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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Crabgrass/Annual Bluegrass Preemergence Timer (GDD 32)
through Sun, Feb. 22. 2026

 

GDD Total: 26 (Base 32) through Sun, Feb. 22, 2026

  

Marine On Saint, MN

       

Forecast »

Done

801

Late

500

Optimum

250

Early

171

Under

0

 

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Tabular Data

Daily GDD accumulation for various base temperature models in 2025 & 2026

2026Lo
(F)
Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-15 23° 51° 15 5 0 0 0
02-16 31° 53° 35 15 0 0 0
02-17 30° 48° 53 23 0 0 0
02-18 28° 41° 65 25 0 0 0
02-19 30° 35° 76 26 0 0 0
02-20 22° 30° 79 26 0 0 0
02-21 12° 23° 79 26 0 0 0
02-22 16° 79 26 0 0 0
02-23 21° 79 26 0 0 0
02-24 13° 35° 81 26 0 0 0
02-25 21° 81 26 0 0 0
02-26 11° 34° 82 26 0 0 0
2026Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-27 22° 45° 94 27 0 0 0
02-28 17° 27° 94 27 0 0 0
03-01 25° 94 27 0 0 0
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-15 15° 22° 0 0 0 0 0
02-16 -1° 14° 0 0 0 0 0
02-17 -15° -2° 0 0 0 0 0
02-18 -19° 0 0 0 0 0
02-19 -14° 0 0 0 0 0
02-20 20° 0 0 0 0 0
02-21 -4° 25° 0 0 0 0 0
02-22 34° 0 0 0 0 0
02-23 31° 42° 15 5 0 0 0
02-24 41° 52° 39 19 4 0 0
02-25 29° 49° 57 27 4 0 0
02-26 36° 53° 79 39 7 0 0
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-27 34° 47° 98 48 7 0 0
02-28 25° 45° 111 51 7 0 0
03-01 11° 24° 111 51 7 0 0
03-02 12° 39° 114 51 7 0 0
03-03 29° 47° 130 56 7 0 0
03-04 32° 42° 145 62 7 0 0
03-05 24° 32° 151 62 7 0 0
03-06 12° 39° 154 62 7 0 0
03-07 17° 41° 161 62 7 0 0
03-08 26° 49° 177 67 7 0 0
03-09 31° 58° 199 80 10 0 0
03-10 34° 64° 226 97 17 0 0
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-11 27° 48° 242 102 17 0 0
03-12 31° 54° 263 113 17 0 0
03-13 29° 62° 286 127 21 0 0
03-14 48° 74° 326 156 40 11 6
03-15 29° 55° 346 166 40 11 6
03-16 19° 37° 352 166 40 11 6
03-17 30° 60° 375 179 43 11 6
03-18 32° 47° 392 186 43 11 6
03-19 33° 38° 406 189 43 11 6
03-20 25° 46° 419 193 43 11 6
03-21 31° 49° 437 201 43 11 6
03-22 15° 40° 443 201 43 11 6
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-23 29° 46° 458 206 43 11 6
03-24 25° 45° 471 209 43 11 6
03-25 24° 52° 487 215 43 11 6
03-26 29° 53° 506 224 43 11 6
03-27 39° 59° 533 241 50 11 6
03-28 41° 58° 560 258 58 11 6
03-29 33° 39° 574 262 58 11 6
03-30 30° 33° 584 262 58 11 6
03-31 22° 42° 595 263 58 11 6
04-01 31° 40° 608 266 58 11 6
04-02 31° 37° 620 268 58 11 6
04-03 34° 44° 637 275 58 11 6
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-04 27° 51° 654 282 58 11 6
04-05 31° 43° 669 287 58 11 6
04-06 25° 57° 688 296 58 11 6
04-07 26° 41° 699 298 58 11 6
04-08 17° 47° 709 298 58 11 6
04-09 36° 60° 735 313 64 11 6
04-10 39° 48° 757 325 65 11 6
04-11 37° 55° 780 339 69 11 6
04-12 37° 65° 809 358 78 12 6
04-13 51° 65° 845 383 93 20 9
04-14 41° 59° 873 401 101 20 9
04-15 37° 52° 895 414 104 20 9
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-16 31° 56° 917 425 105 20 9
04-17 46° 68° 952 450 120 27 11
04-18 44° 56° 980 469 129 28 11
04-19 32° 52° 1001 479 129 28 11
04-20 33° 54° 1022 491 131 28 11
04-21 36° 60° 1048 506 137 28 11
04-22 45° 67° 1082 531 151 34 13
04-23 45° 68° 1117 555 165 40 14
04-24 43° 50° 1141 569 170 40 14
04-25 42° 55° 1168 586 176 40 14
04-26 33° 63° 1193 602 182 40 14
04-27 49° 65° 1229 627 197 47 16
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-28 57° 70° 1270 658 218 61 24
04-29 41° 57° 1297 675 225 61 24
04-30 36° 68° 1327 696 236 63 24
05-01 52° 64° 1363 721 252 71 27
05-02 43° 51° 1388 737 257 71 27
05-03 42° 64° 1420 758 268 74 27
05-04 44° 80° 1459 788 288 86 34
05-05 52° 76° 1501 820 310 100 43
05-06 47° 82° 1544 852 332 114 52
05-07 53° 70° 1583 881 351 125 58
05-08 41° 70° 1616 905 365 131 59
05-09 43° 82° 1657 935 386 143 67
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-10 50° 73° 1697 965 405 155 74
05-11 55° 88° 1746 1005 435 177 90
05-12 57° 86° 1796 1044 464 198 106
05-13 60° 86° 1846 1085 495 221 124
05-14 62° 82° 1897 1125 525 243 142
05-15 59° 78° 1944 1162 552 262 155
05-16 50° 59° 1976 1184 565 266 155
05-17 45° 52° 2002 1201 571 266 155
05-18 39° 54° 2027 1215 575 266 155
05-19 37° 58° 2053 1231 581 266 155
05-20 42° 48° 2076 1244 584 266 155
05-21 43° 50° 2100 1259 589 266 155
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-22 39° 65° 2130 1279 599 268 155
05-23 40° 62° 2159 1298 608 269 155
05-24 41° 65° 2190 1319 619 272 155
05-25 40° 69° 2223 1341 631 277 155
05-26 43° 71° 2258 1366 646 284 157
05-27 53° 64° 2294 1393 663 292 161
05-28 52° 60° 2329 1417 677 299 162
05-29 54° 71° 2369 1448 698 311 170
05-30 53° 77° 2412 1481 721 326 180
05-31 53° 77° 2456 1514 744 342 190
06-01 48° 79° 2497 1545 765 355 199
06-02 62° 90° 2551 1589 799 381 220
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-03 54° 67° 2590 1618 818 392 225
06-04 47° 76° 2629 1647 838 403 232
06-05 49° 78° 2671 1679 859 417 240
06-06 59° 71° 2714 1712 882 432 251
06-07 56° 74° 2757 1745 905 447 261
06-08 57° 70° 2799 1777 927 461 269
06-09 51° 66° 2835 1803 943 469 273
06-10 57° 78° 2880 1839 969 486 285
06-11 60° 73° 2925 1873 994 503 297
06-12 57° 71° 2967 1905 1015 517 305
06-13 52° 59° 3000 1928 1028 522 306
06-14 53° 62° 3035 1954 1044 529 308
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-15 58° 71° 3078 1986 1066 544 318
06-16 63° 78° 3127 2025 1095 565 333
06-17 60° 78° 3174 2062 1122 584 348
06-18 60° 81° 3222 2101 1151 604 363
06-19 59° 84° 3272 2140 1181 626 380
06-20 68° 83° 3325 2184 1214 651 400
06-21 77° 93° 3389 2237 1257 687 430
06-22 82° 92° 3454 2292 1302 724 462
06-23 70° 87° 3510 2338 1338 752 485
06-24 59° 79° 3557 2375 1365 771 500
06-25 63° 70° 3601 2410 1390 787 511
06-26 60° 65° 3642 2440 1410 800 519
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-27 57° 70° 3684 2472 1432 814 528
06-28 61° 83° 3734 2512 1462 836 544
06-29 66° 81° 3785 2554 1494 859 563
06-30 63° 80° 3834 2593 1523 880 579
07-01 62° 83° 3885 2633 1553 903 597
07-02 63° 87° 3938 2676 1586 928 617
07-03 66° 88° 3993 2721 1622 955 639
07-04 75° 91° 4054 2772 1662 988 667
07-05 72° 81° 4108 2817 1697 1014 688
07-06 65° 82° 4160 2858 1729 1038 707
07-07 59° 83° 4209 2897 1758 1059 723
07-08 62° 82° 4259 2938 1788 1081 740
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-09 62° 82° 4309 2977 1818 1103 757
07-10 67° 81° 4361 3019 1849 1127 776
07-11 66° 83° 4413 3062 1882 1151 795
07-12 66° 77° 4463 3101 1911 1173 811
07-13 60° 85° 4513 3142 1942 1195 829
07-14 67° 89° 4569 3188 1978 1223 852
07-15 72° 92° 4630 3238 2018 1256 879
07-16 56° 71° 4671 3269 2039 1269 888
07-17 50° 72° 4710 3298 2058 1280 894
07-18 54° 73° 4752 3330 2080 1294 902
07-19 64° 75° 4799 3368 2108 1313 917
07-20 56° 79° 4845 3404 2134 1331 930
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-21 63° 78° 4894 3442 2162 1352 945
07-22 72° 87° 4951 3489 2200 1381 970
07-23 71° 79° 5004 3533 2233 1406 990
07-24 68° 82° 5057 3576 2266 1431 1010
07-25 63° 84° 5109 3617 2297 1455 1028
07-26 68° 88° 5164 3663 2333 1482 1051
07-27 71° 89° 5222 3711 2371 1512 1076
07-28 65° 86° 5276 3754 2404 1538 1096
07-29 63° 83° 5327 3795 2436 1561 1115
07-30 66° 79° 5377 3836 2466 1583 1132
07-31 54° 76° 5420 3869 2489 1598 1142
08-01 54° 76° 5463 3902 2512 1613 1152
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-02 53° 77° 5507 3935 2535 1629 1162
08-03 56° 75° 5550 3969 2559 1644 1173
08-04 63° 75° 5597 4006 2586 1663 1187
08-05 59° 79° 5645 4043 2613 1683 1201
08-06 68° 80° 5696 4085 2645 1706 1220
08-07 66° 85° 5750 4128 2679 1732 1241
08-08 70° 87° 5806 4175 2715 1760 1264
08-09 67° 82° 5859 4217 2747 1785 1284
08-10 65° 82° 5910 4259 2779 1808 1302
08-11 59° 77° 5956 4295 2805 1826 1315
08-12 66° 79° 6007 4336 2836 1849 1333
08-13 58° 78° 6053 4372 2862 1867 1346
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-14 64° 79° 6103 4411 2891 1889 1362
08-15 67° 83° 6156 4454 2924 1914 1382
08-16 67° 81° 6208 4496 2956 1938 1401
08-17 67° 76° 6257 4536 2986 1959 1418
08-18 64° 75° 6305 4573 3013 1979 1433
08-19 65° 84° 6358 4616 3046 2004 1452
08-20 65° 80° 6408 4656 3077 2026 1470
08-21 63° 81° 6458 4697 3107 2048 1487
08-22 67° 77° 6508 4737 3137 2070 1504
08-23 58° 69° 6550 4768 3158 2084 1512
08-24 54° 63° 6586 4795 3175 2092 1516
08-25 48° 68° 6622 4821 3191 2100 1519
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-26 51° 73° 6662 4851 3211 2112 1526
08-27 53° 77° 6705 4884 3234 2127 1536
08-28 59° 75° 6750 4919 3259 2144 1548
08-29 57° 72° 6793 4951 3281 2159 1558
08-30 58° 74° 6837 4985 3305 2175 1569
08-31 52° 76° 6879 5017 3328 2189 1578
09-01 54° 77° 6923 5051 3351 2205 1589
09-02 57° 74° 6966 5085 3375 2220 1599
09-03 49° 65° 7001 5110 3390 2227 1601
09-04 43° 57° 7029 5128 3398 2227 1601
09-05 44° 57° 7058 5146 3407 2228 1601
09-06 42° 57° 7086 5164 3414 2228 1601
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-07 40° 62° 7114 5183 3423 2229 1601
09-08 44° 76° 7152 5211 3441 2239 1606
09-09 62° 68° 7196 5244 3464 2254 1616
09-10 59° 71° 7238 5277 3487 2269 1626
09-11 55° 75° 7281 5310 3510 2284 1636
09-12 60° 80° 7330 5348 3538 2304 1651
09-13 64° 82° 7381 5389 3569 2327 1669
09-14 67° 79° 7432 5430 3600 2350 1687
09-15 70° 78° 7484 5472 3632 2374 1707
09-16 67° 89° 7540 5518 3668 2402 1730
09-17 64° 82° 7591 5559 3699 2425 1748
09-18 64° 81° 7641 5600 3730 2448 1765
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-19 65° 72° 7688 5636 3756 2466 1779
09-20 63° 71° 7733 5671 3781 2483 1791
09-21 63° 76° 7780 5709 3809 2503 1805
09-22 58° 72° 7823 5742 3832 2518 1815
09-23 58° 73° 7867 5776 3856 2534 1826
09-24 54° 73° 7909 5808 3878 2548 1835
09-25 53° 78° 7953 5841 3901 2563 1846
09-26 54° 74° 7995 5874 3924 2578 1855
09-27 52° 71° 8035 5903 3943 2589 1861
09-28 45° 74° 8072 5931 3961 2599 1866
09-29 51° 83° 8117 5966 3986 2616 1878
09-30 62° 80° 8166 6005 4015 2637 1894
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55

 

Latest Updates

February 16th, 2026Welcome to the 2026 GDD Tracking Season

Although Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter, GDDTracker will start counting on February 15. Spring is when GDDTracker receives the most attention for alerting turfgrass managers of optimal application timing windows for suppressing annual bluegrass seedheads and crabgrass preemergence applications. As spring turns to summer, there are several models that may be helpful throughout the season including the early season dollar spot DMI timer and the Smith-Kerns dollar spot prediction model. To learn about all the available models, click on the "About" tab at the top of the screen. Thanks for your continued support and use of GDDTracker and best wishes for a successful 2026!


 

March 18th, 2024Timing crabgrass preemergence applications in spring

Don't miss this update from from Kevin Frank regarding timing of crabgrass preemergence herbicides.