HDR1012000170100516951200WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100516951200NAT'L WEATHER SUMMARY MAY 7-13, 1995 National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 19 May 7 - 13, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Two storms traveled along a Great Basin-to-Great Lakes track, further hindering planting progress and crop development in the northern Plains and Corn Belt. During the first half of the week, continuous rains and cool conditions beset the North Central States, halting fieldwork anew. Farther south, more than 80 tornadic thunderstorms tore across the southern Plains and the Midwest, while torrential rain spread through the Plains and into the central Gulf Coast region. Many rivers in the Nation's mid-section, including portions of the main-stem middle Mississippi and lower Missouri, rose above flood stage after the early-week storm. The latter half of the week featured additional heavy rain across the northern half of the Nation. Snow and sub- freezing temperatures were observed in the northern High Plains. In contrast, a heat wave gathered strength along the Nation's southern tier. During the period ending at 7 a.m. CDT on May 8, 24-hour rainfall included 4.38 inches in Tulsa, OK, 3.60 inches in Kirksville, MO, and 2.66 inches in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX. In Wyoming, daily precipitation records were established for May 8 in Sheridan (1.37 inches) and Casper (1.66 inches), while Monday- morning snow depths included 5 inches in Laramie and 2 inches in Rawlins. Red River, NM reported a snow depth of 10 inches. Most of Sunday's 30 tornadoes stuck northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. Rainfall during the ensuing 24-hour period (May 8-9) included 12.24 inches in New Orleans, LA and 3.74 inches in Aberdeen, SD. On Casper Mountain, WY, snow ended after accumulations of up to 4 feet were reported. Later on Tuesday, 56 tornadoes were spotted, including 34 in Illinois, 13 in Iowa, and 6 in Mississippi. Extreme rainfall continued into midweek along the Gulf Coast, where May 9-10 totals reached 15.75 inches in Slidell, LA, 14.56 inches in Biloxi, MS, and 9.18 inches in Mobile, AL. Meanwhile, heat began to build across the remainder of the Gulf Coast region. Daily records were established on Wednesday in Lake Charles, LA (92 degrees F) and Port Arthur, TX (93 degrees F). Farther east, Tampa, FL, notched its first of six record-high minima. Heat intensified at week's end in southern Texas, where highs included 114 degrees F in Laredo, 113 degrees F in Rio Grande City, and 103 degrees F in McAllen. Unusually warm weather continued in Alaska, where Nome (62 degrees F) marked its second of three consecutive daily records on Wednesday. Weekly temperatures averaged 22 degrees F above normal in Bettles, AK, including a high of 81 degrees F on Thursday. Heavy precipitation returned to the northern High Plains on Friday. On Saturday morning, Billings, MT, in addition to a 24-hour precipitation total of 1.37 inches, reported a 3-inch snow cover and a low of 29 degrees F. Late-week, high-elevation snowfall totaled 9 inches at Mammoth Mountain, CA (161-inch depth) and 6 inches at Alta, UT (111-inch depth). Daily-record rainfall for May 13 was noted in Salt Lake City, UT (0.69 inches) and San Diego, CA (0.28 inches). Farther east, thunderstorms developed over the Corn Belt, overspreading the Ohio Valley by Saturday night. During the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. CDT on Sunday morning (May 14), rainfall topped 2 inches at locations such as Indianapolis, IN and Jackson, KY. HDR2012000170100516951200NAT'L AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY MAY 8-14, 1995 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY May 8 - 14, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Torrential rains flooded fields in the Delta and left topsoil soaked throughout the upper and middle Mississippi Valley. Recurring storm systems saturated fields across the central Great Plains and Midwest, delaying row crop planting. Fewer than 2 days were suitable for fieldwork in many Midwestern States. Iowa reported the wettest week of the year. Low temperatures in the Great Plains slowed crop development and left the soil too cool for planting. In the Southeastern States, continued short supply of soil moisture raised concern for poor germination and caused some producers to delay planting. The Nation's winter wheat crop was in mostly good to fair condition with 46 percent (%) of the acreage heading, 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Heading was behind normal in Kansas and Oregon by more than 10 points, but was ahead of normal in Illinois and Indiana by over 25 points. In Kansas, 41% of the acreage was headed, while in Texas 79% of the acreage was headed. Winter wheat condition in Texas was mostly poor to fair. Rain in central Texas helped wheat heads fill, and some fields were beginning to turn color. Wheat condition in the Texas High Plains continued to decline. Some Arkansas wheat fields were destroyed due to flooding. Excessive moisture in South Dakota was drowning wheat plants and causing leaves to yellow. Wheat rated as good to excellent in California rose by 15 points from 70% last week to 85% this week. Cool weather and water-logged fields slowed wheat development in Kansas. Wheat harvest in southern Georgia was beginning. Spring wheat seeding continued to lag at 28% complete, up 5 points from last week but 56 points below the average. Small grain planting in North Dakota was 3 weeks behind normal due to saturated fields. Surplus topsoil moisture was reported by 84% of the reporters in South Dakota, where cool soil and wet fields prevailed. Spring wheat planted in North Dakota was 12% complete, 67 points behind the average, while in South Dakota, 18% of the acreage was seeded, 78 points behind the average. Corn planted was 36% complete for the 17 major producing States, 39 points behind last year and 28 points below the average. Persistent rain and cool weather delayed corn planting in the Corn Belt States, where corn planted was 31% complete, half of the acreage normally completed at this time. Illinois and Iowa increased corn planted from last week by 20 points, but were 31 and 35 points behind the average, respectively. Corn planted in Nebraska was 11% complete, 61 points behind the average. Cotton planting was 52% complete, up 13 points from last week and 2 points behind the average for the Nation. California and Tennessee both increased cotton planting 30 points from last week. Arkansas cotton planting was 28% complete, up 10 points from last week. Texas cotton planting progressed to 33% complete, up 4 points from last week and 4 points behind the average. Cool weather in California slowed cotton development in the San Joaquin Valley. Rains in Louisiana loosened soils and aided emerging cotton plants. Some cotton fields in Mississippi were replanted due to the adverse weather. Thrips and high counts in boll weevil traps were reported in Mississippi. Warmer weather was needed in Texas for the cotton already in the ground, while cotton producers in south Texas were spraying for bollworms. Sorghum planting was 26% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 2 points from last week but 4 points below the average. Land preparation was nearing completion in the Texas High Plains, while some fields were heading in the Coastal Bend but were stressed by hot, dry weather. Planting had not started in Nebraska due to wet fields, and was behind the average by 10 points. Rice seeding was 74% complete, 10 points ahead of the average for the 5 major producing States. Rice planting in California at 20% complete fell 22 points behind the average due to rains and cool weather. Mississippi rice planting was 96% complete, up 11 points from last week and 35 points ahead of the average. Louisiana rice producers were applying fertilizer and herbicides as the weather permitted. In the five major producing States, 59% of the rice had emerged, 14 points ahead of the average. Rice was 86% emerged in Mississippi, 43 points ahead of the average. Soybean planting was 7% complete, 12 points behind normal. Rain and wet field conditions slowed planting in the Corn Belt, but planting was near normal in the Delta States. Planting lagged more than 20 points in Illinois and Iowa, where wet fields limited planting progress. Range and Pasture: Pasture feed condition for the Nation was rated 62% good to excellent. Excess moisture and cool weather slowed pasture growth across the Central States. Pastures in the Southeastern States were stressed by continued dry conditions. HDR2012000170100516951200CROP PROGRESS FOR WK ENDING MAY 14, 1995 Corn: Percent Planted, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 29 13 76 73 AL : 21 NA 19 16 GA : 99 98 99 98 AR : 7 NA 14 8 IL : 36 16 68 67 GA : 15 NA 19 13 IN : 42 17 62 62 IL : 3 NA 19 24 IA : 30 10 96 65 IN : 13 NA 23 24 KS : 33 29 91 83 IA : 2 NA 48 24 KY : 74 69 62 62 KS : 1 NA 13 11 MI : 27 12 46 45 KY : 8 NA 6 7 MN : 50 33 74 60 LA : 26 NA 19 15 MO : 27 26 66 53 MI : 4 NA 9 13 NE : 11 5 86 72 MN : 7 NA 32 24 NC : 95 94 95 93 MS : 37 NA 39 16 OH : 46 21 77 71 MO : 0 NA 13 9 PA : 45 30 38 39 NE : 0 NA 25 15 SD : 2 1 47 47 NC : 12 NA 17 16 TX : 95 90 95 95 OH : 14 NA 40 31 WI : 37 12 61 44 SC : 8 NA 12 11 : SD : 0 NA 11 11 17 Sts: 36 20 75 64 TN : 6 NA 5 5 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 7 NA 25 19 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 99 97 96 93 AL : 76 60 73 72 CA : 98 97 98 97 AZ : 95 94 96 93 CO : 7 0 3 16 AR : 28 18 72 53 GA : 100 97 100 99 CA : 90 60 98 97 ID : 0 0 0 1 GA : 74 61 81 62 IL : 55 17 21 29 LA : 83 70 92 73 IN : 43 14 12 16 MS : 66 45 95 62 KS : 41 21 55 52 MO : 22 6 64 47 MI : 0 0 0 0 NM : 66 58 73 83 MO : 47 34 26 40 NC : 70 44 69 67 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 10 5 14 16 NE : 0 0 0 4 SC : 67 44 86 72 NC : 93 92 96 92 TN : 50 20 65 45 OH : 1 0 1 3 TX : 33 29 34 37 OK : 96 83 96 89 : OR : 0 0 21 14 14 Sts: 52 39 62 54 SD : 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- TX : 79 67 75 77 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 0 14 7 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 46 35 48 47 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Planted, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1994 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 60 49 79 56 CO : 1 1 15 10 IL : 0 0 1 9 KS : 2 1 9 9 LA : 61 48 65 65 MS : 74 67 75 59 MO : 13 9 24 19 NE : 0 0 11 10 NM : 3 1 5 19 OK : 9 8 24 14 SD : 0 0 3 5 TX : 73 68 74 70 : 12 Sts: 26 24 33 30 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 86 82 98 89 AR : 61 51 65 39 MN : 28 15 77 87 CA : 5 0 13 9 MT : 65 63 86 85 LA : 79 78 79 74 ND : 12 8 66 79 MS : 86 65 85 43 SD : 18 17 93 96 TX : 67 62 76 67 : : 5 Sts : 28 23 76 84 5 Sts : 59 51 63 45 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. 1994 rice crop. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 79 70 88 59 CA : 20 10 43 42 LA : 90 87 86 83 MS : 96 85 99 61 TX : 83 75 95 88 : 5 Sts : 74 66 83 64 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170100516951200CROP CONDITION BY PCT, SEL STS Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 26 59 10 CA : 0 0 15 50 35 CO : 5 8 16 51 20 GA : 0 16 59 25 0 ID : 0 3 12 57 28 IL : 0 1 11 61 27 IN : 0 1 15 67 17 KS : 5 13 32 37 13 MI : 0 2 19 49 30 MO : 1 9 38 47 5 MT : 3 6 41 44 6 NE : 0 1 12 66 21 NC : 1 22 31 45 1 OH : 0 2 17 58 23 OK : 9 11 28 47 5 OR : 4 9 31 47 9 SD : 1 12 25 55 7 TX : 10 36 32 19 3 WA : 0 10 27 54 9 : 19 Sts : 5 13 28 43 11 : Prev Wk : 5 11 26 47 11 Prev Yr : 1 7 40 45 7 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 4 31 55 9 :: NJ : 0 0 30 70 0 AZ : 1 6 25 26 42 :: NM : 19 39 38 4 0 AR : 0 2 30 63 5 :: NY : 0 0 76 24 0 CA : 0 0 15 50 35 :: NC : 1 10 65 23 1 CO : 1 7 25 61 6 :: ND : 2 5 25 61 7 CT : 0 0 12 85 3 :: OH : 1 3 19 59 18 DE : 0 0 13 87 0 :: OK : 0 1 18 69 12 FL : 0 10 35 55 0 :: OR : 0 0 21 62 17 GA : 8 17 43 32 0 :: PA : 0 8 38 46 8 ID : 0 2 6 67 25 :: RI : 0 0 0 100 0 IL : 0 2 10 62 26 :: SC : 2 31 46 21 0 IN : 0 3 17 63 17 :: SD : 1 11 38 43 7 IA : 1 11 32 47 9 :: TN : 0 2 28 63 7 KS : 1 4 26 62 7 :: TX : 2 10 28 43 17 KY : 0 7 31 52 10 :: UT : 0 10 8 57 25 LA : 0 2 25 54 19 :: VT : 0 6 74 19 1 ME : 1 29 6 63 1 :: VA : 5 18 45 31 1 MD : 0 1 24 68 7 :: WA : 0 7 28 46 19 MA : 0 4 65 31 0 :: WV : 6 7 42 45 0 MI : 0 6 38 42 14 :: WI : 1 9 29 43 18 MN : 3 14 44 35 4 :: WY : 0 3 21 62 14 MS : 1 5 30 55 9 :: : MO : 1 9 30 50 10 :: 48 Sts : 1 7 30 50 12 MT : 0 11 32 52 5 :: : NE : 0 1 30 55 14 :: Prev Wk: 1 9 30 48 12 NV : 0 0 10 57 33 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 0 49 51 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent