Rain Rain Rain, nice gentle rain, a good soaking for Central Texas yesterday and today, about 1" so far in the last 24 hours in Central Austin with more to come throughout the day, more than enough for this time of year for all plants and trufgrasses. Hopefully some of this rain will end up in the Highland Lakes which now stand at 34% full. Would sure be nice to get to 50-60% full by next spring.
Based on the cooler weather and reduced growth for most plants including specifically warm season turfgrasses in Central Texas, we are seeing the typical seasonal watering requirements of 50% of Summer watering or about a 1/4" of water to sustain warm season turfgrass. Since we have over an inch of rain this past week, your irrigaiton controller should be set to OFF if you don't have a rainsensor.
TexasET Network Landscape Watering Recommendations - "CougarCare Central Austin"
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Watering recommendation for "CougarCare Central Austin" for the past 7 days:0.27 inches*
| Date | ETo | Max Temperature | Min Temperature | Min Humidity | Total Rainfall |
| 10-29-2014 | 0.1 | 77 | 64 | 59 | 0 |
| 10-30-2014 | 0.11 | 80 | 61 | 48 | 0 |
| 10-31-2014 | 0.16 | 73 | 56 | 25 | 0.23 |
| 11-01-2014 | 0.12 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 0 |
| 11-02-2014 | 0.12 | 74 | 46 | 39 | 0 |
| 11-03-2014 | 0.08 | 75 | 58 | 59 | 0 |
| 11-04-2014 | 0.06 | 74 | 58 | 72 | 0.79 |
| NOTE: These reported values are hourly averages, not absolute highs and lows. |
| *Recommendations based on the following parameters (assuming no rainfall): |
| Adjust this watering recommendation for any rainfall that you have received during this time period. |
| TexasET Weather Station : | Austin (Morris Williams) |
| Plant Coefficient : | Warm Season |
| Adjustment factor : | Normal |
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| This information is provided by the "Irrigation Technology Program" under the direction of Dr. Guy Fipps. If you would like to discontinue service please click on the link above to log into your TexasET profile. To discontinue service for only this station select "modify" from your site list and delete the site. To discontinue all TexasET emails select "Modify your user profile" and uncheck "Receive watering recommendations by email". |
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