We 1 (10-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 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. 41 September 30 - October 6, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Late-week freezes ended the growing season across the majority of the Corn Belt and damaged immature corn and soybeans in the upper Mississippi Valley. The Midwest's coldest weather occurred on October 6 and 7, resulting in sub-freezing temperatures as far south as areas from northern Missouri to Ohio. A band of showers, heaviest (totaling 1 inch or more) from eastern Kansas and Missouri to Lake Erie, slowed fieldwork in advance of the cold air's arrival. Meanwhile on the Plains, cool, mostly dry weather aided summer crop maturation and harvesting, but slowed winter wheat development. Only areas from western Texas to eastern Kansas escaped sub-freezing temperatures by week's end. Unfavorably dry weather continued to hamper wheat establishment on portions of the northern and southern High Plains. Farther east, cool weather also returned to the South, where late-week showers caused only minor harvest delays of cotton, soybeans, peanuts, and other summer crops. Weekly temperatures (averaging 2 to 8 degrees F below normal) in the South contrasted sharply with very warm weather (4 to 12 degrees F above normal) across the interior West. In the Northwest, long-term drought continued to reduce reservoir supplies and soil moisture levels, adversely affecting recently planted winter wheat. Elsewhere west of the Rockies, warmth and dryness promoted fieldwork until week's end, when widespread showers developed across the Southwest. Early in the week, record warmth continued in the West. On September 30 in southern California, Burbank's high of 102 degrees F represented their highest reading of the year. A day later, Wells, NV (90 degrees F), observed their latest 90-degree heat and posted a monthly record high (previously 85 degrees F on October 11, 1950. October 2 featured additional monthly record highs, including 104 degrees F in Sacramento (Executive Airport), CA, and 89 degrees F in LaGrande, OR. However, cooler air suddenly invaded the Northwest after midweek, producing daily-record lows in locations such as Pullman, WA (26 degrees F on October 4), and Pendleton, OR (32 degrees F on October 5). A daily-record low in Meacham, OR (19 degrees F on October 5), came just 3 days after a daily-record high of 81 degrees F. Cool weather lingered across the East early in the week, followed by a warming trend. On October 1, Lynchburg, VA (34 degrees F), notched a daily-record low. By Thursday, record warmth overspread Maine, where highs included 79 degrees F at both Millinocket and Orono. Warmth also briefly advanced across the Plains and Midwest in advance of a strong cold front. On October 2, highs soared to 91 degrees F in Redwood Falls, MN, and Norfolk, NE, falling 2 degrees F short of the stations' records for the date. By Thursday, however, widespread showers accompanied the arrival of cold weather across the Midwest. Ottumwa, IA, netted 2.03 inches on the 4th, their fourth-highest daily rainfall on record during October. Locally heavy showers also fell in the central and western Gulf Coast region, where Victoria, TX, registered a daily-record total (2.04 inches) on Friday. On October 5 and 6, more than 30 daily-record lows were set or tied across the Plains, Northwest, and upper Midwest. In Montana, West Yellowstone closed the week with consecutive daily-record lows (6 and 8 degrees F). Farther east, daily-record lows on October 6 included 19 degrees F in Rhinelander, WI, and Fargo, ND; 27 degrees F in Ashland, KS; and 34 degrees F in Amarillo and Lubbock, TX. The season's first snow squall outbreak erupted across