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Estimated Corn Field Drying

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Reviewed by Ken Hellevang May 2024

NDAWN, Weather, Total PET, Estimate:1-inch = 4% drying EMC-equilibrium moisture content, GDD-growing degree days
Month	EMC (%)	GDD	PET* (in)	Est. Drying (%pt) Month	Est. Drying (%pt) Week
Sept	15	250-350	4.0-5.0	18	4.5
Oct	16	100-125	2.8-3.5	11-12	2.5
Nov	19	20-30	0.8-1.2	4-5	1
Dec	20	0	0.5-0.8	2	0.5
Jan	21	0	0.5-0.8	2	0.5
Feb	21	0	0.5-0.9	3	0.8
Mar	19	0	1.3-1.6	5	1
Apr	16	50-90	3.2-4.5	16	4
May	14	200-300	6.5-8.5	30	7

*PET=Potential Evapotranspiration