HDR1012000170100705951200WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100705951200NAT'L WEATHER SUMMARY JUN 25-JUL 1, 1995 National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 27 June 25 - July 1, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: A persistent disturbance drifted northward through the Midwest, sparking a broad, disorganized rainfall in the eastern half of the Nation. A combination of factors, including upslope flow, delivered locally inundating rain to the east slopes of the central Appalachians. In the Corn Belt, showers reversed the recent hot, dry spell, but were replaced by dry, cool conditions by week's end. At the core of the cool airmass, near-freezing temperatures dotted the northern Plains on Friday morning. Farther south, scattered heavy rainfall on the central and southern Plains hampered winter wheat harvest activities, while late-week thunderstorms provided beneficial topsoil moisture to areas from southern Texas to the lower Mississippi Delta. Pockets of dryness persisted elsewhere in the Delta and across New England. Meanwhile, hot, dry weather continued in the West through week's end. More than a dozen daily-record highs were established in the Northwest. Highs on Sunday in California included 106 degrees F in Sacramento and 105 degrees F in San Jose. A day later, a high of 101 degrees F in Brookings, OR matched their June record. Quillayute, WA notched five consecutive records (June 26- 30), including highs of 92 degrees F on Wednesday and Thursday that set daily records by 12 degrees F apiece. Seattle, WA peaked at 96 degrees F on Friday. Elsewhere, a few daily-record highs were broken early in the week in New England and across the South. On Monday, a daily-record high of 95 degrees F in Burlington, VT was their second in a row. Similarly, Port Arthur, TX marked a third consecutive day of daily-record heat on Sunday (98 degrees F). In contrast, Great Falls, MT reported daily-record lows of 36 degrees F on Wednesday and again on Friday. Nearly two dozen additional daily records were tied or broken in the Central States between June 29 and July 1. On Friday, Williston, ND noted a low of 34 degrees F. A day later, daily-record lows included 41 degrees F in Aberdeen, SD and 44 degrees F in Norfolk, NE. Equally impressive were the extremely low maxima recorded across the central High Plains, where Denver, CO and Colorado Springs, CO both topped out at 54 degrees F on Thursday. Heavy rain persisted in parts of Florida early in the week, where totals topped 2 inches in Daytona Beach, Orlando, and West Palm Beach. Farther north, daily- rainfall records were toppled on Monday in Lexington, KY (4.25 inches), Toledo, OH (3.14 inches), and Columbia, MO (2.33 inches). The total in Lexington was their sixth greatest single-day amount on record. Rockford, IL set its second daily record in 2 days with a 1.80-inch total on June 27. In the central Appalachians and adjacent piedmont, as much as 10 inches of rain pelted already- saturated soils on June 27, causing extensive flooding in the Shenandoah and Rappahannock River basins. In the Carolinas, where weekly totals topped 3 inches in Greensboro, NC and Columbia, SC, widespread rainfall extended their wet spell to 5 weeks. Heavy rain fell across southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma on June 28-29. More than 4 inches soaked Dodge City, KS, while a 1.99-inch total in Tulsa, OK set a daily record for June 29. On the Texas Plains, Amarillo received more than an inch of rain on June 26 and July 1. In the Gulf Coast States, isolated late-week convection dumped totals of 5.88 inches in Port Arthur, TX and 3.67 inches in Tupelo, MS. HDR2012000170100705951200NAT'L AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY JUN 26-JUL 2, 1995 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY June 26 - July 2, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Hot, humid weather and showers persisted over most of the eastern United States, limiting fieldwork to 2 to 3 days. Heavy rains across the Mid- Atlantic States brought flooding to the upslope of the Appalachian mountains. North Carolina experienced the fifth consecutive week of above-normal rainfall, leaving surplus soil moisture supplies and increased problems with fungus and mold. The heavy rains resulted in crop damage from drowning with reports of some double crop soybean fields remaining unplanted. The rainfall slowed the small grain harvest but boosted row crop growth in the Midwest. The wet field conditions have prevented farmers from spraying or cultivating fields, resulting in insect and weed problems. Land lost to prior flooding in the middle Mississippi Valley was replanted. Some fields will remain unplanted in the northern Great Plains, where the dry, baked topsoil has hampered emergence in recently planted fields. Rainfall in the southern Great Plains slowed fieldwork and harvest activity. The winter wheat crop was in mostly fair to good condition with 31 percent (%) of the acreage harvested, 19 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Rains and cool weather interrupted and slowed the wheat harvest in the Midwest. Wheat ripening was reported at 55% in Kansas compared to 93% for the average. Wheat harvested in Kansas, at 17% complete, was 51 points behind the average. The wheat harvest in both Nebraska and North Carolina was 17 points behind the average. The outbreak of foliar diseases continued to afflict Kansas and Nebraska wheat fields and was blamed for poor yields and low test weights in recently harvested fields. Head scab was again reported in the Ohio Valley in addition to Rhizoctonia and powdery mildew. In the Northern States, wheat development was reported as good but needed warmer weather. Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair, with 23% of the five major producing States' acreage headed, 34 points behind normal. South Dakota's crop was mostly good, with 33% of the acreage headed, 54 points behind normal. In North Dakota, 12% of the acreage was headed, 40 points behind the average. Corn condition for the 17 major producing States improved slightly from last week, with 63% of the crop reported as good to excellent. Rainy weather boosted corn development in the Midwest, where farmers cultivated and sprayed for weed control. Corn condition rated as good to excellent increased from last week in Missouri, where corn silking was 11 points behind the average. Average corn height in Illinois was reported at 29 inches, compared with 40-inches for the average. In the Southeast, corn fields were stressed by dry soil conditions. Cotton squaring was 64% complete, up 18 points from last week and 4 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition was good to fair with 18% of the crop setting bolls, 6 points ahead of the average. Warm weather in California boosted cotton development, but cotton squaring at 30% complete remained 2 to 3 weeks behind normal. California cotton fields were cultivated, weeded and treated for insects. Oklahoma's cotton squaring at 2% complete was 27 points behind the average. In Georgia, cotton setting bolls at 37% complete was 16 points ahead of normal, while Arizona was 16 points behind the average at 32% complete. Insect control was active across the Southeast, where aphids continued to be reported. Cotton plant development in the Texas Plains improved, but cool weather late in the week left plant development behind normal. Cotton condition declined in Louisiana from last week as a result of dry soil conditions, but declined in North Carolina from surplus soil moisture. Sorghum planting was 95% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 6 points from last week but 1 point below the average. Grain sorghum planting in Illinois increased 7 points from last week but remained 11 points behind the average. Sorghum planting in Oklahoma increased 5 points from last week, but remained 15 points behind the average. Planting was winding down in the Texas Plains, while sorghum fields were turning color in the Texas Blacklands. Rice was in mostly good to excellent condition for the five major producing States. California rice condition increased from last week as a result of warmer weather triggering excellent growth. Rice head at 10% complete was equal to the average. Texas rice fields were reported at 37% headed, 11 points ahead of the average, with some early matured fields being prepared for harvest. Louisiana rice producers were busy top dressing young fields and preparing advanced fields for harvest. Soybean blooming was 3% complete, 5 points behind the average. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair, with improvement from last week across the Midwest as a result of beneficial rains. Soybean blooming was 14 points behind the average in Illinois, while blooming was 13 points ahead of normal in Louisiana and Mississippi. Soybean producers in the Midwest were cultivating for weed control. Many acres intended for double crop soybeans will not be planted in North Carolina as a result of the saturated fields. Rains in Texas' Coastal Bend aided soybeans during the pod filling stage. Range and Pasture: Pasture feed condition for the Nation was rated 72% good to excellent. Pasture condition in the Southwest declined rapidly from last month because of continued dry conditions combined with hot weather. Recent showers improved pasture condition in the Midwest. California livestock were moved to summer mountain pastures. Texas range and pastures received beneficial rainfall that aided growth. Pastures and ranges responded well in the Pacific Northwest from recent hot, dry conditions. HDR2012000170100705951200CRP PROG FOR WK ENDING JUL 2, 1995 Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 NA 0 0 AL : 8 NA 9 6 GA : 96 NA 97 92 AR : 4 NA 5 5 IL : 1 NA 2 8 GA : 11 NA 14 8 IN : 0 NA 1 2 IL : 3 NA 13 17 IA : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 1 NA 8 7 KS : 0 NA 14 13 IA : 4 NA 19 8 KY : 25 NA 15 16 KS : 0 NA 9 9 MI : 0 NA 0 2 KY : 4 NA 4 2 MN : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 17 NA 8 4 MO : 0 NA 12 11 MI : 0 NA 2 8 NE : 0 NA 2 1 MN : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 63 NA 57 49 MS : 22 NA 25 9 OH : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 8 5 PA : 3 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 10 5 SD : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 3 NA 3 3 TX : 72 NA 61 63 OH : 0 NA 11 16 WI : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 5 NA 4 3 : SD : 0 NA 18 10 17 Sts: 4 NA 5 6 TN : 3 NA 2 3 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 3 NA 10 8 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. 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We 1 (7-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 98 93 90 94 AL : 86 74 67 73 CA : 75 55 72 65 AZ : 87 76 99 93 CO : 0 0 62 18 AR : 88 67 93 80 GA : 100 97 99 98 CA : 30 15 57 65 ID : 0 0 0 0 GA : 83 75 87 79 IL : 32 22 48 46 LA : 96 88 90 83 IN : 27 16 17 29 MS : 97 88 95 75 KS : 17 9 94 68 MO : 76 45 90 69 MI : 0 0 0 2 NM : 40 26 53 53 MO : 43 32 58 50 NC : 52 30 52 56 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 2 0 37 29 NE : 0 0 37 17 SC : 49 31 73 64 NC : 70 59 87 87 TN : 85 64 86 61 OH : 4 0 1 15 TX : 50 26 55 43 OK : 85 60 98 91 : OR : 0 0 0 0 14 Sts: 64 46 70 60 SD : 0 0 0 1 -------------------------------------- TX : 75 62 87 79 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 0 0 0 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 31 22 63 50 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 10 0 8 10 ID : 26 13 69 53 AZ : 32 20 53 48 MN : 47 24 88 75 AR : 3 0 10 6 MT : 26 5 37 38 CA : 0 0 5 4 ND : 12 5 44 52 GA : 37 14 20 21 SD : 33 6 96 87 LA : 45 27 35 19 : MS : 17 6 31 17 5 Sts : 23 8 56 57 MO : 0 0 6 2 -------------------------------------- NM : 1 0 23 9 These 5 States produced 98% of the NC : 13 0 9 7 1994 spring wheat crop. OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 5 1 16 14 TN : 5 0 6 2 Rice: Percent Headed, TX : 22 13 18 13 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 18 9 18 13 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1990- These 14 States produced 99% of the State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 1994 cotton crop. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Planted, : Selected States AR : 0 NA 4 1 -------------------------------------- CA : 0 NA 0 0 : Week Ending : LA : 30 NA 38 32 :-----------------------: 1990- MS : 4 NA 6 3 State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 1994 TX : 37 NA 33 26 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 10 NA 13 10 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 96% of the AR : 100 100 100 99 1994 rice crop. CO : 88 81 98 95 IL : 84 77 99 95 KS : 93 85 99 95 LA : 99 97 100 98 MS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 90 82 100 96 NE : 100 97 100 100 NM : 100 85 100 73 OK : 80 75 92 95 SD : 91 73 100 94 TX : 97 94 98 97 : 12 Sts: 95 89 99 96 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. HDR2012000170100705951200CRP COND BY PCT SEL STS 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 : 0 3 17 65 15 AL : 0 6 50 44 0 GA : 1 1 35 61 2 AR : 0 3 15 67 15 IL : 1 8 39 44 8 GA : 0 0 24 76 0 IN : 1 4 26 58 11 IL : 1 8 40 44 7 IA : 0 6 24 55 15 IN : 1 5 31 55 8 KS : 1 9 28 56 6 IA : 0 5 30 54 11 KY : 1 5 22 50 22 KS : 0 4 41 51 4 MI : 2 7 25 50 16 KY : 0 5 24 60 11 MN : 1 4 28 47 20 LA : 1 8 34 55 2 MO : 1 18 43 33 5 MI : 1 6 26 47 20 NE : 1 5 44 46 4 MN : 1 7 32 45 15 NC : 0 1 13 53 33 MS : 0 4 14 62 20 OH : 1 9 28 45 17 MO : 1 14 37 46 2 PA : 0 2 12 60 26 NE : 0 5 52 40 3 SD : 0 5 34 51 10 NC : 2 10 40 39 9 TX : 2 4 16 58 20 OH : 1 8 32 47 12 WI : 0 3 15 65 17 SC : 0 2 34 51 13 : SD : 1 5 43 43 8 17 Sts : 1 6 30 50 13 TN : 0 1 15 61 23 : : Prev Wk : 1 7 32 51 9 19 Sts : 1 6 33 50 10 Prev Yr : 0 1 16 61 22 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 7 34 51 7 Prev Yr : 0 2 23 64 11 -------------------------------------- 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 10 15 39 36 AL : 0 3 55 41 1 CA : 0 0 25 60 15 AZ : 1 9 27 42 21 CO : 5 6 18 36 35 AR : 0 7 38 41 14 GA : 0 18 42 40 0 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 ID : 0 1 14 69 16 GA : 0 1 43 56 0 IL : 7 19 44 27 3 LA : 0 6 46 46 2 IN : 2 4 35 51 8 MS : 1 4 16 59 20 KS : 10 31 37 20 2 MO : 0 5 41 49 5 MI : 1 5 35 44 15 NM : 1 5 37 51 6 MO : 12 32 43 13 0 NC : 2 11 57 28 2 MT : 1 7 32 43 17 OK : 2 10 15 66 7 NE : 4 9 23 56 8 SC : 0 0 58 28 14 NC : 7 33 44 14 2 TN : 0 2 16 67 15 OH : 1 8 28 50 13 TX : 3 10 32 45 10 OK : 20 20 42 18 0 : OR : 2 4 26 59 9 14 Sts : 1 7 36 47 9 SD : 1 1 19 62 17 : TX : 11 30 43 16 0 Prev Wk : 1 6 40 46 7 WA : 0 7 27 55 11 Prev Yr : 0 3 12 72 13 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 9 19 34 31 7 : Prev Wk : 8 16 35 33 8 Sorghum: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 3 8 39 44 6 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 32 60 4 CO : 0 0 18 58 24 IL : 1 10 36 51 2 KS : 0 2 30 66 2 LA : 0 7 35 55 3 MS : 0 4 33 52 11 MO : 0 9 45 39 7 NE : 0 4 57 36 3 NM : 1 9 55 35 0 OK : 0 2 25 73 0 SD : 0 4 42 52 2 TX : 1 5 27 53 14 : 12 Sts : 0 4 35 55 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 27 65 6 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 11 62 27 MN : 10 16 38 35 1 MT : 0 4 17 48 31 ND : 0 7 29 59 5 SD : 1 7 27 62 3 : 5 Sts : 2 7 27 54 10 : Prev Wk : 1 7 34 51 7 Prev Yr : 0 6 22 60 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 18 62 18 CA : 0 0 30 40 30 LA : 0 2 21 68 9 MS : 0 4 14 63 19 TX : 0 0 11 48 41 : 5 Sts : 0 2 19 58 21 : Prev Wk : 0 2 23 61 14 Prev Yr : 0 0 3 96 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 : 8 20 44 23 5 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 1 37 15 33 14 :: NM : 7 44 37 11 1 AR : 0 3 38 53 6 :: NY : 27 29 44 0 0 CA : 0 0 15 55 30 :: NC : 0 3 21 65 11 CO : 0 2 9 52 37 :: ND : 1 1 20 54 24 CT : 5 29 51 15 0 :: OH : 0 3 23 61 13 DE : 0 0 18 82 0 :: OK : 0 4 20 67 9 FL : 0 5 5 80 10 :: OR : 0 0 2 77 21 GA : 0 4 35 54 7 :: PA : 0 3 26 63 8 ID : 0 0 1 53 46 :: RI : 0 0 3 47 50 IL : 0 3 16 61 20 :: SC : 0 5 30 55 10 IN : 2 3 25 58 12 :: SD : 0 1 9 53 37 IA : 0 3 25 57 15 :: TN : 0 4 16 71 9 KS : 0 1 15 68 16 :: TX : 2 4 29 50 15 KY : 0 1 20 63 16 :: UT : 0 0 5 58 37 LA : 1 11 37 46 5 :: VT : 1 37 61 1 0 ME : 0 5 34 61 0 :: VA : 0 1 18 59 22 MD : 2 3 8 66 21 :: WA : 0 10 43 37 10 MA : 0 37 16 38 9 :: WV : 0 0 12 76 12 MI : 3 21 24 46 6 :: WI : 1 8 42 47 2 MN : 3 11 31 44 11 :: WY : 0 0 0 16 84 MS : 0 7 32 52 9 :: : MO : 0 5 28 57 10 :: 48 Sts : 1 5 22 54 18 MT : 0 1 13 57 29 :: : NE : 0 1 12 61 26 :: Prev Wk: 1 5 23 53 18 NV : 0 0 0 51 49 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 6 47 47 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent