HDR1012000170100613951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100613951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY June 5 - 11, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: High winds and heavy rains from Allison brought localized flooding to parts of the Southeast. The heavy rains limited field activities but improved soil moisture supplies and brought an end to the drought conditions for row crops in the Southeast. Crop damage from the tropical storm was confined to limited regions in the Carolinas and Georgia. Late-season crop planting proceeded rapidly in the Dakotas where possible, but showers and wet fields left planting progress well behind schedule. Frequent showers in the Midwest caused farmers to plant around-the-clock between storms. Muddy soil conditions in Missouri slowed planting progress, leaving corn planted 5 weeks behind the average. Soybean planting in Missouri was 23 days behind the average, the latest since soybeans became a major crop 40 years ago. Soil moisture ranged from 61 percent to 78 (%) surplus in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Missouri. Scattered showers in the Ohio Valley and the approaching end of the planting season compelled farmers to plant wherever possible around wet spots. Emerged crops were yellowed and suffered from excessive moisture in the eastern Corn Belt. Rain in the Pacific Northwest improved crop conditions. Across the Nation, wet conditions have made weed and insect control a top priority after the crops are planted. Cool, dry weather in the Southwest slowed cotton development. The winter wheat crop was in mostly good to fair condition with 88% of the acreage heading, 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Cool, wet weather in South Dakota left heading 43 points behind normal. Excessive moisture and hot, humid weather in the Midwest raised concern for wheat diseases and lowered winter wheat condition. Reports of wheat foliar diseases in the central States caused by the wet field conditions have increased. Wheat fields across the Nation were suffering from increased weed problems. Heavy late-week rains in Texas slowed harvest activity and heavy rains and hail caused damage to some wheat fields in the High Plains. Spring wheat was good to fair with 82% of the acreage emerged. Planting progress in North Dakota at 93% complete, increased 13 points from last week, but remained 7 points behind the average. Weeds remained a problem for small grain fields in the Dakotas. Spring wheat emerged was 16 points behind the average for the five major producing States, with North Dakota 27 points below the average. Corn planted was 91% complete for the 17 major producing States, 9 points behind last year and 6 points below the average. Corn planting made good progress in Illinois and Indiana and increased by 28 and 20 points from last week, respectively. Farmers in the Midwest worked long hours and skipped the low- lying areas to plant the crop. In Missouri, saturated soils left planting progress at 44% complete, 49 points behind normal. In Kentucky, the early- planted corn was reported waist high, with some bottomland replanted as the water receded. As the end of the planting season approached, many corn producers in South Dakota were switching to alternative crops. Cotton planting was 88% complete, up 3 points from last week and 5 points behind the average for the Nation. Heavy rain and hail caused damage to cotton fields in the Texas High Plains, with replanting required if time permits. Oklahoma cotton planting increased by 12 points from last week despite heavy rains leaving the State 30 points behind the average. Cotton fields in California were cultivated, irrigated and sprayed for insects. Insect control was active in Louisiana, while in Texas, Coastal Bend and lower Valley producers were spraying to control beet armyworms. Cotton squaring was 23% complete, 7 points ahead of the average for the 14 major producing States. Cotton condition in Oklahoma was rated 24 points good to excellent, down from 54 points last week due to the heavy thunderstorms. Sorghum planting was 46% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 10 points from last week but 29 points below the average. Grain sorghum planting in Nebraska and Illinois was over 50 points behind the average due to wet field conditions. Sorghum planting in Texas increased 4 points from last week to equal the average. In the lower Texas Valley region, the prolonged dry weather caused diseases that left plants falling over. Rice emerged was 94% complete, 5 points ahead of the average for the five major producing States. Rice planting in Mississippi was complete, 19 points ahead of the average. Emerged rice fields in California were treated for weeds and insects. Early Louisiana rice fields were heading, and farmers were spraying for diseases. Rice fields in the Upper Coast of Texas were heading and some disease problems were developing. Soybean planting was 59% complete, 19 points behind normal. Scattered rain and wet fields slowed soybean planting in the middle Mississippi Valley. Soybean planting lagged normal by more than 40 points in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Illinois soybean producers increased plantings by 36 points from last week to 52% complete, 35 points behind normal. Range and Pasture: Pasture feed condition for the Nation was rated 75% good to excellent, slightly increased from last week. Rains from Allison revived pastures in the Southeast. Some Midwestern producers expressed concerns over low forage supplies for livestock due to excessive wetness. The extreme wetness across the Nation has caused producers to apply herbicides to control weeds that have thrived in the abundant moisture. The recent rainfall in the southern Great Plains improved native grasses. HDR2012000170100613951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 24 June 4 - 10, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: The remnants of Hurricane Allison provided a respite from an otherwise hot, dry pattern in the Southeast. Farther west, powerful thunderstorms frequented the central and southern Plains along a quasi- stationary frontal boundary. Northwest of the front, unfavorably showery, cool conditions affected the central High Plains, northern Plains, and the western Corn Belt. Allison approached western Florida as a minimal hurricane on Monday morning, making landfall around 11 a.m. EDT in northernmost Apalachee Bay. Before exiting eastern North Carolina as an extratropical storm less than 48 hours later, Allison's remnants provided a narrow belt of much-needed rain along its track. Storm-total rainfall reached 5.52 inches in Columbia, SC and 4.88 inches in Tallahassee, FL, but Allison only briefly tempered a persistent hot spell. Daily-record warmth re-appeared by midweek, and by Friday, highs included 101 degrees F in Montgomery, AL and 100 degrees F in Jacksonville, FL. Meanwhile, extremely cool weather encompassed the northwestern half of the Nation. On Wednesday, Idaho's Snake River Valley was subjected to sub-32 degree readings 2 to 4 weeks later than the typical last freeze. In Pocatello, the low of 28 degrees F was a June record, while Boise (31 degrees F) noted its latest freeze on record. Farther south, the high of 68 degrees F in Las Vegas, NV was a record-low value for June. A day earlier, Spokane, WA also broke a June low- maximum record with 46 degrees F. Near the boundary between clashing airmasses, wet and occasionally severe weather prevailed. On Wednesday, Kalispell, MT received 2.18 inches of precipitation (including 5.5 inches of snow), their second-wettest June day on record. Two days later, precipitation in Casper, WY (including 2.1 inches of snow) propelled their year-to-date total to 12.52 inches, equaling their normal annual total. Although frequent showers and cool weather continued to hamper normal planting progress and crop development in the central Plains and western Corn Belt, only isolated areas received more than 2 inches. Farther south, however, frequent torrential rains (with local totals in excess of 8 inches) struck areas from southeastern Kansas and the Ozark Plateau to north-central Texas, causing significant flooding. More than 4 inches of rain pelted Wichita, KS, Springfield, MO, and Tulsa, OK, with rain observed on 4 to 6 days during the week. In Russell, KS, a wind gust to 103 mph was clocked just after midnight on Thursday. At least five dozen tornadoes were spotted during the week, many of those in the central and southern Plains. At week's end, drier air spread southeastward, pushing the focus for heavy rain into eastern Texas. HDR2012000170100613951200CROP PROGRESS Released June 12, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Corn: Percent Planted, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 89 80 100 99 AL : 71 58 71 65 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 64 48 71 50 IL : 88 60 100 97 GA : 62 47 74 63 IN : 90 70 98 96 IL : 52 16 95 87 IA : 92 86 100 97 IN : 67 40 97 89 KS : 94 90 100 99 IA : 74 60 100 85 KY : 92 86 99 94 KS : 11 5 89 70 MI : 98 94 100 99 KY : 38 27 64 50 MN : 99 95 99 96 LA : 85 69 83 70 MO : 44 37 100 93 MI : 87 74 99 92 NE : 99 89 100 100 MN : 86 79 99 86 NC : 100 100 100 100 MS : 82 78 90 56 OH : 90 85 100 99 MO : 17 12 82 59 PA : 92 87 94 93 NE : 51 31 100 94 SD : 66 55 100 94 NC : 51 47 60 64 TX : 100 100 100 100 OH : 65 55 100 93 WI : 99 93 100 96 SC : 48 35 49 55 : SD : 38 30 98 82 17 Sts: 91 80 100 97 TN : 45 33 54 47 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 59 43 91 78 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, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 25 NA 28 23 CA : 99 99 99 99 CA : 10 NA 14 15 CO : 91 62 95 92 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 86 NA 91 62 ID : 24 9 46 36 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 98 96 97 98 IL : 0 NA 0 1 IN : 100 92 99 98 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 100 99 100 100 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 60 8 65 66 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 99 94 99 99 MO : 2 NA 0 3 MT : 5 3 29 24 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 69 41 99 96 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 23 NA 24 27 OH : 95 83 97 92 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 100 100 100 100 OK : 2 NA 28 19 OR : 92 81 92 89 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 28 1 85 71 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 100 98 100 100 TX : 19 NA 32 25 WA : 74 62 91 78 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 88 80 94 92 19 Sts: 4 NA 8 6 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Planted, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 100 100 98 97 AL : 27 NA 9 15 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 55 NA 70 51 AR : 100 100 99 99 AR : 11 NA 28 12 CA : 100 99 100 100 CA : 1 NA 9 12 GA : 98 95 98 96 GA : 45 NA 44 25 LA : 100 100 100 99 LA : 54 NA 30 22 MS : 100 100 100 97 MS : 50 NA 43 22 MO : 100 97 100 99 MO : 1 NA 10 4 NM : 100 94 100 100 NM : 0 NA 0 9 NC : 100 99 100 100 NC : 5 NA 5 5 OK : 48 36 90 78 OK : 0 NA 4 2 SC : 97 95 100 100 SC : 0 NA 10 10 TN : 100 100 100 98 TN : 13 NA 7 3 TX : 73 68 88 87 TX : 19 NA 19 15 : : 14 Sts: 88 85 95 93 14 Sts: 23 NA 23 16 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. 1994 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 94 98 93 CO : 19 7 63 55 IL : 5 4 88 67 KS : 14 5 84 62 LA : 93 90 97 91 MS : 98 97 94 88 MO : 37 32 88 68 NE : 34 14 99 92 NM : 59 41 58 50 OK : 40 18 80 71 SD : 29 14 86 62 TX : 87 83 87 87 : 12 Sts: 46 36 87 75 -------------------------------------- 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:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 100 99 100 100 AR : 97 94 96 89 MN : 99 99 99 99 CA : 75 50 87 83 MT : 99 98 100 100 LA : 100 98 97 96 ND : 93 80 100 100 MS : 100 99 100 81 SD : 100 98 100 100 TX : 95 89 100 95 : : 5 Sts : 96 89 100 100 5 Sts : 94 88 96 89 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 93 99 99 MN : 83 70 99 99 MT : 95 83 98 92 ND : 72 45 98 99 SD : 94 85 100 100 : 5 Sts : 82 62 98 98 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. HDR2012000170100613951200CROP 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 : 1 5 24 51 19 AL : 0 2 60 38 0 CA : 0 0 20 60 20 AZ : 1 20 27 34 18 CO : 4 6 14 40 36 AR : 1 10 35 41 13 GA : 2 22 50 26 0 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 ID : 0 1 18 64 17 GA : 0 2 41 57 0 IL : 4 26 41 25 4 LA : 1 2 13 62 22 IN : 1 5 21 55 18 MS : 2 7 24 53 14 KS : 8 15 36 34 7 MO : 2 3 40 44 11 MI : 1 3 14 53 29 NM : 0 17 39 39 5 MO : 8 25 43 22 2 NC : 0 3 35 48 14 MT : 1 18 39 36 6 OK : 0 25 51 24 0 NE : 1 4 18 65 12 SC : 0 2 63 35 0 NC : 3 25 41 29 2 TN : 0 4 22 62 12 OH : 0 2 13 58 27 TX : 11 10 31 37 11 OK : 13 16 37 33 1 : OR : 2 6 33 44 15 14 Sts : 5 7 35 43 10 SD : 1 5 31 56 7 : TX : 7 23 44 23 3 Prev Wk : 0 5 37 52 6 WA : 3 11 32 39 15 Prev Yr : 0 1 25 65 9 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 6 14 33 38 9 : Prev Wk : 6 12 31 41 10 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 3 10 45 38 4 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 9 72 17 MN : 1 2 34 55 8 MT : 0 2 19 55 24 ND : 0 2 20 68 10 SD : 1 1 30 65 3 : 5 Sts : 0 2 23 63 12 : Prev Wk : 0 3 23 67 7 Prev Yr : 0 3 20 65 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 20 58 18 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 LA : 0 3 21 70 6 MS : 0 5 11 58 26 TX : 0 0 8 48 44 : 5 Sts : 0 3 23 57 17 : Prev Wk : 0 5 20 59 16 Prev Yr : 0 0 16 83 1 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 8 43 45 4 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 0 5 18 39 38 :: NM : 21 35 34 10 0 AR : 0 2 23 64 11 :: NY : 0 0 60 40 0 CA : 0 0 10 45 45 :: NC : 0 1 26 65 8 CO : 1 2 12 60 25 :: ND : 1 2 13 57 27 CT : 0 0 10 75 15 :: OH : 1 3 22 56 18 DE : 0 3 28 69 0 :: OK : 0 3 16 72 9 FL : 0 0 25 65 10 :: OR : 0 0 6 65 29 GA : 0 10 37 49 4 :: PA : 0 2 19 60 19 ID : 0 0 1 60 39 :: RI : 0 0 0 24 76 IL : 1 2 20 61 16 :: SC : 0 18 41 39 2 IN : 0 1 14 61 24 :: SD : 0 1 13 63 23 IA : 0 5 25 54 16 :: TN : 0 0 13 74 13 KS : 0 1 20 63 16 :: TX : 1 8 26 43 22 KY : 0 1 12 68 19 :: UT : 0 0 5 63 32 LA : 0 2 19 65 14 :: VT : 0 0 13 72 15 ME : 0 0 3 64 33 :: VA : 0 7 20 62 11 MD : 0 3 11 65 21 :: WA : 0 2 21 51 26 MA : 0 0 7 89 4 :: WV : 0 1 20 75 4 MI : 0 5 22 60 13 :: WI : 0 1 9 70 20 MN : 0 3 28 61 8 :: WY : 0 0 4 40 56 MS : 0 4 22 59 15 :: : MO : 1 8 25 51 15 :: 48 Sts : 1 4 20 55 20 MT : 0 4 26 48 22 :: : NE : 0 5 15 56 24 :: Prev Wk: 1 5 23 54 17 NV : 0 0 0 44 56 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 0 24 60 16 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent