ET gauge or Atmometer
1.5 miles NE of Scribner: Irrigated no-till soybeans on Moody Silty Clay loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 10 – August 17
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 10 – August 17:
Rainfall = 2.2″
Irrigation = 0″ (0.0″ total for season)
ET (Evapotranspiration) Reading: 1.2
Soybean Water Use (R5 – Beginning Seed) = 1.32″
Summary:
July 2 – August 17 Rainfall: 9.8″
July 2 – August 17 Soybean Water Use: 7.3″
Total July-August Deficit: +2.5″
No soil moisture sensors installed at this location.
2 miles W of Hooper: Location 1, Irrigated strip-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot).
August 10 – August 17
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 10 – August 17:
Rainfall =0.9″
Irrigation = 0″ (1.25″ total for season)
ET Reading = 1.2
Corn Water Use (R4- Dough) = 1.32″
Soil Water Depleted* at Depth (Sensor Reading)
*Corn lodged the week of July 27 – August 3 due to high winds in the location of the sensors. Soil moisture readings no long representative.
Summary:
June 29 – August 17 Rainfall: 9.7″
June 29 – August 17 Corn Water Use: 8.8″
Total July-August Deficit: +0.9″
2 miles W of Hooper: Location 2, Rainfed No-till Soybeans after Corn on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 10 – August 17
Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 10 – August 17:
Rainfall = 0.9″
ET Reading = 1.2
Soybeans Water Use (R5) = 1.32″
Soil Water Depleted at Depth (Sensor Reading) on August 10:
1 ft = 0.00″ (3) or 1.1″ of available water before 50% depletion
2 ft = 0.00″ (13)
3 ft = 0.00″ (10)
Summary:
June 29 – August 17 Rainfall: 9.7″
June 29 – August 17 Soybean Water Use: 8.0″
Total July-August Deficit: +1.7″
6 miles E of Winslow
Irrigated Conventional-Tilled Corn-after-Corn on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 10 – August 17
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 10- August 17
Rainfall = 1.0″
Irrigation = 1.0″ (1.0″ total for season)
ET Reading = 1.5
Corn Water Use (R5 – Dent) = 1.65″
Soybean Water Use (R5 – Beginning Seed) = 1.65″
Soil Water Depleted at Depth (Sensor Reading) on August 10:
1 ft = 0.00″ (1) or 1.1″ of available water before 50% depletion
2 ft = 0.36″ (45)
3ft = 0.15″ (29)
Summary:
June 29 – August 17 Rainfall: 10.5″
June 29 – August 17 Corn Water Use: 9.4″
Total July-August Deficit: +1.1″
