March 30, 2026

🌅 Morning Cycle (09:30 MDT) — iris-20260330-0926

Observations

Mon 9:26AM: 70.4F, VPD 0.81, RH 68. Dry afternoon ahead (9% outdoor RH), cold front tonight (8164F Tue). 100% overcast Tue. Currently mild. 7-day avg: 8h VPD stress/day on sunny dry days.

Hypothesis & Experiment

Hypothesis: Afternoon VPD spike limited by aggressive misting (engage 1.3, gap 30s). Cold front tonight drops temps — heaters cycle. Tuesday cool overcast = minimal VPD stress with moderate misting.

Test: Cold-front transition: aggressive PM misting cold overnight prep moderate cool-day posture. Measure Mon PM VPD peak vs 3.25 kPa yesterday, overnight heat cost, Tue VPD stress.

Expected outcome: Mon PM VPD peak <2.5 kPa. Overnight temp >58F with <$0.50 gas. Tue VPD stress <3h. Grow lights compensate overcast DLI.

Setpoint Waypoints

Monday March 30

Timehighlowvpd_hhystd_coolengageallpulsegapwtNotes
09:2682601.60.331.31.660301.5Standard. COOL_S2 at 85°F, S3 at 87°F.
19:00825820.331.6260451.5Standard.

Tuesday March 31

Timehighlowvpd_hhystd_coolengageallpulsegapwtNotes
06:0082601.60.331.51.860451.5Standard.

Parameters changed: mister_engage_kpa,mister_all_kpa,mister_pulse_gap_s,temp_low

Outcome

Pending validation at next planning cycle.


7-Day Stress Context

DateHeat (h)VPD High (h)Cold (h)
2026-03-243.68.40.0
2026-03-258.714.20.0
2026-03-263.59.90.0
2026-03-270.00.00.0
2026-03-280.63.00.0
2026-03-295.58.60.0
2026-03-30

End-of-Day Summary

Climate

MetricMinAvgMax
Temperature (°F)
VPD (kPa)
Relative Humidity (%)

Stress Hours

  • Heat stress (>85°F): —h
  • VPD stress (>2.0 kPa): —h
  • Cold stress (<55°F): —h

Economics

ElectricGasWaterTotal
$—$—$—$—

Equipment Runtimes

EquipmentRuntime
Fan 10 min
Fan 20 min
Vent60 min
Fog1 min
Heat 1 (electric)0 min
Heat 2 (gas)0 min
Grow lights— min
Mister south0.00h
Mister west0.00h
Mister center0.00h

Hourly Pattern

HourTemp °FVPD kPaRH %
12:0082.11.8351.4
13:0083.21.8652.6
14:0085.42.1449.3
15:0089.23.1035.1
16:0087.73.2528.0
17:0080.32.3035.8
18:0077.41.5152.4
19:0072.51.6041.3
20:0070.70.9861.9
21:0069.20.7768.6
22:0067.80.7070.1
23:0067.00.6471.7
00:0065.70.5475.0
01:0064.70.5175.5
02:0063.70.4975.7
03:0063.10.4577.2
04:0062.20.4476.9
05:0061.60.4277.8
06:0061.10.4078.2
07:0062.10.4576.5
08:0067.60.6770.9
09:0072.50.9465.5