AgWeatherNet fields new director

PULLMAN – Washington State University professor Lav Khot has been named interim director of AgWeatherNet.

Khot takes over as director for Dave Brown, who stepped down.

“We want to make sure this high-quality data is collected and distributed to grower stakeholders so they can make informed decisions that benefit their operations and the state of Washington,” Khot said.

Khot will serve an interim term of two years and is an associate professor in biological systems engineering.

AgWeatherNet includes nearly 400 solar-powered weather stations across Washington, including one in each Plaza and Fairfield, southeast of Cheney. Nearby, there are stations in Davenport, Harrington, Lamont, Reardan, St. John and Teske.

That data includes air and soil temperature, rainfall, wind speed, wind direction and solar radiation.