diff --git a/model/fv_dynamics.F90 b/model/fv_dynamics.F90
index 10124fb8..aee01432 100644
--- a/model/fv_dynamics.F90
+++ b/model/fv_dynamics.F90
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ subroutine fv_dynamics(npx, npy, npz, nq_tot,  ng, bdt, consv_te, fill,
        call range_check('VA_dyn', ua, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz,gridstruct%agrid,&
                          -880., 880., bad_range)
        call range_check('TA_dyn', pt, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz,gridstruct%agrid,&
-                         150.,3350., bad_range)
+                         50.,3350., bad_range)
        call range_check('W_dyn', w, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz,gridstruct%agrid, &
                          -250., 250., bad_range)
      else
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ subroutine fv_dynamics(npx, npy, npz, nq_tot,  ng, bdt, consv_te, fill,
        call range_check('VA_dyn', ua, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz, gridstruct%agrid,   &
                          -280., 280., bad_range, fv_time)
        call range_check('TA_dyn', pt, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz, gridstruct%agrid,   &
-                         150., 335., bad_range, fv_time)
+                         50., 335., bad_range, fv_time)
        if ( .not. hydrostatic ) &
             call range_check('W_dyn', w, is, ie, js, je, ng, npz, gridstruct%agrid,   &
                          -50., 100., bad_range, fv_time)