Growing Degree Days and Evapotranspiration Data for Nebraska

Growing Degree Days and Crop Water Use Summary (Evapotranspiration)

Alliance
Concord
Elgin
Cedar Point
Holdrege
McCook
Mead
Monroe
Dickens
O'Neill
Scottsbluff
Sidney
West Point
Champion
Beatrice
Grand Island
Nebraska City
Ord
Red Cloud
York

Alliance

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	246	0.03	0.02	0.02	4leaves 1	2450
Corn	Apr 29	201	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 6	172	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 13	99	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Wheat	Feb 22	689	0.33	0.24	0.21	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	684	0.33	0.24	0.21	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	642	0.32	0.24	0.21	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	606	0.32	0.23	0.20	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	566	0.31	0.23	0.20	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	533	0.31	0.23	0.20	Jointing	1840
Dry beans	Jun 4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 13	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 23	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Potato	Jun 1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	3655
Potato	Jun 15	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	3655
Sugar beets	Apr 28	212	0.04	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2700
Sugar beets	May 8	150	0.04	0.03	0.02	Emergence	2700
Sugar beets	May 18	12	0.00	0.00	0.02	Emergence	2700
Sunflower	May 28	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 8	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

Concord

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	247	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2600
Corn	Apr 29	193	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 6	167	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 13	117	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Wheat	Feb 22	557	0.34	0.27	0.27	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	557	0.34	0.27	0.27	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	555	0.34	0.27	0.27	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	539	0.34	0.27	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	532	0.34	0.27	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	520	0.34	0.27	0.26	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	149	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	78	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Alfalfa	Mar 15	539	0.30	0.24	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	492	0.28	0.23	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	403	0.23	0.21	0.22	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	539	0.20	0.17	0.17	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 1	492	0.18	0.15	0.16	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 15	403	0.14	0.13	0.14	Regrowth	4500

Elgin

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	268	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2600
Corn	Apr 29	210	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 6	177	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 13	117	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Wheat	Feb 22	641	0.33	0.26	0.24	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	641	0.33	0.26	0.24	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	635	0.33	0.26	0.24	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	606	0.33	0.25	0.23	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	592	0.33	0.25	0.23	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	576	0.33	0.25	0.23	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	159	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	78	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Alfalfa	Mar 15	606	0.29	0.22	0.21	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	542	0.28	0.22	0.20	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	439	0.24	0.20	0.19	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	606	0.21	0.17	0.15	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	542	0.18	0.15	0.15	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 15	439	0.15	0.13	0.13	Regrowth	4500

Cedar Point

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	292	0.04	0.04	0.04	4leaves 1	2450
Corn	Apr 29	237	0.04	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 6	191	0.04	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 13	116	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Wheat	Feb 22	780	0.40	0.32	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	777	0.40	0.32	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	740	0.39	0.32	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	699	0.39	0.32	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	660	0.38	0.32	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	633	0.38	0.32	0.26	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	172	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	72	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Sorghum	May 15	72	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Dry beans	May 29	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 7	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 11	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Sugar beets	Apr 21	299	0.05	0.04	0.04	Cover20-30%	2700
Sugar beets	May 1	209	0.04	0.04	0.03	Emergence	2700
Sugar beets	May 18	17	0.00	0.01	0.02	Emergence	2700
Sunflower	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

Holdrege

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	295	0.04	0.04	0.04	4leaves 1	2700
Corn	Apr 29	234	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 6	189	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 13	118	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Wheat	Feb 22	791	0.38	0.31	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	791	0.38	0.31	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	776	0.38	0.31	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	713	0.37	0.31	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	675	0.37	0.30	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	650	0.36	0.30	0.26	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	171	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	79	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	79	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369

McCook

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	304	0.04	0.03	0.04	4leaves 1	2500
Corn	Apr 29	242	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2500
Corn	May 6	194	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 13	117	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Wheat	Feb 22	841	0.35	0.28	0.26	Heading	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	835	0.35	0.28	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	809	0.35	0.28	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	752	0.35	0.28	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	707	0.34	0.28	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	674	0.34	0.27	0.26	Boot	2000
Soybean	May 8	174	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	79	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	79	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sunflower	May 15	79	0.03	0.05	0.05	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 15	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

Mead

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	282	0.03	0.03	0.04	4leaves 1	2650
Corn	Apr 29	226	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 6	187	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 13	121	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2650
Wheat	Feb 22	699	0.35	0.31	0.29	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	699	0.35	0.31	0.29	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	693	0.35	0.31	0.29	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	668	0.34	0.30	0.29	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	651	0.34	0.30	0.29	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	634	0.34	0.30	0.29	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	166	0.04	0.04	0.04	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	85	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Alfalfa	Mar 15	668	0.31	0.27	0.26	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	593	0.29	0.26	0.26	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	467	0.26	0.24	0.24	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	668	0.22	0.20	0.19	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	593	0.21	0.19	0.19	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	467	0.16	0.16	0.16	Regrowth	4500

Monroe

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	279	0.04	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2600
Corn	Apr 29	222	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 6	187	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 13	130	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Wheat	Feb 22	723	0.36	0.33	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	723	0.36	0.33	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	710	0.36	0.33	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	674	0.36	0.32	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	652	0.35	0.32	0.25	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	632	0.35	0.32	0.25	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	168	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	90	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Alfalfa	Mar 15	674	0.32	0.29	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	591	0.30	0.28	0.22	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	463	0.26	0.26	0.21	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	674	0.23	0.21	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	591	0.21	0.20	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	463	0.16	0.16	0.14	Regrowth	4500

Dickens

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	280	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2500
Corn	Apr 29	222	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 6	178	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 13	109	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Wheat	Feb 22	732	0.34	0.29	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	732	0.34	0.29	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	705	0.34	0.29	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	662	0.34	0.29	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	628	0.33	0.29	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	603	0.33	0.28	0.26	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	160	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	71	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Sorghum	May 15	71	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Alfalfa	Mar 15	662	0.30	0.26	0.24	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	561	0.28	0.25	0.22	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	442	0.24	0.23	0.21	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	662	0.22	0.19	0.17	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	561	0.19	0.18	0.17	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 15	442	0.15	0.14	0.14	Regrowth	4500

O'Neill

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	266	0.03	0.02	0.03	4leaves 1	2600
Corn	Apr 29	208	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 6	176	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 13	111	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Wheat	Feb 22	627	0.32	0.22	0.21	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	627	0.32	0.22	0.21	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	615	0.31	0.21	0.21	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	585	0.31	0.21	0.20	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	575	0.31	0.21	0.20	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	555	0.31	0.21	0.20	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	156	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	71	0.02	0.02	0.02	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Potato	Apr 15	365	0.05	0.04	0.04	Early Veg	3655
Potato	Apr 25	352	0.05	0.04	0.04	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 5	244	0.04	0.03	0.03	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 15	92	0.01	0.02	0.02	Emergence	3655
Potato	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	3655
Alfalfa	Mar 15	585	0.27	0.19	0.18	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	523	0.26	0.18	0.18	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	431	0.22	0.17	0.17	Maturity	4500
Grass	Apr 1	523	0.17	0.13	0.13	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 15	431	0.14	0.10	0.11	Regrowth	4500

Scottsbluff

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	277	0.04	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2450
Corn	Apr 29	227	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	Jun 6	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 13	109	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Corn	Jun 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2450
Wheat	Feb 22	786	0.36	0.30	0.27	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	776	0.36	0.30	0.27	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	724	0.36	0.30	0.27	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	679	0.35	0.30	0.27	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	622	0.35	0.29	0.27	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	587	0.34	0.29	0.26	Jointing	1840
Dry beans	Jun 1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 10	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Sugar beets	Apr 25	275	0.05	0.04	0.04	Cover20-30%	2700
Sugar beets	May 5	197	0.04	0.04	0.03	Emergence	2700
Sugar beets	May 15	72	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2700
Sunflower	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

