Growing Season Maps

This application will plot an accumulated variable for a time period of your selection. Data is based on the automated sensors from the ISU AG Climate network. A similiar application exists based on the COOP network data, which is of higher quality for temperature and precipitation.

Plot Parameter Year Month Day Image Size

Dynamic Historical Data:

Daily Data Plots
Growing Season Plots

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*Note: Precipitation recorded from this network is not reliable. You should use precipitation obs from the COOP network.

Note: Some stations are slightly moved on the map to improve readability.


# 2022 Soil Growing Degree Days (base=52) (1/1 - 6/17)
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ID   ,StationName                             ,City           ,Latitude  ,Longitude ,sgdd52    ,climate_sgdd52
AEEI4,Ames - Horticulture ISU-RDF             ,Hort Farm      ,   42.1067,  -93.5848,       731,         M
AHTI4,Ames - Horticulture (Vineyard)          ,Hort Vineyard  ,   42.1081,  -93.5860,       748,         M
BOOI4,Ames - AEA ISU-RDF                      ,AEA AgFarm     ,   42.0209,  -93.7743,       761,         M
CAMI4,Sutherland - Northwest ISU-RDF          ,Sutherland     ,   42.9269,  -95.5391,       603,         M
CHAI4,Chariton - McNay ISU-RDF                ,Chariton       ,   40.9727,  -93.4239,       476,         M
CIRI4,Cedar Rapids                            ,Cedar Rapids   ,   41.9114,  -91.6180,       377,         M
CNAI4,Castana - Western ISU-RDF               ,Castana        ,   42.0632,  -95.8342,       487,         M
CRFI4,Crawfordsville - Southeast ISU-RDF      ,Crawfordsville ,   41.1933,  -91.4839,       651,         M
CSII4,Inwood - Calico Skies Winery            ,Inwood         ,   43.3105,  -96.5043,       680,         M
DONI4,Doon                                    ,Doon           ,   43.2988,  -96.1875,       212,         M
FRUI4,Fruitland - Muscatine Island ISU-RDF    ,Muscatine      ,   41.3560,  -91.1360,       990,         M
GREI4,Greenfield - Neely Kinyon ISU-RDF       ,Greenfield     ,   41.2801,  -94.4492,       785,         M
GVNI4,Glenwood - Blackwing Vineyard           ,Glenwood       ,   41.0441,  -95.7749,       835,         M
KNAI4,Kanawha                                 ,Kanawha        ,   42.9157,  -93.7918,      1145,         M
MCSI4,Marcus                                  ,Marcus         ,   42.6670,  -95.8038,       537,         M
NASI4,Nashua - Northeast ISU-RDF              ,Nashua         ,   42.9381,  -92.5702,       559,         M
NWLI4,Newell - Allee ISU-RDF                  ,Newell         ,   42.5896,  -95.0127,       569,         M
OKLI4,Lewis - Armstrong ISU-RDF               ,Lewis          ,   41.3127,  -95.1732,       758,         M
OSTI4,Oskaloosa - Tassel Ridge (Vineyard)     ,Oskaloosa      ,   41.3158,  -92.6485,       551,         M
SBEI4,CFE - Ocheyedan                         ,Ocheyedan      ,   43.3650,  -95.6425,       281,         M
TPOI4,Masonville - Timeless Prairie Orchard   ,Masonville     ,   42.3852,  -91.6771,       476,         M
WMNI4,Wellman                                 ,Wellman        ,   41.4754,  -91.8668,       527,         M
WTPI4,West Point                              ,West Point     ,   40.7641,  -91.4196,       831,         M

You should be able to 'copy & paste' this raw data listing into a simple text editor and save the data file on your machine. Most GIS systems can then import this dataset as a layer. You may have to omit the commented lines (#) if your GIS has trouble importing the data.