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Crabgrass/Annual Bluegrass Preemergence Timer (GDD 32)
forecast for Thu, Feb. 26. 2026

 

Forecasted GDD Total: 32 (Base 32) through Thu, Feb. 26, 2026

  

Lauderdale, 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
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Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-15 26° 53° 18 8 0 0 0
02-16 34° 54° 40 20 2 0 0
02-17 33° 49° 59 29 2 0 0
02-18 28° 42° 72 32 2 0 0
02-19 27° 34° 81 32 2 0 0
02-20 20° 30° 84 32 2 0 0
02-21 14° 22° 84 32 2 0 0
02-22 11° 19° 84 32 2 0 0
02-23 21° 84 32 2 0 0
02-24 14° 35° 86 32 2 0 0
02-25 19° 30° 89 32 2 0 0
02-26 13° 36° 91 32 2 0 0
2026Lo
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Hi
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GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-27 24° 44° 103 34 2 0 0
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 -16° 0 0 0 0 0
02-19 -12° 0 0 0 0 0
02-20 20° 0 0 0 0 0
02-21 26° 0 0 0 0 0
02-22 11° 35° 1 0 0 0 0
02-23 30° 44° 16 5 0 0 0
02-24 41° 52° 40 19 4 0 0
02-25 29° 50° 58 27 4 0 0
02-26 37° 54° 81 40 8 0 0
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
02-27 34° 48° 100 49 8 0 0
02-28 26° 45° 114 53 8 0 0
03-01 12° 24° 114 53 8 0 0
03-02 13° 40° 119 53 8 0 0
03-03 29° 47° 135 59 8 0 0
03-04 32° 45° 151 66 8 0 0
03-05 24° 32° 157 66 8 0 0
03-06 14° 40° 162 66 8 0 0
03-07 21° 42° 172 66 8 0 0
03-08 29° 50° 189 73 8 0 0
03-09 32° 59° 213 87 11 0 0
03-10 35° 63° 240 104 18 0 0
2025Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-11 28° 49° 257 110 18 0 0
03-12 32° 57° 279 123 21 0 0
03-13 31° 62° 303 137 25 0 0
03-14 49° 75° 344 167 45 12 7
03-15 28° 53° 362 176 45 12 7
03-16 19° 39° 369 176 45 12 7
03-17 31° 61° 393 190 49 12 7
03-18 33° 48° 411 198 49 12 7
03-19 33° 38° 425 202 49 12 7
03-20 26° 46° 439 206 49 12 7
03-21 31° 50° 457 214 49 12 7
03-22 16° 41° 464 214 49 12 7
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
03-23 30° 45° 480 220 49 12 7
03-24 24° 46° 492 223 49 12 7
03-25 26° 52° 510 230 49 12 7
03-26 30° 54° 530 240 49 12 7
03-27 40° 61° 558 259 58 13 7
03-28 44° 69° 593 283 72 19 9
03-29 33° 41° 608 288 72 19 9
03-30 30° 34° 618 288 72 19 9
03-31 25° 44° 630 290 72 19 9
04-01 31° 38° 643 293 72 19 9
04-02 32° 37° 655 295 72 19 9
04-03 33° 44° 672 302 72 19 9
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-04 28° 50° 689 309 72 19 9
04-05 31° 43° 704 314 72 19 9
04-06 27° 58° 724 325 73 19 9
04-07 26° 43° 737 327 73 19 9
04-08 21° 49° 750 330 73 19 9
04-09 37° 61° 776 347 80 19 9
04-10 40° 51° 800 360 83 19 9
04-11 38° 55° 825 375 88 19 9
04-12 38° 67° 855 396 99 22 9
04-13 52° 65° 892 422 115 30 12
04-14 41° 59° 920 440 123 30 12
04-15 37° 53° 943 453 126 30 12
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-16 32° 58° 966 466 129 30 12
04-17 47° 72° 1004 494 147 40 17
04-18 45° 57° 1033 513 156 41 17
04-19 33° 53° 1054 524 157 41 17
04-20 35° 55° 1077 537 160 41 17
04-21 37° 60° 1103 554 167 41 17
04-22 48° 69° 1140 580 183 50 20
04-23 47° 68° 1175 606 199 57 23
04-24 45° 51° 1201 621 204 57 23
04-25 42° 56° 1228 638 211 57 23
04-26 35° 63° 1255 655 218 57 23
04-27 49° 64° 1289 680 233 64 25
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
04-28 57° 70° 1331 711 254 78 33
04-29 42° 58° 1359 730 263 78 33
04-30 38° 69° 1391 751 274 81 33
05-01 52° 64° 1427 777 290 90 36
05-02 44° 52° 1453 793 296 90 36
05-03 42° 65° 1485 815 308 93 36
05-04 45° 79° 1525 845 328 106 44
05-05 53° 75° 1567 878 351 120 53
05-06 49° 82° 1611 911 374 135 63
05-07 53° 70° 1650 941 394 147 70
05-08 43° 70° 1685 965 408 154 72
05-09 45° 84° 1727 998 431 168 81
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-10 52° 74° 1768 1029 452 181 89
05-11 57° 89° 1819 1069 482 203 107
05-12 58° 86° 1869 1109 512 225 124
05-13 61° 86° 1920 1151 544 249 142
05-14 63° 84° 1972 1192 575 272 161
05-15 59° 78° 2018 1229 602 291 174
05-16 50° 60° 2051 1252 615 296 174
05-17 45° 51° 2077 1268 621 296 174
05-18 42° 55° 2104 1284 627 296 174
05-19 38° 58° 2130 1301 634 296 174
05-20 42° 48° 2153 1314 637 296 174
05-21 44° 49° 2178 1328 641 296 174
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
05-22 40° 64° 2208 1348 651 298 174
05-23 42° 63° 2238 1369 662 300 174
05-24 43° 65° 2270 1391 674 305 174
05-25 43° 68° 2304 1414 687 310 175
05-26 45° 71° 2340 1441 704 318 178
05-27 56° 63° 2377 1468 721 328 182
05-28 53° 59° 2412 1492 735 334 183
05-29 54° 71° 2452 1523 756 346 191
05-30 54° 77° 2496 1556 779 362 201
05-31 56° 77° 2540 1590 803 378 213
06-01 51° 79° 2583 1624 827 394 223
06-02 63° 90° 2638 1668 861 420 245
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-03 54° 70° 2678 1698 881 432 252
06-04 50° 76° 2719 1729 902 445 259
06-05 51° 78° 2761 1762 925 459 269
06-06 60° 71° 2805 1795 948 475 279
06-07 57° 75° 2849 1829 972 491 290
06-08 58° 70° 2891 1861 994 505 299
06-09 51° 66° 2927 1887 1010 513 303
06-10 58° 80° 2974 1924 1037 532 317
06-11 61° 71° 3018 1959 1062 548 328
06-12 57° 70° 3060 1990 1083 562 336
06-13 52° 59° 3093 2013 1096 567 337
06-14 53° 62° 3129 2039 1112 575 339
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-15 58° 73° 3172 2072 1135 590 350
06-16 64° 79° 3222 2112 1165 612 366
06-17 61° 79° 3270 2150 1193 632 382
06-18 61° 81° 3319 2189 1222 653 397
06-19 60° 86° 3369 2230 1253 675 415
06-20 69° 83° 3423 2274 1287 701 436
06-21 79° 94° 3488 2328 1331 738 468
06-22 81° 93° 3553 2384 1377 775 500
06-23 71° 87° 3611 2431 1414 805 524
06-24 61° 78° 3658 2469 1442 824 539
06-25 63° 70° 3703 2503 1466 841 551
06-26 61° 65° 3744 2534 1487 854 559
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
06-27 58° 71° 3786 2567 1510 869 568
06-28 61° 82° 3836 2606 1539 890 584
06-29 67° 81° 3888 2648 1571 914 603
06-30 63° 80° 3937 2687 1600 935 619
07-01 63° 84° 3988 2729 1632 958 638
07-02 65° 88° 4043 2773 1666 985 659
07-03 69° 89° 4100 2820 1703 1014 683
07-04 78° 92° 4163 2873 1746 1049 714
07-05 72° 82° 4218 2918 1781 1076 735
07-06 66° 83° 4270 2961 1814 1101 755
07-07 61° 84° 4321 3001 1844 1123 772
07-08 64° 83° 4372 3043 1876 1146 791
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-09 63° 83° 4424 3084 1907 1170 809
07-10 69° 80° 4476 3127 1940 1194 829
07-11 67° 84° 4530 3170 1973 1220 850
07-12 67° 78° 4580 3211 2004 1242 867
07-13 61° 86° 4632 3252 2035 1266 885
07-14 68° 89° 4689 3299 2072 1295 909
07-15 72° 92° 4749 3349 2112 1327 937
07-16 56° 71° 4790 3381 2134 1340 945
07-17 50° 72° 4829 3410 2153 1351 951
07-18 56° 73° 4872 3442 2175 1366 961
07-19 65° 76° 4921 3481 2204 1387 976
07-20 57° 79° 4967 3517 2230 1405 990
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
07-21 62° 79° 5016 3556 2259 1426 1005
07-22 73° 87° 5074 3604 2297 1456 1030
07-23 70° 80° 5127 3647 2330 1481 1050
07-24 69° 83° 5180 3691 2364 1507 1071
07-25 64° 84° 5232 3733 2396 1531 1090
07-26 68° 88° 5289 3779 2432 1559 1114
07-27 71° 90° 5348 3828 2471 1590 1139
07-28 66° 86° 5402 3872 2505 1616 1160
07-29 65° 83° 5454 3914 2537 1640 1180
07-30 68° 79° 5505 3956 2569 1663 1198
07-31 56° 76° 5549 3990 2593 1680 1209
08-01 59° 77° 5595 4026 2619 1697 1222
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-02 56° 78° 5640 4061 2644 1714 1234
08-03 59° 76° 5686 4096 2669 1732 1246
08-04 65° 76° 5734 4134 2697 1752 1262
08-05 60° 80° 5782 4173 2726 1772 1277
08-06 68° 81° 5835 4215 2758 1797 1296
08-07 67° 85° 5889 4259 2792 1823 1318
08-08 71° 87° 5946 4306 2829 1852 1342
08-09 69° 82° 5999 4350 2863 1877 1362
08-10 67° 82° 6051 4392 2895 1902 1381
08-11 61° 77° 6099 4429 2922 1921 1395
08-12 68° 80° 6151 4471 2954 1945 1414
08-13 60° 79° 6198 4508 2981 1964 1429
2025Lo
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Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-14 65° 76° 6247 4547 3010 1985 1445
08-15 69° 84° 6301 4592 3045 2011 1466
08-16 69° 82° 6354 4635 3078 2036 1486
08-17 69° 78° 6406 4676 3109 2060 1504
08-18 67° 77° 6455 4716 3139 2081 1521
08-19 68° 85° 6510 4760 3173 2108 1542
08-20 66° 80° 6561 4801 3204 2131 1560
08-21 64° 82° 6612 4842 3235 2154 1578
08-22 68° 77° 6662 4883 3266 2176 1596
08-23 58° 70° 6705 4915 3288 2191 1605
08-24 56° 65° 6743 4943 3306 2201 1611
08-25 50° 68° 6780 4970 3323 2210 1615
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
08-26 54° 74° 6822 5002 3345 2224 1623
08-27 54° 78° 6866 5036 3369 2240 1635
08-28 59° 78° 6912 5073 3396 2258 1648
08-29 60° 75° 6958 5108 3421 2276 1661
08-30 58° 76° 7003 5143 3446 2293 1673
08-31 53° 77° 7046 5176 3469 2308 1683
09-01 57° 79° 7092 5212 3495 2326 1695
09-02 59° 74° 7136 5246 3519 2342 1707
09-03 50° 66° 7172 5272 3535 2350 1710
09-04 44° 59° 7202 5292 3545 2352 1710
09-05 45° 58° 7231 5311 3554 2353 1710
09-06 44° 58° 7260 5330 3563 2354 1710
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-07 42° 63° 7290 5351 3574 2356 1710
09-08 46° 77° 7330 5381 3594 2368 1717
09-09 63° 68° 7374 5414 3617 2384 1727
09-10 61° 72° 7418 5449 3642 2400 1739
09-11 55° 76° 7462 5482 3665 2416 1749
09-12 61° 82° 7511 5521 3694 2437 1765
09-13 64° 82° 7562 5563 3726 2460 1784
09-14 67° 84° 7616 5606 3759 2486 1804
09-15 71° 80° 7669 5650 3793 2512 1825
09-16 68° 90° 7727 5697 3830 2541 1849
09-17 65° 81° 7778 5738 3861 2564 1867
09-18 64° 81° 7829 5779 3892 2587 1885
2025Lo
(F)
Hi
(F)
GDD
22
GDD
32
GDD
42
GDD
50
GDD
55
09-19 65° 74° 7876 5816 3919 2606 1899
09-20 63° 70° 7921 5851 3944 2623 1911
09-21 64° 76° 7968 5889 3972 2643 1926
09-22 58° 73° 8012 5922 3995 2658 1937
09-23 58° 73° 8056 5956 4019 2674 1947
09-24 55° 73° 8098 5988 4041 2688 1956
09-25 54° 80° 8143 6024 4067 2705 1969
09-26 56° 76° 8187 6058 4091 2721 1980
09-27 54° 72° 8228 6089 4112 2735 1988
09-28 47° 77° 8269 6119 4132 2747 1995
09-29 53° 85° 8316 6156 4159 2766 2009
09-30 64° 81° 8366 6196 4189 2788 2027
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.