The study illustrates that mean monthly soil
temperature at all depths significantly increase, while
a dramatic fluctuation at 5 cm depth was apparent.
The soil temperature decreased to around mid-April
and then increased steadily, where it attained the
maximum in August. It has been observed that mean
monthly soil temperature at all depths increased from
4.80C. Soil temperatures fluctuate at 5 and 10 cm
depths. The temperature range at 5 cm depth was
16.50C and 10.50C at 10 cm depth. Similarly,
variation occurs at different soil depths and the pattern
of fluctuation was in response to periodic shifts in
meteorological variables acting on the soil system.
Many scholars analyzed soil temperature fluctuation
at different depths and the results of the investigation
revealed a comparable trend. In addition, more detail
analysis of soil temperature trend is still in progress at
Compton with a view to provide a clear understanding
on temporal temperature trends.