Growing degree days · base 50°F
Growing degree days in Kansas City, MO
Season to date · since January 1
4,607GDD
Peak accumulated heat
The season has banked substantial heat. Warm-season grass is at its strongest; cool-season grass may be under heat stress and should not be pushed with nitrogen.
This week in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO added 158 growing degree days this past week, 22.6 a day, reaching 4,607 for the season. Its warmest day added 29.
| Day | Added | Season total |
|---|---|---|
| Tue | 16 | 4,464 |
| Wed | 23 | 4,487 |
| Thu | 20 | 4,507 |
| Fri | 23 | 4,530 |
| Sat | 24 | 4,554 |
| Sun | 24 | 4,578 |
| Mon | 29 | 4,607 |
PGR reapplication tracking
Plant growth regulator timing uses a Celsius-scale accumulation, not the seasonal Fahrenheit one. This page tracks a 10°C base, which is the Bermuda (warm-season) figure. Trinexapac-ethyl is typically re-sprayed near 200 GDD on cool-season turf and roughly 216 to 230 on warm-season turf, measured from your last application rather than from January. Always follow the product label.
Track GDD from your own spray date →Soil temperature right now in Kansas City, MO
GDD is a trend indicator. Soil temperature is the signal that actually decides pre-emergent and seeding timing, and it is 75.3°F here at 2 inches.
Full soil report for 64106 →Nearby
Growing degree days near Kansas City
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- Springfield, MO144 miles from Kansas City · ZIP 65801
- Omaha, NE165 miles from Kansas City · ZIP 68102
- Lincoln, NE170 miles from Kansas City · ZIP 68501
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