Growing Degree Days

Accumulated heat units

Useful for timing pest emergence and predicting maturity. Historical data via Open-Meteo (~2 day lag).

Pest emergence alerts

  • Colorado potato beetle — First adult emergence from overwintering — start scouting foliage.
  • Cabbage maggot — First-generation adult fly emergence — consider row cover on transplants.
  • Squash vine borer — Adult moth flight begins — watch for entry holes and frass at stem bases.
  • Imported cabbageworm — First-generation adult butterfly activity — early sign to check leaf undersides for eggs.

Total: 2433.6 GDD (50°F base)

DateDaily GDDCumulative
2026-05-015.35.3
2026-05-020.35.5
2026-05-031.16.7
2026-05-048.915.5
2026-05-051126.6
2026-05-06935.6
2026-05-07641.6
2026-05-08344.6
2026-05-09347.6
2026-05-106.253.8
2026-05-115.659.4
2026-05-123.563
2026-05-130.163.1
2026-05-143.766.8
2026-05-152.869.6
2026-05-1612.482
2026-05-1721.3103.3
2026-05-186.8110
2026-05-1920.2130.2
2026-05-2026156.2
2026-05-218.3164.4
2026-05-227171.5
2026-05-234.8176.3
2026-05-241.2177.5
2026-05-2510.4187.9
2026-05-2615.8203.7
2026-05-2723.3227
2026-05-2810.5237.5
2026-05-296.7244.2
2026-05-300.9245.1
2026-05-317252
2026-06-016.6258.6
2026-06-0211.4270
2026-06-0314.7284.7
2026-06-0417.8302.4
2026-06-0519.5321.9
2026-06-068329.9
2026-06-0715.7345.6
2026-06-0814.1359.7
2026-06-0919.9379.5
2026-06-1021.2400.7
2026-06-1124.6425.2
2026-06-1218.9444.2
2026-06-1322.1466.3
2026-06-1421.5487.8
2026-06-1519.6507.4
2026-06-1616.2523.6
2026-06-1714.4538
2026-06-1812.6550.6
2026-06-1918.6569.1
2026-06-2015.7584.8
2026-06-2116.3601
2026-06-2213.5614.6
2026-06-2315.9630.5
2026-06-2420650.4
2026-06-2519.5669.9
2026-06-2615684.9
2026-06-2717.1702
2026-06-2818.7720.7
2026-06-2920.5741.2
2026-06-3019.8761
2026-07-0128.1789.1
2026-07-0235.7824.8
2026-07-0334.3859.1
2026-07-0427.8886.9
2026-07-0522908.9
2026-07-0617.3926.1
2026-07-0714.3940.5
2026-07-0818.5959
2026-07-0927986
2026-07-1027.21013.2
2026-07-1123.81037
2026-07-1222.71059.7
2026-07-1321.81081.4
2026-07-1430.31111.7
2026-07-1528.31140
2026-07-1623.51163.5
2026-07-1720.21183.6
2026-07-1816.81200.4
2026-07-1920.61221
2026-07-2020.21241.2
2026-07-2118.21259.4
2026-07-2222.81282.3
2026-07-2318.91301.2
2026-07-2417.51318.7
2026-07-2517.31336
2026-07-26121348
2026-07-27141362
2026-07-2815.81377.9
2026-07-2916.11393.9
2026-07-30191412.9
2026-07-3122.41435.4
2026-08-0122.71458.1
2026-08-02251483.1
2026-08-0320.71503.8
2026-08-0423.81527.6
2026-08-0521.81549.3
2026-08-0628.11577.4
2026-08-0729.91607.3
2026-08-08241631.3
2026-08-0928.21659.4
2026-08-1024.11683.5
2026-08-1124.11707.6
2026-08-1222.91730.5
2026-08-1320.71751.1
2026-08-14191770.1
2026-08-1517.31787.5
2026-08-1613.81801.3
2026-08-1717.71818.9
2026-08-18201838.9
2026-08-1919.31858.2
2026-08-2022.71880.9
2026-08-2119.81900.7
2026-08-2216.61917.3
2026-08-2315.81933.1
2026-08-2419.31952.4
2026-08-2518.41970.8
2026-08-2620.71991.4
2026-08-2718.72010.1
2026-08-2824.12034.2
2026-08-2917.82052
2026-08-3018.82070.8
2026-08-31162086.8
2026-09-01132099.8
2026-09-0213.12112.9
2026-09-0314.52127.4
2026-09-0419.12146.5
2026-09-0515.42162
2026-09-0612.92174.9
2026-09-07172191.9
2026-09-0817.92209.8
2026-09-099.62219.4
2026-09-1023.32242.6
2026-09-11152257.6
2026-09-12102267.6
2026-09-1312.52280.1
2026-09-1411.22291.3
2026-09-1582299.3
2026-09-1612.42311.7
2026-09-1714.32326
2026-09-1815.32341.3
2026-09-1972348.4
2026-09-2042352.4
2026-09-217.92360.3
2026-09-226.62366.9
2026-09-235.32372.1
2026-09-247.52379.6
2026-09-2510.52390
2026-09-2612.92402.9
2026-09-275.82408.7
2026-09-285.22413.9
2026-09-299.82423.7
2026-09-309.92433.6