HDR1012000170100912951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100912951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY September 4 - 10, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Sparse rainfall brought cooler weather to the Corn Belt and ended weeks of above-normal temperatures. More rain is needed. Crop conditions continued to decline from previous weeks of hot, dry weather. Row crops matured rapidly in the middle Mississippi Valley due to the hot weather and dry soil conditions, but fall crops in the central Great Plains remained behind normal. Some crops in Nebraska were 2 weeks behind schedule, raising producers concern of potential frost damage to immature crops. In Iowa, a light frost caused some damage to late-planted soybeans in isolated areas. Temperatures were recorded in the mid to upper 30's in Ohio. Hot, dry weather pushed crops in the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic to early maturity. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 7 percent (%) planted, 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Planting progress was behind in 13 of the 19 major producing States. Extremely dry soil conditions in the Great Plains caused wheat producers to delay further planting. Idaho planted 4% of the States' intended wheat crop. Colorado was 11 points behind the average in winter wheat seeding. Winter wheat seeding in Texas was 13% complete, but moisture was needed in the Plains before planting could continue. Washington wheat producers were concerned about rain crusting the soil and causing emergence problems. Spring wheat harvest was 75% complete, 3 points behind normal. North Dakota's harvest was 69% complete, 8 points behind the average. Spring wheat harvest increased from the previous week by 23 points in Montana, while rain and cool weather in North Dakota delayed small grain harvest. Corn was in mostly good to fair condition for the 17 major producing States with 97% of the acreage in or beyond the doughing stage, 5 points ahead of the average. The continued shortage of rain and above-normal temperatures advanced corn maturity rapidly, but also caused crop conditions to decline. In the Great Lakes region, corn matured quickly, allowing farmers to get silage harvested at the optimal stage. Corn doughing in Michigan at 99% complete was 30 points ahead of the average, and Wisconsin was 100% complete, ahead of the average by 26 points. The percentage of the Nation's corn crop in the dented stage, at 78%, was 8 points ahead of normal. Corn denting was behind the average by 38 points in Colorado. Denting was over 30 points ahead of normal in the Great Lakes States. Corn mature at 20% complete was 6 points ahead of normal, with South Dakota and Missouri 19 points behind the average. Corn rated good to excellent in Indiana was thirty-three percentage points, down 8 points from the previous week. Cotton condition was good to fair in the 14 major producing States. Cotton bolls opening was 51% complete, up 13 points from last week and 6 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition improved slightly in the Southeastern States. Cotton fields in Arizona, Arkansas, and the Southeastern States were sprayed for insects and worms. California cotton bolls opening at 35% complete was 32 points behind the average. Producers continued to irrigate to provide adequate moisture to force the bolls open. Defoliation was active in the Delta, where the cotton harvest was just beginning. Cotton bolls opening was ahead of normal in the Southeast except for South Carolina, where 47% of the bolls were open, 6 points behind the average. Sorghum condition declined from the previous week due to the hot, dry weather with 60% of the sorghum acres coloring, 10 points behind normal. Sorghum coloring in Illinois, Nebraska, and New Mexico was over 20 points behind normal. Sorghum condition continued to decline across the Central States but improved in Texas, where irrigation was active. Rice condition was mostly good with 37% of the crop harvested, 6 points ahead of the average. In Mississippi, rice harvested at 61% complete was 40 points ahead of the average. In Arkansas, rice fields continued to be drained with 16% of the harvest complete, 1 point ahead of the average. Rice development in California was slowed by cool morning weather, leaving rice harvested 1 point behind the average. Harvest activity along the Texas coast was delayed by rains, but progress for the week was up 10 points, with the harvest 74% complete, 3 points behind normal. In the Texas Upper Coast, stem rot decreased expected yields. The rice harvest in Louisiana at 82% complete was 10 points ahead of normal. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair, with 11% of the crop dropping leaves. Previous hot, dry weather in the Midwest and Delta caused condition to decline from the previous week despite scattered rains and cooler weather. Crop development lagged in Illinois, where the percentage of soybean fields dropping leaves at 6% complete was 15 points behind normal. Mississippi at 35% complete was 22 points ahead of the average. Mississippi soybean loppers and army beetworm caused problems in soybean fields. In Louisiana, harvest of early soybeans was just starting, while spraying for insects continued. Soybeans ripened early in the Great Lakes region due to the continued hot, dry weather. In Ohio, soybeans dropping leaves at 28% complete, was up 20 points from the previous week. The harvest of early-maturing varieties continued in Texas. HDR2012000170100912951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 37 September 3 - 9, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Significantly cooler air overtook the Midwest and East, but was preceded by only limited relief from dryness. Hot weather was slower to yield across the Southwest and the High Plains, resulting in more than four dozen daily records before midweek. In contrast, late-week lows dipped into the 30's in the western Corn Belt, where more than a dozen daily records were established. Elsewhere, rain showers ended extended dry spells in Arkansas and the northern Middle Atlantic region, while heavy thunderstorms erupted in the Southwest and persisted in Peninsular Florida. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Luis brushed Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but caused extensive damage in the British Virgin Islands; on Anguilla (British), St. Barthelemy (French), and St. Martin (French/Dutch); and scored nearly a direct hit on the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda. On Sunday, highs reached triple digits as far north as Walla Walla, WA (101 degrees F), while readings in the Southwest soared to 117 degrees F in Lake Havasu City, AZ and 109 degrees F in St. George, UT. In contrast, lows in New England dipped to 33 degrees F in Houlton, ME and 38 degrees F in Concord, NH. A day later, Rawlins, WY reached 90 degrees F, their seventh daily-record high in 8 days. In Colorado, September records were tied in Denver (97 degrees F) and set in Grand Junction (100 degrees F). Liberal, KS noted 106 degrees F. Farther east, Augusta, GA (54 degrees F) notched a daily-record low, while Little Rock, AR received measurable rain for the first time since August 6, ending their second-longest dry spell (28 days) on record. But in southern Florida, up to 5 inches of rain fell on already-saturated soils, causing local flooding. Heavy rain fell as far north as coastal North Carolina, where Wilmington recorded 4.38 inches of rain in 11 hours on Thursday. Hurricane Luis raked the northeastern Caribbean on Tuesday, producing a wind gust to 146 mph on Antigua before the anemometer was lost, and carving a new channel across the northern tip of Barbuda. According to media accounts, many of the storm's dozen or more deaths occurred on St. Martin. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, winds gusted to 70 mph on St. Thomas at Cyril E. King Airport. San Juan, PR clocked a peak gust to 43 mph on Wednesday morning. Rainfall on Puerto Rico reached 8.30 inches near Rio Grande de Loiza and 6.18 inches at Rio Canas Aguas Buenas. After Luis' departure, San Juan registered consecutive daily-record highs of 95 degrees F on September 7-8. The storm's chief impact on the U.S. East Coast was heavy surf and coastal flooding. But in the open waters of the Atlantic on September 10, as Luis accelerated toward eastern Newfoundland, a Canadian buoy southeast of the storm center logged a peak wave height of 98 feet. Scattered showers pushed eastward across the Corn Belt and the Northeast after midweek. On Friday, a 23-day dry spell ended in Wilmington, DE with a daily- record, 1.29-inch total. A day later, nearly an inch of rain deluged Washington National Airport, VA, ending an all-time record, 33-day stretch without measurable rain. Farther west, lows on Friday dipped to 34 degrees F in Sheldon, IA and St. Cloud, MN. Temperatures fell into the upper 30's as far south as eastern Nebraska, where lows included 39 degrees F in Hastings and 38 degrees F in Norfolk. A day later, Sioux City, IA marked their second of three consecutive daily records. Elsewhere, late-week thunderstorms became more numerous in the southern Plains and southern Rockies, pushing weekly totals above 1 inch in New Mexico at Albuquerque and Clovis. Mid- to late-week showers also developed in the Northwest, dropping more than an inch of rain on Spokane, WA and Missoula, MT. HDR2012000170100912951200CROP PROGRESS Released September 11, 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. 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Corn: Percent Dough, Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 81 57 97 85 CO : 23 15 85 61 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 99 92 99 95 IL : 80 63 93 78 IN : 100 97 100 99 IN : 83 63 84 76 IA : 96 84 100 88 IA : 80 57 96 66 KS : 98 87 100 99 KS : 70 42 98 84 KY : 100 100 100 100 KY : 92 85 94 90 MI : 99 88 71 69 MI : 80 53 46 38 MN : 99 97 99 87 MN : 88 62 87 57 MO : 91 82 100 98 MO : 65 49 98 87 NE : 96 84 100 98 NE : 61 33 97 80 NC : 100 100 100 98 NC : 100 96 95 94 OH : 100 99 100 98 OH : 76 57 80 72 PA : 95 88 96 86 PA : 75 58 64 47 SD : 93 82 99 88 SD : 62 35 81 62 TX : 100 100 100 99 TX : 94 91 96 96 WI : 100 94 85 74 WI : 90 61 58 43 : : 17 Sts: 97 90 98 92 17 Sts: 78 56 88 70 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 91% of the These 17 States produced 91% of the 1994 corn crop. 1994 corn crop. We 1 (9-95) Corn: Percent Mature, Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 1 NA 12 14 AL : 14 5 8 12 GA : 100 NA 99 99 AR : 8 4 8 6 IL : 20 NA 29 31 GA : 12 10 13 16 IN : 20 NA 15 22 IL : 6 1 24 21 IA : 25 NA 40 25 IN : 24 9 14 20 KS : 16 NA 62 55 IA : 5 0 28 12 KY : 60 NA 61 50 KS : 6 3 33 24 MI : 10 NA 9 7 KY : 7 4 15 15 MN : 8 NA 9 10 LA : 20 14 17 15 MO : 26 NA 70 45 MI : 22 1 23 14 NE : 1 NA 30 21 MN : 8 4 14 20 NC : 97 NA 88 87 MS : 35 23 26 13 OH : 9 NA 11 15 MO : 2 0 12 10 PA : 19 NA 8 7 NE : 2 0 38 19 SD : 5 NA 30 24 NC : 5 0 8 7 TX : 76 NA 74 74 OH : 28 8 22 28 WI : 35 NA 12 12 SC : 0 0 0 1 : SD : 18 8 42 37 17 Sts: 20 NA 31 26 TN : 13 6 10 10 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 11 4 21 17 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 0 2 0 AL : 53 37 27 39 CA : 0 0 0 0 AZ : 94 90 91 87 CO : 8 5 22 19 AR : 65 43 36 35 GA : 0 0 0 1 CA : 35 25 76 67 ID : 4 0 9 8 GA : 73 61 37 48 IL : 0 0 1 0 LA : 82 68 77 79 IN : 0 0 2 2 MS : 83 65 76 63 KS : 1 0 9 6 MO : 41 20 30 34 MI : 3 2 9 5 NM : 33 9 66 42 MO : 0 0 2 1 NC : 52 24 36 49 MT : 1 0 3 7 OK : 4 3 38 18 NE : 7 2 18 14 SC : 47 27 32 53 NC : 1 0 0 1 TN : 50 29 52 45 OH : 0 0 0 0 TX : 36 27 38 32 OK : 11 9 15 13 : OR : 1 0 1 4 14 Sts: 51 38 49 45 SD : 18 2 18 22 -------------------------------------- TX : 13 6 19 16 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 40 14 34 28 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 7 3 13 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Coloring, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1994 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 95 97 89 CO : 59 33 53 47 IL : 43 14 85 67 KS : 42 22 84 59 LA : 100 93 100 96 MS : 90 88 100 94 MO : 60 49 88 74 NE : 43 16 93 69 NM : 12 10 44 44 OK : 62 42 74 71 SD : 47 27 75 53 TX : 89 85 86 84 : 12 Sts: 60 45 85 70 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 76 55 97 79 MN : 92 73 93 78 MT : 65 42 95 71 ND : 69 55 82 77 SD : 99 97 100 96 : 5 Sts : 75 60 89 78 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 16 7 24 15 CA : 0 0 1 1 LA : 82 75 59 72 MS : 61 34 33 21 TX : 74 64 82 77 : 5 Sts : 37 28 35 31 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170100912951200CROP 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 25 58 13 AL : 2 32 47 18 1 GA : 0 16 39 42 3 AR : 5 18 35 35 7 IL : 2 12 44 38 4 GA : 0 10 51 39 0 IN : 5 16 46 31 2 IL : 2 12 41 39 6 IA : 3 10 30 48 9 IN : 4 15 46 32 3 KS : 0 4 34 58 4 IA : 1 10 32 47 10 KY : 1 9 29 56 5 KS : 0 11 33 53 3 MI : 0 5 20 52 23 KY : 1 9 43 42 5 MN : 1 3 17 59 20 LA : 2 22 37 35 4 MO : 2 15 37 41 5 MI : 2 6 22 47 23 NE : 2 12 33 47 6 MN : 1 4 21 56 18 NC : 0 3 15 65 17 MS : 6 17 30 40 7 OH : 1 7 27 50 15 MO : 3 18 38 37 4 PA : 7 20 36 30 7 NE : 4 23 45 26 2 SD : 1 4 34 48 13 NC : 1 4 51 43 1 TX : 0 4 10 73 13 OH : 1 6 30 49 14 WI : 1 3 16 66 14 SC : 0 2 19 71 8 : SD : 1 5 31 51 12 17 Sts : 2 9 31 49 9 TN : 1 6 28 58 7 : : Prev Wk : 1 9 30 48 12 19 Sts : 2 12 35 43 8 Prev Yr : 0 2 14 63 21 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 10 34 44 10 Prev Yr : 0 3 23 62 12 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, by Percent, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 7 42 41 9 1 AR : 0 3 30 53 14 AZ : 2 26 30 27 15 CA : 0 0 30 65 5 AR : 2 12 36 44 6 LA : 0 5 36 54 5 CA : 0 0 25 70 5 MS : 2 14 39 40 5 GA : 0 7 62 31 0 TX : 0 0 15 40 45 LA : 0 20 43 36 1 : MS : 8 19 24 42 7 5 Sts : 0 4 30 53 13 MO : 9 13 34 37 7 : NM : 0 6 35 39 20 Prev Wk : 0 4 27 53 16 NC : 0 4 57 37 2 Prev Yr : 0 0 8 82 10 OK : 2 13 35 48 2 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 1 43 56 0 TN : 0 8 29 52 11 TX : 3 11 27 54 5 : 14 Sts : 3 12 33 47 5 : Prev Wk : 2 16 31 44 7 Prev Yr : 1 6 38 49 6 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 7 29 46 18 CO : 0 2 33 61 4 IL : 2 9 43 41 5 KS : 1 6 30 57 6 LA : 3 9 34 50 4 MS : 1 7 34 46 12 MO : 3 13 37 42 5 NE : 1 21 37 39 2 NM : 39 34 11 16 0 OK : 0 10 22 68 0 SD : 0 3 47 44 6 TX : 2 17 31 40 10 : 12 Sts : 2 12 32 47 7 : Prev Wk : 1 11 32 46 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 33 56 5 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 14 45 35 5 1 :: NJ : 50 50 0 0 0 AZ : 6 17 34 29 14 :: NM : 18 30 31 21 0 AR : 15 42 36 7 0 :: NY : 20 10 60 10 0 CA : 0 20 60 15 5 :: NC : 0 6 38 49 7 CO : 1 10 28 51 10 :: ND : 1 6 23 53 17 CT : 13 49 29 9 0 :: OH : 7 20 38 30 5 DE : 29 29 39 3 0 :: OK : 2 17 36 43 2 FL : 0 25 25 45 5 :: OR : 0 0 38 45 17 GA : 0 6 80 12 2 :: PA : 55 32 12 1 0 ID : 0 17 15 59 9 :: RI : 0 43 50 7 0 IL : 4 24 43 25 4 :: SC : 0 6 18 74 2 IN : 13 36 43 7 1 :: SD : 1 4 29 56 10 IA : 14 27 29 25 5 :: TN : 10 19 43 27 1 KS : 1 10 40 46 3 :: TX : 4 16 43 30 7 KY : 12 31 47 10 0 :: UT : 2 5 24 60 9 LA : 5 27 38 28 2 :: VT : 0 3 37 60 0 ME : 23 44 25 8 0 :: VA : 35 42 20 3 0 MD : 42 43 14 1 0 :: WA : 0 38 33 28 1 MA : 16 49 18 17 0 :: WV : 28 29 37 6 0 MI : 1 5 27 58 9 :: WI : 2 9 21 61 7 MN : 1 5 25 51 18 :: WY : 0 0 0 78 22 MS : 14 25 34 24 3 :: : MO : 14 31 34 21 0 :: 48 Sts : 7 18 35 34 6 MT : 1 4 25 42 28 :: : NE : 2 23 32 37 6 :: Prev Wk: 5 16 33 38 8 NV : 0 0 10 90 0 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 1 15 50 34 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent