HDR1012000170100930971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released September 30, 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 September 22 - 28, 1997 Highlights: Moisture fell across the Southern half of the United States, hampering harvest and fieldwork efforts in many areas, but also providing much-needed moisture for late-planted and fall-seeded crops. Tropical storm Nora brought rain to Arizona, California, and Nevada, but caused less damage than expected. In the Southeast, a slow-moving storm brought relief from a 2-month dry spell, but came too late for most crops. Late-week flooding in the western Florida Peninsula adversely affected fruit and vegetable crops, and farmers are currently assessing the extent of the damage. Dry weather in the Northern States provided favorable weather for crop maturation, harvest operations, and fall planting. Above-normal temperatures in the northern Plains and Northwest allowed small grain farmers to complete harvest. Corn: Virtually all of the Nation's corn acreage was dented. Corn was mature on 59 percent (%) of the acreage, 5 percentage points ahead of maturity at this time last year, but 4 points behind the 5-year average. Warm weather in the western Corn Belt pushed corn to maturation. Despite sunny skies, maturity lagged behind normal in the eastern Corn Belt due to continued below-normal temperatures. Temperatures dropped low enough to cause frost in the Northern States, but damage was minimal. Corn harvest advanced to 9% complete, equal to 1996 but 2 points behind the average. Precipitation slowed harvest in the southern plains and the Southeast. Farther north, harvest was still in the early stages. Condition of the corn crop rated mostly good. Soybeans: Above-normal temperatures in the western Corn Belt helped push soybeans to maturity and plants were actively dropping leaves. Temperatures were cooler in the eastern Corn Belt, but clear, sunny skies provided favorable weather for crop maturation. Soybeans were dropping leaves on 72% of the acreage, well ahead of 52% in 1996 and the average of 64%. Soybean harvest reached 9% complete, ahead of last year but behind the average. Harvest progressed well ahead of average in Louisiana and Mississippi. Harvest activity gained momentum in the Corn Belt, especially in Illinois and Minnesota. Soybean condition rated mostly good to fair. The much-needed rainfall in the Southeast helped some late-planted soybeans. Cotton: Bolls were opening on nearly three-quarters of the cotton acreage, behind 1996 but ahead of average. Twelve percent of the cotton acreage was harvested, behind both the 17% harvested last year and the average of 16%. Harvest was most active in Arizona and Louisiana. Tropical storm Nora caused some damage to cotton fields in western Arizona, but overall damage was less than expected. In California, cotton defoliation was slowed by rain and wet soils in southern areas, but harvest activities continued farther north. Harvest began in several Southeastern States. Cotton condition declined in most major producing States and was rated mostly good to fair. Rice: Rice harvest was 69% complete, 2 points behind last year but 3 points ahead of average. California rice growers continued to harvest their crop well ahead of the average pace. Despite widespread showers in Arkansas, rice harvest made good progress. In Texas, heavy rainfall slowed harvest operations and caused some lodging along the Upper Coast. Second-crop rice management in