HDR1012000170100702961200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released July 2, 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 24 - 30, 1996 HIGHLIGHTS: Warm, sunny weather across the Central States dried fields and allowed farmers to complete row crop planting. The long-awaited warm weather stimulated crop development in the Corn Belt that had been suppressed by the persistent cool, wet spring. Midwestern corn producers were anxious to control weeds but found that the favorable weather had accelerated growth and left some corn fields too tall to cultivate. Some Iowa producers who used herbicides to control weeds reported crop damage. Hot, humid weather over the northern Great Plains stimulated crop development, but increased grasshopper populations. Widespread rains brought drought relief to the Southwest. Hot, muggy weather over the Southeast increased insect pressure. The Nation's winter wheat crop was in mostly fair to good condition. Wheat harvested for the 19 major producing States was 40 percent (%) complete, up 12 percentage points from the previous week but 2 points behind the 5-year average. The wheat harvest was active in the southern Great Plains. Wheat harvested in Texas at 83% complete was 11 points ahead of the average. Wheat harvested in Kansas at 42% complete was up 22 points from last week but 9 points behind the average. Humid weather in Nebraska prevented wheat harvest activity, and left the State 11 points behind the average. Warm weather matured wheat rapidly in Illinois and Indiana, where farmers were busy harvesting, but both States remained 8 points behind their average. Weeds and head scab problems were reported in some wheat fields in the Ohio Valley. Foot rot was evident in some dryland wheat fields in the Pacific Northwest. Spring wheat headed was 19% complete, 22 points below the average. Spring wheat condition was mostly good to fair. Spring wheat headed in Minnesota at 33% complete was up 26 points from the previous week, but 30 points behind the average. Corn silking was 4% complete for the 17 major producing States, up 1 point from the previous week, but 1 point behind the average. Corn was in mostly good to fair condition. Corn condition was also fair to good in Indiana and mostly good in Iowa. Corn grew rapidly in the Midwest due to warm, sunny weather and favorable soil moisture. Corn producers in the Midwest were busy cultivating and spraying for weeds. Corn borer was reported in the western Corn Belt. Uneven corn development resulted from the wet spring conditions that delayed planting and required significant replanting. The average height of corn in Wisconsin was 12 inches, compared with the 5-year average of 25 inches. Cotton squaring was 68% complete, up 15 points from a week earlier and 13 points ahead of the average for the 14 major producing States. Cotton condition was mostly good to fair for the 14 major producing States. Hot weather accelerated cotton development across the Southern States, but also increased insect populations. In New Mexico, cotton squaring was 82% complete, up 32 points from the previous week and 34 points ahead of the average. Arizona cotton producers were concerned with insect pressure and fruit retention. Cotton producers in the Delta scouted fields and sprayed to control worms. In Texas, many dryland cotton fields have failed and will be replanted to alternative crops. Heavy rains along the Texas coast caused plants to shed bolls and squares. Rice headed for the five major producing States was 9% complete, up 7 points from the previous week. Beneficial rains aided rice growth, and rice condition was mostly good to excellent. Rice fields in the Delta were treated for sheath blight. Rice fields in Texas benefited from the rains, and low insect pressure was reported. Soybean planting was 95% complete, up 11 points from the previous week, and equal to the average. Soybean condition was good to fair. Warmer weather improved soybean growth in the Midwest and allowed producers to nearly complete soybean planting. Soybean planting lagged 9 and 10 points behind normal in Indiana and Tennessee respectively. In Illinois, planting was 95% complete, up 18 points from the previous week but 3 points behind the average. The average height of soybeans in Minnesota was 8 inches, 1 inch below the 5-year average of 9 inches. National Weather Summary Volume 83, No. 26 June 23 - 29, 1996 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: A multi-layered tropical plume--including moisture sheared from eastern Pacific Hurricane Alma--streamed northward into New Mexico and western Texas, sparking thunderstorms that boosted topsoil moisture and dented the 9-month drought. Meanwhile, the jet stream took an unusual summer dip across the West, focusing showers as far south as central California and holding temperatures as much as 11 degrees F below normal. In contrast, hot weather dominated the Central and Southeastern States, with departures reaching +7 degrees F in Kansas. From the Midwest to the Middle Atlantic region, strong early-week thunderstorms yielded to several cool, dry days before hot weather returned toward week's end. Elsewhere, heavy rainfall was scattered along the western Gulf Coast, over Florida, in the Central States, and across the Nation's northern tier. Albuquerque, NM netted 2.13 inches of rain during the week. An additional 0.61 inches accumulated on June 30, boosting their June total to 2.86 inches, second-highest on record and nearly 88 percent (%) of their January-June total. Similarly, El Paso, TX wound up with a June total of 2.36 inches, 75% of their year-to-date total. Weekly rainfall in New Mexico reached 6.64 inches in Moriarty, 3.62 inches in Ruidoso, and 3.25 inches in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, long-term drought continued across the Nation's southwestern quadrant. In San Antonio, TX, June rainfall was 2.12 inches (56% of normal), leaving their January-June total (5.26 inches; 34% of normal) at the lowest level since 1925. Farther west, Tucson, AZ recorded a 107th consecutive day without measurable rainfall on June 29. Elsewhere around the country, locally heavy rainfall produced a menagerie of records. A 3.11-inch total in Pittsburgh, PA on June 24 was their greatest single-day total since October 15, 1954. Damaging winds and several tornadoes accompanied the storms across the Midwest and Northeast on June 23-24. On Tuesday, a slow-moving thunderstorm over Gove, KS dumped 7.50 inches of rain in 5 hours, bettering their single-day mark of 4.53 inches set on August 19, 1949. In California, rare late-June rainfall set daily records in Stockton (0.03 inches on June 26) and Fresno (0.06 inches on June 27). Cool weather accompanied the unsettled conditions in the West. On Tuesday, highs climbed only to 52 degrees F in Reno, NV and 72 degrees F in Fresno. Two days later, daily-record lows included 51 degrees F in Bakersfield, CA and 33 degrees F in Ely, NV. Meanwhile, daily-record lows in the Great Lakes States included 38 degrees F (on Tuesday) in International Falls, MN and 47 degrees F (on Thursday) in Scranton, PA. After midweek, however, heat surged into the Central States. On Thursday, International Falls registered a daily-record high of 92 degrees F. Farther south, late-week, triple-digit heat spread as far north as Pierre, SD (101 degrees F on Thursday) and Salina, KS (103 degrees F on Saturday). Heat peaked before midweek in the Southeast, where on Monday, highs soared to 103 degrees F in Fayetteville (Ft. Bragg), NC and 100 degrees in Columbia, SC. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 0 1 0 AL : 90 85 95 90 GA : 90 77 96 91 AR : 90 84 95 89 IL : 0 0 1 5 GA : 94 86 94 91 IN : 0 0 0 4 IL : 95 77 96 98 IA : 0 0 0 0 IN : 90 65 99 99 KS : 4 0 1 9 IA : 99 96 100 98 KY : 0 0 18 14 KS : 95 89 81 91 MI : 0 0 0 1 KY : 80 52 96 84 MN : 0 0 0 0 LA : 98 97 98 89 MO : 13 3 6 10 MI : 94 78 100 100 NE : 0 0 0 1 MN : 99 99 99 96 NC : 45 17 56 46 MS : 99 98 98 88 OH : 0 0 0 1 MO : 88 74 81 90 PA : 1 0 2 1 NE : 100 99 100 100 SD : 0 0 0 0 NC : 90 73 74 85 TX : 59 56 70 62 OH : 98 81 97 99 WI : 0 0 0 0 SC : 90 79 87 86 : SD : 98 94 95 94 17 Sts: 4 3 4 5 TN : 77 60 86 87 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 95 84 95 95 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 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 92 74 97 91 AL : 82 73 83 68 CA : 80 55 69 61 AZ : 95 80 84 88 CO : 1 0 0 9 AR : 96 85 82 78 GA : 98 89 99 97 CA : 55 45 26 51 ID : 0 0 0 0 GA : 83 66 81 73 IL : 30 1 29 38 LA : 98 85 94 81 IN : 18 0 24 26 MS : 96 89 94 74 KS : 42 20 15 51 MO : 83 57 67 65 MI : 0 0 0 0 NM : 82 50 36 48 MO : 40 14 40 46 NC : 50 26 46 48 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 41 27 2 18 NE : 0 0 0 11 SC : 73 38 44 56 NC : 80 48 67 78 TN : 80 53 79 61 OH : 0 0 3 13 TX : 48 33 43 38 OK : 98 87 78 85 : OR : 0 0 0 0 14 Sts: 68 53 59 55 SD : 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- TX : 83 78 71 72 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 0 0 0 1995 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 40 28 28 42 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1995 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 38 22 22 40 MN : 33 7 40 63 MT : 17 0 20 29 ND : 12 0 10 37 SD : 44 8 25 71 : 5 Sts : 19 2 18 41 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1995 spring wheat crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 0 0 1 IA : 78 30 81 84 CA : 0 0 0 0 MI : 35 10 63 55 LA : 26 6 27 29 MN : 51 13 52 71 MS : 8 1 3 2 NE : 90 68 NA NA TX : 26 9 31 25 ND : 7 0 3 35 : OH : 56 26 77 84 5 Sts : 9 2 9 9 PA : 75 48 73 27 -------------------------------------- SD : 38 5 20 70 These 5 States produced 96% of the WI : 45 10 56 55 1995 rice crop. : 9 Sts : 49 18 49 62 -------------------------------------- Barley: Percent Headed, These 9 States produced 56% of the Selected States 1995 oats crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- Peanuts: Percent Pegging, State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 Selected States : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Percent :-----------------------: 1991- : State:Jun 30,:Jun 23,:Jun 30,: 1995 ID : 32 17 26 40 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. MN : 26 12 35 66 -------------------------------------- MT : 10 1 17 30 : Percent ND : 13 1 8 42 : SD : 24 6 15 68 AL : 48 27 37 30 WA : 60 55 90 91 FL : 70 64 NA NA : GA : 51 32 60 47 6 Sts : 19 8 20 45 NC : 6 4 NA NA -------------------------------------- OK : 41 20 13 17 These 6 States produced 82% of the SC : 15 0 0 0 1995 barley crop. TX : 24 8 NA NA VA : 10 0 NA NA : 8 Sts : 39 23 49 39 -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1995 peanut crop. 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 : 0 1 9 79 11 AL : 0 2 44 49 5 GA : 3 14 38 41 4 AR : 0 5 20 64 11 IL : 1 9 39 42 9 GA : 1 5 28 64 2 IN : 4 12 41 35 8 IL : 1 9 43 41 6 IA : 1 7 27 54 11 IN : 2 11 45 37 5 KS : 0 1 18 66 15 IA : 1 7 28 55 9 KY : 1 7 24 53 15 KS : 0 1 16 73 10 MI : 6 12 28 44 10 KY : 0 3 20 59 18 MN : 0 5 32 56 7 LA : 0 3 31 58 8 MO : 1 9 34 44 12 MI : 7 14 31 38 10 NE : 1 2 22 58 17 MN : 0 6 35 54 5 NC : 1 7 17 41 34 MS : 0 5 38 48 9 OH : 4 11 44 36 5 MO : 1 6 44 42 7 PA : 1 4 16 59 20 NE : 1 3 21 62 13 SD : 1 2 24 59 14 NC : 0 6 21 54 19 TX : 17 13 30 26 14 OH : 3 10 42 37 8 WI : 3 10 34 44 9 SC : 0 6 17 61 16 : SD : 0 4 27 58 11 17 Sts : 2 7 30 50 11 TN : 1 3 22 61 13 : : Prev Wk : 2 8 30 50 10 19 Sts : 1 7 34 50 8 Prev Yr : 1 6 30 50 13 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 33 50 10 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 1 6 25 41 27 AL : 0 2 19 69 10 CA : 0 0 0 60 40 AZ : 1 1 11 61 26 CO : 8 12 28 40 12 AR : 0 4 14 58 24 GA : 0 7 24 65 4 CA : 0 0 10 40 50 ID : 0 1 6 50 43 GA : 2 7 30 55 6 IL : 12 44 31 13 0 LA : 0 1 11 66 22 IN : 9 25 41 22 3 MS : 0 3 18 62 17 KS : 22 24 31 19 4 MO : 0 10 36 44 10 MI : 11 17 33 33 6 NM : 0 6 15 49 30 MO : 14 21 33 28 4 NC : 0 2 29 49 20 MT : 3 7 26 52 12 OK : 0 12 42 43 3 NE : 6 19 41 31 3 SC : 0 6 23 58 13 NC : 3 4 43 50 0 TN : 1 3 16 59 21 OH : 8 21 44 24 3 TX : 16 22 30 26 6 OK : 20 31 35 14 0 : OR : 0 0 10 41 49 14 Sts : 6 11 24 44 15 SD : 5 13 31 47 4 : TX : 15 28 43 14 0 Prev Wk : 5 13 23 45 14 WA : 0 2 5 60 33 Prev Yr : 1 7 36 47 9 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 13 21 31 27 8 : Prev Wk : 15 22 30 26 7 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 9 19 34 31 7 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 10 59 30 MN : 1 7 38 45 9 MT : 1 6 30 51 12 ND : 0 3 22 68 7 SD : 0 3 17 59 21 : 5 Sts : 0 4 25 61 10 : Prev Wk : 0 3 23 63 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 27 54 10 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Oats: Crop Condition Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 4 17 56 23 IA : 1 5 24 61 9 CA : 0 0 0 80 20 MI : 2 7 31 45 15 LA : 0 2 34 54 10 MN : 1 2 34 57 6 MS : 0 5 29 51 15 NE : 1 3 29 55 12 TX : 0 5 10 55 30 ND : 0 2 23 68 7 : OH : 2 17 45 30 6 5 Sts : 0 3 18 59 20 PA : 1 2 22 65 10 : SD : 0 2 21 68 9 Prev Wk : 0 2 18 61 19 WI : 4 9 21 52 14 Prev Yr : 0 2 19 58 21 : -------------------------------------- 9 Sts : 1 5 26 59 9 : Prev Wk : 1 4 27 59 9 Barley: Crop Condition Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition : Percent by Percent, Selected States : -------------------------------------- ID : 0 0 6 60 34 State : VP : P : F : G : EX MN : 1 7 42 38 12 -------------------------------------- MT : 1 5 34 47 13 : Percent ND : 0 3 21 66 10 : SD : 0 1 20 74 5 AL : 0 2 31 67 0 WA : 0 15 26 41 18 FL : 1 0 6 62 31 : GA : 2 3 24 65 6 6 Sts : 0 4 25 56 15 NC : 0 0 21 56 23 : OK : 0 7 40 52 1 Prev Wk : 0 4 22 59 15 SC : 0 0 37 61 2 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA TX : 4 12 50 29 5 -------------------------------------- VA : 0 0 14 61 25 : 8 Sts : 2 4 29 56 9 : Prev Wk : 0 5 27 59 9 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 : 1 17 44 37 1 :: NJ : 0 0 0 30 70 AZ : 42 36 15 7 0 :: NM : 38 44 13 4 1 AR : 0 16 37 41 6 :: NY : 0 0 8 88 4 CA : 0 0 20 70 10 :: NC : 0 8 37 47 8 CO : 5 13 36 42 4 :: ND : 1 3 22 64 10 CT : 0 0 3 95 2 :: OH : 3 9 33 46 9 DE : 0 0 18 72 10 :: OK : 1 12 42 43 2 FL : 0 0 25 55 20 :: OR : 0 0 11 65 24 GA : 2 11 39 46 2 :: PA : 1 4 14 69 12 ID : 0 0 13 48 39 :: RI : 0 1 5 87 7 IL : 0 4 29 54 13 :: SC : 4 7 34 52 3 IN : 2 6 27 56 9 :: SD : 0 0 12 64 24 IA : 1 3 21 58 17 :: TN : 2 10 37 46 5 KS : 1 9 36 51 3 :: TX : 14 27 35 22 2 KY : 0 4 26 61 9 :: UT : 8 10 37 43 2 LA : 0 5 32 56 7 :: VT : 0 0 29 39 32 ME : 0 4 23 63 10 :: VA : 0 5 20 65 10 MD : 0 3 15 67 15 :: WA : 0 0 24 55 21 MA : 0 0 2 85 13 :: WV : 0 6 14 74 6 MI : 1 4 21 51 23 :: WI : 1 2 14 65 18 MN : 0 6 36 49 9 :: WY : 0 0 21 62 17 MS : 4 11 29 51 5 :: : MO : 1 14 46 37 2 :: 48 Sts : 4 9 27 50 10 MT : 0 1 23 57 19 :: : NE : 0 1 21 66 12 :: Prev Wk: 4 10 26 49 11 NV : 0 7 10 76 7 :: Prev Yr: 1 5 22 54 18 NH : 0 0 18 78 4 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent