Soil moisture data shows how conditions change at the sensor’s location over time. Comparing readings before and after irrigation or rain helps you assess moisture patterns at monitored depths. Use those trends alongside your crop needs, soil conditions, and local weather to inform irrigation timing.

Both loggers measure air temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture, soil temperature, and soil electrical conductivity. MX2311 also measures global solar radiation, adding information about sunlight conditions at outdoor sites. Both models use Bluetooth for setup and data download with the HOBOconnect app.

Choose a Bluetooth logger when you can visit the site for setup and data download with HOBOconnect. Choose a cellular HOBO RX station when you need access to data through LI-COR Cloud between site visits. A HOBOnet network adds compatible wireless sensors across multiple monitoring points. Remote access requires a compatible station, an active RX data plan, and cellular coverage.

Water level tracks water height; it does not directly measure the volume used for irrigation. With an appropriate site setup, a MicroRX Water Level Station can calculate flow using supported weir, flume, or stage-discharge relationships. The station requires a compatible water level sensor, cable, and RX data plan. Water level monitoring alone does not establish regulatory compliance.