ISU Horticulture Publications: 2003 Turfgrass Report

Publications Turfgrass Report

Weather Data

2002 Weather Data for the Turf Research Farm at Gilbert, IA.
Rain measured in inches. Maximum air temperature (Max) and minimum air temperature (Min) measured in degrees Fahrenheit (ºF).

Month Day Rain Max Min

1 1 0 18.0 5.1

1 2 0 24.1 5.2

1 3 0 30.6 2.7

1 4 0 42.4 22.0

1 5 0 43.2 23.8

1 6 0 31.6 9.5

1 7 0 34.8 3.8

1 8 0 63.7 26.8

1 9 0 56.0 32.5

1 10 0 38.8 29.9

1 11 0 54.8 21.8

1 12 0 42.7 27.4

1 13 0 52.0 28.5

1 14 0 37.9 25.0

1 15 0 28.1 21.1

1 16 0 27.6 14.4

1 17 0 34.1 13.3

1 18 0 25.3 8.6

1 19 0 36.5 16.6

1 20 0 45.5 21.4

1 21 0 51.0 20.1

1 22 0 58.2 27.1

1 23 0 31.6 18.8

1 24 0 47.3 7.5

1 25 0 61.1 26.0

1 26 0 67.6 37.0

1 27 0 58.2 26.4

1 28 0 33.3 23.1

1 29 0 28.7 21.8

1 30 0 28.0 19.6

1 31 0 28.3 23.0

Month Day Rain Max Min

2 1 0 24.0 6.9

2 2 0.02 37.2 7.9

2 3 0.01 29.4 4.9

2 4 na na na

2 5 na na na

2 6 na na na

2 7 na na na

2 8 na na na

2 9 na na na

2 10 na na na

2 11 na na na

2 12 na na na

2 13 na na na

2 14 na na na

2 15 na na na

2 16 na na na

2 17 na na na

2 18 na na na

2 19 na na na

2 20 na na na

2 21 na na na

2 22 na na na

2 23 na na na

2 24 na na na

2 25 na na na

2 26 na na na

2 27 na na na

2 28 na na na

Month Day Rain Max Min

3 1 na na na

3 2 na na na

3 3 na na na

3 4 na na na

3 5 na na na

3 6 na na na

3 7 na na na

3 8 na na na

3 9 na na na

3 10 na na na

3 11 na na na

3 12 na na na

3 13 na na na

3 14 na na na

3 15 na na na

3 16 na na na

3 17 na na na

3 18 na na na

3 19 na na na

3 20 0.08 52.4 25.4

3 21 0 25.3 12.1

3 22 0 38.9 18.8

3 23 0 49.0 19.9

3 24 0 38.2 29.3

3 25 0 39.1 21.0

3 26 0 46.7 16.2

3 27 0 58.1 24.1

3 28 0 60.6 41.4

3 29 0 60.6 32.7

3 30 0 49.7 32.0

3 31 0.04 48.9 27.8

Month Day Rain Max Min

4 1 0 54.5 28.1

4 2 0.03 54.5 25.8

4 3 0 54.4 17.6

4 4 0 54.4 11.9

4 5 0 54.4 24.7

4 6 0 54.4 25.8

4 7 0.05 54.4 44.8

4 8 0.05 54.3 40.1

4 9 0 54.4 29.7

4 10 0 54.4 43.4

4 11 0.55 54.4 45.2

4 12 0 54.3 41.2

4 13 0 54.3 33.6

4 14 0 54.3 46.6

4 15 0 54.3 59.1

4 16 0.14 54.3 62.6

4 17 0 54.3 51.8

4 18 0.36 54.2 53.4

4 19 0 54.2 43.6

4 20 0.51 54.2 42.0

4 21 0.24 54.1 34.3

4 22 0 54.1 34.8

4 23 0 54.1 42.0

4 24 0.12 54.1 37.3

4 25 0 54.1 33.5

4 26 0 54.0 32.2

4 27 1.24 54.0 42.2

4 28 0 54.0 37.4

4 29 0 54.0 38.7

