HDR1012000170100805971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released August 5, 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 28 - August 3, 1997 HIGHLIGHTS: Corn and soybean conditions declined in the central Corn Belt as crops showed signs of stress from lack of moisture. Temperatures, fortunately, turned cooler and moderated the stress slightly. Dry, sunny weather in the upper Missouri Valley provided favorable winter wheat harvest conditions. However, the lack of moisture stressed spring grains. In the Southeast, rainfall kept fields moist in most areas. Monsoonal moisture caused flash flooding in eastern Colorado, damaging some fields along rivers and streams, but providing much-needed rainfall to others. Continued hot, dry weather in Texas and Oklahoma caused dryland crop conditions to decline and irrigation operations to remain active. Winter wheat: Nationwide, 86 percent (%) of the winter wheat acreage was harvested, ahead of both 84% at this time last year and for the 5-year average. Harvest progressed swiftly in Montana as warm, dry weather dominated the northern Plains. South Dakota's wheat farmers harvested nearly one-fourth of their State's wheat acreage, but progress remained behind average. In Washington and Oregon, winter wheat harvest progressed behind the normal pace, but gained momentum as growers took advantage of dry, sunny weather. Wet, humid conditions delayed harvest in Idaho. Corn: Corn was silking on 85% of the Nation's acreage, compared with 69% in 1996 and the average of 75%. Several States in the northern and eastern Corn Belt recorded significant increases in the amount of acreage silking. Corn condition declined in central Corn Belt States as the crop showed signs of stress from lack of moisture. Many of the driest corn fields in Illinois and Missouri began to fire (or dry) as high up as the ear. Iowa's crops continued to progress in mostly good condition, despite areas that were dealing with low moisture and high insect populations. Overall, corn remained in mostly good condition. Corn harvest was underway in the Southern States. Soybeans: Soybeans bloomed on 81% of the acreage, ahead of 66% last year and the average of 73%. Thirty-eight percent of the acreage was setting pods, also ahead of last year and the average. Fields in the Southeast progressed behind the normal pace due to late planting. Elsewhere, soybean development was generally ahead of normal. Like corn, lack of moisture in the central Corn Belt stressed soybeans and caused the condition to decline. In Indiana, crop conditions remained good in areas that have received timely rains. However, many areas have not been as fortunate. Row crop conditions improved in southeast Nebraska, but continued to decline in the central and south-central areas. Soybeans in the Southeast looked better where rain was received, but some fields still showed drought stress. Overall, soybeans rated mostly good to fair. Cotton: Cotton was setting bolls on 80% of the national acreage, behind 85% in 1996 but ahead of the average of 78%. Progress was ahead of normal in Texas and the western cotton-producing States, but behind normal elsewhere. Bolls were opening on 4% of the acreage, behind both 1996 and the average. Nationwide, cotton condition rated mostly good to fair. Showers along the Gulf and southern Atlantic Coasts improved condition. Lack of moisture in Missouri stressed the cotton acreage. In Texas, cotton fields benefited from the hot weather, but dryland fields began showing signs of moisture stress. Harvest operations increased slowly in southern areas of the State. After a slow start in New Mexico, the cotton crop continued to mature quickly. Rice: Rice heading reached 46% complete, behind both the 61% of a year ago and the average of 52%. Rice fields in California headed nearly 2 weeks ahead of normal, while fields in the Southeast headed behind the normal pace. Condition of the rice crop was virtually unchanged from last week and rated mostly good. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat and barley harvest were just underway. Normally at this time, 4% of the spring wheat acreage and 7% of the barley acreage is harvested. Lack of moisture stressed both the spring wheat and barley acreage in the northern High Plains. In North Dakota, wet, cool weather promoted the development of head and foliar diseases in small grains, causing condition to decline considerably. Small grain development in North Dakota advanced well ahead of last year and the average. Condition of both crops rated mostly good to fair. Oat producers in Iowa and Ohio made good harvest progress, cutting 44% and 35%, respectively, of their States' acreage. Nationwide, oat harvest advanced to 28% complete, ahead of last year but equal to the average. Oat condition rated mostly good to fair. Other Crops: Fifty-five percent of the sorghum acreage was heading, 2 percentage points ahead of 1996 and 6 points ahead of the average. Twenty-one percent of the acreage was turning color, 3 points behind both 1996 and the average. Condition of the sorghum acreage in Illinois and Missouri declined due to dry conditions. In Kansas, Nebraska, and New Mexico, cooler weather and showers benefited the crop. Peanuts were pegging on 91% of the national acreage, behind 94% in 1996. Condition of the peanut crop improved with rainfall in the Southeast and rated mostly good. In Georgia, peanut condition improved slightly, but development was slightly behind the average. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 31 July 27 - August 2, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Early-week heat yielded to sharply cooler conditions across the Midwest and East, resulting in more than five dozen daily-record lows between July 30 and August 2. Nevertheless, only scattered showers dampened dry topsoils from the central Corn Belt to the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast. In contrast, flash flooding struck the central High Plains and adjacent foothills, especially in Fort Collins, CO, as monsoonal moisture interacted with a frontal boundary. Heavy rain also fell in parts of the Southeast and Southwest. Hot (up to 3 degrees F above normal), dry weather prevailed in the Northwest and parts of Texas, but clouds and rainfall held readings as much as 5 degrees F below normal in the Southwest. Midwestern temperatures averaged up to 3 degrees F below normal. Early in the week, very hot weather continued from the central and southern Plains eastward. Indianapolis, IN, notched 99 degrees F on July 26 and 27, their highest readings since the mercury also hit 99 degrees F on July 14, 1995. Nashville, TN also recorded 99 degrees F on Sunday, their highest since August 30, 1995. On Monday, Washington, DC reached 100 degrees F for the third time this year (also on June 25 and July 17), their first multiple triple-digit days in a summer since 1993. Heat persisted for most of the week across the South Central States. On Tuesday, triple-digit heat arrived in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (101 degrees F) for the first time this year. Wichita Falls, TX (100 degrees F) logged its 10th such day. Farther north, however, International Falls, MN (39 degrees F) marked a daily-record low. A day later, both Binghamton, NY and Scranton, PA registered 47 degrees F. On Thursday, Elkins, WV tallied 42 degrees F. Cool weather continued across the East at week's end. In Asheville, NC, lows of 49 degrees F on August 1 and 2 represented their earliest sub-50-degree readings, breaking the record set on August 5, 1985. On Friday, lows dipped below 60 degrees F as far south as Augusta, GA (56 degrees F). Meanwhile, daily-record heat arrived along the southern California Coast. On Saturday, highs soared to 103 degrees F in Pasadena and 99 degrees F in Long Beach. On Monday night, as much as 8 to 10 inches of rain swamped the 10-square-mile Spring Creek basin, flooding Ft. Collins, CO and killing five people. The next day, torrential rains struck again, totaling 2.02 inches in 34 minutes at Colorado Springs, CO and 2.80 inches in 39 minutes at Amarillo, TX. Colorado Springs netted a record 1-hour rainfall (2.96 inches), breaking their record of 1.55 inches on July 11, 1967, and a near-record 24-hour total (3.65 inches), second only to a 3.73-inch amount on August 1-2, 1976. Nearby Denver received a 24-hour, July-record total of 2.71 inches on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Phoenix, AZ absorbed 0.16 inches of rain on July 30, ending their sixth-longest precipitation-free streak at 117 days. In Texas, however, July rainfall totaled only a trace in San Antonio and Brownsville. Across the central Corn Belt, monthly totals were as low as 0.89 inches (sixth driest July on record) in Springfield, IL and 0.55 inches (second driest) in Indianapolis, IN. In contrast, Melbourne, FL posted consecutive daily-rainfall records on July 30-31 (2.17 and 1.87 inches, respectively). On August 1, Jacksonville, FL measured 3.73 inches, a daily-record total. In Alaska, highs of 78 degrees F (on Monday) in King Salmon and 72 degrees F (on Tuesday) in Nome were among several daily-record highs, as weekly temperatures ranged from 1 to 8 degrees F above normal. Meanwhile, a tropical disturbance soaked Hilo, HI with more than 7 inches of rain, but also induced warm conditions in leeward (downslope) areas. Honolulu's highs of 92 degrees F on Monday and Thursday were daily records. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 66 31 76 53 AL : 51 35 57 56 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 51 36 65 54 IL : 94 74 73 88 GA : 70 57 63 63 IN : 77 40 52 81 IL : 91 74 60 77 IA : 92 70 72 73 IN : 79 65 48 79 KS : 98 90 100 88 IA : 95 87 83 83 KY : 73 60 78 88 KS : 86 75 84 65 MI : 47 15 28 54 KY : 32 19 48 59 MN : 94 72 76 75 LA : 91 82 93 81 MO : 95 83 90 79 MI : 68 53 33 63 NE : 91 70 87 77 MN : 93 80 81 82 NC : 95 91 98 97 MS : 75 61 87 74 OH : 61 21 41 71 MO : 72 62 61 61 PA : 62 30 65 60 NE : 93 74 87 77 SD : 71 22 43 45 NC : 32 28 39 41 TX : 97 90 98 94 OH : 89 78 50 81 WI : 75 27 33 49 SC : 46 33 49 45 : SD : 80 62 64 63 17 Sts: 85 60 69 75 TN : 40 33 56 55 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 81 68 66 73 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:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 22 14 27 30 AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 12 6 35 25 CA : 99 99 99 99 GA : 41 26 37 34 CO : 97 95 95 93 IL : 40 17 18 35 GA : 100 100 100 100 IN : 32 15 9 28 ID : 10 4 19 21 IA : 58 29 34 46 IL : 100 98 98 97 KS : 40 20 36 26 IN : 99 89 97 97 KY : 12 7 23 23 KS : 100 100 100 98 LA : 66 56 57 52 MI : 92 65 67 82 MI : 22 0 0 15 MO : 100 100 100 97 MN : 36 16 26 36 MT : 39 10 13 9 MS : 42 39 68 43 NE : 97 88 93 89 MO : 29 15 22 26 NC : 100 100 100 100 NE : 40 9 34 32 OH : 97 84 98 96 NC : 15 10 23 18 OK : 100 100 100 100 OH : 38 14 4 34 OR : 44 30 37 48 SC : 20 18 22 19 SD : 46 22 53 59 SD : 50 25 23 27 TX : 100 100 100 100 TN : 16 9 25 22 WA : 27 6 26 41 : : 19 Sts: 38 18 25 33 19 Sts: 86 79 84 84 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 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, Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 61 52 86 85 AL : 0 NA 0 0 AZ : 98 95 98 97 AZ : 15 NA 29 19 AR : 97 82 100 94 AR : 1 NA 0 0 CA : 90 70 97 90 CA : 5 NA 0 1 GA : 90 80 97 95 GA : 0 NA 4 2 LA : 96 94 100 97 LA : 0 NA 0 1 MS : 95 84 100 94 MS : 2 NA 1 0 MO : 85 72 99 93 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 89 86 94 79 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 70 60 82 79 NC : 1 NA 4 1 OK : 25 17 74 60 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 64 49 89 82 SC : 1 NA 0 0 TN : 84 73 100 93 TN : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 71 52 70 60 TX : 7 NA 14 11 : : 14 Sts: 80 65 85 78 14 Sts: 4 NA 7 5 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 71 47 84 82 CO : 18 12 17 17 IL : 46 17 5 34 KS : 46 22 46 29 LA : 86 78 98 93 MS : 97 91 95 88 MO : 61 40 50 53 NE : 37 10 17 26 NM : 10 3 4 17 OK : 19 15 49 41 SD : 39 16 16 18 TX : 76 67 77 79 : 12 Sts: 55 37 53 49 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 11 6 48 32 AR : 27 12 60 50 CO : 0 0 0 0 CA : 40 10 18 8 IL : 5 0 0 4 LA : 76 66 78 78 KS : 4 0 4 1 MS : 60 52 78 61 LA : 32 19 53 48 TX : 65 56 96 83 MS : 55 42 57 45 : MO : 5 1 5 8 5 Sts : 46 30 61 52 NE : 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- NM : 0 0 0 0 These 5 States produced 97% of the OK : 5 3 19 10 1996 rice crop. SD : 6 1 4 1 TX : 54 50 58 64 : Barley: Percent Harvested, 12 Sts: 21 18 24 24 Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the : Week Ending : 1996 sorghum crop. :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Week Ending : ID : 5 NA 5 10 :-----------------------: 1992- MN : 2 NA 6 7 State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 MT : 1 NA 1 2 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. ND : 1 NA 2 3 -------------------------------------- SD : 5 NA 14 21 : Percent WA : 6 NA 11 29 : : ID : 2 NA 4 7 6 Sts : 2 NA 4 7 MN : 2 NA 7 7 -------------------------------------- MT : 1 NA 1 1 These 6 States produced 83% of the ND : 0 NA 0 1 1996 barley crop. SD : 4 NA 4 15 : 5 Sts : 1 NA 2 4 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1996 spring wheat crop. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 77 33 66 68 MI : 25 0 18 16 MN : 9 0 18 19 NE : 94 82 79 72 ND : 0 0 1 2 OH : 51 16 42 48 PA : 45 29 39 35 SD : 20 14 25 30 WI : 20 2 9 17 : 9 Sts : 28 14 25 28 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 70% of the 1996 oats crop. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 79 99 NA FL : 99 99 99 NA GA : 98 93 99 NA NC : 85 80 84 NA OK : 96 91 98 NA SC : 68 64 88 NA TX : 78 68 82 NA VA : 99 72 98 NA : 8 Sts : 91 84 94 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 : 3 7 19 52 19 AL : 11 11 48 27 3 GA : 0 1 21 70 8 AR : 2 12 36 42 8 IL : 3 13 36 42 6 GA : 0 5 29 58 8 IN : 3 9 31 50 7 IL : 3 11 39 43 4 IA : 1 3 19 57 20 IN : 3 7 31 50 9 KS : 1 6 23 52 18 IA : 1 3 21 59 16 KY : 3 17 40 35 5 KS : 0 4 21 58 17 MI : 4 9 33 43 11 KY : 1 11 36 46 6 MN : 1 3 16 58 22 LA : 2 12 28 54 4 MO : 5 19 38 32 6 MI : 2 12 33 45 8 NE : 2 6 25 52 15 MN : 1 8 28 51 12 NC : 1 18 27 53 1 MS : 2 9 26 52 11 OH : 1 6 25 47 21 MO : 5 20 43 27 5 PA : 17 30 35 15 3 NE : 1 4 29 56 10 SD : 1 3 15 52 29 NC : 0 2 22 74 2 TX : 0 2 25 52 21 OH : 2 6 27 47 18 WI : 0 2 9 52 37 SC : 0 2 11 64 23 : SD : 1 4 19 49 27 17 Sts : 2 7 25 50 16 TN : 0 6 39 45 10 : : Prev Wk : 2 6 24 51 17 19 Sts : 2 8 30 49 11 Prev Yr : 3 8 27 47 15 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 7 29 50 12 Prev Yr : 3 9 31 47 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 20 35 30 4 ID : 0 0 11 64 25 AZ : 0 0 19 59 22 MN : 4 14 50 30 2 AR : 0 19 39 39 3 MT : 1 8 49 38 4 CA : 0 0 0 65 35 ND : 5 18 41 34 2 GA : 0 4 30 52 14 SD : 0 7 25 53 15 LA : 2 12 37 42 7 : MS : 3 7 22 60 8 5 Sts : 3 13 41 38 5 MO : 5 26 39 29 1 : NM : 0 9 20 58 13 Prev Wk : 2 11 37 44 6 NC : 2 3 27 66 2 Prev Yr : 2 9 33 48 8 OK : 0 4 22 69 5 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 3 17 67 12 TN : 1 7 32 54 6 TX : 2 10 35 42 11 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 2 9 30 48 11 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 3 11 31 45 10 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 3 10 25 46 16 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 3 22 52 23 CA : 0 0 40 60 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 40 51 7 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 2 29 63 6 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 3 31 62 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 30 56 12 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 31 58 9 AR : 2 13 41 42 2 Prev Yr : 0 3 20 61 16 CO : 4 5 18 64 9 -------------------------------------- IL : 3 12 37 45 3 KS : 1 5 23 55 16 LA : 0 5 37 56 2 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 0 4 32 52 12 by Percent, Selected States MO : 5 13 43 34 5 -------------------------------------- NE : 3 10 35 48 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 1 5 35 59 0 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 13 24 61 2 : Percent SD : 0 1 15 71 13 : TX : 1 7 32 45 15 ID : 0 1 8 68 23 : MN : 4 17 26 51 2 12 Sts : 1 7 29 51 12 MT : 0 5 38 42 15 : ND : 3 16 40 39 2 Prev Wk : 1 7 29 50 13 SD : 0 7 28 59 6 Prev Yr : 2 7 25 52 14 WA : 0 0 4 72 24 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 2 10 31 48 9 : Prev Wk : 2 9 30 50 9 Prev Yr : 2 7 30 50 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 24 57 15 MI : 3 12 39 39 7 MN : 2 10 39 45 4 NE : 0 6 39 51 4 ND : 4 23 44 28 1 OH : 0 4 25 63 8 PA : 0 5 30 50 15 SD : 2 4 25 61 8 WI : 1 3 16 61 19 : 9 Sts : 2 9 31 49 9 : Prev Wk : 3 7 31 49 10 Prev Yr : 0 4 30 57 9 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 9 40 36 15 FL : 0 0 3 67 30 GA : 0 3 29 59 9 NC : 0 3 24 68 5 OK : 0 0 32 66 2 SC : 0 0 9 86 5 TX : 0 3 21 60 16 VA : 0 5 25 60 10 : 8 Sts : 0 4 27 57 12 : Prev Wk : 1 6 29 54 10 Prev Yr : 3 8 26 54 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 : 1 3 30 56 10 :: NJ : 0 80 20 0 0 AZ : 11 36 37 14 2 :: NM : 1 8 32 54 5 AR : 3 27 44 25 1 :: NY : 14 27 59 0 0 CA : 0 20 40 40 0 :: NC : 1 10 39 47 3 CO : 9 16 28 43 4 :: ND : 6 26 40 27 1 CT : 0 7 71 22 0 :: OH : 4 10 39 39 8 DE : 12 45 29 14 0 :: OK : 0 6 34 55 5 FL : 0 0 5 80 15 :: OR : 0 3 16 63 18 GA : 1 4 28 60 7 :: PA : 25 40 30 5 0 ID : 0 0 17 64 19 :: RI : 0 50 50 0 0 IL : 12 24 35 27 2 :: SC : 0 7 25 60 8 IN : 9 27 35 27 2 :: SD : 0 3 17 57 23 IA : 10 22 34 30 4 :: TN : 2 15 42 39 2 KS : 3 9 31 50 7 :: TX : 1 14 38 39 8 KY : 7 26 43 22 2 :: UT : 0 5 26 60 9 LA : 0 6 33 54 7 :: VT : 0 0 36 64 0 ME : 5 10 48 37 0 :: VA : 3 22 48 26 1 MD : 43 22 20 15 0 :: WA : 7 10 10 70 3 MA : 13 33 28 24 2 :: WV : 0 9 32 54 5 MI : 14 24 32 25 5 :: WI : 1 4 26 55 14 MN : 1 9 35 47 8 :: WY : 0 2 24 62 12 MS : 0 5 18 62 15 :: : MO : 6 29 46 18 1 :: 48 Sts : 4 14 33 42 7 MT : 1 8 33 50 8 :: : NE : 14 24 35 23 4 :: Prev Wk: 4 14 33 42 7 NV : 0 0 26 59 15 :: Prev Yr: 5 13 31 45 6 NH : 0 15 39 46 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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