Release September 15,1998 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agricultural. 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. 37 September 6 - 12, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Tropical Storm Frances made landfall north of Corpus Christi, TX before dawn on September 11, producing torrential rainfall and flash flooding across parts of Louisiana and eastern Texas. Rain fell in the Delta cotton region, where bolls were mostly open, but excessive totals were confined to areas south and west of the main crop area. Although rainfall on the eastern Plains halted fieldwork, the moisture was welcomed for winter wheat planting and emergence. Only isolated showers dotted the western portion of the central and southern Plains, leaving topsoils unfavorably dry. Meanwhile, very warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in the northern Plains and Northwest, promoting fieldwork and crop development. Farther east, warm, dry conditions in the Corn Belt favored crop maturation and early harvesting. Weekly temperatures ranged from 5 to 15 degrees F above normal on the northern and central Plains, resulting in many of the week's nearly six dozen daily-record highs. Meanwhile, cool air briefly overspread the Midwest and East, producing nearly two dozen daily-record lows from September 9-11. Weekly temperatures were as much as 5 degrees F below normal in the central Appalachians. Late in the week, cooler air shifted into the Northwest, allowing hot weather to return to the East. On Sunday, the highest temperatures of the year-to-date were observed in several locations, including Binghamton, NY (90 degrees F), Louisville, KY (96 degrees F), and Nashville, TN (99 degrees F). Meanwhile in Washington, streaks of September record-setting warmth ended at 6 days (September 1-6) at or above 90 degrees F in Spokane and 10 days (August 28 - September 6) at or above 80 degrees F in Seattle. Elsewhere on September 6, highs on the central Plains soared to 105 degrees F in Hill City, KS and 102 degrees F in Hastings, NE. A day later, a strong cold front swept through the Northeast, delivering beneficial rainfall but sparking severe weather. On the night of September 6-7, winds gusted to 89 mph in Rochester, NY. By Wednesday, daily-record lows were established in locations such as Bluefield, WV (41 degrees F) and Cincinnati, OH (43 degrees F). Gilbert, AR posted a low of 39 degrees F the next morning. Hot weather persisted, however, across the remainder of the Nation. On Tuesday, Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX notched their fifth day of triple-digit heat this month and 56th this year, second only to 6 days in September 1951 and 69 days in 1980, respectively. In Wichita, KS, highs reached or exceeded 100 degrees F on 5 consecutive days (September 3-7), tying their September record set in 1985. Farther north, Huron, SD recorded 100 degrees F on Wednesday, their first triple-digit maximum since August 27, 1991. As hot weather returned to the Midwest and East toward week's end, a September-record high was tied in Marquette, MI (92 degrees F on Friday). In West Virginia, Bluefield logged a daily-record high (87 degrees F on Saturday) less than 60 hours after a daily-record low of 42 degrees F. Frances came ashore between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, packing 65 mph sustained winds. Rainfall in excess of 4 inches (with localized totals reaching 16 inches in southern Louisiana) fell across eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwestern Arkansas, and southeastern Oklahoma. Even before Frances formed on September 6, and for several days after landfall, on-shore winds brought coastal flooding to parts of the western and central Gulf Coast. The remnants of Frances were responsible for ending a 31-day dry spell (August 12 - September 11) in Little Rock, AR, their longest since May-June 1977. In Louisiana, 48-hour (September 9-11) rainfall reached 13.16 inches in New Orleans (Audubon Park). Galveston, TX netted 9.32 inches from September 9-12, 8.02 inches of which fell on Thursday. Brownsville, TX, which had received 4.43 inches during the first 8 months of the year, collected 7.11 inches during the first 12 days of September, including a daily-record total (4.53 inches) on Wednesday. Dry pockets persisted in parts of the East, however, as Charleston, WV notched a 25th consecutive day (August 19 - September 12) without measurable rain. In Kentucky, August 10 - September 12, rainfall totaled only 0.17 inches in Louisville and 0.09 inches in Lexington. Despite 0.46 inches in Dallas-Ft. Worth from Frances' remnants, June 12 - September 13 (94-day) rainfall stood at only 0.92 inches. In Wichita, 30-day (August 15 - September 13) rainfall totaled 1.49 inches, a streak during which highs exceeded 90 degrees F on the first 24 days. In Las Vegas, NV, measurable rain fell on 7 of the first 12 days of the month, totaling 1.29 inches and representing their fourth-highest September precipitation on record. On Wednesday, Winnemucca, NV received 1.04 inches, their greatest single-day total in September. During the week, more than 2 inches of rain soaked parts of northern Arizona and southern Utah. We 1 (9-98) National Agricultural Summary September 7 - 13, 1998 Highlights: Rains from Tropical storm Francis reached the western Gulf Coast at midweek, halting harvest and other fieldwork. In eastern Texas and the Mississippi Delta, late season crops benefited from the rains, but severe flooding caused considerable damage in low-lying areas. In the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather promoted rapid drying of crops and harvest activity began. Late- developing fields in the driest areas of the Corn Belt remained stressed by dry conditions. Across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, dry weather allowed harvest of small grains to approach completion and aided fall tillage and seeding operations. In the central and southern Great Plains, fall tillage continued, but dry soils forced most growers to delay planting. Crop development in the Southwest continued to lag. Corn: Above-normal temperatures across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains continued to promote rapid development and dry down. Corn in the dent stage or beyond advanced to 93 percent and over half of the crop has reached maturity. Nationally, progress in both stages remained a week or more ahead of normal, and 2 weeks ahead of the average across most of the northern Corn Belt. Development lagged behind normal along the Atlantic Coast. Dry weather stressed developing fields in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, but also allowed harvest progress to double, to 8 percent. Harvest was most active along the Ohio and middle Mississippi River Valleys, with progress as much as 2 weeks ahead of normal. Soybeans: Thirty-eight percent of the Nation's soybeans were dropping leaves, up from 13 percent the previous week and well ahead of the 19 percent average pace. Development was especially rapid across the northern Corn Belt, where leaves were dropping at twice the normal pace. Harvest was 2 percent complete, with progress just beginning in the Corn Belt and northern Mississippi Delta. Farmers made rapid progress in the lower Mississippi Delta until heavy rains from hurricane Francis halted progress late in the week. Hot, dry weather stressed fields in the Southeast and Ohio Valley, while diseases caused isolated damage in the Corn Belt. Cotton: Bolls were opening on 62 percent of the Nation's cotton fields, nearly 1 week ahead of the normal pace of 53 percent. In Oklahoma, fields with bolls opening more than doubled and was more than 3 times the normal progress. Harvest was also ahead of the 5-year average at 12 percent. Progress was most advanced in Texas, but was also ahead of normal in most of the Gulf Coast States. Late- week rain halted progress in Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley. Growers in the southern Great Plains, Mississippi Delta, and Southeast were applying defoliants to prepare fields for harvest. Development continued to lag up to 3 weeks behind normal in the Southwest. Lack of moisture stressed cotton in the Southeastern States. Winter wheat: Dry weather in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest provided good conditions to prepare fields for planting winter wheat. However, planting fell slightly behind the 5-year average, as growers in parts of the central and southern Great Plains and eastern Corn Belt waited for rain to replenish soil moisture. Seeding progress continued at a rapid pace in Washington and the northern Great Plains, where soil moisture was adequate to germinate seeds. Three percent of the crop had emerged due to rapid emergence in South Dakota and Washington. Rice: Harvest progressed to 48 percent complete, as activity shifted from the western Gulf Coast region to inland Mississippi Delta rice-producing areas. Late week rain halted harvest but provided much-needed moisture for second growth stubble. Harvest was just beginning in the San Joaquin Valley. Sorghum: Sorghum coloring reached 90 percent, more than 1 week ahead of the 78 percent average for this date. Harvest was active in the Mississippi Delta States until late-week rains from Tropical storm Francis moved inland from the Gulf Coast. Late-planted fields in the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley benefited from the moisture. Peanuts: The peanut harvest accelerated, but remained behind the 9 percent normal pace. Texas growers made good progress until tropical storms halted activity late in the week. Major peanut-producing States in the Southeast and along the Atlantic Coast were dry, but hard ground impeded harvest in many areas. White mold continued to infect fields, especially in Florida. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 13,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 79 50 65 66 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 87 72 84 82 IN : 85 76 64 77 IA : 96 88 80 74 KS : 99 96 93 89 KY : 95 88 88 94 MI : 93 79 24 48 MN : 99 96 75 69 MO : 100 93 96 88 NE : 99 94 84 79 NC : 90 85 95 97 OH : 87 60 62 71 PA : 50 44 54 63 SD : 93 74 75 68 TX : 100 99 98 97 WI : 95 77 42 55 : 17 Sts: 93 82 76 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 30 0 16 9 GA : 100 99 99 99 IL : 45 20 13 23 IN : 46 28 17 22 IA : 65 29 20 26 KS : 83 58 41 48 KY : 68 54 40 57 MI : 47 16 2 9 MN : 41 13 2 10 MO : 75 52 55 50 NE : 47 9 11 15 NC : 85 70 87 92 OH : 19 8 2 11 PA : 16 7 16 16 SD : 35 21 17 17 TX : 92 88 75 78 WI : 36 9 5 15 : 17 Sts: 51 25 19 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 22 18 16 17 AR : 17 6 7 9 GA : 29 23 26 20 IL : 22 6 13 16 IN : 63 32 24 23 IA : 34 4 17 16 KS : 60 27 26 25 KY : 18 10 8 13 LA : 65 37 41 31 MI : 44 25 9 19 MN : 53 12 21 19 MS : 55 36 38 33 MO : 27 6 14 11 NE : 25 4 15 18 NC : 15 5 12 10 OH : 50 17 19 28 SC : 7 5 10 3 SD : 62 25 44 39 TN : 24 10 8 12 : 19 Sts: 38 13 19 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 62 51 32 46 AZ : 80 64 93 95 AR : 65 48 42 55 CA : 5 3 93 78 GA : 68 59 42 59 LA : 91 88 77 83 MS : 95 86 54 75 MO : 78 51 50 49 NM : 51 33 56 57 NC : 70 50 28 52 OK : 78 35 14 24 SC : 60 40 35 51 TN : 70 50 32 60 TX : 57 49 37 39 : 14 Sts: 62 51 46 53 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 CO : 25 6 27 26 GA : 0 0 0 0 ID : 7 2 14 10 IL : 0 0 0 0 IN : 1 1 3 2 KS : 5 2 6 7 MI : 4 1 7 7 MO : 0 0 1 1 MT : 8 4 17 7 NE : 33 9 36 29 NC : 0 0 1 1 OH : 0 0 1 1 OK : 4 1 12 13 OR : 1 0 3 4 SD : 29 17 42 31 TX : 25 16 18 21 WA : 55 35 28 40 : 19 Sts: 13 6 14 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 80 66 60 73 CO : 18 1 0 8 IL : 20 19 7 14 KS : 38 25 18 16 LA : 100 99 97 92 MS : 92 83 87 87 MO : 50 43 30 34 NE : 29 5 6 10 NM : 2 1 2 5 OK : 31 22 15 18 SD : 32 16 20 18 TX : 70 65 59 70 : 12 Sts: 48 37 32 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 86 70 77 77 IL : 3 0 0 1 IN : 4 1 1 1 IA : 3 0 0 1 KS : 21 12 6 9 KY : 28 2 9 12 MI : 4 1 0 0 MN : 1 0 0 0 MO : 25 19 15 13 NE : 2 1 0 1 NC : 50 30 34 40 OH : 3 2 0 1 PA : 1 0 5 2 SD : 1 0 0 0 TX : 67 65 54 63 WI : 2 0 0 0 : 17 Sts: 8 4 4 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States harvested 92% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 NA 1 1 AZ : 4 NA 7 6 AR : 1 NA 0 2 CA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 7 NA 0 3 LA : 7 NA 1 4 MS : 8 NA 3 4 MO : 0 NA 0 1 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 0 NA 0 1 OK : 1 NA 0 0 SC : 3 NA 0 1 TN : 2 NA 0 1 TX : 26 NA 14 18 : 14 Sts: 12 NA 6 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 0 0 AR : 4 NA 2 3 GA : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 1 NA 0 1 IN : 3 NA 0 1 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 4 NA 3 1 KY : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 25 NA 18 10 MI : 1 NA 0 0 MN : 1 NA 0 0 MS : 17 NA 10 10 MO : 1 NA 0 0 NE : 1 NA 0 1 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 1 NA 0 1 SC : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 1 NA 0 0 TN : 0 NA 0 0 : 19 Sts: 2 NA 1 1 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 58 41 35 45 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 1 0 0 0 KS : 10 9 5 3 LA : 90 77 78 67 MS : 70 49 38 54 MO : 18 5 4 7 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 13 5 3 4 SD : 6 4 0 0 TX : 57 54 54 63 : 12 Sts: 27 24 22 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States harvested 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 CO : 0 NA 0 1 GA : 0 NA 0 0 ID : 1 NA 3 1 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 2 0 KS : 0 NA 2 2 MI : 0 NA 1 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 3 NA 3 3 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 2 1 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 10 NA 9 7 TX : 6 NA 3 5 WA : 25 NA 15 22 : 19 Sts: 3 NA 3 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 90 96 97 CO : 72 51 27 54 IL : 74 47 61 68 KS : 92 83 75 73 LA : 100 100 100 99 MS : 100 97 96 97 MO : 94 89 85 79 NE : 92 79 79 71 NM : 33 25 48 46 OK : 93 75 74 74 SD : 86 68 79 66 TX : 92 87 85 88 : 12 Sts: 90 81 78 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 41 17 17 25 CA : 1 0 19 5 LA : 87 86 82 77 MS : 57 40 30 40 TX : 89 85 69 77 : 5 Sts : 48 35 35 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6,:Sep 13,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 2 21 16 FL : 10 9 23 8 GA : 5 1 12 14 NC : 0 0 1 1 OK : 0 0 1 1 SC : 13 10 11 13 TX : 13 2 5 4 VA : 1 1 0 2 : 8 Sts : 7 2 10 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 2 13 45 39 GA : 37 29 23 10 1 IL : 4 9 29 45 13 IN : 2 7 31 46 14 IA : 2 7 23 45 23 KS : 1 3 19 56 21 KY : 2 4 28 53 13 MI : 8 26 35 26 5 MN : 2 3 21 53 21 MO : 2 14 37 37 10 NE : 0 3 16 61 20 NC : 10 24 40 26 0 OH : 2 7 24 49 18 PA : 3 9 32 50 6 SD : 0 3 11 53 33 TX : 5 31 32 27 5 WI : 1 6 22 40 31 : 17 Sts : 3 8 24 47 18 : Prev Wk : 3 7 23 50 17 Prev Yr : 3 8 28 47 14 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 10 50 32 2 AZ : 0 6 38 29 27 AR : 3 15 39 36 7 CA : 0 0 55 45 0 GA : 14 20 34 27 5 LA : 10 24 37 24 5 MS : 5 13 35 42 5 MO : 9 21 38 32 0 NM : 0 9 19 49 23 NC : 1 5 35 51 8 OK : 6 14 34 40 6 SC : 9 22 42 27 0 TN : 4 12 31 45 8 TX : 20 25 35 17 3 : 14 Sts : 12 18 37 28 5 : Prev Wk : 13 19 34 29 5 Prev Yr : 2 11 29 47 11 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 36 30 26 3 AR : 10 24 41 21 4 GA : 27 21 36 16 0 IL : 4 9 27 43 17 IN : 3 9 28 46 14 IA : 2 5 20 47 26 KS : 3 13 26 47 11 KY : 3 20 44 29 4 LA : 14 26 33 23 4 MI : 4 19 37 30 10 MN : 2 4 23 52 19 MS : 5 22 34 34 5 MO : 8 16 33 34 9 NE : 0 1 16 62 21 NC : 4 8 30 53 5 OH : 1 5 23 52 19 SC : 11 22 44 23 0 SD : 0 3 14 52 31 TN : 6 15 29 40 10 : 19 Sts : 4 10 26 44 16 : Prev Wk : 3 9 25 47 16 Prev Yr : 2 9 31 46 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 19 42 31 4 CO : 0 1 7 78 14 IL : 6 9 32 52 1 KS : 1 5 25 54 15 LA : 1 22 43 31 3 MS : 0 21 57 22 0 MO : 1 10 30 52 7 NE : 0 1 11 72 16 NM : 14 52 23 11 0 OK : 7 6 13 73 1 SD : 0 3 13 70 14 TX : 17 31 34 16 2 : 12 Sts : 7 15 26 43 9 : Prev Wk : 6 15 27 44 8 Prev Yr : 3 5 22 57 13 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 10 61 25 3 FL : 0 0 73 27 0 GA : 7 13 32 39 9 NC : 0 0 12 81 7 OK : 4 16 42 37 1 SC : 12 34 42 12 0 TX : 14 19 36 20 11 VA : 1 11 31 53 4 : 8 Sts : 6 12 39 36 7 : Prev Wk : 7 11 35 40 7 Prev Yr : 4 18 40 30 8 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 9 28 43 20 CA : 0 0 5 90 5 LA : 0 3 35 54 8 MS : 0 5 28 52 15 TX : 0 5 26 58 11 : 5 Sts : 0 6 25 55 14 : Prev Wk : 0 5 24 56 15 Prev Yr : 0 2 34 53 11 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 8 35 44 13 0 :: NJ : 0 50 50 0 0 AZ : 2 9 27 51 11 :: NM : 8 27 35 27 3 AR : 32 31 29 8 0 :: NY : 0 4 8 59 29 CA : 0 15 15 70 0 :: NC : 14 31 34 20 1 CO : 2 7 32 50 9 :: ND : 7 22 43 26 2 CT : 0 17 67 16 0 :: OH : 5 15 35 37 8 DE : 0 27 31 42 0 :: OK : 35 24 28 13 0 FL : 0 0 15 75 10 :: OR : 5 17 33 45 0 GA : 10 20 43 24 3 :: PA : 14 32 45 9 0 ID : 0 12 36 44 8 :: RI : 0 0 25 68 7 IL : 7 17 32 38 6 :: SC : 2 16 43 38 1 IN : 7 20 42 26 5 :: SD : 1 6 27 51 15 IA : 6 15 32 36 11 :: TN : 9 26 41 24 0 KS : 2 11 43 42 2 :: TX : 25 28 30 14 3 KY : 12 39 40 9 0 :: UT : 0 3 22 73 2 LA : 18 26 36 19 1 :: VT : 0 0 47 33 20 ME : 8 41 51 0 0 :: VA : 20 37 32 11 0 MD : 11 42 23 22 2 :: WA : 5 30 35 30 0 MA : 0 33 28 39 0 :: WV : 3 29 33 34 1 MI : 27 19 34 18 2 :: WI : 3 16 32 41 8 MN : 11 20 31 35 3 :: WY : 2 10 36 45 7 MS : 11 22 37 27 3 :: : MO : 7 25 36 30 2 :: 48 Sts : 10 20 32 33 5 MT : 8 29 40 21 2 :: : NE : 2 9 31 51 7 :: Prev Wk: 9 18 32 36 5 NV : 0 0 16 72 12 :: Prev Yr: 5 14 34 40 7 NH : 0 6 46 47 1 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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