2017-03-17

Authors: Mary Knapp, Christopher Redmond, Dan Regier

Degree days have been featured on the Kansas Mesonet page since the beginning. However, the reports were limited to the growing season (April-October) and to corn and sorghum. The new Degree Days page is designed to provide greater flexibility for our users, including options to select the time period and more built-in calculations. Because of the flexibility, it is somewhat more complicated than the old version. Here’s a run-down of the new features.

Inputs

The Custom equation allows the user to enter a formula based on their specific needs:

Outputs

If you have questions about the product, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Mary Knapp, Weather Data Library
mknapp@ksu.edu

Christopher Redmond, Kansas Mesonet
christopherredmond@ksu.edu

Dan Regier, Kansas Mesonet
regierdp@ksu.edu