Released June16, 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 Mark E. Miller (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 24 June 7 - 13, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Heavy rain kept soil moisture at adequate levels throughout the Corn Belt, but left some areas unfavorably wet. Meanwhile, rain boosted soil moisture on the northern Plains. Farther south, beneficial rain eased the effects of the 3-month dry spell from southeastern New Mexico to central Texas, but extremely dry conditions persisted from eastern Texas to southern Georgia and Florida. However, heat intensified again at week's end across the South, further stressing dryland crops. In contrast, very cool weather and occasional rain showers persisted in California for a sixth consecutive week. Weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 6 degrees F above normal from eastern Texas to Florida, but were as much as 12 degrees F below normal in California. For the second week in a row, below-normal temperatures prevailed across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast. Late in the week and into Sunday, June 14, rainfall totaled 4 to 10 inches across southern New England, causing widespread flooding. Early in the week, very cool weather lingered across the Midwest and East, setting another 50 daily-record lows. On Sunday, lows dipped to 35 degrees F in Minneapolis, MN and 41 degrees F in Cincinnati, OH. A day later, Lansing, MI posted 33 degrees F. Meanwhile, rain developed on the northern Plains and overspread the Midwest. On Monday, Pierre, SD notched a daily-record rainfall (2.36 inches). A day later, 4.32 inches soaked Paducah, KY, breaking their single-day June record. Farther south, rainfall--including a daily-record total of 1.53 inches in Wichita Falls, TX--eased dryness on the southern Plains. Cool, showery weather plagued California throughout the week. In Bakersfield, year-to-date rainfall reached 11.69 inches, eclipsing their calendar-year record of 11.17 inches, set in 1938. Days with measurable rain during the 1997-98 (July 1 - June 30) season reached 103 days in downtown Sacramento and 63 days on the UCLA campus, breaking records set in 1982-83. On Monday, rain (0.07 inch) fell as far south as San Diego, and on Thursday, Red Bluff's daily total (0.78 inch) was 190 percent of their June normal. In the San Joaquin Valley, highs on Friday struggled to only 63 degrees F in Bakersfield and 66 degrees F in Fresno. By week's end, streaks of below-normal temperatures reached 40 days in Fresno and 41 days in Bakersfield. Record heat returned to Florida on Thursday and expanded across the South by week's end, setting more than 20 daily-record highs. Melbourne, FL closed the week with three consecutive daily-record highs of 97 degrees F, giving the city nine record highs during the first 13 days of June and 49 days in a row (April 26 - June 13) with high temperatures at or above normal. Melbourne's June 1-13 highs averaged 95.8 degrees F, 8.7 degrees above normal. On Friday, Tallahassee, FL logged 100 degrees F. A day later, Daytona Beach's high of 99 degrees F represented their sixth daily-record high this month. Farther west, highs in Texas on Saturday soared to 109 degrees F in Laredo and 104 degrees F in Midland. In Corpus Christi, TX, only 0.06 inch of rain fell during the March 17 - June 13 (89-day) period. Corpus Christi's longest period with one-tenth of an inch of rain or less was 105 days, which occurred during the drought of 1995-96. Rain spread into New England on Friday and intensified a day later. Storm-total (June 12-14) rainfall approached 10 inches in eastern Massachusetts, including 9.90 inches in Assonet and 9.65 inches in West Mansfield. Elsewhere, totals reached 8.58 inches in Portsmouth, NH, 8.46 inches in Hartford, ME, and 7.20 inches in Woonsocket, RI. On Saturday, Boston, MA (5.69 inches) experienced their wettest June day on record. Similarly, 3.29 inches soaked Providence, RI, breaking their calendar-day June record. At the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA, 24-hour rainfall on June 13-14 totaled 6.10 inches. The cloudy, wet weather helped to suppress temperatures across the Northeast. In Philadelphia, PA, highs failed to reach 80 degrees F during the first 13 days f June, trailing only 1910 (June 1-17) and 1907 (June 1-14). National Agricultural Summary June 8 - 14, 1998 HIGHLIGHTS Row crops and small grains in the Great Plains and Corn Belt generally benefited from widespread rains. However, locally heavy downpours caused flooding and standing water in low-lying fields in parts of the Corn Belt. High winds and hail associated with the storms also caused isolated crop damage in the Great Plains and Corn Belt. Below-normal temperatures slowed crop development across most of the northern half of the Nation for the second consecutive week. Scattered frost damaged crops in low-lying areas of the northern Great Plains, upper Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes Region. Rain in the southern Great Plains brought temporary relief to drought-stressed crops and allowed farmers to plant fields that had been too dry for seeds to germinate. Crops in the Southeast continued to be stressed by hot, dry weather, while crop development in California remained slow due to cool, damp weather. Corn: Nearly all of the crop has emerged in the western Corn Belt and Great Plains despite cool weather. In the eastern Corn Belt and Ohio Valley, crop emergence lagged behind areas further west, but the gap narrowed. Below-normal temperatures slowed development and caused crop conditions to deteriorate in several corn-producing States. Replanting in some low-lying fields was necessary because of locally heavy rains that washed out and drowned plants. Weed pressures increased in areas where fields were too wet to allow spraying. Rain was needed in parts of the Great Lakes Region to activate herbicides. Soybeans: Planting slowed as progress advanced just 4 percentage points to 90 percent. Heavy rainfall halted planting in the Corn Belt, but farmers in the Mississippi Delta and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains made good progress. Emergence advanced 10 percentage points to 81 percent despite cool weather in the major soybean-producing States. Soybean emergence topped 90 percent in the western Corn Belt, but continued to lag in the eastern Corn Belt, Mississippi Delta, and Southeast despite rapid progress in those areas. Conditions declined in the Corn Belt, where heavy rains washed out some fields. In the Mississippi Delta, conditions generally improved due to cooler temperatures early in the week and mostly adequate soil moisture levels. Winter wheat: Ninety-seven percent of the crop has headed and 18 percent has been harvested. Virtually all of the crop has headed in the southern Great Plains, eastern Corn Belt, and Great Lakes Region. Development rapidly progressed across the northern Great Plains despite temperatures that averaged well below normal. Harvest progress accelerated in the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta despite rainfall that temporarily halted combining. Harvest progress moved northward into the central Great Plains. Conditions declined in most winter wheat-producing States. Diseases, aided by wet weather, continued to spread in the southern and eastern Corn Belt. Strong winds caused lodging problems in the Great Plains and Corn Belt. Dry soils were blamed for deteriorating conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Crop conditions remained mostly good to excellent in the Pacific Northwest. Cotton: Planting progressed to 94 percent, equal to the 5-year average. Planting was nearly complete in most States, but lagged in the southern High Plains. Twenty-six percent had progressed to the squaring stage, slightly ahead of normal for this date. Hot weather sped crop development, but also caused conditions to deteriorate in parts of the Southeast, where soil moisture levels were low. Rice: Ninty-one percent of the crop has emerged, 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Nearly all of the crop has emerged in the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta. Emergence lagged well behind normal in California due to persistent cool weather. Conditions were stressed by hot, dry weather in Texas. Small grains: Cool weather slowed growth, but little or no frost damage occurred. Spring wheat conditions declined slightly in most States. In Montana, spring wheat conditions declined following a brief improvement, but barley conditions improved slightly for a second consecutive week. Oat conditions declined in the Great Lakes Region due to cool weather and dry soils. Other crops: Sorghum planting advanced to 85 percent, nearly 1 week ahead of the normal pace for this date. Improved soil moisture allowed farmers to make good progress in the central and southern Great Plains. Peanut planting advanced to 95 percent, 1 week ahead of normal. Texas growers made good progress and were more than 1 week ahead of normal for this date. Thirteen percent of the crop was pegging with nearly one-fourth of the crop at that stage in the Southeast. Conditions were mostly good to excellent in the middle Atlantic Coast States. In the Southeast, the crop was stressed by hot, dry weather. We 1 (6-98) Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 78 69 65 73 AR : 79 65 71 68 GA : 75 63 74 72 IL : 88 85 95 78 IN : 88 84 92 79 IA : 98 97 100 85 KS : 92 90 93 69 KY : 52 50 37 48 LA : 94 86 84 86 MI : 93 92 93 90 MN : 99 98 99 91 MS : 89 85 83 84 MO : 81 79 77 60 NE : 98 96 100 90 NC : 65 55 55 60 OH : 96 92 86 82 SC : 65 47 61 58 SD : 97 91 87 73 TN : 56 47 41 52 : 19 Sts: 90 86 88 78 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 63 49 NA NA AR : 67 52 NA NA GA : 57 49 NA NA IL : 75 62 NA NA IN : 80 63 NA NA IA : 94 91 NA NA KS : 87 81 NA NA KY : 20 12 NA NA LA : 87 82 NA NA MI : 81 71 NA NA MN : 97 94 NA NA MS : 82 76 NA NA MO : 77 62 NA NA NE : 94 82 NA NA NC : 55 50 NA NA OH : 83 65 NA NA SC : 49 28 NA NA SD : 85 76 NA NA TN : 41 32 NA NA : 19 Sts: 81 71 NA NA -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 99 99 CO : 96 95 99 92 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 47 31 50 44 IL : 100 99 94 96 IN : 100 100 94 97 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 100 34 54 MO : 100 100 100 99 MT : 67 46 41 24 NE : 97 89 93 92 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 81 90 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 91 73 96 94 SD : 88 50 50 52 TX : 100 99 100 100 WA : 99 90 79 82 : 19 Sts: 97 93 92 91 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 100 98 NA NA GA : 100 100 NA NA IL : 96 91 NA NA IN : 92 86 NA NA IA : 100 99 NA NA KS : 100 99 NA NA KY : 90 85 NA NA MI : 95 89 NA NA MN : 99 99 NA NA MO : 100 93 NA NA NE : 100 99 NA NA NC : 95 92 NA NA OH : 97 89 NA NA PA : 88 79 NA NA SD : 98 93 NA NA TX : 100 98 NA NA WI : 100 97 NA NA : 17 Sts: 98 94 NA NA -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 66 31 9 28 CA : 15 5 41 27 CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 87 77 75 78 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 1 0 0 1 IN : 2 0 0 0 KS : 2 0 0 3 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 10 3 1 3 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 40 11 23 28 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 60 28 6 24 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 56 28 24 34 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 19 Sts: 18 9 5 10 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 97 100 98 CO : 66 60 63 63 IL : 54 53 77 58 KS : 90 78 82 68 LA : 99 96 98 97 MS : 98 95 99 97 MO : 91 87 85 73 NE : 99 97 98 85 NM : 33 26 87 57 OK : 59 45 38 62 SD : 80 76 62 65 TX : 83 77 85 87 : 12 Sts: 85 77 82 76 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 100 100 99 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 97 100 100 GA : 97 90 99 98 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 98 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NM : 100 100 100 100 NC : 100 99 100 100 OK : 95 94 92 87 SC : 98 97 99 99 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 86 76 92 87 : 14 Sts: 94 89 97 94 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 20 10 12 25 AZ : 31 24 74 69 AR : 31 9 3 25 CA : 5 *1 44 21 GA : 44 17 24 38 LA : 55 17 17 37 MS : 44 19 7 41 MO : 22 6 3 10 NM : 9 0 4 7 NC : 15 10 4 7 OK : 0 0 0 2 SC : 14 8 11 15 TN : 14 0 3 14 TX : 22 18 15 19 : 14 Sts: 26 14 17 24 -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 98 100 100 FL : 95 91 100 NA GA : 99 98 100 100 NC : 99 98 99 100 OK : 96 90 87 84 SC : 93 91 100 99 TX : 84 67 61 59 VA : 99 99 100 100 : 8 Sts : 95 90 90 89 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 11 NA 4 7 FL : 28 NA NA NA GA : 19 NA 10 13 NC : 25 NA 20 20 OK : 0 NA 0 2 SC : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 1 NA 1 1 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 8 Sts : 13 NA 7 8 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 91 99 97 CA : 65 35 100 88 LA : 100 99 100 99 MS : 100 98 100 97 TX : 98 97 94 96 : 5 Sts : 91 84 99 96 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 9 33 54 4 AR : 0 3 30 51 16 GA : 2 10 35 47 6 IL : 3 9 30 52 6 IN : 2 8 28 54 8 IA : 1 5 24 54 16 KS : 0 3 21 68 8 KY : 0 6 28 53 13 LA : 2 14 44 39 1 MI : 4 11 30 45 10 MN : 0 4 28 58 10 MS : 1 4 18 66 11 MO : 0 9 26 57 8 NE : 0 2 15 69 14 NC : 0 2 18 72 8 OH : 2 8 30 48 12 SC : 0 5 28 54 13 SD : 0 2 15 63 20 TN : 0 1 25 66 8 : 19 Sts : 1 6 26 56 11 : Prev Wk : 1 4 25 56 14 Prev Yr : 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 5 14 63 16 GA : 20 25 26 26 3 IL : 3 7 26 55 9 IN : 2 6 27 56 9 IA : 1 4 20 54 21 KS : 1 4 16 64 15 KY : 0 6 25 52 17 MI : 3 12 33 42 10 MN : 1 4 28 52 15 MO : 0 3 26 53 18 NE : 1 3 17 62 17 NC : 0 1 20 66 13 OH : 1 6 25 53 15 PA : 2 6 30 55 7 SD : 0 2 14 62 22 TX : 16 18 29 33 4 WI : 1 3 17 54 25 : 17 Sts : 2 5 23 55 15 : Prev Wk : 1 4 21 57 17 Prev Yr : 1 5 28 54 12 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 38 50 9 CA : 0 0 50 40 10 CO : 2 9 18 49 22 GA : 2 13 49 33 3 ID : 0 0 2 55 43 IL : 5 14 35 43 3 IN : 2 8 26 52 12 KS : 2 7 26 57 8 MI : 1 13 34 44 8 MO : 1 11 34 47 7 MT : 6 32 46 16 0 NE : 3 12 28 50 7 NC : 0 6 34 57 3 OH : 0 4 21 55 20 OK : 0 4 17 62 17 OR : 0 0 4 47 49 SD : 0 3 19 59 19 TX : 3 11 39 41 6 WA : 0 0 28 54 18 : 19 Sts : 2 8 27 51 12 : Prev Wk : 1 8 25 54 12 Prev Yr : 3 9 27 51 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 8 53 27 9 AZ : 0 11 34 36 19 AR : 0 3 38 38 21 CA : 50 30 15 5 0 GA : 6 12 30 43 9 LA : 1 4 43 46 6 MS : 1 2 14 65 18 MO : 0 2 24 52 22 NM : 0 0 34 39 27 NC : 1 3 20 69 7 OK : 0 0 31 65 4 SC : 0 4 29 58 9 TN : 0 2 22 59 17 TX : 11 22 34 27 6 : 14 Sts : 9 14 31 37 9 : Prev Wk : 8 13 30 41 8 Prev Yr : 2 9 29 50 10 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 20 56 19 MI : 4 24 44 24 4 MN : 0 4 28 60 8 NE : 0 3 16 49 32 ND : 1 7 39 47 6 OH : 1 9 25 57 8 PA : 1 5 36 50 8 SD : 0 2 17 63 18 WI : 1 5 21 56 17 : 9 Sts : 1 6 27 53 13 : Prev Wk : 1 7 24 56 12 Prev Yr : 1 7 30 52 10 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 7 52 40 MN : 2 3 40 49 6 MT : 3 25 52 19 1 ND : 1 6 28 50 15 SD : 1 3 22 54 20 : 5 Sts : 2 9 34 43 12 : Prev Wk : 1 11 29 48 11 Prev Yr : 2 11 28 49 10 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 59 34 MN : 1 3 38 53 5 MT : 4 18 51 26 1 ND : 0 6 27 49 18 SD : 0 2 15 64 19 WA : 0 0 28 47 25 : 6 Sts : 1 7 31 45 16 : Prev Wk : 5 11 22 45 17 Prev Yr : 1 6 25 54 14 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 18 60 15 3 FL : 8 6 86 0 0 GA : 3 10 31 47 9 NC : 0 0 10 73 17 OK : 0 0 51 48 1 SC : 0 4 47 47 2 TX : 2 16 29 31 22 VA : 0 0 5 61 34 : 8 Sts : 3 10 36 39 12 : Prev Wk : 4 10 35 41 10 Prev Yr : 0 3 29 59 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 25 46 24 CA : 0 10 40 50 0 LA : 0 4 31 60 5 MS : 0 2 10 79 9 TX : 0 5 39 47 9 : 5 Sts : 0 5 29 52 14 : Prev Wk : 0 6 30 50 14 Prev Yr : 0 4 32 54 10 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 12 19 36 32 1 :: NJ : 0 15 35 50 0 AZ : 0 11 28 43 18 :: NM : 6 31 35 27 1 AR : 0 6 25 57 12 :: NY : 0 13 29 56 2 CA : 0 0 15 15 70 :: NC : 0 1 15 73 11 CO : 1 7 27 56 9 :: ND : 10 25 33 29 3 CT : 0 3 10 82 5 :: OH : 1 4 20 54 21 DE : 0 10 7 82 1 :: OK : 1 16 40 40 3 FL : 15 20 60 5 0 :: OR : 0 0 15 47 38 GA : 11 16 30 38 5 :: PA : 2 11 30 53 4 ID : 0 0 2 55 43 :: RI : 0 0 6 82 12 IL : 1 1 12 69 17 :: SC : 0 5 22 58 15 IN : 1 3 22 59 15 :: SD : 0 3 14 62 21 IA : 1 2 13 55 29 :: TN : 0 2 14 64 20 KS : 0 4 28 60 8 :: TX : 16 34 38 12 0 KY : 0 2 16 56 26 :: UT : 0 4 14 71 11 LA : 9 29 38 23 1 :: VT : 0 0 14 60 26 ME : 0 6 17 63 14 :: VA : 0 0 20 60 20 MD : 4 8 22 48 18 :: WA : 0 3 25 47 25 MA : 0 0 2 96 2 :: WV : 0 1 16 75 8 MI : 8 28 35 25 4 :: WI : 1 4 21 51 23 MN : 2 10 25 53 10 :: WY : 2 11 20 52 15 MS : 2 11 30 50 7 :: : MO : 0 2 21 64 13 :: 48 Sts : 4 12 25 44 15 MT : 18 34 23 21 4 :: : NE : 0 5 19 62 14 :: Prev Wk: 4 12 26 44 14 NV : 0 0 0 41 59 :: Prev Yr: 1 7 28 52 12 NH : 0 2 27 59 12 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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