March 4, 2015

Soil temperatures across the state have been near normal on average so far this winter, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.
Soil temperatures at four inches under sod averaged 38.6 degrees F across Illinois for the period of November 1 to February 15, normal for the time period. Temperatures at eight inches averaged 38.4 degrees F, 1.2 degrees below normal.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.