We 1 (9-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 18, 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. 38 September 9 - 15, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Tropical Storm Gabrielle moved northeastward across Florida's peninsula on September 14, contributing to weekly rainfall totals that ranged from 4 to 10 inches, with locally higher totals. The heavy rain and gusty winds associated with Gabrielle caused some flooding in Florida's citrus and sugarcane areas, but had few long-term effects other than further reduction of hydrological drought. Elsewhere in the South, the return of warm, mostly dry weather favored a gradual return to fieldwork and aided open-boll cotton and other unharvested summer crops. Farther north, cool weather (1 to 5 degrees F below normal) accompanied periodic showers in the Midwest, slowing summer crop maturation and causing minor harvest delays across the southern Corn Belt. Although scattered frost was observed in the northern Corn Belt toward week's end, temperatures remained well above the freezing mark in areas with late-maturing corn and soybeans. Scattered showers also fell on the Plains, causing minor fieldwork delays but providing beneficial moisture for recently planted or soon-to-be-planted winter wheat. More rain is needed in most Plains growing areas, however, to ensure proper wheat germination and establishment. Weekly temperatures ranged from near normal on the High Plains to as much as 5 degrees F below normal across the eastern Plains. In the Southwest, moisture associated with the eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Ivo contributed to locally heavy showers. In contrast, hot (temperatures up to 10 degrees F normal), dry weather prevailed in the Northwest, stressing recently planted winter grains and further straining drought-reduced irrigation reserves. On Sunday, a final day of heavy rainfall soaked portions of the western and central Gulf Coast States, capping an extremely wet spell that began on August 26. Daily-record rainfall totals in Texas on September 9 included 3.84 inches in College Station and 3.69 inches in Corpus Christi. Farther north and west, cool air settled across the High Plains and Intermountain West. Pueblo, CO (32 degrees F on September 9), noted their earliest first freeze on record, replacing September 14, 1951. Record lows were also set on Sunday in locations such as Alamosa, CO (23 degrees F), Window Rock, AZ (26 degrees F), and Rapid City, SD (32 degrees F). Meanwhile, warmth lingered in the Northeast, where daily-record highs on September 9 included 89 degrees F in Bangor, ME, and 88 degrees F in Massena, NY. By midweek, hot weather returned to the West, while cooler air and showers overspread the Northeast. On September 12, Phoenix, AZ, posted a high of 110 degrees F, tying their 1971 record for the latest observance of 110-degree heat. Meanwhile in northeastern Washington, Boundary Dam, near Ione, closed the week with three consecutive daily-record highs (89, 89, and 88 degrees F). Farther downstream in the Columbia River basin, Chief Joseph Dam, near Bridgeport, noted a daily-record high of 96 degrees F on September 15. Farther east, briefly heavy rain on Friday in New York City (1.90 inches fell at Central Park) hampered recovery efforts from the September 11 disasters. Meanwhile on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, lows on Friday included 29 degrees F in Watton and 31 degrees F in Baraga. A day later, Mansfield, OH (42 degrees F) logged a daily-record low. A surface circulation developed near the west-central coast of Florida early in the week. The system exhibited slow intensification and drifted generally southwestward during the next several days, reaching tropical-storm strength on September 13 about 225 miles west-southwest of Naples, Florida. Named Gabrielle, the tropical storm reversed its course, making landfall on Friday morning near Venice, Florida, between Tampa and Ft. Myers. About 24 hours later, Gabrielle exited Florida's east coast near Cape Canaveral, eventually reaching hurricane strength over the western Atlantic Ocean late on September 16. Gabrielle maintained the wet weather pattern across Florida that developed in early September. As a result, September 1-16 rainfall reached 14.46 inches in Daytona Beach, 14.23 inches in Jacksonville, 13.38 inches in West Palm Beach, 11.52 inches in Ft. Myers, and 11.41 inches in Tampa. On September 14, daily-record rainfall totals in Florida included 6.38 inches in Tampa, 3.02 inches in Daytona Beach, and 2.24 inches in Orlando. It was the second consecutive daily-record total in Daytona Beach and Orlando, where 2-day totals reached 6.43 and 3.72 inches, respectively. The surface elevation of southern Florida's Lake Okeechobee, which began to level off at the end of August, posted another sharp rise during the first half of September. As a result, the lake's surface rose to 13.09 feet on September 16, up more than 1 foot from the beginning of the month and 4.12 feet above the record-low level established in late May. Heavy rainfall also developed across parts of South Dakota and Nebraska toward week's end. Daily-record totals on September 14 included 3.65 inches near Hastings, NE, and 1.38 inches in Aberdeen, SD. Elsewhere in South Dakota, Pierre tallied consecutive daily-record rainfall amounts on September 14 and 15, totaling 1.71 inches. Another week of warm weather and generally light showers in Hawaii resulted in no significant change to the long-term drought situation. On Monday, the minimum of 79 degrees F in Honolulu, Oahu, was very close to their highest low temperature on record during September (80 degrees F on September 3, 1994, and September 6, 1987). Meanwhile in Alaska, mild, mostly dry weather prevailed except across southeastern areas, where widespread showers were reported. On September 10, daily-record highs were reported at several locations, including Barrow (55 degrees F) and Yakutat (65 degrees F). National Agricultural Summary September 10 - 16, 2001 Highlights: Crops quickly approached maturity across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains, despite cooler-than-normal weather. However, crop development was hindered by below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southeast and southern Great Plains. Mostly dry conditions aided field preparations and winter grain seeding in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Dry weather also favored harvest of early-maturing row crops in the Corn Belt, Southeast, lower Mississippi Valley, and southern Great Plains. Above-normal temperatures promoted crop development in interior areas of the Southwest, while seasonably cool weather prevailed along coastal areas of California. Heavy rain produced flooding and surplus soil moisture supplies in the Florida Peninsula. Corn: Ninety percent of the acreage was at or beyond the dent stage, 46 percent of the acreage was mature, and 9 percent was harvested. At this time last year, 94 percent was dented, 64 percent was mature, and 14 percent was harvested. Denting was slightly ahead of the 5-year average, but acreage mature and harvest progress were equal to the 5-year average. Fields matured well ahead of normal in Illinois and Kentucky, but well behind normal in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. More than one-fourth of the fields entered the dent stage in Wisconsin, but progress remained far behind normal. In Colorado, 20 percent of the crop reached the dent stage and 23 percent reached maturity during the