HDR1012000170101128951200WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170101128951200NAT'L WEATHER SUMMARY NOV 19-25, '95 National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 48 November 19 - 25, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Dry, breezy, warm weather continued to hinder winter wheat establishment in the central and southern Plains, where 8-week precipitation totals through November 25 were as low as 5 to 10 percent of normal. More than five dozen daily-record highs were set from the Plains westward, mostly after midweek, while weekly departures reached +16 degrees F in Wyoming. In contrast, cold weather continued for a third consecutive week in the East, with temperatures up to 9 degrees F below normal, although a 7-week wet spell ended. The week's only major precipitation event occurred after midweek in the Northwest, where totals locally topped 4 inches. Farther south, however, the wet season continued to be extremely late in arriving, despite late-week showers. Even in valley locations of northern California, seasonal rainfall lagged normal by 4 to 8 inches by week's end, and was generally less than 5 percent of normal. Prior to midweek, a cold front moved southeastward from the northern Plains to the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rain briefly affected parts of the Gulf Coast, with totals on Sunday as high as 2.05 inches in Houston, TX and 1.93 inches in Lake Charles, LA. In the front's wake, cold, windy weather returned to the Great Lakes States, resulting in lake-effect snow squalls that totaled 9.0 inches in Erie, PA. Farther south, Tallahassee, FL reported a daily-record low of 27 degrees F on Wednesday. Record warmth returned to the West after midweek, while another cold front traversed the East. On Thanksgiving Day, Las Vegas, NV notched 76 degrees F, and Brigham City, UT, with 64 degrees F, tallied its second of four consecutive daily records. A day later, warmth continued in the West and spread into the Plains, where highs reached daily-record levels in Hill City, KS and McCook, NE (both 72 degrees F). The mercury hit 91 degrees F at several southern California locations, including Poway. In contrast, Sault Sainte Marie, MI observed -4 degrees F, a daily-record low, while temperatures dipped below 10 degrees F as far south as Cedar Rapids, IA (9 degrees F). Farther east, rainfall associated with the cold front totaled 0.94 inches in Lexington, KY and 0.67 inches in Charlotte, NC. Mid- to late-week precipitation included 3.66 inches in Quillayute, WA and 2.66 inches in Portland, OR. As moisture spread across the Nation's northern tier, weekly rainfall reached 0.54 inches in Missoula, MT and 0.45 inches in Boise, ID. Farther east, snow developed at week's end, boosting depths by Sunday morning to 6 inches (up from an inch) in Grand Forks, ND and to 7 inches in Duluth, MN (up from 3 inches). Meanwhile, the season's first precipitation reached the northern and central Sierra Nevada, where Blue Canyon measured 1.48 inches in 24 hours on November 25-26. In Nevada, Reno's record-setting dry spell ended at 129 days (July 18-November 24). On Saturday, in advance of the storm system, highs of 60 degrees F in Rock Springs, WY and 69 degrees F in Salt Lake City, UT were records for so late in the year. On the Plains, highs soared above 80 degrees F as far north as Dodge City, KS (82 degrees F). HDR2012000170101128951200NAT'L AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY NOV 20-26, '95 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY November 20 - 26, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Dry, windy weather in the Central and Western States and, especially, the lower Great Plains hampered small grain emergence and development. Cool weather over most of the East, combined with dry soil conditions, limited the growth of fall seeded crops. Final harvesting was completed and fall tillage activity progressed across the Great Lakes region before the weekend snowstorm. Christmas tree harvesting and shipping was active across the Nation. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 90 percent (%) emerged, 4 percentage points behind last year at this time and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Most States reported wheat condition was good to fair except the in Pacific Northwest, where rains improved the crop condition. Wheat condition declined in Kansas as a result of persistent dry conditions that slowed development. Wheat producers in Missouri reported moisture was needed before freezing weather occurs. Cotton harvested at 84% complete was up 7 points from last week but 2 points behind last year. Oklahoma progressed 29 points from the previous week and cotton harvest was 62% complete. Arizona cotton harvested was 85% complete, up 10 points from last week but 10 points behind the average. In Arkansas, several cotton gins completed ginning for the season. Good harvesting weather in Texas allowed cotton harvested for the State to reach 71% complete, up 11 points from last week. HDR2012000170101128951200CROP PROGRESS FOR WEEK ENDING NOV 26, '95 Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Nov 26,:Nov 19,:Nov 26,: 1994 State:Nov 26,:Nov 19,:Nov 26,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 83 73 87 82 AL : 96 92 90 93 CA : 15 10 24 25 AZ : 85 75 97 95 CO : 98 98 100 100 AR : 100 99 97 97 GA : 37 28 25 32 CA : 90 85 98 98 ID : 94 92 96 94 GA : 85 83 76 86 IL : 98 97 99 97 LA : 100 100 100 99 IN : 99 97 100 97 MS : 100 100 97 98 KS : 96 95 99 96 MO : 98 96 98 96 MI : 100 98 100 97 NM : 74 67 83 69 MO : 93 87 88 85 NC : 79 74 89 86 MT : 91 91 95 93 OK : 62 33 83 65 NE : 100 100 100 100 SC : 75 72 81 89 NC : 56 44 69 61 TN : 94 89 95 97 OH : 100 100 100 98 TX : 71 60 75 68 OK : 87 83 98 91 : OR : 91 84 91 95 14 Sts: 84 77 86 84 SD : 96 96 100 100 -------------------------------------- TX : 81 76 88 86 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 98 96 91 95 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 90 88 94 92 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. HDR2012000170101128951200CROP CONDITION BY PCT, SEL STS Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 33 58 5 CA : 0 5 25 70 0 CO : 3 5 26 60 6 GA : 0 0 18 81 1 ID : 0 0 6 65 29 IL : 2 6 34 54 4 IN : 0 7 36 52 5 KS : 4 20 41 32 3 MI : 1 4 19 58 18 MO : 2 12 50 34 2 MT : 0 1 10 77 12 NE : 0 2 42 54 2 NC : 0 1 18 75 6 OH : 0 1 24 61 14 OK : 1 13 51 34 1 OR : 0 0 7 88 5 SD : 0 4 18 67 11 TX : 3 17 43 33 4 WA : 0 3 14 67 16 : 19 Sts : 2 11 35 47 5 : Prev Wk : 2 11 35 47 5 Prev Yr : 1 5 24 59 11 --------------------------------------