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Soil Temperatureof Oregon'sAgricultural Regions-
Special Report 446November 1975
Agricultural Experiment StationOregon State University, Corvallis
SOIL TEMPERATURE OF OREGON'S AGRICULTURAL REGIONS
Compiled by Earl M. Bates
Advisory Agricultural Meteorologist
NOAA, National Weather Service Office for Agriculture
Oregon State University
In Co-operation With
The Agronomic Crop Science Department
Oregon State University
and
The Agricultural Experimental Station
Oregon State University
July 1975
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I express thanks to Professor Wheeler Calhoun for
his review and advise on this paper and for his assistance
in its assembly. Robert L. Jackson is recognized for his
large contribution in extracting and assembling data from
original soil temperature records.
CONTENTS
Page
1 Measurement Methods
2 Application of Data
Hyslop Field Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon
5 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 2-inch depth
6 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
7 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 8-inch depth
8 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, Of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth by 10-Degree Increments
10 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 2-inch depth
11 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
12 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 8-inch depth
North Willamette Experiment Station, Aurora, Oregon
13 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 2-inch depth
14 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, Of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 2-inch Depth by 10-Degree Increments
16 • Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 2-inch depth
Pitchford Boys Ranch, Roseburg, Oregon
17 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
18 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth by 10-Degree Increments
20 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Weather Service Office, Medford, Oregon
21 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
Page
22 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth By 10-Degree Increments
24 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Central Oregon Experiment Station, Redmond, Oregon
25 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
26 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth By 10-Degree Increments
27 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Madres, Oregon 1 NNW
28 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
29 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, Of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth By 10-Degree Increments
30 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Experiment Station, Moro Site, Moro, Oregon
31 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
32 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth By 10-Degree Increments
33 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Weather Service Office, Klamath Falls, Oregon
34 Average Daily Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
35 Frequency of Occurrence, By Month, of Max/Min Soil
Temperature at 4-inch Depth By 10-Degree Increments
36 Weekly Average Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
Pendleton Experiment Station, Pendleton, Oregon
37 Average Monthly Max/Min Soil Temperature, 4-inch depth
SOIL TEMPERATURE OF OREGON'S
AGRICULTURAL REGIONS
1. Measurement Methods
This report is an attempt to bring all the soil temperature informa-
tion for the State of Oregon under one cover and in a form useful to farm
operators and to research crop specialists. Soil temperatures have been
systematically measured and recorded in only a few places and the period
of these records is too short at some locations to develop averages of as
good reliability as we would like.
The United States Weather Bureau organized an Agricultural Weather
Service in Oregon in 1962. In the mid-sixties, the Weather Bureau, in
co-operation with the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, established
many of the soil temperature stations which reported information for this
paper.
All records reported are from instruments sensors buried under bare
soil. Palmer i soil thermometers, a type that indicates maximum, minimum,
and cLrrent temperature are used. The reporting stations are located so
that one (or more) observation is made in each of the important farming
areas and in each of the climatic regions served by the Oregon Agri-
Weather Service.
There is a general practice that a station having only one soil ther-
mometer will have it placed at the 4-inch depth, and a station having two
or more soil thermometers will have one at the 4-inch depth. Four inches
equals about 10.2 centimeters and the 10-centimeters depth is a world
standard. The North Willamette Experiment Station varies from this
general rule by having soil thermometers at the 2- and 8- inch depths.
Because these soil temperature observations were established to serve
agricultural needs, an effort has been made to operate all stations at
least throughout the growing season. Records for Pitchford Boy's Ranch,
near Roseburg, Corvallis, North Willamette Experiment Station, Pendleton
Experiment Station, and Medford are for 12 months per year; all others are
essentially for the growing season of each year.
1 The trade name is used here only as descri ption of the instrumerz; this
paper does not endorse any type of scil thermometer.
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The temperature of bare soil is affected by many things- Solar radia-
tion, warm air advection, and the latent heat of condensation all contribute
to warming of the soil. Cooling is accomplished by long wave radiation
from the soil at night 2 , convection, cold air adbection, evaporation, and
some other small contributors. The soil temperature is likely to be some-
what different in a crop area than when the soil surface is bare.
Soil temperature measurements under a bare surface are rather a stan-
dard operation and though they differ from field conditions, they may con-
stitute a useful tool in crop management from planting date into the semi-
mature plant stage. Particularly before and at planting time, the "stan-
dard" soil temperatures are useful because the seed bed is a bare soil
condition and its temperature is likely close to the temperature measure-
ments from a bare soil plot. Until the crop is tall enough to cause con-
siderable shade and appreciably alter air movement near the soil surface,
field soil temperature should be about the same as the "standard" soil
temperature measurement.
II. Application of Data
If a crop producer knows the average soil temperature of his region
for a period of years and knows the current day-to-day soil temperature,
he is able to determine if the current seed bed condition is typical,
cooler than average or warmer than the climatic average. This is useful
knowledge in planting and managing a crop. By means of present day ex-
tended weather forecasts, it is possible to make estimates of the trend
of the soil temperature which further refines the management capability
of the farmer when he has knowledge of the climatic average of soil tem-
perature plus current soil temperature information.
Some soil temperature conditions found to be associated with vege-
table seed germination are as follows:
2 Long wave radiation from the soil is always occurring, day and night,
but its main effect is noticed at night.
MINIMUM OPTIMUM OPTIMUM
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MAXIMUM
CROP °F RANGE °F&F °F
Asparagus 50 60-85 75 95
Bean 60 60-85 80 95
Bean,Lima 60 65-85 85 85
Beet 40 50-85 85 95
Cabbage 40 45-95 85 100
Carrot 40 45-85 80 95
Cauliflower 40 45-85 80 100
Corn 50 60-95 95 105
Cucumber 60 60-95 95 105
Lettuce 35 40-80 75 85
Muskmelon 60 75-95 90 100
Onion 35 50-95 75 95
Parsley 40 50-85 75 90
Pea 40 40-75 75 85
Pumpkin 60 70-90 95 100
Spinach 35 45-75 70 85
Squash 60 70-95 95 100
Tomato 50 60-85 85 95
Turnip 40 60-105 85 105
Watermelon 60 70-95 95 105
Values of this table are from the Handbook for Vegetable Growers by
J. E. Knott.
Soil temperature also influences the movement of moisture in the
soil and the rate of evaporative water loss from the soil. Knowledge of
climatic averages of soil temperature and of current soil temperature
should be a useful tool in the design and operation of an irrigation
system.
At harvest time, soil temperatures are of value in safeguarding the
crop in various operations. The long-term averages of soil temperature
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are essential in designing storage facilities for such crops as potatoes.
The handling and preparation of potatoes for safe storage are dependent
upon field soil temperature because the tubers are about equal in tempera-
ture to the soil.
There is potentially a very large dollar saving available to potato
growers in planning harvest operations based on soil temperature. Careful
use of soil temperature information and forecasts of variation in these
temperatures should reduce bruising damage to tubers. It has been estimated
that this kind of harvest loss amounts to millions of dollars annually.
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Hyslop Field LaboratoryFrequency of Occurrence4-Inch Soil Temperature Page 8
Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
January 31 to 40° 32% 21 to 30° 1%41 to 50° 66% 31 to 40° 53%51 to 60° 2% 41 to 50° 46%
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April 41 to 50° 11% 31 to 40° 3%51 to 60° 74% 41 to 50° 82%61 to 70° 15% 51 to 60° 15%
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June
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July
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# Less than one percent
Page 9
Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
August 61 to 70° 9% 51 to 60° 8%71 to 80° 34% 61 to 70° 69%81 to 90° 55% 71 to 80° 23%91 to 100° 2%
September 51 to 60° 5% 41 to 50° 1%61 to 70° 44% 51 to 60° 50%71 to 80° 41% 61 to 70° 48%81 to 90° 10% 71 to 80° 1%
October 41 to 50° 6% 31 to 40° 1%51 to 60° 58% 41 to 50° 42%61 to 70° 34% 51 to 60° 56%71 to 80° 2% 61 to 70° 1%
November 31 to 40° 3% 31 to 40° 13%41 to 50° 65% 41 to 50° 81%51 to 60° 32% 51 to 60° 6%
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# Less than one percent
Hyslop Farm, Corvallis, Oregon
2-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly AveragePage 10
Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 41 37 July 2 87 64
January 8 39 35 July 9 87 64
January 15 44 39 July 16 90 65
January 22 43 39 July 23 91 66
January 29 44 38 July 30 8.9 67
February 5 46 38 August 6 92 67
February 12 48 40 August 13 88 65
February 19 49 40 August 20 84 64
February 26 48 40 August 27 82 62
March 5 51 40 September 3 81 61
March 12 53 42 September 10 79 58
March 19 56 42 September 17 73 57
March 26 56 44 September 24 72 55
April 2 60 44 October 1 69 53
April 9 60 46 October 8 65 52
April 16 60 45 October 15 60 48
April 23 63 47 October 22 55 48
April 30 67 48 October 29 54 46
May 7 72 51 November 5 51 45
May 14 73 53 November 12 50 45
May 21 75 55 November 19 48 42
May 28 78 57 November 26 46 42
June 4 78 59 December 3 45 41
June 11 80 60 December 10 42 39
June 18 83 62 December 17 42 38
June 25 81 61 December 24 44 40
Hyslop Farm, Corvallis, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly AveragePage 11
Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 40 38 July 2 81 66
January 8 38 36 July 9 81 66
January 15 42 40 July 16 82 68
January 22 42 40 July 23 84 68
January 29 42 39 July 30 83 69
February 5 43 39 August 6 84 69
February 12 45 42 August 13 81 68
February 19 46 41 August 20 78 66
February 26 45 40 August 27 76 64
March 5 48 41 September 3 75 64
March 12 49 43 September 10 73 61
March 19 51 43 September 17 68 59
March 26 52 45 September 24 67 58
April 2 55 45 October 1 63 55
Apri l 9 54 46 October 8 61 50
April 16 55 46 October 15 57 50
April 23 58 49 October 22 54 49
April 30 61 51 October 29 52 48
May 7 66 53 November 5 50 47
May 14 68 55 November 12 49 46
May 21 70 57 November 19 46 43
May 28 72 58 November 26 43 42
June 4 73 61 December 3 43 41
June 11 74 61 December 10 41 39
June 18 77 63 December 17 41 39
June 25 75 62 December 24 42 41
Hyslop Farm, Corvallis, Oregon
8-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average
Page 12
Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 40 38 July 2 74 68
January 8 38 36 July 9 75 69
January 15 41 39 July 16 77 70
January 22 40 39 July 23 77 71
January 29 40 39 July 3o 77 72
February 5 41 40 August 6 78 72
February 12 42 41 August 13 76 71
February 19 44 41 August 20 73 69
February 26 43 41 August 27 72 67
March 5 44 41 September 3 71 67
March 12 47 43 September 10 69 64
March 19 48 44 September 17 65 61
March 26 49 45 September 24 64 60
April 2 51 46 October 1 63 59
April 9 51 47 October 8 61 57
April 16 51 48 October 15 58 54
April 23 55 50 October 22 55 52
April 30 57 52 October 29 52 50
May 7 60 55 November 5 51 49
May 14 62 57 November 12 49 47
May 21 64 59 November 19 46 45
May 28 65 60 November 26 45 43
June 4 67 63 December 3 43 41
June 11 69 63 December 10 42 40
June 18 72 65 December 17 41 39
June 25 70 65 December 24 42 41
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North Willamette Experiment StationFrequency of Occurrence2-Inch Soil Temperature Page 14
Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
January 21 to 30° 5% 21 to 30° 9%31 to 40° 33% 31 to 40° 73%41 to 50° 57% 41 to 50° 18%51 to 60° 5%
February 21 to 30° 2% 21 to 30° 4%31 to 40° 4% 31 to 40° 78%41 to 50° 58% 41 to 50° 18%51 to 60° 34% 51 to 60° #
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61 to 70° 4% 41 to 50° #71 to 80° 11% 51 to 60° 27%81 to 90° 24% 61 to 70° 67%91 to 100° 53% 71 to 80° 5%101 to 110° 8% 81 to 90° 1%
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May
June
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Page 15
Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
August 51 to 60° 1% 41 to 50° #61 to 70° 5% 51 to 60° 36%71 to 80° 13% 61 to 70° 60%81 to 90° 29% 71 to 80° 4%91 to 100° 47%101 to 110° 5%
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61 to 70° 41% 51 to 60° 26%
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December 21 to 30° 5% 21 to 30° 7%31 to 40° 24% 31 to 40° 69%41 to 50° 67% 41 to 50° 24%51 to 60° 4%
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North Willamette Experiment Station, Aurora, Oregon
2-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average
Page 16
Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 39 34 July 2 87 61
January 8 40 36 July 9 88 63
January 15 44 38 July 16 92 64
January 22 43 36 July 23 93 63
January 29 44 36 July 30 91 64
February 5 47 36 August 6 93 64
February 12 48 40 August 13 89 63
February 19 52 38 August 20 85 62
February 26 51 38 August 27 84 61
March 5 53 39 September 3 83 60
March 12 54 40 September 10 78 58
March 19 57 39 September 17 72 56
March 26 58 41 September 24 73 55
April 2 61 43 October 1 69 50
April 9 61 43 October 8 64 49
April 16 60 43 October 15 61 46
April 23 65 45 October 22 58 46
April 30 69 47 October 29 55 45
May 7 73 49 November 5 53 43
May 14 76 52 November 12 50 42
May 21 77 54 November 19 49 40
May 28 78 55 November 26 46 39
June 4 78 57 December 3 44 41
June 11 81 58 December 10 41 38
June 18 83 60 December 17 42 37
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Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
January 31 to 40° 18% 31 to 40° 47%41 to 50° 76% 41 to 50° 53%51 to 60° 67% 51 to 60° #61 to 70° #
February 31 to 40° 4% 31 to 40° 13%41 to 50° 65% 41 to 50° 86%51 to 60° 31% 51 to 60° 1%
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Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
August 61 to 70° 1% 51 to 60° 2%71 to 80° 30% 61 to 70° 63%81 to 90° 48% 71 to 80° 35%91 to 100° 19%101 to 110° 2%
September 51 to 60° 1% 51 to 60° 26%61 to 70° 17% 61 to 70° 72%71 to 80° 52% 71 to 80° 2%81 to 90° 25%91 to 100° 5%
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Pitchford Boys Ranch, Roseburg, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average
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Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 41 38 July 2 85 68
January 8 44 41 July 9 86 69
January 15 48 44 July 16 89 72
January 22 45 42 July 23 89 72
January 29 45 42 July 30 87 71
February 5 49 44 August 6 86 70
February 12 50 45 August 13 85 69
February 19 51 44 August 20 85 73
February 26 50 45 August 27 81 66
March 5 52 45 September 3 82 66
March 12 53 47 September 10 79 64
March 19 56 48 September 17 75 62
March 26 55 47 September 24 71 59
April 2 60 49 October 1 69 58
April 9 60 50 October 8 65 55
April 16 61 50 October 15 61 52
April 23 62 52 October 22 57 51
April 30 67 52 October 29 56 49
May 7 71 57 November 5 53 48
May 14 77 60 November 12 52 49
May 21 77 60 November 19 49 46
May 28 77 63 November 26 48 46
June 4 79 66 December 3 46 43
June 11 78 64 December 10 45 42
June 18 83 67 December 17 46 44
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Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
January 31 to 40° 45% 31 to 40° 65%41 to 50° 52% 41 to 50° 34%51 to 60° 3% 51 to 60° 1%
February 31 to 40° 8% 31 to 40° 31%41 to 50° 79% 41 to 50° 66%51 to 60° 13% 51 to 60° 3%
March 41 to 50° 41% 31 to 40° 5%51 to 60° 56% 41 to 50° 82%61 to 70° 3% 51 to 60° 13%
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4% 5146% 6136% 7114% 81
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Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
August 61 to 70°71 to 80°81 to 90°91 to 100°
September 51 to 60°61 to 70°71 to 80°81 to 90°
October 41 to 50°51 to 60°61 to 70°71 to 80°
November 31 to 40°41 to 50°51 to 60°
December 31 to 40°41 to 50°51 to 60°
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to 40° 10%to 50° 65%to 60° 25%
to 40° 47%to 50° 52%to 60° 1%
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Medford, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average Page 24
Week begins Max Min Week begins Max Min
January 1 40 39 July 2 79 71
January 8 42 40 July 9 80 72
January 15 43 40 July 16 82 74
January 22 42 40 July 23 83 74
January 29 42 40 July 30 83 77
February 5 45 41 August 6 83 74
February 12 46 42 August 13 82 73
February 19 49 44 August 20 80 71
February 26 49 44 August 27 79 70
March 5 50 45 September 3 78 69
March 12 52 47 September 10 76 68
March 19 53 47 September 17 72 65
March 26 54 48 September 24 71 63
April 2 57 50 October 1 68 60
April 9 57 51 October 8 65 58
April 16 58 52 October 15 61 55
April 23 58 53 October 22 58 53
April 30 63 56 October 29 55 51
May 7 67 59 November 5 53 49
May 14 68 60 November 12 51 48
May 21 70 61 November 19 48 45
May 28 71 63 November 26 46 44
June 4 74 67 December 3 44 43
June 11 73 66 December 10 44 42
June 18 76 69 December 17 42 40
June 25 76 68 December 24 43 41
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Maximum Minimum
Category Occurrence Category Occurrence
April 41 to 50° 30% 31 to 40° 54%51 to 60° 63% 41 to 50° 46%61 to 70° 7%
May 41 to 50° 2% 31 to 40° 1%51 to 60° 19% 41 to 50° 58%61 to 70° 45% 51 to 60° 41%71 to 80° 31%81 to 90° 3%
June 51 to 60° 3% 41 to 50° 5%61 to 70° 22% 51 to 60° 79%71 to 80° 52% 61 to 70° 16%81 to 90° 23%
July 61 to 70° 4% 41 to 50° 2%71 to 80° 46% 51 to 60° 46%81 to 90° 47% 61 to 70° 52%91 to 100° 3%
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September 41 to 50° 2% 41 to 50° 55%51 to 60° 14% 51 to 60° 41%61 to 70° 54% 61 to 70° 4%71 to 80° 30%
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Central Oregon Experiment Station, Redmond, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average
Week Begins Max Min
April 1 51 38
April 8 51 40
April 15 51 39
April 22 54 40
April 29 60 44
May 6 60 46
May 13 65 48
May 20 66 49
May 27 71 51
June 3 73 55
Jun 10 72 55
June 17 77 57
June 24 75 57
July 1 79 58
July 8 79 60
July 15 82 63
July 22 80 61
July 29 81 62
August 5 81 62
August 12 80 60
August 19 79 59
August 26 79 60
September 2 69 54
September 9 70 49
September 16 66 49
September 23 63 47
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Maximum Minimum
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Madras, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average Page 30
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April 8 56 48 August 12 82 72
April 15 56 48 August 19 80 70
April 22 58 50 August 26 78 67
April 29 61 53 September 2 75 64
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Maximum Minimum
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Moro, Oregon
4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average Page 33
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April 1 60 43 August 5 86 67
April 8 60 45 August 12 84 64
April 15 62 47 August 19 81 64
April 22 66 50 August 26 76 58
April 29 64 50 September 2 77 59May 6 69 51 September 9 74 57May 13 67 52 September 16 71 51
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Maximum Minimum
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4-Inch Soil Temperature
Weekly Average Page 36
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March 1 36 33 July 5 79 64
March 8 38 33 July 12 79 64
March 15 41 34 July 19 78 63
March 22 45 36 July 26 78 64
March 29 48 38 August 2 78 63
April 5 50 39 August 9 77 63
April 12 49 39 August 16 77 62
April 19 50 39 August 23 74 60
April 26 55 42 August 30 74 60
May 3 59 46 September 6 73 58
May 10 62 48 September 13 69 55
May 17 66 51 September 20 65 51
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