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Soil Temperature of Oregon's Agricultural Regions- Special Report 446 November 1975 Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State University, Corvallis

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Soil Temperatureof Oregon'sAgricultural Regions-

Special Report 446November 1975

Agricultural Experiment StationOregon State University, Corvallis

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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MINIMUM OPTIMUM OPTIMUM

Page 3

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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July

61 to 70° 5% 51 to 60° 8%71 to 80° 31% 61 to 70° 69%81 to 90° 62% 71 to 80° 23%91 to 100° 2%

# Less than one percent

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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%

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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# Less than one percent

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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

June 25 82 58 December 24 43 38

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Pitchford Boys RanchFrequency of Occurrence4-Inch Soil Temperature Page 18

Maximum Minimum

Category Occurrence Category Occurrence

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Category Occurrence Category Occurrence

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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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4-Inch Soil Temperature

Weekly Average

Page 20

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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

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Medford, OregonFrequency of Occurrence4-Inch Soil Temperature Page 22

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%

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36% 5144% 6120% 71

4% 5146% 6136% 7114% 81

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to 50° 2%to 60° 56%to 70° 41%to 80° 1%

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to 60° #to 70° 35%to 80° 58%to 90° 7%

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Maximum Minimum

Category Occurrence Category Occurrence

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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°

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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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Central Oregon Experimental StationFrequency of Occurrence4-Inch Soil Temperature

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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%

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Central Oregon Experiment Station, Redmond, Oregon

4-Inch Soil Temperature

Weekly Average

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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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April 8 60 45 August 12 84 64

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March 8 38 33 July 12 79 64

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March 22 45 36 July 26 78 64

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