HDR1012000170100812971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released August 12, 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 August 4 - 10, 1997 Highlights: Crop conditions declined in the Corn Belt as scattered showers provided limited or no relief from persistent dryness in an area extending from Missouri northeastward to New York. However, below-normal temperatures in the area moderated the stress somewhat and reduced evaporation rates. The cool weather provided relief to dry soils as far south as Florida and Texas. Hot, dry weather in the northern Plains and west of the Rocky Mountains allowed grain harvest to make good progress. Beneficial rain fell in New England, bringing some relief to moisture-stressed crops and pastures. Winter wheat: Above-normal temperatures and limited precipitation provided ideal harvest conditions for winter wheat growers in Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. Scattered showers hampered harvest in parts of Idaho and Montana. Nationwide, winter wheat harvest was complete on 90 percent (%) of the acreage, slightly ahead of 89% at this time last year and for the 5-year average. Corn: Corn condition declined due to persistently dry soils in the Corn Belt. The topsoil rating in Iowa was the driest since July 3, 1992. In Illinois, lack of moisture has hampered kernel formation. Irrigation systems operated nearly non-stop in Nebraska. Overall, the corn crop condition rated mostly good to fair. Corn silking advanced to 96% complete, compared with 86% in 1996 and the average of 88%. Corn was in the dough stage on 28% of the acreage, slightly behind the average. Harvest for grain and silage was underway in the southern States. Soybeans: Soybeans continued to progress despite signs of stress due to dry soils. Plants were blooming on 89% of the national acreage, ahead of 80% last year and the average of 84%. Plants on 62% of the acreage were setting pods, also ahead of 1996 and the average. In Illinois, soybeans continued setting pods, but moisture was needed for filling. Below-normal temperatures across the Eastern and Central States somewhat moderated the effects of short moisture supplies on both corn and soybeans. Soybeans in the Southeast benefited from scattered showers. Cotton: Cotton condition increased in the Southeast due to rainfall. However, overall condition of the crop declined due to dry weather elsewhere. Late-week rains in northern Texas were welcomed, but below-normal temperatures limited progress. The late-week showers hampered harvest in southern areas of the State. Eighty-eight percent of the national cotton acreage was setting bolls, behind 94% in 1996 but ahead of the average of 87%. Bolls were opening on 7% of the acreage, behind both 1996 and the average. Cotton was blooming and setting bolls in most California fields, while bolls were beginning to open in southern areas. Georgia cotton growers were spraying for worms. Rice: Rice heading advanced to 65% complete, 12 percentage points behind last year but only 2 points behind the average. Rice grew rapidly in California as development remained nearly 2 weeks ahead of normal. Rice harvest was well underway in Louisiana but was slowed by rain. In Texas, draining activity increased and harvest began in a few more fields. Overall, 4% of the acreage was harvested, behind the average of 9%. Normally, Arkansas growers would have started harvest by this time. The rice crop remained in mostly good condition. Disease and weed treatments were ongoing in Arkansas. Other Small Grains: Spring wheat, at 10% harvested, and barley at 11% harvested, gained momentum as very warm, dry weather dominated the northern Plains. Harvest of both crops in South Dakota progressed rapidly under ideal conditions. Barley and spring wheat condition declined due to dry topsoils in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Head blight scab also contributed to the declining condition in North Dakota. Oat harvest neared the half-way mark, just ahead of both 1996 and the average. Other Crops: Sorghum heading was 70% complete, behind the 73% headed at this time last year but ahead of the average of 61%. Heading was well ahead of normal in the central Plains. Twenty-six percent of the acreage was turning color, behind 27% in 1996 and the average of 28%. Rainfall in the western and southern major sorghum-producing States improved crop condition. However, the dry weather in the central Plains and Corn Belt stressed sorghum fields. At the national level, sorghum condition remained in mostly good condition. Peanuts were pegging on 94% of the Nation's acreage, 3 points behind 1996. The peanut crop rated mostly good. Georgia peanut growers sprayed fungicide on peanut fields. Insect and disease problems were light in Texas. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 32 August 3 - 9, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Only scattered showers fell from southern Iowa and Missouri to the northern Mid-Atlantic region, further depleting topsoil moisture. In most of the dry area, however, temperatures remained below crops' heat-stress thresholds, ranging from 2 to 6 degrees F below normal and peaking in the 80's to lower 90's. Meanwhile, beneficial rainfall dampened the Red River Valley, but soils remained unfavorably dry elsewhere on the northern Plains. In parts of northern Montana, an early- to midweek heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 degrees F, followed by sharply cooler conditions by week's end. Farther south, locally intense monsoonal rains caused additional flash flooding in the Four Corners States and on the central high Plains. Significant rain also fell from eastern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast. Elsewhere, hot, dry weather prevailed along the West Coast, boosting weekly temperatures up to 7 degrees F above normal. A 5-day run of record warmth along the West Coast began on Sunday, when Pasadena, CA notched their first of four daily-record highs (103, 101, 107, and 105 degrees F). Nearly 30 daily-record highs were set during the span, including an August-record maximum of 109 degrees F on Wednesday in Simi Valley, CA. A day earlier, the record heat had spread as far north as Wenatchee, WA (102 degrees F). Havre, MT recorded 101 degrees F on Monday and 99 degrees F on Thursday. Meanwhile, a cold front surged through the Central and Eastern States, helping to produce about five dozen daily-record lows from August 5-9. On Wednesday, minima included 44 degrees F in Flint, MI and 45 degrees F in Mansfield, OH. In Illinois, lows dipped to 46 degrees F in both Champaign and Lincoln. A day later, lows fell to 50 degrees or below as far south as Springfield, MO (49 degrees F) and Dodge City, KS (50 degrees F). Later on Thursday, Ft. Smith, AR logged 68 degrees F, tying the record for their lowest maximum temperature in August. Significant rains ensued as the cold front interacted with tropical moisture. In Dodge City, 3.09 inches fell on August 5-6, their fourth-greatest, 24-hour total in August. On Thursday, Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX netted 2.32 inches, a daily-record total. For the week, rainfall topped 2 inches in locations such as Huntsville, AL, Shreveport, LA, Chattanooga, TN, and Austin, TX, and surpassed 4 inches in parts of southwestern Kansas, northeastern Texas, and eastern Florida. In San Antonio, TX, 0.49 inch fell on August 7, ending a 42-day streak without measurable rain. Rain eased dryness in New England, where weekly totals included 2.93 inches in Hartford, CT and 1.44 inches in Portland, ME. However, little or no rain fell across the central Corn Belt and northern Mid-Atlantic States. Since June 1, rainfall in the dry areas has ranged from about 30 to 60 percent of normal. In Peoria, IL, only 2.85 inches, 31 percent of normal, fell during the 70-day period ending August 9. Corn: Percent Silking, Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 88 66 89 74 CO : 26 NA 29 15 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 98 NA 97 99 IL : 99 94 87 95 IL : 37 NA 21 44 IN : 92 77 75 93 IN : 29 NA 21 37 IA : 99 92 91 88 IA : 13 NA 3 13 KS : 99 98 100 95 KS : 60 NA 76 51 KY : 84 73 92 93 KY : 34 NA 52 65 MI : 83 47 64 78 MI : 0 NA 0 2 MN : 99 94 94 88 MN : 0 NA 3 7 MO : 100 95 96 89 MO : 73 NA 69 55 NE : 99 91 96 91 NE : 37 NA 20 28 NC : 100 95 100 99 NC : 83 NA 90 85 OH : 91 61 72 90 OH : 18 NA 0 29 PA : 70 62 82 77 PA : 18 NA 28 20 SD : 88 71 68 68 SD : 16 NA 16 13 TX : 98 97 100 98 TX : 87 NA 94 84 WI : 93 75 60 71 WI : 18 NA 8 13 : : 17 Sts: 96 85 86 88 17 Sts: 28 NA 21 29 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the These 17 States produced 90% of the 1996 corn crop. 1996 corn crop. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 58 51 67 67 AL : 31 22 37 42 AR : 70 51 76 69 AR : 26 12 48 39 GA : 83 70 70 74 GA : 52 41 46 46 IL : 95 91 73 87 IL : 73 40 29 53 IN : 89 79 70 90 IN : 55 32 21 52 IA : 98 95 91 91 IA : 79 58 60 66 KS : 92 86 92 81 KS : 75 40 56 47 KY : 44 32 59 70 KY : 25 12 34 33 LA : 96 91 98 90 LA : 75 66 79 69 MI : 95 68 52 81 MI : 53 22 24 41 MN : 99 93 93 90 MN : 64 36 49 59 MS : 81 75 93 84 MS : 71 42 78 59 MO : 87 72 76 74 MO : 54 29 40 42 NE : 99 93 96 91 NE : 67 40 49 51 NC : 48 32 51 54 NC : 20 15 28 27 OH : 94 89 71 91 OH : 60 38 14 53 SC : 69 46 62 59 SC : 32 20 34 28 SD : 93 80 86 77 SD : 72 50 52 48 TN : 52 40 73 72 TN : 25 16 36 36 : : 19 Sts: 89 81 80 84 19 Sts: 62 38 42 52 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AL : 76 61 90 92 CA : 99 99 99 99 AZ : 100 98 100 99 CO : 100 97 99 97 AR : 100 97 100 98 GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 90 100 96 ID : 24 10 36 37 GA : 94 90 99 99 IL : 100 100 99 99 LA : 100 96 100 99 IN : 100 99 100 100 MS : 99 95 100 98 KS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 85 100 98 MI : 99 92 94 96 NM : 99 89 98 89 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 72 70 89 85 MT : 61 39 42 27 OK : 39 25 87 72 NE : 99 97 98 97 SC : 71 64 97 91 NC : 100 100 100 100 TN : 93 84 100 99 OH : 100 97 100 99 TX : 83 71 89 74 OK : 100 100 100 100 : OR : 64 44 56 68 14 Sts: 88 80 94 87 SD : 76 46 85 80 -------------------------------------- TX : 100 100 100 100 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 42 27 40 59 1996 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 90 86 89 89 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 0 0 3 3 AR : 20 11 53 45 AZ : 25 15 42 31 CO : 0 0 0 0 AR : 2 1 0 0 IL : 9 5 2 10 CA : 10 5 4 4 KS : 10 4 8 4 GA : 1 0 9 6 LA : 37 32 80 67 LA : 0 0 9 7 MS : 75 55 78 62 MS : 7 2 10 4 MO : 23 5 13 17 MO : 0 0 2 1 NE : 0 0 0 1 NM : 10 0 10 5 NM : 0 0 1 1 NC : 2 1 6 2 OK : 8 5 23 14 OK : 0 0 3 1 SD : 6 6 8 3 SC : 2 1 2 1 TX : 57 54 60 67 TN : 0 0 1 1 : TX : 11 7 17 14 12 Sts: 26 21 27 28 : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 7 4 11 8 These 12 States produced 99% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 sorghum crop. These 14 States produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Sorghum: Percent Headed, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- : Week Ending : State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 :-----------------------: 1992- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 -------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent ID : 9 2 13 17 : MN : 13 2 30 18 AR : 82 71 92 90 MT : 4 1 6 5 CO : 25 18 41 29 ND : 5 0 5 5 IL : 69 46 26 52 SD : 38 4 25 33 KS : 70 46 74 45 : LA : 90 86 100 97 5 Sts : 10 1 11 10 MS : 99 97 97 93 -------------------------------------- MO : 78 61 64 66 These 5 States produced 96% of the NE : 69 37 52 47 1996 spring wheat crop. NM : 32 10 13 31 OK : 33 19 55 51 SD : 57 39 48 36 TX : 79 76 88 85 : 12 Sts: 70 55 73 61 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Headed, Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 51 27 78 69 ID : 13 5 15 21 CA : 65 40 46 26 MN : 9 2 18 16 LA : 79 76 86 84 MT : 10 1 6 8 MS : 78 60 87 77 ND : 7 1 8 10 TX : 82 65 100 90 SD : 50 5 37 43 : WA : 25 6 28 44 5 Sts : 65 46 77 67 : -------------------------------------- 6 Sts : 11 2 12 15 These 5 States produced 97% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 rice crop. These 6 States produced 83% of the 1996 barley crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States Oats: Percent Harvested, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- : Week Ending : State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 :-----------------------: 1992- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 -------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent AR : 0 NA 8 2 : CA : 0 NA 0 0 IA : 97 77 90 89 LA : 20 NA 23 27 MI : 60 25 29 30 MS : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 37 9 50 39 TX : 1 NA 29 22 NE : 98 94 95 89 : ND : 4 0 7 8 5 Sts : 4 NA 11 9 OH : 76 51 68 71 -------------------------------------- PA : 59 45 49 55 These 5 States produced 97% of the SD : 58 20 52 54 1996 rice crop. WI : 40 20 29 33 : 9 Sts : 48 28 45 45 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 70% of the 1996 oats crop. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 85 100 NA FL : 100 99 99 NA GA : 98 98 100 NA NC : 90 85 91 NA OK : 98 96 99 NA SC : 75 68 94 NA TX : 84 78 90 NA VA : 99 99 100 NA : 8 Sts : 94 91 97 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 18 51 24 AL : 2 37 34 25 2 GA : 0 2 23 69 6 AR : 2 12 33 44 9 IL : 6 19 42 29 4 GA : 1 7 23 65 4 IN : 6 15 45 29 5 IL : 4 16 44 33 3 IA : 2 7 23 52 16 IN : 5 12 42 34 7 KS : 1 8 27 48 16 IA : 1 8 25 50 16 KY : 6 26 41 25 2 KS : 1 5 34 50 10 MI : 11 17 33 33 6 KY : 8 24 35 30 3 MN : 0 3 18 53 26 LA : 2 12 30 50 6 MO : 8 24 37 26 5 MI : 5 12 26 48 9 NE : 3 9 27 48 13 MN : 1 7 26 54 12 NC : 1 14 31 52 2 MS : 0 4 21 58 17 OH : 2 8 26 44 20 MO : 6 22 40 29 3 PA : 20 27 33 18 2 NE : 1 8 37 47 7 SD : 0 2 13 55 30 NC : 0 3 17 77 3 TX : 0 3 24 47 26 OH : 1 7 28 47 17 WI : 0 2 11 51 36 SC : 0 2 13 70 15 : SD : 0 3 19 57 21 17 Sts : 3 11 28 43 15 TN : 2 14 35 39 10 : : Prev Wk : 2 7 25 50 16 19 Sts : 2 11 32 45 10 Prev Yr : 3 8 25 48 16 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 8 30 49 11 Prev Yr : 2 9 31 47 11 -------------------------------------- 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 : 21 9 44 24 2 ID : 0 1 10 64 25 AZ : 0 0 10 60 30 MN : 3 20 37 37 3 AR : 0 19 39 38 4 MT : 0 10 40 44 6 CA : 0 0 0 65 35 ND : 5 20 42 32 1 GA : 0 4 25 59 12 SD : 0 6 37 47 10 LA : 4 10 36 44 6 : MS : 0 4 23 63 10 5 Sts : 3 15 40 38 4 MO : 1 6 57 32 4 : NM : 0 8 23 49 20 Prev Wk : 3 13 41 38 5 NC : 1 4 28 65 2 Prev Yr : 1 9 35 47 8 OK : 0 5 23 68 4 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 2 14 73 10 TN : 0 8 35 49 8 TX : 2 14 34 42 8 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 2 9 30 49 10 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 2 9 30 48 11 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 3 12 24 42 19 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 3 24 54 19 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 4 31 54 11 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 4 22 63 11 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 6 47 42 5 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 3 33 52 12 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 30 56 12 AR : 1 10 48 39 2 Prev Yr : 0 3 19 60 18 CO : 0 0 15 70 15 -------------------------------------- IL : 4 14 46 36 0 KS : 1 5 25 56 13 LA : 0 3 32 63 2 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 0 3 19 76 2 by Percent, Selected States MO : 7 17 41 33 2 -------------------------------------- NE : 6 13 33 44 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 0 2 30 66 2 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 2 35 61 2 : Percent SD : 0 1 14 70 15 : TX : 1 6 30 51 12 ID : 0 1 7 66 26 : MN : 4 14 43 35 4 12 Sts : 2 7 29 52 10 MT : 1 5 41 44 9 : ND : 3 16 41 37 3 Prev Wk : 1 7 29 51 12 SD : 0 2 21 69 8 Prev Yr : 3 7 25 51 14 WA : 0 0 10 71 19 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 2 10 34 45 9 : Prev Wk : 2 10 31 48 9 Prev Yr : 1 9 28 51 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 24 57 15 MI : 1 5 31 53 10 MN : 2 11 33 49 5 NE : 0 6 39 51 4 ND : 4 27 40 28 1 OH : 1 3 31 55 10 PA : 0 5 30 57 8 SD : 0 5 21 62 12 WI : 0 2 21 60 17 : 9 Sts : 1 10 29 51 9 : Prev Wk : 2 9 31 49 9 Prev Yr : 0 5 30 55 10 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 11 46 37 6 FL : 0 1 4 70 25 GA : 0 2 27 61 10 NC : 0 0 32 67 1 OK : 0 0 33 64 3 SC : 0 0 14 80 6 TX : 0 4 18 60 18 VA : 0 0 25 65 10 : 8 Sts : 0 3 27 59 11 : Prev Wk : 0 4 27 57 12 Prev Yr : 1 7 30 52 10 -------------------------------------- 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 12 39 39 10 :: NJ : 0 60 40 0 0 AZ : 10 33 40 15 2 :: NM : 2 7 31 54 6 AR : 4 31 40 23 2 :: NY : 34 35 31 0 0 CA : 5 15 35 45 0 :: NC : 2 14 39 40 5 CO : 2 9 24 55 10 :: ND : 7 22 40 30 1 CT : 0 0 100 0 0 :: OH : 4 16 41 34 5 DE : 16 51 22 11 0 :: OK : 0 6 31 58 5 FL : 0 0 15 45 40 :: OR : 1 2 15 63 19 GA : 1 4 28 61 6 :: PA : 25 35 35 5 0 ID : 0 0 11 70 19 :: RI : 0 50 50 0 0 IL : 17 28 36 18 1 :: SC : 0 4 33 57 6 IN : 14 36 36 13 1 :: SD : 0 4 18 59 19 IA : 22 29 26 21 2 :: TN : 3 19 37 39 2 KS : 3 12 33 43 9 :: TX : 2 14 41 36 7 KY : 15 35 37 13 0 :: UT : 2 2 21 65 10 LA : 1 7 34 49 9 :: VT : 0 0 85 15 0 ME : 21 60 7 12 0 :: VA : 5 19 50 25 1 MD : 43 20 23 14 0 :: WA : 7 10 18 60 5 MA : 14 37 17 32 0 :: WV : 6 5 38 48 3 MI : 13 27 36 22 2 :: WI : 2 7 24 56 11 MN : 1 10 34 49 6 :: WY : 0 1 14 65 20 MS : 0 5 23 60 12 :: : MO : 16 36 36 12 0 :: 48 Sts : 6 16 32 39 7 MT : 4 11 30 44 11 :: : NE : 17 30 34 15 4 :: Prev Wk: 4 14 33 42 7 NV : 0 0 23 61 16 :: Prev Yr: 5 13 31 45 6 NH : 0 21 49 27 3 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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