the Great Lakes region, resulting in a daily-record snowfall (4.2 inches on October 6) in Marquette, MI. Meanwhile in Arizona, October 5-6 precipitation reached 0.72 inch in Flagstaff. Mild weather prevailed across Alaska, setting several daily-record highs and boosting weekly temperatures as much as 9 degrees F above normal. Record highs for October 4 were established in Delta Junction (62 degrees F) and at Eielson A.F.B. (61 degrees F), near Fairbanks. McGrath noted record highs on October 4 and 5 (61 and 58 degrees F). Stormy weather was largely confined to western and southern Alaska. In the latter region, October 1-6 rainfall totaled 4.77 inches (331 percent of normal) in Kodiak. Meanwhile in Hawaii, beneficial showers eased long-term rainfall deficits. Weekly rainfall included 5.47 inches in Mountain View, on the Big Island, and 5.17 inches at the Wilson Tunnel, on Oahu. National Agricultural Summary October 1 -7, 2001 Highlights: Late-maturing row crops continued to ripen in the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Southeast, despite unfavorably cold weather during most of the week. Fall harvest activities and winter grain seeding continued with only brief rain delays across most of the Nation. In parts of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, dry soils limited planting and hampered emergence. In the Southwest, above-normal temperatures promoted rapid crop development, and dry weather aided field and orchard work. Favorably dry weather prevailed in Florida, and beneficial heat dominated in the Northeast. Corn: Ninety percent of the acreage was mature, and 29 percent was harvested. By this time last year, 95 percent was mature and 48 percent was harvested. Normally, 91 percent is mature, and 31 percent is harvested at this time. Cold weather limited crop development across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Even so, one-fifth of the acreage reached maturity in Minnesota, and more than 10 percent ripened in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. However, only one-half of the acreage was mature and just 90 percent was dented in Wisconsin, where freezing temperatures ended the growing season in most areas. Harvest was active across most of the Corn Belt, but progress was limited due to poor grain drying conditions. Harvest approached completion more than 1 week earlier than normal in Kentucky and North Carolina. Progress also remained well ahead of normal in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Pennsylvania. In Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, harvest was slow and progress fell further behind normal. Soybeans: Ninety percent of the acreage was dropping leaves, and 40 percent was harvested. Fields with leaves dropping from plants trailed last year's 94-percent pace, but was equal to the 5-year average. Harvest lagged well behind last year's 55-percent pace, but only slightly behind the 5-year average of 43 percent. Many fields began dropping leaves in the western Corn Belt, even though temperatures averaged below normal and some areas experienced hard freezes. In Iowa and Wisconsin, 24 and 18 percent, respectively, began dropping leaves during the week. However, development remained several days behind the 5-year average in both States. In Missouri, temperatures remained above freezing, but development was a few days later than normal. Harvest was active across the Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains, as dry conditions prevailed in most areas. Minnesota growers harvested 43 percent of their acreage during the week, while North Dakota and Ohio producers reaped about one-third of their crop. In Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, about one-fourth of the acreage was harvested during the week. Cotton: Bolls were opening in 89 percent of the fields, 4 percentage points behind last year's pace, but slightly ahead of the 88-percent average for this date. Twenty-nine percent of the crop was picked, well behind last year's 41-percent pace and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Below-normal temperatures hindered crop development across most of the South, but bolls began opening in many late-maturing fields along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. In Virginia, bolls started opening in 17 percent of the fields. In North and South Carolina, bolls began opening in about 10 percent of the fields. Picking was most active along the Mississippi Delta, especially in Louisiana and Tennessee, where 19 and 23 percent, respectively, was harvested during the week. Picking remained sluggish in the southern Great Plains due to slow defoliation. Crop ripening and harvest progress were near normal in the Southwest. Winter wheat: Seventy percent of the winter wheat crop has been seeded, and 40 percent has emerged. Planting and emergence were about 2 weeks ahead of last year's slow pace and about 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Seeding was aided by dry weather across most of the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, while rain only briefly suspended planting in the eastern Corn Belt. Planting remained far ahead of normal in Kansas and Oklahoma, as 26 and 22 percent, respectively, was sown during the week. Progress was also well ahead of normal in Montana and Texas. Ohio growers seeded nearly 40 percent of their acreage during the week. Planting lagged behind normal in Michigan and Idaho, despite rapid advancement during the week. Germination and growth were supported by mostly adequate topsoil moisture supplies in Kansas and South Dakota. Meanwhile, fields rapidly emerged in Oklahoma and Nebraska, despite large areas of topsoil moisture shortages. Germination was slow and emergence was uneven in Montana due to severe topsoil moisture shortages. In parts of the Pacific Northwest, planting and emergence were delayed due to dry soils. Rice: Eighty-eight percent of the crop was harvested, compared with 84 percent last year and the average of 83 percent. Dry weather aided progress in California, where growers threshed one-fifth of their crop. Harvest remained active in the interior Mississippi Valley, although rain briefly interrupted progress in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. Harvest neared completion along the western Gulf Coast. Sorghum: Eighty-six percent of the crop was mature, and 59 percent was harvested. Crop development and harvest progress were about 2 weeks behind last year's pace, when 95 percent was mature and 79 percent was harvested by this date. Normally, 84 percent would be mature, and 48 percent would be harvested. About one-fifth of the acreage reached maturity on the central and southern High Plains, where temperatures were near normal. Ripening was delayed by cold nighttime temperatures in Oklahoma, Texas, and the central and southern Corn Belt. Dry weather aided harvest across most of the Great Plains and parts of the Corn Belt. Harvest was most active in South Dakota, where more than one-fifth of the acreage was reaped during the week. Harvest was also active in Colorado and Illinois. Peanuts: Harvest advanced to 44 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and the average of 40 and 42 percent, respectively. Digging accelerated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains. In Virginia, about one-third of the crop was harvested during the week. Digging remained slow in the southern Great Plains, and harvest progress was behind normal in Texas. Other Crops: The sugarbeet harvest advanced to 40 percent complete, ahead of last year and the 5-year average of 36 and 35 percent, respectively. In Minnesota and North Dakota, harvest rapidly accelerated due to dry weather and favorable piling temperatures. Progress remained slow in Idaho, where temperatures were too warm for piling. Seventeen percent of the sunflower crop was harvested, compared with last year's 26-percent pace. Harvest was aided by dry weather across the Great Plains, but progress remained slightly behind normal in North and South Dakota. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 90 79 92 87 IL : 98 94 100 93 IN : 94 90 97 91 IA : 94 81 100 97 KS : 97 92 100 98 KY : 100 98 98 96 MI : 69 56 62 69 MN : 89 69 99 95 MO : 98 95 100 98 NE : 90 85 100 94 NC : 100 99 100 100 ND : 97 91 96 95 OH : 75 58 83 71 PA : 68 58 49 58 SD : 92 84 97 90 TN : 100 99 100 99 TX : 100 99 100 99 WI : 50 38 82 76 : 18 Sts: 90 81 95 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 83 72 73 56 IL : 97 87 96 90 IN : 98 91 99 95 IA : 83 59 100 96 KS : 94 91 100 91 KY : 89 75 79 72 LA : 89 86 94 90 MI : 81 64 72 84 MN : 99 92 100 99 MS : 94 86 94 87 MO : 74 56 94 81 NE : 97 89 100 98 NC : 42 30 40 39 ND : 100 98 100 99 OH : 98 91 93 92 SD : 99 94 100 98 TN : 72 59 70 73 WI : 73 55 92 92 : 18 Sts: 90 79 94 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 17 7 26 18 IL : 47 31 56 36 IN : 31 21 31 24 IA : 9 5 51 24 KS : 68 57 95 59 KY : 87 68 79 67 MI : 9 7 7 13 MN : 6 2 29 21 MO : 64 49 85 61 NE : 18 12 64 30 NC : 90 82 74 77 ND : 11 3 16 17 OH : 12 5 13 15 PA : 27 16 12 16 SD : 18 11 29 18 TN : 88 79 94 88 TX : 90 84 91 88 WI : 6 2 14 14 : 18 Sts: 29 20 48 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 37 24 28 23 IL : 52 28 50 42 IN : 44 18 41 41 IA : 34 6 72 55 KS : 39 23 74 35 KY : 25 16 21 22 LA : 66 57 81 65 MI : 15 6 10 21 MN : 54 11 92 64 MS : 64 53 69 57 MO : 20 8 47 29 NE : 37 14 62 44 NC : 5 2 3 5 ND : 72 37 71 63 OH : 43 12 34 40 SD : 43 15 63 41 TN : 17 9 26 18 WI : 13 4 41 31 : 18 Sts: 40 16 55 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 5 5 7 CA : 7 5 14 4 CO : 91 80 86 89 ID : 55 33 65 61 IL : 24 10 11 16 IN : 26 10 25 27 KS : 81 55 46 58 MI : 35 19 51 46 MO : 23 12 23 21 MT : 84 71 47 67 NE : 93 80 92 93 NC : 13 10 12 13 OH : 44 5 38 36 OK : 82 60 30 50 OR : 38 21 44 36 SD : 88 72 76 85 TX : 71 59 45 59 WA : 82 69 86 86 : 18 Sts: 70 52 47 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 90 81 96 88 AZ : 100 99 100 99 AR : 99 96 98 95 CA : 90 85 94 92 GA : 86 80 88 85 LA : 99 97 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 98 MO : 95 91 100 98 NC : 90 80 81 89 OK : 81 70 96 83 SC : 88 77 81 85 TN : 93 91 100 98 TX : 84 78 92 81 VA : 77 60 69 82 : 14 Sts: 89 84 93 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 1 2 CA : 0 0 1 0 CO : 57 42 67 67 ID : 21 12 21 23 IL : 4 1 1 2 IN : 4 1 3 6 KS : 44 22 16 28 MI : 11 9 5 15 MO : 7 0 4 5 MT : 35 23 15 30 NE : 68 46 63 67 NC : 5 1 5 2 OH : 2 1 3 5 OK : 51 33 3 18 OR : 25 5 15 14 SD : 53 33 34 58 TX : 40 32 9 32 WA : 66 53 61 67 : 18 Sts: 40 25 19 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 5 44 33 AZ : 24 16 26 21 AR : 41 27 50 38 CA : 8 3 13 10 GA : 19 12 18 19 LA : 59 40 89 66 MS : 43 26 74 56 MO : 45 36 58 44 NC : 9 5 8 12 OK : 11 5 30 16 SC : 23 15 16 22 TN : 47 24 59 44 TX : 30 27 41 31 VA : 12 1 5 13 : 14 Sts: 29 21 41 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 63 40 61 47 IL : 87 82 91 77 KS : 86 76 99 85 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 90 85 99 89 NE : 91 79 99 88 NM : 45 27 52 34 OK : 69 61 81 67 SD : 86 76 92 88 TX : 91 89 96 89 : 11 Sts: 86 79 95 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 53 43 44 51 FL : 65 50 57 62 GA : 55 36 40 50 NC : 24 9 23 20 OK : 21 13 35 21 TX : 20 15 33 25 VA : 63 29 64 50 : 7 Sts : 44 30 40 42 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 97% of last year's peanut acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 19 15 22 17 MI : 18 5 6 21 MN : 49 9 44 43 ND : 57 10 53 47 : 4 Sts : 40 10 36 35 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 74% of last year's sugarbeets acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 93 95 92 CO : 27 11 23 10 IL : 53 37 29 20 KS : 50 41 84 37 LA : 99 98 100 99 MO : 59 51 72 50 NE : 18 10 72 25 NM : 5 0 9 4 OK : 45 40 51 25 SD : 42 21 41 24 TX : 81 77 86 72 : 11 Sts: 59 52 79 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 86 87 87 CA : 60 40 56 53 LA : 98 95 100 99 MS : 88 76 82 88 TX : 100 99 100 98 : 5 Sts : 88 79 84 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 94% of last year's rice acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Oct 7, :Sep 30,:Oct 7, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 19 9 21 NA KS : 35 23 62 NA ND : 10 1 12 14 SD : 25 10 43 27 : 4 Sts : 17 6 26 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 90% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 6 22 46 24 IL : 2 9 31 46 12 IN : 1 4 17 55 23 IA : 4 11 30 44 11 KS : 7 10 35 40 8 KY : 1 2 17 47 33 MI : 12 20 40 25 3 MN : 3 13 46 36 2 MO : 2 9 33 44 12 NE : 4 8 22 43 23 NC : 0 2 9 53 36 ND : 0 3 20 59 18 OH : 5 11 29 41 14 PA : 14 14 36 32 4 SD : 1 6 25 54 14 TN : 0 3 12 53 32 TX : 1 9 44 43 3 WI : 3 8 28 47 14 : 18 Sts : 3 9 30 44 14 : Prev Wk : 4 9 30 44 13 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 6 30 48 14 AZ : 2 8 29 49 12 AR : 1 5 20 64 10 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 GA : 3 8 29 46 14 LA : 13 23 43 16 5 MS : 10 14 29 32 15 MO : 4 11 37 42 6 NC : 0 4 24 65 7 OK : 10 20 36 26 8 SC : 0 12 40 44 4 TN : 1 7 30 50 12 TX : 16 27 35 21 1 VA : 0 7 24 47 22 : 14 Sts : 9 17 30 35 9 : Prev Wk : 10 17 29 34 10 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 12 32 41 9 IL : 2 9 30 47 12 IN : 1 5 19 54 21 IA : 5 12 32 42 9 KS : 5 17 39 32 7 KY : 1 6 21 50 22 LA : 17 28 34 20 1 MI : 11 22 38 27 2 MN : 4 11 36 45 4 MS : 12 12 28 36 12 MO : 3 13 38 40 6 NE : 5 10 32 40 13 NC : 0 5 21 64 10 ND : 2 7 26 47 18 OH : 3 10 29 43 15 SD : 4 13 29 45 9 TN : 0 5 15 55 25 WI : 2 7 27 47 17 : 18 Sts : 4 11 31 43 11 : Prev Wk : 4 11 30 44 11 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 5 24 50 20 FL : 0 0 30 31 39 GA : 1 6 23 48 22 NC : 0 2 44 51 3 OK : 2 13 36 35 14 TX : 11 11 32 40 6 VA : 0 6 27 52 15 : 8 Sts : 4 7 29 44 16 : Prev Wk : 4 8 26 47 15 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 9 28 45 16 :: NJ : 0 0 56 44 0 AZ : 3 10 45 38 4 :: NM : 5 39 40 16 0 AR : 15 23 36 24 2 :: NY : 7 19 41 31 2 CA : 20 25 30 25 0 :: NC : 4 10 35 41 10 CO : 4 9 45 41 1 :: ND : 8 21 39 30 2 CT : 0 24 48 19 9 :: OH : 3 16 36 37 8 DE : 1 10 21 59 9 :: OK : 11 26 40 21 2 FL : 0 5 25 70 0 :: OR : 10 49 33 8 0 GA : 5 13 42 37 3 :: PA : 23 36 29 12 0 ID : 25 51 21 3 0 :: RI : 0 45 45 10 0 IL : 4 14 41 36 5 :: SC : 4 14 37 44 1 IN : 5 14 36 40 5 :: SD : 6 17 42 31 4 IA : 6 20 33 34 7 :: TN : 2 9 27 54 8 KS : 10 22 40 26 2 :: TX : 11 19 35 29 6 KY : 9 14 38 34 5 :: UT : 16 30 33 21 0 LA : 1 5 40 45 9 :: VT : 7 34 51 8 0 ME : 20 21 51 8 0 :: VA : 8 22 38 28 4 MD : 2 15 43 30 10 :: WA : 20 55 20 5 0 MA : 0 15 42 43 0 :: WV : 0 12 35 45 8 MI : 1 10 39 42 8 :: WI : 2 8 33 49 8 MN : 5 19 37 36 3 :: WY : 30 35 30 5 0 MS : 1 4 25 53 17 :: : MO : 14 18 41 25 2 :: 48 Sts : 10 21 35 30 4 MT : 33 35 23 8 1 :: : NE : 8 18 36 34 4 :: Prev Wk: 11 20 33 31 5 NV : 18 29 28 23 2 :: Prev Yr: 23 25 27 22 3 NH : 18 20 21 41 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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