Table 1. Ranges in mean minimum January, mean maximum July temperature and mean precipitation by state within the Southeast United States (After Ruffner 1985a,b).
State	Min. Jan. Temperature	Max. July Temperature	Mean Precipitation
	°C	°C	mm
Alabama	0.0 / 6.7	32.2 / 33.3	1220 / 1625
Arkansas	-4.4 / 2.2	30.0 / 34.4	1120 / 1420
Florida	-2.2 / 6.7	30.0 / 33.3	1115 / 1725
Kentucky	-4.4 / -1.1	30.0 / 33.3	1115 / 1320
Louisiana	2.2 / 10.0	32.2 / 34.4	1220 / 1625
Mississippi	0.0 / 7.8	32.2 / 34.4	1220 / 1625
North Carolina	-4.4 / 5.6	24.4 / 33.3	1120 / 1980
Oklahoma	-7.8 / 1.1	33.3 / 37.8	405 / 1420
South Carolina	-1.1 / 0.0	26.7 / 33.3	965 / 2030
Tennessee	-5.6 / 1.1	22.2 / 33.3	1120 / 1930
Texas	-7.8 / 12.2	27.8 / 37.8	205 / 1420
Virginia	-5.6 / 2.2	25.6 / 32.2	915 / 1220

 
 
 
 
 

Table 2. Climatic phenomena that influence soil physical properties for states of southeast United States (After Conway and Liston, 1990).
	Risk
State	Flooding	Hurricanes	Wind	High Risk Areas
Alabama	M	H	L	Baldwin and Mobile Co.
Arkansas	M	L	L
Florida	H	H	L	Extensive coast line and low elevation damage
Georgia	L	H	L	Coastal zone
Kentucky	M	L	L	Along Ohio and Mississippi rivers
Louisiana	H	H	L	Major river basins and coastal zones
Mississippi	M	H	L	Coastal zones and low areas
North Carolina	L	H	L	Coastal zones
Oklahoma	H	L	H	Flooding in river basins, wind in western counties
South Carolina	L	H	L	Coastal zone
Tennessee	L	L	L
Texas	H	H	H	River basins, coastal zones, wind in western counties
Virginia	H	H	L	River basins, coastal zones

Key: H = high; M = moderate; L = low.