HDR1012000170100729971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released July 29, 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 21 - 27, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS: Torrential rains along the path of Hurricane Danny's remnants may have damaged crops in some areas of Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Despite the damage, most crops benefitted from the much-needed rain. Variable amounts of rain fell in the Corn Belt, resulting in fields in some areas receiving heavy precipitation, while other fields a few miles away received nothing. Scattered showers failed to dent 2-month moisture deficits in an area extending from northern Missouri to central Indiana. Hot, dry weather in the western half of the United States provided ideal winter wheat harvest conditions. However, the above-normal temperature - over 100 degrees as far north as Nebraska - and lack of precipitation stressed both crops and pastures. Livestock producers in Nebraska reported supplemental feeding due to lack of good forage in pastures. Winter wheat: Harvest of the Nation's winter wheat crop advanced to 79 percent (%) complete, compared with 78% harvested at this time last year and the 5-year average of 77%. Combines moved northward at week's end as harvest was winding down in the central Plains and most of the Corn Belt. Harvest was most active in Michigan, where farmers took advantage of dry weather and harvested 62% of their State's acreage during the week. Harvest progress was behind normal in Idaho and Washington as cutting was just getting underway. In Oregon, harvest progress gained momentum in the mid-Columbia region. Corn: Overall condition of the corn acreage remained virtually unchanged from last week. However, condition in eastern Corn Belt States improved with scattered rainfall, while condition in western States declined due to lack of precipitation and above-normal temperatures. In Illinois, timely rains were welcomed, but many farmers reported their acreage was still dry and being stressed by continued hot weather. Many areas of Indiana were still in need of precipitation as soil moisture conditions continued to decline. Scattered showers nourished many Iowa fields, but east-central and south-central areas remained very dry. Hot, dry weather stressed dryland crops in Nebraska, but late-week rains provided some relief in eastern and southern counties. In Missouri, lower corn leaves were turning brown in the driest fields. Sixty percent of the corn acreage was silking, ahead of 45% in 1996 and the average of 55%. Silking progress was generally ahead of normal in the western Corn Belt States, but behind in the eastern part of the region. Soybeans: Plants were blooming on 68% of the national soybean acreage, ahead of the 50% blooming a year ago and the average of 58%. Eighteen percent of the acreage was setting pods, on par with average. Overall, soybean condition was virtually unchanged and rated mostly good. Rain, heat, and humidity generally pushed soybean development along in Iowa. As with corn, scattered showers benefitted many soybean fields in the Corn Belt, but other fields close by remained dry. Fields in the western Corn Belt, most notably in Nebraska, were stressed by hot, dry weather. Heavy rainfall in southern Minnesota benefitted soybeans. Cotton: The pace of cotton setting bolls was ahead of normal in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas while behind normal elsewhere. For the Nation, 65% of the acreage was setting bolls, compared with 75% last year and the average of 66%. Cotton condition rated mostly good to fair. In Texas, additional heat units in most areas provided good growing conditions, but late-planted fields needed additional moisture. Despite scattered rainfall in Georgia, fields did not receive enough moisture to keep cotton condition from declining. Weevil populations in Louisiana cotton fields continued to grow. In Arizona, the first bales of cotton were ginned and insect pressure was light to moderate in the major growing areas. Harvest was just getting underway in Texas. Sorghum: Sorghum heading reached 37% complete, compared with 40% in 1996 and the average of 38%. Eighteen percent of the acreage was coloring, behind both last year and the average pace. Sorghum fields in Kansas were becoming stressed by hot, dry weather. In Texas, fields were turning color fast due to hot temperatures. Harvest expanded to central Texas and portions of the Badlands. Missouri, Nebraska, and New Mexico sorghum condition declined with another week of dry weather in the major producing counties. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat and barley heading neared completion, ahead of last year's pace and the average. Condition of both crops declined slightly as hot, dry weather prevailed over the major producing States. Condition of the oat crop remained in mostly good to fair condition as harvest gained momentum. Nebraska farmers harvested their oat acreage well ahead of the normal pace due to dry conditions. Pennsylvania growers also harvested ahead of average. Harvest progress was at or behind the normal pace elsewhere. Other Crops: Thirty percent of the rice crop was headed by week's end, behind both the 49% headed in 1996 and the average of 39%. Heading progress was significantly behind normal in Arkansas and Texas. Blackbirds were becoming a serious problem in Louisiana rice fields. Peanuts were pegging on 84% of the Nation's acreage, behind 91% in 1996. Condition of the peanut acreage declined as fields in Georgia showed signs of stress due to lack of moisture. In Texas, irrigation remained active where available, while dryland fields needed rain. Fields in North Carolina improved with rains from Hurricane Danny. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 30 July 20 - 26, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: Hurricane Danny's remnants and a slow-moving front combined to produce torrential rainfall across parts of the Southeastern and Middle Atlantic States. Danny re-emerged as a tropical storm after exiting southeastern Virginia, eventually brushing the coastal Northeast. The front also delivered scattered showers to dry areas of the Corn Belt, but failed to dent 2-month moisture deficits from northern Missouri to central Indiana. Late in the week, temperatures soared into the middle to upper 90's across the Midwest, stressing reproductive corn and soybeans. For the week, temperatures averaged 3 to 5 degrees F above normal from Nebraska and eastern Kansas to Kentucky and Tennesse, and 3 to 6 degrees F below normal across the Northeast. In the central Plains, highs regularly topped 100 degrees F. In the Southwest, monsoonal moisture held temperatures up to 6 degrees F below normal. Early in the week, the moisture-laden, remnant circulation of Hurricane Danny drifted northward into north-central Alabama. The low-pressure system then turned eastward, reaching southeastern Virginia on Thursday. Danny regained tropical-storm strength after reaching the Atlantic Ocean, drenching the northern Middle Atlantic coastal region and brushing Cape Cod with tropical-storm-force winds into Friday. Heavy rainfall also preceded Danny's arrival in parts of the Middle Atlantic region, easing recent dryness but causing locally serious flooding. In South Carolina, 24-hour totals on July 23-24 reached 5.70 inches in Camden and 5.55 inches in Union. In Badin, NC, near Charlotte, 10.30 inches fell during a 48-hour period ending Thursday morning. Charlotte collected 6.88 inches on July 23, an all-time, 24-hour record, breaking their mark of 5.46 inches set on October 10-11, 1990. Winds intensified as Danny approached the coast, gusting to 61 mph at Virginia's Langley Air Force Base and 58 mph in Elizabeth City, NC. Rainfall on Thursday totaled 3.75 inches in New York's Central Park and 3.54 inches in Newark, NJ, setting single-day records for July. Downtown Atlantic City, NJ netted 6.09 inches. Despite the rain, dryness lingered in some areas from northern Virginia to eastern New York. Cool weather cloaked the Nation's northeastern quadrant for much of the week. In Maine, Caribou notched consecutive daily-record lows (42 and 45 degrees F) on July 23-24. Saranac Lake, NY registered 35 degrees F on Wednesday. In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia's high of 65 degrees F on Thursday was their lowest in July since 1892. Farther west, however, heat prevailed over the Central States for much of the week, spreading into the Midwest at week's end. On Saturday, WaKeeney, KS noted a daily-record high of 102 degrees F, while farther north, maxima soared to 98 degrees F in Moline, IL and 97 degrees F in Cedar Rapids, IA. Heat and dryness also intensified on the southern Plains, where Waco, TX logged their first 100-degree day of the year on Wednesday. From July 1-26, only a trace of rain fell in such Texas locations as Brownsville, Austin, and San Antonio. Since June 1, rainfall averaged less than 50 percent of normal in a broad belt from central Missouri to west-central Indiana. Just to the north, however, heavy rain has fallen. Minneapolis, MN, set their third daily-rainfall record of the month on Tuesday, measuring 2.69 inches. By week's end, Minneapolis' monthly rainfall reached 12.48 inches, 420 percent of normal. As far south as Des Moines, IA, 4.45 inches fell on Thursday, a daily-record total. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 31 8 52 31 AL : 35 20 43 43 GA : 100 97 100 100 AR : 36 22 49 39 IL : 74 28 48 72 GA : 57 34 47 48 IN : 40 7 32 62 IL : 74 49 39 62 IA : 70 11 37 48 IN : 65 49 30 65 KS : 90 60 96 76 IA : 87 60 68 70 KY : 60 45 66 80 KS : 75 52 59 48 MI : 15 3 11 29 KY : 19 11 33 44 MN : 72 13 42 53 LA : 82 66 84 69 MO : 83 59 81 65 MI : 53 14 19 44 NE : 70 27 65 57 MN : 80 44 65 66 NC : 91 85 97 95 MS : 61 45 83 63 OH : 21 4 13 45 MO : 62 40 47 45 PA : 30 8 50 38 NE : 74 52 62 58 SD : 22 1 14 21 NC : 28 20 32 28 TX : 90 61 97 88 OH : 78 58 33 64 WI : 27 3 8 26 SC : 33 32 36 31 : SD : 62 33 55 51 17 Sts: 60 21 45 55 TN : 33 19 43 38 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 68 45 50 58 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 14 NA 13 17 AR : 100 98 100 100 AR : 6 NA 25 16 CA : 99 98 99 98 GA : 26 NA 23 23 CO : 95 87 88 81 IL : 17 NA 7 19 GA : 100 100 100 100 IN : 15 NA 0 12 ID : 4 2 6 10 IA : 29 NA 15 27 IL : 98 94 96 94 KS : 20 NA 17 13 IN : 89 76 85 90 KY : 7 NA 11 14 KS : 100 99 100 96 LA : 56 NA 52 37 MI : 65 3 45 54 MI : 0 NA NA NA MO : 100 99 100 93 MN : 16 NA 9 17 MT : 10 0 2 2 MS : 39 NA 61 31 NE : 88 64 79 74 MO : 15 NA 10 12 NC : 100 100 100 98 NE : 9 NA 11 15 OH : 84 41 91 84 NC : 10 NA 10 8 OK : 100 100 100 100 OH : 14 NA 0 16 OR : 30 3 18 26 SC : 18 NA 18 11 SD : 22 8 20 33 SD : 25 NA 20 15 TX : 100 99 100 99 TN : 9 NA 15 11 WA : 6 2 15 24 : : 19 Sts: 18 NA 13 18 19 Sts: 79 72 78 77 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 52 24 76 72 AR : 6 NA 45 23 AZ : 95 94 92 91 CO : 0 NA NA NA AR : 82 45 99 85 IL : 0 NA 0 2 CA : 70 40 76 71 KS : 0 NA NA NA GA : 80 53 91 84 LA : 19 NA 41 31 LA : 94 68 99 95 MS : 42 NA 40 30 MS : 84 60 97 86 MO : 1 NA 0 2 MO : 72 39 91 75 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 86 65 85 61 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 60 15 75 65 OK : 3 NA 17 7 OK : 17 9 48 38 SD : 1 NA NA NA SC : 49 30 78 68 TX : 50 NA 54 60 TN : 73 24 95 76 : TX : 52 24 56 47 12 Sts: 18 NA 35 37 : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 65 37 75 66 These 12 States produced 99% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 sorghum crop. These 14 States produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Sorghum: Percent Headed, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- : Week Ending : State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 :-----------------------: 1992- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 -------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent ID : 99 93 97 95 : MN : 97 93 90 97 AR : 47 33 70 70 MT : 98 93 96 94 CO : 12 2 9 6 ND : 96 82 91 91 IL : 17 3 3 19 SD : 98 93 99 100 KS : 22 16 23 15 : LA : 78 69 96 87 5 Sts : 97 88 93 94 MS : 91 75 91 82 -------------------------------------- MO : 40 18 31 35 These 5 States produced 96% of the NE : 10 0 2 12 1996 spring wheat crop. NM : 3 1 3 8 OK : 15 10 45 29 SD : 16 0 12 10 TX : 67 58 72 75 : 12 Sts: 37 29 40 38 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 12 3 47 32 IA : 33 NA 26 40 CA : 10 0 5 2 MI : 0 NA 7 5 LA : 66 57 67 69 MN : 0 NA 6 7 MS : 52 35 60 45 NE : 82 NA 54 51 TX : 56 51 92 75 ND : 0 NA 0 0 : OH : 16 NA 19 26 5 Sts : 30 21 49 39 PA : 29 NA 29 18 -------------------------------------- SD : 14 NA 9 14 These 5 States produced 97% of the WI : 2 NA 7 8 1996 rice crop. : 9 Sts : 14 NA 12 14 -------------------------------------- Barley: Percent Headed, These 9 States produced 70% of the Selected States 1996 oats crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- Peanuts: Percent Pegging, State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 Selected States : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Percent :-----------------------: 1992- : State:Jul 27,:Jul 20,:Jul 27,: 1996 ID : 99 94 94 94 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. MN : 98 95 94 98 -------------------------------------- MT : 98 93 94 93 : Percent ND : 95 83 96 94 : SD : 99 92 97 99 AL : 79 74 95 NA WA : 100 100 100 100 FL : 99 91 99 NA : GA : 93 82 97 NA 6 Sts : 97 89 95 95 NC : 80 52 78 NA -------------------------------------- OK : 91 86 97 NA These 6 States produced 82% of the SC : 64 58 82 NA 1996 barley crop. TX : 68 53 77 NA VA : 72 47 92 NA : 8 Sts : 84 71 91 NA -------------------------------------- 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 : 2 5 19 55 19 AL : 1 6 45 46 2 GA : 0 1 21 72 6 AR : 2 12 36 44 6 IL : 2 9 32 46 11 GA : 0 7 33 56 4 IN : 2 6 26 55 11 IL : 2 8 32 49 9 IA : 0 3 17 58 22 IN : 2 6 27 53 12 KS : 1 5 20 53 21 IA : 0 3 19 58 20 KY : 2 13 35 44 6 KS : 1 2 21 60 16 MI : 2 7 36 42 13 KY : 1 13 30 39 17 MN : 2 4 22 54 18 LA : 2 12 30 49 7 MO : 2 12 40 41 5 MI : 2 5 28 50 15 NE : 2 7 25 50 16 MN : 3 7 31 49 10 NC : 5 17 39 38 1 MS : 0 10 36 43 11 OH : 2 6 24 50 18 MO : 3 13 41 39 4 PA : 12 25 40 20 3 NE : 1 6 31 55 7 SD : 3 3 14 57 23 NC : 1 4 28 63 4 TX : 1 3 16 66 14 OH : 1 6 28 49 16 WI : 0 3 10 49 38 SC : 0 2 12 65 21 : SD : 3 6 18 57 16 17 Sts : 2 6 24 51 17 TN : 0 7 37 51 5 : : Prev Wk : 1 6 25 50 18 19 Sts : 2 7 29 50 12 Prev Yr : 3 8 28 47 14 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 7 30 51 11 Prev Yr : 2 10 33 45 10 -------------------------------------- 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 16 46 25 2 ID : 0 1 9 75 15 AZ : 0 0 15 60 25 MN : 4 8 40 45 3 AR : 0 17 41 41 1 MT : 1 12 40 40 7 CA : 0 0 0 70 30 ND : 3 14 39 40 4 GA : 0 4 32 54 10 SD : 1 6 29 55 9 LA : 3 17 45 26 9 : MS : 2 5 31 52 10 5 Sts : 2 11 37 44 6 MO : 2 15 37 45 1 : NM : 0 4 27 54 15 Prev Wk : 3 12 33 46 6 NC : 3 6 38 48 5 Prev Yr : 1 8 30 53 8 OK : 0 3 20 72 5 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 2 17 72 8 TN : 3 10 37 48 2 TX : 4 16 33 38 9 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 3 11 31 45 10 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 2 8 29 49 12 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 3 11 26 45 15 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 3 21 60 16 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 3 40 50 7 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 7 20 69 4 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 0 30 62 8 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 31 58 9 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 32 52 14 AR : 1 6 41 48 4 Prev Yr : 0 2 24 59 15 CO : 0 6 24 64 6 -------------------------------------- IL : 2 5 32 59 2 KS : 1 5 26 56 12 LA : 0 3 37 59 1 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 0 7 30 60 3 by Percent, Selected States MO : 2 8 39 44 7 -------------------------------------- NE : 3 12 46 38 1 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 0 4 35 61 0 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 12 23 60 5 : Percent SD : 0 3 13 70 14 : TX : 1 7 28 43 21 ID : 0 1 7 73 19 : MN : 4 13 40 40 3 12 Sts : 1 7 29 50 13 MT : 1 5 35 43 16 : ND : 3 14 36 44 3 Prev Wk : 0 3 25 57 15 SD : 2 9 27 53 9 Prev Yr : 3 7 26 50 14 WA : 0 0 9 73 18 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 2 9 30 50 9 : Prev Wk : 2 9 27 52 10 Prev Yr : 1 7 25 54 13 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 24 57 15 MI : 3 7 40 42 8 MN : 13 6 34 44 3 NE : 0 6 39 51 4 ND : 4 17 45 32 2 OH : 1 7 33 50 9 PA : 0 3 29 54 14 SD : 2 5 27 55 11 WI : 0 2 15 60 23 : 9 Sts : 3 7 31 49 10 : Prev Wk : 2 9 30 48 11 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 7 38 50 3 FL : 0 1 17 45 37 GA : 0 4 32 57 7 NC : 0 6 30 60 4 OK : 0 0 29 57 14 SC : 0 0 13 83 4 TX : 4 9 21 53 13 VA : 0 15 30 50 5 : 8 Sts : 1 6 29 54 10 : Prev Wk : 0 4 28 57 11 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 2 36 54 8 :: NJ : 0 80 20 0 0 AZ : 16 19 36 25 4 :: NM : 4 12 34 47 3 AR : 3 26 42 27 2 :: NY : 14 15 23 48 0 CA : 5 15 50 25 5 :: NC : 2 20 34 43 1 CO : 15 30 31 21 3 :: ND : 4 24 42 29 1 CT : 0 20 48 32 0 :: OH : 3 12 37 40 8 DE : 10 34 40 15 1 :: OK : 1 3 34 53 9 FL : 0 0 10 65 25 :: OR : 0 1 14 67 18 GA : 1 9 37 50 3 :: PA : 19 45 25 11 0 ID : 0 1 17 59 23 :: RI : 0 46 47 7 0 IL : 5 20 34 38 3 :: SC : 0 10 27 58 5 IN : 4 12 38 40 6 :: SD : 2 4 20 59 15 IA : 8 17 38 33 4 :: TN : 0 13 38 45 4 KS : 3 11 27 48 11 :: TX : 1 15 40 35 9 KY : 4 24 42 28 2 :: UT : 0 7 25 62 6 LA : 0 6 29 58 7 :: VT : 0 0 0 81 19 ME : 4 4 23 60 9 :: VA : 8 34 37 20 1 MD : 39 23 24 14 0 :: WA : 5 10 10 70 5 MA : 0 18 33 49 0 :: WV : 0 7 31 60 2 MI : 4 31 42 21 2 :: WI : 0 2 20 63 15 MN : 2 8 34 49 7 :: WY : 0 3 26 68 3 MS : 0 3 22 57 18 :: : MO : 5 25 44 25 1 :: 48 Sts : 4 14 33 42 7 MT : 2 7 28 54 9 :: : NE : 9 26 40 22 3 :: Prev Wk: 3 12 33 44 8 NV : 0 3 26 62 9 :: Prev Yr: 5 13 32 44 6 NH : 0 0 35 65 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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