Sidney

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	255	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2400
Corn	Apr 29	208	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2400
Corn	May 6	172	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2400
Corn	May 13	102	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2400
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2400
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2400
Wheat	Feb 22	704	0.37	0.31	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	703	0.37	0.31	0.26	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	664	0.37	0.31	0.26	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	628	0.36	0.30	0.25	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	583	0.35	0.30	0.25	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	551	0.35	0.29	0.25	Jointing	1840
Dry beans	Jun 3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Dry beans	Jun 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emerg-10%	2023
Sugar beets	Apr 26	245	0.05	0.04	0.03	Emergence	2700
Sugar beets	May 5	178	0.04	0.04	0.03	Emergence	2700
Corn	May 16	48	0.01	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Sunflower	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 7	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

West Point

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	253	0.04	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2600
Corn	Apr 29	199	0.04	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 6	170	0.04	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 13	121	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2600
Wheat	Feb 22	607	0.37	0.31	0.28	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	607	0.37	0.31	0.28	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	602	0.37	0.31	0.27	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	582	0.37	0.31	0.27	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	570	0.36	0.31	0.27	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	557	0.36	0.31	0.27	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	152	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	82	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Alfalfa	Mar 15	582	0.32	0.27	0.24	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	525	0.31	0.27	0.24	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	419	0.26	0.24	0.22	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	582	0.22	0.20	0.18	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	525	0.20	0.18	0.17	Regrowth	4500
Grass	Apr 15	419	0.16	0.15	0.14	Regrowth	4500

Champion

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	287	0.04	0.04	0.04	4leaves 1	2500
Corn	Apr 29	227	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 6	186	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 13	111	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2500
Wheat	Feb 22	776	0.38	0.32	0.29	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	776	0.38	0.32	0.29	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	732	0.38	0.32	0.29	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	687	0.37	0.32	0.29	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	636	0.36	0.32	0.29	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	612	0.36	0.31	0.29	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	165	0.04	0.04	0.04	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	75	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Sorghum	May 15	75	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sunflower	May 15	75	0.03	0.05	0.06	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200
Sunflower	Jun 15	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Early veg.	2200

Beatrice

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	285	0.03	0.03	0.04	4leaves 1	3000
Corn	Apr 29	235	0.03	0.03	0.03	2leaves 0.5	3000
Corn	May 6	189	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	3000
Corn	May 13	117	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	3000
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	3000
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	3000
Wheat	Feb 22	774	0.36	0.29	0.27	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	773	0.36	0.29	0.27	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	757	0.35	0.29	0.27	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	719	0.35	0.29	0.27	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	687	0.35	0.28	0.27	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	666	0.34	0.28	0.27	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	168	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	81	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	81	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Alfalfa	Mar 15	719	0.31	0.26	0.25	Full Cov	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	621	0.30	0.25	0.24	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	479	0.26	0.23	0.23	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	719	0.23	0.18	0.17	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	621	0.21	0.18	0.17	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	479	0.16	0.15	0.16	Regrowth	4500

Grand Island

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	274	0.04	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2700
Corn	Apr 29	218	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 6	181	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 13	123	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Wheat	Feb 22	726	0.38	0.33	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	726	0.38	0.33	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	714	0.38	0.33	0.26	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	665	0.37	0.32	0.26	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	635	0.36	0.32	0.25	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	614	0.36	0.32	0.25	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	165	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	83	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	83	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Potato	Apr 15	380	0.06	0.06	0.05	Early Veg	3655
Potato	Apr 25	358	0.06	0.06	0.05	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 5	248	0.04	0.04	0.04	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 15	104	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	3655
Potato	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	3655
Alfalfa	Mar 15	665	0.33	0.29	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	572	0.31	0.28	0.22	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	452	0.27	0.26	0.21	Maturity	4500
Grass	Apr 1	572	0.21	0.20	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	452	0.17	0.16	0.14	Regrowth	4500

Nebraska City

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	303	0.03	0.03	0.04	4leaves 1	2700
Corn	Apr 29	251	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2700
Corn	May 6	205	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 13	131	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Wheat	Feb 22	775	0.33	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	775	0.33	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	765	0.33	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	736	0.32	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	710	0.32	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	692	0.32	0.27	0.25	Boot	2000
Soybean	May 8	184	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	92	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	92	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Alfalfa	Mar 15	736	0.29	0.24	0.23	Full Cov	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	651	0.28	0.23	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	506	0.25	0.22	0.21	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	736	0.21	0.17	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	651	0.20	0.17	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	506	0.16	0.15	0.15	Regrowth	4500

Ord

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	274	0.03	0.02	0.03	4leaves 1	2650
Corn	Apr 29	214	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 6	175	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 13	110	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2650
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2650
Wheat	Feb 22	708	0.32	0.22	0.20	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 1	708	0.32	0.22	0.20	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 8	693	0.32	0.22	0.20	Boot	1840
Wheat	Mar 15	652	0.31	0.21	0.20	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 22	626	0.31	0.21	0.19	Jointing	1840
Wheat	Mar 29	603	0.31	0.21	0.19	Jointing	1840
Soybean	May 8	157	0.04	0.03	0.02	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 15	72	0.02	0.02	0.02	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2360
Potato	Apr 15	379	0.05	0.04	0.04	Early Veg	3655
Potato	Apr 25	356	0.05	0.04	0.04	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 5	243	0.04	0.03	0.03	Early Veg	3655
Potato	May 15	92	0.02	0.02	0.02	Emergence	3655
Potato	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	3655
Alfalfa	Mar 15	652	0.28	0.19	0.18	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	563	0.26	0.18	0.17	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	446	0.23	0.17	0.16	Maturity	4500
Grass	Apr 1	563	0.18	0.13	0.13	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	446	0.14	0.11	0.11	Regrowth	4500

Red Cloud

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	295	0.03	0.03	0.03	4leaves 1	2700
Corn	Apr 29	238	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 6	191	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 13	121	0.03	0.02	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2700
Wheat	Feb 22	827	0.33	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	827	0.33	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	808	0.33	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	753	0.32	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	717	0.32	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	693	0.32	0.26	0.23	Boot	2000
Soybean	May 8	172	0.04	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	81	0.02	0.03	0.02	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	81	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2369
Alfalfa	Mar 15	753	0.29	0.23	0.21	Full Cov	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	648	0.28	0.23	0.20	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	502	0.25	0.21	0.19	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	753	0.21	0.16	0.14	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	648	0.20	0.16	0.14	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	502	0.16	0.14	0.14	Regrowth	4500

York

Crop or Pest	Emergence Month-Day	Accum GDD	ET Past week (in./day)	ET Past 3 days (in./day)	ET Future 3 days (in./day)	Stage Description	GDD @ Matur
Corn	Apr 22	291	0.04	0.04	0.04	4leaves 1	2720
Corn	Apr 29	232	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2720
Corn	May 6	191	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2720
Corn	May 13	124	0.03	0.03	0.02	2leaves 0.5	2720
Corn	May 20	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2720
Corn	May 27	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	2leaves 0.5	2720
Wheat	Feb 22	748	0.36	0.32	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 1	748	0.36	0.32	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 8	735	0.36	0.32	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 15	698	0.36	0.32	0.25	Boot	2000
Wheat	Mar 22	670	0.35	0.32	0.25	Jointing	2000
Wheat	Mar 29	648	0.35	0.32	0.25	Jointing	2000
Soybean	May 8	170	0.04	0.04	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 15	86	0.02	0.03	0.03	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Soybean	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Cotyledon	2450
Sorghum	May 15	86	0.02	0.03	0.03	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 22	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	May 25	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 12	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Sorghum	Jun 19	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	Emergence	2200
Alfalfa	Mar 15	698	0.32	0.29	0.23	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 1	603	0.30	0.28	0.22	Maturity	4500
Alfalfa	Apr 15	474	0.27	0.26	0.21	Maturity	4500
Grass	Mar 15	698	0.23	0.21	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 1	603	0.21	0.20	0.16	Nr Full Cov	4500
Grass	Apr 15	474	0.17	0.17	0.14	Regrowth	4500

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