HDR1012000170100625961200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released June 25, 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 17 - 23, 1996 HIGHLIGHTS: Heavy rains across the western and northern Corn Belt caused localized flooding, soil erosion, and ponding. Midwestern farmers who completed planting were obstructed from cultivating and spraying for weed control. Hot weather over the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys pushed crop development and helped dry fields. In the Dakotas, warmer weather boosted crop development and allowed planting to proceed ahead of normal. Freezing temperatures in Oregon and Idaho damaged small grains and row crops. Hot, humid weather over the Southeast lowered soil moisture levels. Dry weather and high temperatures baked the Southwest, but significant planting progress was possible as a result of the previous week's precipitation. The Nation's winter wheat crop was in mostly fair to good condition. Wheat harvested for the 19 major producing States was 28 percent (%) complete, 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. Wheat harvested in Texas and Oklahoma was 23 points ahead of their average. In Illinois, wet weather left wheat harvested 17 points behind it's average. Several wheat diseases caused by wet conditions were reported in the Ohio Valley. In the Texas High Plains, wheat harvest activity increased. Spring wheat headed was 2% complete, 20 points below the average. Spring wheat condition was mostly good to fair. Spring wheat headed in South Dakota at 8% complete was 42 points behind the average. Corn silking was 3% complete for the 17 major producing States, up 1 point from the previous week. Corn developed rapidly in the southern States due to the hot weather. Wide variation in the development stages between early- and late-planted corn was reported. Corn planting in Indiana was 22 days behind normal. The average corn height was 16 inches in Illinois, compared with 12 inches last year at this time and 25 inches for the average. Heavy rains in the Great Lakes region flooded corn fields. Some corn borer moths were observed in Nebraska. Cotton squaring was 53% complete, up 17 points from a week earlier and 14 points ahead of the average for the 14 major producing States. Cotton development was pushed by the hot weather across the Southern States. In New Mexico, cotton squaring was 50% complete, up 36 points from the previous week and 13 points ahead of the average. Arkansas cotton producers sprayed for boll weevils and other insects. Cotton fields in California were cultivated and treated for aphids and mites. Cotton producers in the Delta applied herbicides and sprayed to control insect populations. In Texas, many immature cotton fields displayed damage from blowing sand. Some seedling disease was reported in wet areas of north-central Texas. Cotton condition was mostly good to fair for the 14 major producing States. Sorghum planting was 91% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 9 points from the previous week. Sorghum planting in New Mexico, at 52% complete, was up 24 points from the previous week, but 25 points behind the average. New Mexico sorghum producers were able to increase sorghum planting due to much needed pre-planting moisture received last week. Cinch bugs remained a problem in some Arkansas sorghum fields. In Kansas, weeds were overtaking emerged sorghum fields in the central Great Plains, making cultivation difficult. Rice headed for the five major producing States was 2% complete, 3 points behind the average. Rice condition was mostly good to fair. Rice fields in California were treated for weeds and water weevils. Precipitation benefited rice fields in Texas. Soybean planting was 84% complete, up 12 points from the previous