southern Louisiana parishes was active, and harvest continued in the north. Sorghum: Sorghum was turning color on virtually all of the nation's acreage, equal to progress in 1996 and ahead of 91% coloring for the average. Sixty-three percent of the sorghum acreage was mature, 2 points ahead of a year ago and 6 points ahead of the average. Twenty-eight percent of the sorghum acreage was harvested, equal to 1996 and ahead of the average of 31%. Harvest was slowed by rainfall in the major sorghum-producing States. In Texas, harvest activity increased somewhat later in the week, but additional warm weather was needed to push the crop to maturity. Peanuts: Peanut harvest was 37% complete, 11 points ahead of harvest in 1996. Growers in Alabama and Georgia made good harvest progress. However, in other areas of the Southeast, peanut harvest was delayed by dry soils. In Texas, fields continued to peg in central localities, while harvest activity increased farther south. Condition of the peanut crop rated mostly fair to good. Winter Wheat: The 1998 winter wheat crop was 40% planted, compared with 32% planted in 1996 and the average of 41% planted. Planting was slowed by rainfall in the central and southern Plains. Producers in Montana made excellent planting progress after showers replenished dry soils last week. Winter wheat seeding continued at a swift pace in Washington, though some reseeding was underway due to last week's rainfall causing crusting problems. Emergence of the newly planted winter wheat crop was 21% complete, ahead of both 17% last year and the average of 18%. Emergence in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota fields was active, following active plantings the previous week. Although slowing planting, rainfall improved soil moisture of emerging fields in the central and southern Plains. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 39 September 21 - 27, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: A slow-moving storm drifted across the central Plains, providing moisture for winter wheat establishment, and into the Southeast, easing the effects of a 2-month dry spell. More than 4 inches of rain fell in a broad area from northern Mississippi and southern Tennessee to South Carolina. The storm also helped to produce heavy rain along Texas' Gulf Coast, an area that has been dry since June. Excessive rain (up to 14 inches) fell late in the week in west-central Peninsular Florida. Farther west, Hurricane Nora struck Baja California on Thursday, entering the United States near Yuma, AZ later in the day as a tropical storm. Dry conditions prevailed throughout the week in winter wheat areas of the Northwest and northern Plains, where weekly temperatures ranged from 5 to 12 degrees F above normal. Although weekly temperatures averaged as much as 9 degrees F below normal in the eastern Corn Belt and Northeast, dry weather allowed for crop maturation. Early- to midweek rains accompanied a warming trend (near-normal weekly temperatures) in the western Corn Belt. On Sunday, frost dotted the upper Midwest, where Sioux City, IA (32 degrees F) notched a daily-record low. Farther south, hot weather lingered for another day across the South, where Tallahassee, FL (99 degrees F) marked a daily-record high. The cool air settled into the Northeast by Monday, producing daily records in locations such as Allentown, PA (36 degrees F) and Virginia's Dulles Airport (38 degrees F). On Wednesday, a second surge of cool air delivered frost to interior Lower Michigan. Lansing, MI recorded 32 degrees F. Yet another shot of cool air arrived in the Northeast at week's end, resulting in a daily-record low (31 degrees F) in Binghamton, NY on Saturday. In contrast, highs approached 90 degrees F on the northern Plains. In Montana, Saturday's maxima were 89 degrees F at both Glasgow and Miles City. On Thursday, Nora became only the fourth tropical system on record to reach the Southwest at tropical-storm force. The others were Kathleen (September 1976), Joanne (October 1972), and a tropical cyclone in September 1939. Nora's remnant center passed close to Yuma, AZ during the afternoon, briefly producing sustained winds to 40 mph and gusts to 54 mph. Yuma netted 3.83 inches of rain, 121 percent of their normal annual total. In Los Angeles, 0.27 inches fell, ending their record-setting dry spell at 219 days (February 18 to September 24). Elsewhere across southern California, storm-total rainfall included 0.80 inches in San Diego, 1.16 inches in Death Valley, 1.66 inches in Blythe, 3.07 inches in Twentynine Palms, and 4.57 inches atop Mt. Laguna. Mt. Charleston, NV received 3.73 inches. Elsewhere in Arizona, totals included 5.75 inches in Bagdad and 2.20 inches in Wickenburg. In northern California, warm weather preceded Nora's approach. Downtown San Francisco tallied a daily-record high of 97 degrees F, their highest of the year, on Tuesday. September 24 was the year-to-date's hottest day in Santa Rosa (98 degrees F). Hot weather returned at week's end as a high-pressure system moved into the Northwest, setting up the region's first strong "Santa Ana" wind event of the season. Farther east, the slow-moving storm dumped more than 2 inches of rain from southeastern Nebraska to western Oklahoma. From September 19-24, rainfall in southern Texas totaled 4.43 inches in Brownsville and 12.53 inches in Palacios. In the Southeast, weekly totals included 4.51 inches in Huntsville, AL, 4.75 inches in Augusta, GA, 4.86 inches in Memphis, TN, and 4.96 inches in Charleston, SC. September 26-27 totals in Florida topped 14 inches in parts of Pinellas County. Tampa endured a 24-hour total of 7.87 inches, a record for September and their third-highest all-time total, en route to a storm total of 9.53 inches. The warm regime continued for Alaska (up to 10 degrees F above normal) and Hawaii (up to 2 degrees F above normal). Heavy precipitation was confined to southeastern Alaska. On Wednesday, highs soared to 70 degrees F as far north as Circle City, AK. A high of 66 degrees F in Northway, AK was their warmest reading on record so late in the year. Corn: Percent Dented, Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 98 91 99 91 CO : 63 30 55 44 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 99 95 94 96 IL : 56 33 57 69 IN : 91 86 92 98 IN : 52 33 51 67 IA : 98 95 95 94 IA : 80 56 60 69 KS : 100 100 100 98 KS : 83 70 81 80 KY : 99 95 99 99 KY : 65 59 83 84 MI : 74 56 79 85 MI : 15 8 24 38 MN : 99 92 99 91 MN : 45 21 40 50 MO : 100 100 100 97 MO : 89 74 86 78 NE : 99 95 98 98 NE : 67 30 60 62 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 96 92 100 99 OH : 91 83 77 94 OH : 17 8 14 41 PA : 74 64 81 80 PA : 30 25 36 33 SD : 96 86 93 87 SD : 60 37 48 52 TX : 100 99 100 99 TX : 92 83 96 93 WI : 90 66 79 82 WI : 25 10 25 42 : : 17 Sts: 96 90 94 94 17 Sts: 59 38 54 63 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the These 17 States produced 90% of the 1996 corn crop. 1996 corn crop. Corn: Percent Harvested, Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 2 0 6 3 AL : 57 39 37 36 GA : 92 90 86 89 AR : 23 14 32 24 IL : 4 1 6 8 GA : 64 57 45 44 IN : 4 2 5 8 IL : 76 48 42 69 IA : 3 1 3 5 IN : 84 62 53 79 KS : 24 20 19 23 IA : 81 54 61 72 KY : 22 17 35 33 KS : 80 60 68 69 MI : 1 0 2 6 KY : 35 31 34 40 MN : 2 1 3 3 LA : 75 61 63 58 MO : 28 22 30 25 MI : 51 25 48 64 NE : 4 1 3 6 MN : 96 70 78 76 NC : 65 54 64 63 MS : 68 60 66 57 OH : 0 0 4 5 MO : 60 39 36 49 PA : 7 6 9 6 NE : 91 61 58 69 SD : 2 0 3 3 NC : 24 17 20 22 TX : 76 65 73 77 OH : 74 51 37 81 WI : 1 0 2 4 SC : 17 12 8 7 : SD : 94 77 86 73 17 Sts: 9 6 9 11 TN : 38 23 42 40 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 92% of the 19 Sts: 72 51 52 64 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 3 2 4 2 AR : 1 0 5 4 AR : 7 4 10 6 CA : 0 0 0 0 GA : 1 1 1 1 CO : 81 64 59 73 IL : 11 2 4 15 GA : 1 0 1 2 IN : 6 1 3 12 ID : 40 27 44 40 IA : 7 1 1 10 IL : 3 1 2 3 KS : 6 5 5 9 IN : 11 5 7 9 KY : 7 0 2 3 KS : 32 23 19 36 LA : 41 32 30 22 MI : 21 12 13 22 MI : 3 0 2 5 MO : 7 5 6 8 MN : 14 2 3 7 MT : 66 31 29 39 MS : 34 24 29 22 NE : 72 59 54 75 MO : 4 0 3 4 NC : 8 3 10 11 NE : 5 2 2 14 OH : 2 1 4 8 NC : 0 0 1 0 OK : 28 18 24 43 OH : 4 0 2 10 OR : 24 11 17 28 SC : 0 0 0 0 SD : 86 71 62 81 SD : 8 2 4 7 TX : 49 34 63 49 TN : 2 0 2 2 WA : 78 58 71 67 : : 19 Sts: 9 3 4 10 19 Sts: 40 28 32 41 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 0 0 1 AL : 61 43 79 71 CA : 0 0 0 0 AZ : 100 99 100 99 CO : 48 28 36 34 AR : 79 63 91 79 GA : 0 0 0 1 CA : 100 100 100 96 ID : 16 10 12 13 GA : 69 55 79 75 IL : 0 0 0 0 LA : 91 86 99 96 IN : 4 2 0 1 MS : 85 74 96 95 KS : 15 5 9 16 MO : 85 80 86 73 MI : 5 3 0 5 NM : 80 73 86 75 MO : 0 0 0 0 NC : 65 48 88 84 MT : 34 7 5 8 OK : 49 38 31 42 NE : 50 27 31 41 SC : 70 58 86 80 NC : 0 0 0 0 TN : 83 63 96 91 OH : 0 0 1 0 TX : 65 50 56 53 OK : 9 2 7 13 : OR : 8 3 5 8 14 Sts: 74 62 76 72 SD : 54 26 36 46 -------------------------------------- TX : 24 12 38 26 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 55 36 57 47 1996 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 21 10 17 18 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 6 3 15 11 AR : 92 87 97 95 AZ : 25 16 16 17 CO : 4 3 23 24 AR : 5 0 17 11 IL : 38 20 45 52 CA : 10 5 9 4 KS : 51 39 49 40 GA : 6 2 15 12 LA : 100 100 100 98 LA : 21 11 26 26 MS : 92 90 100 99 MS : 8 5 27 20 MO : 69 51 62 64 MO : 5 2 19 11 NE : 71 29 43 45 NM : 2 0 1 0 NM : 9 5 31 19 NC : 1 0 7 6 OK : 56 22 41 27 OK : 0 0 1 3 SD : 62 36 71 48 SC : 6 0 15 10 TX : 78 66 83 82 TN : 3 0 23 12 : TX : 20 17 18 24 12 Sts: 63 47 61 57 : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 12 8 17 16 These 12 States produced 99% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 sorghum crop. These 14 States produced 98% of the 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States Sorghum: Percent Coloring, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- : Week Ending : State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 :-----------------------: 1992- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 -------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Percent AR : 72 63 74 75 : CO : 1 0 1 1 AR : 100 99 100 100 IL : 1 0 1 4 CO : 57 35 92 78 KS : 11 10 9 9 IL : 90 84 92 88 LA : 95 94 96 89 KS : 96 93 95 88 MS : 76 71 88 83 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 21 13 14 24 MS : 100 98 100 100 NE : 2 0 0 4 MO : 98 95 94 92 NM : 0 0 0 3 NE : 99 95 98 93 OK : 7 6 13 10 NM : 84 64 70 76 SD : 3 1 6 3 OK : 94 89 94 90 TX : 58 55 62 70 SD : 98 91 99 84 : TX : 97 92 98 94 12 Sts: 28 25 28 31 : -------------------------------------- 12 Sts: 96 91 96 91 These 12 States produced 99% of the -------------------------------------- 1996 sorghum crop. These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 58 41 73 65 CA : 60 30 23 23 LA : 92 84 94 90 MS : 66 56 78 69 TX : 87 83 100 93 : 5 Sts : 69 53 71 66 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 97% of the 1996 rice crop. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 28,:Sep 21,:Sep 28,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 66 39 36 NA FL : 61 42 49 NA GA : 50 27 38 NA NC : 6 3 8 NA OK : 2 2 7 NA SC : 34 20 22 NA TX : 19 11 5 NA VA : 9 2 19 NA : 8 Sts : 37 21 26 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 : 1 3 16 68 12 AL : 6 11 50 29 4 GA : 1 8 39 46 6 AR : 1 14 34 42 9 IL : 3 10 37 44 6 GA : 18 28 32 21 1 IN : 3 9 34 46 8 IL : 2 9 34 48 7 IA : 1 5 25 55 14 IN : 2 7 33 47 11 KS : 1 6 16 60 17 IA : 1 5 26 55 13 KY : 5 15 45 33 2 KS : 0 2 24 58 16 MI : 3 11 40 38 8 KY : 2 6 30 56 6 MN : 1 5 19 57 18 LA : 3 18 31 44 4 MO : 9 19 40 29 3 MI : 2 6 37 42 13 NE : 3 6 24 55 12 MN : 1 7 31 50 11 NC : 4 16 31 44 5 MS : 1 10 27 48 14 OH : 2 5 24 50 19 MO : 3 14 39 39 5 PA : 10 25 38 25 2 NE : 2 10 36 43 9 SD : 0 3 13 51 33 NC : 4 17 21 53 5 TX : 0 0 3 66 31 OH : 1 5 26 51 17 WI : 0 2 12 57 29 SC : 3 15 39 38 5 : SD : 1 4 16 51 28 17 Sts : 2 7 26 51 14 TN : 1 3 24 54 18 : : Prev Wk : 3 8 27 48 14 19 Sts : 2 8 30 49 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 26 47 18 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 8 31 48 11 Prev Yr : 3 9 31 46 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 12 69 12 1 AZ : 0 4 17 60 19 AR : 1 13 35 44 7 CA : 0 0 10 65 25 GA : 4 15 38 35 8 LA : 4 12 35 44 5 MS : 1 6 33 50 10 MO : 0 20 36 43 1 NM : 0 2 23 66 9 NC : 7 14 35 41 3 OK : 0 1 17 72 10 SC : 2 12 36 45 5 TN : 2 7 30 54 7 TX : 2 13 35 43 7 : 14 Sts : 2 11 33 46 8 : Prev Wk : 3 10 31 45 11 Prev Yr : 4 10 25 44 17 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 56 25 8 1 FL : 4 35 59 1 1 GA : 8 18 46 24 4 NC : 0 10 60 28 2 OK : 0 3 37 57 3 SC : 3 10 35 47 5 TX : 1 9 36 40 14 VA : 4 16 42 34 4 : 8 Sts : 5 21 42 27 5 : Prev Wk : 4 22 36 30 8 Prev Yr : 1 8 30 50 11 -------------------------------------- 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 : 6 26 45 22 1 :: NJ : 0 0 60 40 0 AZ : 3 21 32 36 8 :: NM : 1 9 21 62 7 AR : 3 25 38 32 2 :: NY : 0 0 26 74 0 CA : 5 20 30 40 5 :: NC : 3 22 46 27 2 CO : 1 5 21 55 18 :: ND : 11 33 39 17 0 CT : 0 0 53 47 0 :: OH : 2 7 37 43 11 DE : 3 38 43 16 0 :: OK : 3 9 27 56 5 FL : 5 10 35 45 5 :: OR : 1 11 26 51 11 GA : 9 29 40 21 1 :: PA : 2 15 40 40 3 ID : 0 6 23 47 24 :: RI : 0 0 7 72 21 IL : 3 12 37 43 5 :: SC : 8 27 34 29 2 IN : 7 20 37 33 3 :: SD : 1 6 19 57 17 IA : 7 17 32 35 9 :: TN : 3 16 38 38 5 KS : 0 8 31 54 7 :: TX : 5 17 45 30 3 KY : 8 18 35 35 4 :: UT : 0 3 9 64 24 LA : 2 17 54 25 2 :: VT : 0 3 27 66 4 ME : 0 2 34 56 8 :: VA : 14 39 32 14 1 MD : 5 25 37 32 1 :: WA : 0 25 25 50 0 MA : 0 0 3 90 7 :: WV : 0 13 34 48 5 MI : 2 16 48 29 5 :: WI : 0 3 25 57 15 MN : 6 11 37 41 5 :: WY : 2 2 10 69 17 MS : 6 15 34 39 6 :: : MO : 4 13 47 34 2 :: 48 Sts : 4 14 34 42 6 MT : 4 11 43 37 5 :: : NE : 8 20 35 36 1 :: Prev Wk: 5 17 34 38 6 NV : 0 0 8 82 10 :: Prev Yr: 3 14 32 43 8 NH : 0 10 51 39 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. ET on October 7, 1997. 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