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MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
630 AM MDT SAT OCT 27 2012
... 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 35 36 39 41
ASHLAND NR 39
BOZEMAN EXP ST 37 41 45 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 39 41 43
BROCKWAY NR 36 36
CAMERON 15SW 30 32 34 38
COOKE CITY NR 31 33 37 M
CONRAD SCAN 36 37 39 42 49
FISHTAIL 39 41 43
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 36 39 41 44
HAVRE SCAN 37 38 40 47 52
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 41 44
JORDAN SCAN 33 36 38 46 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 32 35 34 41
LAKEVIEW 15NW 35 38 41 44
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 40
LINDSAY SCAN 33 35 38 45 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 39
MAXVILLE NR 34 36 39 42
MIZPAH 12NE 36 43
MOCCASIN SCAN 37 39 42 48 51
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 35 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 36 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 34 40
SIDNEY 8SW 34 38
SIDNEY SCAN 38 38 41 46 M
THREE FKS SCAN 35 38 43 49 53
TIBER DAM SCAN 33 36 38 45 51
WEST YELLOWSTONE 34 53 40 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 33 34 36 39
WINNETT NR 34 38
ZORTMAN 37 37
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 31 43
ALZADA DOT 29 43
ARROW CREEK 32 44
AVON NORTH 31 31
BEARSMOUTH DOT 33 45
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 27 27
BOULDER PASS 27
BOWMANS CORNER 31 40
BOZEMAN PASS 31 41
BULL MOUNTAIN 34 43
COMERSTOWN 29 37
COW CREEK 30 43
CRYSTAL CREEK 36 43
DEARBORN 28 41
DENTON DOT 32 43
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 35 46
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 32 39
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 32 44
GEORGETOWN LAK 30 35
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 33 44
HAYS DOT 27 42
HELMVILLE DOT 33 45
HILLSIDE DOT 26 43
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 30 38
KARST DOT 29 40
LAME DEER 32 42
LEWISTOWN DVD 27 39
LINDSAY DIVIDE 27 43
LOMA DOT 30 50
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 29 37
MONARCH CANYON 31 39
MONIDA PASS 31 39
NINEMILE DOT 34 45
NORRIS HILL 30 31
PENDROY DOT 28 36
RAYNOLDS PASS 28 33
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 33 48
ROGERS PASS 27 32
ROSCOE HILL 32 41
SACO DOT 31 48
SIEBEN DOT 32
SIOUX PASS 28 45
SWAN LAKE 35 45
SWEENEY CREEK 31 30
SWEET GRASS 20 37
TROUT CREEK 40 46
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 30 42
YAAK HILL 40 46
YELLOWSTONE B 34 45
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 13 0 3 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 5 27 38
CAMERON 15SW 4 27 28 41
CONRAD SCAN 29 26 29 36 29
COOKE CITY NR 6 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 34
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 19 16 20
JORDAN SCAN 24 28 18 17 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 19 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 3 3 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 17 4
LINDSAY SCAN 15 15 14 3 11
LOOKOUT PASS M 22 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 2 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 22 21 16 10 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 30
SIDNEY SCAN 26 27 15 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 4 9 31 38 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 15 14 15 9 8
WEST YELLOWSTO 4 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 19 22 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 5 8 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 65 155
FISHTAIL 43 46 201
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 90
MIZPAH 12NE 64 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 200
ZORTMAN 39 183
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 FRI OCT 26 2012
... 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 35 36 39 41
ASHLAND NR 41
BOZEMAN EXP ST 37 41 45 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 39 41 43
BROCKWAY NR 35 36
CAMERON 15SW 30 32 34 38
COOKE CITY NR 31 34 37 M
CONRAD SCAN 36 38 40 42 50
FISHTAIL 40 42 43
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 38 40 41 44
HAVRE SCAN 38 39 40 47 52
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 41 44
JORDAN SCAN 37 38 39 47 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 32 35 34 42
LAKEVIEW 15NW 35 38 41 44
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 40
LINDSAY SCAN 36 37 38 45 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 39
MAXVILLE NR 34 36 40 42
MIZPAH 12NE 35 42
MOCCASIN SCAN 37 39 42 48 51
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 35 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 36 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 37 41
SIDNEY 8SW 35 38
SIDNEY SCAN 39 39 41 47 M
THREE FKS SCAN 36 37 43 50 53
TIBER DAM SCAN 35 37 38 45 51
WEST YELLOWSTONE 34 53 41 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 33 34 37 39
WINNETT NR 35 38
ZORTMAN 38 39
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 39 43
ALZADA DOT 49 42
ARROW CREEK 38 43
AVON NORTH 38 38
BEARSMOUTH DOT 44 45
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 30 30
BOULDER PASS 36
BOWMANS CORNER 42 39
BOZEMAN PASS 39 41
BULL MOUNTAIN 42 43
COMERSTOWN 30 40
COW CREEK 49 42
CRYSTAL CREEK 40 43
DEARBORN 34 40
DENTON DOT 46 42
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 43 46
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 41 39
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 39 44
GEORGETOWN LAK 30 35
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 46 43
HAYS DOT 39 42
HELMVILLE DOT 46 44
HILLSIDE DOT 51 42
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 36 39
KARST DOT 37 40
LAME DEER 53 41
LEWISTOWN DVD 37 39
LINDSAY DIVIDE 36 42
LOMA DOT 43 50
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 33 37
MONARCH CANYON 35 38
MONIDA PASS 35 38
NINEMILE DOT 41 45
NORRIS HILL 34 36
PENDROY DOT 37 35
RAYNOLDS PASS 32 34
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 41 48
ROGERS PASS 33 34
ROSCOE HILL 50 40
SACO DOT 35 48
SIEBEN DOT 38
SIOUX PASS 41 44
SWAN LAKE 47 44
SWEENEY CREEK 42 42
SWEET GRASS 20 37
TROUT CREEK 50 46
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 35 42
YAAK HILL 54 45
YELLOWSTONE B 43 46
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 13 0 3 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 5 28 38
CAMERON 15SW 4 27 29 41
CONRAD SCAN 28 26 29 37 29
COOKE CITY NR 6 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 34
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 19 16 20
JORDAN SCAN 25 29 19 17 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 19 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 3 2 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 17 4
LINDSAY SCAN 16 15 14 3 12
LOOKOUT PASS M 23 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 2 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 21 21 16 10 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 30
SIDNEY SCAN 26 28 15 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 4 9 31 38 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 15 13 15 9 8
WEST YELLOWSTO 4 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 19 22 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 5 8 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 64 150
FISHTAIL 42 46 201
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 92
MIZPAH 12NE 63 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 198
ZORTMAN 38 179
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 OCT 26 2012
... 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 35 36 39 42
ASHLAND NR 39
BOZEMAN EXP ST 37 41 45 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 41 44
BROCKWAY NR 35 36
CAMERON 15SW 30 32 34 38
COOKE CITY NR 32 34 38 M
CONRAD SCAN 36 38 40 43 50
FISHTAIL 41 42 42
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 35 39 41 45
HAVRE SCAN 35 37 40 48 53
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 42 45
JORDAN SCAN 33 36 38 48 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 33 35 34 42
LAKEVIEW 15NW 35 38 41 45
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 40
LINDSAY SCAN 34 36 39 46 50
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 39
MAXVILLE NR 34 37 40 42
MIZPAH 12NE 35 43
MOCCASIN SCAN 37 39 43 48 51
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 35 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 36 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 34 41
SIDNEY 8SW 34 38
SIDNEY SCAN 38 38 42 47 M
THREE FKS SCAN 35 38 44 50 53
TIBER DAM SCAN 34 37 39 46 51
WEST YELLOWSTONE 34 53 41 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 33 34 37 39
WINNETT NR 34 37
ZORTMAN 35 37
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 26 44
ALZADA DOT 28 43
ARROW CREEK 29 44
AVON NORTH 23 23
BEARSMOUTH DOT 34 45
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 19 19
BOULDER PASS 23
BOWMANS CORNER 26 40
BOZEMAN PASS 24 40
BULL MOUNTAIN 27 41
COMERSTOWN 30 40
COW CREEK 31 44
CRYSTAL CREEK 35 43
DEARBORN 19 42
DENTON DOT 24 43
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 27 46
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 29 39
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 25 45
GEORGETOWN LAK 22 37
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 31 43
HAYS DOT 22 43
HELMVILLE DOT 28 45
HILLSIDE DOT 30 43
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 20 37
KARST DOT 23 41
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 21 39
LINDSAY DIVIDE 24 44
LOMA DOT 26 51
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 28 37
MONARCH CANYON 26 38
MONIDA PASS 26 38
NINEMILE DOT 37 45
NORRIS HILL 22 26
PENDROY DOT 22 36
RAYNOLDS PASS 21 34
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 24 50
ROGERS PASS 24 30
ROSCOE HILL 26 42
SACO DOT 29 49
SIEBEN DOT 28
SIOUX PASS 30 46
SWAN LAKE 33 44
SWEENEY CREEK 31 31
SWEET GRASS 20 37
TROUT CREEK 39 46
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 31 43
YAAK HILL 36 46
YELLOWSTONE B 32 45
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 13 0 3 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 5 28 38
CAMERON 15SW 4 27 29 40
CONRAD SCAN 27 26 29 36 29
COOKE CITY NR 6 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 34
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 19 17 20
JORDAN SCAN 24 29 19 17 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 18 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 3 3 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 17 4
LINDSAY SCAN 16 15 15 3 12
LOOKOUT PASS M 23 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 2 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 21 21 16 10 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 31
SIDNEY SCAN 26 28 16 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 3 9 31 37 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 15 14 15 9 8
WEST YELLOWSTO 4 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 19 23 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 5 9 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 63 173
FISHTAIL 43 45 200
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 91
MIZPAH 12NE 62 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 195
ZORTMAN 38 179
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 OCT 25 2012
... 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 35 36 39 42
ASHLAND NR 39
BOZEMAN EXP ST 37 41 45 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 42 44
BROCKWAY NR 36 37
CAMERON 15SW 30 32 34 38
COOKE CITY NR 32 34 38 M
CONRAD SCAN 37 38 40 43 50
FISHTAIL 41 43 45
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 38 40 41 45
HAVRE SCAN 38 39 41 48 53
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 42 45
JORDAN SCAN 36 38 40 48 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 33 35 34 42
LAKEVIEW 15NW 35 38 42 45
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 40
LINDSAY SCAN 36 37 40 47 51
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 39
MAXVILLE NR 34 37 40 42
MIZPAH 12NE 36 45
MOCCASIN SCAN 38 40 43 49 52
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 36 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 36 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 36 42
SIDNEY 8SW 36 39
SIDNEY SCAN 40 40 43 48 M
THREE FKS SCAN 41 41 45 50 54
TIBER DAM SCAN 35 38 39 46 52
WEST YELLOWSTONE 35 53 42 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 34 35 37 39
WINNETT NR 36 39
ZORTMAN 38 39
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 31 45
ALZADA DOT 33 44
ARROW CREEK 31 45
AVON NORTH 39 39
BEARSMOUTH DOT 43 46
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 32 32
BOULDER PASS 30
BOWMANS CORNER 41 40
BOZEMAN PASS 32 42
BULL MOUNTAIN 32 43
COMERSTOWN 30 40
COW CREEK 38 44
CRYSTAL CREEK 40 43
DEARBORN 31 42
DENTON DOT 31 44
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 38 48
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 38 40
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 40 45
GEORGETOWN LAK 33 37
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 44 43
HAYS DOT 28 44
HELMVILLE DOT 43 44
HILLSIDE DOT 35 43
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 31 39
KARST DOT 34 41
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 27 40
LINDSAY DIVIDE 32 45
LOMA DOT 35 52
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 32 38
MONARCH CANYON 29 39
MONIDA PASS 29 39
NINEMILE DOT 38 45
NORRIS HILL 33 35
PENDROY DOT 34 36
RAYNOLDS PASS 34 36
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 35 51
ROGERS PASS 28 34
ROSCOE HILL 34 43
SACO DOT 35 49
SIEBEN DOT 30
SIOUX PASS 36 46
SWAN LAKE 40 45
SWEENEY CREEK 34 34
SWEET GRASS 31 36
TROUT CREEK 43 47
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 34 44
YAAK HILL 36 46
YELLOWSTONE B 33 46
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 13 0 4 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 5 28 38
CAMERON 15SW 4 27 29 41
CONRAD SCAN 26 26 28 37 29
COOKE CITY NR 6 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 34
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 19 17 20
JORDAN SCAN 26 29 19 18 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 19 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 3 2 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 18 4
LINDSAY SCAN 16 15 15 3 12
LOOKOUT PASS M 23 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 3 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 21 22 16 11 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 31
SIDNEY SCAN 27 28 15 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 4 9 31 37 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 15 14 15 9 8
WEST YELLOWSTO 4 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 20 22 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 5 8 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 62 188
FISHTAIL 42 43 201
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 94
MIZPAH 12NE 60 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 188
ZORTMAN 37 175
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 OCT 25 2012
... 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 35 36 39 42
ASHLAND NR 40
BOZEMAN EXP ST 40 44 46 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 42 44
BROCKWAY NR 37 38
CAMERON 15SW 30 33 35 38
COOKE CITY NR 34 35 38 M
CONRAD SCAN 37 38 40 43 50
FISHTAIL 42 42 46
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 36 40 42 46
HAVRE SCAN 37 39 42 49 53
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 43 46
JORDAN SCAN 35 38 41 49 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 33 36 34 42
LAKEVIEW 15NW 35 38 42 45
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 40
LINDSAY SCAN 35 37 41 47 51
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 39
MAXVILLE NR 34 37 40 42
MIZPAH 12NE 39 45
MOCCASIN SCAN 38 40 44 49 52
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 36 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 37 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 36 43
SIDNEY 8SW 35 40
SIDNEY SCAN 40 40 44 48 M
THREE FKS SCAN 37 41 46 51 54
TIBER DAM SCAN 34 37 39 46 52
WEST YELLOWSTONE 35 53 42 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 34 35 37 40
WINNETT NR 37 39
ZORTMAN 38 41
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 32 48
ALZADA DOT 25 46
ARROW CREEK 28 47
AVON NORTH 26 26
BEARSMOUTH DOT 35 47
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 24 24
BOULDER PASS 23
BOWMANS CORNER 27 41
BOZEMAN PASS 30 44
BULL MOUNTAIN M M
COMERSTOWN 29 40
COW CREEK 32 46
CRYSTAL CREEK 33 44
DEARBORN 24 43
DENTON DOT 29 46
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 34 50
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 28 41
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 29 47
GEORGETOWN LAK 25 38
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 33 45
HAYS DOT 27 45
HELMVILLE DOT 30 46
HILLSIDE DOT 30 45
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 25 39
KARST DOT 22 42
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 25 42
LINDSAY DIVIDE 29 46
LOMA DOT 32 52
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 31 39
MONARCH CANYON 26 40
MONIDA PASS 26 40
NINEMILE DOT 36 46
NORRIS HILL 30 33
PENDROY DOT 24 37
RAYNOLDS PASS 27 35
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 36 52
ROGERS PASS 23 32
ROSCOE HILL 34 45
SACO DOT 33 49
SIEBEN DOT 25
SIOUX PASS 32 48
SWAN LAKE 35 46
SWEENEY CREEK 30 30
SWEET GRASS 26 37
TROUT CREEK 40 47
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 33 45
YAAK HILL 40 47
YELLOWSTONE B 34 49
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 13 0 4 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 5 28 38
CAMERON 15SW 4 26 29 41
CONRAD SCAN 26 26 28 36 29
COOKE CITY NR 6 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 35
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 19 17 20
JORDAN SCAN 26 29 19 18 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 19 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 3 3 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 17 4
LINDSAY SCAN 16 15 15 4 12
LOOKOUT PASS M 24 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 2 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 21 21 16 10 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 31
SIDNEY SCAN 27 28 16 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 3 9 31 38 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 14 14 15 9 9
WEST YELLOWSTO 4 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 20 22 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 4 8 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 60 179
FISHTAIL 41 42 201
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 92
MIZPAH 12NE 58 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 181
ZORTMAN 36 171
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 OCT 24 2012
... 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 35 36 39 42
ASHLAND NR 46
BOZEMAN EXP ST 40 44 46 50
BOZEMAN 12SE 40 42 44
BROCKWAY NR 39 41
CAMERON 15SW 30 33 35 38
COOKE CITY NR 34 35 38 M
CONRAD SCAN 37 39 41 44 50
FISHTAIL 45 43 46
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 36
GREAT FALLS 40 42 43 47
HAVRE SCAN 41 41 42 49 53
HAYS 25SW M
HELENA 42 46
JORDAN SCAN 41 43 43 50 M
LAKEVIEW NEAR 33 36 34 42
LAKEVIEW 15NW 36 38 42 45
LINCOLN 11SE 34 36 41
LINDSAY SCAN 40 41 42 48 51
LOOKOUT PASS M 38 40 M
MANY GLACIER 40
MAXVILLE NR 34 37 40 42
MIZPAH 12NE 42 47
MOCCASIN SCAN 39 41 44 50 52
MOSBY 19NNE M
MOUNT LOCKHART 35 36 37 38
NEIHART 12SE 32 33 37 39
RONAN 5SE M
SIDNEY 6NW 39 43
SIDNEY 8SW 39 41
SIDNEY SCAN 41 41 44 49 M
THREE FKS SCAN 49 47 47 51 54
TIBER DAM SCAN 35 38 39 47 52
WEST YELLOWSTONE 35 53 42 45
WEST YELLOWST S 34 34 38 40
WHITE SULPH 13SE 34 35 37 40
WINNETT NR 43 42
ZORTMAN 43 42
GROUND TEMPERATURE /F/ AT THE SURFACE AND 18 INCHES DEEP AT MT DOT
SITES
ABERDEEN HILL 40 49
ALZADA DOT 42 48
ARROW CREEK 42 47
AVON NORTH 43 42
BEARSMOUTH DOT 47 47
BEAVER HILL M M
BIG HOLE PASS 40 40
BOULDER PASS 35
BOWMANS CORNER 35 42
BOZEMAN PASS 43 44
BULL MOUNTAIN M M
COMERSTOWN 29 41
COW CREEK 48 46
CRYSTAL CREEK 44 43
DEARBORN 29 44
DENTON DOT 39 46
DICKEY LAKE 33 43
EAST LIVINSTON 49 49
EKALAKA DOT M M
ESSEX DOT 45 41
FLATHEAD BRDG M M
GARRISON DOT 45 47
GEORGETOWN LAK 38 39
GOVERNMENT HIL M M
GREENOUGH HILL 50 44
HAYS DOT 40 46
HELMVILLE DOT 47 45
HILLSIDE DOT 52 46
HYSHAM HILLS M M
INGOMAR DOT M M
JUDITH GAP 35 41
KARST DOT 37 42
LAME DEER M M
LEWISTOWN DVD 29 42
LINDSAY DIVIDE 36 46
LOMA DOT 41 53
LUFBOROUGH M M
MACDONALD PASS M M
MCDONALDS DOT 36 40
MONARCH CANYON 34 41
MONIDA PASS 34 41
NINEMILE DOT 44 46
NORRIS HILL 41 46
PENDROY DOT 33 37
RAYNOLDS PASS 40 39
REDSTONE HILL M M
REEDPOINT DOT 44 51
ROGERS PASS 29 35
ROSCOE HILL 59 44
SACO DOT 40 50
SIEBEN DOT 35
SIOUX PASS 44 48
SWAN LAKE 46 46
SWEENEY CREEK 40 40
SWEET GRASS 28 37
TROUT CREEK 51 46
TWO MEDICINE M M
US2 STATELINE 40 45
YAAK HILL 58 46
YELLOWSTONE B 45 50
FROST...DEPTH OF SURFACE THAWED / DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION...INCHES
BILLINGS M 0
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 13 0 4 6
BOZEMAN 12SE 6 28 38
CAMERON 15SW 5 27 29 41
CONRAD SCAN 25 27 28 37 29
COOKE CITY NR 7 0 4 M
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 35
HAVRE SCAN 14 16 20 17 20
JORDAN SCAN 27 30 19 18 16
LAKEVIEW NEAR 4 2 19 9
LAKEVIEW 18NW 4 3 14 12
LINCOLN 11SE 10 16 17 4
LINDSAY SCAN 17 16 15 3 12
LOOKOUT PASS M 24 40
MANY GLACIER 8
MAXVILLE NR 0 2 0 2
MOCCASIN SCAN 21 22 16 10 7
MOUNT LOCKHART 27 34 37
NEIHART 12SE 24 22 26 30
SIDNEY SCAN 27 28 16 12 M
THREE FKS SCAN 4 10 31 38 9
TIBER DAM SCAN 15 14 15 9 9
WEST YELLOWSTO 3 M 0 M
WEST YELLOW S 20 23 24 28
WHITE SULPH 13SE 1 5 9 23
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 201
BROCKWAY NR 57 200
FISHTAIL 40 41 201
GREAT FALLS 200 200 200 93
MIZPAH 12NE 51 200
MOSBY 19NNE M
RONAN 5SE M M M
WINNETT NR 201 166
ZORTMAN 35 163
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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