Lambert et al. (2005) noted that soil temperature
frequently fluctuate. Yearly and diurnal soil
temperature dynamics influenced many biotic and
abiotic processes in soil systems. Lavigne et al. (2004)
observed that soil temperature increased significantly
from April and mid-June and then was comparatively
stable between late June until late August. Thereafter,
temperature decreased gradually from September and
December. However, differences from the overall
pattern caused yearly climatic data to fluctuate among
the years. Small diurnal or weekly differences in soil
temperature often occurred. Minimal diurnal and
weekly temperature fluctuations occurred in winter,
when snow cover was intact. Thus, notable diurnal
and weekly differences of temperature occur
intermittently between May and November.