HDR1012000170100815951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100815951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY August 7 - 13, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Frequent showers across the Midwest and Southeastern States canceled the effects of the late-week heat and helped maintain crop conditions. In the Corn Belt, scattered showers reduced stress for late-planted crops on sandy soil affected by last-week's hot weather. Crops in Iowa showed signs of stress due to continued hot, dry weather but were revived by later week rains. Soil moisture across the Midwest was restored by the rains, and crops benefited from much-needed rains across the Southeast, but more rain was needed, especially in the western States. Cool, wet weather in the Pacific Northwest slowed small grain harvest activity. Low temperatures in the Rockies brought frost to parts of eastern Idaho, where the extent of the crop damage was unknown. Warm weather pushed crop development in North Dakota, but progress remained behind normal. Grasshoppers were reported in the upper Great Plains, with some producers resorting to border spraying as a control measure. Insect pressure increased in the Southeastern States and Delta cotton fields despite control measures. Dry pastures turned green by recent rains, but improvement and regrowth was slow, forcing producers to start supplemental feeding. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 91 percent (%) harvested, 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Rainy weather slowed the wheat harvest in the Pacific Northwest. The wheat harvest advanced by 13 points in Oregon and Washington from last week to 79 and 53% complete, respectively. The wheat harvest was completed in the Great Lakes region despite the rainy weather. Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair with 15% of the acreage harvested, 13 points behind normal. Spring wheat harvest approached the half- way mark in South Dakota at 48% complete, up 38 points from last week, 10 points behind normal. Corn condition for the 17 major producing States was in mostly good to fair condition, improved slightly from last week as a result of the timely rains. Corn development made good progress in the Midwest due to adequate soil moisture, but some areas of southern Illinois and Missouri were still 2 weeks to a month behind normal. The rain sustained the latest planted corn that was in the pollination stage. Corn silking at 94% complete was up 13 points from last week and was on schedule. Missouri corn silking at 75% complete was up from last week and behind the average by 19 points. The hot, humid weather stressed some corn plants in Iowa where leaves were curling and some corn was firing. Twenty-seven percent of the acreage had reached the doughing stage, 17 points behind the average. Corn doughing was behind the average by 51 points in Kansas. Cotton setting bolls was 90% complete, up 8 points from last week and 2 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition improved in Texas from a week ago but declined across the Southeastern States due to hot, dry weather and increased insect problems. Cotton fields in the Delta and Southeast were sprayed for insects, while budworm pressure was increasing in Alabama with control efforts reported as erratic. Beet army worm infestation in Georgia was increasing with some indication that the outbreak was one of the worst ever. Cotton bolls opening was 11% complete, 2 points ahead of normal for the 14 major producing States. Bolls opening in Georgia at 17% was up from last week and ahead of the average by 12 points. Sorghum condition slightly improved with 49% of the sorghum acres headed, 18 points behind normal. Sorghum headed in Illinois was 53 points behind the average, while Nebraska was 44 points behind normal. Slightly over one-fourth of the sorghum acreage was turning color. Sorghum coloring in Illinois was 16 points behind the average. Sorghum condition improved in Mississippi and Nebraska, while army worms were reported in Arkansas. Rice condition was mostly good with 75% of the crop headed, 11 points ahead of the average. Rice fields in California were sprayed for watergrass, weevils, and mosquitos. Rice producers in Arkansas were applying mid-season fertilizers, fungicides, and insecticides. Rice headed in Arkansas was 79% complete, up from last week by 20 points and ahead of the average by 24 points, while rice headed in California at 20% complete was 18 points behind the average. Rains slowed the rice harvest in Louisiana, where 33% of the rice was harvested, 1 point behind the average. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair with 87% of the crop blooming, 1 point behind the average. Soybean blooming was 23 points behind the average in Kansas and Missouri. Beneficial rains in the Central States improved soybean condition. Soybeans setting pods was 54% complete, up 19 points from last week but 9 points behind the average. Soybeans setting pods were ahead of the average in Mississippi and behind the average in Nebraska by 26 points. The setting of soybean pods in Indiana at just over half complete was behind the average by 4 days, while soybean development in Missouri was 2 weeks behind normal. Soybean acreage setting pods in Kansas and Missouri was over 35 points behind the average. Soybean producers in the Delta Southeast were scouting fields for worms and spraying soybean fields for insects. HDR2012000170100815951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 33 August 6 - 12, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Early-week rains in the central and eastern Corn Belt mitigated the effects of late-week temperatures in the 90's. In the western Corn Belt, however, little or no rain fell, while highs on August 8, 11, and 12 ranged from the mid-90's to 100 degrees F, stressing reproductive corn and soybeans. Heat also moved into the Southeast toward week's end, reversing a short-lived cooling trend. In Texas, the northern rainbands of Tropical Storm Gabrielle spread beneficial moisture into the lower Rio Grande Valley. The Southwest's severe 3- week heat wave broke on Friday, as moisture from the eastern Pacific Hurricane Flossie was entrained across the region into a strong storm system crossing southern Canada. The system delivered unseasonably rainy, cool weather to the Pacific Northwest; provided a dramatic 2-day temperature swing (from 110 degrees F to the 30's) in the northern High Plains; and dealt strong late-week thunderstorms from the northern Plains to New England. On Sunday, the remnant circulation of former Hurricane Erin exited the East Coast, but not before drenching Wilmington, DE (1.50 inches) and Atlantic City, NJ (2.95 inches) with daily-record rainfalls. The passage of Erin drew cooler air into the Middle Atlantic region, but not before a final day of record- setting, 90-degree heat in Richmond, VA (27-day streak) and Raleigh-Durham, NC (24 days). Farther west, thunderstorms dotted the Midwest, with rainfall records for August 6 established in Columbia, MO (2.50 inches) and Minneapolis, MN (1.64 inches). Heat continued in the Southwest and surged briefly into the Plains, resulting in more than three dozen daily records. On Monday, Miles City, MT reported a maximum of 110 degrees F, while in Pueblo, CO, the high of 104 degrees F tied their August record, last attained on the 7th in 1980. In contrast, cool, wet weather overspread the Northwest. Rainfall during the 48 hours ending at 5:00 a.m. PDT on August 8 included 4.62 inches in Quillayute, WA, 1.87 inches at Stampede Pass, WA, and 1.10 inches in Lewiston, ID. In the storm's wake, nearly a dozen daily-record lows were broken. On Wednesday, lows in western Montana dipped to 25 degrees F in Wisdom and 31 degrees F in Butte, while in the Snake River Valley, Pocatello, ID noted 35 degrees F. In Arizona, the cooling was less significant, as Tucson marked its last of five consecutive daily-record highs on August 9, while Phoenix saw its record- setting, 17-day streak of 111-degree heat (formerly 10 days, from June 29 - July 8, 1989) end on Friday. But with the cooler weather came severe thunderstorms, which on Friday night produced wind gusts to 76 m.p.h. in Tucson and 58 m.p.h. near Las Vegas (Nellis A.F.B.), NV. Prior to the arrival of Flossie's moisture, several high-minimum temperature records were set. On Thursday, for example, the low of 89 degrees F in Las Vegas, NV was an all-time record, and the low of 92 degrees F in Phoenix was an August record. Farther east, Brownville, TX collected more than 4 inches of rain, nearly 30 percent of their year-to-date total, as Tropical Storm Gabrielle moved inland on Friday afternoon about 200 miles to the south, across the Mexican State of Tamaulipas. Meanwhile, a low- pressure system east of the Carolinas dumped more than 5 inches of rain on Cape Hatteras, NC, on August 10. Locally heavy rain continued in the Ohio Valley through midweek, pushing weekly totals to nearly 3 inches in Indianapolis, IN and Dayton, OH. Charleston, WV recorded a 72-hour (August 7-10) total of 3.65 inches. But daily-record heat returned by Saturday, as highs reached 98 degrees F in Evansville, IN and 99 degrees F in Madison, WI. Heat also returned to the Southeast, where highs reached 98 degrees F in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC and Raleigh-Durham, NC. Elsewhere, strong thunderstorms tore across the Nation's northern tier, with more than 2 inches of rain measured in Green Bay, WI and 1.55 inches received in Burlington, VT. In New England, the late-week storms ended a brief heat wave that pushed temperatures to daily-record levels on 3 consecutive days in Caribou, ME, capped by a reading of 93 degrees F on Thursday. HDR2012000170100815951200CROP PROGRESS Released August 14, 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 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 65 34 89 82 CO : 1 0 36 25 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 97 88 100 98 IL : 41 19 74 65 IN : 98 87 100 98 IN : 44 22 63 58 IA : 96 85 100 93 IA : 8 0 46 27 KS : 90 73 100 99 KS : 19 13 81 70 KY : 96 93 100 99 KY : 75 55 81 72 MI : 92 86 89 88 MI : 6 1 9 9 MN : 96 85 100 99 MN : 11 0 22 18 MO : 75 56 100 94 MO : 34 21 78 67 NE : 95 67 100 96 NE : 6 0 81 49 NC : 100 97 100 100 NC : 94 88 88 85 OH : 97 84 100 97 OH : 55 20 54 51 PA : 87 81 87 80 PA : 45 20 26 24 SD : 75 52 98 81 SD : 3 0 44 28 TX : 100 98 99 99 TX : 90 81 89 87 WI : 95 86 93 80 WI : 30 12 30 22 : : 17 Sts: 94 81 99 94 17 Sts: 27 14 57 44 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 77 65 71 68 AL : 52 39 49 43 AR : 77 61 78 65 AR : 44 23 56 37 GA : 83 75 86 81 GA : 55 40 62 54 IL : 88 76 95 93 IL : 44 21 85 74 IN : 94 85 99 97 IN : 56 34 84 70 IA : 97 90 100 94 IA : 76 55 97 76 KS : 64 48 96 87 KS : 20 6 73 59 KY : 72 57 79 76 KY : 36 23 41 35 LA : 96 90 94 85 LA : 79 66 73 63 MI : 99 95 89 91 MI : 72 52 59 49 MN : 99 96 100 99 MN : 83 58 95 72 MS : 94 86 93 77 MS : 76 54 69 50 MO : 57 33 90 80 MO : 16 5 63 52 NE : 91 72 100 95 NE : 38 16 95 64 NC : 60 49 63 60 NC : 29 21 39 34 OH : 100 95 100 95 OH : 73 56 70 74 SC : 63 53 63 65 SC : 33 28 28 30 SD : 85 73 96 84 SD : 44 23 85 64 TN : 80 60 78 69 TN : 46 32 40 34 : : 19 Sts: 87 76 94 88 19 Sts: 54 35 78 63 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AL : 99 98 89 94 CA : 99 99 99 99 AZ : 98 95 100 100 CO : 98 96 100 97 AR : 100 96 99 99 GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 95 85 98 98 ID : 25 14 74 47 GA : 98 98 100 99 IL : 100 100 100 100 LA : 100 100 99 97 IN : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 95 KS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 99 96 99 98 MI : 100 98 98 96 NM : 90 *78 93 91 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 92 85 89 88 MT : 16 2 78 42 OK : 68 55 90 79 NE : 99 97 100 99 SC : 91 84 95 95 NC : 100 98 100 100 TN : 100 98 100 99 OH : 100 100 100 100 TX : 80 65 88 76 OK : 100 100 100 100 : OR : 79 66 89 76 14 Sts: 90 82 94 88 SD : 99 94 100 89 -------------------------------------- TX : 100 100 100 100 * Revised. These 14 States produced WA : 53 40 90 68 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 91 88 98 93 -------------------------------------- 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 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 3 1 2 4 AR : 35 20 61 44 AZ : 26 13 43 31 CO : 0 0 3 4 AR : 3 0 1 1 IL : 0 0 18 16 CA : 3 1 5 4 KS : 0 0 14 8 GA : 17 5 2 5 LA : 70 59 71 69 LA : 19 3 4 6 MS : 67 44 71 59 MS : 6 1 5 3 MO : 11 5 32 24 MO : 0 0 2 1 NE : 0 0 8 5 NM : 0 0 3 3 NM : 0 0 0 4 NC : 3 0 6 3 OK : 8 5 22 16 OK : 0 0 2 2 SD : 5 0 8 6 SC : 1 0 1 2 TX : 76 74 71 69 TN : 0 0 0 2 : TX : 17 15 16 15 12 Sts: 26 24 33 29 : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 11 7 9 9 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 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 :-----------------------: 1990- : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 -------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent ID : 6 1 43 28 : MN : 32 19 31 37 AR : 96 88 94 84 MT : 4 0 23 13 CO : 33 7 54 41 ND : 8 3 16 24 IL : 17 7 84 70 SD : 48 10 77 58 KS : 23 10 82 53 : LA : 96 95 98 94 5 Sts : 15 5 27 28 MS : 98 92 100 91 -------------------------------------- MO : 49 35 88 72 These 5 States produced 98% of the NE : 22 7 95 66 1994 spring wheat crop. NM : 30 15 43 56 OK : 41 28 71 56 SD : 48 12 75 47 TX : 91 87 90 86 : 12 Sts: 49 38 85 67 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 79 59 84 55 CA : 20 3 49 38 LA : 89 88 87 84 MS : 90 80 92 71 TX : 95 89 99 92 : 5 Sts : 75 62 82 64 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Aug 13,:Aug 6, :Aug 13,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 33 32 34 34 MS : 0 0 0 0 TX : 25 11 33 29 : 5 Sts : 9 7 10 10 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170100815951200CROP 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 3 26 61 9 AL : 1 14 47 37 1 GA : 1 6 42 48 3 AR : 1 5 24 56 14 IL : 1 7 32 52 8 GA : 0 3 49 43 5 IN : 1 5 31 52 11 IL : 1 7 32 51 9 IA : 1 6 21 54 18 IN : 1 4 29 55 11 KS : 1 3 24 64 8 IA : 2 6 26 51 15 KY : 1 5 24 53 17 KS : 0 4 29 63 4 MI : 1 3 17 52 27 KY : 1 3 24 54 18 MN : 1 3 22 54 20 LA : 0 10 25 62 3 MO : 1 11 44 39 5 MI : 1 5 19 48 27 NE : 3 11 36 46 4 MN : 1 8 27 49 15 NC : 1 3 11 60 25 MS : 3 7 24 51 15 OH : 1 7 24 49 19 MO : 1 16 40 38 5 PA : 2 7 17 52 22 NE : 5 20 41 33 1 SD : 2 4 34 51 9 NC : 0 4 34 54 8 TX : 0 2 18 52 28 OH : 2 9 24 50 15 WI : 1 2 19 58 20 SC : 0 4 35 61 0 : SD : 2 5 28 53 12 17 Sts : 1 6 27 52 14 TN : 0 1 23 52 24 : : Prev Wk : 1 7 28 51 13 19 Sts : 1 8 29 51 11 Prev Yr : 1 2 14 59 24 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 8 32 49 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 19 65 14 -------------------------------------- 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 : 5 33 43 18 1 ID : 0 0 9 69 22 AZ : 1 32 30 22 15 MN : 2 15 45 38 0 AR : 0 3 24 48 25 MT : 2 2 15 51 30 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 ND : 3 9 29 55 4 GA : 0 5 63 32 0 SD : 5 4 35 51 5 LA : 0 3 18 67 12 : MS : 3 8 24 55 10 5 Sts : 3 8 29 51 9 MO : 3 5 25 45 22 : NM : 0 1 26 66 7 Prev Wk : 2 7 32 51 8 NC : 2 4 27 61 6 Prev Yr : 2 6 31 53 8 OK : 1 4 33 62 0 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 1 56 43 0 TN : 0 0 18 59 23 TX : 1 8 38 43 10 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 1 7 32 49 11 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 5 8 31 45 11 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 0 3 35 54 8 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 3 17 61 19 CA : 0 0 25 75 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 22 72 4 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 5 28 54 13 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 0 6 45 49 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 19 63 16 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 19 62 17 AR : 0 4 23 61 12 Prev Yr : 0 0 16 78 6 CO : 0 2 19 76 3 -------------------------------------- IL : 2 14 27 55 2 KS : 0 2 22 68 8 LA : 0 7 25 64 4 MS : 1 4 16 59 20 MO : 1 7 38 43 11 NE : 1 7 53 37 2 NM : 18 39 19 23 1 OK : 0 2 10 87 1 SD : 0 9 47 42 2 TX : 1 6 23 53 17 : 12 Sts : 1 6 28 56 9 : Prev Wk : 2 5 30 53 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 34 56 8 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 7 24 41 24 4 :: NJ : 0 0 50 50 0 AZ : 4 28 34 27 7 :: NM : 10 35 35 20 0 AR : 1 11 40 42 6 :: NY : 0 40 40 20 0 CA : 0 15 50 35 0 :: NC : 0 4 28 65 3 CO : 1 7 27 53 12 :: ND : 1 2 21 58 18 CT : 2 20 71 7 0 :: OH : 2 6 32 49 11 DE : 5 7 75 13 0 :: OK : 0 4 25 62 9 FL : 0 5 5 85 5 :: OR : 0 0 32 43 25 GA : 1 16 47 35 1 :: PA : 11 20 34 30 5 ID : 0 8 14 64 14 :: RI : 0 3 47 50 0 IL : 1 7 27 54 11 :: SC : 0 10 47 41 2 IN : 1 7 35 47 10 :: SD : 1 4 18 63 14 IA : 3 14 33 43 7 :: TN : 2 10 26 50 12 KS : 0 2 22 65 11 :: TX : 1 7 29 41 22 KY : 2 11 29 48 10 :: UT : 0 4 19 59 18 LA : 0 6 33 56 5 :: VT : 0 0 33 41 26 ME : 0 19 39 38 4 :: VA : 6 12 32 42 8 MD : 9 15 53 21 2 :: WA : 2 23 30 42 3 MA : 0 4 54 42 0 :: WV : 0 2 38 58 2 MI : 2 10 30 49 9 :: WI : 1 12 29 50 8 MN : 1 5 31 52 11 :: WY : 0 0 3 48 49 MS : 3 7 26 53 11 :: : MO : 0 6 34 52 8 :: 48 Sts : 2 10 30 46 12 MT : 0 3 18 52 27 :: : NE : 5 14 46 29 6 :: Prev Wk: 2 11 29 48 10 NV : 0 0 5 75 20 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 9 56 35 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent