Items by Chad Lee
Soil Temperatures Remain Above Freezing Across Kentucky
By Chad Lee
Published on Jan. 20, 2025
Soils at 2-inch depths are staying above freezing so far around the state. The Kentucky Mesonet records soil temperatures at certain locations. For the sites we checked, all the soils are still above 32°F.
Assessing wheat freeze in Kentucky
By Carrie Knott and Chad Lee
Published on May. 8, 2020
It has been about eight days since the May8/9 freeze occurred. This is about the minimal time needed to begin seeing initial freeze damage. At this point, a fairly accurate assessment of damage should be able to be made, but as days progress the damage will become much more evident.