North
Carolina Climate
Office
The Peanut/Cotton InfoNet provides crop management information, updated daily during the growing season, to provide county agents and growers with the latest information at the beginning of each work day.
NOTE: The first fungicide application for leaf spot should be applied at beginning pod (R3). The first spray can be delayed by up to two weeks in fields with rotations of 4 years or more that are non-irrigated, do not have a history of poor leaf spot control, AND are planted to Bailey or Sullivan.
- LESD:
- Last effective spray date
- Rainfall Season:
- Season beginning 01-May
- Peanut Heat Unit Season,
- Cotton Degree-Days Season:
- Season beginning 01-May
Southampton - Capron Report
| CAPRON | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
Isle of Wight - Smithfield - Longview Dr Report
| ISLE_OF_WIGHT | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
Sussex - Waverly Report
| WAVERLY | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
Greensville - Skippers Report
| SKIPPERS | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
Suffolk - Holland - Hare Road Report
| TAREC | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
| 01-Jan | 39.6 | 51.5 | 26.8 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 40.7 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 02-Jan | 38.8 | 56.4 | 24.6 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 40.6 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 03-Jan | 36.4 | 39.8 | 30.9 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 40.5 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 04-Jan | 33.6 | 50.9 | 23.3 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 39.8 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 05-Jan | 39.5 | 55.5 | 23.1 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 40.3 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 06-Jan | 53.4 | 67.5 | 40.6 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 45.4 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 07-Jan | 55.7 | 72.3 | 41.6 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 48.8 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 08-Jan | 49.3 | 64.2 | 36.3 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 47.5 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 09-Jan | 56.1 | 74.6 | 34.7 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 48.7 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10-Jan | 66.3 | 75.8 | 58.0 | 0.0 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 55.8 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Surry - Blount - Alliance Rd Report
| SURRY | Air Temperature | Peanut Heat Units | Cotton Degree Days | Soil Temperature | Rainfall | Leaf Spot | Sclerotinia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Avg | Max | Min | Daily | Seasonal | Daily | Seasonal | 4-in | Daily | Seasonal | LESD | Risk | Advisory |
The data and information available here include:
- Maximum, minimum, and average air temperatures
- Average soil temperature at a 4 inch depth
- Daily and accumulated (from May 1) peanut heat units
- Daily and accumulated (from May 1) cotton degree-days
- Daily and total seasonal (from May 1) rainfall
- Last effective spray date for peanut leaf spot
- Sclerotinia blight risk
- Frost advisory (from September 25th to completion of harvest)
Frost Advisories
Peanut Advisories
For up-to-date information on peanut diseases in the region and disease management recommendations visit: http://blogs.ext.vt.edu/ag-pest-advisory/category/peanut-cotton-infonet/