Not what you want to see
June 29, 2024
A surface temperature of 43.2 °C (110 °F) is not what you want to see. This is approaching lethal temperatures for cool-season grass. See our heat stress reference for more, especially our Heat Kills: managing turf heat stress for specifics.
The air temperature at this time was considerably lower. The air temperature at 2 meters above ground level was 31.3 °C (88 °F). These measurements were made at 14:54 on 27 August 2023.
It's unusual for the surface temperature to…