4 30 0 54.0 48.1

Month Day Rain Max Min

5 1 0.63 59.3 39.5

5 2 0 59.6 34.7

5 3 0 67.6 32.6

5 4 0 70.5 46.0

5 5 0.06 80.8 45.2

5 6 0 82.8 54.3

5 7 0 73.3 47.9

5 8 0 82.2 48.8

5 9 0 57.8 42.3

5 10 0 69.5 37.2

5 11 2.22 58.9 47.6

5 12 0 51.1 42.9

5 13 0 69.3 39.9

5 14 0 70.4 41.3

5 15 0.07 73.3 53.4

5 16 0.19 67.3 50.8

5 17 0 61.1 40.4

5 18 0 62.9 35.7

5 19 0 64.2 34.0

5 20 0 60.7 39.2

5 21 0 64.4 40.0

5 22 0 75.6 48.1

5 23 0.22 73.1 48.5

5 24 0.06 68.9 42.3

5 25 0.53 66.7 46.9

5 26 0 77.8 54.2

5 27 0 81.3 57.5

5 28 0 83.4 61.3

5 29 0.14 82.5 64.6

5 30 0 91.5 63.9

5 31 0 91.2 59.2

Month Day Rain Max Min

6 1 0 95.9 63.4

6 2 0.44 76.6 60.0

6 3 0 80.2 57.2

6 4 0 65.9 53.5

6 5 0 76.3 50.8

6 6 0 79.3 53.4

6 7 0 84.2 59.8

6 8 0 86.9 64.1

6 9 0 87.7 66.1

6 10 0.07 81.6 68.0

6 11 0.73 83.5 65.9

6 12 0.14 83.5 66.1

6 13 0.02 74.8 56.8

6 14 0 75.8 54.3

6 15 0 77.7 53.7

6 16 0 81.4 47.2

6 17 0.09 79.4 61.6

6 18 0 84.5 64.7

6 19 0.01 85.4 71.6

6 20 0.01 90.1 64.9

6 21 0 90.1 73.3

6 22 0 90.6 72.2

6 23 0 90.4 69.0

6 24 0 90.3 67.2

6 25 0 92.4 67.4

6 26 0 95.8 65.2

6 27 0 88.8 58.6

6 28 0 89.4 60.8

6 29 0 95.4 66.7

6 30 0 93.2 75.3

Month Day Rain Max Min

7 1 0 90.8 74.4

7 2 0 90.0 70.1

7 3 0 91.5 68.1

7 4 1.09 91.0 70.6

7 5 0.01 91.5 70.2

7 6 0.54 92.7 68.4

7 7 0 87.7 66.5

7 8 0 93.9 73.9

7 9 0 90.0 69.7

7 10 1.46 83.5 66.7

7 11 na na na

7 12 na na na

7 13 na na na

7 14 na na na

7 15 na na na

7 16 na na na

7 17 na na na

7 18 na na na

7 19 na na na

7 20 na na na

7 21 na na na

7 22 na na na

7 23 na na na

7 24 na na na

7 25 na na na

7 26 na na na

7 27 na na na

7 28 na na na

7 29 na na na

7 30 na na na

7 31 na na na

Month Day Rain Max Min

8 1 na na na

8 2 na na na

8 3 na na na

8 4 na na na

8 5 na na na

8 6 na na na

8 7 na na na

8 8 na na na

8 9 0.01 82.9 66.0

8 10 0 87.1 64.5

8 11 0 91.6 67.5

8 12 0.67 82.7 62.1

8 13 0.22 73.2 59.7

8 14 0 82.6 56.2

8 15 0 82.6 59.6

8 16 0.06 79.0 54.0

8 17 0.48 74.3 53.5

8 18 0 72.3 46.8

8 19 0 77.7 56.8

8 20 0 80.5 55.3

8 21 0 83.7 69.6

8 22 0.46 85.9 69.5

8 23 2.24 82.2 65.8

8 24 0 81.7 64.3

8 25 0 86.4 61.8

8 26 0 88.2 62.1

8 27 0 83.7 63.3

8 28 0 83.6 63.5

8 29 0 83.5 63.5

8 30 0 81.6 60.4

8 31 0 84.8 63.1

Month Day Rain Max Min

9 1 0 86.6 65.1

9 2 0 89.9 60.7

9 3 0 87.5 51.4

9 4 0 85.0 53.0

9 5 0 88.1 59.5

