Please Note

The GDD models have only been “ground-truthed” in the Great Lakes region. Use of models outside of this region, including the North East, Great Plains and Transition Zones, should be used with caution. We do not recommend the GDD models we use for the mid/southern transition zone and southern states.

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MSU Proxy/Primo Seedhead Timer (GDD 32)
through Mon, Feb. 17. 2025

 

GDD Total: 0 (Base 32) through Mon, Feb. 17, 2025

  

Lauderdale, MN

       

Forecast »

Done

651

Over

501

Target

220

Close

121

Under

0

 

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Tabular Data

Daily GDD accumulation for various base temperature models in 2024 & 2023

2025Lo
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Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-15 15° 21° 0 0 0 0 0
02-16 -0° 13° 0 0 0 0 0
02-17 -13° -2° 0 0 0 0 0
02-18 -19° 0 0 0 0 0
02-19 -13° 0 0 0 0 0
02-20 -5° 13° 0 0 0 0 0
02-21 -4° 19° 0 0 0 0 0
02-22 10° 30° 0 0 0 0 0
02-23 22° 39° 9 0 0 0 0
02-24 29° 42° 22 4 0 0 0
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-15 16° 29° 0 0 0 0 0
02-16 18° 0 0 0 0 0
02-17 27° 0 0 0 0 0
02-18 22° 35° 7 0 0 0 0
02-19 20° 38° 14 0 0 0 0
02-20 29° 45° 29 5 0 0 0
02-21 22° 47° 41 8 0 0 0
02-22 28° 51° 59 15 0 0 0
02-23 22° 35° 65 15 0 0 0
02-24 17° 43° 73 15 0 0 0
02-25 32° 48° 91 23 0 0 0
02-26 28° 62° 114 36 3 0 0
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-27 15° 51° 125 37 3 0 0
02-28 19° 125 37 3 0 0
02-29 11° 49° 133 37 3 0 0
03-01 35° 57° 158 51 7 0 0
03-02 33° 61° 182 66 12 0 0
03-03 41° 65° 213 87 23 3 0
03-04 30° 40° 226 90 23 3 0
03-05 23° 47° 239 93 23 3 0
03-06 27° 52° 257 101 23 3 0
03-07 33° 45° 274 108 23 3 0
03-08 25° 38° 283 108 23 3 0
03-09 20° 39° 291 108 23 3 0
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-10 18° 49° 303 110 23 3 0
03-11 33° 65° 330 127 30 3 0
03-12 42° 66° 362 149 42 7 0
03-13 37° 64° 391 167 50 7 0
03-14 43° 58° 419 186 59 8 0
03-15 30° 50° 437 193 59 8 0
03-16 33° 49° 456 202 59 8 0
03-17 24° 32° 462 202 59 8 0
03-18 20° 37° 468 202 59 8 0
03-19 33° 50° 488 212 59 8 0
03-20 17° 32° 491 212 59 8 0
03-21 21° 31° 495 212 59 8 0
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-22 24° 32° 501 212 59 8 0
03-23 15° 32° 502 212 59 8 0
03-24 27° 31° 509 212 59 8 0
03-25 32° 36° 521 214 59 8 0
03-26 21° 34° 527 214 59 8 0
03-27 17° 29° 528 214 59 8 0
03-28 19° 36° 533 214 59 8 0
03-29 23° 43° 544 215 59 8 0
03-30 33° 44° 561 222 59 8 0
03-31 32° 45° 577 228 59 8 0
04-01 31° 44° 593 234 59 8 0
04-02 33° 41° 608 239 59 8 0
2024Lo
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Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-03 34° 49° 627 248 59 8 0
04-04 33° 51° 647 258 59 8 0
04-05 30° 56° 668 269 60 8 0
04-06 34° 58° 692 283 64 8 0
04-07 39° 47° 713 294 65 8 0
04-08 42° 48° 736 307 68 8 0
04-09 41° 60° 764 326 76 8 0
04-10 41° 69° 797 349 89 13 0
04-11 44° 59° 827 368 99 14 0
04-12 43° 59° 856 387 108 15 0
04-13 37° 83° 893 415 125 25 5
04-14 46° 70° 929 440 141 33 8
2024Lo
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Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-15 46° 60° 960 462 152 36 8
04-16 47° 54° 989 480 161 37 8
04-17 43° 51° 1014 495 166 37 8
04-18 44° 51° 1040 511 172 37 8
04-19 33° 40° 1054 515 172 37 8
04-20 31° 46° 1071 522 172 37 8
04-21 32° 52° 1091 532 172 37 8
04-22 39° 68° 1123 554 184 40 8
04-23 43° 59° 1152 573 193 41 8
04-24 32° 57° 1174 586 195 41 8
04-25 43° 67° 1207 609 208 46 8
04-26 46° 53° 1235 627 216 46 8
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-27 49° 57° 1266 647 227 49 8
04-28 45° 52° 1292 664 233 49 8
04-29 43° 50° 1317 678 237 49 8
04-30 42° 68° 1350 701 251 55 8
05-01 50° 63° 1384 726 265 61 10
05-02 48° 56° 1414 746 275 63 10
05-03 44° 70° 1449 771 290 70 12
05-04 47° 60° 1481 792 301 73 12
05-05 40° 69° 1513 815 314 78 12
05-06 47° 72° 1551 842 332 88 16
05-07 56° 70° 1592 873 353 101 24
05-08 46° 75° 1631 902 371 111 30
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-09 48° 65° 1665 926 386 118 31
05-10 41° 72° 1699 951 400 124 33
05-11 45° 74° 1737 978 418 134 37
05-12 59° 85° 1787 1018 448 155 54
05-13 50° 70° 1825 1046 466 165 59
05-14 47° 71° 1862 1073 483 174 63
05-15 47° 72° 1899 1101 500 184 68
05-16 57° 69° 1940 1131 521 197 75
05-17 54° 84° 1987 1168 548 216 89
05-18 64° 81° 2037 1208 578 238 106
05-19 49° 70° 2075 1236 596 248 111
05-20 57° 75° 2119 1270 620 264 122
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-21 62° 71° 2163 1305 644 280 133
05-22 54° 68° 2202 1334 663 291 139
05-23 55° 76° 2246 1367 687 306 150
05-24 51° 72° 2285 1396 706 318 156
05-25 47° 73° 2323 1424 724 328 161
05-26 57° 68° 2364 1455 745 341 169
05-27 49° 63° 2398 1479 759 347 170
05-28 53° 63° 2434 1505 775 355 173
05-29 46° 70° 2470 1531 791 363 176
05-30 54° 76° 2514 1565 814 378 187
05-31 61° 67° 2556 1597 836 392 196
06-01 60° 75° 2601 1633 862 410 209
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-02 55° 76° 2645 1666 886 426 219
06-03 63° 81° 2695 1706 916 448 236
06-04 63° 84° 2747 1748 948 472 255
06-05 56° 78° 2792 1783 973 489 267
06-06 60° 69° 2835 1816 996 503 277
06-07 57° 77° 2880 1851 1020 520 289
06-08 58° 75° 2924 1885 1045 537 300
06-09 56° 70° 2965 1916 1066 550 308
06-10 50° 74° 3005 1946 1086 562 315
06-11 57° 81° 3052 1983 1113 581 329
06-12 58° 79° 3099 2020 1140 599 343
06-13 63° 83° 3150 2061 1171 622 361
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-14 58° 79° 3196 2097 1197 641 374
06-15 62° 69° 3240 2131 1221 656 385
06-16 63° 86° 3292 2173 1253 681 404
06-17 55° 77° 3336 2207 1277 697 415
06-18 65° 83° 3388 2249 1309 721 434
06-19 62° 72° 3433 2284 1334 738 446
06-20 58° 66° 3473 2314 1354 750 453
06-21 64° 70° 3518 2349 1379 766 465
06-22 62° 73° 3563 2385 1404 784 477
06-23 53° 82° 3609 2420 1429 801 490
06-24 62° 83° 3659 2460 1460 824 507
06-25 71° 84° 3715 2506 1496 851 530
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-26 64° 78° 3764 2545 1525 872 546
06-27 57° 74° 3807 2579 1548 888 557
06-28 64° 76° 3855 2617 1576 908 571
06-29 61° 70° 3899 2650 1600 923 582
06-30 50° 72° 3938 2679 1619 935 588
07-01 56° 75° 3982 2713 1643 950 599
07-02 59° 70° 4024 2745 1665 965 608
07-03 64° 85° 4076 2788 1697 989 627
07-04 63° 69° 4120 2821 1721 1005 638
07-05 62° 75° 4167 2858 1748 1023 652
07-06 58° 80° 4214 2895 1775 1043 666
07-07 63° 79° 4263 2935 1804 1064 683
2024Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-08 65° 79° 4313 2975 1834 1086 699
07-09 63° 83° 4364 3016 1865 1109 717
07-10 65° 81° 4415 3056 1896 1132 735
07-11 62° 85° 4467 3098 1928 1155 754
07-12 67° 86° 4522 3143 1962 1182 776
07-13 71° 80° 4575 3186 1996 1208 796
07-14 67° 87° 4630 3231 2031 1235 818
07-15 69° 83° 4684 3275 2065 1261 839
07-16 63° 79° 4733 3314 2094 1282 855
07-17 59° 74° 4778 3349 2118 1298 867
07-18 57° 78° 4823 3384 2143 1315 879
07-19 60° 80° 4870 3422 2171 1335 893
2024Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-20 66° 81° 4922 3463 2203 1359 912
07-21 66° 78° 4972 3503 2233 1381 929
07-22 65° 83° 5025 3546 2265 1405 949
07-23 64° 74° 5071 3583 2292 1424 962
07-24 61° 75° 5117 3618 2318 1442 975
07-25 56° 81° 5164 3655 2344 1460 989
07-26 65° 84° 5216 3697 2377 1485 1008
07-27 72° 90° 5275 3746 2416 1516 1034
07-28 71° 88° 5333 3794 2454 1546 1059
07-29 69° 85° 5388 3839 2489 1573 1081
07-30 69° 87° 5444 3885 2525 1601 1104
07-31 71° 89° 5503 3934 2563 1631 1130
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-01 66° 75° 5551 3972 2592 1651 1145
08-02 65° 90° 5606 4017 2627 1679 1167
08-03 61° 84° 5657 4058 2657 1701 1185
08-04 67° 82° 5709 4100 2690 1726 1204
08-05 59° 72° 5753 4134 2713 1741 1215
08-06 55° 76° 5796 4167 2737 1757 1225
08-07 56° 75° 5840 4201 2761 1773 1236
08-08 60° 69° 5882 4233 2783 1787 1245
08-09 56° 68° 5923 4264 2803 1799 1253
08-10 53° 72° 5963 4294 2824 1812 1260
08-11 52° 78° 6006 4327 2847 1827 1270
08-12 53° 81° 6051 4362 2872 1844 1282
2024Lo
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GDD
22
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32
GDD
42
GDD
50
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08-13 57° 82° 6099 4400 2900 1863 1297
08-14 62° 81° 6148 4439 2929 1885 1313
08-15 64° 78° 6197 4478 2958 1905 1329
08-16 65° 77° 6246 4517 2987 1927 1345
08-17 67° 75° 6295 4556 3016 1948 1361
08-18 61° 80° 6344 4595 3045 1968 1377
08-19 57° 80° 6390 4631 3071 1987 1390
08-20 61° 74° 6436 4667 3097 2004 1403
08-21 58° 77° 6482 4703 3122 2022 1416
08-22 59° 71° 6525 4736 3146 2037 1426
08-23 64° 79° 6574 4775 3175 2059 1442
08-24 64° 85° 6626 4818 3207 2083 1462
2024Lo
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-25 73° 86° 6684 4865 3245 2113 1486
08-26 70° 92° 6743 4915 3284 2144 1512
08-27 68° 75° 6793 4954 3314 2166 1529
08-28 63° 72° 6838 4989 3339 2183 1541
08-29 65° 86° 6892 5033 3372 2208 1562
08-30 60° 78° 6938 5070 3399 2227 1575
08-31 58° 84° 6987 5109 3428 2248 1591
09-01 55° 72° 7029 5140 3450 2262 1600
09-02 52° 74° 7070 5171 3471 2274 1608
09-03 57° 77° 7115 5206 3496 2292 1620
09-04 58° 81° 7162 5244 3523 2311 1634
09-05 63° 74° 7209 5280 3550 2329 1648
2024Lo
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GDD
22
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32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-06 52° 66° 7246 5307 3567 2338 1652
09-07 45° 68° 7280 5331 3581 2345 1653
09-08 52° 77° 7323 5364 3604 2360 1663
09-09 56° 81° 7370 5401 3631 2378 1677
09-10 62° 80° 7419 5440 3660 2400 1693
09-11 62° 84° 7470 5481 3691 2422 1711
09-12 59° 84° 7520 5521 3720 2444 1728
09-13 61° 82° 7569 5560 3750 2466 1744
09-14 67° 74° 7617 5599 3778 2486 1760
09-15 67° 86° 7672 5643 3813 2512 1781
09-16 68° 87° 7727 5688 3848 2540 1803
09-17 68° 87° 7783 5734 3883 2567 1826
2024Lo
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GDD
22
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32
GDD
42
GDD
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GDD
55
09-18 67° 84° 7837 5778 3917 2593 1847
09-19 68° 84° 7891 5822 3952 2619 1868
09-20 60° 81° 7939 5860 3980 2640 1883
09-21 62° 80° 7988 5899 4009 2660 1899
09-22 52° 68° 8026 5927 4026 2670 1904
09-23 45° 69° 8061 5952 4042 2677 1906
09-24 52° 72° 8101 5982 4062 2689 1913
09-25 53° 78° 8144 6015 4085 2705 1923
09-26 55° 82° 8190 6052 4111 2723 1936
09-27 54° 82° 8237 6088 4138 2741 1950
09-28 56° 84° 8285 6126 4166 2762 1965
09-29 55° 82° 8332 6163 4192 2780 1979
2024Lo
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GDD
22
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32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-30 59° 83° 8381 6202 4222 2801 1995

 

Latest Updates

February 15th, 2025Welcome to the 2025 GDD Tracking Season

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March 18th, 2024Timing crabgrass preemergence applications in spring

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