HDR1012000170101031951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170101031951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY October 23 - 29, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Significant snow and rain in the upper Great Plains delayed row crop harvest activity. Heavy snowfall damaged some soybeans and sorghum that remained in the field. The precipitation left fields saturated and could delay resumption of harvest activity for 1 to 2 weeks. Cool, rainy weather slowed harvest in the Pacific Northwest and across the Great Lakes to the Northeast, but provided moisture for small grains. Farmers in the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys made considerable harvest progress during the cool, dry fall weather. Dry weather in Florida dried citrus and vegetable fields that were flooded the previous week. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 91 percent (%) planted, 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Some producers in the Central States were waiting for rain before seeding wheat fields. Dry weather in Missouri allowed planting progress to advance rapidly but hindered emergence. Kansas wheat fields needed moisture to develop tillers, and high winds damaged some emerged fields. Continued dry conditions in Texas caused poor germination. Wet field conditions in the Pacific Northwest slowed wheat seeding. Winter wheat emerged for the major producing States was 71% complete, up 10 points from the previous week and 2 points behind the average. Wheat condition in the 19 major producing States was rated as 58% good to excellent. The Corn crop in the 17 major producing States was 77% harvested, up 18 points from the previous week and 15 points ahead of the average. The corn harvest in Indiana was 2 weeks ahead of normal. In Nebraska, high winds caused lodging and ear-drop. Weed problems and lodging in the Ohio Valley caused some harvest problems. Cotton harvested at 57% complete was up 7 points from the previous week and equal to the average. The cotton harvest was active in Arizona but remained behind normal. California cotton harvested at 20% complete was 40 points behind the average. Cotton defoliation was active in the Texas plains, where cool nights slowed maturity. The Louisiana cotton harvest neared completion and farmers began gleaning fields. Sorghum acreage harvested at 85% complete, up 14 points from last week, was 11 points ahead of the average. Harvest activity advanced by over 20 points in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska from the previous week. In Nebraska, sorghum harvested at 99% complete was 29 points ahead of the average. Soybeans harvested at 87% complete was up 9 points from the previous week and 7 points ahead of the average. In Missouri, the soybean harvest at 82% complete advanced 21 points from the previous week. Nebraska farmers reported a high percentage of green soybeans resulting from the early-season frost. HDR2012000170101031951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 44 October 22 - 28, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: An early-week storm dumped heavy snow and halted harvest activities along its path from the central Rockies to the western Great Lakes States, but failed to provide moisture to emerging winter wheat from much of Kansas southward. In the storm's wake, midweek temperatures dipped below freezing as far south as Texas' Northern Panhandle and frost occurred into the lower Ohio Valley. A late-week storm swept across the Northern States, delivering rain showers and blustery winds. The system tapped subtropical moisture before racing offshore, dropping rains of an inch or more in the Southeast, and further easing long-term drought in the Northeast, where as much as 2 to 4 inches fell. On Sunday, weather across the High Plains ranged from a near blizzard in Wyoming to record heat in Texas. Storm-total snowfall reached 13.7 inches (a daily- record 10.3 inches on October 22) in Lander, WY, while Midland, TX notched 90 degrees F. A day later, snow spread toward the upper Midwest, benefiting newly emerged winter wheat but curtailing harvest activities. Totals reached 8.6 inches in Huron, SD, 6.2 inches in Valentine, NE, and 5.2 inches in St. Cloud, MN. After the storm departed, among the dozen daily records were lows of 9 degrees F in Ely, NV (on Monday), 14 degrees F in Valentine (on Tuesday), and 30 degrees F in Oklahoma City, OK (on Tuesday). Meanwhile, east of the storm's cold front, daily-record highs were established on Tuesday in St. Johnsbury, VT (73 degrees F) and Baltimore, MD (76 degrees F). Another storm approached the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday, resulting in a daily-record wind gust of 55 mph (from the south) in Astoria, OR. A day later, the system brought strong downslope (westerly) winds to the northern Plains. Toward week's end, the low-pressure system intensified over the Great Lakes region, producing showery, windy, and cool conditions from the Midwest into the Northeast. In contrast, more than a dozen locations in the Gulf Coast States tallied daily-record highs, most of which were set on October 27, when maxima reached 93 degrees F in Corpus Christi, TX, 88 degrees F in New Orleans, LA, and 86 degrees F in Apalachicola, FL. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the storm's cold front quelled the brief warm spell and dumped more than 2 inches of rain in Little Rock, AR and Macon, GA. Heavy rain also developed in the Northeast, where totals topped 2 inches in Hartford, CT and Concord, NH. HDR2012000170101031951200CROP PROGRESS Released October 30, 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 Harvested, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 46 17 83 54 AL : 45 28 23 42 GA : 99 97 97 98 AR : 66 49 50 46 IL : 92 78 76 70 GA : 13 10 15 23 IN : 88 74 60 54 IL : 98 93 94 93 IA : 76 53 72 62 IN : 98 94 96 87 KS : 90 62 94 88 IA : 99 93 97 97 KY : 95 89 82 79 KS : 93 75 78 84 MI : 63 48 33 32 KY : 72 55 50 48 MN : 74 59 53 54 LA : 91 73 61 69 MO : 71 57 79 75 MI : 93 84 83 70 NE : 63 34 75 65 MN : 90 82 93 96 NC : 96 92 94 92 MS : 86 76 59 55 OH : 68 46 49 47 MO : 82 61 68 71 PA : 70 60 32 32 NE : 99 92 96 97 SD : 55 39 50 55 NC : 13 7 18 16 TX : 97 92 100 99 OH : 93 85 97 85 WI : 70 53 46 37 SC : 5 2 12 13 : SD : 85 70 86 93 17 Sts: 77 59 67 62 TN : 51 32 38 35 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 93% of the 19 Sts: 87 78 82 80 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. We 1 (10-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 57 35 54 45 AR : 26 11 36 28 CA : 8 3 9 10 CA : 2 1 1 2 CO : 100 99 100 100 CO : 92 87 95 95 GA : 16 15 9 11 GA : 8 6 7 7 ID : 90 81 92 95 ID : 62 49 59 68 IL : 92 85 92 85 IL : 65 37 76 61 IN : 92 85 93 85 IN : 72 42 75 63 KS : 99 97 98 97 KS : 85 76 89 84 MI : 98 94 94 92 MI : 83 74 78 75 MO : 83 66 74 69 MO : 49 31 56 47 MT : 98 95 88 95 MT : 83 74 64 74 NE : 100 100 100 100 NE : 99 97 100 99 NC : 32 28 44 34 NC : 13 8 19 19 OH : 100 97 97 86 OH : 77 54 68 61 OK : 93 85 94 94 OK : 56 42 79 72 OR : 81 73 67 84 OR : 50 41 29 55 SD : 100 99 100 100 SD : 93 87 98 97 TX : 81 74 78 82 TX : 60 52 67 64 WA : 96 96 91 95 WA : 87 83 62 80 : : 19 Sts: 91 86 89 89 19 Sts: 71 61 75 73 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 81 70 41 68 AZ : 43 30 76 67 AR : 83 73 66 72 CA : 20 15 62 60 GA : 65 50 30 55 LA : 98 91 71 86 MS : 94 90 64 77 MO : 82 65 79 77 NM : 36 14 36 26 NC : 50 35 55 54 OK : 10 5 58 31 SC : 49 38 39 54 TN : 72 55 62 69 TX : 44 39 51 41 : 14 Sts: 57 50 56 57 -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 29,:Oct 22,:Oct 29,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 96 99 96 CO : 63 47 50 43 IL : 70 47 76 63 KS : 85 65 84 70 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 98 MO : 77 59 78 74 NE : 99 77 84 70 NM : 27 5 42 34 OK : 33 18 42 35 SD : 78 51 60 74 TX : 91 89 90 85 : 12 Sts: 85 71 83 74 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1994 sorghum crop. HDR2012000170101031951200CROP CONDITION Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 9 29 59 3 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 CO : 2 7 28 55 8 GA : 0 0 56 44 0 ID : 0 1 9 75 15 IL : 2 15 35 44 4 IN : 2 9 40 45 4 KS : 1 13 34 48 4 MI : 2 4 26 48 20 MO : 1 12 63 21 3 MT : 0 0 19 66 15 NE : 0 3 32 61 4 NC : 0 0 20 75 5 OH : 0 2 18 66 14 OK : 0 5 40 52 3 OR : 0 0 14 81 5 SD : 0 3 18 63 16 TX : 1 11 43 42 3 WA : 0 0 8 62 30 : 19 Sts : 1 8 33 51 7 : Prev Wk : 0 5 34 55 6 Prev Yr : 1 6 27 60 6 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 6 13 49 30 2 :: NJ : 0 0 40 50 10 AZ : 6 24 34 30 6 :: NM : 11 33 38 18 0 AR : 8 40 39 13 0 :: NY : 0 0 20 80 0 CA : 5 35 30 30 0 :: NC : 1 1 25 67 6 CO : 1 9 38 46 6 :: ND : 2 7 29 57 5 CT : 0 0 33 67 0 :: OH : 1 13 34 46 6 DE : 0 7 38 55 0 :: OK : 1 7 38 52 2 FL : 0 15 55 30 0 :: OR : 0 0 27 61 12 GA : 1 9 41 49 0 :: PA : 12 23 50 15 0 ID : 0 16 22 59 3 :: RI : 0 0 0 100 0 IL : 11 33 32 23 1 :: SC : 0 8 19 67 6 IN : 17 35 38 10 0 :: SD : 1 5 26 59 9 IA : 12 26 38 21 3 :: TN : 2 9 27 56 6 KS : 3 13 41 41 2 :: TX : 3 19 47 26 5 KY : 4 13 35 42 6 :: UT : 1 10 36 42 11 LA : 7 27 42 22 2 :: VT : 0 0 22 78 0 ME : 0 61 38 1 0 :: VA : 0 10 35 48 7 MD : 0 1 22 65 12 :: WA : 0 1 47 52 0 MA : 0 11 47 42 0 :: WV : 1 17 37 42 3 MI : 5 9 34 45 7 :: WI : 3 11 39 43 4 MN : 10 15 50 20 5 :: WY : 0 0 0 62 38 MS : 4 15 39 37 5 :: : MO : 19 37 30 14 0 :: 48 Sts : 4 16 36 40 4 MT : 0 7 21 64 8 :: : NE : 2 12 34 47 5 :: Prev Wk: 4 14 35 42 5 NV : 0 0 11 86 3 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 7 75 18 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent