HDR1012000170100715971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released July 15, 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 July 7-13, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS Warm, dry weather provided ideal weather for winter wheat harvest in an area extending from Colorado eastward to Indiana. Although the lack of precipitation provided good harvest weather, long-term dryness persisted in central High Plains soils. Showers in eastern Kansas delayed harvest only briefly. Beneficial showers fell along the northern tier of States in the eastern United States, but topsoil was becoming dry further south. Temperatures were seasonable and favorable for crop development throughout the East and South. Winter wheat: Farmers in several States through the central part of the Nation harvested over 30 percent (%) or more of their States' acreage during the week. Harvest in southern States was nearing an end. Oregon winter wheat harvest was just underway, while Idaho farmers had yet to start. The winter wheat acreage in Washington was late, but continued to ripen as harvest remained at least 7-10 days away in most areas. Nationwide, winter wheat harvest advanced to 63%, ahead of both the 61% harvested at this time last year and the 5-year average of 60%. Corn: Seven percent of the Nation's corn acreage was silking, behind both the 11% silking in 1996 and the average of 15%. Silking progress was behind the normal pace in all of the 17 major corn-producing States, except Kansas and Missouri. Many Iowa corn fields were in need of moisture as the crop entered the critical pollination stage. Late-week rainfall in Iowa was welcomed by many farmers as lack of precipitation and cool nighttime temperatures began to stress the crop earlier in the week. Corn height in Illinois reached 62 inches, compared with 52 inches on average. Nebraska corn development was about 10 days behind the normal pace. Hot, dry weather caused Pennsylvania corn condition to decline significantly. Overall, corn remained in mostly good condition. Soybeans: Soybeans were blooming on 23% of the Nation's acreage, ahead of 1996 but equal to the average. The crop remained in mostly good condition. Double-crop soybeans were planted immediately following winter wheat harvest in southern and central areas. Soybean condition declined in the western Corn Belt and the Southeast due to the dry weather. Soybean blooming was well ahead of the normal pace in Kansas and South Carolina, but well behind in Minnesota. Some Mississippi cotton and corn fields were plowed up and replanted to soybeans. Cotton: In the Southeast, 83% of the cotton acreage was squaring, two percentage points ahead of average. Cotton setting bolls, at 23% complete, remained behind the normal progress. Cotton progress was ahead of normal in Arizona and California as seasonable temperatures provided good growing conditions. Overall, cotton was in good to fair condition. Georgia cotton growers treated cotton for bollworms and weeds. Beneficial rain fell throughout many areas of the Texas plains. Nevertheless, additional heat units were needed. Bolls were beginning to set in early planted fields. Rice: Rice was heading on 13% of the national acreage, 6 points ahead of last year but 6 points behind the average. Condition of the crop rated mostly good. In Arkansas, heading hadn't started by week's end. California rice producers continued herbicide and insecticide treatments. Sheath blight and blast were actively treated in all southern Louisiana parishes. Fungicides for sheath blight were also applied to some Texas fields. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat was heading on 73% of the acreage, ahead of both 62% in 1996 and the average of 71%. Spring wheat progress in North Dakota pulled ahead of average despite very late planting. Montana small grains received some moisture and continued to look good in most areas. Nationwide, barley heading reached 72% complete, ahead of 1996 but just 1 point behind the average. Oat heading reached 86% complete, compared with 81% for both 1996 and the average. All three small grain crops rated mostly good to fair condition. Other Crops: Sorghum was heading on 26% of the Nation's acreage, equal to 1996 and the average. Heading was ahead of normal in Kansas and Mississippi, but behind in the other major sorghum-producing States. Condition of the crop remained mostly good. Peanuts pegging progressed past the halfway mark as condition remained mostly good. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 28 July 6 - 12, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Dry weather reduced topsoil moisture from Iowa and Missouri eastward to the Middle Atlantic region as corn and soybeans approached or entered reproduction. However, temperatures averaged 2 to 7 degrees F below normal in these areas, with extreme maxima in the 80's to lower 90's, permitting rapid crop development. Meanwhile, beneficial rains dampened the northern Corn Belt. Showers also peppered the Northwest, where weekly temperatures averaged up to 7 degrees F below normal. On the Plains, scattered thunderstorms caused only brief winter wheat harvest delays. Weekly rainfall totaled as much as 2 to 4 inches in eastern Kansas. Ideal harvest conditions prevailed on the central High Plains, although long-term drought persisted. Across the Nation's southern tier, near-normal temperatures and occasional rainfall benefited cotton. On July 6-7, more than two dozen daily-record lows were set across the Plains and Midwest. Lows on Sunday dipped to 42 degrees F in Fargo, ND and 54 degrees F in Amarillo, TX. A day later, Wausau, WI noted 43 degrees F, while Cedar Rapids, IA reported 49 degrees F. In Michigan, Houghton Lake's low of 35 degrees F was 20 degrees below normal. International Falls, MN notched a July-record-tying low of 35 degrees F on Sunday, followed by 34 degrees F on Monday. During the cool snap, maxima were as low as 59 degrees F (on July 7) in Fargo, 61 degrees F (on July 8) in Green Bay, WI, and 71 degrees F (on July 9) in Ft. Wayne, IN. Daily-record lows were reported as late as Thursday in the Northeast, where Rochester, NY logged 48 degrees F. While cool air cloaked the Midwest and Northeast, Ft. Myers, FL registered a daily-record high of 98 degrees F on Tuesday. Farther west, however, another round of cool, showery weather entered the Northwest. By Thursday, daily-record lows were reported in Pendleton, OR (47 degrees F) and Walla Walla, WA (52 degrees F). Enough rain fell in Portland, OR to boost their water-year (October 1 to date) precipitation to 55.34 inches, eclipsing the record set in 1995-96. On Saturday in Pocatello, ID, the high of 60 degrees F was their third-lowest in July and rainfall of 0.80 inches was their seventh-greatest 24-hour total in July. Late in the week, scattered, locally severe thunderstorms rattled the Central States. North Platte, NE received a daily-record rainfall (2.34 inches) on Friday. But in the central Corn Belt, several locations netted less than a quarter-inch of rain during the first 13 days of July, including Burlington, IA (0.17 inches), Indianapolis, IN (0.16 inches), and Springfield, IL (0.02 inches). Farther east, where more serious moisture shortages developed, July 1-13 rainfall totaled 0.01 inches in Williamsport, PA, 0.19 inches in Greensboro, NC, and 0.25 inches in Wilmington, DE. In contrast, rainfall during the same period reached 4.11 inches (326 percent of normal) in Grand Forks, ND and 4.53 inches (294 percent of normal) in Minneapolis, MN. In Alaska, temperature departures ranged from -4 to +4 degrees F, representing a return to more normal readings. Through July 10, wildfires in Alaska charred more than 800,000 acres (about 1,260 square miles), accounting for more than 60 percent of the Nation's year-to-date burned acreage. Significant rain fell across southern Alaska, where Juneau netted a 24-hour, monthly record total of 2.14 inches on July 6-7. Anchorage received their heaviest rainfall of the year (0.75 inches on July 11), improving their 1997 total to 3.46 inches (64 percent of normal). Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 1 0 7 4 AL : 12 6 23 18 GA : 94 91 96 97 AR : 10 5 22 18 IL : 4 1 6 18 GA : 22 7 22 23 IN : 1 0 3 11 IL : 26 11 12 26 IA : 0 0 0 6 IN : 17 6 6 24 KS : 38 23 49 37 IA : 33 13 18 30 KY : 20 0 39 46 KS : 42 21 30 19 MI : 0 0 0 2 KY : 8 0 12 17 MN : 1 0 3 8 LA : 42 32 53 36 MO : 34 16 44 31 MI : 7 0 0 14 NE : 2 0 6 14 MN : 10 0 15 24 NC : 60 50 83 80 MS : 39 37 68 35 OH : 1 0 0 7 MO : 21 8 15 16 PA : 3 0 14 7 NE : 18 4 9 18 SD : 0 0 0 2 NC : 13 5 12 10 TX : 59 55 80 73 OH : 35 10 9 28 WI : 0 0 0 2 SC : 28 16 16 11 : SD : 21 5 16 20 17 Sts: 7 5 11 15 TN : 7 2 9 10 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 23 9 16 23 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 94 92 100 99 AL : 61 42 90 87 CA : 97 95 98 91 AZ : 100 92 98 98 CO : 52 11 21 30 AR : 99 86 100 98 GA : 99 98 100 100 CA : 90 85 94 86 ID : 0 0 0 1 GA : 86 79 95 94 IL : 85 36 80 80 LA : 92 80 100 98 IN : 45 15 57 57 MS : 85 70 99 96 KS : 97 67 88 84 MO : 70 55 98 95 MI : 0 0 0 4 NM : 80 73 90 77 MO : 92 54 91 77 NC : 75 56 71 65 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 49 *40 81 54 NE : 26 3 24 32 SC : 82 77 91 85 NC : 99 96 95 93 TN : 88 67 98 94 OH : 4 0 33 37 TX : 80 60 77 67 OK : 97 91 100 97 : OR : 3 0 5 4 14 Sts: 83 68 87 81 SD : 0 0 0 5 -------------------------------------- TX : 95 76 96 94 * Revised. These 14 States WA : 0 0 1 4 produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 63 46 61 60 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 16 2 39 31 ID : 78 66 80 75 AZ : 75 58 69 68 MN : 77 49 67 86 AR : 6 5 61 42 MT : 76 61 67 71 CA : 20 15 19 17 ND : 67 39 52 63 GA : 30 15 63 50 SD : 85 68 86 90 LA : 41 12 63 68 : MS : 45 *23 74 50 5 Sts : 73 50 62 71 MO : 4 2 39 25 -------------------------------------- NM : 27 8 44 27 These 5 States produced 96% of the NC : 10 3 35 28 1996 spring wheat crop. OK : 0 0 18 8 SC : 27 22 33 31 TN : 9 0 40 24 Rice: Percent Headed, TX : 20 13 24 24 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 23 13 39 33 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- * Revised. These 14 States State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Headed, : Selected States AR : 0 0 17 7 -------------------------------------- CA : 0 0 0 0 : Week Ending : LA : 38 21 45 48 :-----------------------: 1992- MS : 23 15 19 16 State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 TX : 32 15 68 47 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 13 7 25 19 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 97% of the AR : 17 NA 41 35 1996 rice crop. CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 2 NA 0 4 KS : 15 NA 7 3 LA : 31 NA 74 63 MS : 65 NA 68 55 MO : 5 NA 7 9 NE : 0 NA 0 1 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 8 NA 28 11 SD : 0 NA 0 1 TX : 56 NA 58 65 : 12 Sts: 26 NA 26 26 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Barley: Percent Headed, Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 77 59 71 72 AL : 49 38 70 NA MN : 74 43 65 85 FL : 87 69 98 NA MT : 68 54 60 69 GA : 65 40 82 NA ND : 68 36 59 69 NC : 45 23 38 NA SD : 81 66 78 87 OK : 74 55 86 NA WA : 99 96 86 95 SC : 54 48 61 NA : TX : 38 25 48 NA 6 Sts : 72 49 64 73 VA : 20 10 53 NA -------------------------------------- : These 6 States produced 82% of the 8 Sts : 55 36 69 NA 1996 barley crop. -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 peanut crop. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 97 98 97 MI : 90 73 88 83 MN : 88 81 94 93 NE : 100 95 100 NA ND : 59 33 50 62 OH : 100 90 99 98 PA : 94 85 94 53 SD : 82 74 85 89 WI : 99 86 78 80 : 9 Sts : 86 74 81 81 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 54% of the 1996 oats 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 : 2 6 21 53 18 AL : 0 5 26 66 3 GA : 0 2 13 74 11 AR : 0 8 28 52 12 IL : 2 4 25 56 13 GA : 0 3 29 59 9 IN : 1 5 24 56 14 IL : 2 5 31 53 9 IA : 1 2 18 58 21 IN : 1 4 25 58 12 KS : 1 2 9 67 21 IA : 1 4 24 57 14 KY : 1 8 34 47 10 KS : 0 2 13 68 17 MI : 3 8 37 43 9 KY : 1 10 36 48 5 MN : 2 5 24 54 15 LA : 1 12 25 54 8 MO : 1 2 24 57 16 MI : 3 8 32 38 19 NE : 0 2 21 60 17 MN : 3 14 32 43 8 NC : 11 11 37 40 1 MS : 0 5 22 60 13 OH : 1 6 27 50 16 MO : 1 8 31 51 9 PA : 5 15 40 32 8 NE : 1 2 19 65 13 SD : 3 4 18 57 18 NC : 2 6 34 56 2 TX : 0 2 26 47 25 OH : 2 7 31 48 12 WI : 0 3 13 52 32 SC : 1 1 19 71 8 : SD : 3 5 24 56 12 17 Sts : 1 4 22 56 17 TN : 0 4 30 51 15 : : Prev Wk : 1 4 20 57 18 19 Sts : 1 6 27 55 11 Prev Yr : 3 8 28 48 13 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 5 26 56 12 Prev Yr : 2 9 34 46 9 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Spring 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 : : AL : 11 19 48 19 3 ID : 0 3 10 68 19 AZ : 0 4 7 43 46 MN : 3 34 18 38 7 AR : 0 13 46 38 3 MT : 2 11 32 46 9 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 ND : 4 15 37 42 2 GA : 0 1 18 70 11 SD : 3 5 31 55 6 LA : 0 5 29 54 12 : MS : 1 8 35 47 9 5 Sts : 3 15 32 45 5 MO : 4 16 46 32 2 : NM : 0 5 32 57 6 Prev Wk : 3 13 36 41 7 NC : 5 9 50 32 4 Prev Yr : 1 6 28 55 10 OK : 0 4 19 75 2 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 2 27 66 4 TN : 3 11 43 40 3 TX : 2 9 30 48 11 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 2 8 30 47 13 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 2 11 27 49 11 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 5 13 26 41 15 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 2 24 55 19 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 4 37 48 11 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 3 23 68 6 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 7 34 55 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 3 34 52 11 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 31 54 13 AR : 0 3 30 59 8 Prev Yr : 0 3 14 66 17 CO : 0 1 35 57 7 -------------------------------------- IL : 3 5 31 55 6 KS : 0 1 13 73 13 LA : 0 0 28 65 7 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 0 2 21 72 5 by Percent, Selected States MO : 2 5 34 44 15 -------------------------------------- NE : 0 6 31 56 7 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 0 2 21 77 0 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 1 23 74 2 : Percent SD : 0 8 21 61 10 : TX : 0 5 27 48 20 ID : 0 1 6 68 25 : MN : 1 37 18 33 11 12 Sts : 0 3 22 61 14 MT : 2 4 29 49 16 : ND : 2 13 37 44 4 Prev Wk : 0 2 21 64 13 SD : 2 4 30 60 4 Prev Yr : 4 6 27 53 10 WA : 0 0 5 77 18 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 1 10 27 51 11 : Prev Wk : 1 8 29 50 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 26 54 14 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 3 25 55 17 MI : 2 10 37 45 6 MN : 2 13 36 37 12 NE : 0 3 31 56 10 ND : 6 20 42 32 0 OH : 1 6 37 44 12 PA : 0 4 34 53 9 SD : 3 4 27 58 8 WI : 0 1 16 59 24 : 9 Sts : 2 8 31 48 11 : Prev Wk : 3 10 29 48 10 Prev Yr : 1 6 26 57 10 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 7 46 45 2 FL : 0 0 6 55 39 GA : 0 0 18 75 7 NC : 0 0 40 57 3 OK : 0 0 29 63 8 SC : 0 0 24 71 5 TX : 0 2 22 60 16 VA : 0 5 30 60 5 : 8 Sts : 0 2 25 63 10 : Prev Wk : 0 3 25 59 13 Prev Yr : 1 6 34 50 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 1 15 67 17 :: NJ : 0 40 60 0 0 AZ : 16 32 22 24 6 :: NM : 0 5 33 57 5 AR : 0 7 38 47 8 :: NY : 2 2 75 17 4 CA : 5 15 50 20 10 :: NC : 2 11 38 43 6 CO : 3 12 42 36 7 :: ND : 6 28 41 24 1 CT : 0 13 56 28 3 :: OH : 1 7 29 53 10 DE : 2 29 26 43 0 :: OK : 0 2 22 67 9 FL : 0 0 25 60 15 :: OR : 0 1 13 77 9 GA : 0 1 21 71 7 :: PA : 13 22 42 20 3 ID : 0 0 10 61 29 :: RI : 0 6 80 14 0 IL : 3 8 36 47 6 :: SC : 1 7 34 51 7 IN : 1 6 28 55 10 :: SD : 2 4 17 62 15 IA : 2 14 36 41 7 :: TN : 0 2 16 60 22 KS : 1 6 19 61 13 :: TX : 0 5 29 49 17 KY : 1 5 35 51 8 :: UT : 2 2 14 76 6 LA : 0 1 22 63 14 :: VT : 0 0 18 68 14 ME : 1 2 12 71 14 :: VA : 10 25 45 20 0 MD : 11 23 34 32 0 :: WA : 0 7 14 72 7 MA : 0 13 27 60 0 :: WV : 0 6 36 55 3 MI : 5 21 45 24 5 :: WI : 1 3 20 64 12 MN : 2 16 39 39 4 :: WY : 1 2 15 72 10 MS : 1 4 19 60 16 :: : MO : 1 9 33 51 6 :: 48 Sts : 2 8 30 50 10 MT : 1 5 27 49 18 :: : NE : 3 13 31 52 1 :: Prev Wk: 2 7 28 51 12 NV : 0 1 18 67 14 :: Prev Yr: 6 13 30 45 6 NH : 0 0 44 56 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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