week, but 7 points behind the average. Soybean planting in Indiana was behind the average by more than 30 points, with some replanting needed in drowned-out areas. Soybean planting in Illinois, at 77% complete, was up 21 points from the previous week but 19 points behind the average. Soybean producers in the Southeast were taking measures to control insects and weeds. National Weather Summary Volume 83, No. 25 June 16 - 22, 1996 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: A strengthening upper-level ridge expanded into the central and southern Plains, inducing triple-digit heat and a return of dry weather. At the northern edge of the ridge's influence, thunderstorms fired repeatedly along a nearly stationary front, resulting in extensive wetness and flooding from the northern Corn Belt to the northern Middle Atlantic region. Weekly rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches or more were common from eastern Nebraska through Iowa to the mid-Atlantic region. Across the remainder of the Corn Belt, only scattered showers interrupted a favorably drier pattern. Farther south, Tropical Storm Arthur crossed extreme eastern North Carolina with minimal impacts on Wednesday night. Meanwhile in the Northwest, very cool weather and scattered frost occurred at midweek in the wake of a strong low-pressure system crossing the Canadian Prairie provinces. Early in the week, heavy rain spread into the western Corn Belt and across the east-central Plains. Localized 2-day totals reached 4 to 8 inches in the upper Mississippi River basin, causing extensive small-stream flooding. Farther south, rainfall of 2.19 inches on Sunday in Kansas City, MO, broke their daily record. On Monday, the first of 4 days of scattered torrential rains spread into the lower Great Lakes and northern Middle Atlantic regions. In the latter region, storm-total rainfall locally topped a foot, sparking severe flash flooding. Consecutive daily-rainfall records were toppled on June 17-18 in Lansing, MI (2.19 inches on Monday and 1.61 inches on Tuesday). In Erie, PA, 24-hour rainfall reached 4.65 inches on June 18-19, easily surpassing their former June record of 2.80 inches, set in 1957. Very heavy rain triggered flooding in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, as Gettysburg, PA measured 10.72 inches during June 18-19. High pressure finally brought dry weather to the eastern third of the country by Friday. Daily-record heat returned to the southern Plains by midweek, with at least five Texas locations reporting record-high temperatures on Wednesday, including Corpus Christi, which tied the record 3 days in a row on June 17-19. Wichita Falls topped out at a record 105 degrees F on Wednesday. Somewhat cooler air enabled thermometers to register the 90's by June 22. Heat and wind spread wildfires across the Southwest and Alaska. By June 20, fires had burned more than 1.9 million acres (nearly 3000 square miles)across Alaska and the contiguous United States this year, compared with the 5-year average of 0.6 million acres (less than 950 square miles). Warmth returned to Alaska this week. On Tuesday, a high of 72 degrees F in Barrow eclipsed their June record. Meanwhile, about a dozen daily-record lows in the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains were set on Tuesday and Wednesday, but frost was only scattered in agricultural areas. Daily record lows on Wednesday included 21 degrees F in Burns, OR, and 33 degrees F in Pocatello, ID. Arthur, the first tropical storm of the season, skirted the coast of the Carolinas on Wednesday and Thursday, causing little or no damage. Widespread rains returned to the western Corn Belt late in the week, and heavy rains (over 4 inches) accumulated over Florida and southwest Louisiana during the week. However, high temperatures and little rainfall left drought intact from Texas westward into southern California. New Mexico's statewide precipitation since January 1 has been 38 percent of normal. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 0 0 0 AL : 85 77 87 82 GA : 77 51 94 83 AR : 84 71 88 80 IL : 0 0 0 1 GA : 86 77 87 82 IN : 0 0 0 0 IL : 77 56 92 96 IA : 0 0 0 0 IN : 65 45 94 98 KS : 0 0 0 3 IA : 96 86 96 96 KY : 0 0 0 0 KS : 89 81 64 84 MI : 0 0 0 0 KY : 52 38 69 74 MN : 0 0 0 0 LA : 97 93 95 83 MO : 3 0 0 2 MI : 78 76 98 99 NE : 0 0 0 0 MN : 99 99 98 95 NC : 17 3 28 17 MS : 98 96 96 83 OH : 0 0 0 0 MO : 74 58 64 82 PA : 0 0 0 0 NE : 99 95 96 98 SD : 0 0 0 0 NC : 73 58 57 75 TX : 56 50 63 57 OH : 81 58 92 98 WI : 0 0 0 0 SC : 79 67 76 74 : SD : 94 87 81 89 17 Sts: 3 2 3 3 TN : 60 46 69 73 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 84 72 88 91 1995 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1995 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 74 27 87 73 AL : 73 44 69 51 CA : 55 35 49 45 AZ : 80 75 73 80 CO : 0 0 0 1 AR : 85 58 58 52 GA : 89 81 96 90 CA : 45 35 12 34 ID : 0 0 0 0 GA : 66 49 72 56 IL : 1 0 16 18 LA : 85 58 85 66 IN : 0 0 12 11 MS : 89 79 83 61 KS : 20 3 7 29 MO : 57 30 36 34 MI : 0 0 0 0 NM : 50 14 19 37 MO : 14 2 27 28 NC : 26 15 25 26 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 27 6 1 8 NE : 0 0 0 2 SC : 38 27 27 36 NC : 48 33 51 60 TN : 53 20 56 38 OH : 0 0 0 2 TX : 33 20 25 25 OK : 87 65 48 64 : OR : 0 0 0 0 14 Sts: 53 36 43 39 SD : 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- TX : 78 53 56 55 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 0 0 0 1995 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 28 16 19 27 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Planted, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1995 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 93 79 77 84 IL : 55 50 68 88 KS : 94 83 74 83 LA : 100 100 96 96 MS : 100 100 100 97 MO : 91 78 75 90 NE : 99 92 90 97 NM : 52 28 84 77 OK : 78 59 72 85 SD : 88 76 68 85 TX : 91 85 93 92 : 12 Sts: 91 82 83 89 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1995 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 22 NA 12 25 ID : 17 NA 13 25 MN : 7 NA 19 33 MN : 12 NA 18 38 MT : 0 NA 4 12 MT : 1 NA 4 14 ND : 0 NA 4 19 ND : 1 NA 3 23 SD : 8 NA 4 50 SD : 6 NA 4 48 : WA : 55 NA 72 79 5 Sts : 2 NA 6 22 : -------------------------------------- 6 Sts : 8 NA 10 27 These 5 States produced 96% of the -------------------------------------- 1995 spring wheat crop. These 6 States produced 82% of the 1995 barley crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States Oats: Percent Headed, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1991- : Week Ending : State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 :-----------------------: 1991- : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 -------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent AR : 0 NA 0 0 : CA : 0 NA 0 0 IA : 30 NA 50 67 LA : 6 NA 15 16 MI : 10 NA 37 35 MS : 1 NA 1 1 MN : 13 NA 27 43 TX : 9 NA 14 14 NE : 68 NA NA NA : ND : 0 NA 1 15 5 Sts : 2 NA 4 5 OH : 26 NA 54 66 -------------------------------------- PA : 48 NA 61 20 These 5 States produced 96% of the SD : 5 NA 5 51 1995 rice crop. WI : 10 NA 22 33 : 9 Sts : 18 NA 27 41 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 56% of the 1995 oats crop. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 27 14 20 17 FL : 64 46 NA NA GA : 32 23 41 31 NC : 4 1 NA NA OK : 20 10 3 6 SC : 0 0 0 0 TX : 8 4 NA NA VA : 0 0 NA NA : 8 Sts : 23 15 31 25 -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1995 peanut 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 : 0 3 11 73 13 AR : 0 4 17 44 35 GA : 1 7 32 54 6 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 IL : 3 13 37 39 8 CO : 10 18 32 33 7 IN : 5 14 40 36 5 GA : 0 4 31 57 8 IA : 1 5 27 57 10 ID : 0 0 7 60 33 KS : 1 3 21 61 14 IL : 19 31 31 19 0 KY : 1 7 25 48 19 IN : 7 21 40 29 3 MI : 7 14 31 38 10 KS : 19 28 34 18 1 MN : 0 5 34 56 5 MI : 8 17 38 28 9 MO : 1 10 38 41 10 MO : 10 28 37 22 3 NE : 1 3 17 60 19 MT : 5 9 30 49 7 NC : 0 0 11 67 22 NE : 5 21 39 31 4 OH : 4 13 40 37 6 NC : 0 2 39 58 1 PA : 2 4 18 57 19 OH : 7 25 42 23 3 SD : 1 3 29 53 14 OK : 20 31 35 14 0 TX : 13 16 32 30 9 OR : 0 0 12 37 51 WI : 3 8 30 51 8 SD : 6 19 27 44 4 : TX : 35 24 29 12 0 17 Sts : 2 8 30 50 10 WA : 0 1 5 54 40 : : Prev Wk : 2 9 33 48 8 19 Sts : 15 22 30 26 7 Prev Yr : 1 7 32 51 9 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 15 25 30 24 6 Prev Yr : 8 16 35 33 8 -------------------------------------- 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 2 23 69 6 AR : 0 3 20 53 24 AZ : 1 2 5 59 33 CA : 0 0 5 85 10 AR : 1 4 15 57 23 LA : 0 1 21 67 11 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 MS : 0 4 13 66 17 GA : 1 5 27 57 10 TX : 0 5 26 45 24 LA : 0 2 12 61 25 : MS : 0 3 15 66 16 5 Sts : 0 2 18 61 19 MO : 0 12 40 44 4 : NM : 1 6 25 38 30 Prev Wk : 0 2 23 58 17 NC : 0 0 18 67 15 Prev Yr : 0 2 23 61 14 OK : 4 12 39 42 3 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 1 17 68 14 TN : 1 3 18 65 13 TX : 13 28 32 22 5 Barley: Crop Condition : by Percent, Selected States 14 Sts : 5 13 23 45 14 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 5 14 24 44 13 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 1 6 40 46 7 : Percent -------------------------------------- : ID : 0 1 5 55 39 MN : 1 6 41 51 1 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition MT : 0 4 24 56 16 by Percent, Selected States ND : 0 4 20 65 11 -------------------------------------- SD : 1 3 17 67 12 State : VP : P : F : G : EX WA : 4 14 32 36 14 -------------------------------------- : : Percent 6 Sts : 0 4 22 59 15 : : ID : 0 1 7 57 35 Prev Wk : 0 4 24 59 13 MN : 1 4 42 51 2 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA MT : 0 3 19 63 15 -------------------------------------- ND : 0 2 22 68 8 SD : 1 3 18 56 22 : 5 Sts : 0 3 23 63 11 : Prev Wk : 0 3 23 63 11 Prev Yr : 1 7 34 51 7 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 5 28 57 9 MI : 1 7 36 42 14 MN : 0 3 31 60 6 NE : 2 9 27 52 10 ND : 0 3 22 69 6 OH : 2 11 43 39 5 PA : 2 7 32 52 7 SD : 1 4 24 62 9 WI : 0 3 23 59 15 : 9 Sts : 1 4 27 59 9 : Prev Wk : 0 4 26 61 9 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 1 28 71 0 FL : 0 0 35 45 20 GA : 0 3 21 67 9 NC : 0 0 20 68 12 OK : 0 8 39 52 1 SC : 0 0 27 68 5 TX : 2 20 40 32 6 VA : 0 0 15 45 40 : 8 Sts : 0 5 27 59 9 : Prev Wk : 0 3 31 60 6 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 : 2 9 42 40 7 :: NJ : 0 0 30 60 10 AZ : 42 38 15 5 0 :: NM : 40 45 12 3 0 AR : 0 14 35 43 8 :: NY : 0 0 5 92 3 CA : 0 0 15 75 10 :: NC : 0 4 20 70 6 CO : 3 11 37 44 5 :: ND : 1 3 21 63 12 CT : 0 0 6 55 39 :: OH : 2 10 35 44 9 DE : 0 0 22 66 12 :: OK : 1 9 36 52 2 FL : 0 0 40 55 5 :: OR : 0 0 12 65 23 GA : 0 8 31 56 5 :: PA : 1 5 22 60 12 ID : 0 1 11 53 35 :: RI : 0 3 5 91 1 IL : 1 2 23 56 18 :: SC : 1 4 36 55 4 IN : 3 7 29 48 13 :: SD : 1 1 8 62 28 IA : 0 4 21 59 16 :: TN : 0 4 29 56 11 KS : 4 11 31 50 4 :: TX : 18 36 37 9 0 KY : 1 3 26 56 14 :: UT : 6 11 30 50 3 LA : 0 9 37 43 11 :: VT : 0 0 4 60 36 ME : 0 0 5 39 56 :: VA : 0 0 16 68 16 MD : 0 3 13 64 20 :: WA : 0 5 25 50 20 MA : 0 0 1 93 6 :: WV : 0 1 20 66 13 MI : 1 5 25 45 24 :: WI : 0 4 14 55 27 MN : 0 7 31 54 8 :: WY : 0 0 10 74 16 MS : 2 13 30 46 9 :: : MO : 1 12 41 40 6 :: 48 Sts : 4 10 26 49 11 MT : 0 2 21 53 24 :: : NE : 0 2 18 68 12 :: Prev Wk: 5 10 27 47 11 NV : 0 7 13 70 10 :: Prev Yr: 1 5 23 53 18 NH : 0 0 4 66 30 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent