HDR1012000170100606951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100606951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY May 29 - June 4, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Spring tillage and row-crop planting continued to be slowed by rain and wet fields in the Midwest, southern Great Plains, and Delta regions. Soil moisture was surplus in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas. Cool, wet weather slowed crop emergence in the southern Great Plains and western Corn Belt, and left fewer than 3 days suitable for fieldwork in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas. Row-crop planting in Illinois averaged 3 to 4 weeks behind schedule, the latest planting progress in 20 years. Wet conditions have accelerated weed growth and restricted weed control activities. In the Northern States, dry weather allowed small grain planting to progress rapidly. Rain showers in the Eastern States brought relief from dry soil conditions. Warm, dry weather in the Pacific Northwest left the wheat crop suffering from moisture stress. Rainfall from Hurricane Allison brought vegetable harvest to a standstill, but most marketable vegetables were picked prior to the storms. SMALL GRAINS: The winter wheat crop was in mostly good to fair condition with 80 percent (%) of the acreage heading, 6 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Wet weather left heading 50 points behind normal in Nebraska and South Dakota, while heading in Texas was equal to the average. Warm, dry weather in Montana helped wheat crop development and improved winter wheat condition. Wet fields and cool weather caused some wheat disease problems in the Midwest. Wheat foliar diseases in Kansas and Ohio, spurred by the wet field conditions, have increased. Weeds remained a problem for wheat fields in the Pacific Northwest and Northern States. Harvest activity in Texas was slowed by wet field conditions, but the moisture aided some dry-land wheat fields remaining to be harvested. Spring wheat was good to fair with 62% of the acreage emerged. Planting in North Dakota progressed rapidly, but remained 20 points behind the average. Spring wheat condition in South Dakota rated 49% good to excellent, compared with 82% good to excellent for North Dakota. Weeds were becoming a problem for small grain fields in South Dakota. Spring wheat emerged was 31 points behind the average for the five major producing States, with North Dakota 48 points below the average. Corn planted was 80% complete for the 17 major producing States, 18 points behind last year and 13 points below the average. Rain and wet field conditions slowed planting in the Corn Belt. Farmers in the Midwest planted around wet spots and on high ground. Standing water and wet fields made planting difficult. Planting lagged more than 20 points behind normal in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In Missouri, planting progress was only 37% complete, 49 points behind normal, and the latest since 1961. Thunderstorms limited planting progress in Missouri. Corn replanting was underway in southern Illinois, where producers switched to shorter season hybrids. Corn emergence was slowed by low soil temperatures and soil crusting. The cool, wet weather turned some corn plants yellow. In Wisconsin, the corn height was reported at 3 inches, 1 inch behind the 5-year average. Cotton planting was 85% complete, up 5 points from last week and 2 points behind the average for the Nation. High winds and hail in Texas damaged some cotton fields. Some replanting may be required. Oklahoma cotton planting increased by 4 points from last week, while Texas cotton at 68% complete increased 8 points from last week, leaving the States 33 and 9 points behind the average, respectively. The rains in Texas restored soil moisture conditions and will benefit dry-land cotton fields. Texas cotton squaring was 17% complete, 5 points ahead of the average. Cotton condition in California, rated 50 points good to excellent, jumping from 20 points last week due to warmer weather. Sorghum planting was 36% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 4 points from last week but 27 points below the average. Grain sorghum planting in Nebraska, Illinois, and Kansas was over 40 points behind the average due to wet field conditions. In the Texas Plains, the recent rainfall will permit dry-land fields to be planted on time. Rice seeding was 96% complete, 3 points ahead of the average for the five major producing States. Rice planting in Louisiana was complete, 4 points ahead of the average, while rice farmers were fertilizing and spraying for water weevils. Texas rice planting was 98% complete, up 3 points from last week but 2 points behind the average. Delta rice producers were flushing rice fields and applying fertilizers. In the five major producing States, 88% of the rice had emerged, 7 points ahead of the average. Rice was 99% emerged in Mississippi, 26 points ahead of the average, while California at 50% emerged was 19 points behind the average. Soybean planting was 43% complete, 24 points behind normal. Rain and wet field conditions slowed planting in the Corn Belt and parts of the Delta. Soybean planting lagged more than 40 points in Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, with Illinois the farthest behind at 16% complete, 61 points behind the average. Some soybean planting was delayed in the Midwest as producers concentrated on completing corn planting. Soybean planting, however, is not so far behind to cause producers to switch to shorter season varieties. Range and Pasture: Pasture feed condition for the Nation was rated 71% good to excellent, unchanged from last week. In the Southeastern States, pastures were revived by the late-week rains. Pastures in the Ohio Valley and most of the Midwest remained soggy. Warmer weather dried pastures in California's higher elevations. Texas pastures improved from the recent rainfall. HDR2012000170100606951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 23 May 28 - June 3, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: A significant pattern change allowed warm, dry air to finally overspread the northern Plains. Farther south, however, a series of disturbances--although weaker than those observed during the past 2 months-- prolonged damp, cool conditions in the central Plains. Most rivers in the Central States began to recede as rainfall became more showery and less focused. Strong thunderstorms dotted the southern Plains, while farther east, several days of rain eased dryness in the Southeast. Early in the week, a vigorous storm center moved into the Northeast, easing dryness but spawning a rare tornado outbreak. A day after nine tornadoes were spotted in Ohio, storms dropped a dozen twisters on the Northeast on Monday, including four in New Jersey and one in western Massachusetts that left three people dead. The storm's trailing cold front stalled across the Gulf Coast States, helping to focus heavy rainfall. Although heavy rain shifted eastward to the southern Atlantic Seaboard by week's end, weekly totals in excess of 5 inches were recorded in locations such as Victoria, TX and Lake Charles, LA. In a 96-hour span (May 28-June 1), 8.43 inches pelted Leesville (Fort Polk), LA. In Wilmington, NC, not only was a daily-rainfall record established for May 30 (3.40 inches), but May records for 1-hour (2.39 inches) and 2-hour (3.04 inches) rates were set as well. In the Southeast, a few daily-record highs were matched. On May 30, Charleston, SC tallied 95 degrees F; a day later, Melbourne, FL reached 92 degrees F, the eighth time in their record-hot May that a daily record was exceeded or tied. More impressive was the sudden warmth across the North. In Bismarck, ND, the mercury finally topped 80 degrees F on Tuesday, their first such day since September 24, 1994. Similarly, Chicago, IL first reached 80 degrees F on May 30, their third latest such occurrence this century. The month ended with May-record warm spells (highs of 75 degrees F or above) intact at 12 days in Washington at Seattle and Olympia. Farther east, daily-record highs included 87 degrees F in Alpena, MI (on Wednesday), and 88 degrees F at Burlington, VT and Portland, ME (on Thursday). In the Central States, widespread showers, with daily amounts generally less than an inch, occurred after midweek. The regime of considerable cloudiness, occasional rain, and cooler-than-normal high temperatures continued to hamper planting and crop development from the central Plains into the Corn Belt. At week's end, one wave of showers overspread the East, while another brought renewed rain to the central High Plains. In Cheyenne, WY, which just completed its fourth coldest (6.3 degrees F below normal), third wettest (6.00 inches) May on record, another 1.44 inches fell on June 2-3. Farther south, late-week thunderstorms dumped more than 4 inches of rain on Hobart, OK and Childress, TX. Meanwhile, wet weather also arrived in parts of Montana, where more than an inch of rain soaked Butte. HDR2012000170100606951200CROP PROGRESS Released June 5, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Corn: Percent Planted, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 80 69 99 97 AL : 58 52 61 52 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 48 32 60 36 IL : 60 52 98 94 GA : 47 35 57 48 IN : 70 60 97 94 IL : 16 8 90 77 IA : 86 80 100 93 IN : 40 28 93 80 KS : 90 61 99 98 IA : 60 43 100 73 KY : 86 80 95 87 KS : 5 3 83 53 MI : 94 80 95 96 KY : 27 12 55 38 MN : 95 87 99 93 LA : 69 62 72 60 MO : 37 32 96 86 MI : 74 50 92 81 NE : 89 77 100 100 MN : 79 63 98 78 NC : 100 99 100 100 MS : 78 66 87 43 OH : 85 77 99 98 MO : 12 5 77 47 PA : 87 79 86 85 NE : 31 16 100 83 SD : 55 43 96 91 NC : 47 37 55 55 TX : 100 99 100 80 OH : 55 45 98 85 WI : 93 82 97 72 SC : 35 23 39 43 : SD : 30 17 93 74 17 Sts: 80 71 98 93 TN : 33 27 43 32 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 43 31 87 67 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call (202) 720-7621. 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We 1 (6-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AL : 100 98 90 94 CA : 99 99 99 99 AZ : 100 99 100 100 CO : 62 51 91 82 AR : 100 95 98 95 GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 98 100 100 ID : 9 6 23 19 GA : 95 91 97 94 IL : 96 90 93 95 LA : 100 98 100 96 IN : 92 70 92 89 MS : 100 98 100 93 KS : 99 90 100 100 MO : 97 85 100 95 MI : 8 0 22 29 NM : 94 87 90 99 MO : 94 86 96 95 NC : 99 97 99 98 MT : 3 0 2 7 OK : 36 *32 80 69 NE : 41 7 91 85 SC : 95 85 100 98 NC : 100 98 100 100 TN : 100 97 100 90 OH : 83 34 82 77 TX : 68 60 78 77 OK : 100 100 100 100 : OR : 81 17 88 78 14 Sts: 85 80 90 87 SD : 1 0 63 45 -------------------------------------- TX : 98 94 97 98 * Revised. These 14 States produced WA : 62 36 84 61 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 80 70 89 86 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Planted, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1994 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 87 95 88 CO : 7 5 31 35 IL : 4 3 76 53 KS : 5 3 72 45 LA : 90 90 93 87 MS : 97 92 87 82 MO : 32 19 82 55 NE : 14 7 94 77 NM : 41 34 41 41 OK : 18 13 69 51 SD : 14 2 74 48 TX : 83 79 83 83 : 12 Sts: 36 32 78 63 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 99 97 99 100 AR : 98 95 98 91 MN : 99 81 99 99 CA : 80 70 90 97 MT : 98 91 100 98 LA : 100 98 98 96 ND : 80 54 96 100 MS : 100 100 100 85 SD : 98 85 100 100 TX : 98 95 100 100 : : 5 Sts : 89 70 98 99 5 Sts : 96 92 97 93 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. 1994 rice crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 State:Jun 4, :May 28,:Jun 4, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 93 85 99 92 AR : 94 90 93 79 MN : 70 47 99 98 CA : 50 20 66 69 MT : 83 63 91 88 LA : 98 98 96 92 ND : 45 22 91 93 MS : 99 97 100 73 SD : 85 65 99 99 TX : 89 80 96 91 : : 5 Sts : 62 41 93 93 5 Sts : 88 81 91 81 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170100606951200CROP CONDITION Winter Wheat: Crop Condition Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 5 24 60 11 AL : 0 6 55 39 0 CA : 0 0 10 50 40 AZ : 1 4 24 68 3 CO : 3 5 15 51 26 AR : 0 12 37 37 14 GA : 0 15 55 30 0 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 ID : 0 1 11 62 26 GA : 1 6 48 42 3 IL : 1 12 38 37 12 LA : 1 2 20 63 14 IN : 0 6 18 56 20 MS : 0 4 21 64 11 KS : 7 14 33 37 9 MO : 1 12 37 42 8 MI : 0 3 11 57 29 NM : 0 15 31 46 8 MO : 6 25 41 27 1 NC : 0 2 43 55 0 MT : 5 13 32 43 7 OK : 0 17 29 52 2 NE : 0 2 17 68 13 SC : 0 31 47 22 0 NC : 2 16 44 33 5 TN : 2 2 25 59 12 OH : 0 2 14 58 26 TX : 0 4 39 51 6 OK : 13 7 31 46 3 : OR : 4 7 31 42 16 14 Sts : 0 5 37 52 6 SD : 1 4 27 53 15 : TX : 5 31 47 15 2 Prev Wk : 0 7 33 50 10 WA : 5 12 31 41 11 Prev Yr : 0 4 27 58 11 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 6 12 31 41 10 : Prev Wk : 5 13 30 42 10 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 2 9 46 39 4 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 66 27 MN : 0 3 37 53 7 MT : 0 1 25 68 6 ND : 0 1 17 75 7 SD : 1 14 36 47 2 : 5 Sts : 0 3 23 67 7 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 18 69 11 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 8 17 56 19 CA : 0 0 40 60 0 LA : 0 2 20 70 8 MS : 0 6 11 65 18 TX : 0 0 9 56 35 : 5 Sts : 0 5 20 59 16 : Prev Wk : 0 3 25 55 17 Prev Yr : 0 0 14 80 6 -------------------------------------- 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 7 30 54 8 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 1 6 25 26 42 :: NM : 24 32 31 13 0 AR : 0 2 20 71 7 :: NY : 0 5 74 21 0 CA : 0 0 10 45 45 :: NC : 0 2 32 62 4 CO : 1 3 14 64 18 :: ND : 1 2 19 62 16 CT : 0 0 17 80 3 :: OH : 0 3 22 61 14 DE : 0 3 26 71 0 :: OK : 0 1 15 76 8 FL : 0 5 55 40 0 :: OR : 0 0 5 59 36 GA : 6 24 39 30 1 :: PA : 0 2 23 63 12 ID : 0 0 4 60 36 :: RI : 0 0 0 17 83 IL : 1 2 15 59 23 :: SC : 0 29 46 25 0 IN : 0 1 11 55 33 :: SD : 0 4 20 61 15 IA : 1 4 27 55 13 :: TN : 0 1 16 72 11 KS : 0 4 22 62 12 :: TX : 3 8 27 49 13 KY : 0 2 19 61 18 :: UT : 0 0 4 56 40 LA : 0 1 16 63 20 :: VT : 0 0 5 86 9 ME : 0 0 5 56 39 :: VA : 0 3 32 60 5 MD : 2 3 14 49 32 :: WA : 0 1 26 60 13 MA : 0 0 16 72 12 :: WV : 0 1 29 66 4 MI : 0 4 25 59 12 :: WI : 0 2 13 68 17 MN : 1 9 26 55 9 :: WY : 0 0 5 45 50 MS : 0 3 16 65 16 :: : MO : 1 5 25 57 12 :: 48 Sts : 1 5 23 54 17 MT : 0 4 20 47 29 :: : NE : 0 5 28 54 13 :: Prev Wk: 1 5 23 54 17 NV : 0 1 4 47 48 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 0 21 79 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent