HDR1012000170100610971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released June 10, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Rhonda Brandt at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Agricultural Summary June 2 - 9, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS: Cool weather hampered planting operations and crop development for the ninth consecutive week in many Eastern States. Heavy rains in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys caused flooding in low-lying areas, interrupted planting operations, and limited weed control. An inflow of moisture along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts kept farmers out of fields. Further north, warmer, dry weather promoted crop growth and improved crop conditions in the northern and western Corn Belt. Unusual, late-season rains in the Northwest benefited small grain crops. Growing conditions in the Southwest remained ideal as temperatures were above-normal, but not as high as earlier in the month. Winter wheat: Nationwide, 84 percent (%) of the winter wheat crop was headed, just ahead of 81% at this time in 1996, but just behind the 5-year average. The Nation's wheat acreage rated mostly good to fair as harvest was just beginning. The crop improved in Kansas, where wheat was turning rapidly in the southern third of the State. Winter wheat harvest in Texas moved northward, but lagged 10 percentage points behind the average pace. Rain and high humidity in Oklahoma caused combines to stay out of fields. Harvest was in full swing, but was hampered by damp weather, in California, Georgia, and North Carolina. Corn: The corn acreage in western and northern areas of the Corn Belt showed improvement as above-normal temperatures boosted development. On the other hand, unwelcome rainfall flooded low-lying fields in southern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Weed control was becoming a concern as the rains also limited spraying and cultivating activities. Farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee were also kept out of fields by flooding and saturated soils. Overall, the corn crop rated in mostly good condition. Soybeans: Soybean planting progressed to 84% complete, well ahead of the 57% planted on this date in 1996 and the average of 70%. Planting and crop development was hindered by rainfall in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Farmers evaluated the necessity of replanting both soybeans and corn in submerged fields. Planting was active in warmer, drier areas. Cotton: Cotton growers made good progress as planting advanced to 92% complete, ahead of both last year and the average. Growers in Oklahoma planted 42% of their State's acreage. In Texas, the crop responded favorably to warmer weather and plants were squaring in many areas. Squaring was well ahead of average in Arizona and California. Nationwide, 11% of the cotton crop was squaring, compared with 17% last year and the average of 15%. Condition of the crop remained mostly good. Rice: The rice crop was 97% emerged, ahead of 95% emerged in 1996 and the average of 90%. Condition of the Nation's rice crop rated mostly good. California rice emerged well ahead of the normal pace. Growers in Arkansas fertilized rice fields and treated for weeds. In Louisiana, growers continued to report problems with water weevils and sheath blight. Other Small Grains: Warmer weather in the northern Plains and northern Corn Belt promoted rapid emergence of small grains. Despite a late planting start, emergence of all small grains in North Dakota was ahead of average. Condition of the spring wheat crop declined somewhat due to dry soils in North Dakota and Montana. This was the driest early June recorded in North Dakota since 1988. The national barley condition also declined due to dryness in the northern Plains. Nationally, oat condition remained unchanged. Other Crops: Farmers made good progress planting sorghum in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico. Nationwide, the sorghum acreage was 72% planted, compared with 66% last year and the average of 65%. Sorghum fields in central Texas began heading, while those in eastern and western Texas started turning color. Peanut planting progressed to 85% complete, behind the 90% in 1996, but equal to the average. Planting activities accelerated by mid-week in Texas. Nationwide, peanut condition declined slightly from last week. In Georgia, condition of the crop remained unchanged despite unprecedented cool, cloudy weather. Heavy, leaching rains slowed peanut growth in some areas of Florida. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 23 June 1 - 7, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Persistent clouds and showers held temperatures in the 70's or below as far south as the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Temperatures averaged below normal for the ninth consecutive week in some areas from the central and southern Plains to the East Coast, including much of the Corn Belt. However, much warmer weather overspread the northern Plains and upper Midwest, spurring crop growth but reducing soil moisture. In the Southwest, cooler weather and scattered late-week thunderstorms tempered a 7-week hot spell. Farther north, out-of-season showers dampened areas as far south as central California. Heat continued in the Southwest early in the week, resulting in more than a dozen daily-record highs. In El Paso, TX, a high of 101 degrees F on Sunday was bettered by a 102-degree reading 2 days later. In Arizona, both Tucson and Safford notched daily-record highs of 105 degrees F on June 1. Elsewhere on Sunday, daily-record warmth reached areas as far east as Denver, CO (91 degrees F) and Minot, ND (93 degrees F). Very warm conditions (up to 9 degrees F above normal) also prevailed in Alaska, except across the north. On Thursday, Fairbanks tallied a daily-record high of 86 degrees F, contrasting sharply with maxima of 66 degrees F in Atlanta, GA and 65 degrees F in Louisville, KY. In Hawaii, Honolulu also reported a daily-record high (90 degrees F) on June 5. Sharply cooler weather invaded the Southwest after midweek. In Albuquerque, NM, maxima dropped from 96 degrees F on June 1 to 70 degrees F on June 7, accompanied by 0.55 inches of rain. Farther east, the week ended without the year's first episode of 90-degree heat in Jackson, MS, leaving the city 12 days short of its 1974 record. In Indianapolis, IN, where the mercury climbed to a year-to-date high of only 84 degrees F on May 24, below-normal temperatures prevailed on 51 of 62 days from April 7-June 7, and on 32 of the past 38 days. More than a dozen daily-record lows were set in the East after midweek, including 45 degrees F on June 5 in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Maxima tied the lowest values on record in June at Greensboro, NC (56 degrees F on Thursday), Raleigh-Durham (59 degrees F on Thursday), and Jacksonville, FL (69 degrees F on Friday). Torrential rainfall accompanied the cool weather across South Carolina on Friday, totaling 7.37 inches in downtown Charleston. Farther west, late-week rainfall locally topped 5 inches in south-central Texas. Earlier in the week, more than 4 inches drenched the eastern slopes of the central Appalachians, while as much as 2 to 4 inches fell across central and western South Dakota. On June 3-4, rainfall topped monthly normals in much of central California, including downtown San Francisco (0.28 inches, 187 percent of their June normal). Farther north, Portland, OR collected a daily-record rainfall (0.70 inches) on Tuesday. Runoff from last week's heavy rainfall induced minor to moderate flooding in parts of the Ohio, Illinois, and Maumee Valleys. In south-central Ohio, the Scioto River at Circleville crested at 6.9 feet above flood stage on June 3. In Indiana, widespread flooding was reported along the White, Wabash, and St. Mary's Rivers. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 61 54 68 66 AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 62 52 61 56 CA : 99 99 99 99 GA : 64 51 61 56 CO : 96 83 94 83 IL : 93 92 40 67 GA : 100 100 100 100 IN : 89 87 32 73 ID : 32 22 23 28 IA : 99 92 71 78 IL : 90 87 90 95 KS : 80 67 61 52 IN : 80 62 75 89 KY : 34 30 26 45 KS : 100 98 100 100 LA : 83 68 89 80 MI : 8 0 4 29 MI : 78 62 61 84 MO : 98 90 95 96 MN : 98 91 83 86 MT : 7 0 3 15 MS : 82 80 95 74 NE : 86 60 68 81 MO : 71 59 42 52 NC : 100 100 100 100 NE : 97 84 77 80 OH : 50 22 47 78 NC : 53 42 44 55 OK : 100 100 100 100 OH : 76 74 39 78 OR : 82 59 80 88 SC : 48 36 41 45 SD : 11 0 3 42 SD : 77 62 61 67 TX : 100 95 100 99 TN : 38 31 42 47 WA : 70 59 51 72 : : 19 Sts: 84 77 57 70 19 Sts: 84 78 81 86 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 6 NA 13 12 AL : 99 97 99 97 CA : 20 NA 20 15 AZ : 100 100 100 100 CO : 0 NA 0 0 AR : 100 100 100 99 GA : 54 NA 54 56 CA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 96 91 96 96 IL : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 100 99 100 100 IN : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 100 100 100 99 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 100 100 100 100 MI : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 100 100 98 99 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 100 95 100 99 MT : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 83 41 72 73 NE : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 98 97 100 99 NC : 17 NA 15 13 TN : 100 100 100 100 OH : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 83 73 65 77 OK : 1 NA 25 11 : OR : 0 NA 0 0 14 Sts: 92 87 85 90 SD : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- TX : 9 NA 24 19 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 NA 0 0 1996 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 2 NA 7 4 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 3 1 16 12 ID : 98 92 94 96 AZ : 60 46 57 49 MN : 82 54 62 87 AR : 3 0 22 11 MT : 93 84 86 92 CA : 35 15 4 5 ND : 87 64 71 85 GA : 10 5 24 23 SD : 92 83 91 96 LA : 8 0 13 20 : MS : 4 3 54 32 5 Sts : 89 70 76 88 MO : 0 0 8 3 -------------------------------------- NM : 0 0 0 2 These 5 States produced 96% of the NC : 0 0 2 2 1996 spring wheat crop. OK : 0 0 2 2 SC : 10 9 16 7 TN : 0 0 5 5 Rice: Percent Emerged, TX : 11 7 13 15 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 11 6 17 15 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- These 14 States produced 99% of the State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 1996 cotton crop. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Planted, : Selected States AR : 96 90 98 93 -------------------------------------- CA : 99 95 81 73 : Week Ending : LA : 98 94 100 98 :-----------------------: 1992- MS : 99 96 100 93 State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 TX : 91 87 93 93 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 97 92 95 90 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 97% of the AR : 99 98 100 96 1996 rice crop. CO : 53 35 69 42 IL : 75 74 32 50 KS : 65 45 59 47 LA : 97 92 100 95 MS : 98 97 98 93 MO : 77 70 67 67 NE : 94 77 68 73 NM : 67 44 26 39 OK : 24 15 52 56 SD : 41 30 35 53 TX : 78 72 78 83 : 12 Sts: 72 59 66 65 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Barley: Percent Emerged, Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 96 87 89 93 AL : 100 100 99 98 MN : 88 49 60 85 FL : 98 92 98 NA MT : 94 83 82 88 GA : 98 95 99 99 ND : 88 63 76 86 NC : 95 90 98 99 SD : 94 81 85 94 OK : 79 64 82 70 WA : 99 98 94 98 SC : 100 98 99 96 : TX : 38 32 63 45 6 Sts : 91 72 79 88 VA : 100 98 100 100 -------------------------------------- : These 6 States produced 82% of the 8 Sts : 85 80 90 85 1996 barley crop. -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 peanut crop. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 8, :Jun 1, :Jun 8, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 99 MI : 90 84 88 96 MN : 95 88 94 95 NE : 100 100 100 NA ND : 84 60 70 84 OH : 97 95 93 99 PA : 93 90 87 NA SD : 87 81 87 95 WI : 100 98 92 NA : 9 Sts: 93 85 88 93 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 54% of the 1996 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 : 0 1 15 71 13 AR : 3 18 45 28 6 GA : 0 2 23 57 18 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 IL : 1 3 31 54 11 CO : 4 9 38 37 12 IN : 3 7 40 46 4 GA : 0 9 38 49 4 IA : 0 2 26 59 13 ID : 0 4 24 53 19 KS : 1 2 18 65 14 IL : 2 5 21 63 9 KY : 1 14 41 39 5 IN : 1 4 28 53 14 MI : 5 10 45 34 6 KS : 3 8 23 53 13 MN : 1 8 39 44 8 MI : 2 7 27 48 16 MO : 0 4 38 53 5 MO : 1 9 26 55 9 NE : 0 2 18 67 13 MT : 2 9 32 53 4 NC : 1 3 27 63 6 NE : 2 10 37 46 5 OH : 3 10 31 46 10 NC : 1 8 36 48 7 PA : 0 8 34 55 3 OH : 2 11 29 47 11 SD : 0 2 23 63 12 OK : 6 10 30 51 3 TX : 2 4 19 55 20 OR : 0 1 9 61 29 WI : 1 5 31 53 10 SD : 7 12 36 41 4 : TX : 4 15 36 35 10 17 Sts : 1 4 30 55 10 WA : 0 0 9 61 30 : : Prev Wk : 1 6 33 52 8 19 Sts : 3 9 28 49 11 Prev Yr : 2 9 39 44 6 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 4 10 31 46 9 Prev Yr : 16 24 29 24 7 -------------------------------------- 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 : 3 19 41 35 2 AR : 0 5 37 43 15 AZ : 1 1 9 57 32 CA : 0 0 10 70 20 AR : 0 13 55 31 1 LA : 0 4 43 46 7 CA : 0 0 5 90 5 MS : 0 4 25 61 10 GA : 1 7 39 49 4 TX : 0 0 47 41 12 LA : 0 3 30 66 1 : MS : 2 8 31 52 7 5 Sts : 0 3 33 50 14 MO : 1 18 36 44 1 : NM : 0 1 28 49 22 Prev Wk : 0 5 31 51 13 NC : 1 19 43 36 1 Prev Yr : 0 3 24 58 15 OK : 0 5 26 62 7 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 9 43 47 0 TN : 1 14 37 45 3 TX : 1 9 28 47 15 Barley: Crop Condition : by Percent, Selected States 14 Sts : 1 9 31 50 9 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 1 6 31 54 8 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 1 12 30 48 9 : Percent -------------------------------------- : ID : 0 0 13 58 29 MN : 0 3 21 57 19 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition MT : 1 4 33 57 5 by Percent, Selected States ND : 1 8 24 57 10 -------------------------------------- SD : 0 1 29 64 6 State : VP : P : F : G : EX WA : 0 0 9 68 23 -------------------------------------- : : Percent 6 Sts : 1 5 23 58 13 : : ID : 0 2 11 56 31 Prev Wk : 0 2 21 64 13 MN : 0 4 16 56 24 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA MT : 2 5 37 54 2 -------------------------------------- ND : 0 9 25 56 10 SD : 0 1 21 69 9 : 5 Sts : 0 6 25 58 11 : Prev Wk : 0 3 25 63 9 Prev Yr : 1 4 23 61 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 4 31 54 11 MI : 1 6 37 45 11 MN : 0 2 42 50 6 NE : 0 2 26 65 7 ND : 1 16 32 49 2 OH : 1 4 28 56 11 PA : 0 4 33 58 5 SD : 1 1 29 62 7 WI : 0 2 23 54 21 : 9 Sts : 0 5 31 55 9 : Prev Wk : 0 4 32 56 8 Prev Yr : 1 4 29 57 9 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 10 90 0 FL : 0 0 29 25 46 GA : 0 2 32 62 4 NC : 0 26 29 40 5 OK : 0 0 37 62 1 SC : 0 0 16 64 20 TX : 1 11 21 50 17 VA : 0 0 30 60 10 : 8 Sts : 0 5 26 60 9 : Prev Wk : 0 2 27 64 7 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Note: US level crop conditions are weighted averages based on 1996 planted acres for the selected states. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 9 81 9 :: NJ : 0 0 0 80 20 AZ : 11 17 35 31 6 :: NM : 0 4 23 65 8 AR : 0 7 42 47 4 :: NY : 0 0 15 74 11 CA : 0 20 40 35 5 :: NC : 0 3 25 61 11 CO : 4 8 32 47 9 :: ND : 10 32 36 19 3 CT : 0 0 32 68 0 :: OH : 2 9 30 49 10 DE : 0 0 26 70 4 :: OK : 0 2 22 68 8 FL : 0 0 30 65 5 :: OR : 0 0 12 71 17 GA : 1 4 25 65 5 :: PA : 1 8 40 50 1 ID : 0 1 16 51 32 :: RI : 0 0 3 17 80 IL : 1 3 24 62 10 :: SC : 1 4 26 62 7 IN : 2 6 23 57 12 :: SD : 0 2 20 59 19 IA : 2 9 41 43 5 :: TN : 0 4 21 58 17 KS : 0 5 19 65 11 :: TX : 1 6 28 46 19 KY : 0 6 28 49 17 :: UT : 2 0 10 66 22 LA : 0 3 26 63 8 :: VT : 2 3 37 49 9 ME : 0 23 46 22 9 :: VA : 1 8 40 47 4 MD : 1 5 22 64 8 :: WA : 0 4 21 64 11 MA : 0 0 25 74 1 :: WV : 1 4 29 60 6 MI : 5 20 37 30 8 :: WI : 2 10 47 33 8 MN : 6 23 38 31 2 :: WY : 0 1 4 78 17 MS : 0 3 20 62 15 :: : MO : 1 9 38 48 4 :: 48 Sts : 1 7 28 54 10 MT : 2 9 33 53 3 :: : NE : 1 10 25 57 7 :: Prev Wk: 1 9 31 49 10 NV : 0 0 13 84 3 :: Prev Yr: 5 11 27 46 11 NH : 0 8 40 48 4 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" report will be released at 12 P.M. 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