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Condition Monitoring Report  
Station Number: MD-HR-23
Station Name: Norrisville 0.6 WSW
Report Date: 4/28/2024
Submitted: 4/28/2024 8:44 AM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:
Temps were above normal to below normal the last 7 days...

Precip this week: 0.03" Rain...only 0.68"last 2 weeks...4.61" Total for April...and with near constant Windy days what rain received is quickly evaporated..Sort of mini drought currently. Fire Warning was issued earlier in the past week...My Allergies are some of the worst the past 2 weeks.

Surface Soils are hard and dry...Mowing caused excessive amounts of dust to become airborne.


Soil Temps were mainly steady & Soil Moisture fell...

**High Centibar Readings mean drier soil...ie; 0 = Saturated Soil..120 or above = Severe Drought.

**Current Soil Readings @ 7am:    

Current Surface Soil Temp: 49F...Grass Tip Temp: 48.4F...
 
 2 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 51F...Soil Moisture:   68 Centibars..
 6 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 54F...Soil Moisture:   39 Centibars..
24 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 54F...Soil Moisture:   21 Centibars.. 
36 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 52F...Soil Moisture:   28 Centibars..

Birds were less active at the feeders...3 Bluebird houses have Bluebirds... No Hummingbirds seen yet.

Farm Activity: I prepped my soil this past week as did large Farm behind me...

Creek level and flow are below normal...
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