week. Harvest was active on the Atlantic Coastal Plain and in the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys. Soybeans: Forty percent of the acreage was shedding leaves and 3 percent was harvested. Ripening and harvest lagged well behind last year, when 62 percent was shedding leaves and 7 percent was harvested by this date. Progress was also slightly behind the average of 41 percent shedding leaves and 4 percent harvested. Fields rapidly matured in the Corn Belt, especially east of the Mississippi River. In Ohio, acreage with leaves dropping more than doubled, to 66 percent. Fields also quickly ripened in the northern and central Great Plains. However, fields matured much later than normal in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Harvest was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley, where nearly one-third of the Mississippi and Louisiana acreage was harvested. Harvest was underway in the Corn Belt, but progress was widely scattered. Cotton: Sixty-seven percent of the acreage had open bolls and 9 percent was harvested. Crop development and harvest progress were behind last year's pace, when 73 percent had open bolls and 14 percent was harvested. Harvest also trailed the 5-year average, by 2 percentage points, but bolls were opening earlier than the 63 percent average for this date. Development was hindered by cooler-than-normal temperatures in the southern Great Plains and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Bolls were opening well behind normal in Alabama and North Carolina, and far later than normal in Virginia. Bolls were opening earlier than normal in Texas and in the interior Mississippi Delta. Rain interfered with harvest along the Gulf Coast and in isolated pockets of the interior Great Plains and Southeast. Harvest accelerated in Louisiana, but remained slow elsewhere. Winter wheat: Nineteen percent of the winter wheat crop has been seeded, compared with just 11 percent at this time last year, and the 16-percent average. Dry weather aided rapid planting progress across most of the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. About one-fourth of the acreage was seeded in the southern Great Plains, and 11 percent was planted in Kansas. Planting was most advanced in Washington, where more than one-half of the crop has been seeded. About one-third of the crop has been seeded in Colorado and Nebraska, but progress was behind normal, despite rapid progress during the week. Planting accelerated in the northern Great Plains, but dry soils limited planting in South Dakota early in the week, and rain curtailed seeding at the end of the week. A few fields were planted in the Corn Belt, but progress was isolated. Rice: Fifty-two percent of the crop was harvested, ahead of last year and the average of 47 and 48 percent, respectively. Rain interfered with harvest progress along the Gulf Coast, but dry weather aided harvest in the interior Mississippi Delta. More than one-fifth of the Arkansas and Mississippi acreage was harvested during the week. The harvest pace gained momentum in California. Sorghum: Ninety-two percent of the crop was turning color, 59 percent was mature, and 39 percent was harvested. Development trailed last year's pace, but exceeded the average of 89 percent turning color, 51 percent mature, and 32 percent harvested. Below-normal temperatures limited development across most of the Great Plains and Corn Belt. However, fields quickly ripened in the central Great Plains, especially in Nebraska, where more than one-fifth of the acreage reached maturity during the week. Fields ripened far ahead of normal in Illinois and well ahead of normal in Missouri and Oklahoma. Harvest was most active in the lower Mississippi Valley, but also steadily advanced in the southern and central Great Plains. Peanuts: Harvest was 6 percent complete, compared with the average of 11 percent. Progress lagged well behind normal in the Southeast and slightly behind normal in the southern Great Plains, mostly due to slow ripening. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 86 66 80 80 IL : 98 93 97 90 IN : 98 97 98 85 IA : 86 76 98 91 KS : 97 92 100 98 KY : 100 97 99 96 MI : 66 50 65 66 MN : 90 69 96 90 MO : 95 93 100 99 NE : 96 91 97 93 NC : 99 97 98 97 ND : 96 86 94 91 OH : 86 74 84 78 PA : 75 67 73 64 SD : 91 82 90 85 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 99 97 100 98 WI : 48 21 81 74 : 18 Sts: 90 81 94 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 34 11 38 25 IL : 71 52 74 49 IN : 56 45 58 46 IA : 39 22 83 55 KS : 75 58 95 71 KY : 92 76 85 70 MI : 18 6 12 25 MN : 12 7 54 34 MO : 75 64 93 77 NE : 43 25 76 40 NC : 95 85 89 91 ND : 43 26 33 31 OH : 26 11 29 23 PA : 28 25 18 21 SD : 35 21 38 30 TN : 92 85 96 91 TX : 90 85 94 88 WI : 10 0 16 23 : 18 Sts: 46 32 64 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 0 3 1 IL : 9 3 12 6 IN : 6 3 7 5 IA : 2 0 9 3 KS : 32 21 57 25 KY : 30 20 31 32 MI : 1 0 0 2 MN : 0 0 0 1 MO : 27 20 45 29 NE : 4 2 16 5 NC : 50 30 31 43 ND : 0 0 0 1 OH : 1 0 1 2 PA : 7 5 2 5 SD : 1 0 2 1 TN : 45 28 64 53 TX : 66 57 70 65 WI : 0 0 0 1 : 18 Sts: 9 5 14 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 CO : 33 12 33 38 ID : 13 7 15 13 IL : 1 0 1 0 IN : 2 1 2 2 KS : 11 5 4 8 MI : 2 0 9 7 MO : 0 0 2 1 MT : 11 4 8 13 NE : 35 11 39 39 NC : 1 0 4 2 OH : 1 0 0 1 OK : 25 13 8 10 OR : 0 0 3 3 SD : 22 10 18 34 TX : 25 11 13 24 WA : 58 29 37 49 : 18 Sts: 19 8 11 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 44 32 31 20 IL : 50 28 58 35 IN : 58 38 69 54 IA : 14 5 76 38 KS : 53 35 89 54 KY : 41 18 38 31 LA : 73 42 77 60 MI : 41 14 22 30 MN : 34 16 69 48 MS : 65 59 79 62 MO : 16 9 53 31 NE : 34 12 71 36 NC : 12 7 16 15 ND : 50 23 71 53 OH : 66 32 53 47 SD : 57 42 77 61 TN : 34 23 31 26 WI : 14 0 35 33 : 18 Sts: 40 22 62 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 50 39 84 64 AZ : 92 89 95 92 AR : 83 75 81 71 CA : 70 50 71 62 GA : 66 49 67 65 LA : 90 81 98 91 MS : 95 74 95 89 MO : 71 60 68 74 NC : 45 25 47 55 OK : 44 26 57 48 SC : 50 37 49 55 TN : 76 65 96 78 TX : 61 48 68 53 VA : 30 25 26 59 : 14 Sts: 67 53 73 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 9 NA 6 5 IL : 4 NA 4 2 IN : 2 NA 3 3 IA : 0 NA 6 2 KS : 6 NA 29 8 KY : 1 NA 0 1 LA : 30 NA 35 26 MI : 1 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 13 4 MS : 30 NA 42 27 MO : 0 NA 6 2 NE : 2 NA 8 2 NC : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 2 NA 9 6 OH : 3 NA 1 3 SD : 1 NA 3 2 TN : 0 NA 4 2 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 3 NA 7 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 0 9 6 AZ : 8 4 9 6 AR : 2 0 10 4 CA : 0 0 0 0 GA : 10 9 5 5 LA : 9 1 33 16 MS : 4 3 22 13 MO : 5 0 9 7 NC : 1 0 1 1 OK : 0 0 5 1 SC : 5 3 3 4 TN : 5 2 9 6 TX : 19 17 22 19 VA : 0 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 9 7 14 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 99 99 CO : 60 39 52 64 IL : 90 87 91 82 KS : 95 89 97 90 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 93 88 97 92 NE : 90 83 96 87 NM : 66 46 59 59 OK : 76 70 70 80 SD : 95 83 84 86 TX : 94 90 96 91 : 11 Sts: 92 86 93 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 92 88 96 86 CO : 14 5 18 13 IL : 63 47 45 29 KS : 48 36 75 41 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 65 49 77 53 NE : 29 7 70 28 NM : 9 0 3 2 OK : 44 36 50 28 SD : 37 22 26 29 TX : 83 79 90 74 : 11 Sts: 59 50 75 51 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 77 60 84 64 CO : 0 0 2 0 IL : 6 0 3 1 KS : 25 19 44 16 LA : 85 70 92 88 MO : 26 16 29 16 NE : 2 0 32 7 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 29 23 27 11 SD : 4 1 5 3 TX : 69 62 76 64 : 11 Sts: 39 32 51 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 49 28 39 41 CA : 15 5 13 10 LA : 86 82 93 89 MS : 46 24 39 51 TX : 93 84 98 91 : 5 Sts : 52 37 47 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 94% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 16,:Sep 9, :Sep 16,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 NA 10 17 FL : 15 NA 16 24 GA : 7 NA 6 12 NC : 1 NA 2 2 OK : 1 NA 4 1 TX : 5 NA 7 8 VA : 1 NA 6 3 : 7 Sts : 6 NA 7 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 97% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 4 18 53 23 IL : 2 9 30 49 10 IN : 2 5 19 55 19 IA : 5 12 28 44 11 KS : 9 14 32 40 5 KY : 1 2 17 47 33 MI : 15 25 41 18 1 MN : 6 14 45 31 4 MO : 3 9 32 45 11 NE : 4 9 25 42 20 NC : 0 2 9 53 36 ND : 0 3 18 61 18 OH : 4 10 32 42 12 PA : 5 16 35 39 5 SD : 1 10 29 45 15 TN : 0 3 12 53 32 TX : 1 9 44 43 3 WI : 3 9 30 46 12 : 18 Sts : 4 10 30 44 12 : Prev Wk : 4 11 31 42 12 Prev Yr : 4 8 24 47 17 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 8 24 52 15 AZ : 2 8 25 46 19 AR : 1 3 26 63 7 CA : 0 0 0 40 60 GA : 3 9 30 43 15 LA : 8 16 50 24 2 MS : 7 13 31 39 10 MO : 2 6 44 43 5 NC : 1 3 10 72 14 OK : 10 17 40 27 6 SC : 0 7 38 50 5 TN : 1 7 30 50 12 TX : 17 29 32 21 1 VA : 0 7 30 42 21 : 14 Sts : 9 17 29 35 10 : Prev Wk : 9 17 29 36 9 Prev Yr : 15 20 31 29 5 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 13 31 40 11 IL : 2 8 28 50 12 IN : 2 6 20 55 17 IA : 4 12 28 44 12 KS : 6 17 40 33 4 KY : 1 5 23 44 27 LA : 10 13 47 29 1 MI : 13 20 42 24 1 MN : 5 12 37 42 4 MS : 13 13 27 36 11 MO : 4 15 41 35 5 NE : 7 14 32 38 9 NC : 0 2 15 70 13 ND : 2 5 19 51 23 OH : 3 10 32 42 13 SD : 5 17 31 36 11 TN : 0 6 17 53 24 WI : 2 7 24 52 15 : 18 Sts : 4 11 30 44 11 : Prev Wk : 4 12 31 43 10 Prev Yr : 7 12 28 42 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 27 48 23 CO : 1 11 26 57 5 IL : 0 7 35 56 2 KS : 12 17 31 35 5 LA : 0 1 35 45 19 MO : 1 5 34 51 9 NE : 2 11 35 44 8 NM : 22 9 53 15 1 OK : 10 32 40 17 1 SD : 1 3 48 37 11 TX : 21 33 27 17 2 : 11 Sts : 13 21 31 30 5 : Prev Wk : 12 21 32 31 4 Prev Yr : 12 22 33 28 5 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 23 47 25 CA : 0 0 25 75 0 LA : 0 2 17 64 17 MS : 1 6 25 41 27 TX : 0 0 16 75 9 : 5 Sts : 0 3 22 57 18 : Prev Wk : 0 3 20 59 18 Prev Yr : 1 3 29 49 18 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 7 24 50 18 FL : 0 9 29 38 24 GA : 1 4 25 49 21 NC : 0 4 31 54 11 OK : 3 17 32 35 13 TX : 7 15 25 41 12 VA : 0 6 22 56 16 : 8 Sts : 3 9 26 45 17 : Prev Wk : 2 8 25 50 15 Prev Yr : 17 16 29 33 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 22 56 19 :: NJ : 0 17 63 20 0 AZ : 2 11 42 40 5 :: NM : 11 41 37 11 0 AR : 16 28 34 20 2 :: NY : 17 21 45 17 0 CA : 25 30 20 20 5 :: NC : 0 6 32 57 5 CO : 3 10 37 47 3 :: ND : 8 19 39 33 1 CT : 0 57 32 11 0 :: OH : 5 18 35 34 8 DE : 4 7 22 49 18 :: OK : 11 34 38 16 1 FL : 0 0 15 85 0 :: OR : 14 43 39 4 0 GA : 3 11 38 44 4 :: PA : 33 37 26 4 0 ID : 23 46 27 4 0 :: RI : 0 40 60 0 0 IL : 3 12 41 37 7 :: SC : 2 10 39 48 1 IN : 5 15 33 43 4 :: SD : 8 21 42 26 3 IA : 10 19 34 32 5 :: TN : 0 5 30 55 10 KS : 12 26 40 22 0 :: TX : 11 20 34 28 7 KY : 6 15 32 41 6 :: UT : 13 27 34 26 0 LA : 1 6 29 54 10 :: VT : 3 50 40 7 0 ME : 70 16 10 4 0 :: VA : 1 15 33 45 6 MD : 4 15 45 25 11 :: WA : 20 50 30 0 0 MA : 7 44 25 24 0 :: WV : 0 2 36 53 9 MI : 4 18 45 31 2 :: WI : 1 13 39 39 8 MN : 9 25 38 25 3 :: WY : 28 35 24 13 0 MS : 0 2 15 61 22 :: : MO : 14 19 37 28 2 :: 48 Sts : 11 22 33 30 4 MT : 28 30 29 12 1 :: : NE : 8 21 40 27 4 :: Prev Wk: 12 23 33 28 4 NV : 12 24 35 26 3 :: Prev Yr: 23 25 27 21 4 NH : 24 24 46 6 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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