9 6 0 91.0 63.8

9 7 0 92.5 67.5

9 8 0 92.4 65.7

9 9 0 91.5 66.9

9 10 0 74.6 54.6

9 11 0 79.4 48.0

9 12 0 79.4 47.2

9 13 0 76.2 54.2

9 14 0.03 70.5 54.4

9 15 0 76.0 46.3

9 16 0 83.1 41.8

9 17 0 80.6 51.4

9 18 0.62 82.2 64.8

9 19 0.07 69.2 60.7

9 20 0 76.6 55.6

9 21 0 67.4 47.7

9 22 0 65.3 42.8

9 23 0 65.5 38.5

9 24 0 67.5 33.5

9 25 0 71.7 53.8

9 26 0 69.7 47.0

9 27 0.14 66.5 50.1

9 28 0.03 71.0 46.5

9 29 0 88.3 56.1

9 30 0 89.1 66.7

Month Day Rain Max Min

10 1 0.75 75.4 62.5

10 2 0.69 66.4 48.6

10 3 0.17 61.3 49.9

10 4 0.23 68.8 42.2

10 5 0 67.0 36.0

10 6 0 60.2 38.7

10 7 0.01 61.1 49.7

10 8 0 70.8 46.6

10 9 0.01 69.1 50.2

10 10 0.09 75.5 54.5

10 11 0.01 76.4 59.9

10 12 0.02 62.8 37.2

10 13 0 59.5 34.7

10 14 0 62.6 38.3

10 15 0 55.3 35.0

10 16 0.04 49.3 37.1

10 17 0.01 49.6 38.8

10 18 0 64.0 41.3

10 19 0 46.5 37.3

10 20 0 54.5 40.2

10 21 0.11 49.8 35.6

10 22 0.01 43.8 34.0

10 23 0.09 39.0 33.8

10 24 0.35 40.7 32.8

10 25 0.22 46.4 40.2

10 26 0 52.1 31.6

10 27 0.04 39.3 35.8

10 28 0.28 42.6 32.9

10 29 0.03 44.6 39.9

10 30 0 44.3 34.0

10 31 0 36.5 39.9

Month Day Rain Max Min

11 1 0 40.0 19.1

11 2 0 47.2 20.5

11 3 0 46.1 27.0

11 4 0 32.6 27.2

11 5 0.11 39.1 30.2

11 6 0 53.4 28.0

11 7 0 69.4 27.6

11 8 0 61.3 40.7

11 9 0 63.8 42.3

11 10 0 48.7 28.5

11 11 0.05 32.6 20.5

11 12 0.02 59.7 20.3

11 13 0 59.2 25.6

11 14 0 46.4 26.1

11 15 0 34.9 24.8

11 16 0 35.5 18.8

11 17 0 41.1 17.7

11 18 0 48.7 29.7

11 19 0 55.7 32.9

11 20 0 58.8 31.4

11 21 0 43.5 31.4

11 22 0 41.8 20.6

11 23 0 47.3 28.1

11 24 0 37.6 22.4

11 25 0 34.2 13.9

11 26 0 33.0 12.7

11 27 0 30.0 9.7

11 28 0 45.6 16.0

11 29 0 50.3 26.0

11 30 0 27.8 10.0

Month Day Rain Max Min

12 1 0 51.5 11.6

12 2 0 33.1 11.0

12 3 0 26.9 8.6

12 4 0 28.8 14.5

12 5 0 24.7 8.0

12 6 0 47.2 9.1

12 7 0 43.4 21.4

12 8 0 31.8 4.4

12 9 0 43.2 3.0

12 10 0 46.9 21.1

12 11 0 40.2 29.0

12 12 0 44.8 24.5

12 13 0 50.0 17.0

12 14 0 54.8 15.7

12 15 0 57.4 22.0

12 16 0 35.3 28.5

12 17 0 40.2 31.2

12 18 0.01 45.5 34.7

12 19 0 39.8 25.2

12 20 0 34.6 29.3

12 21 0 35.4 21.4

12 22 0 33.8 20.2

12 23 0 32.2 15.8

12 24 0 22.5 14.0

12 25 0 29.7 10.2

12 26 0 43.8 8.2

12 27 0 41.3 24.4

12 28 0 58.8 23.2

12 29 0 48.6 26.1

12 30 0 46.4 19.8

12 31 0 41.4 13.9

ISU Turfgrass:2003 Turfgrass Report

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