We 1 (7-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 10, 2001, 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 at (202)720-7621, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 88, No. 28 July 1 - 7, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: An untimely heat wave overspread the High Plains, adversely affecting reproductive summer crops. Some of the most intense heat gripped the central High Plains, where temperatures peaked from 100 to 110 degrees F and weekly readings ranged from 3 to 9 degrees F above normal. Hot weather (up to 10 degrees F above normal) also struck the drought-affected northern High Plains, hastening winter wheat maturation but further stressing spring-sown small grains. On the southern High Plains, extreme maximum temperatures ranged from 100 to 105 degrees F, further aggravating the effects of a 5-week dry spell on corn, cotton, and peanuts. Meanwhile, hot, dry weather also overspread the Northwest, stressing pastures, filling winter wheat, and dryland summer crops. Elsewhere in the West, however, an increase in cloudiness and seasonal shower activity eased the effects of a week-long heat wave. A few showers were noted as far west as California's San Joaquin Valley. Across the South, abundant showers and near-normal temperatures favored summer crop development. Despite generally adequate topsoil moisture in the Southeast, some long-term precipitation deficits persisted. Pockets of unfavorable dryness also continued to affect an area centered on the lower Ohio Valley and the Missouri Bootheel. Farther north, conditions in the Corn Belt ranged from warm and showery across the southern half of the region, to cool and dry in northern areas. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F below normal in southern Michigan. Soil moisture remained adequate in most areas for corn and soybeans, approaching or entering reproduction in the southern Corn Belt. Early in the week, record heat persisted across the West. Lander, WY, opened the month with three consecutive daily-record highs (97 degrees F on all 3 days), followed by another record high (98 degrees F) on July 5. On Monday, highs in Arizona soared to 116 degrees F in Phoenix and 111 degrees F in Tucson. Phoenix last recorded highs above 115 degrees F on July 15-16, 1998; Tucson last surpassed 110 degrees F on June 26-28, 1995. In southern California, Death Valley notched 3 consecutive days of 125 degrees F heat from July 2-4 (126, 127, and 125 degrees F). During the mid- to late-week period, however, heat shifted across the Intermountain West and onto the High Plains, contributing to the total of more than 125 daily-record highs set or tied during the week. On July 4, Grand Junction, CO, registered a high of 104 degrees F, just 1 degree F shy of their all-time record, most recently attained on June 27, 1990. Two days later, highs on the central High Plains climbed to 111 degrees F in McCook, NE, and 109 degrees F in Hill City, KS. McCook endured 11 days of 100-degree heat in 27 days from June 11 - July 7. In contrast, cool weather enveloped the Great Lakes and Northeastern States, resulting in about three dozen daily-record lows. On Monday, lows in northern Lower Michigan included 30 degrees F in Pellston, 34 degrees F in Gaylord, and 38 degrees F in Traverse City. A day later in Maryland, Baltimore's low of 50 degrees F tied their monthly record set on July 1, 1988. A second surge of cool air arrived across the region toward week's end. Flint, MI, noted daily-record lows on July 2 (40 degrees F) and 6 (41 degrees F). Significant rainfall (greater than 2 inches) was mostly confined to parts of the southern Corn Belt, South, and East, although locally heavy totals were also observed in the middle Missouri Valley. Locally heavy showers also peppered parts of southern and eastern Texas, although the remainder of the State remained extremely dry. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, measured 3.83 inches of rain on July 1, exceeding their normal July total of 2.31 inches. By midweek, seasonal rainfall returned to the Intermountain West, while rare July showers overspread southern California. In California's San Joaquin Valley, July 1-7 precipitation totaled 0.08 inch in Fresno and 0.05 inch in Bakersfield, compared to July normals of 0.01 inch in both locations. By Friday, Phoenix recorded a high of 89 degrees F, their first-ever high temperature below 90 degrees F on July 6. Cooler weather (as much as 5 degrees F below normal) and widespread showers overspread Alaska, reversing a recent drying trend and curbing the threat of wildfires. Fairbanks netted 0.50 inch (0.11 inch above normal) during the first week of July. Much heavier rain soaked southern Alaska, where Anchorage measured daily-record totals on July 4 (1.45 inches) and 5 (1.00 inch). Anchorage's July 1-7 total, 2.77 inches, easily surpassed their July normal of 1.71 inches. Meanwhile, unfavorably dry weather returned to Hawaii, following beneficial showers in many areas during June. National Agricultural Summary July 2 - 8, 2001 Highlights: Frequent rains maintained adequate soil moisture for crop development in most areas east of the Mississippi River. A few isolated areas west of the Mississippi River received beneficial rainfall, but most areas were drier than normal. However, crop stress was limited in the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the central and northern Great Plains due to adequate soil moisture reserves. Extreme heat stimulated crop growth on the High Plains, but crops were stressed where moisture reserves were low. Hot weather also promoted development in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Unseasonably cool weather limited crop growth along the northern and mid-Atlantic Coast, the eastern Corn Belt, Great Lakes, and upper Mississippi Valley. Corn: Sixteen percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, 6 percentage points less than last year's rapid progress, but slightly ahead of the 13-percent average for this date. Development remained well ahead of normal in most areas of the central and eastern Corn Belt, and far ahead of normal along the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, despite below-normal temperatures. Silking advanced between 18 and 23 percentage points in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. A few fields were silking in the northern and western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the northern Great Plains, but progress was slightly behind normal in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Above-normal temperatures stimulated development in the central Great Plains, where more than one-fourth of the Kansas crop began silking. Soybeans: Twenty-two percent of the crop was blooming, compared with 33 percent at this time last year. Normally, 20 percent of the acreage would be blooming by this date. Fields rapidly entered the bloom stage in the Corn Belt, despite cooler-than-normal temperatures during most of the week. Development was ahead of normal in the eastern Corn Belt, but remained behind normal in the western Corn Belt. In Ohio, 31 percent of the acreage advanced to the bloom stage. In the lower Mississippi Valley, fields entered the bloom stage well ahead of normal, led by Louisiana and Mississippi, where more than three-fourths of the fields were blooming. Winter Wheat: Sixty-seven percent of the acreage was harvested, behind last year's 72-percent progress but ahead of the 62-percent average. Rain delays were brief and isolated in the central Great Plains, where harvest advanced 28 percentage points in Nebraska and 21 percentage points in Colorado and Kansas. In the Corn Belt, rain delays were longer and more numerous, but almost one-fifth of the acreage was harvested in Indiana and Ohio. Harvest began in Michigan, but progress lagged well behind the average. Harvest was nearly complete in the southern Great Plains and Southeast, but none of the acreage was harvested in the northern Great Plains and very little was harvested in the Pacific Northwest Cotton: Seventy-six percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, behind last year's 81-percent progress but equal to the average for this date. Acreage setting bolls, at 28 percent, was slightly ahead of last year and the average. Development benefited from near-normal temperatures across most of the Southeast, lower Mississippi Valley, and southern Great Plains. However, growth was slightly limited by below-normal temperatures along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains, while above-normal heat accelerated growth in the southern High Plains and Southwest. More than one-third of the acreage began setting bolls in Arkansas and one-fourth began setting bolls in Mississippi. Development lagged in the Southeast, especially in South Carolina. Small grains: Barley headed progressed to 62 percent complete, behind last year's 71-percent pace but ahead of the 59-percent average for this date. Nearly one-third of the acreage entered the heading stage in North Dakota, even though cooler-than-normal temperatures prevailed. In Minnesota, progress remained far behind last year and well behind normal. Above-normal temperatures stimulated development in the northern High Plains and Pacific Northwest. The spring wheat crop advanced to 60 percent headed, about 1 week later than last year but only 2 days behind the 5-year average. In Montana and North Dakota, almost one-third of the acreage progressed to the heading stage during the week. Almost one-fourth of the crop headed in South Dakota. Most of the acreage was headed in Washington, but progress lagged in Minnesota. The oat crop was 76 percent headed, well behind last year's progress of 88 percent but just 4 percentage points behind the average for this date. Even though abnormally cool weather limited progress, more than one-third of the crop began heading in North Dakota and more than one-fourth of the acreage entered the heading stage in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Development exceeded the 5-year average in North Dakota, but remained well behind normal in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Rice: Fourteen percent of the crop was headed, about 1 week behind last year's 19-percent progress, but only slightly behind the 15-percent average for this date. Just over one-half of the acreage was headed along the western Gulf Coast. In the interior Mississippi Delta, a few fields progressed to the heading stage, but development lagged behind normal in Arkansas and Mississippi. Hot weather stimulated rapid growth in California. Sorghum: Twenty-four percent of the crop was headed, about 1 week ahead of last year and the average of 20 and 21 percent, respectively. Development was far ahead of normal in the lower Mississippi Valley, where well over one-half of the acreage was at or beyond the heading stage. In Texas, 51 percent was headed and 30 percent was mature. Rain interrupted harvest along parts of the Gulf Coast, but nearly one-fourth of the Texas acreage was harvested by the end of the week. A few fields entered the heading stage in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains. Peanuts: Fifty-two percent of the peanut crop was pegging, compared with 48 percent last year and the average of 50 percent. Development was most advanced in North Carolina and Florida and was least advanced in Oklahoma. Mostly adequate moisture and seasonably mild temperatures improved crop conditions in the Southeast, while hot dry weather stressed fields in the southern Great Plains. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 11 2 3 1 IL : 29 11 32 14 IN : 23 3 25 11 IA : 1 0 21 7 KS : 49 23 47 31 KY : 69 46 71 42 MI : 0 0 1 2 MN : 0 0 3 5 MO : 46 32 71 41 NE : 7 1 12 5 NC : 75 55 73 63 ND : 1 0 1 2 OH : 3 1 6 3 PA : 2 0 9 6 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 89 71 76 65 TX : 67 61 74 65 WI : 0 0 0 1 : 18 Sts: 16 8 22 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 34 23 12 15 IL : 32 20 41 21 IN : 27 15 35 21 IA : 18 6 51 28 KS : 30 15 45 27 KY : 25 18 24 12 LA : 79 69 65 51 MI : 15 4 10 13 MN : 9 1 23 16 MS : 78 63 70 61 MO : 8 *5 42 19 NE : 7 0 25 13 NC : 15 10 10 9 ND : 11 0 5 5 OH : 43 12 31 24 SD : 8 3 20 17 TN : 21 7 9 8 WI : 0 0 3 3 : 18 Sts: 22 11 33 20 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 93 99 97 CA : 80 65 84 83 CO : 34 13 70 38 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 91 80 85 75 IN : 66 48 78 60 KS : 99 78 98 85 MI : 1 0 3 14 MO : 97 85 91 79 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 32 4 68 29 NC : 95 80 97 95 OH : 21 3 59 37 OK : 100 99 97 96 OR : 6 0 0 1 SD : 0 0 3 2 TX : 95 86 96 90 WA : 0 0 3 1 : 18 Sts: 67 55 72 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 69 82 76 AZ : 97 87 98 94 AR : 100 98 96 96 CA : 70 55 89 69 GA : 76 60 79 85 LA : 95 92 95 94 MS : 95 89 95 92 MO : 96 76 99 90 NC : 77 65 76 67 OK : 45 26 67 51 SC : 56 48 77 74 TN : 91 81 97 90 TX : 66 53 73 66 VA : 92 83 71 72 : 14 Sts: 76 65 81 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 59 31 46 32 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 8 7 3 1 KS : 7 4 3 4 LA : 85 72 62 53 MO : 13 0 16 7 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 3 0 0 0 OK : 13 7 5 7 SD : 2 0 3 2 TX : 51 49 48 51 : 11 Sts: 24 21 20 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 21 5 27 22 AZ : 52 36 48 46 AR : 53 17 14 27 CA : 15 10 18 10 GA : 32 16 41 38 LA : 73 55 67 49 MS : 55 30 47 49 MO : 37 26 30 33 NC : 10 *3 13 14 OK : 2 1 4 4 SC : 13 8 20 20 TN : 17 6 23 19 TX : 19 14 18 19 VA : 2 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 28 16 26 25 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 40 34 28 49 FL : 70 65 44 67 GA : 55 37 59 61 NC : 60 40 47 38 OK : 39 27 41 53 TX : 52 34 52 39 VA : 43 25 28 37 : 7 Sts : 52 36 48 50 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 68 58 77 60 MN : 54 35 94 76 MT : 57 26 63 61 ND : 53 23 69 54 SD : 85 61 96 86 WA : 93 84 91 89 : 6 Sts : 60 33 75 64 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 9 5 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 51 45 52 45 MS : 9 6 6 13 TX : 52 38 72 52 : 5 Sts : 14 11 19 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 94% of last year's rice acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 67 54 77 59 MN : 54 38 93 71 MT : 65 47 63 56 ND : 51 19 65 51 WA : 95 87 96 91 : 5 Sts : 62 40 71 59 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 80% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 8, :Jul 1, :Jul 8, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 94 87 100 98 MN : 76 49 94 89 NE : 94 90 100 98 ND : 59 24 63 48 OH : 99 91 97 97 PA : 87 78 95 91 SD : 83 60 91 82 WI : 69 41 99 90 : 8 Sts : 76 53 88 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 37% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 3 16 60 21 IL : 1 3 19 55 22 IN : 0 3 19 59 19 IA : 3 9 25 50 13 KS : 2 5 27 55 11 KY : 0 4 17 58 21 MI : 2 5 20 60 13 MN : 2 7 35 48 8 MO : 2 11 33 42 12 NE : 1 5 27 49 18 NC : 0 1 9 63 27 ND : 0 2 18 63 17 OH : 1 4 22 58 15 PA : 1 4 21 56 18 SD : 0 3 17 59 21 TN : 0 2 15 51 32 TX : 3 7 36 48 6 WI : 2 10 23 49 16 : 18 Sts : 1 6 24 53 16 : Prev Wk : 1 6 24 53 16 Prev Yr : 2 5 19 50 24 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 32 51 10 IL : 2 6 28 51 13 IN : 1 5 28 56 10 IA : 3 10 31 47 9 KS : 1 5 30 52 12 KY : 2 5 22 55 16 LA : 1 6 22 56 15 MI : 2 6 21 64 7 MN : 3 8 37 45 7 MS : 0 3 24 52 21 MO : 6 18 43 29 4 NE : 1 9 33 46 11 NC : 0 1 17 72 10 ND : 0 4 16 59 21 OH : 2 7 29 51 11 SD : 1 5 21 56 17 TN : 0 3 18 63 16 WI : 1 8 26 53 12 : 18 Sts : 2 8 29 50 11 : Prev Wk : 2 8 30 49 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 25 50 16 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 9 32 50 6 MN : 1 6 21 54 18 MT : 18 23 28 27 4 ND : 0 2 15 60 23 SD : 1 2 17 57 23 WA : 4 30 36 30 0 : 6 Sts : 5 9 20 50 16 : Prev Wk : 4 7 21 54 14 Prev Yr : 4 10 22 50 14 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 5 38 46 9 MN : 1 7 26 51 15 MT : 16 25 36 20 3 ND : 0 1 12 67 20 WA : 5 32 38 25 0 : 5 Sts : 5 12 26 46 11 : Prev Wk : 6 10 28 45 11 Prev Yr : 3 10 27 49 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 8 22 58 11 MN : 1 5 20 58 16 NE : 2 5 31 55 7 ND : 1 2 22 63 12 OH : 1 5 22 64 8 PA : 0 5 28 57 10 SD : 0 2 23 60 15 WI : 0 8 17 55 20 : 8 Sts : 1 5 22 58 14 : Prev Wk : 1 4 24 59 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 19 57 18 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 5 26 61 7 AZ : 2 6 24 47 21 AR : 1 3 21 62 13 CA : 0 0 0 70 30 GA : 1 4 25 54 16 LA : 0 1 13 56 30 MS : 0 7 17 53 23 MO : 4 25 34 34 3 NC : 1 2 19 73 5 OK : 11 30 36 23 0 SC : 0 4 27 58 11 TN : 0 6 31 51 12 TX : 12 18 37 27 6 VA : 0 0 27 60 13 : 14 Sts : 6 11 27 44 12 : Prev Wk : 9 10 24 46 11 Prev Yr : 4 8 28 48 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 2 27 57 13 CO : 0 1 17 64 18 IL : 1 2 39 52 6 KS : 1 9 30 54 6 LA : 0 0 14 61 25 MO : 1 8 41 46 4 NE : 1 7 39 48 5 NM : 0 40 36 21 3 OK : 1 5 34 54 6 SD : 0 3 37 52 8 TX : 8 26 37 25 4 : 11 Sts : 3 14 33 44 6 : Prev Wk : 4 9 30 49 8 Prev Yr : 3 7 31 49 10 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 23 50 22 CA : 0 0 20 70 10 LA : 0 1 26 56 17 MS : 0 2 16 58 24 TX : 1 5 15 72 7 : 5 Sts : 1 3 22 56 18 : Prev Wk : 0 3 24 56 17 Prev Yr : 0 7 29 50 14 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 6 40 44 7 FL : 0 0 8 92 0 GA : 0 1 20 58 21 NC : 0 3 5 83 9 OK : 0 16 25 56 3 TX : 0 17 27 47 9 VA : 0 2 9 72 17 : 8 Sts : 0 7 22 59 12 : Prev Wk : 1 5 27 55 12 Prev Yr : 8 11 27 41 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 : 0 3 22 58 17 :: NJ : 2 8 15 75 0 AZ : 5 10 33 33 19 :: NM : 10 37 43 10 0 AR : 5 16 32 41 6 :: NY : 0 4 11 75 10 CA : 20 50 30 0 0 :: NC : 0 5 29 59 7 CO : 5 11 32 45 7 :: ND : 1 6 24 58 11 CT : 0 13 30 37 20 :: OH : 1 6 23 58 12 DE : 0 3 13 78 6 :: OK : 2 10 38 44 6 FL : 0 5 25 70 0 :: OR : 10 31 31 27 1 GA : 1 2 18 61 18 :: PA : 6 12 22 49 11 ID : 13 21 48 18 0 :: RI : 0 0 0 94 6 IL : 2 8 34 49 7 :: SC : 0 3 25 62 10 IN : 5 11 30 45 9 :: SD : 1 5 23 57 14 IA : 1 10 28 50 11 :: TN : 1 5 26 54 14 KS : 4 16 32 43 5 :: TX : 16 24 36 20 4 KY : 3 9 29 51 8 :: UT : 6 18 40 36 0 LA : 1 4 23 60 12 :: VT : 0 1 32 54 13 ME : 1 1 35 41 22 :: VA : 1 5 38 50 6 MD : 1 4 34 45 16 :: WA : 4 42 40 14 0 MA : 0 4 13 55 28 :: WV : 0 3 24 61 12 MI : 0 6 32 57 5 :: WI : 1 5 29 51 14 MN : 2 5 29 55 9 :: WY : 20 29 32 19 0 MS : 1 5 28 51 15 :: : MO : 5 13 33 42 7 :: 48 Sts : 7 16 31 39 7 MT : 19 32 33 15 1 :: : NE : 2 13 41 37 7 :: Prev Wk: 5 14 32 41 8 NV : 1 20 41 34 4 :: Prev Yr: 9 14 30 38 9 NH : 0 6 12 72 10 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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