Released June 2, 1998, 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 (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Agricultural Summary May 25 - 31, 1998 Highlights: Hot, dry weather continued in the southern Great Plains and along the Gulf Coast, stressing most emerged crops and forcing some farmers to delay planting until rain replenishes soil moisture levels. Planting conditions remained good in the eastern Corn Belt, where rainfall was mostly light. Heavier rainfall promoted germination and growth in the western Corn Belt and northern Mississippi Valley. Some isolated wind, hail, and erosion damage was associated with the storms. Continued cool, wet weather limited planting activity and stressed emerged crops in California. Corn: Planting activity significantly slowed, especially in the western Corn Belt and Great Plains States, where most farmers were finished planting. Nationally, 97 percent of the crop was planted, more than 1 week ahead of normal. Eighty-seven percent of the corn acreage has emerged, 15 percentage points above the previous week. Warm, sunny weather promoted rapid germination, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. Nearly all corn acreage has emerged in the western Corn Belt, where rain kept soil moisture at mostly adequate levels and promoted crop growth. Soybeans: Mostly dry conditions allowed farmers to make good planting progress in the eastern Corn Belt and the southern Atlantic Coast States. Rain limited progress in the Mississippi Delta States. Three-quarters of the Nation's soybean crop has been planted, with progress in most states between 1 and 2 weeks ahead of the 5-year average. Good soil moisture levels aided germination, especially in the western Corn Belt, where planting was over 90 percent complete. Winter wheat: Eighty-six percent of the crop has headed, nearly 1 week ahead of normal. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid crop development, especially in the eastern Corn Belt and Great Lakes Region. In Michigan, heading progress was nearly 3 weeks ahead of normal. High temperatures caused the crop to quickly mature in the southern and central Great Plains. Two percent of the Nation's winter wheat has been harvested, equal to the 5-year average. Harvest progress was most advanced in Georgia and Texas. Conditions deteriorated in the eastern Corn Belt due to spreading disease problems, while rain improved conditions in northeastern Texas. Cotton: Planting advanced to 83 percent, slightly behind normal for this date. Dry conditions allowed farmers in the Atlantic Coastal Plains and southern Great Plains to make the best progress. Eight percent of the crop was squaring, equal to the 5-year average, despite being behind normal in most cotton-growing States. Crop development was ahead of normal in Texas, despite excessive dryness and hot weather. Irrigated fields maintained good growth while dryland fields showed stress from the heat. Rice: Growers have completed 92 percent of their rice seedings, up from 86 percent a week ago, but 2 percentage points behind normal. In the Mississippi Delta and Texas, planting was nearly complete, slightly ahead of normal for this date. However, progress remained well behind the 5-year average in California, where persistent cool, wet weather has delayed planting. Seventy-seven percent has emerged, 5 percentage points behind normal for this date. Delayed planting and slow emergence in California accounted for the departure from normal. The crop was rated mostly good in the Mississippi Delta, while cool weather was responsible for poorer conditions in California. Small grains: Warm weather provided good conditions for small grain growth and development. Over 90 percent of the oats, barley, and spring wheat has emerged, more than 2 weeks ahead of normal for this date. Mostly adequate soil moisture levels have aided crop conditions across most of the northern Great Plains. Continued dryness was causing stress for the barley and spring wheat crops in Montana. Other crops: Sorghum growers boosted planted acreage to 64 percent, nearly 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Warm, dry weather permitted rapid progress in the central and northern Great Plains. Dry soils limited planting in the Texas Plains. Peanut growers advanced planted acreage to 84 percent. Progress continued well ahead of normal in the southern Plains, but remained behind normal in the Southeastern States. Slightly more than half of the crop was rated good or excellent, but hot, dry weather kept conditions much lower in the eastern Gulf Coast peanut-growing area. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 22 May 24 - 30, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Heat and dryness intensified across the South, capping a record-hot May in some areas, while exceptionally cool and stormy weather continued in the West Coast States as far south as central California. Weekly temperatures averaged 2 to 9 degrees F above normal in an increasingly dry swath from eastern New Mexico to the southern Atlantic Coast, but were as much as 15 degrees F below normal in northern California. Heavy rain caused localized flooding in the Northwest, while rain showers boosted soil moisture in the northern Plains, upper Midwest, and interior Southeast. Showers and thunderstorms delivered localized relief from a 10-week dry spell to parts of central Texas and Peninsular Florida. Late-season storminess continued to engulf the Northwest for most of the week. On Tuesday, highs struggled to 48 degrees F in Lewiston, ID and 53 degrees F in Redding, CA. A day later, Pomeroy, WA reported a high of 45 degrees F. Also on Wednesday, several locations reported their greatest May calendar-day rainfall on record, including Sandpoint, ID (2.95 inches). In California, daily-rainfall records were established on May 28 in Red Bluff (1.88 inches) and downtown Sacramento (1.27 inches). Farther inland, May 25-26 snowfall reached 10 inches in Austin, NV. On Wednesday, Winnemucca, NV logged a daily-record-tying low of 25 degrees F. Seasonal (July 1, 1997, to date) rainfall reached 47.07 inches (including 3.93 inches in May) in downtown San Francisco, CA, second only to a 49.27-inch total in 1861-62. May featured 14 days with measurable rain in Sacramento, CA, eclipsing their May record of 10 days set in 1915. Salem, OR (5.55 inches), Stockton, CA (3.74 inches), and Winnemucca (3.57 inches) were among the locations where May-record rainfall occurred. The month's first measurable rain fell on May 26-27 in such Texas locations as San Angelo (1.75 inches), Austin (0.73 inches), and Waco (0.55 inches). On May 27-28, rainfall totaled 1.56 inches in Tampa and 3.90 inches in Ft. Lauderdale, the first significant rain in Peninsular Florida since mid-March. On Thursday, localized thunderstorms in the Arklatex region dumped 10.48 inches on Texarkana, AR, breaking their single-day rainfall record of 6.60 inches, set on July 2, 1940. Despite the scattered rainfall, very hot weather persisted across the South. More than two dozen daily-record highs were set after midweek, including the first triple-digit heat in Amarillo, TX (101 degrees F on May 29 and 30) since July 7, 1996. On Saturday, highs soared to 104 degrees F in Midland, TX and 103 degrees F in Lubbock, TX, and topped 100 degrees F as far north as Concordia, KS (102 degrees F). The late-month heat helped to wrap up the hottest May on record in locations such as Abilene, TX (79.1 degrees F) and Little Rock, AR (76.2 degrees F). In contrast, the mercury failed to reach triple digits in Phoenix, AZ through the end of May, their first such occurrence since 1971. At week's end, locally severe thunderstorms accompanied otherwise beneficial rains across the North. Preliminary data indicated that two dozen tornadoes (12 in South Dakota, eight in Iowa, and four in Wisconsin) struck on Saturday, including one that nearly destroyed the town of Spencer, SD, killing six people there. In addition, thunderstorm winds were clocked to 77 mph in St. Paul, MN and 75 mph in LaCrosse, WI. Generally dry conditions returned to Hawaii, maintaining drought conditions in some areas. During the first 5 months of 1998, only 1.71 inches (16 percent of normal) dampened Honolulu. In Alaska, weekly temperatures averaged up to 10 degrees F above normal. Daily-record highs were set in Barrow (43 degrees F on Thursday) and Northway (81 degrees F on Wednesday). Across the south, Kodiak notched a daily-record rainfall (2.14 inches) on Friday. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 100 96 100 91 GA : 100 98 100 100 IL : 96 92 100 85 IN : 90 83 98 82 IA : 99 98 100 92 KS : 99 98 100 93 KY : 87 80 90 89 MI : 96 90 88 85 MN : 99 99 99 93 MO : 98 91 98 80 NE : 100 99 99 94 NC : 95 91 100 100 OH : 95 81 96 86 PA : 87 65 86 80 SD : 96 89 87 76 TX : 99 98 99 99 WI : 99 92 97 87 : 17 Sts: 97 93 98 88 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 91 74 NA NA GA : 98 97 NA NA IL : 81 60 NA NA IN : 76 44 NA NA IA : 95 87 NA NA KS : 96 89 NA NA KY : 68 46 NA NA MI : 80 70 NA NA MN : 98 94 NA NA MO : 86 67 NA NA NE : 96 85 NA NA NC : 90 84 NA NA OH : 71 39 NA NA PA : 50 32 NA NA SD : 85 70 NA NA TX : 96 91 NA NA WI : 89 74 NA NA : 17 Sts: 87 72 NA NA -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 68 47 53 55 AR : 52 46 51 44 GA : 53 32 49 44 IL : 66 50 92 55 IN : 69 51 86 59 IA : 90 85 91 67 KS : 85 70 67 42 KY : 36 19 30 28 LA : 84 83 67 68 MI : 81 70 57 59 MN : 97 92 90 73 MS : 82 78 79 68 MO : 64 45 58 38 NE : 92 80 83 61 NC : 43 28 40 43 OH : 76 56 73 65 SC : 38 24 34 33 SD : 79 59 61 48 TN : 32 22 30 30 : 19 Sts: 75 63 75 57 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 99 99 CO : 77 48 77 61 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 9 2 20 10 IL : 98 94 85 86 IN : 99 90 60 68 KS : 99 95 97 97 MI : 85 45 0 4 MO : 99 91 87 87 MT : 22 *5 0 1 NE : 70 30 53 44 NC : 100 98 100 99 OH : 99 81 19 40 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 55 21 56 59 SD : 25 17 0 11 TX : 97 91 95 96 WA : 65 35 54 47 : 19 Sts: 86 75 78 77 -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48 32 NA NA AR : 41 31 NA NA GA : 32 19 NA NA IL : 32 12 NA NA IN : 41 16 NA NA IA : 76 44 NA NA KS : 66 43 NA NA KY : 8 1 NA NA LA : 78 77 NA NA MI : 53 27 NA NA MN : 84 61 NA NA MS : 71 58 NA NA MO : 39 *17 NA NA NE : 69 33 NA NA NC : 30 10 NA NA OH : 42 17 NA NA SC : 6 0 NA NA SD : 47 26 NA NA TN : 20 7 NA NA : 19 Sts: 53 30 NA NA -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 NA 0 0 CA : 1 NA 0 1 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 27 NA 33 33 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 7 NA 14 9 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 5 NA 0 3 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 10 NA 3 7 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : 19 Sts: 2 NA 1 2 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 94 91 96 93 AZ : 99 97 100 100 AR : 99 96 100 98 CA : 95 92 100 100 GA : 86 84 90 92 LA : 99 99 99 99 MS : 91 89 100 98 MO : 100 98 100 97 NM : 98 92 99 94 NC : 97 86 93 96 OK : 67 51 39 55 SC : 93 83 96 96 TN : 98 86 100 98 TX : 68 57 70 66 : 14 Sts: 83 76 85 84 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 90 98 91 CO : 45 18 32 27 IL : 27 25 70 33 KS : 60 34 44 34 LA : 96 96 90 92 MS : 76 74 97 88 MO : 73 43 69 53 NE : 87 62 76 52 NM : 21 13 42 31 OK : 28 17 14 37 SD : 57 40 28 29 TX : 71 66 71 78 : 12 Sts: 64 48 57 53 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 NA 1 1 AZ : 4 NA 44 34 AR : 0 NA 0 1 CA : 0 NA 13 3 GA : 9 NA 4 10 LA : 0 NA 2 5 MS : 2 NA 3 11 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 1 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 5 NA 9 0 TN : 0 NA 0 1 TX : 15 NA 7 11 : 14 Sts: 8 NA 6 8 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 95 93 100 96 FL : 83 78 91 NA GA : 94 84 94 97 NC : 81 66 87 95 OK : 87 66 63 59 SC : 83 81 98 93 TX : 58 48 31 36 VA : 97 90 97 98 : 8 Sts : 84 74 78 80 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 92 98 95 CA : 60 45 99 86 LA : 99 99 98 98 MS : 97 96 99 93 TX : 100 99 94 97 : 5 Sts : 92 86 98 94 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 92 84 91 89 MN : 97 94 51 68 MT : 93 78 81 80 ND : 90 81 60 62 SD : 99 97 80 86 : 5 Sts : 93 84 67 71 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 89 78 85 84 MN : 97 94 46 64 MT : 93 81 79 75 ND : 90 79 59 62 SD : 98 95 78 81 WA : 99 99 97 94 : 6 Sts : 92 83 70 71 -------------------------------------- These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 79 88 85 CA : 15 5 91 53 LA : 99 98 94 95 MS : 91 89 95 88 TX : 96 95 86 87 : 5 Sts : 77 72 90 82 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 99 95 99 95 MI : 100 96 83 83 MN : 98 96 86 87 NE : 100 100 100 NA ND : 90 79 56 59 OH : 99 93 95 93 PA : 90 79 89 NA SD : 97 93 77 83 WI : 100 96 97 NA : 9 Sts: 96 90 82 78 -------------------------------------- These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 1 40 52 6 GA : 6 17 35 38 4 IL : 2 7 27 55 9 IN : 2 3 25 59 11 IA : 1 1 14 53 31 KS : 0 1 13 71 15 KY : 0 4 23 55 18 MI : 1 6 31 52 10 MN : 0 2 18 57 23 MO : 0 2 23 61 14 NE : 0 1 15 63 21 NC : 0 3 29 60 8 OH : 0 2 22 59 17 PA : 0 2 12 64 22 SD : 0 1 9 63 27 TX : 7 17 27 46 3 WI : 0 1 11 61 27 : 17 Sts : 1 3 20 57 19 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 33 52 8 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 8 19 35 38 0 AZ : 0 8 32 48 12 AR : 0 1 31 51 17 CA : 20 20 55 5 0 GA : 4 12 36 41 7 LA : 0 6 49 44 1 MS : 0 2 28 61 9 MO : 0 5 38 51 6 NM : 1 1 26 49 23 NC : 0 2 21 68 9 OK : 0 0 6 94 0 SC : 0 4 31 61 4 TN : 0 1 19 64 16 TX : 9 17 33 38 3 : 14 Sts : 6 12 34 42 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 31 54 8 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 32 47 12 CA : 0 10 30 50 10 CO : 1 7 20 54 18 GA : 2 8 40 47 3 ID : 0 0 4 60 36 IL : 1 12 27 52 8 IN : 1 6 22 52 19 KS : 2 6 23 57 12 MI : 1 4 25 60 10 MO : 1 10 25 54 10 MT : 8 24 45 22 1 NE : 2 9 21 58 10 NC : 1 7 27 55 10 OH : 0 2 15 58 25 OK : 0 5 22 70 3 OR : 0 0 9 48 43 SD : 0 2 10 53 35 TX : 4 13 37 39 7 WA : 0 3 14 62 21 : 19 Sts : 2 7 24 55 12 : Prev Wk : 1 7 23 56 13 Prev Yr : 4 10 31 46 9 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 15 59 22 MI : 3 14 32 46 5 MN : 1 2 22 64 11 NE : 0 4 18 56 22 ND : 1 7 34 52 6 OH : 0 3 21 63 13 PA : 0 3 22 55 20 SD : 0 1 12 69 18 WI : 1 3 18 65 13 : 9 Sts : 1 4 22 60 13 : Prev Wk : 1 2 22 61 14 Prev Yr : 0 4 32 56 8 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 6 54 39 MN : 1 3 29 63 4 MT : 2 17 46 33 2 ND : 1 5 24 53 17 SD : 0 3 16 58 23 : 5 Sts : 1 7 28 51 13 : Prev Wk : 2 7 24 51 16 Prev Yr : 0 3 25 63 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 28 46 24 CA : 0 20 40 40 0 LA : 0 3 35 57 5 MS : 0 2 17 73 8 TX : 0 4 36 47 13 : 5 Sts : 0 5 31 50 14 : Prev Wk : 0 7 31 48 14 Prev Yr : 0 5 31 51 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 4 59 37 MN : 1 3 30 38 28 MT : 4 20 53 22 1 ND : 0 4 20 56 20 SD : 0 2 12 67 19 WA : 0 0 28 45 27 : 6 Sts : 1 7 27 46 19 : Prev Wk : 1 6 25 49 19 Prev Yr : 0 2 21 64 13 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 18 49 27 0 FL : 2 9 66 23 0 GA : 2 7 35 47 9 NC : 0 0 24 76 0 OK : 0 0 45 55 0 SC : 0 1 64 34 1 TX : 2 18 32 30 18 VA : 0 0 4 64 32 : 8 Sts : 2 10 36 43 9 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 27 64 7 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 16 17 34 33 0 :: NJ : 0 0 0 80 20 AZ : 0 13 30 39 18 :: NM : 3 20 45 32 0 AR : 0 3 30 59 8 :: NY : 0 0 17 73 10 CA : 0 5 5 15 75 :: NC : 0 6 19 65 10 CO : 1 3 22 69 5 :: ND : 8 23 36 30 3 CT : 0 0 19 81 0 :: OH : 0 2 16 56 26 DE : 0 5 17 71 7 :: OK : 2 12 38 44 4 FL : 15 25 60 0 0 :: OR : 0 0 11 52 37 GA : 6 18 40 34 2 :: PA : 0 3 23 60 14 ID : 0 0 2 57 41 :: RI : 0 0 2 18 80 IL : 0 1 14 66 19 :: SC : 1 6 23 59 11 IN : 0 2 18 62 18 :: SD : 0 2 13 62 23 IA : 1 2 16 52 29 :: TN : 0 1 19 63 17 KS : 0 3 17 67 13 :: TX : 12 36 40 12 0 KY : 0 2 17 59 22 :: UT : 0 2 15 67 16 LA : 6 30 41 22 1 :: VT : 0 0 22 67 11 ME : 0 0 18 56 26 :: VA : 0 1 11 66 22 MD : 1 5 21 51 22 :: WA : 0 0 20 70 10 MA : 0 0 0 97 3 :: WV : 0 1 15 71 13 MI : 16 16 30 33 5 :: WI : 1 8 19 54 18 MN : 2 6 22 61 9 :: WY : 3 11 26 55 5 MS : 2 15 38 39 6 :: : MO : 0 2 21 66 11 :: 48 Sts : 4 11 25 45 15 MT : 15 23 43 17 2 :: : NE : 0 6 22 62 10 :: Prev Wk: 3 11 24 46 16 NV : 0 0 0 35 65 :: Prev Yr: 1 9 31 49 10 NH : 0 10 20 70 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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