Weather for your Garden or Farm
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The Goose Lake Weather station is located in USDA plant hardiness zone 5a. The predominant soil types are 69A—Milford silty clay loam, and
Bryce, shale substratum-Calamine silty clays. Interested in determining the soil types in your backyard? Check out the USDA/NRCS Web Soil Survey page. |
Astronomical Information
| Sunrise | Sunset | Available Daylight Hours |
| 6:58 AM | 5:16 PM | 10:18 |
Soil Information
Soil data last updated:02/06/12 7:10 PM| Soil Temperature1 | Soil Moisture2 | Frost Depth3 |
| 4 inch:
38°F
Max:38°F Min:37°F |
4 inch: 13.0 cb | 0 inches |
| 12 inch: 39°F | 12 inch: 11.0 cb | |
| 24 inch: 40°F | 24 inch: 6.0 cb | |
| 36 inch: 42°F | 36 inch: 4.0 cb |
1Daily maximum and minimum 4 inch soil temperatures since midnight.
2Soil moisture is measured in centibars(cb).
Note: When the soil moisture sensor is frozen,
it will read approximately 200 cb.
3Read manually from a frost tube.
| Centibar Reading | Soil Condition |
| 0-10 | Saturated Soil. Occurs for a day or two after irrigation. |
| 10-20 | Soil is adequately wet (except coarse sands which are drying out at this range) |
| 30-60 | Usual range to irrigate or water (except heavy clay soils). Irrigate at the upper end of this range in cool humid climates and with higher water-holding capacity soils. |
| 100-200 | Soil is becoming dangerously dry for maximum production. |
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| 4 Inch Soil Temperature | 4 Inch Soil Moisture |
Soil Temperature Extremes for Current Month and Year
data last updated:02/06/12 7:10 PM| Sensor Depth | Month | Year |
| 4 inch |
Max: 41.0°F on 2-1-2012 Min: 37.0°F on 2-2-2012 |
Max: 41.0°F on 1-31-2012 Min: 33.0°F on 1-25-2012 |
| 12 inch |
Max: 40.0°F on 2-3-2012 Min: 39.0°F on 2-1-2012 |
Max: 41.0°F on 1-1-2012 Min: 35.0°F on 1-25-2012 |
| 24 inch |
Max: 40.0°F on 2-3-2012 Min: 38.0°F on 2-1-2012 |
Max: 42.1°F on 1-1-2012 Min: 37.0°F on 1-25-2012 |
| 36 inch |
Max: 42.0°F on 2-2-2012 Min: 41.0°F on 2-1-2012 |
Max: 45.0°F on 1-1-2012 Min: 41.0°F on 1-24-2012 |
Rain/Evapotransporation/Leaf Wetness
| Rainfall | Evapotransporation | Leaf Wetness* | |||
| Today: 0.00 in | Today: 0.01 in | Current reading: 0 | |||
| Month: 0.39 in | Month: 0.11 in | ||||
Above rainfall data from automated gauge, not accurate for snowmelt water equivalent
*Leaf wetness ranges from 0 dry to 15 wet
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| Daily Evapotranspiration | Leaf Wetness |
Illinois CoCoRaHS Precipitation Map
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Precipitation Past 12 Months
Forecast Rainfall
forecast rainfall data provided by NOAA |
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Monthly Climate Data for the Upper Midwest
data courtesy The Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC)Long Range Outlooks
Other Ag Related Info
- USDA Crop Progress Reports in MS Word format
- USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin






