HDR1012000170100611961200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released June 11, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY June 3 - 9, 1996 HIGHLIGHTS: Producers made some planting progress in the Ohio Valley during the 2 days suitable for fieldwork, despite another week of cool, wet weather. Rain and soggy fields did not completely deter producers from making limited headway in planting row crops in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Row-crop planting in Indiana was 3 weeks behind schedule, the latest ever recorded for this date. Planting delays, the need to replant some row crops, and the lateness of the season has required some producers to decide between planting corn or soybeans. Wet field conditions accelerated weed growth and limited access to fields in the Midwest. Heavy weed infestation in North Dakota required producers to increase spraying activity. Cultivation and herbicide application was prevalent in the Southeast. In the northern Great Plains, late-season planting progressed rapidly but remained behind normal. Continued warm, dry weather lowered crop conditions in the Southwest, where crops were showing signs of heat stress. Isolated thunderstorms in New Mexico delivered more fire danger from lighting than much-needed moisture. The Nation's winter wheat crop was in mostly fair condition with 84 percent (%) of the acreage heading. Wheat harvested for the 19 major producing States was 7% complete, 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. Wheat headed in South Dakota at 3% complete was 55 percentage points behind normal. Michigan wheat headed at 5% complete was 45 points behind normal. The prolonged cool, damp weather in the Midwest and thin wheat stands raised producers concern for weed and disease problems. Harvest activity in Texas was ahead of normal but was slowed by rain. Spring wheat seeding was 96% percent complete, up 11 points from last week and 3 points below the average. Seventy-nine percent of the spring wheat crop was emerged, 14 percentage points behind normal. Spring wheat condition was mostly good to fair. Spring wheat planting was 92% complete in Minnesota, up 17 points from the previous week, but 7 points behind the average. Corn planting was 92% complete for the 17 major producing States, up 6 points from the previous week, 4 points behind the 5-year average. Prolonged wet, cool weather over the Ohio Valley slowed corn planting and development. Producers in the Corn Belt approached the cutoff point for deciding between planting corn or soybeans. Corn planting in Indiana at 72% complete was 22 days behind normal, with some replanting required. Corn planting advanced 15 percentage points from last week in Ohio to 80% compete, 18 points behind normal. Yellowed and slow-growing corn was reported in Iowa, where weather conditions have prevented farmers from applying herbicides or cultivating for weed control. Cotton planting was 86% complete, up 5 points from last week and 4 points behind the average. Cotton squaring was 18% complete, 3 points ahead of the average. In Texas, cotton planting was 67% complete, up 11 percentage points from last week but 13 points behind normal. On the Texas High Plains, some cotton fields were replanted because of hail damage. In the Southwest, continued dry conditions caused heat stress in some cotton fields. Cotton condition was mostly good to fair for the 14 major producing States. Sorghum planting was 67% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 12 points from last week. Sorghum planting in Illinois at 34% complete was up 15 points from last week, but 29 points behind normal. Rice emerged at 96% complete was 7 points ahead of the average. Rice condition for the 5 major producing States was mostly good to fair. Texas rice producers applied fertilizer and scouted for insect activity. Soybean planting was 59% complete, up 14 points from last week, but 15 points behind normal. Widespread rain and soaked fields slowed soybean planting in the Midwest. Soybean planting was postponed by some producers until they completed corn planting. Soybean planting lagged more than 30 points in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Indiana soybean producers increased plantings by 8 points from last week to 33% complete, 24 days behind the average. Soybean planting in Ohio at 42% complete was 48 points behind normal. National Weather Summary Volume 83, No. 23 June 2 - 8, 1996 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: Hot, dry air overspread the West, setting more than five dozen daily-record highs, but cool, damp conditions continued to delay crop development across the Corn Belt. Scattered thunderstorms in Texas improved topsoil moisture, but had little effect on long-term drought. Meanwhile, additional favorable rainfall dampened the Southeast. On Sunday, heat continued across the southern half of Texas and began to intensify in the West. Daily records included 100 degrees F in College Station, TX and 91 degrees F in Klamath Falls, OR. A day later, St. George, UT (107 degrees F) notched their first of four consecutive daily-record highs. Elsewhere, daily-record highs reached 111 degrees F in Phoenix, AZ and 109 degrees F in Paso Robles, CA. Meanwhile, a storm over the western Atlantic brushed the Atlantic Seaboard with heavy rain, including daily-record totals for June 3 in Newark, NJ (2.65 inches) and New York City's Central Park (3.01 inches). Daily-record heat continued in the West and Southwest through midweek, but surged into the northern Plains toward week's end. On Tuesday, highs soared to 109 degrees F in Las Vegas, NV and 105 degrees F in Fresno, CA. Death Valley, CA registered 121 degrees F, their first of four such readings. By Thursday, extreme heat crept back into the southern High Plains, where highs climbed to 106 degrees F in Midland, TX and 111 degrees F in Carlsbad, NM. Two days later, highs on the northern Plains reached 94 degrees F in Glasgow, MT and Williston, ND. In contrast, the circulation around a slow-moving low-pressure system over the East-Central States drew cool air into the central Plains. On Saturday, lows of 38 degrees F in North Platte, NE and 39 degrees F in Goodland, KS were among the dozen daily-record lows. The "cut-off" low, detached from jet-stream steering flow, focused rainfall that topped 2 inches in many areas from the Ohio River Valley southward to the central Gulf Coast, and in scattered locations from eastern Kansas to central Texas. Weekly rainfall reached 3.49 inches in Topeka, KS and 2.95 inches in Austin, TX. Farther east, nearly 5 inches pelted Memphis, TN, while more than 2 inches soaked locations such as Mobile, AL, Evansville, IN, and Columbus, OH. Corn: Percent Planted, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 100 99 84 95 AL : 69 60 67 61 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 62 58 59 52 IL : 88 84 80 95 GA : 63 46 58 55 IN : 72 58 84 97 IL : 41 31 42 80 IA : 98 96 90 95 IN : 33 25 59 87 KS : 100 100 93 98 IA : 73 58 70 79 KY : 92 86 91 96 KS : 62 52 9 56 MI : 89 72 97 98 KY : 27 19 35 50 MN : 97 93 98 95 LA : 89 87 80 69 MO : 94 91 42 85 MI : 65 37 83 89 NE : 100 97 90 98 MN : 86 66 84 83 NC : 100 100 100 100 MS : 95 93 81 60 OH : 80 65 89 98 MO : 44 31 16 54 PA : 88 74 91 92 NE : 81 52 50 83 SD : 87 79 63 87 NC : 45 40 50 60 TX : 100 99 100 100 OH : 42 24 62 90 WI : 88 84 97 95 SC : 42 32 44 48 : SD : 64 41 36 72 17 Sts: 92 86 88 96 TN : 43 35 42 43 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 59 45 55 74 1995 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1995 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 14 NA 19 20 CA : 99 99 99 99 CA : 20 NA 9 10 CO : 96 80 83 89 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 60 NA 84 58 ID : 26 6 20 28 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 91 81 97 97 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 78 60 98 95 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 100 98 100 100 KS : 0 NA 0 1 MI : 5 1 45 50 MI : 0 NA 2 9 MO : 96 90 98 98 MO : 0 NA 1 2 MT : 3 2 4 17 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 74 35 63 88 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 16 NA 20 21 OH : 51 22 92 90 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 100 100 100 100 OK : 27 NA 1 13 OR : 84 59 89 86 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 3 2 20 58 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 100 99 99 100 TX : 26 NA 17 22 WA : 55 28 71 74 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 84 77 87 90 19 Sts: 7 NA 3 5 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1995 winter wheat crop. 1995 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Planted, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 99 97 100 96 AL : 18 NA 20 12 AZ : 100 99 100 100 AZ : 59 NA 47 46 AR : 100 99 100 99 AR : 25 NA 8 10 CA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 5 NA 1 6 GA : 96 94 97 96 GA : 26 NA 39 23 LA : 100 100 100 98 LA : 14 NA 43 21 MS : 100 100 100 96 MS : 58 NA 42 23 MO : 100 99 99 99 MO : 9 NA 1 3 NM : 99 90 98 99 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 100 99 100 99 NC : 2 NA 4 3 OK : 74 59 65 75 OK : 2 NA 0 2 SC : 100 99 96 99 SC : 10 NA 6 7 TN : 100 99 100 97 TN : 6 NA 10 5 TX : 67 56 72 80 TX : 13 NA 18 15 : : 14 Sts: 86 81 88 90 14 Sts: 18 NA 20 15 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1995 cotton crop. 1995 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 96 95 CO : 72 48 16 42 IL : 34 19 5 63 KS : 61 48 11 48 LA : 100 99 92 89 MS : 98 96 98 87 MO : 69 55 36 66 NE : 72 43 35 78 NM : 26 25 54 44 OK : 53 45 34 64 SD : 38 18 25 53 TX : 79 75 86 85 : 12 Sts: 67 55 43 66 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1995 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 99 98 99 99 AR : 98 95 96 90 MN : 92 75 99 99 CA : 85 60 68 76 MT : 98 95 99 100 LA : 100 100 99 96 ND : 95 81 89 98 MS : 100 100 100 82 SD : 99 95 99 100 TX : 93 91 93 94 : : 5 Sts : 96 85 94 99 5 Sts : 96 91 92 89 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the These 5 States produced 96% of the 1995 spring wheat crop. 1995 rice crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 94 91 99 98 ID : 99 95 100 99 MN : 65 47 79 95 MN : 94 71 98 99 MT : 87 77 92 93 MT : 97 93 96 99 ND : 75 47 64 92 ND : 97 86 88 98 SD : 92 87 91 98 SD : 99 95 98 100 : WA : 100 95 100 100 5 Sts : 79 59 76 93 : -------------------------------------- 6 Sts : 97 88 94 99 These 5 States produced 96% of the -------------------------------------- 1995 spring wheat crop. These 6 States produced 82% of the 1995 barley crop. Barley: Percent Emerged, Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 89 86 91 94 AL : 99 97 100 98 MN : 63 45 79 94 FL : 99 93 NA NA MT : 84 73 80 90 GA : 99 98 100 99 ND : 80 50 65 92 NC : 99 95 100 100 SD : 86 82 90 98 OK : 84 71 57 66 WA : 95 85 100 100 SC : 99 98 94 97 : TX : 64 57 45 40 6 Sts : 81 63 77 93 VA : 100 98 100 100 -------------------------------------- : These 6 States produced 82% of the 8 Sts : 92 88 86 85 1995 barley crop. -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1995 peanut crop. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 9, :Jun 2, :Jun 9, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 99 99 MI : 90 75 99 99 MN : 95 90 89 96 NE : 100 100 NA NA ND : 75 42 60 91 OH : 95 78 100 98 PA : 88 82 NA NA SD : 88 83 92 98 WI : 93 84 NA NA : 9 Sts: 91 81 86 96 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 56% of the 1995 oats crop. Corn: Crop Condition Winter Wheat: 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 : 2 3 17 70 8 AR : 1 6 19 51 23 GA : 6 19 34 39 2 CA : 0 0 5 50 45 IL : 2 12 48 35 3 CO : 10 13 35 36 6 IN : 2 18 47 30 3 GA : 0 4 23 65 8 IA : 1 9 40 45 5 ID : 0 1 9 59 31 KS : 0 1 23 66 10 IL : 17 27 39 16 1 KY : 1 9 31 52 7 IN : 7 23 48 20 2 MI : 2 8 39 43 8 KS : 26 33 28 13 0 MN : 1 9 54 34 2 MI : 9 23 37 25 6 MO : 1 14 38 41 6 MO : 16 28 33 21 2 NE : 1 3 26 58 12 MT : 2 11 20 57 10 NC : 1 3 14 72 10 NE : 5 21 46 28 0 OH : 2 12 48 30 8 NC : 0 6 30 62 2 PA : 0 3 24 55 18 OH : 7 24 39 26 4 SD : 0 8 33 56 3 OK : 20 31 35 14 0 TX : 11 18 36 34 1 OR : 0 0 8 37 55 WI : 2 6 36 51 5 SD : 3 23 33 36 5 : TX : 26 32 30 9 3 17 Sts : 2 9 39 44 6 WA : 0 2 8 50 40 : : Prev Wk : 2 9 38 45 6 19 Sts : 16 24 29 24 7 Prev Yr : 0 0 0 0 0 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 17 23 29 25 6 Prev Yr : 6 14 33 38 9 -------------------------------------- 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 : 0 4 32 61 3 AR : 0 4 19 57 20 AZ : 1 2 9 25 63 CA : 0 0 25 65 10 AR : 0 4 18 63 15 LA : 0 2 44 49 5 CA : 0 0 5 90 5 MS : 0 3 15 63 19 GA : 2 6 33 54 5 TX : 0 6 20 61 13 LA : 0 1 14 73 12 : MS : 0 1 16 63 20 5 Sts : 0 3 24 58 15 MO : 0 0 37 58 5 : NM : 5 6 20 50 19 Prev Wk : 0 3 28 55 14 NC : 1 5 32 53 9 Prev Yr : 0 3 23 57 17 OK : 0 4 35 57 4 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 1 35 61 3 TN : 0 3 22 55 20 TX : 3 27 43 24 3 Oats: Crop Condition : by Percent, Selected States 14 Sts : 1 12 30 48 9 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 3 9 32 49 7 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 5 7 35 43 10 : Percent -------------------------------------- : IA : 1 4 29 59 7 MI : 2 7 34 48 9 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition MN : 2 4 37 54 3 by Percent, Selected States NE : 0 9 29 54 8 -------------------------------------- ND : 0 2 30 61 7 State : VP : P : F : G : EX OH : 3 6 44 40 7 -------------------------------------- PA : 0 6 27 57 10 : Percent SD : 0 2 21 69 8 : WI : 0 2 22 57 19 ID : 0 1 6 64 29 : MN : 9 9 42 38 2 9 Sts : 1 4 29 57 9 MT : 0 2 14 68 16 : ND : 0 3 23 63 11 Prev Wk : 0 3 26 63 8 SD : 2 3 26 60 9 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 1 4 23 61 11 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 23 63 12 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 14 56 26 3 :: NJ : 0 0 10 70 20 AZ : 43 36 15 6 0 :: NM : 48 39 10 3 0 AR : 0 14 34 44 8 :: NY : 0 0 48 38 14 CA : 0 0 5 70 25 :: NC : 0 4 28 59 9 CO : 2 14 33 46 5 :: ND : 0 3 22 65 10 CT : 0 0 4 96 0 :: OH : 2 8 34 48 8 DE : 0 0 22 66 12 :: OK : 2 14 49 34 1 FL : 0 5 30 60 5 :: OR : 0 0 8 69 23 GA : 3 13 32 47 5 :: PA : 0 4 26 57 13 ID : 0 0 11 47 42 :: RI : 0 2 5 81 12 IL : 2 3 25 54 16 :: SC : 2 6 22 65 5 IN : 3 6 29 49 13 :: SD : 0 4 12 59 25 IA : 1 5 26 54 14 :: TN : 0 6 30 55 9 KS : 4 13 35 46 2 :: TX : 20 37 35 7 1 KY : 1 4 24 59 12 :: UT : 2 10 22 58 8 LA : 2 17 37 40 4 :: VT : 0 0 11 59 30 ME : 0 3 28 34 35 :: VA : 0 1 9 67 23 MD : 0 3 13 66 18 :: WA : 0 0 23 61 16 MA : 0 0 2 87 11 :: WV : 0 1 29 61 9 MI : 1 6 35 38 20 :: WI : 0 3 20 65 12 MN : 2 8 40 43 7 :: WY : 0 0 6 71 23 MS : 3 20 36 36 5 :: : MO : 1 14 39 41 5 :: 48 Sts : 5 11 27 46 11 MT : 0 0 19 66 15 :: : NE : 0 3 28 61 8 :: Prev Wk: 6 11 29 44 10 NV : 0 4 18 50 28 :: Prev Yr: 1 4 20 55 20 NH : 0 2 5 42 51 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent