Released June 30, 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 June 22 - 28, 1998 Highlights: Triple-digit temperatures scorched crops in the southern Great Plains and parts of the Southeast. Tropical storms provided relief from the hot, dry conditions along coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico, including southern Florida, but brush fires continued to burn where rainfall was light. Temperatures approached triple digits in the Corn Belt, but adequate soil moisture reserves and additional rain prevented serious heat damage. Heavy rains struck parts of the northern Corn Belt and eastern Ohio Valley, causing localized flooding that washed out crops in low-lying areas. Crop growth improved in the Southwest, aided by warmer, drier weather. Corn: Corn development progressed slightly ahead of the 5-year average, with 4 percent of the crop silked compared with 3 percent normally in that stage by this date. The crop was most advanced in Georgia and Texas, but progress was slightly behind normal in both States. Extreme heat and dry soils stressed non-irrigated fields during the critical pollination phase. Warm weather and timely showers aided crop conditions in most of the Corn Belt, especially along the northeastern perimeter, where cool temperatures and dry soils had stressed the crop in recent weeks. Some corn fields in the northern Corn Belt were flattened by strong winds, but were expected to recover. Warm weather also boosted conditions in the central High Plains. Soybeans: Ninty-six percent of the Nation's crop has been planted and 93 percent has emerged. Planting progress fell behind normal because of rain in the southeastern Corn Belt. Dry soils limited planting activity in the Southeastern States. Five percent of the soybean crop has begun to bloom, with progress most advanced in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Across the Southern United States, from the southern Plains to the Atlantic Coastal Plains, conditions deteriorated due to extreme heat. Conditions improved slightly in parts of the Corn Belt, where moderate rainfall replenished soil moisture. Flooded fields were replanted as soon as soils dried enough to support equipment. Winter wheat: Harvest progress continued at a rapid pace, with over half of the Nation's crop combined. Normally, about one-third of the crop would be harvested by this date. Hot, dry weather quickly dried maturing fields, allowing harvest to accelerate in the central Great Plains and southern Corn Belt. Combining slowed in the Lower Mississippi Valley and southern Great Plains where many farmers were finished harvesting their crop. Harvest progress was well behind normal in California, where the crop was maturing slowly due to the cool weather. Cotton: Fifty-nine percent of the crop has entered the squaring stage and 16 percent has begun to set bolls. Above-normal temperatures accelerated squaring in the Mississippi Delta cotton-producing States. Searing heat stressed the crop in several areas, where soil moisture levels were very low. Crop growth improved in the Southwest, but development remained well behind the 5-year average due to continued below-normal temperatures. Rice: Thirteen percent of the crop has reached the heading stage, nearly 1 week ahead of normal. In the western Gulf Coast's rice Producing region, hot weather accelerated development and tropical showers relieved drought conditions. Small grains: Spring wheat headed progressed to 43 percent, nearly double the normal rate. Cool weather slowed crop growth in Idaho, but development remained well ahead of normal in the other spring wheat-producing States. Heavy rainfall caused ponding that drowned plants in low-lying fields in North Dakota. Strong winds accompanying the storms caused lodging problems. Barley heading advanced to 37 percent, ahead of normal in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, but slightly behind normal in the northern Rocky Mountains. Rains relieved drought conditions in Montana. Above-normal temperatures and adequate soil moisture accelerated oat development, especially in the Great Lakes Region. A combination of warm weather and plentiful moisture supplies allowed conditions to improve in most oat-producing States. Other crops: Sorghum planting progressed to 94 percent complete. Planting advanced rapidly in the southern High Plains, but hot weather and dry soils caused poor stands and uneven development. Wet soils hindered planting and stunted growth in the southern Corn Belt. Peanut pegging advanced to 37 percent, nearly 1 week ahead of normal for this date. Hot weather stressed the crop in the eastern Gulf Coast and southern Great Plains' peanut-producing areas. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 26 June 21 - 27, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Warmer weather overspread the Corn Belt, but locally heavy rainfall kept soils too wet in some areas. Localized late-week flooding was observed in parts of the upper Midwest, middle Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Farther south, very hot and mostly dry weather prevailed from the southern Plains into the Southeast. Tropical moisture overspread portions of the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic States toward week's end, locally easing the effects of more than 3 months of dryness and 2 months of hot weather. Weekly temperatures averaged more than 4 degrees F above normal in most areas south and east of a line from northern New Mexico to Upper Michigan. Departures reached +10 degrees F on the southern Plains and in Lower Michigan. Cool weather continued for an eighth consecutive week in California and the Great Basin, where departures ranged from -2 to -8 degrees F. Cool, wet weather persisted for a third consecutive week on the northern Plains, boosting soil moisture but slowing crop development. More than two dozen daily-record highs were set during the week from Texas into the Southeast. The core of extreme heat shifted westward after midweek, encompassing the central and southern Plains, where more than a dozen records were established. In Melbourne, FL, a record-setting run of high temperatures continued through Thursday. From June 1-25, 21 daily-record highs were set or tied in Melbourne, including 15 days in a row from June 11-25. During their 50-year period of record, Melbourne's longest streak of daily-record highs was 4 days, set in May 1962, July 1983, and August 1993. Their high of 101 degrees F, attained on June 6 (and again on June 14), was their highest since an all-time-record of 102 degrees F on July 14, 1980. On Monday, Tallahassee, FL notched 102 degrees F, their ninth day of triple-digit heat this month, breaking a June record set in 1944. A day later, highs peaked at 100 degrees F in Pinson, AL and Columbus, GA. Through June 26, wildfires had burned 683,380 U.S. acres, only 79 percent of the 10-year average. But according to the National Interagency Fire Center, 58 percent of those acres had burned in the Southern Region (all or part of 13 States from Oklahoma and Texas to the East Coast, including Florida). By Friday, record heat overspread the central and southern Plains, where Dodge City, KS noted a high of 108 degrees F. Readings soared above 100 degrees F as far north as McCook, NE (103 degrees F). A day later, Ashland, KS recorded 111 degrees F and Clovis, NM logged 107 degrees F. In Texas, Amarillo's high of 108 degrees F tied their all-time record, established on June 24, 1953, and repeated on June 24, 1990. In contrast, cool air prevailed across the West. In California's San Joaquin Valley, Bakerfield collected a daily-record low (54 degrees F) on Tuesday. In Nevada, Las Vegas' high reached 100 degrees F for the first time this year on June 26, their second-latest occurrence on record behind June 30, 1965. Burns, OR (29 degrees F) tallied a daily-record low at week's end. In western Montana, a third consecutive week of significant precipitation boosted monthly rainfall to 4.21 inches in Missoula, their second-highest June total behind 4.79 inches in 1907. Farther east, Charleston, WV netted 7.59 inches through week's end, their highest June total since 1928. More than 4 inches of rain fell during the week from southeastern Minnesota into central Wisconsin, in parts of the middle Ohio Valley, and in a few locations from northeastern New York to southern Maine. In Jackson County, WI, 24-hour rainfall on June 26-27 reached 6.65 inches at Hatfield Dam and 5.41 inches in Taylor. On Saturday night, the Cannon River at Welch, MN crested about 0.9 feet above the flood of record, set on April 8, 1965. In Ohio, Cambridge witnessed record flooding along Wills Creek, which surged above flood stage on Sunday morning, June 28, and crested at least 11.9 feet above flood stage on Monday, June 29. In the Northeast, June 25-27 rainfall reached 7.96 inches in Keeseville, NY and 6.11 inches in Bethel, VT. Monthly rainfall reached a June-record 14.30 inches at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA. Farther south, late-week thunderstorms dotted the Gulf Coast and Southern Atlantic States, providing localized relief from the prolonged heat and dryness. During a 24-hour period on June 27-28, rainfall totaled 3.33 inches in Lake Charles, LA and 1.70 inches in Miami, FL. Two-day (June 27-28) totals reached 7.38 inches in Galveston, TX. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 95 90 79 86 AR : 96 89 85 88 GA : 81 76 91 90 IL : 94 91 98 96 IN : 92 91 98 96 IA : 100 99 100 97 KS : 98 97 99 92 KY : 62 55 56 74 LA : 98 97 92 94 MI : 100 98 100 98 MN : 99 99 99 96 MS : 98 97 89 92 MO : 90 83 87 86 NE : 100 100 100 99 NC : 85 70 76 80 OH : 100 99 98 98 SC : 93 83 89 85 SD : 100 98 98 93 TN : 85 73 58 77 : 19 Sts: 96 93 94 94 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 72 NA NA AR : 87 77 NA NA GA : 69 63 NA NA IL : 91 84 NA NA IN : 89 87 NA NA IA : 100 98 NA NA KS : 95 94 NA NA KY : 57 50 NA NA LA : 95 91 NA NA MI : 95 90 NA NA MN : 99 98 NA NA MS : 94 87 NA NA MO : 87 81 NA NA NE : 100 *98 NA NA NC : 75 65 NA NA OH : 97 94 NA NA SC : 83 66 NA NA SD : 97 93 NA NA TN : 75 60 NA NA : 19 Sts: 93 88 NA NA -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 NA 3 4 AR : 11 NA 3 5 GA : 5 NA 3 6 IL : 2 NA 2 3 IN : 0 NA 0 1 IA : 0 NA 3 0 KS : 12 NA 8 3 KY : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 35 NA 19 12 MI : 2 NA 0 2 MN : 5 NA 0 2 MS : 42 NA 17 18 MO : 4 NA 2 1 NE : 0 NA 1 2 NC : 5 NA 2 1 OH : 7 NA 1 3 SC : 13 NA 4 3 SD : 6 NA 1 2 TN : 1 NA 0 1 : 19 Sts: 5 NA 3 3 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 68 49 33 58 AZ : 76 60 90 89 AR : 92 63 55 73 CA : 15 10 64 45 GA : 70 59 58 72 LA : 92 82 57 77 MS : 94 80 49 75 MO : 75 52 18 57 NM : 51 22 62 50 NC : 55 40 30 38 OK : 13 3 10 19 SC : 46 31 51 52 TN : 80 46 34 62 TX : 48 31 42 41 : 14 Sts: 59 43 47 54 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 83 76 85 87 IL : 2 0 0 0 IN : 0 0 0 0 IA : 0 0 0 0 KS : 10 0 2 3 KY : 8 0 0 4 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 13 6 3 5 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 45 23 24 36 OH : 0 0 0 0 PA : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 54 51 45 57 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 17 Sts: 4 3 2 3 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 9 NA 0 5 AZ : 9 NA 45 42 AR : 9 NA 0 4 CA : 1 NA 9 3 GA : 28 NA 5 13 LA : 24 NA 4 15 MS : 23 NA 15 14 MO : 4 NA 0 3 NM : 0 NA 1 0 NC : 2 NA 2 6 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 8 NA 10 8 TN : 7 NA 0 2 TX : 20 NA 8 14 : 14 Sts: 16 NA 7 11 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 90 66 82 CA : 40 20 83 66 CO : 10 0 0 6 GA : 99 97 95 96 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 57 16 5 18 IN : 26 8 4 11 KS : 68 36 5 28 MI : 1 0 0 0 MO : 55 28 22 28 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 4 0 0 4 NC : 85 65 79 75 OH : 5 0 0 0 OK : 99 82 63 78 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 87 72 51 68 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 19 Sts: 52 35 21 33 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 25 20 42 31 MN : 57 26 12 37 MT : 22 16 18 16 ND : 31 13 13 19 SD : 73 31 39 39 WA : 95 85 87 82 : 6 Sts : 37 23 25 28 -------------------------------------- These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 91 83 97 91 IL : 65 62 88 87 KS : 98 96 97 94 LA : 100 100 100 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 94 97 94 NE : 100 99 100 99 NM : 61 36 97 87 OK : 92 72 90 88 SD : 94 90 92 90 TX : 91 87 96 95 : 12 Sts: 94 90 96 94 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 87 60 83 72 MI : 90 47 31 43 MN : 75 46 47 49 NE : 96 68 84 85 ND : 28 7 9 12 OH : 93 81 66 67 PA : 80 50 63 64 SD : 73 31 39 43 WI : 93 58 56 45 : 9 Sts : 71 41 45 44 -------------------------------------- These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 38 20 12 21 MS : 10 7 7 4 TX : 22 7 2 15 : 5 Sts : 13 5 3 6 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 40 26 23 25 FL : 43 28 49 NA GA : 49 31 28 42 NC : 40 30 7 6 OK : 32 18 22 17 SC : 15 10 0 6 TX : 19 3 13 7 VA : 28 3 6 NA : 8 Sts : 37 21 22 25 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jun 28,:Jun 21,:Jun 28,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 21 14 47 33 MN : 56 31 16 34 MT : 35 20 29 19 ND : 34 15 17 16 SD : 78 37 35 43 : 5 Sts : 43 21 23 23 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 11 62 22 1 AR : 2 12 32 45 9 GA : 24 25 34 16 1 IL : 6 11 34 42 7 IN : 3 10 31 48 8 IA : 4 8 26 46 16 KS : 1 3 22 62 12 KY : 1 3 34 45 17 LA : 9 22 41 27 1 MI : 3 8 37 46 6 MN : 2 6 29 51 12 MS : 4 10 33 47 6 MO : 1 10 36 46 7 NE : 1 5 17 61 16 NC : 1 3 20 73 3 OH : 2 7 30 50 11 SC : 4 11 34 50 1 SD : 3 3 14 65 15 TN : 0 3 29 55 13 : 19 Sts : 3 8 29 50 10 : Prev Wk : 2 7 29 51 11 Prev Yr : 1 6 28 54 11 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 2 24 58 16 GA : 34 24 20 20 2 IL : 6 12 30 42 10 IN : 5 10 30 46 9 IA : 3 8 21 47 21 KS : 1 4 21 64 10 KY : 2 7 27 48 16 MI : 4 8 31 44 13 MN : 1 3 18 55 23 MO : 1 7 30 48 14 NE : 1 4 16 59 20 NC : 3 9 25 58 5 OH : 2 6 26 51 15 PA : 0 2 19 67 12 SD : 2 2 11 60 25 TX : 19 22 29 29 1 WI : 0 3 16 52 29 : 17 Sts : 3 7 23 51 16 : Prev Wk : 3 6 25 51 15 Prev Yr : 1 4 21 57 17 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 35 50 10 CA : 0 0 40 50 10 CO : 2 4 22 46 26 GA : 4 12 48 35 1 ID : 0 0 3 60 37 IL : 6 17 40 33 4 IN : 3 13 29 43 12 KS : 1 5 20 53 21 MI : 2 11 35 47 5 MO : 1 10 45 39 5 MT : 2 20 43 32 3 NE : 4 15 27 46 8 NC : 0 7 35 57 1 OH : 0 3 21 54 22 OK : 0 0 13 71 16 OR : 0 0 5 42 53 SD : 0 1 15 55 29 TX : 2 8 41 44 5 WA : 0 2 16 68 14 : 19 Sts : 1 6 25 52 16 : Prev Wk : 2 7 26 52 13 Prev Yr : 2 8 25 52 13 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 20 52 17 1 AZ : 3 16 37 34 10 AR : 0 4 28 57 11 CA : 10 65 20 5 0 GA : 15 16 34 29 6 LA : 3 8 39 46 4 MS : 0 6 19 63 12 MO : 0 14 37 40 9 NM : 0 5 34 31 30 NC : 0 2 21 72 5 OK : 0 15 35 40 10 SC : 3 9 32 50 6 TN : 0 3 16 57 24 TX : 20 20 34 24 2 : 14 Sts : 11 18 31 35 5 : Prev Wk : 12 16 30 35 7 Prev Yr : 3 10 31 45 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 5 22 53 19 MI : 2 16 47 33 2 MN : 0 5 24 52 19 NE : 1 9 13 53 24 ND : 0 3 31 60 6 OH : 0 5 27 60 8 PA : 1 6 30 55 8 SD : 0 2 15 63 20 WI : 0 2 15 63 20 : 9 Sts : 0 4 23 58 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 25 57 12 Prev Yr : 3 11 28 48 10 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 4 56 39 MN : 1 8 40 39 12 MT : 5 18 42 32 3 ND : 1 4 26 54 15 SD : 0 2 23 54 21 : 5 Sts : 2 7 30 48 13 : Prev Wk : 1 7 28 50 14 Prev Yr : 3 14 33 44 6 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 5 53 39 MN : 1 10 41 34 14 MT : 3 13 44 37 3 ND : 0 4 22 55 19 SD : 0 3 19 60 18 WA : 0 0 29 60 11 : 6 Sts : 1 6 27 49 17 : Prev Wk : 1 7 28 47 17 Prev Yr : 2 9 25 54 10 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 21 31 43 5 0 FL : 0 37 60 3 0 GA : 7 13 36 38 6 NC : 0 0 8 89 3 OK : 0 8 46 45 1 SC : 3 14 45 37 1 TX : 7 12 39 30 12 VA : 0 0 9 69 22 : 8 Sts : 7 15 36 36 6 : Prev Wk : 5 13 34 37 11 Prev Yr : 0 2 28 61 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 20 57 18 CA : 0 20 50 30 0 LA : 0 3 36 55 6 MS : 0 2 14 75 9 TX : 0 2 34 57 7 : 5 Sts : 0 7 29 53 11 : Prev Wk : 0 6 27 51 16 Prev Yr : 0 2 29 56 13 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 35 49 7 CO : 0 1 25 63 11 IL : 12 11 48 29 0 KS : 0 4 32 59 5 LA : 5 13 45 30 7 MS : 1 6 35 48 10 MO : 0 2 24 63 11 NE : 1 4 30 52 13 NM : 17 37 36 10 0 OK : 2 3 53 41 1 SD : 0 1 16 76 7 TX : 16 27 39 16 2 : 12 Sts : 6 12 35 42 5 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 18 62 18 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 19 19 41 20 1 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 0 10 34 53 3 :: NM : 13 29 46 12 0 AR : 0 11 41 43 5 :: NY : 0 0 38 51 11 CA : 0 0 20 30 50 :: NC : 0 10 31 56 3 CO : 5 14 35 42 4 :: ND : 2 13 38 43 4 CT : 0 0 21 79 0 :: OH : 1 6 26 51 16 DE : 0 1 7 81 11 :: OK : 1 18 51 30 0 FL : 20 50 25 5 0 :: OR : 0 0 7 56 37 GA : 21 32 28 17 2 :: PA : 1 6 38 50 5 ID : 0 0 5 52 43 :: RI : 0 0 22 65 13 IL : 2 4 17 66 11 :: SC : 2 12 29 50 7 IN : 1 2 21 56 20 :: SD : 0 2 14 56 28 IA : 0 4 20 49 27 :: TN : 0 4 24 56 16 KS : 1 7 32 55 5 :: TX : 28 38 28 6 0 KY : 0 2 21 56 21 :: UT : 0 0 11 72 17 LA : 25 34 29 10 2 :: VT : 0 0 14 75 11 ME : 0 0 8 56 36 :: VA : 0 5 23 60 12 MD : 1 4 20 56 19 :: WA : 0 8 20 52 20 MA : 0 0 1 96 3 :: WV : 0 7 11 76 6 MI : 10 28 38 23 1 :: WI : 0 3 15 60 22 MN : 2 3 24 60 11 :: WY : 3 8 25 49 15 MS : 8 26 32 31 3 :: : MO : 0 2 23 66 9 :: 48 Sts : 6 13 26 42 13 MT : 5 16 38 33 8 :: : NE : 2 4 16 59 19 :: Prev Wk: 5 13 24 44 14 NV : 0 0 6 55 39 :: Prev Yr: 2 8 25 52 13 NH : 0 4 31 52 13 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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