Weather

** Announcement on 10/22/2020 **

Our weather station is currently experiencing technical difficulties which affects our ability to retrieve weather data. We will post data as soon as it becomes available.

Below you will find weather information recorded at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris. The weather information on this page is updated Monday through Friday. Recorded data may be rounded for reporting purposes. Our weather data is recorded at 8:00am and it reflects the conditions for the previous 24-hour period. (Example: The information listed as Tuesday, August 19 is actually the readings from Monday, August 18 at 8:00am to Tuesday, August 19 at 8:00am.

Frost depth is measured in inches, and is only recorded on Monday mornings.

Daily weather data plus our monthly & yearly annual summaries for previous years going back to 2010 can be accessed on our Weather Data History page. 

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T = trace amount

E.g., Oct 25 2020
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Date Temp High (F) Temp Low (F) Precipitation (in.) Growing Degree Days Soil Temp - 2" Max Soil Temp - 2" Min Soil Temp - 8" Max Soil Temp - 8" Min
October 1, 2020 63 42 T 65 48 57 53
September 30, 2020 70 44 0 69 49 59 51
September 29, 2020 52 42 .01 57 59 55 52
September 28, 2020 59 48 .10 62 51 59 52
September 27, 2020 71 48 0 69 52 62 57
September 26, 2020 78 55 0 77 58 65 60
September 25, 2020 76 58 0 80 59 66 62
September 24, 2020 82 54 0 79 57 65 60
September 23, 2020 83 52 0 81 54 65 58
September 22, 2020 82 51 0 80 54 64 58
September 21, 2020 77 52 0 73 55 61 56
September 20, 2020 74 49 0 69 51 60 54
September 19, 2020 66 38 0 68 45 58 53
September 18, 2020 62 38 0 63 45 58 53
September 17, 2020 63 40 70 47 63 55
September 16, 2020 80 53 0 76 57 65 60
September 15, 2020 78 52 0 15 71 54 62 56
September 14, 2020 70 46 0 10 69 51 60 54
September 13, 2020 64 45 .01 7 68 51 59 54
September 12, 2020 60 39 .4 5 59 44 66 50
September 11, 2020 62 32 0 6 69 42 56 50
September 10, 2020 56 32 0 3 61 42 55 50
September 9, 2020 50 36 0 0 60 44 56 52
September 8, 2020 53 39 .18 1.5 59 50 61 54
September 7, 2020 79 46 0 14.5 82 55 67 61
September 6, 2020 79 46 0 14.5 81 53 66 60
September 5, 2020 79 46 0 14.5 79 53 66 60
September 4, 2020 68 50 0 9 78 55 66 60
September 3, 2020 82 52 .01 17 78 56 67 61
September 2, 2020 74 52 0 13 70 56 64 61