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Soil moisture

Continuing low soil moisture

Soils in much of Otago and parts of coastal Canterbury continued to be drier than normal in August. In some areas, soil moisture deficits developed that were 50–60 mm below the average for the end of August.

 

Water balance in the pasture root zone for an average soil type where the available water capacity is taken to be 150 mm.

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