 43 56
RAYNOLDS PASS 39 53
REDSTONE HILL 54 62
REEDPOINT DOT 48 60
ROGERS PASS 39 48
ROSCOE HILL 44 51
SACO DOT 60 51
SIEBEN DOT 45
SIOUX PASS 138 77
SWAN LAKE 48 61
SWEENEY CREEK 59 59
SWEET GRASS 46 58
TROUT CREEK 48 65
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 55 62
YAAK HILL 48 63
YELLOWSTONE B 54 67
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 23
BOZEMAN 12SE 25 50 53
CAMERON 15SW 40 44 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 38 37 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 33 0 41 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 9 13 26 29 20
JORDAN SCAN 19 26 27 28 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 28
LAKEVIEW 18NW 30 20 33 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 27 10
LINDSAY SCAN 15 15 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 13
MAXVILLE NR 16 20 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 34 30 22 11 8
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 35 37 34 39
SIDNEY SCAN 26 30 33 21 M
THREE FKS SCAN 22 30 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 25 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 15 3 5 0
WEST YELLOW S 27 30 31 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 17 18 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 34
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 40 47 50 52
MIZPAH 12NE 32 30
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 124 57
ZORTMAN 5 86
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 THU MAY 23 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 -460 40 38
ASHLAND NR 55
BOZEMAN EXP ST 51 54 53 54
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 54 52 53 50 49
FISHTAIL 52 51 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 56 55 55 54
HAVRE SCAN 57 56 55 53 50
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 60 59 57 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 46 44 37 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 50 44 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 35 36 37
LINDSAY SCAN 59 58 54 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 36 35 M
MANY GLACIER 42
MAXVILLE NR 38 40 40 39
MIZPAH 12NE 55 53
MOCCASIN SCAN 52 52 52 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 61 53
SIDNEY 8SW 62 57
SIDNEY SCAN 57 56 52 50 M
THREE FKS SCAN 58 56 52 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 58 56 55 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 59 51 49 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 59 57
ZORTMAN 54 52
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 76 59
ALZADA DOT 83 58
ARROW CREEK 95 64
AVON NORTH 78 78
BEARSMOUTH DOT 89 58
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 79 78
BOULDER PASS 64
BOWMANS CORNER 45 60
BOZEMAN PASS 53 52
BULL MOUNTAIN 87 66
COMERSTOWN 78 64
COW CREEK 83 62
CRYSTAL CREEK 78 57
DEARBORN 60 59
DENTON DOT 59 61
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 53 57
EKALAKA DOT 71 56
ESSEX DOT 82 57
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 82 59
GEORGETOWN LAK 33 50
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 63 57
HELMVILLE DOT 79 56
HILLSIDE DOT 78 60
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 84 62
JUDITH GAP 55 55
KARST DOT 63 56
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 65 55
LINDSAY DIVIDE 81 59
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 78 63
MONARCH CANYON 50 56
MONIDA PASS 50 56
NINEMILE DOT 87 64
NORRIS HILL 62 62
PENDROY DOT 71 56
RAYNOLDS PASS 75 60
REDSTONE HILL 75 62
REEDPOINT DOT 58 61
ROGERS PASS 68 52
ROSCOE HILL 60 50
SACO DOT 79 51
SIEBEN DOT 74
SIOUX PASS 140 76
SWAN LAKE 87 58
SWEENEY CREEK 95 95
SWEET GRASS 69 59
TROUT CREEK 101 60
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 77 61
YAAK HILL 109 57
YELLOWSTONE B 94 67
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 24 0 8 20
BOZEMAN 12SE 25 49 52
CAMERON 15SW 41 44 43 49
CONRAD SCAN 35 34 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 33 0 41 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 8 13 26 29 20
JORDAN SCAN 20 26 27 28 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 28
LAKEVIEW 18NW 30 20 33 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 27 11
LINDSAY SCAN 16 15 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 14
MAXVILLE NR 14 17 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 24 28 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 35 37 41 39
SIDNEY SCAN 27 30 33 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 23 30 40 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 10 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 15 3 5 0
WEST YELLOW S 27 29 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 18 16 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 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 39 50 51 52
MIZPAH 12NE 27 30
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 124 56
ZORTMAN 23 100
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 THU MAY 23 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 39 -460 40 38
ASHLAND NR 50
BOZEMAN EXP ST 50 52 55 55
BOZEMAN 12SE 41 39 38
BROCKWAY NR M M
CAMERON 15SW 32 32 32 33
COOKE CITY NR 32 32 32 M
CONRAD SCAN 51 52 54 50 49
FISHTAIL 53 53 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 53 54 55 55
HAVRE SCAN 56 56 56 53 50
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 45 45
JORDAN SCAN 54 56 58 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 46 45 37 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 45 46 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 37 37 37
LINDSAY SCAN 51 53 55 53 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 36 36 M
MANY GLACIER 44
MAXVILLE NR 40 42 40 39
MIZPAH 12NE 51 52
MOCCASIN SCAN 51 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 53
SIDNEY 8SW 51 54
SIDNEY SCAN 53 53 53 50 M
THREE FKS SCAN 51 53 53 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 53 56 56 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 53 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 59 59
