Released August 4, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin" call Mark E. Miller at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 31 July 26 - August 1, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: High temperatures were mostly below 90 degrees F across the Midwest, benefiting reproductive corn and soybeans. Midwestern soil moisture remained mostly adequate despite generally dry weather, but became slightly short in some northern areas. On the central Plains, significant rain fell for the second consecutive week, boosting soil moisture but causing localized flooding. Continuing a month-long trend, showers dampened portions of the Southeast, easing stress on crops. Farther west, however, drought intensified under extremely hot, dry conditions in the South Central States. In the Northwest, hot weather favored small grain ripening and harvesting. Weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 9 degrees F in the drought region (eastern New Mexico and most of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana). Nationally, more than five dozen daily-record highs were set during the week, more than half of which were set in the South Central States. Most of the rest occurred in the Northwest, where weekly departures reached +10 degrees F. In contrast, below- normal readings prevailed from the central Plains and upper Midwest into the Northeast, with temperatures as much as 8 degrees F below normal in Kansas. The week opened with three consecutive daily-record highs in locations such as Olympia, WA (96, 99, and 100 degrees F) and The Dalles, OR (111, 112, and 110 degrees F). Meanwhile, heat briefly returned to the Southwest, where daily records were established on Tuesday in Yuma, AZ (118 degrees F) and Lancaster, CA (108 degrees F). A day earlier, highs in southern California had soared to 123 degrees F in Thermal and 124 degrees F in Death Valley. The week closed with six consecutive daily records in Tyler, TX (102, 103, 101, 104, 104, and 104 degrees F). In Shreveport, LA highs reached 107 degrees F on July 31 and August 1, with the first reading tying their July record last set in 1901. Elsewhere in Louisiana, Alexandria's high of 107 degrees F on Saturday tied their all-time record. In Texas, stretches of 100-degree heat continued through week's end in Dallas-Ft. Worth and Waco, reaching consecutive 27 days (July 6 - August 1) in both locations (the longest since identical, record-setting, 42-day streaks from June 23 - August 3, 1980). In Oklahoma City, OK, a 15-day (starting July 18) streak of triple-digit readings became their longest since July 1966. For the year through August 1, Dallas-Ft. Worth's 40 days of 100-degree readings stood behind only 1980 (69 days), 1954 (52 days), 1956 (48 days), and 1952 (44 days). With a high of 100 degrees F on Saturday, San Antonio, TX marked its record-tying 33rd day of triple-digit heat this year, last observed in 1948. Elsewhere in Texas, April-June rainfall was the lowest on record in locations such as San Antonio (1.41 inches, or 11 percent of normal), Lubbock (1.98 inches; 23 percent), and Houston (5.79 inches; 34 percent). On the southern Plains, where spotty dryness developed earlier, Midland's year-to-date precipitation through July stood at the second-lowest level on record (2.13 inches, or 28 percent of normal), slightly ahead of 1951's 2.02-inch total. Farther north, monthly rainfall in Topeka, KS reached 9.32 inches. Combined with a 7.22-inch June total, Topeka's 2-month total of 16.54 inches accounted for 47 percent of their normal annual total. Weekly rainfall was especially heavy, topping 4 inches, in parts of northeastern Kansas and northern Florida, and in a swath from southeastern Missouri to western Tennessee. Monthly rainfall totaled 9.96 inches in Memphis, TN--a July record--and 16.40 inches in Tallahassee, FL. Cooler air edged southward through the Plains during the week, reinforced across the North toward week's end. On Monday in Texas, Amarillo's 41-streak of 90- degree heat--their second-longest on record behind a 46-day stretch in 1934-- ended with a high of 89 degrees F. A day earlier, Columbia, MO had reported a high of 69 degrees F. On the last day of July, International Falls, MN notched a daily-record low of 42 degrees F, and a day later, minima dipped to 46 degrees F in Youngstown, OH and 49 degrees F in Binghamton, NY. Meanwhile, rain overspread the northern Plains, resulting in a daily-record rainfall for Williston, ND (1.19 inches on August 1). A day later, Billings, MT recorded their heaviest 1-day rainfall (1.20 inches) since July 20, 1997. National Agricultural Summary July 27 - August 2, 1998 Highlights: Crops continued to suffer from extreme heat and dry weather in the southern Plains. Cool weather slowed crop development slightly across most of the Corn Belt, but also alleviated crop moisture requirements. Rain aided crop development in the central Great Plains, but heavy downpours caused flooding and standing water that drowned crops in the Missouri Bootheel and adjoining areas of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Crops responded well to widespread rains that further reduced drought conditions in the Southeast. Hot weather sped small grain ripening in the Pacific Northwest. Seasonable temperatures aided crop conditions in the Southwest, but development remained well behind normal. Corn: Development in the Corn Belt and Great Plains slowed slightly due to below-normal temperatures, but remained well ahead of normal. Corn in the silking stage or beyond advanced to 91 percent, 11 percentage points above the previous week and more than 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Corn in the dough stage or beyond progressed to 23 percent, up from 12 percent and less than 1 week ahead of the normal pace of 15 percent. Conditions were mostly unchanged due to seasonable weather in the Corn Belt. Rain aided conditions in the central Great Plains, while dryness hampered fields in the upper Mississippi Valley. Heat sped maturation in the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Soybeans: Cool weather slightly slowed blooming progress in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, but aided rapid pod setting. Soybeans blooming advanced to 84 percent, compared with 75 percent the previous week and 72 percent normally blooming by this date. Forty-eight percent of the crop was setting pods, 18 percentage points above the previous week and 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Rains significantly boosted conditions in parts of the Southeast. Conditions were mostly unchanged in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, as cool temperatures helped offset excessive dryness. Some low-lying fields were drowned by heavy rainfall in the Missouri Bootheel and parts of the adjoining Ohio Valley. All Wheat: Winter wheat harvest progress reached 91 percent, 1 week ahead of the 86 percent normally harvested by this date. The harvest was virtually complete in the eastern Corn Belt and nearly complete in the central Great Plains. Most of the harvest activity was in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, where hot, dry weather permitted rapid progress. The hot, dry weather quickly ripened spring wheat fields and allowed harvest to advance to 14 percent, 1 week ahead of the normal progress of 3 percent. Nearly all spring wheat has begun to turn color except in Idaho, where development continued to lag behind normal. Extreme heat stressed spring wheat fields in some areas, but conditions improved from earlier drought stressed levels in Montana. Cotton: Ninety-seven percent of the Nation's cotton crop has progressed to the squaring stage or beyond and 83 percent was setting bolls. Hot, dry weather kept progress well ahead of normal in the southern Great Plains, but also caused squares and bolls to drop. Development remained well behind normal in California, although warm, sunny weather promoted rapid growth. Rice: Above-normal temperatures accelerated development, with 56 percent of the crop headed compared with 43 percent the previous week and 47 percent normally headed by this date. Warm weather aided crop development in California, but progress lagged well behind the 5-year average. Other small grains: Oat harvest continued at a rapid pace in the Corn Belt and accelerated in the northern Great Plains. Warm weather quickly ripened the crop, but also caused conditions to slightly deteriorate in the northern Great Plains. The barley harvest quickened, with 18 percent of the crop combined compared with 4 percent a week ago and the normal pace of 5 percent. Improved moisture levels aided conditions in Montana. Other crops: Peanuts pegging progressed to 90 percent, 5 percentage points ahead of the previous week and 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Wide- spread rains continued to alleviate drought conditions in the eastern Gulf Coast peanut-producing areas, especially in Georgia, which missed showers the previous week. Sorghum headed progressed to 53 percent, sorghum turning color was 24 percent. We 1 (8-98) Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 80 60 61 54 GA : 100 99 100 100 IL : 92 81 91 85 IN : 84 71 72 75 IA : 94 84 89 71 KS : 99 99 97 88 KY : 92 83 71 83 MI : 82 67 42 54 MN : 99 95 91 76 MO : 94 88 93 77 NE : 94 87 88 76 NC : 87 85 94 97 OH : 84 57 55 65 PA : 75 52 57 60 SD : 78 54 64 46 TX : 96 94 96 94 WI : 90 76 68 52 : 17 Sts: 91 80 82 73 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 10 1 10 7 GA : 95 91 96 98 IL : 34 17 14 19 IN : 23 15 10 12 IA : 10 0 5 5 KS : 44 32 41 36 KY : 30 24 13 31 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 6 0 1 1 MO : 57 37 43 37 NE : 14 4 11 13 NC : 66 61 69 78 OH : 15 8 3 9 PA : 25 2 3 5 SD : 19 8 5 5 TX : 82 76 72 75 WI : 26 0 3 5 : 17 Sts: 23 12 13 15 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 67 40 49 55 AR : 70 56 49 52 GA : 65 60 68 63 IL : 83 72 89 75 IN : 77 68 77 75 IA : 95 90 94 83 KS : 88 80 84 67 KY : 46 40 30 50 LA : 95 93 90 82 MI : 89 69 66 63 MN : 99 93 91 82 MS : 98 92 73 74 MO : 73 62 71 58 NE : 90 80 90 77 NC : 45 40 31 38 OH : 90 78 87 80 SC : 47 31 44 44 SD : 86 72 77 64 TN : 53 40 39 50 : 19 Sts: 84 75 79 72 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 97 91 98 AZ : 100 99 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 80 55 100 100 GA : 100 99 99 100 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NM : 100 95 100 97 NC : 95 93 89 94 OK : 95 93 97 97 SC : 99 99 98 98 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 98 91 99 96 : 14 Sts: 97 92 99 98 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 47 25 21 28 AR : 29 18 11 21 GA : 36 26 39 35 IL : 40 20 37 30 IN : 36 22 30 25 IA : 70 50 54 44 KS : 42 32 37 26 KY : 27 17 11 20 LA : 77 63 65 52 MI : 64 27 19 19 MN : 66 38 33 34 MS : 77 67 42 42 MO : 34 20 27 22 NE : 42 20 36 31 NC : 25 10 14 17 OH : 43 25 35 32 SC : 15 14 20 18 SD : 45 31 46 31 TN : 28 17 15 19 : 19 Sts: 48 30 35 31 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 87 80 60 78 AZ : 98 96 98 95 AR : 97 96 95 93 CA : 20 9 87 88 GA : 94 90 89 93 LA : 100 97 96 97 MS : 100 100 93 93 MO : 100 96 83 91 NM : 79 70 89 81 NC : 67 61 69 80 OK : 81 65 24 59 SC : 82 70 62 77 TN : 95 84 82 93 TX : 83 66 68 64 : 14 Sts: 83 73 77 79 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 83 68 76 CO : 13 4 17 19 IL : 25 9 42 29 KS : 44 32 43 32 LA : 97 82 85 90 MS : 99 94 96 89 MO : 72 59 58 48 NE : 46 16 33 27 NM : 2 1 9 13 OK : 18 16 18 36 SD : 30 15 36 22 TX : 75 71 75 79 : 12 Sts: 53 43 52 49 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 92 99 99 CO : 96 95 97 93 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 14 5 9 14 IL : 99 99 100 98 IN : 100 100 98 98 KS : 100 100 100 98 MI : 100 97 88 83 MO : 100 100 100 98 MT : 61 14 35 14 NE : 96 92 96 88 NC : 100 100 100 99 OH : 100 100 95 98 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 33 9 42 40 SD : 93 79 43 56 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 31 22 24 32 : 19 Sts: 91 87 88 86 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 25 17 10 25 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 1 0 4 3 KS : 6 2 3 2 LA : 55 28 30 40 MS : 60 33 53 44 MO : 7 4 4 5 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 7 4 5 9 SD : 4 0 5 2 TX : 60 55 53 62 : 12 Sts: 24 20 20 23 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 94 66 71 66 MI : 52 41 21 18 MN : 58 26 8 16 NE : 89 70 92 76 ND : 15 4 0 2 OH : 60 33 46 50 PA : 49 21 43 36 SD : 61 29 19 27 WI : 63 32 17 17 : 9 Sts : 55 30 25 27 -------------------------------------- These 9 States harvested 69% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 0 2 3 MN : 17 3 2 6 MT : 5 1 1 1 ND : 12 1 0 1 SD : 36 14 4 11 : 5 Sts : 14 3 1 3 -------------------------------------- These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 52 33 25 41 CA : 0 0 36 13 LA : 92 82 75 75 MS : 76 50 59 60 TX : 92 90 64 79 : 5 Sts : 56 43 42 47 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 5 3 4 6 MN : 27 4 2 6 MT : 7 1 1 2 ND : 25 4 1 2 SD : 44 17 5 16 WA : 17 12 5 20 : 6 Sts : 18 4 2 5 -------------------------------------- These 6 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 2, :Jul 26,:Aug 2, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 91 85 84 85 FL : 84 80 99 NA GA : 98 95 97 98 NC : 85 80 84 57 OK : 96 91 95 89 SC : 74 70 67 42 TX : 78 70 77 80 VA : 97 95 95 NA : 8 Sts : 90 85 89 86 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 3 19 50 27 GA : 38 22 21 18 1 IL : 3 8 27 48 14 IN : 3 7 25 52 13 IA : 3 6 23 46 22 KS : 1 3 16 64 16 KY : 1 3 24 50 22 MI : 12 15 37 30 6 MN : 1 3 18 53 25 MO : 2 11 30 43 14 NE : 1 3 15 59 22 NC : 11 32 32 24 1 OH : 1 5 22 51 21 PA : 3 6 23 55 13 SD : 0 2 10 55 33 TX : 21 29 24 25 1 WI : 2 8 21 44 25 : 17 Sts : 3 7 22 49 19 : Prev Wk : 3 7 22 49 19 Prev Yr : 2 7 25 50 16 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 20 26 43 1 AZ : 5 12 38 31 14 AR : 2 14 41 35 8 CA : 0 0 75 25 0 GA : 15 21 32 25 7 LA : 6 13 41 34 6 MS : 1 9 32 48 10 MO : 4 15 31 35 15 NM : 0 15 27 48 10 NC : 2 7 26 62 3 OK : 7 20 27 32 14 SC : 9 31 37 23 0 TN : 1 5 22 54 18 TX : 28 26 27 18 1 : 14 Sts : 15 18 33 29 5 : Prev Wk : 13 20 32 30 5 Prev Yr : 2 9 30 48 11 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 7 42 34 13 AR : 11 24 37 24 4 GA : 25 30 28 16 1 IL : 4 8 26 45 17 IN : 3 7 24 49 17 IA : 2 6 21 48 23 KS : 0 2 17 61 20 KY : 0 4 31 45 20 LA : 12 24 41 21 2 MI : 6 13 38 33 10 MN : 2 3 19 56 20 MS : 2 9 26 54 9 MO : 4 12 29 46 9 NE : 0 3 16 63 18 NC : 4 11 36 46 3 OH : 1 5 23 53 18 SC : 12 33 35 20 0 SD : 0 2 11 55 32 TN : 1 5 21 56 17 : 19 Sts : 3 8 24 48 17 : Prev Wk : 3 8 25 48 16 Prev Yr : 2 8 30 49 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 20 40 35 1 CO : 0 2 8 63 27 IL : 7 4 25 59 5 KS : 0 4 20 64 12 LA : 2 21 47 29 1 MS : 0 12 30 50 8 MO : 1 4 22 55 18 NE : 0 1 20 57 22 NM : 21 51 23 5 0 OK : 12 16 31 40 1 SD : 0 3 8 78 11 TX : 27 33 25 13 2 : 12 Sts : 10 16 23 42 9 : Prev Wk : 9 15 28 42 6 Prev Yr : 1 7 29 51 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 58 32 MN : 3 4 39 50 4 MT : 2 7 29 47 15 ND : 1 7 34 48 10 SD : 0 3 18 58 21 : 5 Sts : 1 6 31 49 13 : Prev Wk : 2 5 29 52 12 Prev Yr : 3 13 41 38 5 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 12 63 23 MN : 2 8 38 47 5 MT : 1 7 36 45 11 ND : 1 6 25 53 15 SD : 0 2 19 60 19 WA : 0 2 39 54 5 : 6 Sts : 1 5 28 53 13 : Prev Wk : 1 7 30 48 14 Prev Yr : 2 10 31 48 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 9 29 46 14 CA : 0 0 20 80 0 LA : 0 3 37 51 9 MS : 1 3 21 60 15 TX : 0 3 36 57 4 : 5 Sts : 1 5 29 55 10 : Prev Wk : 1 3 35 52 9 Prev Yr : 0 2 30 56 12 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 12 35 45 7 MI : 9 17 46 26 2 MN : 0 4 21 61 14 NE : 3 5 18 64 10 ND : 0 6 40 48 6 OH : 0 5 31 56 8 PA : 1 5 34 53 7 SD : 0 5 15 59 21 WI : 1 4 26 57 12 : 9 Sts : 1 6 29 53 11 : Prev Wk : 1 5 29 53 12 Prev Yr : 2 9 31 49 9 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 30 22 39 4 FL : 0 3 11 72 14 GA : 4 11 29 40 16 NC : 0 0 2 97 1 OK : 3 17 43 35 2 SC : 19 35 37 9 0 TX : 7 19 34 28 12 VA : 0 2 10 63 25 : 8 Sts : 4 14 26 44 12 : Prev Wk : 6 15 32 40 7 Prev Yr : 0 4 27 57 12 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 15 51 29 3 :: NJ : 0 0 80 20 0 AZ : 0 15 34 50 1 :: NM : 14 32 34 13 7 AR : 15 36 35 14 0 :: NY : 0 0 50 36 14 CA : 0 5 30 65 0 :: NC : 14 36 28 21 1 CO : 1 4 24 62 9 :: ND : 4 20 43 32 1 CT : 0 0 48 52 0 :: OH : 3 7 24 52 14 DE : 0 12 22 63 3 :: OK : 19 28 29 24 0 FL : 0 0 55 40 5 :: OR : 0 3 12 61 24 GA : 16 23 34 24 3 :: PA : 10 20 40 27 3 ID : 0 11 27 45 17 :: RI : 0 0 7 86 7 IL : 1 5 30 52 12 :: SC : 11 35 38 16 0 IN : 1 4 22 57 16 :: SD : 0 3 18 61 18 IA : 1 12 32 44 11 :: TN : 0 4 22 55 19 KS : 1 6 28 56 9 :: TX : 40 39 18 3 0 KY : 0 2 19 57 22 :: UT : 1 6 34 53 6 LA : 35 27 24 12 2 :: VT : 0 0 60 35 5 ME : 0 22 34 40 4 :: VA : 14 38 29 19 0 MD : 11 20 40 29 0 :: WA : 5 25 35 30 5 MA : 0 4 14 77 5 :: WV : 0 3 32 60 5 MI : 43 27 21 8 1 :: WI : 6 21 42 24 7 MN : 4 8 35 48 5 :: WY : 1 12 23 62 2 MS : 6 13 26 46 9 :: : MO : 0 4 24 62 10 :: 48 Sts : 10 16 29 38 7 MT : 4 22 49 22 3 :: : NE : 2 6 19 55 18 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 29 41 8 NV : 0 0 5 61 34 :: Prev Yr: 4 14 33 42 7 NH : 0 0 22 78 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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