HDR1012000170100808951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100808951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY July 31 - August 6, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Crop conditions improved slightly due to beneficial rains that fell across the eastern-half of the Nation late in the week. Remnants of Hurricane Erin reached the Ohio Valley by the weekend and restored soil moisture supplies. Much-needed rains from Tropical Storm Dean improved dryland crop prospects in the southern Great Plains and middle Mississippi Valley. Soil moisture was restored by the rains but varied drastically across the major growing regions and remained adequate to short for most of the Midwest. Warm weather and adequate rains in the Central and Eastern States triggered significant development for row crops but most remained behind normal due to the late-spring planting. Dry conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region forced some producers to irrigate crops. Favorable weather in the Pacific Northwest allowed harvest activity to make good progress. Citrus producers drained excessive water produced by Hurricane Erin, but only minor amounts of grapefruit were reported lost. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 88 percent (%) harvested, 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Continued hot weather accelerated wheat maturity and brought the wheat harvest closer to completion in the Midwest. The wheat harvest advanced over 40 points in Oregon to 60% complete, 10 points ahead of the average, while Washington at 40% complete was 11 points behind normal. Hessian fly damage and some wheat shatter in standing grain was reported in Washington, with average yields reported. Harvest activity slowed slightly in the Great Lakes region due to the rain. Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair with 5% of the acreage harvested, 9 points behind normal. Small grain development in South Dakota advanced rapidly with 10% of the acreage harvested, 31 points behind normal. Corn condition for the 17 major producing States was in mostly good to fair condition, improved slightly from last week but below last year. Corn silking reached 81% complete, 3 points behind normal. Fourteen percent of the acreage had reached the doughing stage, 15 points behind the average. In the Corn Belt, stress from the summer heat and dry soil conditions was alleviated by rains related to tropical Storm Dean and Hurricane Erin. Corn silking in Kansas and Nebraska was 23 points behind normal, while Wisconsin was 23 points ahead of the average for silking. In Colorado, corn silking at 34% complete was 36 points behind the average, raising producers concern for time remaining in the growing season. Corn doughing was behind the average by 13 points in Colorado, Ohio, and South Dakota. Hot weather in North Carolina dried down the corn quickly. Cotton setting bolls was 82% complete, up 10 points from last week and 1 point ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition improved in Georgia from a week ago due to the much-needed rains. Cotton progress in Arizona made rapid progress due to the heat, but caused condition to decline. Cotton grew rapidly in California as temperatures warmed. Cotton fields in the Delta and Southeast were sprayed for insects. In Texas, many dryland fields stressed from the hot, dry weather were aided by rains produced by Tropical Storm Dean. Bolls opening in Texas at 15% was 4 points ahead of the average. Sorghum condition slightly improved as the crop rated mostly good to fair with 38% of the sorghum acres headed, 16 points behind normal. Sorghum development in the Midwest lagged behind normal due to continued hot, dry weather, but benefited from the recent rains. Sorghum headed in Illinois was 50 points behind the average, while Nebraska was 39 points behind normal. Almost one- fourth of the sorghum acreage was turning color. Sorghum coloring in Arkansas and Illinois was 10 points behind the average. Sorghum condition improved in Colorado and South Dakota, but declined in Nebraska and New Mexico. Rice condition was mostly good with 62% of the crop headed, 14 points ahead of the average. Rice fields in California were fertilized and treated for weeds. Rice producers in Arkansas were treating fields for black sheath rot and rice blast. Rice headed in Arkansas was 59% complete, up from last week by 26 points and ahead of the average by 24 points. The rice harvest in Louisiana slowed due to rains, but reached 32% complete, 9 points ahead of the average. Rice condition improved in Texas, where harvest activity was 11% complete, 8 points behind normal. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair with 76% of the crop blooming, 3 points behind the average. Soybean blooming was over 20 points behind the average in Kansas and Missouri. Heat stressed the soybean crop early in the week, but the beneficial rains in the Southern and Midwestern States improved soybean condition. Soybean producers in the Southeast were spraying soybean fields for insects. Over a third of the acreage was setting pods, lagging the average by 12 points. Soybeans acreage setting pods in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri was over 30 points behind the average. HDR2012000170100808951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 31 July 30 - August 5, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: The remnants of Tropical Storm Dean and Hurricane Erin plied rainy paths across portions of the South and East. Moisture from Dean was entrained by a slow-moving cold front, spreading heavy rain from Texas to New England. Behind the front, cool air remained entrenched across the Plains until late in the week, setting more than three dozen daily-record lows. In contrast, heat again encompassed the Southwest, although not to last week's extreme. Meanwhile, the Middle Atlantic region's protracted heat wave approached closure at week's end, as the moisture-laden vestiges of Erin recurved sharply in response to a surge of cool air from the north. Dean struck near Galveston, TX on Sunday evening, only hours after attaining tropical-storm force. Galveston reported a wind gust to 51 m.p.h. Dean's circulation center pushed inland to near Abilene, TX, where it stalled, producing torrential rain before dissipating by Thursday. On August 1-2, 24- hour rainfall (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. CDT) reached 14.82 inches at an observing site near Vernon, TX, while a station in Harmon County, OK received 8.50 inches. More than 6 inches pelted Abilene, 4.10 inches of which fell during the same 24- hour period. Rain benefited crops on the southern Plains, where more than an inch dampened Lubbock, TX and Clovis, NM. The Corn Belt also received widespread rainfall, including some locally heavy amounts. In South Bend, IN, a 24-hour total of 4.85 inches on August 2-3 eclipsed their all-time record, set on June 24-25, 1968 (4.70 inches). Although a few dry pockets persisted in the central and western Corn Belt, extreme highs were generally in the lower to middle 90's, below critical levels for reproductive corn and soybeans. Farther east, however, highs soared late in the week. On Friday, daily records were established at Baltimore (BWI), MD (100 degrees F) and Philadelphia, PA (98 degrees F). A day later, Baltimore recorded its last of 25 consecutive 90- degree days, bettering the former record of 21 days, set from July 29 - August 19, 1988. More than a dozen daily-record highs were broken in the West, where San Francisco (downtown), CA notched 99 degrees F on July 30, 14 degrees F above their former standard. St. George, UT reached 111 degrees F on Wednesday and Thursday, their fifth and sixth records in 7 days. Between areas of heat, daily-record lows included 38 degrees F in Pocatello, ID on Monday and 42 degrees F in Denver, CO on Tuesday. Also on August 1, highs struggled to only 69 degrees F in Amarillo, TX and 71 degrees F in Topeka, KS. Hurricane Erin twice struck Florida, first along the east coast at Vero Beach during the early-morning hours of August 2, then again on the Panhandle at Pensacola during the late morning on August 3. At Vero Beach, where the eye passed around 2 a.m. EDT, pre-eye northerly winds gusted to 70 m.p.h. and the barometric pressure dropped to 29.12 inches. Farther north, Melbourne clocked several pre-dawn gusts to 76 m.p.h. and tallied a single-day August rainfall record of 9.06 inches (formerly 6.81 inches on the 27th in 1949). A day later, peak gusts were reported to be 98 m.p.h. at Mary Esther and 94 m.p.h. at Pensacola. Once inland, the weakening storm helped to break two daily rainfall records in 2 days (August 4-5) in Mississippi at Jackson and Tupelo. As the system turned eastward through the Ohio Valley on Saturday, Cincinnati, OH collected an August single-day record of 3.52 inches. Farther north, a cold front--the catalyst for Erin's swift departure--swept through the Northeast, providing additional drought relief. Also at week's end, locally heavy thunderstorms developed over the central Plains and western Corn Belt. HDR2012000170100808951200CROP PROGRESS Released August 7, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Greg Preston at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Corn: Percent Silking, Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 34 5 80 70 CO : 0 NA 14 13 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 NA 100 99 IL : 88 72 99 94 IL : 19 NA 51 46 IN : 87 68 98 93 IN : 22 NA 39 37 IA : 85 60 100 83 IA : 0 NA 28 14 KS : 73 45 100 96 KS : 13 NA 57 51 KY : 93 85 100 96 KY : 55 NA 50 47 MI : 86 71 79 73 MI : 1 NA 3 3 MN : 85 65 96 71 MN : 0 NA 8 6 MO : 56 41 97 87 MO : 21 NA 66 53 NE : 67 31 99 90 NE : 0 NA 61 29 NC : 97 96 100 98 NC : 88 NA 85 82 OH : 84 65 95 88 OH : 20 NA 32 33 PA : 81 60 69 64 PA : 20 NA 4 9 SD : 52 9 90 65 SD : 0 NA 21 13 TX : 98 93 94 96 TX : 81 NA 78 80 WI : 86 57 86 63 WI : 12 NA 16 12 : : 17 Sts: 81 58 96 84 17 Sts: 14 NA 38 29 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 91% of the These 17 States produced 91% of the 1994 corn crop. 1994 corn crop. We 1 (8-95) Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 65 52 66 59 AL : 39 NA 39 32 AR : 61 42 66 50 AR : 23 NA 39 23 GA : 75 65 75 69 GA : 40 NA 44 38 IL : 76 52 93 88 IL : 21 NA 66 58 IN : 85 72 96 92 IN : 34 NA 65 50 IA : 90 77 100 88 IA : 55 NA 89 59 KS : 48 23 89 74 KS : 6 NA 56 42 KY : 57 43 74 69 KY : 23 NA 34 26 LA : 90 75 89 74 LA : 66 NA 63 48 MI : 95 81 77 77 MI : 52 NA 46 29 MN : 96 89 99 86 MN : 58 NA 83 50 MS : 86 77 85 65 MS : 54 NA 49 35 MO : 33 17 85 70 MO : 5 NA 48 38 NE : 72 56 97 87 NE : 16 NA 84 44 NC : 49 35 52 47 NC : 21 NA 28 22 OH : 95 75 96 90 OH : 56 NA 62 59 SC : 53 34 46 49 SC : 28 NA 17 20 SD : 73 50 90 74 SD : 23 NA 67 47 TN : 60 49 66 54 TN : 32 NA 28 22 : : 19 Sts: 76 60 89 79 19 Sts: 35 NA 64 47 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. 1994 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AL : 98 89 84 89 CA : 99 99 99 99 AZ : 95 77 100 99 CO : 96 83 99 94 AR : 96 94 93 95 GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 85 75 94 94 ID : 14 7 43 29 GA : 98 94 98 97 IL : 100 99 99 98 LA : 100 100 99 94 IN : 100 100 100 99 MS : 100 97 99 92 KS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 96 85 96 96 MI : 98 88 93 93 NM : 53 53 90 83 MO : 100 100 100 98 NC : 85 79 85 83 MT : 2 1 43 20 OK : 55 42 81 64 NE : 97 84 100 95 SC : 84 73 78 87 NC : 98 95 100 100 TN : 98 90 98 90 OH : 100 100 100 100 TX : 65 50 74 66 OK : 100 100 100 100 : OR : 66 23 72 56 14 Sts: 82 72 86 81 SD : 94 46 98 78 -------------------------------------- TX : 100 98 100 100 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 40 24 75 51 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 88 83 94 89 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 1 NA 1 2 AR : 20 7 49 30 AZ : 13 NA 27 22 CO : 0 0 0 0 AR : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 0 14 10 CA : 1 NA 2 2 KS : 0 0 4 3 GA : 5 NA 1 2 LA : 59 35 61 56 LA : 3 NA 1 2 MS : 44 30 54 47 MS : 1 NA 1 1 MO : 5 0 21 13 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 0 1 1 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 1 NC : 0 NA 1 2 OK : 5 3 17 12 OK : 0 NA 1 0 SD : 0 0 4 2 SC : 0 NA 1 1 TX : 74 72 68 65 TN : 0 NA 0 1 : TX : 15 NA 14 11 12 Sts: 24 22 26 24 : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 7 NA 7 6 These 12 States produced 98% of the -------------------------------------- 1994 sorghum crop. These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Sorghum: Percent Headed, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1990- : Week Ending : State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 :-----------------------: 1990- : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 -------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent ID : 1 NA 17 14 : MN : 19 NA 19 17 AR : 88 80 89 75 MT : 0 NA 4 3 CO : 7 0 44 27 ND : 3 NA 7 11 IL : 7 3 70 57 SD : 10 NA 62 41 KS : 10 2 63 34 : LA : 95 85 97 92 5 Sts : 5 NA 15 14 MS : 92 87 98 85 -------------------------------------- MO : 35 27 77 61 These 5 States produced 98% of the NE : 7 2 88 46 1994 spring wheat crop. NM : 15 13 21 36 OK : 28 15 64 44 SD : 12 10 53 28 TX : 87 85 86 80 : 12 Sts: 38 33 74 54 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 59 33 70 35 CA : 3 2 9 12 LA : 88 77 80 78 MS : 80 64 77 60 TX : 89 84 95 86 : 5 Sts : 62 45 66 48 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 32 23 23 23 MS : 0 0 0 0 TX : 11 10 24 19 : 5 Sts : 7 6 7 7 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170100808951200CROP 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 22 61 11 AL : 1 10 73 16 0 GA : 1 2 56 41 0 AR : 1 3 21 60 15 IL : 2 9 33 51 5 GA : 0 7 46 47 0 IN : 1 9 34 49 7 IL : 1 10 36 47 6 IA : 1 6 23 54 16 IN : 1 8 36 47 8 KS : 0 3 25 67 5 IA : 1 7 27 51 14 KY : 2 7 34 48 9 KS : 0 4 29 63 4 MI : 1 5 19 51 24 KY : 0 4 32 56 8 MN : 1 3 20 51 25 LA : 0 9 29 57 5 MO : 1 12 40 37 10 MI : 2 5 21 49 23 NE : 1 12 34 49 4 MN : 2 5 30 46 17 NC : 2 5 16 54 23 MS : 2 7 33 49 9 OH : 2 8 25 49 16 MO : 1 16 42 37 4 PA : 2 5 21 47 25 NE : 2 16 49 31 2 SD : 1 9 34 45 11 NC : 1 7 39 44 9 TX : 1 5 19 54 21 OH : 1 7 27 50 15 WI : 1 4 17 60 18 SC : 0 0 11 78 11 : SD : 2 7 32 48 11 17 Sts : 1 7 28 51 13 TN : 0 1 21 56 22 : : Prev Wk : 2 7 30 48 13 19 Sts : 1 8 32 49 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 14 59 25 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 9 33 47 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 19 63 16 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 6 14 64 15 1 ID : 0 1 7 73 19 AZ : 1 31 28 24 16 MN : 3 17 56 24 0 AR : 0 3 17 59 21 MT : 1 2 14 55 28 CA : 0 0 5 90 5 ND : 2 8 30 56 4 GA : 0 10 48 42 0 SD : 1 4 45 48 2 LA : 0 1 27 66 6 : MS : 1 6 23 58 12 5 Sts : 2 7 32 51 8 MO : 1 4 28 45 22 : NM : 0 4 34 60 2 Prev Wk : 1 9 27 52 11 NC : 5 11 35 40 9 Prev Yr : 2 7 33 50 8 OK : 3 11 28 56 2 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 0 36 53 11 TN : 0 0 14 49 37 TX : 10 10 37 32 11 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 5 8 31 45 11 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 2 9 30 48 11 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 0 7 33 50 10 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 2 19 60 19 CA : 0 0 20 80 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 22 63 13 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 3 35 52 10 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 0 0 56 44 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 19 62 17 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 18 62 18 AR : 0 3 23 61 13 Prev Yr : 0 0 18 78 4 CO : 0 5 22 61 12 -------------------------------------- IL : 2 8 35 52 3 KS : 0 1 20 73 6 LA : 0 7 27 63 3 MS : 0 1 36 55 8 MO : 0 6 42 46 6 NE : 3 11 60 23 3 NM : 37 11 35 17 0 OK : 0 3 11 84 2 SD : 2 8 37 48 5 TX : 1 5 25 49 20 : 12 Sts : 2 5 30 53 10 : Prev Wk : 1 6 34 49 10 Prev Yr : 0 5 26 60 9 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 17 24 38 20 1 :: NJ : 0 0 60 40 0 AZ : 4 28 34 27 7 :: NM : 9 36 40 11 4 AR : 1 8 39 43 9 :: NY : 10 60 20 10 0 CA : 0 15 30 45 10 :: NC : 0 4 28 64 4 CO : 0 5 25 55 15 :: ND : 1 2 17 60 20 CT : 2 9 77 12 0 :: OH : 4 11 33 44 8 DE : 2 20 65 13 0 :: OK : 0 3 25 62 10 FL : 0 30 30 35 5 :: OR : 0 0 29 46 25 GA : 3 26 37 33 1 :: PA : 7 19 45 26 3 ID : 0 3 18 64 15 :: RI : 0 3 47 50 0 IL : 3 11 30 50 6 :: SC : 0 26 41 31 2 IN : 3 15 49 30 3 :: SD : 0 4 16 59 21 IA : 1 10 32 49 8 :: TN : 4 14 33 43 6 KS : 0 2 14 73 11 :: TX : 2 7 34 52 5 KY : 8 17 40 33 2 :: UT : 0 3 18 54 25 LA : 0 7 30 57 6 :: VT : 0 3 28 69 0 ME : 0 3 38 53 6 :: VA : 5 13 41 38 3 MD : 6 21 47 23 3 :: WA : 2 25 29 35 9 MA : 0 0 58 42 0 :: WV : 8 6 39 44 3 MI : 2 15 29 47 7 :: WI : 2 13 33 46 6 MN : 2 8 25 54 11 :: WY : 0 0 0 41 59 MS : 4 7 29 50 10 :: : MO : 0 5 29 55 11 :: 48 Sts : 2 11 29 48 10 MT : 0 1 13 58 28 :: : NE : 2 14 36 46 2 :: Prev Wk: 2 10 30 47 11 NV : 0 0 4 76 20 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 21 65 14 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent