Table 1.

Weekly mean of maximum and minimum temperatures observations from the 14 HOBO Pro temperature sensorsz.

Sensor numberSensor nameSensor positionDateMaximumDateMinimum
  1Canopy7.5 m (24.8 ft) above mulch on west side of trunk7/16–7/23/0226.161/21–1/28/03−11.74
  2North1.37 m (4.5 ft) above soil facing north7/16–7/23/0225.251/21–1/28/03−11.87
  3South1.37 m (4.5 ft) above soil facing south7/30–1/28/0325.541/21–1/28/03−10.28
  4East1.37 m (4.5 ft) above soil facing east7/30–8/06/0225.311/21–1/28/03−11.15
  5West1.37 m (4.5 ft) above soil facing west7/16–7/23/0225.521/21–1/28/03−11.84
  6Trunk10 cm (4 in) inside the trunk core 1.41 m (4.7 ft) above soil facing east7/30–8/06/0222.781/21–1/28/03−10.02
  7RootPlaced into root, 30 cm (12 in) under the soil, 20 cm (8 in) from trunk, into root tissue core, 1.25 cm (0.5 in); root spreads from southwest side of trunk7/30–8/06/0221.952/11–2/18/03  -0.87
  8Soil 30 cm (12 in)30 cm (12 in) below the soil near the root sensor7/30–8/06/0212.062/11–2/18/03  -1.14
  9Sod5 cm (2 in) under grass7/30–8/06/0224.481/21–1/28/03  -3.14
10Soil surfaceSoil surface 15 cm (6 in) under the mulch7/30–8/06/0223.871/21–1/28/03  -3.67
11SnowPlaced on south side of trunk, at trunk flair; ≈2.5 cm (≈1 in) above mulch7/16–7/23/02y12/10–12/17/03−17.39
12Mulch7.5 cm (3 in) into the mulch7/30–8/06/0225.451/21–1/28/03  -7.02
13GroundApproximately 180 cm (72 in) from trunk, to the west, 45 cm (18 in) above the sod on stake in grass area outside of canopy (grass kept trimmed)7/16–7/23/0225.761/21–1/28/03−12.34
14Base15 cm (6 in) above the mulch on west side of tree7/30–8/06/0225.621/21–1/28/03−12.06
  • zThe sensor for 15 cm (6 in) mulch failed in February.

  • yNo snow was present.