Growing Degree Days & Crop Water Use Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Data collected through September 22
Crop Reporting Districts: Northwest, North, Northeast, Central, East, Southwest, South, Southeast
Station	Crop	Emer. Date	Growing Degree Days			Water Use inches per day
			Actual	Normal	Mature	Past			Future
						week	3 days	day	3 days	week
Northwest District
Alliance	Corn	May 7	2098	2472	2450	.22	.17	.09	.13	.16
		May 12	2063	2425	2450	.22	.17	.10	.13	.17
		May 17	2016	2374	2450	.23	.18	.10	.13	.17
	Dry Beans	Jun 10	1735	2067	2023	.11	.08	.05	.06	.07
		Jun 15	1690	1983	2023	.12	.09	.05	.07	.08
	Potato	May 15	2646	3040	3655	.12	.09	.05	.06	.08
	Sugar Beets	May 5	2118	2489	2700	.20	.15	.08	.12	.15
	Wheat*	Mar 30	3341	3830	2000	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Sunflower	Jun 16	1732	2012	2400	.25	.19	.11	.15	.19
Scottsbluff	Corn	May 15	2173	2373	2450	.20	.15	.09	.11	.13
		May 25	2037	2263	2450	.22	.17	.09	.12	.14
	Dry Beans	Jun 10	1848	2048	2400	.13	.10	.06	.07	.08
		Jun 25	1617	1780	2400	.17	.13	.07	.09	.11
	Sugar Beets	Apr 25	2305	2546	2500	.19	.15	.08	.10	.13
		May 10	2225	2421	2500	.19	.15	.08	.10	.13
		May 25	2037	2263	2500	.19	.15	.08	.10	.13
	Alfalfa	Apr 10	3476	3705	4000	.21	.16	.09	.12	.14
	Sunflower	Jun 15	1877	2012	2200	.24	.18	.10	.13	.15
Sidney	Corn	May 15	2081	2482	2400	.20	.17	.10	.14	.18
		May 20	2016	2427	2400	.21	.17	.10	.14	.19
		May 25	1957	2368	2400	.21	.18	.10	.15	.19
	Dry Beans	Jun 5	1839	2221	2400	.13	.11	.06	.09	.11
		Jun 10	1789	2140	2400	.14	.11	.07	.09	.12
		Jun 15	1741	2051	2400	.14	.12	.07	.10	.12
	Sugar Beets	Apr 25	2199	2665	2500	.18	.15	.09	.13	.17
		May 10	2123	2533	2500	.18	.15	.09	.13	.17
	Wheat*	Mar 20	3509	4017	1800	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
North District
Elgin	Corn	May 7	2303	2788	2650	.15	.13	.02	.08	.12
		May 25	2091	2581	2650	.16	.14	.02	.08	.14
	Soybeans	May 15	2240	2703	2500	.05	.04	.01	.02	.02
		May 31	2004	2494	2500	.14	.12	.02	.07	.10
	Potato	May 10	2959	3477	3500	.04	.03	.01	.02	.03
		May 25	2707	3237	3500	.07	.05	.01	.03	.05
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3707	4091	1800	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3707	4091	5000	.15	.13	.02	.08	.13
	Grass	Apr 15	3707	4091	5000	.06	.05	.01	.03	.05
O'Neill	Corn	May 7	2226	2738	2700	.16	.13	.02	.07	.12
		May 25	2038	2535	2700	.16	.14	.02	.08	.13
	Soybeans	May 15	2163	2654	2500	.09	.06	.01	.03	.04
		May 22	2066	2573	2500	.13	.10	.01	.05	.07
		May 31	1961	2450	2500	.14	.12	.02	.06	.10
	Potato	May 10	2865	3420	3500	.05	.04	.00	.02	.03
		May 25	2637	3186	3500	.07	.06	.01	.03	.05
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3607	4034	1800	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3607	4034	4000	.15	.12	.02	.07	.12
	Grass	Apr 15	3607	4034	4000	.03	.02	.00	.01	.02
Northeast District
Concord	Corn	May 7	2231	2857	2650	.14	.11	.03	.08	.12
		May 25	2020	2645	2650	.15	.11	.04	.09	.13
	Soybeans	May 15	2162	2771	2500	.08	.05	.02	.03	.04
		May 31	1937	2554	2500	.13	.10	.03	.08	.11
	Potato	May 10	2859	3544	3500	.05	.03	.01	.02	.03
		May 25	2613	3293	3500	.07	.05	.02	.04	.05
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3668	4177	1500	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3668	4177	5000	.14	.10	.03	.08	.12
	Grass	Apr 15	3668	4177	5000	.05	.04	.01	.03	.04
West Point	Corn	May 7	2402	2939	2650	.13	.09	.03	.06	.09
		May 25	2160	2720	2650	.15	.11	.04	.08	.12
	Soybeans	May 15	2327	2852	2500	.03	.02	.01	.01	.02
		May 31	2072	2624	2500	.12	.08	.03	.05	.07
	Potato	May 10	3040	3639	3500	.03	.02	.01	.01	.02
		May 25	2765	3379	3500	.06	.04	.01	.03	.04
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3805	4265	1800	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3805	4265	5000	.14	.11	.04	.08	.11
	Grass	Apr 15	3805	4265	5000	.05	.04	.01	.03	.04
Central District
Grand Island	Corn	May 10	2425	2710	2700	.13	.12	.01	.06	.09
		May 25	2213	2536	2700	.14	.14	.02	.07	.11
		Jun 10	2007	2281	2450	.15	.14	.02	.07	.11
	Soybeans	May 20	2307	2599	2500	.03	.02	.00	.01	.02
		Jun 2	2087	2420	2500	.11	.10	.01	.04	.06
		Jun 15	1951	2182	2360	.12	.11	.01	.05	.07
	Sorghum	Jun 10	2007	2281	2300	.12	.11	.01	.05	.08
		Jun 20	1839	2077	2300	.14	.13	.02	.06	.10
	Potato	May 10	3118	3425	2400	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
Ord	Corn	May 7	2363	2734	2650	.14	.12	.03	.07	.10
		May 25	2137	2531	2650	.16	.14	.04	.08	.12
	Soybeans	May 15	2292	2651	2500	.03	.03	.01	.01	.02
		May 22	2187	2569	2500	.08	.06	.01	.03	.03
		May 31	2051	2446	2300	.07	.05	.01	.02	.03
	Potato	May 10	3002	3417	3500	.04	.03	.01	.02	.02
	Sugar Beets	May 25	2137	2531	3500	.13	.12	.03	.07	.10
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3678	4028	1800	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3678	4028	5000	.15	.13	.03	.08	.11
	Grass	Apr 15	3678	4028	5000	.06	.05	.01	.03	.04
East District
Mead	Corn	May 7	2458	3021	2650	.11	.09	.04	.06	.08
		May 16	2363	2920	2650	.13	.10	.05	.08	.09
		May 25	2198	2794	2650	.14	.11	.06	.09	.11
	Soybeans	May 15	2375	2932	2500	.02	.02	.01	.01	.01
		May 22	2260	2839	2500	.04	.03	.01	.02	.02
		May 31	2106	2694	2500	.10	.08	.04	.05	.06
	Potato	May 10	3101	3740	3500	.03	.02	.01	.01	.01
		May 25	2814	3470	3500	.05	.04	.02	.03	.03
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3891	4353	5000	.13	.11	.06	.08	.11
	Grass	Apr 15	3891	4353	5000	.05	.04	.02	.03	.03
Monroe	Corn	May 7	2529	2857	2650	.11	.09	.02	.05	.06
		May 25	2276	2645	2650	.14	.12	.02	.07	.10
	Soybeans	May 15	2450	2771	2500	.02	.02	.00	.01	.01
		May 31	2183	2554	2500	.08	.06	.01	.03	.03
	Potato	May 10	3194	3557	3500	.02	.02	.00	.01	.01
		May 25	2910	3307	3500	.04	.03	.01	.02	.03
	Wheat*	Apr 15	3935	4169	2000	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Alfalfa	Apr 15	3935	4169	5000	.14	.12	.02	.07	.11
	Grass	Apr 15	3935	4169	5000	.05	.04	.01	.02	.03
York	Corn	Apr 25	2635	2938	2720	.10	.08	.02	.04	.04
		May 5	2574	2846	2720	.11	.09	.02	.05	.07
		May 25	2288	2617	2450	.12	.10	.03	.05	.08
	Soybeans	May 5	2574	2846	2500	.00	.00	.02	.01	.00
		May 25	2288	2617	2500	.04	.02	.01	.01	.02
		Jun 5	2120	2443	2360	.06	.04	.01	.02	.02
	Sorghum	Jun 5	2120	2443	2369	.12	.10	.02	.05	.07
		Jun 20	1870	2137	2200	.14	.12	.03	.07	.10
	Alfalfa	Apr 5	3994	4237	4000	.14	.13	.03	.04	.02
	Grass	Apr 5	3994	4237	4000	.01	.01	.00	.00	.00
Southwest District
Champion	Corn	May 12	2281	2607	2500	.16	.13	.02	.07	.10
		May 18	2216	2542	2500	.18	.15	.03	.08	.12
		May 24	2126	2470	2500	.18	.16	.03	.08	.13
	Soybeans	May 21	2158	2507	2360	.05	.03	.01	.02	.02
		May 26	2095	2445	2360	.08	.06	.01	.03	.03
		Jun 1	2015	2364	2360	.13	.10	.02	.05	.06
	Sorghum	May 27	2092	2432	2200	.09	.07	.01	.03	.04
		Jun 3	1994	2333	2200	.14	.11	.02	.06	.08
		Jun 14	1873	2141	2200	.17	.14	.03	.08	.12
McCook	Corn	May 12	2476	2635	2500	.08	.06	.01	.01	.01
		May 18	2399	2569	2500	.11	.10	.02	.06	.07
		May 24	2291	2497	2500	.14	.13	.03	.07	.10
	Soybeans	May 21	2334	2534	2360	.02	.02	.00	.01	.00
		May 26	2251	2472	2360	.03	.02	.01	.01	.02
		Jun 1	2162	2388	2360	.04	.03	.01	.02	.02
	Sorghum	May 27	2246	2459	2200	.01	.00	.02	.01	.01
		Jun 3	2134	2358	2200	.06	.05	.01	.02	.02
		Jun 14	1994	2162	2200	.13	.11	.03	.06	.08
Dickens	Corn	May 12	2199	2619	2500	.16	.14	.02	.08	.12
		May 18	2139	2554	2500	.16	.15	.02	.08	.13
		May 24	2050	2482	2500	.17	.15	.02	.08	.14
	Soybeans	May 21	2082	2518	2360	.08	.06	.01	.03	.04
		May 26	2019	2457	2360	.11	.09	.01	.04	.06
		Jun 1	1937	2374	2360	.15	.13	.02	.07	.10
	Sorghum	May 27	2017	2444	2200	.12	.10	.01	.05	.07
		Jun 3	1915	2344	2200	.15	.13	.02	.07	.11
		Jun 14	1813	2150	2200	.16	.15	.02	.08	.12
South District
Holdrege	Corn	May 3	2486	2743	2700	.13	.13	.02	.06	.09
		May 10	2418	2675	2700	.15	.14	.03	.07	.10
		May 17	2354	2599	2700	.16	.15	.03	.08	.11
	Soybeans	May 18	2340	2588	2500	.03	.03	.00	.01	.02
		May 25	2213	2503	2500	.07	.06	.01	.02	.03
	Sorghum	Jun 1	2107	2405	2369	.13	.12	.02	.06	.08
Red Cloud	Corn	May 3	2704	2807	2700	.06	.02	.02	.01	.01
		May 10	2630	2738	2700	.11	.10	.04	.05	.04
		May 17	2566	2661	2700	.12	.11	.04	.07	.08
	Soybeans	May 18	2553	2649	2500	.01	.00	.02	.01	.01
		May 25	2416	2562	2500	.02	.02	.01	.01	.02
	Sorghum	Jun 1	2306	2460	2300	.03	.01	.03	.02	.01
		Jun 8	2194	2340	2300	.08	.06	.02	.03	.04
		Jun 15	2096	2203	2300	.13	.11	.04	.06	.07
Southeast District
Beatrice	Corn	May 7	2617	3023	3000	.14	.11	.04	.08	.10
		May 20	2459	2869	3000	.15	.12	.05	.08	.12
	Soybeans	May 18	2497	2896	2500	.02	.01	.00	.00	.00
		Jun 1	2242	2678	2500	.05	.03	.01	.02	.02
	Sorghum	May 25	2355	2795	2369	.03	.02	.01	.01	.00
		Jun 7	2142	2563	2369	.11	.08	.03	.05	.06
	Alfalfa	Apr 10	4072	4411	4800	.14	.12	.04	.08	.12
	Grass	Apr 10	4072	4411	5000	.04	.03	.01	.02	.03
Nebraska City	Corn	May 14	2663	2944	2700	.09	.05	.04	.03	.02
		May 28	2442	2744	2700	.13	.09	.08	.09	.10
	Soybeans	May 29	2424	2727	2500	.02	.01	.01	.01	.01
		Jun 13	2154	2431	2360	.05	.02	.02	.02	.02
	Sorghum	Jun 3	2318	2638	2300	.02	.01	.02	.01	.01
		Jun 15	2122	2386	2300	.10	.06	.05	.06	.06
	Alfalfa	Apr 10	4243	4411	4000	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
	Grass	Apr 10	4243	4411	5000	.04	.03	.02	.02	.03
*With wheat, the date in the column labeled "emergence" indicates spring green-up of fall planted winter wheat.
Station	Crop	Emer. Date	Growing Degree Days			Water Use inches per day
			Actual	Normal	Mature	Past			Future
						week	3 days	day	3 days	week