HDR1012000170100701971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released July 1, 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 23 - 29, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS: Welcomed heat and sunshine in the Corn Belt helped crops grow rapidly. Heavy rains in the southern Plains kept combines out of winter wheat fields. In central Texas, early-week tropical-like storms brought heavy rain, caused localized flooding, and kept temperatures at below-normal levels. The heavy rains moved eastward by midweek and limited fieldwork in the Gulf Coast States. Widespread showers in North Dakota moderately replenished topsoil moisture supplies and helped improve crop conditions. Farmers evaluated damage to fields as flood waters receded along rivers and streams in Idaho and Montana. Winter wheat: Winter wheat harvest advanced to 24 percent (%) complete, behind both the 38% harvested at this time last year and the 5-year average of 35%. Harvest in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas was behind the normal pace as rain and wet fields kept combines out. In Arkansas, harvest progressed rapidly but lagged behind the normal pace. Winter wheat harvest was also behind normal in the Corn Belt due to slow crop development as a result of cool, wet weather earlier in the spring. Winter wheat acreage remained mostly good. In Colorado and Montana, condition declined due to lack of moisture. Corn: Three percent of the national corn acreage was silking, compared with 4% for both 1996 and the average. Progress was behind normal in the five States that reported acreage silking. Above-normal temperatures in the eastern half of the country generally improved corn condition in the 17 major corn-producing States. Widespread rains and high-heat units in Iowa and Wisconsin helped corn development considerably. Fields in Kentucky showed significant improvement due to the warmer, drier weather. Soybeans: Soybean planting neared an end as 95% of the crop was in the ground nationwide. This compared with 93% planted in 1996 and the average of 94%. Farmers planted double-crop soybeans immediately following winter wheat harvest. Kentucky and Tennessee farmers made some progress, but soybean planting remained well behind the normal pace. Three percent of the nation's soybeans was blooming, equal to last year, but slightly behind the 5-year average. Louisiana and Mississippi were the only States to report blooming progress ahead of the normal pace. The soybean acreage remained in mostly good as hot, sunny weather, combined with ample soil moisture, helped soybeans to grow rapidly in the Corn Belt. Cotton: For the Nation, cotton squaring neared the halfway point, but was behind both 65% last year and the average of 56%. Squaring was generally ahead of normal in the Southwest, but behind normal in the Southeast. Eight percent of the crop was setting bolls, compared with 14% in 1996 and the average of 12%. The cotton acreage was rated mostly good to fair. Some Louisiana cotton was severely stunted by excessive soil moisture. Cotton fields in the Texas plains benefited from early-week rains. However, isolated heavy precipitation along with high winds caused damage to young plants and some replanting was necessary. Fields were catching up to normal progress in many fields along the Texas upper coast. Rice: Rice in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas was just beginning to head. Three percent of the nation's acreage was headed, behind 8% for both last year and the average. None of the rice acreage in Arkansas and California was headed by week's end. Growers in Arkansas fertilized, flooded, and applied herbicide to rice fields. Outbreaks of rice blast disease were found in some Glenn County, California fields, but the extent and severity of damage were unknown. The rice acreage was rated as mostly good. Rice growers in Louisiana took measures to control sheath blight. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat heading reached 25% complete, ahead of 18% last year but behind the average of 31%. Fields in Minnesota and South Dakota headed well behind the normal pace. Spring wheat condition improved in Montana but declined elsewhere. The barley acreage reached 26% headed, compared with 18% in 1996 and the average of 35%. Like spring wheat, barley heading was well behind normal in Minnesota. The barley acreage remained mostly good. The oat crop was 51% headed, ahead of both 41% in 1996 and the average of 50%. Overall, oats were rated mostly good to fair. Other Crops: Sorghum planting was nearly complete as 97% of the crop was in the ground. This was ahead of 96% planted at this time last year and the average of 94%. Sorghum was rated mostly good. Peanuts pegging reached 24% complete, behind 37% in 1996 and the average of 38%. The peanut crop rated mostly good. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 26 June 22 - 28, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Nearly ideal growing conditions dominated areas from the northern Plains to the Ohio Valley, as favorable soil moisture accompanied beneficial warmth (weekly temperatures 2 to 6 degrees F above normal). Much-needed significant rainfall eased short-term dryness across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, while ample sunshine and only scattered showers permitted soils to dry in the eastern Corn Belt and Ohio Valley. Frequent rains continued, however, across the Southeast, perpetuating a 6-week trend, while occasional thunderstorms caused some winter wheat harvest delays on the central and southern Plains. Cool weather (temperatures up to 6 degrees F below normal), accompanied by some rain, prevailed in Texas and the Northwest. Early in the week, cool air invaded the Northwest. On Sunday, lows of 32 degrees F in Redmond, OR and 37 degrees F in Yakima, WA were among a half-dozen daily-record lows. Two days later, Pocatello, ID recorded 33 degrees F. Meanwhile, torrential rainfall ended in southeastern Wisconsin (9.78 inches on June 20-21 in Brown Deer) and central Texas (18.00 inches in 24 hours on June 21-22 west of Austin). Record flooding ensued on the Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI (2.7 feet above the April 21, 1973, high-water mark), and on the Llano River at Llano, TX (6.0 feet above the September 10, 1952, record). Heat overspread the Great Lakes States and Midwest on Tuesday, producing a handful of daily-record highs. Alpena, MI recorded 97 degrees F. A day later, heat peaked along the East Coast as highs soared to 100 degrees F at Washington National Airport, VA and 98 degrees F in Harrisburg, PA. Late in the week, locally heavy thunderstorms tempered the heat across the East and Southeast, boosting weekly rainfall above 3 inches in locations such as Meridian, MS and Charleston, SC. Charleston collected a daily-record rainfall of 3.02 inches on Saturday, and Asheville, NC received a 24-hour, June-record total of 4.36 inches on June 26-27. Earlier in the week, rainfall topped 2 inches in many areas from northern Oklahoma to eastern North Dakota, Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin. In Lincoln, NE, weekly rainfall of 3.45 inches accounted for nearly 30 percent of their year-to-date total. Along the North Dakota-Minnesota border, June rainfall in the Red River Valley improved to 4.85 inches (184 percent of normal) in Fargo and 2.92 inches (110 percent of normal) in Grand Forks. Farther west, however, June rainfall through the 28th stood at only 0.41 inches (19 percent of normal) in Williston, ND and 0.72 inches (37 percent of normal) in Glasgow, MT. Very warm weather cloaked Alaska (1 to 10 degrees F above normal) and Hawaii (1 to 2 degrees F above normal) during the week. On Thursday, a high of 88 degrees F in Valdez, AK was their highest ever in June (formerly 87 degrees F in 1953). In Juneau, AK, a maximum of 82 degrees F on Sunday was their highest reading since June 20, 1991 (84 degrees F). On the east slopes of Hawaii's Big Island, heavy rain fell in addition to the warmth. Hilo received 10.32 inches, boosting their June rainfall above 20 inches (355 percent of normal). 90-Degree Heat Finally Returns: In mid- to late-June, 90-degree heat finally edged into much of the central and eastern United States. In Jackson, MS, a high of 90 degrees F on June 20 represented their latest such occurrence, surpassing the record set on June 19, 1974. Shreveport, LA tallied their first 90-degree maximum of the year on June 15, tying 1976 for the latest such occurrence on record. On June 24, a record-setting, 400-day streak of sub-90-degree weather ended in Charleston, WV. In Wisconsin, 90-degree heat in Milwaukee and Madison on June 24 was the locations' first since August 7 and June 29, 1996, respectively. During 1996, Madison's recorded 90 degrees F only twice, on June 28 and 29. Other cities registering their first day of 90-degree heat included Memphis, TN (June 22), Chicago, IL (June 23), and Springfield, MO (June 24). In South Dakota, Sioux Falls' maximum of 96 degrees F on June 28 was their first 90-degree reading of the year and highest since August 18, 1995. Similarly in New York, Albany's maximum of 94 degrees F on June 21 was their highest since July 14, 1995. Albany's only 90-degree day last year occurred on May 20. Incidentally, Logan, IA notched a high of 100 degrees F on June 19, the State's first triple-digit heat since July 28, 1995. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 0 0 0 AL : 80 71 89 90 GA : 86 79 88 89 AR : 87 76 89 89 IL : 0 0 0 1 GA : 92 83 93 90 IN : 0 0 0 0 IL : 98 97 92 97 IA : 0 0 0 0 IN : 98 96 86 97 KS : 2 1 3 5 IA : 100 100 99 97 KY : 0 0 0 0 KS : 99 98 94 90 MI : 0 0 0 0 KY : 58 44 76 81 MN : 0 0 0 0 LA : 92 90 98 95 MO : 4 0 12 6 MI : 100 100 92 98 NE : 0 0 0 1 MN : 99 99 99 96 NC : 26 10 41 39 MS : 89 86 99 92 OH : 0 0 0 0 MO : 88 84 86 88 PA : 0 0 1 1 NE : 100 100 100 99 SD : 0 0 0 0 NC : 77 68 88 82 TX : 46 38 59 60 OH : 99 95 96 98 WI : 0 0 0 0 SC : 90 80 88 84 : SD : 98 98 97 93 17 Sts: 3 2 4 4 TN : 59 49 75 85 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 95 92 93 94 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 3 NA 4 4 AR : 71 37 89 88 AR : 4 NA 12 6 CA : 85 70 76 64 GA : 3 NA 12 8 CO : 0 0 1 7 IL : 2 NA 1 4 GA : 96 86 97 96 IN : 0 NA 0 1 ID : 0 0 0 0 IA : 3 NA 0 4 IL : 6 0 26 23 KS : 8 NA 3 13 IN : 4 3 15 14 KY : 0 NA NA NA KS : 15 5 39 38 LA : 19 NA 23 10 MI : 0 0 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 2 MO : 25 7 36 32 MN : 0 NA 0 2 MT : 0 0 0 0 MS : 18 NA 43 17 NE : 0 0 0 5 MO : 2 NA 0 2 NC : 82 60 75 72 NE : 1 NA 0 2 OH : 0 0 0 1 NC : 2 NA NA NA OK : 65 40 96 83 OH : 1 NA 0 5 OR : 0 0 0 0 SC : 5 NA NA NA SD : 0 0 0 0 SD : 1 NA NA NA TX : 52 42 82 71 TN : 0 NA 1 2 WA : 0 0 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 3 NA 3 4 19 Sts: 24 14 38 35 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 35 22 81 68 AL : 0 NA 8 6 AZ : 91 81 93 90 AZ : 47 NA 56 40 AR : 61 21 94 79 AR : 0 NA 11 4 CA : 65 55 54 48 CA : 10 NA 2 2 GA : 61 42 81 72 GA : 6 NA 18 15 LA : 60 38 96 85 LA : 5 NA 5 19 MS : 52 32 95 83 MS : 16 NA 27 15 MO : 19 10 79 66 MO : 0 NA 10 4 NM : 68 28 77 50 NM : 1 NA 0 1 NC : 32 19 47 41 NC : 2 NA 7 6 OK : 11 5 39 23 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 66 42 68 52 SC : 10 NA 14 12 TN : 38 11 76 68 TN : 0 NA 4 3 TX : 44 28 46 40 TX : 8 NA 15 14 : : 14 Sts: 49 31 65 56 14 Sts: 8 NA 14 12 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 99 85 97 90 IL : 90 79 85 90 KS : 98 90 97 92 LA : 100 100 100 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 98 94 96 95 NE : 100 100 100 99 NM : 97 96 85 87 OK : 91 84 93 89 SD : 93 86 92 91 TX : 97 93 94 95 : 12 Sts: 97 92 96 94 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 49 33 36 39 ID : 43 34 30 38 MN : 18 4 29 46 MN : 14 3 24 48 MT : 33 4 15 24 MT : 19 10 9 25 ND : 19 3 10 24 ND : 15 2 11 28 SD : 38 18 39 58 SD : 44 9 21 51 : WA : 96 71 59 85 5 Sts : 25 6 18 31 : -------------------------------------- 6 Sts : 26 13 18 35 These 5 States produced 96% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 spring wheat crop. These 6 States produced 82% of the 1996 barley crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States Oats: Percent Headed, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- : Week Ending : State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 :-----------------------: 1992- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 -------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent AR : 0 0 0 0 : CA : 0 0 0 0 IA : 87 56 71 77 LA : 13 6 23 27 MI : 35 8 31 45 MS : 8 0 7 3 MN : 53 12 46 60 TX : 2 1 24 20 NE : 88 62 87 NA : ND : 10 2 6 23 5 Sts : 3 1 8 8 OH : 71 37 52 73 -------------------------------------- PA : 65 50 71 41 These 5 States produced 97% of the SD : 43 12 33 56 1996 rice crop. WI : 63 16 40 47 : 9 Sts : 51 22 41 50 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 54% of the 1996 oats crop. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 14 45 31 FL : 52 29 69 NA GA : 30 16 48 45 NC : 8 0 6 NA OK : 24 12 38 18 SC : 0 0 0 0 TX : 15 2 22 NA VA : 6 5 9 NA : 8 Sts : 24 11 37 38 -------------------------------------- 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 : 1 5 14 69 11 AL : 0 10 38 49 3 GA : 0 1 18 71 10 AR : 0 6 30 54 10 IL : 1 2 18 60 19 GA : 0 2 19 73 6 IN : 2 6 30 52 10 IL : 1 4 27 57 11 IA : 0 3 17 60 20 IN : 2 6 31 53 8 KS : 0 1 9 66 24 IA : 1 4 24 56 15 KY : 3 12 37 39 9 KS : 0 1 15 68 16 MI : 2 11 39 42 6 KY : 1 6 35 52 6 MN : 2 8 33 46 11 LA : 1 11 24 54 10 MO : 0 3 24 60 13 MI : 3 8 37 46 6 NE : 0 2 16 66 16 MN : 4 12 35 42 7 NC : 7 8 37 46 2 MS : 1 7 22 52 18 OH : 2 9 26 49 14 MO : 0 6 28 58 8 PA : 0 7 30 53 10 NE : 0 2 21 66 11 SD : 3 3 16 54 24 NC : 1 4 31 63 1 TX : 0 1 11 56 32 OH : 2 9 33 44 12 WI : 0 3 14 62 21 SC : 0 0 19 68 13 : SD : 3 6 20 53 18 17 Sts : 1 4 21 57 17 TN : 1 5 27 55 12 : : Prev Wk : 1 6 26 54 13 19 Sts : 1 6 28 54 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 30 50 11 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 7 30 53 8 Prev Yr : 1 7 34 50 8 -------------------------------------- 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 10 26 45 16 AL : 16 29 31 22 2 CA : 0 0 10 70 20 AZ : 1 1 13 52 33 CO : 5 11 30 43 11 AR : 0 9 51 38 2 GA : 2 10 40 44 4 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 ID : 0 3 18 52 27 GA : 0 2 23 64 11 IL : 2 4 25 58 11 LA : 0 7 45 45 3 IN : 2 7 27 54 10 MS : 3 7 28 53 9 KS : 2 6 17 57 18 MO : 1 12 39 48 0 MI : 2 9 34 42 13 NM : 0 10 26 52 12 MO : 0 7 20 58 15 NC : 4 18 46 32 0 MT : 1 9 35 47 8 OK : 0 5 24 61 10 NE : 2 12 39 43 4 SC : 0 4 34 59 3 NC : 0 3 24 59 14 TN : 4 18 37 36 5 OH : 2 7 26 53 12 TX : 5 13 32 40 10 OK : 3 9 29 51 8 : OR : 0 3 9 58 30 14 Sts : 3 10 31 45 11 SD : 8 11 31 45 5 : TX : 2 11 36 41 10 Prev Wk : 4 10 32 45 9 WA : 0 0 5 80 15 Prev Yr : 6 11 24 44 15 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 2 8 25 52 13 : Prev Wk : 2 8 27 52 11 Sorghum: Crop Condition Prev Yr : 13 21 31 27 8 by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 36 56 6 CO : 0 1 10 74 15 IL : 1 3 23 58 15 KS : 0 2 13 69 16 LA : 0 2 36 56 6 MS : 0 5 19 69 7 MO : 0 5 26 59 10 NE : 0 5 29 56 10 NM : 1 1 36 61 1 OK : 0 1 12 85 2 SD : 0 7 37 44 12 TX : 0 2 17 54 27 : 12 Sts : 0 2 18 62 18 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 0 2 4 67 27 IA : 1 4 27 56 12 MN : 2 6 40 44 8 MI : 2 11 46 35 6 MT : 2 13 33 44 8 MN : 5 16 33 40 6 ND : 4 19 34 41 2 NE : 0 4 30 57 9 SD : 2 7 34 48 9 ND : 7 32 34 26 1 : OH : 1 8 28 54 9 5 Sts : 3 14 33 44 6 PA : 0 5 30 50 15 : SD : 3 3 26 56 12 Prev Wk : 2 12 34 44 8 WI : 0 3 18 60 19 Prev Yr : 0 4 25 61 10 : -------------------------------------- 9 Sts : 3 11 28 48 10 : Prev Wk : 3 11 30 49 7 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Prev Yr : 1 5 26 59 9 Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition : Percent by Percent, Selected States : -------------------------------------- AR : 0 3 23 54 20 State : VP : P : F : G : EX CA : 0 0 35 65 0 -------------------------------------- LA : 0 4 39 50 7 : Percent MS : 0 4 27 58 11 : TX : 0 0 22 62 16 AL : 0 5 54 34 7 : FL : 0 1 22 60 17 5 Sts : 0 2 29 56 13 GA : 0 1 18 74 7 : NC : 0 5 34 61 0 Prev Wk : 0 3 30 55 12 OK : 0 1 36 61 2 Prev Yr : 0 3 18 59 20 SC : 0 0 16 78 6 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 1 19 61 19 VA : 0 0 50 50 0 : Barley: Crop Condition 8 Sts : 0 2 28 61 9 by Percent, Selected States : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 0 4 27 60 9 State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Yr : 2 4 29 56 9 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 5 65 29 MN : 2 8 39 42 9 MT : 1 6 21 60 12 ND : 3 14 32 46 5 SD : 3 4 37 51 5 WA : 0 0 9 82 9 : 6 Sts : 2 9 25 54 10 : Prev Wk : 1 7 27 54 11 Prev Yr : 0 4 25 56 15 -------------------------------------- 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 4 13 72 11 :: NJ : 0 20 40 40 0 AZ : 11 16 33 34 6 :: NM : 2 4 31 58 5 AR : 0 7 39 49 5 :: NY : 0 0 57 43 0 CA : 0 15 45 40 0 :: NC : 0 11 24 58 7 CO : 4 8 21 54 13 :: ND : 14 41 32 11 2 CT : 0 0 64 36 0 :: OH : 1 5 30 50 14 DE : 0 8 23 69 0 :: OK : 0 2 19 70 9 FL : 0 0 10 85 5 :: OR : 0 1 16 66 17 GA : 0 2 19 70 9 :: PA : 0 10 41 43 6 ID : 0 0 15 46 39 :: RI : 0 0 7 13 80 IL : 2 4 24 61 9 :: SC : 0 1 22 66 11 IN : 1 3 22 65 9 :: SD : 1 1 15 58 25 IA : 2 10 34 45 9 :: TN : 0 2 20 59 19 KS : 0 4 16 65 15 :: TX : 1 6 21 42 30 KY : 1 6 23 52 18 :: UT : 0 2 7 77 14 LA : 0 2 25 64 9 :: VT : 0 0 15 75 10 ME : 3 11 21 56 9 :: VA : 7 22 38 29 4 MD : 3 15 40 37 5 :: WA : 0 5 20 65 10 MA : 0 3 77 6 14 :: WV : 0 2 24 68 6 MI : 5 17 38 32 8 :: WI : 1 7 23 61 8 MN : 12 23 38 26 1 :: WY : 0 2 4 81 13 MS : 0 4 21 54 21 :: : MO : 1 9 31 52 7 :: 48 Sts : 2 8 25 52 13 MT : 3 10 32 40 15 :: : NE : 1 12 24 60 3 :: Prev Wk: 2 7 26 52 13 NV : 0 0 11 89 0 :: Prev Yr: 4 9 27 50 10 NH : 0 1 62 37 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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