HDR1012000170100919951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100919951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY September 11 - 17, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Previous hot, dry weather in the Corn Belt pushed crop development to near-normal levels. Continued dry conditions and lower-than-normal temperatures limited crop growth for the week. Frost was reported in parts of the Great Lakes and Northern States, raising producers concern for enough frost-free days to allow crops to reach maturity. Corn plants in parts of the Midwest have past the point of benefiting from rain. Much-needed rain fell across the southern Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, but more rain was needed. The rain provided pre-planting moisture for wheat seeding in the southern Great Plains but was too late to benefit crops in the Mid-Atlantic. Hot, dry conditions across most of the West limited wheat seeding. All crop conditions declined slightly from the previous week's rating. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 16 percent (%) planted, 6 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Planting progress was ahead of the average in 3 of the 19 major producing States. Beneficial rains fell across the southern Great Plains, improving soil moisture supplies for wheat seeding. Wheat producers in Kansas delayed further planting because of dry conditions. Kansas planted 6% of the State s intended wheat crop, 10 points behind the average. Fall wheat seeding was in full swing in Nebraska, with some producers planting deeper to improve germination. Winter wheat seeding in Washington was half complete, but some wheat fields were reseeded due to poor emergence caused by crusted soil. Cheat grass problems in Washington caused some growers to delay seeding. In South Dakota, wheat seeding was over half complete, with dry soil conditions impeding emergence. Spring wheat harvest was 90% complete, 5 points ahead of normal. Dry weather allowed all States to advance harvest activity ahead of the average. North Dakota's spring wheat harvest was 88% complete, up 19 points from last week and 4 points ahead of the average. Spring wheat harvest increased from the previous week by 17 points in Montana to 82% complete. Corn was in mostly good to fair condition for the 17 major producing States with 93% of the acreage in or beyond the denting stage, 10 points ahead of the average. Previous weeks of hot, dry weather advanced corn development, offsetting the late-spring planting and returning crop progress to near-normal levels. Below-normal temperatures raised concern that all of the crop could not reach maturity before a killing frost. In Iowa, damage from corn borers left stalks breaking over, causing some producers to harvest early to minimize potential losses from strong winds. Damage from European corn borer was also reported in Nebraska and Wisconsin, increasing the possibility of above-normal field losses. Corn denting was 36 points ahead of normal in Michigan and Wisconsin at 95 and 96% complete, respectively. In Missouri and Colorado, corn denting was 16 points behind the average at 78 and 61% complete, respectively. The percentage of the Nation's corn crop in the mature stage, at 40%, was 2 points behind the average. Corn mature was behind the average by 34 points in Nebraska. In the 17 major producing States, harvest was 7% complete, 1 point behind the average. Minnesota corn rated 69 points good to excellent, down 10 points from the previous week. Cotton condition was fair to good in the 14 major producing States, down from last week. Cotton bolls opening was 62% complete, up 11 points from last week and 5 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition declined in Texas and the Delta, due to persistent dry conditions. Cotton harvest was underway in Louisiana, but small, light bolls caused growers concern about yields. Insect pressure increased in Arizona's cotton fields, where some producers were defoliating early. In Arkansas, defoliating and picking of some early cotton fields was reported. California's cotton was treated for aphids and mites in the San Joaquin Valley, while harvest activity gained momentum in the desert areas. Warmer weather was needed in the Texas plains for cotton to reach maturity. Showers delayed harvest activity in central Texas. Cotton bolls opening in the Southeast was ahead of normal. Sorghum condition declined from the previous week due to continued dry weather with 77% of the sorghum acres coloring, 3 points behind normal. Sorghum coloring in Illinois was 21 points behind normal at 57% complete. Sorghum mature at 34% complete was 10 points behind normal. In Nebraska, sorghum mature was 15% complete, 32 points behind the average. Dry land sorghum fields in the Texas plains were distressed despite the recent rains. Rice condition was mostly good with 53% of the crop harvested, 11 points ahead of the average. In Mississippi, rice harvested at 76% complete was 44 points ahead of the average. In Arkansas, rice fields were drained with 44% of the harvest complete, 15 points ahead of the average. Rice harvested in Texas at 82% complete was 3 points behind the average. Texas rice producers reported blank panicles were caused by diseases. Seventy-three percent of the rice in Texas rated good to excellent, down 12 points from the previous week. The rice harvest in Louisiana at 84% complete was 5 points ahead of normal. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair, with 29% of the crop dropping leaves, 5 points behind the average. Persistent dry weather in the Delta caused condition to decline from the previous week. Dry, cool weather in the Midwest left soybean condition unchanged from a week ago. Soybean fields in the Midwest needed rain to fill pods. Soybean development was 1 to 2 weeks behind in Illinois , where the percentage of soybean fields dropping leaves at 27% complete was 14 points behind normal. Midwestern soybean growers were concerned that delayed planting in the spring had left soybean fields susceptible to an early freeze. Mississippi's soybeans, dropping leaves at 46% complete was 25 points ahead of the average. In Louisiana, 27% of the soybean crop rated good to excellent, down 12 points from the previous week. Condition dropped significantly because Louisiana's soybean plants lacked enough moisture to fill pods. In Minnesota, soybeans dropping leaves at 42% complete was up 34 points from the previous week, 5 points ahead of the average. HDR2012000170100919951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 38 September 10 - 16, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: A subtropical plume, imbued with moisture from the remnants of the eastern Pacific Hurricane Ismael, fueled heavy late-week rainfall from southern New Mexico and western Texas to the Middle Atlantic region. Farther north, a pair of cool high-pressure systems drifted eastward across the Great Lakes States and Northeast, delivering scattered frost. In contrast, warm, dry weather prevailed in the West. Meanwhile in the northeastern Caribbean, Hurricane Marilyn, a small but powerful storm with sustained winds of slightly greater than 100 mph, battered the U.S. Virgin Islands on late Friday into early Saturday. On Sunday, cool weather lingered across the western Corn Belt, where Sioux City, IA (36 degrees F) registered their third consecutive daily-record low. Farther east, Alpena, MI (32 degrees F) also tallied a daily record. A day later, high pressure settled across the Northeast, producing daily records in locations such as Youngstown, OH (34 degrees F) and Binghamton, NY (38 degrees F), and lows of 30 degrees F in Houlton, ME and 32 degrees F in Concord, NH. Meanwhile, unsettled weather persisted across eastern Florida and the coastal Southeast, although rainfall coverage was not as great as during the previous 3 weeks. Nevertheless, weekly totals in Florida topped 2 inches in Jacksonville, Miami, and West Palm Beach. Farther west, a weak disturbance drifted across the central Plains, providing beneficial winter-wheat planting moisture. By Wednesday, daily-record warmth appeared across the West, where Medford, OR notched 101 degrees F. Thermal, CA recorded 114 degrees F. Farther east, another high-pressure system edged southeastward into the western Great Lakes States, preceded in the East by beneficial showers and several daily-record highs. Maxima on Thursday reached 93 degrees F in Baltimore, MD and 96 degrees F in Mobile, AL. Meanwhile, rainfall began to intensify across the southern Plains. During the 24 hours ending at 7 p.m. CDT on September 15, 4.62 inches of rain deluged Lubbock, TX, while 4.15 inches pelted Hobbs, NM. During the same period, Hurricane Ismael traveled northward from the southern Gulf of California, to landfall near Los Mochis, Mexico, before rapidly weakening and reaching southwestern New Mexico. Meanwhile, an approaching cold front brought late-week showers to the Great Lakes region and suppressed the northward progress of the subtropical moisture, deflecting and deforming the rain shield rapidly east-northeastward. As a result, little rain fell north of a line from the Oklahoma-Kansas border to southern New England, including the Corn Belt. But in the Ohio Valley, Lexington, KY collected a daily-record rainfall of 2.28 inches on September 16. Meanwhile, daily-record heat continued in the West and developed in the Gulf Coast States. On Saturday, highs included 98 degrees F in Houston, TX, 94 degrees F in Salt Lake City, UT, and 93 degrees F in Boise, ID. In contrast, the week ended with lows of 32 degrees F in Montpelier, VT and 29 degrees F in Concord, NH. Hurricane Marilyn strengthened during a northwestward traversal of the Lesser Antilles. As a minimal hurricane (75 mph sustained winds), Marilyn passed 20 miles northeast of Barbados on Thursday, then gradually intensified while passing just east of Martinique and Dominica. After striking Guadeloupe later on Thursday, during which time the nearby French Island of Marie-Galante reported a gust to 83 mph, the storm took aim on the U.S. Virgin Islands. Marilyn's eye crossed the eastern tip of St. Croix (central pressure of 968 millibars, or 28.59 inches) around 5:30 p.m. AST on Friday afternoon, shortly after the U.S. National Guard reported a wind gust to 127 mph. The storm then passed between the eastern Puerto Rican island of Culebra and St. Thomas, VI, causing extensive damage in both locations. Gusts above 100 mph destroyed the anemometer at the airport in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Marilyn passed within 45 miles of San Juan, PR on Saturday morning as a 110-mph hurricane with a central pressure of 956 millibars (28.23 inches). However, due to the storm's compact nature, San Juan's peak gust was just 46 mph. HDR2012000170100919951200CROP PROGESS Released September 18, 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 Dented, Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 61 23 96 77 CO : 5 1 30 25 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 94 80 97 88 IL : 46 20 49 44 IN : 96 83 97 91 IN : 51 20 38 39 IA : 94 80 100 82 IA : 46 25 78 49 KS : 88 70 100 93 KS : 32 16 78 72 KY : 97 92 100 97 KY : 78 60 74 69 MI : 95 80 63 59 MI : 38 10 23 17 MN : 98 88 95 75 MN : 32 8 39 20 MO : 78 65 100 94 MO : 38 26 82 61 NE : 91 61 100 92 NE : 8 1 67 42 NC : 100 100 99 98 NC : 98 97 94 93 OH : 98 76 93 85 OH : 27 9 21 25 PA : 83 75 69 59 PA : 50 19 12 12 SD : 84 62 93 76 SD : 16 5 54 39 TX : 96 94 99 98 TX : 85 76 86 83 WI : 96 90 76 60 WI : 55 35 22 21 : : 17 Sts: 93 78 95 83 17 Sts: 40 20 55 42 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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 Harvested, Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 NA 0 0 AL : 32 14 14 19 GA : 91 NA 81 81 AR : 12 8 10 8 IL : 3 NA 3 7 GA : 16 12 29 26 IN : 6 NA 3 4 IL : 27 6 55 41 IA : 3 NA 5 3 IN : 50 24 49 42 KS : 4 NA 22 23 IA : 25 5 65 32 KY : 35 NA 13 14 KS : 17 6 56 45 MI : 1 NA 4 2 KY : 23 7 23 23 MN : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 39 20 31 26 MO : 17 NA 18 16 MI : 50 22 38 28 NE : 0 NA 6 4 MN : 42 8 50 37 NC : 62 NA 39 40 MS : 46 35 41 21 OH : 2 NA 1 2 MO : 7 2 36 25 PA : 6 NA 0 1 NE : 8 2 74 42 SD : 0 NA 2 2 NC : 10 5 13 12 TX : 71 NA 68 68 OH : 53 28 63 52 WI : 0 NA 0 1 SC : 1 0 0 2 : SD : 39 18 73 54 17 Sts: 7 NA 7 8 TN : 23 13 18 18 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 93% of the 19 Sts: 29 11 49 34 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 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 0 3 1 AL : 70 53 40 54 CA : 0 0 0 0 AZ : 96 94 96 93 CO : 25 8 41 40 AR : 76 65 53 53 GA : 2 0 0 1 CA : 60 35 93 84 ID : 17 4 20 17 GA : 77 73 55 61 IL : 0 0 2 1 LA : 92 82 86 87 IN : 1 0 4 4 MS : 94 83 88 79 KS : 6 1 23 16 MO : 60 41 55 54 MI : 8 3 20 13 NM : 62 33 72 51 MO : 3 0 4 3 NC : 70 52 63 64 MT : 6 1 7 17 OK : 8 4 55 28 NE : 39 7 52 41 SC : 60 47 50 69 NC : 2 1 0 4 TN : 75 50 81 65 OH : 3 0 2 1 TX : 44 36 48 40 OK : 13 11 28 23 : OR : 6 1 4 12 14 Sts: 62 51 62 57 SD : 52 18 49 53 -------------------------------------- TX : 24 13 29 27 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 50 40 41 43 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 16 7 24 22 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Coloring, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1994 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 100 94 CO : 78 59 62 59 IL : 57 43 92 78 KS : 67 42 95 74 LA : 100 100 100 97 MS : 97 90 100 96 MO : 69 60 93 82 NE : 76 43 97 83 NM : 48 12 50 61 OK : 67 62 83 81 SD : 75 47 83 66 TX : 93 89 90 88 : 12 Sts: 77 60 91 80 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 91 NA 92 74 AR : 44 16 47 29 CO : 1 NA 16 17 CA : 1 0 4 5 IL : 7 NA 52 33 LA : 84 82 66 79 KS : 5 NA 42 21 MS : 76 61 48 32 LA : 92 NA 96 90 TX : 82 74 87 85 MS : 89 NA 96 84 : MO : 40 NA 52 42 5 Sts : 53 37 49 42 NE : 1 NA 61 33 -------------------------------------- NM : 1 NA 16 20 These 5 States produced 96% of the OK : 13 NA 21 18 1994 rice crop. SD : 15 NA 42 30 TX : 82 NA 76 78 : 12 Sts: 34 NA 56 44 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Sep 17,:Sep 10,:Sep 17,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 87 76 99 87 MN : 98 92 98 85 MT : 82 65 98 78 ND : 88 69 89 84 SD : 100 99 100 98 : 5 Sts : 90 75 94 85 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. 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 6 24 60 9 AL : 3 32 49 16 0 GA : 0 10 46 44 0 AR : 5 19 37 30 9 IL : 3 12 43 37 5 GA : 0 6 49 45 0 IN : 3 16 49 29 3 IL : 2 11 42 40 5 IA : 3 11 31 47 8 IN : 3 14 48 32 3 KS : 0 4 33 61 2 IA : 2 9 30 48 11 KY : 2 9 39 39 11 KS : 0 6 34 57 3 MI : 1 7 21 51 20 KY : 3 13 50 31 3 MN : 0 4 27 51 18 LA : 19 23 31 25 2 MO : 2 11 48 34 5 MI : 2 4 24 50 20 NE : 3 13 33 46 5 MN : 1 3 22 56 18 NC : 0 2 15 69 14 MS : 8 16 34 36 6 OH : 2 8 28 46 16 MO : 6 17 42 32 3 PA : 7 18 35 33 7 NE : 3 29 39 27 2 SD : 1 3 35 50 11 NC : 2 5 51 38 4 TX : 0 2 25 69 4 OH : 2 8 27 48 15 WI : 1 3 16 65 15 SC : 0 4 9 77 10 : SD : 1 6 33 50 10 17 Sts : 2 9 34 46 9 TN : 6 11 35 44 4 : : Prev Wk : 2 9 31 49 9 19 Sts : 3 12 36 41 8 Prev Yr : 0 2 15 62 21 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 12 35 43 8 Prev Yr : 0 2 23 62 13 -------------------------------------- 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 : 5 24 60 9 2 AR : 0 3 36 48 13 AZ : 3 27 33 24 13 CA : 0 0 35 65 0 AR : 2 16 34 41 7 LA : 0 8 43 46 3 CA : 0 0 25 70 5 MS : 0 12 31 53 4 GA : 0 1 66 33 0 TX : 0 0 27 36 37 LA : 0 27 40 32 1 : MS : 13 19 40 26 2 5 Sts : 0 4 36 49 11 MO : 5 9 41 42 3 : NM : 0 4 34 39 23 Prev Wk : 0 4 30 53 13 NC : 1 10 54 32 3 Prev Yr : 0 0 10 77 13 OK : 1 11 27 60 1 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 1 46 51 2 TN : 2 8 40 44 6 TX : 2 19 39 36 4 : 14 Sts : 3 15 40 38 4 : Prev Wk : 3 12 33 47 5 Prev Yr : 1 6 32 56 5 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 7 30 48 15 CO : 2 8 34 48 8 IL : 1 7 41 49 2 KS : 1 8 26 58 7 LA : 3 13 39 42 3 MS : 0 9 39 46 6 MO : 1 9 45 40 5 NE : 1 13 40 45 1 NM : 47 26 8 19 0 OK : 0 10 24 66 0 SD : 0 5 43 47 5 TX : 3 26 29 39 3 : 12 Sts : 3 14 31 47 5 : Prev Wk : 2 12 32 47 7 Prev Yr : 0 3 37 55 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 : 19 43 29 8 1 :: NJ : 20 60 20 0 0 AZ : 6 17 34 29 14 :: NM : 19 25 33 22 1 AR : 19 39 34 8 0 :: NY : 25 25 50 0 0 CA : 0 25 55 20 0 :: NC : 0 5 31 61 3 CO : 2 8 33 51 6 :: ND : 1 5 22 55 17 CT : 9 75 14 2 0 :: OH : 4 17 42 31 6 DE : 25 48 24 3 0 :: OK : 1 12 36 48 3 FL : 0 10 35 40 15 :: OR : 0 11 40 33 16 GA : 2 14 41 42 1 :: PA : 61 26 12 1 0 ID : 0 19 23 48 10 :: RI : 0 50 50 0 0 IL : 10 23 41 23 3 :: SC : 0 6 26 68 0 IN : 12 38 38 11 1 :: SD : 3 3 24 63 7 IA : 13 28 33 23 3 :: TN : 8 22 37 29 4 KS : 2 15 38 42 3 :: TX : 4 11 40 34 11 KY : 18 35 36 11 0 :: UT : 2 6 22 64 6 LA : 7 33 36 23 1 :: VT : 0 3 39 58 0 ME : 22 27 13 38 0 :: VA : 42 35 21 2 0 MD : 42 43 14 1 0 :: WA : 0 15 49 36 0 MA : 23 50 16 11 0 :: WV : 14 40 36 10 0 MI : 3 17 30 43 7 :: WI : 2 13 32 51 2 MN : 1 7 27 50 15 :: WY : 0 0 4 69 27 MS : 21 23 39 16 1 :: : MO : 20 28 35 16 1 :: 48 Sts : 8 18 34 34 6 MT : 2 6 33 46 13 :: : NE : 3 23 33 38 3 :: Prev Wk: 7 18 35 34 6 NV : 0 0 16 84 0 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 2 16 44 38 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent