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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      53
BANNACK SFC     36
BOZEMAN EXP ST  46    48        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        34          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     50   51
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     40    44        47          44               39
FISHTAIL                   47   47   47
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     47    48        48          48
HAVRE SCAN      50    51        52          48               45
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                51
JORDAN SCAN     51    53        53          50                M
LINDSAY SCAN    52    53        53          49               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           53        49
MOCCASIN SCAN   46    47        47          44               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       44
ST MARY SFC     37
SAVAGE NR       46              48
SIDNEY 6NW      64              51
SIDNEY 8SW      51              55
SIDNEY SCAN     52    53        52          48                M
THREE FKS SCAN  49    50        51          47               44
TIBER DAM SCAN  46    51        51          48               45
UTICA 11SW SFC  31
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      54   51
WOLF POINT SFC  43
ZORTMAN                         74   56

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   48                      60
ALZADA DOT      53                      62
ARROW CREEK     49                      61
AVON NORTH      39                      39
BEARSMOUTH DOT  47                      62
BEAVER HILL     53                      60
BIG HOLE PASS   39                      49
BOULDER PASS    42
BOWMANS CORNER  43                      56
BOZEMAN PASS    44                      54
BULL MOUNTAIN   49                      45
COMERSTOWN      47                      59
COW CREEK       46                      58
CRYSTAL CREEK   41                      55
DEARBORN        49                      56
DENTON DOT      46                      57
DICKEY LAKE     30                      52
EAST LIVINSTON  48                      61
EKALAKA DOT     49                      81
ESSEX DOT       41                      54
FLATHEAD BRDG   39                      54
GARRISON DOT    43                      58
GEORGETOWN LAK  39                      39
GOVERNMENT HIL  53                      62
GREENOUGH HILL  42                      57
HAYS DOT        41                      51
HELMVILLE DOT   40                      54
HILLSIDE DOT    52                      60
HYSHAM HILLS    54                      60
INGOMAR DOT     53                      59
JUDITH GAP      43                      54
KARST DOT       42                      52
LAME DEER       50                      61
LEWISTOWN DVD   43                      53
LINDSAY DIVIDE  49                      58
LOMA DOT        48                      56
LUFBOROUGH      52                      60
MACDONALD PASS  34                      46
MCDONALDS DOT   47                      57
MONARCH CANYON  41                      52
MONIDA PASS     41                      52
NINEMILE DOT    44                      60
NORRIS HILL     43                      45
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   42                      50
REDSTONE HILL   48                      58
REEDPOINT DOT   47                      60
ROGERS PASS     39                      49
ROSCOE HILL     45                      57
SACO DOT        48                      46
SIEBEN DOT      43
SIOUX PASS      48                      59
SWAN LAKE       36                      55
SWEENEY CREEK   53                      53
SWEET GRASS     41                      54
TROUT CREEK     47                      59
TWO MEDICINE    37                      52
US2 STATELINE   49                      59
YAAK HILL       49                      56
YELLOWSTONE B   57                      64

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           8                38
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                44
CONRAD SCAN     32    35       35          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          4       28           7                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      23    28       36          34                24
JORDAN SCAN     36    37       38          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    17    16       18          12                16
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   14
MAXVILLE NR           20       25           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   31    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     23    28       32          14                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  29    34       38          40                 7
TIBER DAM SCAN  25    33       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        25        8           5                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                        33
BROCKWAY NR                       51     43
FISHTAIL                    76           12     13
GREAT FALLS                 14           13     13          14
MIZPAH 12NE           34                        50
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       35          36           34
WINNETT NR                        42    142
ZORTMAN                           32     11
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
.END






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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      59
BANNACK SFC     76
BOZEMAN EXP ST  46    48        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        33          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     53   50
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     59    48        46          43               39
FISHTAIL                   48   48   45
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     59    52        49          47
HAVRE SCAN      61    54        50          48               45
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                50
JORDAN SCAN     67    60        54          49                M
LINDSAY SCAN    69    62        51          49               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           54        46
MOCCASIN SCAN   52    48        45          44               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       48
ST MARY SFC     51
SAVAGE NR       47              46
SIDNEY 6NW      66              51
SIDNEY 8SW      73              54
SIDNEY SCAN     61    58        50          48                M
THREE FKS SCAN  60    56        50          47               44
TIBER DAM SCAN  63    52        50          48               45
UTICA 11SW SFC  73
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      63   55
WOLF POINT SFC  67
ZORTMAN                         74   64

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   91                      57
ALZADA DOT      97                      58
ARROW CREEK     80                      65
AVON NORTH      80                      80
BEARSMOUTH DOT  99                      60
BEAVER HILL     88                      57
BIG HOLE PASS   84                      50
BOULDER PASS    89
BOWMANS CORNER  86                      54
BOZEMAN PASS    85                      52
BULL MOUNTAIN   75                      42
COMERSTOWN      98                      56
COW CREEK       70                      57
CRYSTAL CREEK   58                      55
DEARBORN        73                      54
DENTON DOT      84                      55
DICKEY LAKE     46                      53
EAST LIVINSTON  89                      59
EKALAKA DOT     93                      79
ESSEX DOT       70                      55
FLATHEAD BRDG   67                      58
GARRISON DOT    85                      58
GEORGETOWN LAK  62                      62
GOVERNMENT HIL  99                      59
GREENOUGH HILL  87                      57
HAYS DOT        84                      49
HELMVILLE DOT   74                      53
HILLSIDE DOT    96                      58
HYSHAM HILLS   118                      57
INGOMAR DOT     83                      56
JUDITH GAP      70                      57
KARST DOT       77                      50
LAME DEER       96                      59
LEWISTOWN DVD   66                      52
LINDSAY DIVIDE  88                      55
LOMA DOT        77                      55
LUFBOROUGH     106                      57
MACDONALD PASS  75                      51
MCDONALDS DOT   64                      60
MONARCH CANYON  70                      51
MONIDA PASS     70                      51
NINEMILE DOT    81                      60
NORRIS HILL     78                      72
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   81                      57
REDSTONE HILL   85                      56
REEDPOINT DOT   85                      58
ROGERS PASS     74                      59
ROSCOE HILL     83                      54
SACO DOT        66                      46
SIEBEN DOT      79
SIOUX PASS      84                      58
SWAN LAKE       59                      57
SWEENEY CREEK   96                      96
SWEET GRASS     85                      53
TROUT CREEK     82                      59
TWO MEDICINE    65                      54
US2 STATELINE   92                      59
YAAK HILL       58                      57
YELLOWSTONE B   98                      60

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           20        0           8                38
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                45
CONRAD SCAN     35    35       35          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          4       28           7                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      25    29       36          34                24
JORDAN SCAN     34    37       37          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    19    17       18          12                16
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   13
MAXVILLE NR           17       23           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   32    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     24    28       32          13                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  30    34       38          40                 7
TIBER DAM SCAN  28    33       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        25        8           4                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                       50     43
FISHTAIL                    72           12     12
GREAT FALLS                 13           14     12          14
MIZPAH 12NE           27                        51
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       28          34           33
WINNETT NR                        41    141
ZORTMAN                           29     10
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
.END






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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT MON MAY 11 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      50
BANNACK SFC     28
BOZEMAN EXP ST  46    48        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        33          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     48   47
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     42    45        47          43               39
FISHTAIL                   46   46   45
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     57    51        48          46
HAVRE SCAN      47    50        51          47               45
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                49
JORDAN SCAN     49    52        53          49                M
LINDSAY SCAN    46    49        50          49               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           48        46
MOCCASIN SCAN   44    46        46          44               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       45
ST MARY SFC     35
SAVAGE NR       45              45
SIDNEY 6NW      59              49
SIDNEY 8SW      64              52
SIDNEY SCAN     49    50        50          48                M
THREE FKS SCAN  48    50        50          46               44
TIBER DAM SCAN  45    50        51          47               45
UTICA 11SW SFC  27
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      52   50
WOLF POINT SFC  36
ZORTMAN                         73   50

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   93                      54
ALZADA DOT      98                      55
ARROW CREEK     86                      61
AVON NORTH      93                      93
BEARSMOUTH DOT  88                      58
BEAVER HILL     82                      55
BIG HOLE PASS   86                      48
BOULDER PASS    83
BOWMANS CORNER  76                      53
BOZEMAN PASS    81                      50
BULL MOUNTAIN   73                      41
COMERSTOWN      91                      54
COW CREEK       85                      55
CRYSTAL CREEK   71                      54
DEARBORN        78                      54
DENTON DOT      82                      54
DICKEY LAKE     89                      52
EAST LIVINSTON  97                      58
EKALAKA DOT     96                      77
ESSEX DOT      103                      56
FLATHEAD BRDG   86                      62
GARRISON DOT    88                      57
GEORGETOWN LAK  77                      79
GOVERNMENT HIL  93                      55
GREENOUGH HILL 100                      54
HAYS DOT        89                      48
HELMVILLE DOT   75                      53
HILLSIDE DOT    84                      55
HYSHAM HILLS   102                      55
INGOMAR DOT     90                      53
JUDITH GAP      77                      54
KARST DOT       90                      48
LAME DEER       88                      54
LEWISTOWN DVD   84                      49
LINDSAY DIVIDE  82                      53
LOMA DOT        48                      53
LUFBOROUGH      96                      55
MACDONALD PASS  73                      50
MCDONALDS DOT  103                      56
MONARCH CANYON  73                      50
MONIDA PASS     73                      50
NINEMILE DOT    95                      59
NORRIS HILL     85                      79
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   77                      56
REDSTONE HILL   81                      54
REEDPOINT DOT   95                      57
ROGERS PASS     68                      52
ROSCOE HILL     79                      54
SACO DOT        70                      46
SIEBEN DOT      74
SIOUX PASS      94                      56
SWAN LAKE      100                      56
SWEENEY CREEK  104                      10
SWEET GRASS     87                      53
TROUT CREEK     96                      58
TWO MEDICINE    96                      51
US2 STATELINE   88                      56
YAAK HILL       91                      57
YELLOWSTONE B   86                      59

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           8                38
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                44
CONRAD SCAN     33    35       35          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          5       28           7                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      24    29       36          34                23
JORDAN SCAN     33    36       37          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    17    16       18          12                16
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   14
MAXVILLE NR           17       23           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   32    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     24    28       32          14                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  30    34       38          40                 8
TIBER DAM SCAN  26    34       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        25        8           4                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                       52     43
FISHTAIL                    73           11     12
GREAT FALLS                 12           14     12          14
MIZPAH 12NE           34                        51
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       34          36           35
WINNETT NR                        42    152
ZORTMAN                           28      9
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
.END






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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      53
BANNACK SFC     75
BOZEMAN EXP ST  46    48        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        33          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     50   48
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     59    50        45          42               38
FISHTAIL                   49   46   46
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     57    51        48          46
HAVRE SCAN      62    55        50          47               44
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                49
JORDAN SCAN     67    58        52          48                M
LINDSAY SCAN    58    54        49          48               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           51        45
MOCCASIN SCAN   50    48        45          43               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       49
ST MARY SFC     70
SAVAGE NR       45              45
SIDNEY 6NW      59              49
SIDNEY 8SW      64              52
SIDNEY SCAN     55    54        49          48                M
THREE FKS SCAN  63    56        48          46               44
TIBER DAM SCAN  67    55        50          47               45
UTICA 11SW SFC  62
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      61   53
WOLF POINT SFC  71
ZORTMAN                         76   56