ZORTMAN 54 52
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 48 61
ALZADA DOT 51 58
ARROW CREEK 55 66
AVON NORTH 33 33
BEARSMOUTH DOT 41 60
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 33 33
BOULDER PASS 43
BOWMANS CORNER 72 62
BOZEMAN PASS 45 53
BULL MOUNTAIN 54 65
COMERSTOWN 51 65
COW CREEK 51 64
CRYSTAL CREEK 42 59
DEARBORN 49 62
DENTON DOT 74 62
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 50 58
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 40 61
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 34 63
GEORGETOWN LAK 33 51
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 52 59
HELMVILLE DOT 45 62
HILLSIDE DOT 53 64
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 60 64
JUDITH GAP 46 56
KARST DOT 50 58
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 64 57
LINDSAY DIVIDE 48 61
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 54 65
MONARCH CANYON 51 59
MONIDA PASS 51 59
NINEMILE DOT 48 63
NORRIS HILL 42 46
PENDROY DOT 49 59
RAYNOLDS PASS 44 53
REDSTONE HILL 52 63
REEDPOINT DOT 52 62
ROGERS PASS 33 52
ROSCOE HILL 48 54
SACO DOT 55 51
SIEBEN DOT 45
SIOUX PASS 129 68
SWAN LAKE 34 61
SWEENEY CREEK 53 53
SWEET GRASS 52 61
TROUT CREEK 45 61
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 53 62
YAAK HILL 42 59
YELLOWSTONE B 59 68
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 25 0 8 14
BOZEMAN 12SE 25 48 53
CAMERON 15SW 41 44 44 48
CONRAD SCAN 35 33 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 32 0 40 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 8 13 26 29 20
JORDAN SCAN 21 26 27 28 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 28
LAKEVIEW 18NW 30 20 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 28 27 11
LINDSAY SCAN 17 16 16 11 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 36
MANY GLACIER 14
MAXVILLE NR 12 16 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 24 28 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 38 33
NEIHART 12SE 35 37 36 39
SIDNEY SCAN 28 31 34 20 M
THREE FKS SCAN 23 30 39 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 10 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 15 M 5 M
WEST YELLOW S 28 30 31 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 17 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 32
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 6 6 5
GREAT FALLS 40 50 51 53
MIZPAH 12NE 31 29
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 126 58
ZORTMAN 22 85
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 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 53
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 54 52 54 50 49
FISHTAIL 54 53 53
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 33
GREAT FALLS 58 57 56 55
HAVRE SCAN 68 62 56 52 49
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 46 45
JORDAN SCAN 65 64 60 56 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 47 44 37 38
LAKEVIEW 15NW 50 45 43 41
LINCOLN 11SE 40 36 36
LINDSAY SCAN 65 62 55 52 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 37 35 M
MANY GLACIER 44
MAXVILLE NR 44 42 40 39
MIZPAH 12NE 55 51
MOCCASIN SCAN 55 54 53 51 49
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 33 32 33 33
NEIHART 12SE 32 32 32 32
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 64 53
SIDNEY 8SW 63 57
SIDNEY SCAN 57 55 51 50 M
THREE FKS SCAN 59 57 54 53 50
TIBER DAM SCAN 62 58 56 54 50
WEST YELLOWSTONE 58 53 48 45
WEST YELLOWST S 32 31 32 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 32 32 32 33
WINNETT NR 67 62
ZORTMAN 61 55
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 74 60
ALZADA DOT 72 56
ARROW CREEK 79 64
AVON NORTH 64 64
BEARSMOUTH DOT 59 64
BEAVER HILL 49 63
BIG HOLE PASS 72 72
BOULDER PASS 70
BOWMANS CORNER 72 62
BOZEMAN PASS 52 55
BULL MOUNTAIN 83 66
COMERSTOWN 83 64
COW CREEK 89 62
CRYSTAL CREEK 34 62
DEARBORN 70 62
DENTON DOT 74 62
DICKEY LAKE M M
EAST LIVINSTON 56 58
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 55 64
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 64 65
GEORGETOWN LAK 59 55
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL M M
HAYS DOT 84 58
HELMVILLE DOT 68 62
HILLSIDE DOT 93 60
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT 76 63
JUDITH GAP 64 58
KARST DOT 60 57
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 64 57
LINDSAY DIVIDE 56 57
LOMA DOT 67 67
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 92 65
MONARCH CANYON 67 58
MONIDA PASS 67 58
NINEMILE DOT 53 66
NORRIS HILL 61 63
PENDROY DOT 65 59
RAYNOLDS PASS 70 60
REDSTONE HILL 90 61
REEDPOINT DOT 69 62
ROGERS PASS 70 61
ROSCOE HILL 63 51
SACO DOT 94 51
SIEBEN DOT 78
SIOUX PASS 141 61
SWAN LAKE 59 64
SWEENEY CREEK 82 82
SWEET GRASS 69 62
TROUT CREEK 50 63
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 83 59
YAAK HILL 98 63
YELLOWSTONE B 87 67
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 14
BOZEMAN 12SE 26 48 53
CAMERON 15SW 39 43 43 48
CONRAD SCAN 33 34 31 38 29
COOKE CITY NR 31 0 24 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 40
HAVRE SCAN 9 13 26 30 20
JORDAN SCAN 23 28 27 28 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 29 17 36 29
LAKEVIEW 18NW 31 21 34 37
LINCOLN 11SE 26 29 27 11
LINDSAY SCAN 18 17 16 12 16
LOOKOUT PASS M 40 35
MANY GLACIER 9
MAXVILLE NR 10 16 0 22
MOCCASIN SCAN 25 28 23 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 40 37 33
NEIHART 12SE 34 37 33 38
SIDNEY SCAN 29 32 34 21 M
THREE FKS SCAN 20 27 38 40 8
TIBER DAM SCAN 11 18 21 10 7
WEST YELLOWSTO 17 M 5 M
WEST YELLOW S 27 29 30 33
WHITE SULPH 13SE 17 16 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 28
BROCKWAY NR M M
FISHTAIL 8 6 5
GREAT FALLS 41 52 53 53
MIZPAH 12NE 23 29
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 126 56
ZORTMAN 20 67
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 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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