Released July 7, 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 29 - July 5, 1998 Highlights: Most of the Corn Belt experienced above-normal precipitation, keeping some already saturated low-lying fields under standing water. Severe flooding drowned crops in isolated areas of the eastern and southern Corn Belt. Extremely dry conditions continued to stress crops in the southern Piedmont and the adjacent Coastal Plains and eastern Gulf Coast regions. Tropical showers brought much-needed moisture to crops along the western Gulf Coast, but most inland areas of the southern Plains and Mississippi Delta remained dry. Moderate temperatures provided ideal growing conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Cool weather kept crop development well behind normal in California, but seasonably dry weather allowed field activities to accelerate. Corn: Eight percent of the Nation's corn has progressed to the silking stage. Development was most advanced in the Southeast, but only slightly ahead of normal. In the heart of the Corn Belt, a small percentage of the crop had entered the silking stage. Along the southern perimeter of the Corn Belt, plentiful moisture supplies and warm weather allowed nearly one-fourth of the crop to progress into the silking stage. Above-normal rainfall slightly improved crop conditions across most of the Corn Belt, but isolated flooding and high winds caused some localized damage. Hot, dry weather rapidly dried down fields along the western Gulf Coast, with some fields ripening prematurely. In the Southeast, many fields were severely damaged by the heat and dry soils. Soybeans: Nearly all of the crop has emerged, but progress lagged in the lower Ohio Valley and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains, where planting delays occurred. Soybeans blooming advanced to 17 percent, several days ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Good moisture supplies and early planting allowed one-fourth of the crop to begin blooming in Iowa. Progress was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley, where over half of the crop was blooming. Adequate topsoil moisture and warm weather contributed to slightly improved conditions across most of the Corn Belt. In the western Gulf Coast and Mississippi Delta, hot, dry weather caused rapid drying and poor pod filling. Winter Wheat: Harvest progress advanced to 69 percent complete, more than a week ahead of the normal pace for this date. Hot, dry weather allowed the harvest to approach completion well ahead of normal in the central and southern Plains. Despite above-normal precipitation, harvesting continued at a rapid pace in the southern Corn Belt and accelerated in the eastern Corn Belt, well ahead of normal for both areas. Harvesting began much earlier than normal in the Great Lakes region, where warm, dry weather ripened the crop well ahead of normal. In the Pacific Northwest, hot weather rapidly ripened the crop, but isolated severe storms caused some lodging. Cotton: Dryland fields in the southern Plains made slow progress, and plants continued to lose squares and small bolls due to prolonged dry conditions. Along the western Gulf Coast, bolls were rapidly opening and some fields were beginning to defoliate. Crop progress remained well behind the 5-year average in California, where temperatures remained slightly below normal. Rice: Seventeen percent of the crop has entered the heading stage, compared with 9 percent normally headed by this date. Fields along the western Gulf Coast progressed rapidly, with nearly half of the crop headed. The crop was less advanced in the northern Mississippi Delta, but development was slightly ahead of normal. Hot, dry weather stressed rice paddies in the southern rice-producing states, where farmers struggled to maintain flood levels. Small grains: Seasonable temperatures aided development of spring wheat, barley, and oat crops and allowed conditions to improve across most of the northern small grain-producing areas. Heading progress continued ahead of normal for all three crops, except in Idaho, where wet weather has slowed barley and spring wheat development. The impact of rust in barley and spring wheat was expected to be minor in the Pacific Northwest due to advanced crop development and dry weather. Other crops: Soil moisture remained too dry to finish sorghum planting in the southern Great Plains. Early-planted sorghum fields suffered from extreme heat and dry soils, with late-week rains doing little to improve conditions in fields that were turning color. Some sorghum fields were ripe, and harvest was underway along the western Gulf Coast. Irrigated peanuts made good progress in the southern High Plains, but some dryland fields remained unplanted due to dry soil conditions. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 27 June 28 - July 4, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Scattered showers and thunderstorms delivered limited relief from the 3 -month dry spell to areas from central Texas to the central Gulf Coast States. Although thunderstorms dampened a few areas in Florida, wildfires flared in the eastern part of the State. Farther north, a fourth consecutive week of wet weather maintained adequate to surplus soil moisture across the northern Plains and Midwest. Heavy rain fell in parts of the Northeast for the fifth week in a row. In the West, favorably dry weather continued in California, while seasonal (monsoonal) showers developed at week's end in the Southwest. Weekly temperatures averaged 2 to 7 degrees F above normal from the central and southern Plains into the Southeast, setting at least six dozen daily-record highs and further stressing dryland crops. On the Plains, highs topped 100 degrees F as far north as northern Kansas, favoring final winter wheat harvesting. Near-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and Midwest spurred crop development. Warm weather returned to the Northwest, where weekly departures reached +5 degrees F, but cooler-than-normal conditions (as much as 6 degrees F below normal) prevailed for a ninth consecutive week in much of California. Early in the week, record heat gripped the central and southern Plains. On Sunday, highs soared to 113 degrees F in Carlsbad, NM and an all-time record-tying 108 degrees F in Amarillo, TX. A day later, Wichita, KS notched 105 degrees F, the last of 7 consecutive days with highs at or above 100 degrees F, tying their June record set in 1980. Amarillo noted triple-digit heat for a June-record 13th day and record-tying eighth consecutive day. Dodge City, KS registered 110 degrees F, eclipsing their all-time record of 109 degrees F, set in August 1936. Slightly cooler air arrived across the Plains on Tuesday, but extremely hot conditions persisted in the Southeast. In Florida, the week featured seven daily-record highs in Orlando (97, 99, 99, 99, 101, 100, and 97 degrees F). During June, record highs were set or tied on 22 days in Melbourne, 14 in Daytona Beach, and 13 in Orlando. On Wednesday, Tallahassee logged 100 degrees F, their 13th day of triple-digit heat in 1998, breaking the 1931 record. On Friday, Miami posted an all-time record-tying high of 98 degrees F, last observed on August 1, 1990. Farther north, highs soared above 100 degrees F, setting daily records, in locations such as Florence, SC (103 degrees F on Sunday) and Augusta, GA (103 degrees F on Tuesday). Hot weather also spread into the Southwest, signaling the approach of seasonal rains. Daily-record highs were set or tied in locations such as Douglas, AZ (106 degrees F on Monday), Socorro, NM (107 degrees F on Tuesday), and Hanksville, UT (105 degrees F on Wednesday). During a 24-hour period on July 4-5, rainfall totaled 0.39 inches in Tucson, AZ and 0.64 inches in Roswell, NM. No measurable rain fell in Tucson from April 27 to July 2 (67 days), their second-longest streak this decade, but well behind the 110-day dry spell from March-July 1996. Meanwhile in California, Bakerfield's highs again failed to reach 100 degrees F. Their latest occurrence of the year's first triple-digit heat was on July 5, 1965. In addition, Bakersfield tallied a daily-record low of 56 degrees F on Friday. Farther east, locally torrential rain swept from the Midwest into the Northeast on June 29-30. On Monday in Kentucky, Lexington's rainfall of 5.04 inches broke their single-day record for June. A day later, daily-record totals were established in Rochester, NY (1.87 inches) and Hartford, CT (2.70 inches). June 30 - July 1 rainfall reached 3.11 inches in Burlington, VT. Scattered heavy rain showers returned or arrived in several areas at week's end. Rochester, NY netted another daily-record total (2.61 inches) on July 4. A tropical disturbance moved ashore along the western Gulf Coast on Friday, dropping beneficial rain as far inland as central Texas. During a 24-hour period on July 3-4, 3.29 inches soaked Burnett, TX. Very warm weather returned to Alaska, boosting weekly departures 2 to 10 degrees F above normal. Barrow collected a daily-record high (67 degrees F) on Monday. A day later, McGrath's daily-record high reached 88 degrees F. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 97 83 90 93 IL : 5 2 1 3 IN : 4 0 0 2 IA : 0 0 0 1 KS : 31 10 20 15 KY : 30 8 0 20 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 3 0 0 1 MO : 40 13 14 15 NE : 1 0 0 3 NC : 60 45 47 57 OH : 2 0 0 0 PA : 1 0 0 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 57 54 54 62 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 17 Sts: 8 4 4 6 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 6 6 8 AR : 17 11 5 20 GA : 18 5 6 12 IL : 7 2 10 9 IN : 9 0 5 6 IA : 25 0 12 11 KS : 27 12 19 9 KY : 6 0 0 0 LA : 60 35 30 22 MI : 20 2 0 4 MN : 16 5 3 7 MS : 60 42 34 29 MO : 11 4 7 5 NE : 6 0 4 6 NC : 10 5 5 4 OH : 17 7 9 9 SC : 20 13 16 15 SD : 18 6 4 6 TN : 5 1 3 3 : 19 Sts: 17 5 9 9 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 83 68 41 70 AZ : 82 76 92 95 AR : 96 92 82 90 CA : 40 15 82 66 GA : 87 70 76 85 LA : 97 92 77 88 MS : 96 94 67 87 MO : 95 75 50 78 NM : 80 51 72 62 NC : 65 55 53 56 OK : 48 13 36 38 SC : 67 46 75 73 TN : 90 80 63 83 TX : 61 48 58 58 : 14 Sts: 72 59 65 70 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 89 85 NA NA AR : 92 87 NA NA GA : 85 69 NA NA IL : 94 91 NA NA IN : 93 89 NA NA IA : 100 100 NA NA KS : 97 95 NA NA KY : 80 57 NA NA LA : 98 95 NA NA MI : 97 95 NA NA MN : 99 99 NA NA MS : 98 94 NA NA MO : 93 87 NA NA NE : 100 100 NA NA NC : 80 75 NA NA OH : 100 97 NA NA SC : 86 83 NA NA SD : 100 *98 NA NA TN : 82 75 NA NA : 19 Sts: 96 93 NA NA -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28 9 2 10 AZ : 18 9 56 55 AR : 35 9 4 13 CA : 2 1 14 7 GA : 40 28 14 29 LA : 51 24 11 34 MS : 52 23 22 29 MO : 30 4 2 9 NM : 8 0 7 7 NC : 10 2 3 13 OK : 0 0 0 2 SC : 17 8 20 17 TN : 20 7 1 6 TX : 21 20 12 18 : 14 Sts: 26 16 12 19 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 89 94 CA : 50 40 94 82 CO : 35 10 9 20 GA : 100 99 98 99 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 88 57 32 46 IN : 73 26 13 27 KS : 97 68 58 59 MI : 10 1 0 0 MO : 88 55 50 52 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 26 4 3 14 NC : 96 85 94 88 OH : 30 5 0 7 OK : 100 99 88 91 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 2 0 0 0 TX : 95 87 73 83 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 19 Sts: 69 52 46 50 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 33 25 57 51 MN : 90 57 39 61 MT : 53 22 49 38 ND : 53 31 33 40 SD : 80 73 63 62 WA : 99 95 95 87 : 6 Sts : 59 37 47 48 -------------------------------------- These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 56 40 36 38 FL : 50 43 67 NA GA : 66 49 39 58 NC : 45 40 21 15 OK : 59 32 51 35 SC : 40 15 46 NA TX : 26 19 24 12 VA : 60 28 9 NA : 8 Sts : 52 37 35 37 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 34 21 64 52 MN : 90 56 45 64 MT : 69 35 57 42 ND : 60 34 36 35 SD : 86 78 64 68 : 5 Sts : 69 43 47 45 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 94 87 96 89 MI : 97 90 68 67 MN : 91 75 77 77 NE : 99 96 94 98 ND : 57 28 30 31 OH : 97 93 87 88 PA : 90 80 82 83 SD : 84 *72 70 67 WI : 97 93 83 68 : 9 Sts : 84 70 69 66 -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 5, :Jun 28,:Jul 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 6 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 40 38 20 31 MS : 16 10 14 8 TX : 50 22 13 29 : 5 Sts : 17 13 6 9 -------------------------------------- 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 : 4 23 47 25 1 AR : 5 20 36 32 7 GA : 27 27 33 13 0 IL : 5 11 32 43 9 IN : 4 7 28 51 10 IA : 3 8 26 48 15 KS : 0 3 23 62 12 KY : 1 5 23 57 14 LA : 6 21 41 31 1 MI : 6 10 29 44 11 MN : 3 5 35 49 8 MS : 5 14 34 42 5 MO : 1 12 34 45 8 NE : 1 4 18 65 12 NC : 1 9 22 65 3 OH : 2 8 28 49 13 SC : 6 14 40 40 0 SD : 0 3 15 60 22 TN : 0 5 30 53 12 : 19 Sts : 3 9 29 48 11 : Prev Wk : 3 8 29 50 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 26 56 12 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 3 26 58 13 GA : 41 20 19 18 2 IL : 6 11 29 43 11 IN : 4 9 28 46 13 IA : 2 8 22 50 18 KS : 1 7 24 57 11 KY : 1 4 21 58 16 MI : 2 9 30 46 13 MN : 3 3 24 52 18 MO : 1 7 30 47 15 NE : 0 4 19 62 15 NC : 10 16 29 42 3 OH : 2 7 26 49 16 PA : 2 3 23 60 12 SD : 1 2 12 55 30 TX : 21 21 29 26 3 WI : 0 2 13 47 38 : 17 Sts : 3 7 24 50 16 : Prev Wk : 3 7 23 51 16 Prev Yr : 1 4 20 57 18 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 17 49 26 1 AZ : 3 15 34 32 16 AR : 0 9 35 46 10 CA : 10 65 20 5 0 GA : 20 27 28 22 3 LA : 3 12 40 44 1 MS : 1 7 20 55 17 MO : 0 14 39 34 13 NM : 0 12 39 27 22 NC : 0 6 35 57 2 OK : 0 11 35 46 8 SC : 3 10 35 48 4 TN : 0 4 22 51 23 TX : 25 20 28 24 3 : 14 Sts : 14 20 30 30 6 : Prev Wk : 11 18 31 35 5 Prev Yr : 2 11 27 49 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 21 54 20 MI : 3 14 41 40 2 MN : 1 3 25 56 15 NE : 0 12 26 47 15 ND : 0 3 24 63 10 OH : 1 5 28 56 10 PA : 1 2 31 56 10 SD : 0 0 12 65 23 WI : 0 3 13 66 18 : 9 Sts : 0 4 21 60 15 : Prev Wk : 0 4 23 58 15 Prev Yr : 3 10 29 48 10 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 16 39 40 4 CO : 0 15 44 36 5 IL : 10 11 39 40 0 KS : 0 6 33 55 6 LA : 4 21 38 31 6 MS : 5 22 38 31 4 MO : 1 4 26 60 9 NE : 1 4 31 58 6 NM : 17 44 29 10 0 OK : 15 19 47 18 1 SD : 0 2 9 79 10 TX : 20 28 34 16 2 : 12 Sts : 8 15 33 40 4 : Prev Wk : 6 12 35 42 5 Prev Yr : 0 2 21 64 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 60 37 MN : 1 6 27 58 8 MT : 1 12 42 39 6 ND : 1 5 20 54 20 SD : 0 1 18 63 18 WA : 0 9 32 45 14 : 6 Sts : 1 6 24 52 17 : Prev Wk : 1 6 27 49 17 Prev Yr : 1 8 29 50 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 4 68 28 MN : 2 5 28 58 7 MT : 2 11 40 40 7 ND : 1 4 25 54 16 SD : 0 1 16 56 27 : 5 Sts : 1 5 27 52 15 : Prev Wk : 2 7 30 48 13 Prev Yr : 3 13 36 41 7 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 22 35 39 4 0 FL : 8 31 44 17 0 GA : 13 21 37 26 3 NC : 0 0 5 89 6 OK : 0 9 46 44 1 SC : 3 15 52 30 0 TX : 5 21 32 34 8 VA : 0 1 13 67 19 : 8 Sts : 9 20 34 33 4 : Prev Wk : 7 15 36 36 6 Prev Yr : 0 3 25 59 13 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 27 54 15 CA : 0 10 40 50 0 LA : 1 4 38 47 10 MS : 0 9 35 50 6 TX : 0 2 38 51 9 : 5 Sts : 1 5 33 51 10 : Prev Wk : 0 7 29 53 11 Prev Yr : 0 2 31 54 13 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 20 30 40 10 0 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 0 8 29 45 18 :: NM : 12 35 42 10 1 AR : 3 20 40 34 3 :: NY : 0 8 3 86 3 CA : 0 0 10 40 50 :: NC : 4 14 41 39 2 CO : 4 15 37 43 1 :: ND : 3 11 39 42 5 CT : 0 0 12 70 18 :: OH : 1 6 24 50 19 DE : 0 17 9 71 3 :: OK : 7 27 42 24 0 FL : 15 45 40 0 0 :: OR : 0 0 5 54 41 GA : 25 37 25 12 1 :: PA : 1 6 32 53 8 ID : 0 0 7 50 43 :: RI : 0 0 0 8 92 IL : 1 3 21 58 17 :: SC : 4 14 35 40 4 IN : 1 2 22 61 14 :: SD : 0 1 11 60 28 IA : 1 3 14 53 29 :: TN : 0 8 26 54 12 KS : 1 10 32 48 9 :: TX : 31 37 26 6 0 KY : 0 1 20 53 26 :: UT : 0 1 16 60 23 LA : 26 32 29 11 2 :: VT : 0 0 14 60 26 ME : 0 6 34 44 16 :: VA : 0 4 23 63 10 MD : 0 7 21 60 12 :: WA : 0 10 30 37 23 MA : 0 0 2 98 0 :: WV : 0 1 16 77 6 MI : 6 16 37 38 3 :: WI : 0 3 12 63 22 MN : 2 7 24 55 12 :: WY : 1 7 34 52 6 MS : 7 26 32 31 4 :: : MO : 1 3 28 61 7 :: 48 Sts : 7 14 25 41 13 MT : 5 18 45 29 3 :: : NE : 2 7 20 58 13 :: Prev Wk: 6 13 26 42 13 NV : 0 0 5 57 38 :: Prev Yr: 2 7 28 51 12 NH : 0 4 17 67 12 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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