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   93                      54
ALZADA DOT      98                      55
ARROW CREEK     86                      61
AVON NORTH      93                      93
BEARSMOUTH DOT  88                      58
BEAVER HILL     82                      55
BIG HOLE PASS   86                      48
BOULDER PASS    83
BOWMANS CORNER  76                      53
BOZEMAN PASS    81                      50
BULL MOUNTAIN   73                      41
COMERSTOWN      91                      54
COW CREEK       85                      55
CRYSTAL CREEK   71                      54
DEARBORN        78                      54
DENTON DOT      82                      54
DICKEY LAKE     89                      52
EAST LIVINSTON  97                      58
EKALAKA DOT     96                      77
ESSEX DOT      103                      56
FLATHEAD BRDG   86                      62
GARRISON DOT    88                      57
GEORGETOWN LAK  77                      79
GOVERNMENT HIL  93                      55
GREENOUGH HILL 100                      54
HAYS DOT        89                      48
HELMVILLE DOT   75                      53
HILLSIDE DOT    84                      55
HYSHAM HILLS   102                      55
INGOMAR DOT     90                      53
JUDITH GAP      77                      54
KARST DOT       90                      48
LAME DEER       88                      54
LEWISTOWN DVD   84                      49
LINDSAY DIVIDE  82                      53
LOMA DOT        48                      53
LUFBOROUGH      96                      55
MACDONALD PASS  73                      50
MCDONALDS DOT  103                      56
MONARCH CANYON  73                      50
MONIDA PASS     73                      50
NINEMILE DOT    95                      59
NORRIS HILL     85                      79
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   77                      56
REDSTONE HILL   81                      54
REEDPOINT DOT   95                      57
ROGERS PASS     68                      52
ROSCOE HILL     79                      54
SACO DOT        70                      46
SIEBEN DOT      74
SIOUX PASS      94                      56
SWAN LAKE      100                      56
SWEENEY CREEK  104                      10
SWEET GRASS     87                      53
TROUT CREEK     96                      58
TWO MEDICINE    96                      51
US2 STATELINE   88                      56
YAAK HILL       91                      57
YELLOWSTONE B   86                      59

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           20        0           8                38
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                44
CONRAD SCAN     36    36       34          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          4       28           8                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      26    29       36          34                24
JORDAN SCAN     35    37       37          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    19    17       18          12                16
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   13
MAXVILLE NR           16       22           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   32    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     25    29       32          14                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  31    35       38          40                 8
TIBER DAM SCAN  29    34       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        25        8           4                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                        29
BROCKWAY NR                       49     42
FISHTAIL                    66           11     11
GREAT FALLS                 12           14     12          14
MIZPAH 12NE           26                        52
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       30          34           34
WINNETT NR                        40    152
ZORTMAN                           25      8
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
.END






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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT SUN MAY 10 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      47
BANNACK SFC     24
BOZEMAN EXP ST  44    46        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        33          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     46   48
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     39    43        45          42               38
FISHTAIL                   45   47   46
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     42    45        46          46
HAVRE SCAN      48    50        51          47               44
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                49
JORDAN SCAN     47    50        51          48                M
LINDSAY SCAN    45    48        50          48               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           46        47
MOCCASIN SCAN   43    45        46          43               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       44
ST MARY SFC     27
SAVAGE NR       43              46
SIDNEY 6NW      45              49
SIDNEY 8SW      46              52
SIDNEY SCAN     49    50        50          48                M
THREE FKS SCAN  46    48        49          46               43
TIBER DAM SCAN  43    48        49          47               45
UTICA 11SW SFC  24
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      49   49
WOLF POINT SFC  42
ZORTMAN                         76   45

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   38                      55
ALZADA DOT      37                      54
ARROW CREEK     42                      57
AVON NORTH      35                      35
BEARSMOUTH DOT  40                      58
BEAVER HILL     42                      56
BIG HOLE PASS   30                      45
BOULDER PASS    35
BOWMANS CORNER  38                      54
BOZEMAN PASS    37                      51
BULL MOUNTAIN   40                      42
COMERSTOWN      43                      54
COW CREEK       42                      56
CRYSTAL CREEK   40                      55
DEARBORN        38                      54
DENTON DOT      39                      54
DICKEY LAKE     30                      54
EAST LIVINSTON  39                      59
EKALAKA DOT     36                      77
ESSEX DOT       40                      57
FLATHEAD BRDG   42                      57
GARRISON DOT    39                      57
GEORGETOWN LAK  31                      31
GOVERNMENT HIL  40                      54
GREENOUGH HILL  39                      55
HAYS DOT        38                      48
HELMVILLE DOT   40                      54
HILLSIDE DOT    41                      54
HYSHAM HILLS    42                      55
INGOMAR DOT     42                      54
JUDITH GAP      33                      49
KARST DOT       33                      48
LAME DEER       37                      51
LEWISTOWN DVD   38                      50
LINDSAY DIVIDE  41                      54
LOMA DOT        48                      53
LUFBOROUGH      42                      56
MACDONALD PASS  32                      46
MCDONALDS DOT   48                      55
MONARCH CANYON  34                      50
MONIDA PASS     34                      50
NINEMILE DOT    44                      60
NORRIS HILL     37                      42
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   33                      48
REDSTONE HILL   50                      54
REEDPOINT DOT   45                      58
ROGERS PASS     33                      44
ROSCOE HILL     38                      56
SACO DOT        49                      46
SIEBEN DOT      40
SIOUX PASS      47                      57
SWAN LAKE       39                      57
SWEENEY CREEK   39                      39
SWEET GRASS     39                      53
TROUT CREEK     47                      59
TWO MEDICINE    32                      49
US2 STATELINE   44                      55
YAAK HILL       45                      60
YELLOWSTONE B   40                      58

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           20        0           8                38
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                44
CONRAD SCAN     34    35       35          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          5       28           8                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      25    29       36          34                23
JORDAN SCAN     34    37       37          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    17    17       18          13                15
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   13
MAXVILLE NR           16       22           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   32    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     24    29       32          14                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  30    35       38          40                 8
TIBER DAM SCAN  27    33       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        28        8           4                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                        36
BROCKWAY NR                       50     41
FISHTAIL                    68           10     11
GREAT FALLS                 11           12     11          14
MIZPAH 12NE           34                        51
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       35          35           33
WINNETT NR                        42    161
ZORTMAN                           25      8
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
.END






000
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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 PM MDT SAT MAY 09 2009


... 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           33        33          34               34
ASHLAND NR                      52
BANNACK SFC     71
BOZEMAN EXP ST  44    46        47          45
BOZEMAN 12SE           M        33          33               34
BROCKWAY NR                     52   48
COOKE CITY NR         32        32          33                M
CONRAD SCAN     54    46        43          41               38
FISHTAIL                   48   47   44
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                33
GREAT FALLS     55    49        47          44
HAVRE SCAN      62    55        49          46               44
HAYS 25SW                        M
HELENA                48
JORDAN SCAN     62    56        50          48                M
LINDSAY SCAN    60    57        49          48               46
LOOKOUT PASS           M        33          34                M
MANY GLACIER                    34
MAXVILLE NR           33        33          34               34
MIZPAH 12NE           48        45
MOCCASIN SCAN   51    48        44          43               42
MOSBY 19NNE                      M
MOUNT LOCKHART        32        32          33               33
POPLAR           M          M          M         M
RONAN 5SE       49
ST MARY SFC     56
SAVAGE NR       45              46
SIDNEY 6NW      63              49
SIDNEY 8SW      67              52
SIDNEY SCAN     57    55        49          47                M
THREE FKS SCAN  62    55        46          45               43
TIBER DAM SCAN  58    51        48          47               44
UTICA 11SW SFC  64
WEST YELLOWSTONE      33        32          32               33
WINNETT NR                      60   52
WOLF POINT SFC  63
ZORTMAN                         76   50

SOIL TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES

ABERDEEN HILL   79                      53
ALZADA DOT      77                      54
ARROW CREEK     81                      60
AVON NORTH      95                      95
BEARSMOUTH DOT  95                      57
BEAVER HILL     79                      55
BIG HOLE PASS   80                      45
BOULDER PASS    73
BOWMANS CORNER  66                      53
BOZEMAN PASS    82                      48
BULL MOUNTAIN   82                      39
COMERSTOWN      93                      51
COW CREEK       83                      54
CRYSTAL CREEK   58                      55
DEARBORN        71                      52
DENTON DOT      86                      52
DICKEY LAKE     72                      52
EAST LIVINSTON  95                      56
EKALAKA DOT     70                      77
ESSEX DOT       95                      56
FLATHEAD BRDG   87                      62
GARRISON DOT    96                      55
GEORGETOWN LAK  79                      80
GOVERNMENT HIL  75                      53
GREENOUGH HILL  99                      52
HAYS DOT        84                      46
HELMVILLE DOT   96                      50
HILLSIDE DOT    85                      52
HYSHAM HILLS    74                      54
INGOMAR DOT     74                      52
JUDITH GAP      61                      53
KARST DOT       72                      47
LAME DEER       71                      52
LEWISTOWN DVD   79                      47
LINDSAY DIVIDE  78                      52
LOMA DOT        48                      53
LUFBOROUGH     101                      53
MACDONALD PASS  89                      48
MCDONALDS DOT   86                      54
MONARCH CANYON  73                      50
MONIDA PASS     73                      50
NINEMILE DOT    95                      57
NORRIS HILL     84                      76
PENDROY DOT      M                       M
RAYNOLDS PASS   93                      57
REDSTONE HILL   92                      52
REEDPOINT DOT   93                      56
ROGERS PASS     67                      52
ROSCOE HILL     69                      53
SACO DOT        98                      46
SIEBEN DOT      85
SIOUX PASS      83                      56
SWAN LAKE       94                      55
SWEENEY CREEK   72                      72
SWEET GRASS     64                      53
TROUT CREEK     79                      56
TWO MEDICINE    63                      50
US2 STATELINE   82                      55
YAAK HILL      111                      55
YELLOWSTONE B   97                      55

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           20        0           8                24
BOZEMAN 12SE           M       40          41                44
CONRAD SCAN     36    36       35          35                39
COOKE CITY NR          4       28           7                 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN               37
HAVRE SCAN      27    30       36          34                23
JORDAN SCAN     36    37       37          38                20
LINDSAY SCAN    20    18       18          13                15
LOOKOUT PASS           M       40          34
MANY GLACIER                   13
MAXVILLE NR           16       22           0                38
MOCCASIN SCAN   33    31       34          27                14
MOUNT LOCKHART        40       37          33
POPLAR           M     M        M           M
SIDNEY SCAN     26    30       32          14                 M
THREE FKS SCAN  32    35       38          40                 7
TIBER DAM SCAN  29    34       37          20                 1
WEST YELLOWSTO        25        8           4                 0
FIELD CAPACITY OF SILT LOAM AND CLAY LOAM SOILS IS 35 PERCENT OF
VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE. THE PLANT AVAILABLE WATER OF THESE SOILS
IS AVAILABLE TO PLANTS AT VALUES BETWEEN 13 AND 40 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.

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                        31
BROCKWAY NR                       47     40
FISHTAIL                    61           10     10
GREAT FALLS                 11           14     12          14
MIZPAH 12NE           28                        51
MOSBY 19NNE                        M
RONAN 5SE       28          33           33
WINNETT NR                        40    150
ZORTMAN                           24      7
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
.END






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