HDR1012000170100624971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released June 24, 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 16 -22, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS: Above-normal temperatures brought an end to the 10-week cool spell that slowed crop development and hindered planting activities in the Eastern United States. The much-needed high temperatures helped crops develop rapidly. Early-week storms brought rain and halted fieldwork in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms caused local crop damage in many Central and Eastern States. Above-normal precipitation, combined with the melting of record mountain snowpack, damaged crops in areas of Idaho and Montana. Widespread showers provided relief to crops in the northern Plains. Favorable weather in the Southwest promoted crop growth and small grain harvest. A mid-week heat wave in the central Plains aided winter wheat development and harvest. Winter wheat: The Nation's winter wheat crop was nearly headed and harvest reached 14 percent (%) complete. This was well behind both the 27% harvested at this time in 1996 and the 5-year average of 22%. Harvest started in Kansas but progressed behind the normal pace, with only 5% of the crop harvested. Farmers in Kansas reported favorable test weights and yields. In Oklahoma, harvest accelerated by mid-week as hot winds dried fields. Early-week rains kept combines out of fields in Texas, but harvest operations resumed later in the week. Nationwide, condition of the winter wheat crop was mostly good. Corn: Warmer weather boosted corn growth throughout the major corn-producing States. Average height of the corn acreage varied widely between early and late-planted fields. Two percent of the acreage was silking, compared to 3% for both last year and the average. Corn replanting continued as weather allowed in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Farmers took advantage of drier weather elsewhere to apply fertilizer and pesticides to fields. In Iowa, spotty rains helped some areas, but missed others. Overall, the corn crop remained in mostly good condition. Soybeans: Soybean planting reached 92% complete, ahead of 82% planted last year and the average of 89%. Planting in Tennessee and Kentucky remained well behind normal due to wet fields. Planting in other States was winding down as mostly second crop soybeans remained to be planted. Replanting continued in flooded areas of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. In Iowa, soybeans on dry ground showed uneven stands, particularly on no-till fields. Farmers in Louisiana reported they may be unable to plant late varieties due to excessive soil moisture. Nationwide, soybeans rated in mostly good condition. Cotton: Cotton planting was winding down in Texas. Cotton squaring reached 31% complete, behind both 50% in 1996 and the average of 41%. California cotton fields were squaring well ahead of normal. On the other hand, squaring was generally well behind normal in the Southeast. Condition declined significantly in Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Growers reported light to moderate boll weevil infestations in Louisiana. Rice: Rice was just starting to head in Louisiana and Texas. Overall, heading progress was behind normal. In Louisiana, occurrence of sheath blight increased with almost daily rains. Crop condition in Arkansas improved despite early-week storms that produced over 5 inches of rain and flooding in some areas. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat and barley heading was ahead of the normal pace in Idaho, but behind normal in the other major spring wheat and barley-producing States. Above-normal precipitation in Idaho helped improve condition of the spring wheat and barley crops in Idaho. Oats advanced to 22% headed, compared with 15% headed in 1996 and the average of 28%. Lack of precipitation contributed to oat condition declines in Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Other Crops: Early-week rains slowed peanut planting in Texas, but planting resumed with drier weather later in the week. Peanut planting reached 96% complete in the eight major peanut-producing States, ahead of 92% for both 1996 and the average. Peanuts pegging advanced to 11% complete, ahead of last year but behind the normal pace. Overall, the peanut crop remained in mostly good condition. Sorghum planting was winding down and was 92% complete, ahead of the 90% planted in 1996 and the average of 87%. Drier weather in Colorado, Oklahoma, and South Dakota allowed farmers to make good planting progress. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 25 June 15 - 21, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: Summer arrived with a vengeance over the eastern half of the country, as sultry air masses finally ended a 10-week streak of below-normal temperatures. Hot, humid air, in combination with eastward-tracking fronts, fueled heavy rains and numerous severe thunderstorms east of the Continental Divide. Heavy rain continued across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys through midweek, but much warmer conditions thereafter favored crop development and allowed fields to dry. Early-week rains briefly delayed the winter wheat harvest on the southern Plains, but mid- to late-week heat permitted the harvest to resume. Farther north, showers benefited crops across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Meanwhile in the interior Northwest, the combination of snowmelt and runoff from early-June rainfall kept rivers running high. Weekly rainfall amounts exceeded 2 inches in many areas, including the northern Corn Belt, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Mississippi Delta, and south-central Texas. Weekly temperatures averaged above normal in a broad stripe from California to the eastern seaboard. Early in the week, a pocket of cool air edged across the Midwest and Northeast, setting nearly a dozen daily-record lows. On Sunday, lows dipped to 39 degrees F in Muskegon, MI and 43 degrees F in Mansfield, OH. A separate area of cool air cloaked the Southwest, where Flagstaff, AZ reported 28 degrees F. Hot air began to build across the South, however, as Shreveport, LA tallied its first 90-degree maximum of the year on June 15, tying 1976 for the latest such occurrence on record. Farther north, Indianapolis, IN notched its first 80-degree maximum of the month on June 17, 4 days later than the previous record set on June 1-13, 1889 and 1910. On Wednesday, readings hit the 90's from Nebraska to Texas, and broached the 100-degree mark over interior central and southern California. Thursday and Friday saw the mercury hit triple-digit readings in parts of Kansas and Texas, as well as the interior Southwest. In the Plains, the heat wave peaked on Friday with a maximum of 107 degrees F at Hill City, Kansas. Most of the Northeast finally saw readings hit the 90's on Saturday. In southern Montana, the Yellowstone River receded from early-June's record levels at Billings and near Livingston. The river peaked on June 5 near Livingston, and a week later in Billings. Meanwhile in eastern North Dakota, the rate of Devils Lake's rise slowed due to recent dry weather.Nevertheless, the lake rose to 1,442.2 feet by June 18, 1.2 feet above the approximate historical maximum set in 1830. Serious flooding also continued on Idaho's Snake River Plain. Thunderstorms brought damaging winds, large hail, and local flooding to many Central and Eastern States during the week, but the rains benefited some areas that had been tending dry recently, including Nebraska, Iowa, and northern Illinois. A tropical-like low-pressure area brought torrential rains to south-central Texas beginning on Saturday, June 21, with weekend totals exceeding 15 inches just west of San Antonio. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 NA 0 0 AL : 71 66 84 83 GA : 79 NA 73 78 AR : 76 72 82 80 IL : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 83 76 85 82 IN : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 97 95 74 90 IA : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 96 93 62 90 KS : 1 NA 0 1 IA : 100 100 95 94 KY : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 98 95 88 81 MI : 0 NA 0 0 KY : 44 38 50 66 MN : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 90 84 96 91 MO : 0 NA 3 1 MI : 100 95 78 95 NE : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 99 99 99 95 NC : 10 NA 15 17 MS : 86 83 98 89 OH : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 84 78 72 77 PA : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 100 100 98 98 SD : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 68 55 71 72 TX : 38 NA 55 54 OH : 95 88 78 93 WI : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 80 63 77 72 : SD : 98 89 93 88 17 Sts: 2 NA 3 3 TN : 49 41 58 71 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 92 89 82 89 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 37 10 67 65 CA : 99 99 99 99 CA : 70 45 52 45 CO : 100 99 100 96 CO : 0 0 0 1 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 86 79 88 87 ID : 79 53 72 70 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 97 95 97 99 IL : 0 0 3 7 IN : 100 96 100 100 IN : 3 0 0 4 KS : 100 100 100 100 KS : 5 0 18 16 MI : 83 38 84 90 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 100 100 100 100 MO : 7 1 12 15 MT : 73 47 34 54 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 99 94 99 99 NE : 0 0 0 1 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 60 24 46 48 OH : 99 86 99 100 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 100 100 100 100 OK : 40 7 84 59 OR : 100 98 97 98 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 79 56 58 83 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 100 100 100 100 TX : 42 26 74 56 WA : 97 80 93 97 WA : 0 0 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 97 92 94 96 19 Sts: 14 5 27 22 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 22 14 69 52 ID : 33 NA 21 26 AZ : 81 76 79 80 MN : 4 NA 6 20 AR : 21 3 81 56 MT : 4 NA 0 10 CA : 55 45 44 33 ND : 3 NA 0 10 GA : 42 26 64 57 SD : 18 NA 7 33 LA : 38 18 81 73 : MS : 32 7 88 70 5 Sts : 6 NA 2 15 MO : 10 3 53 33 -------------------------------------- NM : 28 5 45 34 These 5 States produced 96% of the NC : 19 5 24 20 1996 spring wheat crop. OK : 5 0 24 11 SC : 42 11 36 30 TN : 11 1 48 41 Rice: Percent Headed, TX : 28 16 31 27 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 31 17 50 41 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- These 14 States produced 99% of the State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 1996 cotton crop. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Planted, : Selected States AR : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- CA : 0 NA 0 0 : Week Ending : LA : 6 NA 6 14 :-----------------------: 1992- MS : 0 NA 1 1 State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 TX : 1 NA 8 10 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 1 NA 2 4 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 97% of the AR : 100 100 100 99 1996 rice crop. CO : 85 65 91 84 IL : 79 77 54 78 KS : 90 85 92 82 LA : 100 98 100 99 MS : 100 99 100 100 MO : 94 86 89 88 NE : 100 99 98 96 NM : 96 90 49 73 OK : 84 40 75 81 SD : 86 65 86 83 TX : 93 86 90 91 : 12 Sts: 92 85 90 87 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Barley: Percent Headed, Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 34 NA 16 25 AL : 100 100 100 100 MN : 3 NA 11 22 FL : 100 100 100 NA MT : 10 NA 1 11 GA : 100 100 100 100 ND : 2 NA 1 11 NC : 100 100 100 100 SD : 9 NA 5 33 OK : 98 88 97 90 WA : 71 NA 51 73 SC : 100 100 100 100 : TX : 79 65 91 68 6 Sts : 13 NA 8 19 VA : 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------- : These 6 States produced 82% of the 8 Sts : 96 92 98 92 1996 barley crop. -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 peanut crop. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Percent Pegging, : Week Ending : Selected States :-----------------------: 1992- -------------------------------------- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : Week Ending : : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. :-----------------------: 1992- -------------------------------------- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 1996 : Percent : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- IA : 56 17 27 54 : Percent MI : 8 2 10 25 : MN : 12 1 11 31 AL : 14 5 25 17 NE : 62 22 64 NA FL : 29 19 61 NA ND : 2 0 0 8 GA : 16 11 31 29 OH : 37 24 22 48 NC : 0 0 4 NA PA : 50 20 45 27 OK : 12 0 19 7 SD : 12 3 4 35 SC : 0 0 0 0 WI : 16 2 9 23 TX : 2 1 7 NA : VA : 5 0 0 NA 9 Sts : 22 7 15 28 : -------------------------------------- 8 Sts : 11 6 22 24 These 9 States produced 54% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 oats crop. These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 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 15 68 16 AL : 0 8 51 36 5 GA : 0 1 20 65 14 AR : 0 8 29 55 8 IL : 2 3 19 60 16 GA : 0 4 21 70 5 IN : 3 9 34 47 7 IL : 2 6 25 57 10 IA : 0 5 27 56 12 IN : 3 8 34 47 8 KS : 0 1 13 63 23 IA : 0 5 27 59 9 KY : 4 30 37 24 5 KS : 0 1 13 74 12 MI : 4 10 42 35 9 KY : 4 10 46 35 5 MN : 3 10 38 44 5 LA : 0 12 29 53 6 MO : 0 4 25 61 10 MI : 2 9 45 36 8 NE : 0 2 25 59 14 MN : 5 11 36 43 5 NC : 1 3 38 56 2 MS : 7 13 25 50 5 OH : 2 8 31 47 12 MO : 1 9 30 53 7 PA : 0 7 27 55 11 NE : 0 3 29 59 9 SD : 1 6 17 58 18 NC : 0 3 22 74 1 TX : 1 3 12 51 33 OH : 2 10 35 42 11 WI : 1 5 22 60 12 SC : 0 0 11 83 6 : SD : 2 7 28 48 15 17 Sts : 1 6 26 54 13 TN : 0 5 35 51 9 : : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 54 12 19 Sts : 2 7 30 53 8 Prev Yr : 2 8 30 50 10 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 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 : 3 11 35 40 11 AL : 29 9 38 21 3 CA : 0 0 10 70 20 AZ : 1 3 11 53 32 CO : 3 7 22 54 14 AR : 0 8 58 33 1 GA : 4 19 35 38 4 CA : 0 0 0 70 30 ID : 0 2 20 50 28 GA : 0 5 31 56 8 IL : 2 6 28 55 9 LA : 0 7 41 49 3 IN : 1 5 29 52 13 MS : 7 18 44 26 5 KS : 3 6 23 54 14 MO : 2 6 42 50 0 MI : 2 7 29 44 18 NM : 0 7 32 49 12 MO : 1 8 30 51 10 NC : 1 12 42 43 2 MT : 1 6 27 56 10 OK : 0 4 36 53 7 NE : 1 12 38 47 2 SC : 0 6 31 59 4 NC : 0 4 22 65 9 TN : 5 16 38 38 3 OH : 2 7 28 50 13 TX : 6 13 29 43 9 OK : 2 9 27 58 4 : OR : 0 1 8 61 30 14 Sts : 4 10 32 45 9 SD : 7 15 38 36 4 : TX : 2 12 36 42 8 Prev Wk : 2 9 29 50 10 WA : 0 0 10 65 25 Prev Yr : 5 13 23 45 14 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 2 8 27 52 11 : Prev Wk : 3 9 27 51 10 Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 15 22 30 26 7 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 3 63 32 MN : 2 4 40 44 10 MT : 2 11 36 41 10 ND : 3 16 36 42 3 SD : 0 5 24 55 16 : 5 Sts : 2 12 34 44 8 : Prev Wk : 2 11 28 49 10 Prev Yr : 0 3 23 63 11 -------------------------------------- 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 28 50 18 IA : 0 5 30 55 10 CA : 0 0 20 75 5 MI : 3 8 36 41 12 LA : 0 4 40 47 9 MN : 12 11 38 35 4 MS : 0 3 36 58 3 NE : 0 6 37 55 2 TX : 0 6 31 55 8 ND : 7 26 38 28 1 : OH : 1 10 30 51 8 5 Sts : 0 3 30 55 12 PA : 0 6 28 63 3 : SD : 1 11 18 59 11 Prev Wk : 0 4 32 54 10 WI : 0 2 21 65 12 Prev Yr : 0 2 18 61 19 : -------------------------------------- 9 Sts : 3 11 30 49 7 : Prev Wk : 1 7 30 52 10 Barley: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 1 4 27 59 9 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition : Percent by Percent, Selected States : -------------------------------------- ID : 0 0 7 65 28 State : VP : P : F : G : EX MN : 1 3 40 46 10 -------------------------------------- MT : 1 4 28 53 14 : Percent ND : 2 13 32 48 5 : SD : 0 3 11 70 16 AL : 0 4 44 45 7 WA : 0 0 14 72 14 FL : 0 0 18 68 14 : GA : 0 2 20 69 9 6 Sts : 1 7 27 54 11 NC : 0 0 9 87 4 : OK : 0 1 37 57 5 Prev Wk : 1 6 25 54 14 SC : 0 0 18 73 9 Prev Yr : 0 4 22 59 15 TX : 0 11 33 44 12 -------------------------------------- VA : 0 0 35 50 15 : 8 Sts : 0 4 27 60 9 : Prev Wk : 0 3 29 59 9 Prev Yr : 0 5 27 59 9 -------------------------------------- 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 2 18 69 11 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 11 16 33 34 6 :: NM : 1 3 28 63 5 AR : 0 7 35 53 5 :: NY : 0 10 46 44 0 CA : 0 15 40 35 10 :: NC : 0 11 31 55 3 CO : 1 5 17 62 15 :: ND : 17 41 29 11 2 CT : 0 6 33 59 2 :: OH : 1 7 28 52 12 DE : 0 2 8 88 2 :: OK : 0 2 17 75 6 FL : 0 0 40 50 10 :: OR : 0 1 12 69 18 GA : 0 2 22 65 11 :: PA : 2 7 30 56 5 ID : 0 0 14 52 34 :: RI : 0 0 5 19 76 IL : 2 3 24 61 10 :: SC : 0 2 18 74 6 IN : 1 4 19 62 14 :: SD : 1 2 13 58 26 IA : 1 13 35 43 8 :: TN : 0 2 18 59 21 KS : 0 3 17 67 13 :: TX : 1 4 23 44 28 KY : 1 7 26 48 18 :: UT : 2 0 5 64 29 LA : 0 2 18 65 15 :: VT : 0 3 8 81 8 ME : 0 4 46 37 13 :: VA : 3 12 40 40 5 MD : 1 7 30 55 7 :: WA : 0 10 25 55 10 MA : 0 2 23 75 0 :: WV : 0 1 10 86 3 MI : 5 19 42 27 7 :: WI : 3 7 32 54 4 MN : 15 22 40 21 2 :: WY : 0 0 11 66 23 MS : 0 3 19 59 19 :: : MO : 1 9 33 51 6 :: 48 Sts : 2 7 26 52 13 MT : 3 10 23 54 10 :: : NE : 1 10 28 59 2 :: Prev Wk: 1 7 28 52 12 NV : 0 0 5 93 2 :: Prev Yr: 4 10 26 49 11 NH : 0 0 52 48 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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