HDR1012000170100627951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100627951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY June 19 - 25, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Hot, dry weather announced the arrival of summer across the Central States, stressing row crops and ripening winter wheat. Crop emergence was impeded in the Northern States by the extreme hot, dry winds that crusted the topsoil. Slow-moving storm activity hindered fieldwork in the Western States. Heavy weed infestation was reported across the Nation, and windy conditions prohibited spraying. Seasonable weather allowed winter wheat harvest to advance, especially in the southern Great Plains. Heavy downpours in the mid-Atlantic States brought the fourth consecutive week of above-normal rainfall, creating ideal conditions for fungus and mold. Lodging in small grains fields and drowning of tobacco, cotton, and soybean fields was reported in North Carolina. Many fields were flooded in Arkansas, with some soybean acreage requiring replanting. The winter wheat crop was in mostly fair to good condition with 22 percent (%) of the acreage harvested, 12 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Wheat development was accelerated by the hot,dry weather in the central Great Plains. Some premature ripening of wheat was reported in southeastern Nebraska. In Kansas, the warm, sunny weather ripened wheat, while the late-week rains slowed the harvest, which at 9% complete, was 29 points behind the average. Moderate to severe infestations of foliar diseases were reported across the State. The wheat harvest in Oklahoma made good progress from last week, but at 60% complete, was 18 points behind the average. In the Midwest, the persistent wet weather in previous weeks provided ideal conditions for the infection of wheat with head scab. The warm weather in the following weeks favored the development of the fungus, leaving some fields damaged. Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair, with 8% of the five major producing States' acreage headed, 26 points behind normal. South Dakota's crop was mostly good, with 6% of the acreage emerged, 62 points behind normal. In North Dakota, small grain development advanced to the boot stage, but remained behind the average. Windy weather prevented producers from spraying for weed control. Corn condition for the 17 major producing States was unchanged from last week, with 60% of the crop reported as good to excellent. Hot, dry weather encouraged the development of corn and allowed Midwestern farmers to finish cultivating and side dressing corn. Very dry soil conditions in Michigan, combined with the hot, dry weather, slowed the crop's development. Corn leaves were curling in Wisconsin due to stress from the heat. Average corn height in Illinois was reported at 15 inches, compared with an 29-inch average. Corn borer and army worms were reported in some North Dakota corn fields. Cotton squaring was 46% complete,up 12 points from last week and 2 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition was good to fair with 9% of the crop setting bolls, 2 points ahead of the average. Squaring was 33 points behind the average in California, where 15% of the cotton fields were reported as squaring. Cotton development improved in California as the temperatures warmed. California and Southeastern cotton producers were irrigating fields and treating for insects. Oklahoma's cotton squaring was 11 points behind the average, as a result of late planting. Dry soil conditions caused late-planted cotton in Louisiana to show signs of drought stress. Plant bug and worm counts in Mississippi were reported as light to moderate in most fields. In Texas, cotton planting and replanting progressed quickly. Beet armyworms were reported as far north in Texas as the southern High Plain s, with spraying underway. Dryland cotton condition in the Texas Lower Valley declined from additional heat units, while cotton bolls were opening in the Lower Valley and Coastal Bend. Sorghum planting was 89% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 18 points from last week but 3 points below the average. Grain sorghum planting in Illinois and Kansas increased rapidly from last week but remained slightly behind the average. Sorghum planting in Texas increased 4 points from last week to equal the average. In the Texas plains, planting continued rapidly, with fields heading in central Texas. Rice was in mostly good to fair condition for the five major producing States. Texas rice condition was reported as good to excellent. Dry weather in Louisiana prevented disease problems, but some areas still reported insect problems. Texas rice fields showed good progress with few disease problems. Soybean planting was 92% complete, up 13 points from last week and 1 point behind the average. Planting made significant progress in Kansas, where producers increased planting by 40 points from last week to reach 75% complete. Soybean planting was 24 points behind the average in North Carolina due to heavy rains preventing fieldwork. Illinois soybean producers increased plantings by 11 points from last week to 95% complete, 2 points behind normal. Late-planted soybeans in Wisconsin germinated unevenly. Minnesota and Kentucky's average soybean height was 5 inches, compared with 7 inches for the 5-year average in Minnesota. HDR2012000170100627951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 26 June 18 - 24, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: Hot weather prevailed between a slow-moving cold front crossing the West and a stalled upper-level disturbance over the Southeast. The early-season heat wave waned toward week's end as cool air spread eastward, but humid, showery conditions persisted in the Southeast. Torrential rains caused flooding in southern Florida, where 24-hour totals on June 22-23 locally topped 10 inches. Late in the week,significant rain returned to the northern and central Plains and parts of the Corn Belt for the first time in 2 weeks. Early in the week, temperatures soared above 100 degrees F as far north as northern Lower Michigan, while on June 20-22, readings attained the middle to upper-90's in the central Corn Belt. More than 50 daily-record highs were tied or broken during the week,primarily from the Great Lakes States to New England. Numerous consecutive-day records were established in International Falls, MN, including a second day of all-time record heat on Sunday (99 degrees F);a sixth day of 90-degree heat on Wednesday (formerly August 11-14, 1991); and a seventh daily-record high (formerly December 23-27, 1994), also on June 21. Marquette, MI notched eight consecutive daily records (June 16-23),including their second- highest June temperature (96 degrees F on Sunday). June-record highs were broken on Monday in Alpena, MI (103 degrees F; formerly 100 degrees F, set June 27, 1933), Burlington, VT (100 degrees F;1 degree shy of their all-time record, set August 11, 1944), and Muskegon, MI (98 degrees F). In contrast, cool, showery weather covered the Northwest. Daily-rainfall records were established in Portland,OR (0.54 inches on June 18) and Kalispell, MT (0.84 inches on June 19). In Spokane, WA, the high of 52 degrees F on Monday was their lowest on record for June 19. Farther south, daily record lows in Arizona on Sunday included 24 degrees F in Flagstaff and 39 degrees F in Winslow. Cool air also briefly intruded upon New England, where on Wednesday, Caribou (38 degrees F) reported a daily-record low, sandwiched between daily- record highs on Monday (91 degrees F) and Saturday (93 degrees F). At week's end, heat arrived in the West, where temperatures rose to 92 degrees F in Yakima, WA, 106 degrees F in Redding, CA, and 116 degrees F in Thermal, CA. Rainfall increased over the Southeast during the week and, in combination with high humidity and lower-than-normal temperatures, hampered planting and crop development. Heavy rain developed in southern Florida on June 20, persisting through week's end. Maximum 24-hour (8 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT) totals included 5.65 inches in Key West on June 20-21, 5.00 inches in Tampa on June 24-25, and 4.88 inches in Miami on June 20-21. Localized downpours of up to 4 to 6 inches struck the Middle Atlantic States on June 21-23, causing flash flooding. Farther west, widespread rains fell across the northern Plains on June 21-23. On the central Plains, rain on June 22-24 slowed the winter wheat harvest. Scattered showers dampened the Corn Belt after midweek, recharging topsoil moisture. Weekly rainfalls in excess of 2 inches were reported in locations such as Glasgow, MT, Wichita, KS, Tulsa, OK, and Indianapolis, IN. HDR2012000170100627951200CROP PROGRESS Released June 26, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 90 81 83 84 AR : 93 71 73 80 AR : 91 79 87 80 CA : 55 35 52 49 GA : 89 82 90 85 CO : 0 0 9 3 IL : 95 84 99 97 GA : 97 94 97 92 IN : 97 88 100 98 ID : 0 0 0 0 IA : 99 90 100 97 IL : 22 1 13 20 KS : 75 35 97 91 IN : 16 2 5 12 KY : 77 50 82 76 KS : 9 1 55 38 LA : 97 91 90 84 MI : 0 0 0 0 MI : 99 96 100 99 MO : 32 15 22 30 MN : 99 95 99 95 MT : 0 0 0 0 MS : 97 95 98 82 NE : 0 0 2 3 MO : 74 40 97 83 NC : 59 30 71 74 NE : 100 92 100 100 OH : 0 0 0 5 NC : 59 52 82 83 OK : 60 18 90 78 OH : 95 83 100 99 OR : 0 0 0 0 SC : 80 65 78 80 SD : 0 0 0 0 SD : 90 60 100 94 TX : 62 42 63 62 TN : 72 62 85 78 WA : 0 0 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 92 79 97 93 19 Sts: 22 10 40 34 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 soybean crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For information call (202) 720-7621. 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We 1 (6-95) Cotton: Percent Squaring, Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 74 55 48 55 AL : 0 NA 0 0 AZ : 76 65 95 86 AZ : 20 NA 36 33 AR : 67 36 71 55 AR : 0 NA 8 2 CA : 15 5 38 48 CA : 0 NA 4 2 GA : 75 63 80 61 GA : 14 NA 8 8 LA : 88 76 82 70 LA : 27 NA 17 9 MS : 88 69 91 60 MS : 6 NA 9 3 MO : 45 14 63 43 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 26 2 43 43 NM : 0 NA 2 1 NC : 30 13 31 35 NC : 0 NA 0 1 OK : 0 0 8 11 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 31 17 50 43 SC : 1 NA 9 6 TN : 64 35 62 38 TN : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 26 23 38 30 TX : 13 NA 15 10 : : 14 Sts: 46 34 54 44 14 Sts: 9 NA 11 7 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 98 CO : 81 68 96 89 IL : 77 47 97 88 KS : 85 48 97 89 LA : 97 95 100 97 MS : 100 100 100 97 MO : 82 58 99 91 NE : 97 89 100 100 NM : 85 81 98 78 OK : 75 64 87 89 SD : 73 54 100 90 TX : 94 90 94 94 : 12 Sts: 89 71 97 92 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 13 NA 42 35 MN : 24 NA 39 43 MT : 5 NA 14 19 ND : 5 NA 21 29 SD : 6 NA 75 68 : 5 Sts : 8 NA 29 34 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. HDR2012000170100627951200CROP CONDITION Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 1 5 24 57 13 AL : 0 10 50 40 0 GA : 2 2 31 63 2 AR : 0 1 16 71 12 IL : 1 10 41 42 6 GA : 0 0 22 78 0 IN : 1 7 33 51 8 IL : 1 10 40 44 5 IA : 1 7 27 57 8 IN : 1 6 36 53 4 KS : 1 7 34 52 6 IA : 1 7 33 53 6 KY : 0 5 24 54 17 KS : 0 10 40 48 2 MI : 2 8 29 49 12 KY : 0 1 31 57 11 MN : 1 3 29 52 15 LA : 0 7 34 57 2 MO : 1 21 49 25 4 MI : 2 6 30 41 21 NE : 1 4 40 52 3 MN : 1 5 31 52 11 NC : 0 3 15 58 24 MS : 1 4 19 66 10 OH : 1 11 31 43 14 MO : 0 10 44 42 4 PA : 0 2 22 60 16 NE : 0 3 43 53 1 SD : 0 4 34 54 8 NC : 1 9 32 50 8 TX : 1 3 18 57 21 OH : 1 8 31 48 12 WI : 0 2 23 62 13 SC : 0 4 23 63 10 : SD : 1 6 33 54 6 17 Sts : 1 7 32 51 9 TN : 0 0 15 61 24 : : Prev Wk : 1 7 32 51 9 19 Sts : 1 7 34 51 7 Prev Yr : 0 3 18 61 18 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 3 25 63 8 -------------------------------------- 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 6 12 56 26 AL : 0 6 46 46 2 CA : 0 0 20 55 25 AZ : 1 10 28 41 20 CO : 4 5 16 48 27 AR : 0 7 39 46 8 GA : 0 18 42 40 0 CA : 0 0 55 45 0 ID : 0 1 18 57 24 GA : 0 0 43 55 2 IL : 4 19 41 30 6 LA : 0 1 22 56 21 IN : 2 5 29 55 9 MS : 3 6 20 64 7 KS : 8 22 43 22 5 MO : 1 6 42 35 16 MI : 1 5 24 44 26 NM : 0 3 31 58 8 MO : 11 28 43 18 0 NC : 1 9 38 44 8 MT : 2 6 35 52 5 OK : 2 10 52 36 0 NE : 4 4 21 65 6 SC : 0 2 60 28 10 NC : 4 19 49 28 0 TN : 0 1 21 67 11 OH : 1 3 20 55 21 TX : 2 9 46 38 5 OK : 15 21 42 22 0 : OR : 2 4 31 53 10 14 Sts : 1 6 40 46 7 SD : 0 5 26 55 14 : TX : 17 26 40 16 1 Prev Wk : 2 10 38 43 7 WA : 3 4 25 52 16 Prev Yr : 0 1 25 61 13 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 8 16 35 33 8 : Prev Wk : 7 13 35 37 8 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 2 9 38 46 5 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 17 55 28 MN : 7 15 46 29 3 MT : 0 5 40 47 8 ND : 0 6 30 57 7 SD : 1 6 30 59 4 : 5 Sts : 1 7 34 51 7 : Prev Wk : 0 5 32 52 11 Prev Yr : 0 5 21 62 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 19 61 18 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 LA : 0 3 22 68 7 MS : 0 7 17 64 12 TX : 0 0 8 57 35 : 5 Sts : 0 2 23 61 14 : Prev Wk : 0 1 21 61 17 Prev Yr : 0 0 2 91 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 : 5 25 34 31 5 :: NJ : 0 0 30 70 0 AZ : 0 5 18 39 38 :: NM : 12 33 37 18 0 AR : 0 1 22 67 10 :: NY : 0 15 55 30 0 CA : 0 0 0 60 40 :: NC : 0 1 20 65 14 CO : 0 1 11 64 24 :: ND : 1 2 21 59 17 CT : 0 12 15 73 0 :: OH : 1 4 26 57 12 DE : 0 0 27 73 0 :: OK : 0 1 17 75 7 FL : 0 5 25 65 5 :: OR : 0 0 2 73 25 GA : 0 3 33 63 1 :: PA : 1 9 25 51 14 ID : 0 0 1 40 59 :: RI : 0 0 0 33 67 IL : 0 3 24 55 18 :: SC : 0 7 30 61 2 IN : 0 5 31 55 9 :: SD : 0 1 6 61 32 IA : 0 3 30 59 8 :: TN : 0 1 16 67 16 KS : 0 1 13 67 19 :: TX : 1 4 35 48 12 KY : 0 1 12 71 16 :: UT : 0 0 8 49 43 LA : 0 11 35 48 6 :: VT : 0 4 58 37 1 ME : 0 0 1 60 39 :: VA : 0 2 26 64 8 MD : 3 4 20 60 13 :: WA : 2 8 23 52 15 MA : 0 1 18 77 4 :: WV : 0 1 10 77 12 MI : 4 23 30 39 4 :: WI : 0 9 46 42 3 MN : 4 12 35 44 5 :: WY : 0 0 0 31 69 MS : 1 6 24 54 15 :: : MO : 0 5 31 54 10 :: 48 Sts : 1 5 23 53 18 MT : 0 1 20 40 39 :: : NE : 0 1 17 51 31 :: Prev Wk: 1 3 18 58 20 NV : 0 0 0 47 53 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 0 59 41 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent