HDR1012000170101011951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170101011951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY October 2 - 8, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Crop damage from Hurricane Opal's heavy rains and high winds across the Southeast was much less than originally expected. The storm saturated fields and slowed fall harvest activity. Rain falling over the North-Central States provided much needed moisture for small grains, but slowed the drydown of fall row crops and delayed harvest activity. Reports from the upper Great Plains indicated that there could be a several week delay before resumption of the harvest. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 57 percent (%) planted, 10 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Wet conditions in the North-Central States brought much needed moisture but slowed field activities. Planting progress in Kansas, at 63% complete, increased 28 points from last week but remained 13 points behind the average. Farmers in parts of Missouri took advantage of fair weather to continue wheat seeding at a normal pace. Small grain field preparation continued in the Northwest. Wet conditions slowed planting progress in the Texas Plains. Cooler weather and the recent moisture in Texas helped emerged wheat fields, though insects caused some problems. Winter wheat emerged for the major producing States was 28% complete, 12 points behind the average. Corn condition in the 17 major producing States at 52% good to excellent was unchanged from last week. Corn mature was rated at 96% of the acreage, 9 points ahead of the average. Indiana's corn harvest was 10 days ahead of the average. In Iowa, producers were concerned with high winds causing lodging. High winds in Nebraska caused some stalk breakage and ear droppage. Corn moisture content in Minnesota, at 26%, was slightly drier than the average moisture content. Corn harvested, at 25%, was 2 points behind the average for the major producing States. Harvest activity was slowed by heavy mid-week storms in the North-Central, Great Lakes States, and eastern Corn Belt. Cotton condition was 33 percent good to excellent in the 14 major producing States, down 2 points from last week. Cotton bolls opening was 81% complete, up 5 points from last week and 1 point ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton acreage harvested was estimated at 30%, up 7 points from last week and 2 points ahead of the average. Harvest activity was slowed in the Southeastern and Gulf Coast States by Hurricane Opal's heavy rains and high winds. Cotton condition continued to decline in Georgia due to damp weather and the effects of Opal. Cotton defoliation in the San Joaquin Valley made good progress, while in the desert harvest activity was in full swing but progress remained behind normal for the State. Defoliants were applied to cotton in the Texas Plains, where cool weather slowed maturity. The cotton harvest was winding down in central Texas. Sorghum condition, with 39% of the crop rated good to excellent, was up 1 point from last week. Sorghum acreage mature, at 76%, was 2 points behind the average, and harvest, at 36%, was 7 points below the average. Late-planted sorghum in Illinois and Missouri was behind the average by at least 15 points. In Kansas, sorghum harvested, at 8% complete, was 18 points behind the average. Sorghum harvest was beginning in the Texas High Plains as fields dried out. Rice harvest reached 79% complete, 1 point ahead of the average, but 9 points behind last year. Harvest activity in California, at 25% complete, was active, but 27 points behind normal. The harvest of the first crop made good progress in Texas and neared completion. Soybean condition rated 46% good to excellent, up 2 points from last week. Soybeans dropping leaves, at 87% complete, was 63 points ahead of the average. Soybean acreage harvested, at 31%, is 11 points less than last year and 5 points less than the average. Indiana's soybean harvest was 6 days ahead of the average. Across the central Great Plains and middle Mississippi Valley, soybean harvest remained behind schedule due to wet field conditions. Soybean moisture levels dropped in the Northern States. HDR2012000170101011951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 41 October 1 - 7, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Fast-moving Hurricane Opal tore into extreme western Florida on Wednesday afternoon with wind gusts to 144 mph, then rapidly weakened while accelerating into southeastern Tennessee by Thursday morning and into central Ohio just 24 hours after landfall. After Opal's winds and storm surge delivered extensive damage along the coast, tropical storm-force winds penetrated far inland, causing widespread power outages and buffeting unharvested cotton. However, Opal's rain eased long-term moisture shortages in the Northeast and eliminated topsoil dryness from the central Gulf Coast to New England. Elsewhere, high winds also swept through the Plains at midweek in conjunction with a dynamic disturbance, marking the arrival of cooler air. Despite the system's strength, it remained moisture-starved due to Opal's presence, limiting its heavy rainfall to a narrow swath through the North- Central States. Early in the week, warmth prevailed in the East and along the West Coast, while heavy rain--not associated with Opal but with ties to the tropics-- erupted from the southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Delta. On Sunday, the high of 57 degrees F atop Mt. Washington, NH was 1 degree shy of their all-time October maximum. A day later, daily-record highs included 101 degrees F in Los Angeles (Civic Center), CA and 82 degrees F in New York (JFK), NY. Beaumont, TX collected 4.88 inches of rain during the week, all of which fell during 24 hours on October 2-3. During the same 24-hour period, rainfall included 4.28 inches in Leesville, LA, 2.55 inches in Jackson, MS, and 1.85 inches in McAlester, OK. Beginning on October 3, torrential rain overspread areas from the central Gulf Coast to the eastern Corn Belt, halting harvest activities only 1 to 2 days prior to Opal's passage through the same region. Birmingham, AL received a 2-day total of 9.96 inches, including a pre-Opal soaking of 6.94 inches on October 3. In North Carolina, Raleigh's total of 4.02 inches on Wednesday was their sixth greatest single-day amount. Although hurricane-force winds were confined to the small area beneath Opal's eyewall, tropical-storm force winds were felt far from the storm's center. In addition to the highest recorded gust (144 mph at Hurlburt Field near Mary Esther, FL), other selected peak gusts included 63 mph at Montgomery, AL, 59 mph at Mobile, AL, 52 mph at both Auburn, AL and Tallahassee, FL, and 44 mph at Augusta, GA. Even a day after landfall, gusts reached 38 mph in Akron, OH and 37 mph in Binghamton, NY. Meanwhile, cool weather arrived in the interior West, where an inch of snow whitened Butte, MT on Wednesday. Elsewhere at midweek, Burns, OR registered their first of two daily-record lows (including 18 degrees F on Thursday), while Pueblo, CO notched their first of three (including 22 degrees F on Thursday). Farther east, midweek rainfall topped 2 inches in Valentine, NE, Aberdeen, SD, and LaCrosse, WI, further delaying harvest activities in the northern and western Corn Belt. The rain was accompanied by strong easterly winds that on Thursday gusted to 38 mph in Rochester, MN and 33 mph in Dubuque, IA. Farther south, strong winds switched from a southerly to a northerly component as a cold front passed. In North Platte, NE, thunderstorm winds gusted to 68 mph on Thursday, breaking their October record. Toward week's end, daily-record cold spread into the High Plains, while warmth trailed Opal's remains into the East. On Friday, lows included 13 degrees F in Alamosa, CO and 39 degrees F in Lubbock, TX, while New York (JFK) tallied an October record-tying high of 85 degrees F. Meanwhile, temperatures remained above-normal in Alaska, where the high of 58 degrees F in Valdez on Thursday broke their October record. Warm weather also prevailed in Hawaii, with a weekly departure of +4 degrees F in Honolulu. HDR2012000170101011951200CROP PROGRESS Released October 10, 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 Mature, Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 55 37 92 76 CO : 1 0 36 14 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 97 97 95 95 IL : 97 93 98 94 IL : 36 20 22 29 IN : 98 95 92 88 IN : 35 23 16 23 IA : 96 94 100 92 IA : 15 9 22 20 KS : 92 70 100 97 KS : 26 12 72 61 KY : 95 89 95 94 KY : 69 55 52 51 MI : 100 95 58 57 MI : 20 17 12 10 MN : 99 98 99 82 MN : 18 12 9 13 MO : 85 69 100 96 MO : 35 25 49 45 NE : 98 81 100 94 NE : 7 2 28 26 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 85 83 75 75 OH : 95 80 75 74 OH : 16 11 10 17 PA : 87 74 54 49 PA : 27 21 8 9 SD : 88 81 99 79 SD : 7 3 16 22 TX : 99 95 100 97 TX : 84 82 90 88 WI : 100 92 86 64 WI : 23 13 8 9 : : 17 Sts: 96 89 94 87 17 Sts: 25 17 25 27 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 91% of the These 17 States produced 93% of the 1994 corn crop. 1994 corn crop. We 1 (10-95) Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 71 55 56 56 AL : 10 3 7 11 AR : 39 28 48 38 AR : 9 5 17 11 GA : 52 40 72 70 GA : 4 1 9 6 IL : 93 85 97 92 IL : 58 23 61 51 IN : 100 99 99 95 IN : 60 33 53 41 IA : 96 91 100 95 IA : 30 13 57 46 KS : 90 65 94 92 KS : 8 2 44 37 KY : 79 53 63 57 KY : 15 5 10 9 LA : 74 66 73 63 LA : 41 31 38 30 MI : 100 96 86 94 MI : 42 20 14 17 MN : 99 98 99 96 MN : 17 12 28 40 MS : 83 77 79 60 MS : 46 42 38 20 MO : 72 49 83 76 MO : 10 2 27 22 NE : 100 91 100 99 NE : 18 5 63 58 NC : 40 28 43 42 NC : 4 2 2 2 OH : 100 100 100 97 OH : 44 24 49 37 SC : 13 7 17 21 SC : 1 0 0 1 SD : 99 89 100 96 SD : 13 7 39 46 TN : 75 55 61 57 TN : 5 3 9 7 : : 19 Sts: 87 79 89 84 19 Sts: 31 15 42 36 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. 1994 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 6 3 16 11 AR : 1 0 6 3 CA : 1 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 CO : 82 72 96 94 CO : 54 38 79 73 GA : 5 3 3 5 GA : 2 1 2 2 ID : 54 46 53 64 ID : 24 14 20 29 IL : 18 5 33 27 IL : 2 0 5 5 IN : 35 13 40 34 IN : 5 1 8 10 KS : 63 35 73 76 KS : 23 9 48 45 MI : 65 29 52 57 MI : 23 3 34 29 MO : 23 10 28 22 MO : 6 0 9 8 MT : 83 65 47 73 MT : 35 11 19 34 NE : 95 85 97 97 NE : 73 50 82 78 NC : 12 9 29 16 NC : 0 0 0 3 OH : 51 21 42 36 OH : 8 0 10 8 OK : 40 26 80 72 OK : 14 5 21 32 OR : 53 33 22 50 OR : 19 10 6 22 SD : 94 90 96 95 SD : 72 57 82 81 TX : 52 43 58 61 TX : 30 20 38 38 WA : 78 70 68 80 WA : 55 53 51 62 : : 19 Sts: 57 41 65 67 19 Sts: 28 16 38 40 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 89 85 75 84 AL : 38 27 17 35 AZ : 100 100 100 99 AZ : 15 12 31 29 AR : 96 93 88 87 AR : 29 13 32 28 CA : 98 90 100 100 CA : 4 2 9 11 GA : 90 89 80 83 GA : 29 26 9 25 LA : 100 97 98 97 LA : 63 46 58 56 MS : 100 99 99 96 MS : 63 48 42 40 MO : 88 82 90 88 MO : 27 13 37 30 NM : 80 77 93 87 NM : 1 0 3 4 NC : 96 94 100 95 NC : 19 9 22 20 OK : 23 13 93 65 OK : 0 0 32 11 SC : 83 75 83 91 SC : 17 10 16 24 TN : 98 97 98 96 TN : 20 13 31 31 TX : 65 57 74 62 TX : 28 26 34 27 : : 14 Sts: 81 76 85 80 14 Sts: 30 23 31 28 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. 1994 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 100 96 CO : 50 30 60 57 IL : 64 38 95 80 KS : 65 32 95 70 LA : 100 99 100 99 MS : 100 100 100 98 MO : 65 55 91 80 NE : 94 54 100 83 NM : 5 4 60 55 OK : 20 17 32 53 SD : 88 71 94 80 TX : 92 89 87 88 : 12 Sts: 76 56 90 78 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 82 92 83 CO : 5 1 26 20 IL : 10 1 24 21 KS : 8 3 52 26 LA : 97 90 89 92 MS : 98 94 96 88 MO : 49 31 42 37 NE : 8 2 32 27 NM : 0 0 10 9 OK : 6 5 18 14 SD : 3 2 23 30 TX : 80 76 77 74 : 12 Sts: 36 30 54 43 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 8, :Oct 1, :Oct 8, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 82 73 91 75 CA : 25 10 58 52 LA : 96 96 96 96 MS : 97 93 89 75 TX : 99 97 99 98 : 5 Sts : 79 73 88 78 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170101011951200CROP 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 : 5 11 47 33 4 AL : 6 42 39 13 0 GA : 0 6 42 52 0 AR : 7 22 31 32 8 IL : 3 14 43 37 3 GA : 0 7 47 41 5 IN : 3 16 46 33 2 IL : 4 18 42 33 3 IA : 2 9 29 53 7 IN : 2 16 45 34 3 KS : 0 10 44 44 2 IA : 3 7 27 50 13 KY : 2 9 39 39 11 KS : 1 13 51 34 1 MI : 0 6 24 49 21 KY : 1 9 40 47 3 MN : 1 4 35 50 10 LA : 13 34 31 21 1 MO : 2 17 42 34 5 MI : 2 6 22 48 22 NE : 2 13 42 41 2 MN : 1 5 26 54 14 NC : 1 1 32 58 8 MS : 9 18 40 29 4 OH : 2 9 31 46 12 MO : 6 23 42 28 1 PA : 5 12 36 37 10 NE : 5 27 42 25 1 SD : 1 9 38 43 9 NC : 3 13 41 41 2 TX : 0 3 20 74 3 OH : 2 8 31 48 11 WI : 0 4 21 66 9 SC : 0 0 37 63 0 : SD : 3 15 39 36 7 17 Sts : 2 10 36 46 6 TN : 2 11 46 35 6 : : Prev Wk : 2 10 36 44 8 19 Sts : 4 14 36 39 7 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 4 15 37 37 7 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 48 23 10 1 AZ : 5 17 39 30 9 AR : 3 16 45 34 2 CA : 0 0 25 75 0 GA : 0 12 67 20 1 LA : 6 46 33 14 1 MS : 9 21 48 18 4 MO : 8 14 46 31 1 NM : 0 26 19 48 7 NC : 2 9 58 28 3 OK : 2 17 47 32 2 SC : 0 9 61 30 0 TN : 0 16 46 34 4 TX : 6 17 47 27 3 : 14 Sts : 5 18 44 30 3 : Prev Wk : 5 18 42 32 3 Prev Yr : 0 7 31 54 8 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 12 33 51 3 CO : 9 17 27 42 5 IL : 6 15 50 28 1 KS : 3 14 40 40 3 LA : 4 13 41 41 1 MS : 2 20 18 51 9 MO : 7 18 38 30 7 NE : 3 19 49 29 0 NM : 45 29 10 16 0 OK : 0 3 17 79 1 SD : 1 9 49 39 2 TX : 5 22 37 32 4 : 12 Sts : 5 17 39 36 3 : Prev Wk : 4 19 39 35 3 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 3 7 55 31 4 :: NJ : 0 10 60 30 0 AZ : 7 25 31 34 3 :: NM : 9 29 43 18 1 AR : 7 31 44 18 0 :: NY : 0 30 40 20 10 CA : 0 35 40 25 0 :: NC : 0 1 16 76 7 CO : 1 6 37 50 6 :: ND : 2 7 26 57 8 CT : 0 20 62 18 0 :: OH : 3 18 45 31 3 DE : 4 27 60 9 0 :: OK : 1 4 27 61 7 FL : 0 15 15 65 5 :: OR : 0 21 8 44 27 GA : 0 8 38 54 0 :: PA : 32 32 30 6 0 ID : 0 13 22 61 4 :: RI : 0 0 50 50 0 IL : 10 26 39 23 2 :: SC : 0 4 20 76 0 IN : 17 29 38 16 0 :: SD : 0 5 25 58 12 IA : 9 18 37 32 4 :: TN : 1 9 34 47 9 KS : 2 10 34 51 3 :: TX : 2 10 36 40 12 KY : 4 17 36 39 4 :: UT : 2 5 26 61 6 LA : 3 20 46 29 2 :: VT : 0 2 18 80 0 ME : 35 30 9 26 0 :: VA : 2 20 45 29 4 MD : 0 11 48 39 2 :: WA : 0 13 57 29 1 MA : 0 38 11 51 0 :: WV : 2 14 36 46 2 MI : 1 7 35 48 9 :: WI : 3 6 24 63 4 MN : 1 6 28 44 21 :: WY : 0 0 0 58 42 MS : 6 19 37 35 3 :: : MO : 8 26 41 24 1 :: 48 Sts : 3 14 33 43 7 MT : 1 5 30 58 6 :: : NE : 1 11 39 45 4 :: Prev Wk: 4 16 35 40 5 NV : 0 0 12 88 0 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 30 43 27 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent