IEM Daily Feature
Monday, 04 October 2004

Balancing Act

Posted: 04 Oct 2004 07:57 AM


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Last 60 days of 4inch soil temp and solar radiation from Ames.
4 inch soil temperatures have dramatically cooled off these past two weeks with the arrival of cooler air masses from Canada. The cooler air, clear skies, and ever lengthening night allow the ground to efficiently loose heat. Average soil temperatures won't return to the mid 70s until spring!