We 1 (9-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 14, 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. 37 September 2 - 8, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Locally heavy rainfall continued across the South, maintaining unfavorably wet conditions for fieldwork and open-boll cotton from southeastern Texas to the Delta, but further easing hydrological drought across Florida's peninsula. Farther north, very warm weather (2 to 6 degrees F above normal) promoted summer crop maturation and initial harvesting operations in the Corn Belt. Late in the week, however, a cold front crossed the Midwest, lowering temperatures but providing beneficial moisture for immature corn and soybeans in the northwestern Corn Belt. Meanwhile on the Plains, early-week warmth and dryness favored summer crop harvesting, followed by late-week showers that boosted soil moisture for recently planted and soon-to-be-planted winter wheat. At week's end, scattered near-freezing temperatures were noted as far south as the central High Plains, causing only minor damage to corn, sorghum, and other immature summer crops. In the West, cooler weather and widespread showers aided wildfire containment efforts in the northern Rockies. However, wildfire and water supply concerns persisted in many other areas, including northern California, the Great Basin, and the interior Northwest. In the Southwest, warm, dry weather favored fieldwork and summer crop maturation. Early in the week, cool weather lingered in the East, but a late-summer heat wave affected much of the remainder of the country. Daily-record lows on Sunday included 39 degrees F in Binghamton, NY, and 44 degrees F in Allentown, PA. A day later, Montana highs of 96 degrees F in Helena and 95 degrees F in Bozeman were the stations' second-highest September readings on record. On September 4, highs in South Dakota included 108 degrees F in Philip, 105 degrees F in Pierre, and 100 degrees F in Huron. By September 5, however, temperatures contrasted sharply on the northern Plains, ranging from a daytime high of 58 degrees F in Cut Bank, MT, to 104 degrees F in Minot, ND. On September 6-8, more than two dozen daily-record lows were set from the West Coast to the High Plains. On Saturday, record lows included 19 degrees F in Randolph, UT, 24 degrees F in Meacham, OR, and 47 degrees F in Amarillo, TX. By Sunday morning, September 9, lows in Colorado fell to 17 degrees F in Fraser, 23 degrees F in Alamosa, 29 degrees F in Limon, and 32 degrees F in both Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The previous earliest freeze on record was September 14, 1951, in Pueblo, where the average date of the first autumn freeze is October 9. In Colorado Springs, where the average first freeze date is October 2, the earliest freeze on record remained September 4, 1961. Snow fell in the Colorado Rockies and adjacent foothills, totaling 5 inches in Estes Park and 12 inches in Coal Creek. Meanwhile, warm weather returned to the Northeast, where daily-record highs on September 8 included 87 degrees F in Caribou, ME, and 89 degrees F in Buffalo, NY. Across southern and eastern Texas, 15-day (August 26 - September 9) rainfall totals increased to 12.40 inches in Austin-Mabry and 10.84 inches in San Antonio. Beaumont-Pt. Arthur, TX, netted 19.11 inches in a 2-week period (August 27 - September 9). Torrential rain fell as far east as Alabama, where Tuscaloosa received 10.28 inches from August 29 - September 9. Farther north, a strong cold front produced locally heavy rainfall in the Midwest. LaCrosse, WI, collected 4.32 inches of rain from September 6-8, compared with just 1.58 inches during an 8-week dry spell earlier this summer (June 20 - August 14), and well above their September normal of 3.79 inches. Widespread severe weather accompanied the cold front, especially from Wisconsin and Michigan southwestward to the southeastern Plains on September 7, when the Storm Prediction Center tallied more than 400 preliminary reports of damaging winds and large hail. On September 8, Erin was upgraded to hurricane status about 360 miles southeast of Bermuda, becoming the latest first hurricane in the Atlantic Basin since Diana formed near the southern Atlantic Coast on September 10, 1984. Meanwhile in Hawaii, warm weather accompanied generally light showers, bringing little change in the long-term drought situation. Farther north, showery weather accompanied near- to below-normal temperatures in Alaska. National Agricultural Summary September 3 - 9, 2001 Highlights: Warm weather accelerated ripening of row crops in the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Southwest. A band of heavy rain extending from the southwestern Corn Belt to the western Great Lakes provided moisture for late-maturing crops, but many fields were too mature to benefit from the soaking rain. Persistent wet weather hindered harvest activity and field preparations for the winter wheat crop in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and adjacent parts of the Southeast. Dry weather aided small grain harvest and winter wheat seeding in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Hot weather stimulated crop development in the Southwest, while below-normal temperatures slowed crop development in the Pacific Northwest and Atlantic Coast States Corn: Acreage at or beyond the dough stage was equal to the 5-year average of 95 percent. Acreage at or beyond the dent stage, at 81 percent, trailed progress on this date last year, but exceeded the 5-year average. Thirty-two percent of the acreage was mature, compared with 44 percent last year and the average of 28 percent. Harvest was 5 percent complete, behind last year's 7 percent, but equal to the 5-year average. Above-normal temperatures stimulated development across the entire Corn Belt and most of the Great Plains. More than 10 percent of the acreage reached the dough stage in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. About one-fourth of the crop progressed to the dent stage in Colorado, Minnesota, and Ohio. Fields matured well ahead of normal in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Harvest was 57 percent complete in Texas, but progress during the week was slow due to wet weather. Harvest progress lagged behind normal in Tennessee, but slightly exceeded the average in Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri. A few fields have been harvested in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska. Soybeans: Twenty-two percent of the acreage was shedding leaves, well behind last year's progress, but slightly ahead of normal. Warm weather promoted rapid development across most of the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and lower Mississippi Valley. Progress remained well ahead of normal in the central and eastern Corn Belt, but still lagged across most of the northern and western Corn Belt. About one-fifth of the acreage began dropping leaves in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio during the week. Progress accelerated in Minnesota and the Dakota's, but was slow in Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, and Nebraska. Development remained well behind normal in Wisconsin. Crop conditions improved in many areas of the Corn Belt, but significantly deteriorated in the lower Mississippi Valley due to wet weather and related diseases. Cotton: Bolls were opening on 53 percent of the acreage, behind last year's 59 percent but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Seven percent was harvested, equal to the average for this date, but behind last year's 9 percent. Crop development continued well behind normal in the Southeast, especially along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains. In the southern Great Plains, Texas' crop was maturing slightly ahead of normal, while Oklahoma's crop matured slightly behind normal. Heavy rain hindered harvest and damaged fields with open bolls in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Harvest progressed slightly ahead of normal in Georgia and South Carolina, despite scattered rain delays. In the Southwest, hot weather accelerated ripening, and harvest began in Arizona. Small grains: The barley and spring wheat crops were 96 percent harvested. Progress slightly exceeded last year's pace, when 95 percent of the barley and 92 percent of the spring wheat were harvested by this date. Harvest also exceeded the 5-year averages of 89 percent for barley and 87 percent for spring wheat. Idaho growers harvested 13 percent of their barley and 14 percent of their spring wheat. In Montana, the barley harvest advanced 11 percentage points and the spring wheat harvest progressed 12 percentage points. Winter wheat: Eight percent of the winter wheat crop has been seeded, slightly ahead of this time last year, and equal to the 5-year average. Washington growers have seeded more than one-fourth of their acreage. Just over 10 percent of the acreage has been seeded in Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. Very little soft red winter acreage has been planted in the Corn Belt. Rice: Thirty-seven percent of the crop was harvested, 2 percentage points ahead of last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the average. About 10 percent of the crop was harvested during the week in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, despite rain delays in some areas. Rain nearly halted progress in Texas, while harvest gained momentum in California. Sorghum: Eighty-six percent of the crop was turning color, 50 percent was mature, and 32 percent was harvested. All three stages trailed last year's progress, but exceeded the 5-year average. Many late-developing fields in the central and southern Great Plains began turning color during the week, although Colorado's acreage remained well behind normal. Above-normal temperatures quickly ripened fields in Illinois and South Dakota. Harvest was more than one-half complete in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Rain severely limited progress in Louisiana and eastern Texas, while delays were brief in Arkansas and the Texas High Plains. Rain also limited harvest activity in Oklahoma and Kansas, but progress remained well ahead of normal in both States. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 91 82 93 92 IL : 99 99 99 95 IN : 100 100 100 96 IA : 91 86 100 95 KS : 99 98 100 100 KY : 100 99 100 100 MI : 79 68 62 76 MN : 99 90 99 99 MO : 98 96 100 100 NE : 99 97 99 98 NC : 100 99 100 100 ND : 100 100 100 100 OH : 96 92 95 94 PA : 88 76 87 82 SD : 97 93 93 93 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 73 61 86 87 : 18 Sts: 95 91 97 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 66 40 74 60 IL : 93 86 92 79 IN : 97 93 96 74 IA : 76 61 94 80 KS : 92 89 99 93 KY : 97 95 98 93 MI : 50 34 30 47 MN : 69 46 85 77 MO : 93 81 99 96 NE : 91 76 93 80 NC : 97 95 94 94 ND : 86 67 86 78 OH : 74 52 73 60 PA : 67 46 56 50 SD : 82 63 73 67 TN : 100 100 98 98 TX : 97 95 97 97 WI : 21 10 51 55 : 18 Sts: 81 68 86 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 11 5 24 12 IL : 52 27 50 29 IN : 45 24 44 29 IA : 22 12 57 32 KS : 58 46 85 56 KY : 76 75 74 56 MI : 6 4 2 12 MN : 7 3 19 13 MO : 64 47 83 62 NE : 25 13 48 19 NC : 85 75 83 82 ND : 26 12 21 15 OH : 11 6 13 11 PA : 25 13 5 11 SD : 21 7 21 16 TN : 85 67 91 81 TX : 85 75 87 80 WI : 0 0 5 11 : 18 Sts: 32 20 44 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 3 NA 4 2 IN : 3 NA 4 2 IA : 0 NA 3 1 KS : 21 NA 32 14 KY : 20 NA 19 17 MI : 0 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 20 NA 26 19 NE : 2 NA 6 2 NC : 30 NA 9 28 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 1 PA : 5 NA 1 2 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 28 NA 46 37 TX : 57 NA 60 58 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 5 NA 7 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 32 24 19 12 IL : 28 8 30 15 IN : 38 20 49 32 IA : 5 1 35 14 KS : 35 19 82 37 KY : 18 10 16 15 LA : 42 40 65 44 MI : 14 9 4 15 MN : 16 2 26 18 MS : 59 46 68 50 MO : 9 4 28 13 NE : 12 6 38 14 NC : 7 5 9 7 ND : 23 10 32 26 OH : 32 13 27 25 SD : 42 29 38 35 TN : 23 14 21 15 WI : 0 0 14 10 : 18 Sts: 22 11 34 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 39 28 76 52 AZ : 89 75 86 83 AR : 75 60 69 57 CA : 50 40 48 45 GA : 49 34 56 53 LA : 81 73 96 85 MS : 74 52 90 80 MO : 60 53 58 57 NC : 25 20 28 37 OK : 26 19 38 31 SC : 37 24 36 38 TN : 65 49 83 61 TX : 48 36 52 43 VA : 25 20 19 49 : 14 Sts: 53 40 59 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 CO : 12 NA 11 15 ID : 7 NA 7 5 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 1 NA 1 1 KS : 5 NA 2 3 MI : 0 NA 0 2 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 4 NA 3 4 NE : 11 NA 12 14 NC : 0 NA 1 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 13 NA 6 5 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 10 NA 8 15 TX : 11 NA 7 13 WA : 29 NA 26 33 : 18 Sts: 8 NA 6 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 NA 4 2 AZ : 4 NA 3 3 AR : 0 NA 5 2 CA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 9 NA 3 3 LA : 1 NA 12 7 MS : 3 NA 12 6 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 1 0 SC : 3 NA 0 1 TN : 2 NA 4 2 TX : 17 NA 18 16 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 14 Sts: 7 NA 9 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 98 96 CO : 39 30 36 50 IL : 87 81 87 65 KS : 89 73 92 78 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 88 83 92 84 NE : 83 66 83 69 NM : 46 30 52 41 OK : 70 54 65 69 SD : 83 72 68 71 TX : 90 88 94 86 : 11 Sts: 86 76 88 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 88 84 94 74 CO : 5 2 5 6 IL : 47 19 25 17 KS : 36 24 57 27 LA : 100 98 100 96 MO : 49 40 59 40 NE : 7 2 47 13 NM : 0 0 0 1 OK : 36 33 35 20 SD : 22 4 17 18 TX : 79 71 85 69 : 11 Sts: 50 41 63 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 60 NA 74 46 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 2 1 KS : 19 NA 25 9 LA : 70 NA 89 79 MO : 16 NA 10 5 NE : 0 NA 5 1 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 23 NA 13 5 SD : 1 NA 3 2 TX : 62 NA 72 61 : 11 Sts: 32 NA 38 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 28 17 21 21 CA : 5 1 4 5 LA : 82 73 91 83 MS : 24 13 21 29 TX : 84 83 96 84 : 5 Sts : 37 28 35 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 94% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 94 80 96 85 MN : 99 95 98 90 MT : 89 77 93 87 ND : 97 91 86 82 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 96 93 98 96 : 6 Sts : 96 89 92 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 9, :Sep 2, :Sep 9, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 95 82 94 83 MN : 99 97 99 92 MT : 90 79 98 88 ND : 99 95 92 90 WA : 97 92 99 96 : 5 Sts : 96 89 95 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 80% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 5 18 48 27 IL : 2 10 33 46 9 IN : 2 5 20 54 19 IA : 4 12 32 43 9 KS : 7 13 32 40 8 KY : 1 2 16 47 34 MI : 15 23 37 23 2 MN : 7 18 44 28 3 MO : 2 9 33 43 13 NE : 5 9 23 44 19 NC : 0 2 9 53 36 ND : 0 3 21 59 17 OH : 5 11 32 40 12 PA : 11 20 37 28 4 SD : 6 11 30 38 15 TN : 0 3 12 53 32 TX : 1 9 44 43 3 WI : 3 9 31 44 13 : 18 Sts : 4 11 31 42 12 : Prev Wk : 5 11 31 42 11 Prev Yr : 5 8 25 44 18 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 6 25 54 13 AZ : 0 7 26 51 16 AR : 1 3 20 66 10 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 GA : 3 8 28 46 15 LA : 6 14 47 32 1 MS : 9 11 34 38 8 MO : 12 14 32 39 3 NC : 0 2 6 74 18 OK : 19 27 27 25 2 SC : 0 8 28 57 7 TN : 1 7 30 50 12 TX : 16 29 35 19 1 VA : 0 6 26 50 18 : 14 Sts : 9 17 29 36 9 : Prev Wk : 11 15 26 38 10 Prev Yr : 14 20 30 31 5 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 12 36 37 10 IL : 2 8 31 48 11 IN : 2 5 21 56 16 IA : 4 14 31 43 8 KS : 5 18 40 31 6 KY : 1 4 19 45 31 LA : 7 10 47 34 2 MI : 11 25 35 27 2 MN : 6 13 37 40 4 MS : 8 10 29 44 9 MO : 4 16 41 34 5 NE : 8 14 32 37 9 NC : 0 2 13 72 13 ND : 2 7 23 49 19 OH : 3 10 33 41 13 SD : 9 18 29 34 10 TN : 0 6 19 53 22 WI : 2 6 29 47 16 : 18 Sts : 4 12 31 43 10 : Prev Wk : 4 12 32 42 10 Prev Yr : 8 12 28 40 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 27 48 23 CO : 2 9 33 53 3 IL : 5 9 33 49 4 KS : 10 16 34 36 4 LA : 0 1 35 45 19 MO : 1 9 34 47 9 NE : 3 9 33 47 8 NM : 16 17 43 24 0 OK : 10 37 36 15 2 SD : 2 5 51 37 5 TX : 21 33 27 17 2 : 11 Sts : 12 21 32 31 4 : Prev Wk : 12 21 31 32 4 Prev Yr : 12 21 35 28 4 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 24 48 24 CA : 0 0 15 85 0 LA : 0 2 17 64 17 MS : 1 5 21 43 30 TX : 0 0 16 75 9 : 5 Sts : 0 3 20 59 18 : Prev Wk : 0 2 19 59 20 Prev Yr : 1 3 29 48 19 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 4 23 59 14 FL : 0 4 26 51 19 GA : 1 4 25 51 19 NC : 0 2 25 58 15 OK : 6 15 28 33 18 TX : 5 15 26 45 9 VA : 0 5 17 60 18 : 8 Sts : 2 8 25 50 15 : Prev Wk : 2 11 27 47 13 Prev Yr : 16 16 32 31 5 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 2 20 53 24 :: NJ : 0 20 53 27 0 AZ : 2 14 41 38 5 :: NM : 13 33 41 13 0 AR : 21 32 28 18 1 :: NY : 19 33 27 20 1 CA : 25 30 20 25 0 :: NC : 2 4 25 55 14 CO : 1 9 43 44 3 :: ND : 7 16 40 35 2 CT : 0 46 31 5 18 :: OH : 5 16 34 35 10 DE : 4 7 22 55 12 :: OK : 18 39 33 10 0 FL : 0 5 40 45 10 :: OR : 21 33 33 13 0 GA : 2 11 40 43 4 :: PA : 40 28 25 7 0 ID : 19 46 31 4 0 :: RI : 0 36 64 0 0 IL : 4 18 43 31 4 :: SC : 2 11 36 50 1 IN : 7 16 33 40 4 :: SD : 10 21 40 24 5 IA : 15 26 30 25 4 :: TN : 0 5 29 56 10 KS : 10 26 40 24 0 :: TX : 13 25 32 25 5 KY : 5 9 29 47 10 :: UT : 13 24 35 28 0 LA : 1 5 36 47 11 :: VT : 4 48 43 5 0 ME : 62 23 11 4 0 :: VA : 1 13 32 45 9 MD : 2 13 42 32 11 :: WA : 20 50 30 0 0 MA : 6 11 62 21 0 :: WV : 0 2 28 60 10 MI : 11 24 35 27 3 :: WI : 4 18 33 41 4 MN : 11 27 35 25 2 :: WY : 29 35 29 7 0 MS : 0 2 16 60 22 :: : MO : 13 20 39 25 3 :: 48 Sts : 12 23 33 28 4 MT : 32 30 27 10 1 :: : NE : 10 19 38 29 4 :: Prev Wk: 14 23 33 26 4 NV : 10 31 34 20 5 :: Prev Yr: 22 24 27 23 4 NH : 28 22 43 7 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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