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Nebraska Soil Moisture Index Map - May 18, 2010
Author: Eric Hunt - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Published: 2010-05-18 20:36:50
Updated: 2013-06-26 16:31:42
The High Plains Regional Climate Center is now featuring a weekly Nebraska Soil Moisture Index map. For the next month or two, the HPRCC will feature a weekly Nebraska soil moisture report and map on the front page of the website, before moving it to a permanent location on the AWDN Soil Moisture page. If you have any comments or questions about the SMI, please use the contact us page.
"The Soil Moisture Index (SMI) is an index applied to the volumetric water content at the depths of 10, 25, and 50 cm. It is averaged over those three depths and scaled such that 5.0 represents field capacity and -5.0 represents the wilting point." To learn more about the SMI, click here.
Nebraska Weekly Soil Moisture Report - May 18, 2010
Recent rain and cooler than average temperatures have allowed moist conditions to prevail across the state, with an SMI above 1.0 at nearly every location in Nebraska. The only locations with an SMI below 0.0 are Elgin and Ord, with an SMI of -2.1 and -3.2 respectively. Both locations have received less than 1 inch of rain this month and this area has generally been the driest region in the state over the past several weeks. Chances for rain exist over the next few days but the heavier precipitation totals are expected in the southern and western parts of Nebraska, where soils are generally quite moist. Click on the map to the right to see all SMI values in the state.