We 1 (5-02) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 14, 2002, 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 89, No. 20 May 5 - 11, 2002 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Intensifying in its third week, a persistent weather pattern featured very cool conditions across the upper Midwest, northern Plains, and Northwest; hot, dry weather across the Deep South; and excessive rainfall in the Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys. Across the interior Northwest, cool weather and pockets of unfavorable dryness slowed small grain development. Meanwhile, extremely dry conditions persisted across southern California and the Four Corners States, maintaining heavy irrigation demands and further stressing dryland crops. Meanwhile, wet snow blanketed much of Montana and surrounding areas, boosting topsoil moisture for drought-stressed pastures and small grains. However, extremely cool weather (as much as 18 degrees F below normal) and lingering drought effects hampered the development of winter wheat and the germination of spring-sown small grains throughout the northern Plains. On May 9, temperatures as low as 15 to 25 degrees F were noted across western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado, threatening more advanced (jointing) winter wheat and emerging summer crops. Meanwhile, a sharp gradient of moisture conditions existed on the central Plains, including Kansas, where weekly precipitation in the eastern part of the state exceeded the total since October 1, 2001, in some western Kansas sites. Weekly rainfall totaled 4 inches or more in many locations from eastern Kansas to southern Ohio, causing extensive lowland flooding, halting corn and soybean planting, and submerging some low-lying winter wheat fields. Significant rain (locally 2 inches or more) accompanied very cool weather (as much as 10 degrees F below normal) across the northern and western Corn Belt, hampering fieldwork and summer crop emergence. Farther south, heat (up to 10 degrees F above normal) and dryness intensified in the Gulf Coast region, severely stressing rain-fed crops, increasing irrigation requirements, and maintaining the threat of wildfire activity. Between the extreme conditions in the Ohio Valley and along the Gulf Coast, conditions across the interior South remained generally favorable for winter wheat maturation and summer crop development. During the week, more than three dozen daily-record highs were set in the Gulf Coast States from southern Texas to Florida. Baton Rouge, LA, closed the week with five consecutive record highs, including a maximum of 93 degrees F on May 11. Temperatures soared to 95 degrees F or above in parts of Florida, setting daily records in locations such as Ft. Myers (96 degrees F on May 5) and Sarasota-Bradenton (95 degrees F on May 11). By week's end, a lightning-sparked wildfire in southern Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge expanded to more than 50,000 acres. Farther west, Brownsville, TX, ended the week with their 21st consecutive day of 90-degree heat, a streak that began on April 21. In contrast, highs failed to reach 40 degrees F from May 6-8 at many locations across the northern Plains and northern Plains. On Tuesday, highs in Montana included 30 degrees F in Cut Bank and 32 degrees F in Great Falls. Glasgow, MT, tied their May record with three high temperatures below 40 degrees F (35 degrees F on the 6th, 33 degrees F on the 7th, and 34 degrees F on the 8th). Glasgow also received 6.3 inches of snow during the first 11 days of the month, their third-highest May total on record. Several locations on the northern Plains set consecutive daily-snowfall records, including Williston, ND (3.4 inches on the 6th and 1.4 inches on the 7th), and Great Falls (4.2 inches on the 7th and 0.4 inch on the 8th). Very heavy snow was reported in the northern Rockies, where 24-hour totals on May 7-8 included 31.0 inches at 6,900-foot Badger Pass, in Flathead County, MT, and 28.5 inches at 6,279-foot Cool Creek, in Clearwater County, ID. More than 150 daily-record lows and several May-record lows accompanied the Northern chill. Cold air settled across the West Coast and Great Basin on the 8th, tying a May record in Eureka, CA (35 degrees F), and eclipsing a 41-year-old May standard in Wells, NV (8 degrees F). The following morning was the coldest May day on record in the Intermountain West locations of Rawlins, WY (11 degrees F), Pocatello, ID (20 degrees F), and Grand Junction, CO (26 degrees F). East of the Rockies, daily-record lows included 16 degrees F (on May 9) in Sidney, NE, 22 degrees F (on May 9) in Denver, CO, and 30 degrees F (on May 10) in Sioux City, IA. Dodge City, KS, netted only 0.20 inch of precipitation during the first 12 days of the month, leaving their total from October 1, 2001 - May 12, 2002, at 2.75 inches (30 percent of normal). In contrast, May 5-12 rainfall in west-central Missouri reached 8.38 inches in Pleasant Hill and 5.98 inches in downtown Kansas City. Farther east, rainfall for the 8 days ending May 12 included 7.21 inches in Columbia, MO, 6.57 inches in Springfield, IL, and 4.70 inches in Indianapolis, IN. Heavy rain expanded across portions of the central Plains and western Corn Belt toward week's end, resulting in daily-record totals for May 11 in locations such as Ottumwa, IA (2.13 inches), and in Kearney, NE (1.88 inches). Kearney's total represented their highest 1-day rainfall since 1.96 inches fell on May 6, 2001. On several days, severe thunderstorms accompanied the rainfall across the Plains and Midwest, including deadly tornadoes in Happy, TX (on May 5), and Centralia, IL (on May 8). Meanwhile near the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, LA, completed their 31st consecutive day without measurable rainfall on May 12. Cool weather (as much as 4 degrees F below normal) prevailed in southern and eastern Alaska, but temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F above normal across extreme northern portions of the State. Showers provided limited relief from recent dryness across southeastern areas, while unsettled weather persisted across interior and southwestern Alaska. May 1-12 precipitation totaled 1.17 inches in Juneau, boosting their total since March 1 to 2.97 inches (38 percent of normal). On the mainland, May 1-12 totals reached 3.21 inches (1,338 percent of normal), including 7.6 inches of snow, in Bethel and 0.99 inch (367 percent) in McGrath. Meanwhile in Hawaii, heavy rain fell early in the week, followed by several days of scattered showers. From May 5-7, 48-hour rainfall on southeastern Oahu reached 12.28 inches at Waihee Pump and 12.12 inches at the Wilson Tunnel. Big Island rainfall was greatest on May 5-6, when 24-hour totals included 8.18 inches in Pahala and 6.23 inches in Piihonua. National Agricultural Summary May 6 - 12, 2002 Highlights: Heavy rain kept producers out of their fields across most of the eastern Corn Belt, where corn and soybean planting ranged from 2 to 3 weeks behind normal. Rain also shortened the work week in the central and western Corn Belt and parts of the Great Plains, but progress remained ahead of normal across much of the western Corn Belt and Great Plains. Meanwhile, warm, mostly dry weather supported planting in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. Cotton planting was very active on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Crop emergence and growth were slow across the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains due to cold weather. Also, saturated soils hindered germination in many parts of the Corn Belt, while moisture shortages delayed development in the southern High Plains and along the Gulf Coast. Corn: Planting progressed to 62 percent complete, up from only 42 percent a week ago. However, progress remained well behind last year's 71-percent pace and fell further behind the 5-year average of 72 percent. Twenty-one percent has emerged, well behind the progress on this date last year, when 41 percent was emerged. Persistent wet weather further delayed planting in the Ohio River Valley and adjacent areas of the central and eastern Corn Belt, where very little progress was made during the week. At the end of the week, planting was nearly 3 weeks late in Indiana and more than 2 weeks behind in Ohio. In Illinois and Wisconsin, soils were dry enough to support planting early in the week, but progress was halted by heavy rain near midweek. Planting was about 1 week behind normal in both States. In Missouri, planting remained ahead of the 5-year average despite slow progress. In the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the central and northern Great Plains, planting was very active, especially in Iowa and South Dakota, where about one-third of the acreage was seeded during the week. More than half of the crop was emerged in Kansas and Missouri, but germination lagged across the remainder of the Corn Belt. Soybeans: Seventeen percent of the crop has been planted and 3 percent has emerged. Planting progress was only one-half of the 34 percent seeded by this date last year and nearly 1 week behind the normal pace of 29 percent. Planting accelerated in the northwestern Corn Belt and remained active in the lower Mississippi Valley and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Planting was most active in Iowa and Minnesota, where 23 and 18 percent, respectively were seeded during the week. However, soggy soils early in the week and heavy rain late in the week essentially prevented planting across most of the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt. Planting progress was more than 2 weeks behind normal in Indiana and Ohio, and nearly 2 weeks behind in Illinois. Warm weather aided emergence in the lower Mississippi Valley, although dry soils limited progress in Louisiana. Very few fields were emerged in the Corn Belt. Winter Wheat: Fifty-three percent of the winter wheat acreage has headed, 4 percentage points ahead of last year and the average for this date. Above-normal temperatures stimulated development in the central and southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and central Corn Belt. Hot weather quickly ripened fields along and near the Gulf Coast, where many fields were turning color and a few fields were harvested. In Illinois, more than one-half of the crop entered the heading stage during the week, while in Kansas, acreage that was headed doubled from the previous week to 58 percent. Very few fields were headed in the Great Lakes region and none were headed in the northern Great Plains. Virtually all of Montana's crop has broken dormancy, but growth has been nearly nonexistent due to cold weather. Jointing lagged in Colorado and Nebraska, while fields in South Dakota were just beginning to enter the boot stage. Conditions deteriorated in the central and southern Corn Belt due to heavy rain during the reproductive stages of development. Cotton: Planting was 55 percent complete, compared with last year's 58 percent progress and the 5-year average of 49 percent. Planting progressed with few rain delays across most of the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. Planting was most active along the Atlantic Coastal Plains, where Virginia growers planted more than one-third of their crop and growers in North and South Carolina planted about one-fourth of their acreage. Rain delays were mostly confined to interior areas of the Mississippi Delta. Planting was nearly complete in the Southwest. Small grains: Spring wheat was 47 percent planted and 16 percent emerged. Planting trailed last year's 51-percent pace, and lagged about 1 week behind normal. Emergence was about 3 days behind last year's 23-percent pace and about 10 days behind the 5-year average of 36 percent. Minnesota growers seeded 16 percent of their acreage during the week, but progress was delayed by cold weather across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Cold weather also slowed germination, and emerged fields produced little growth. Nevertheless, emergence advanced 27 percentage points in South Dakota. The barley crop was 48 percent planted and 21 percent emerged, compared with 59 and 30 percent, respectively, on this date last year. Normally, 65 percent would be planted and 37 percent would be emerged by this date. In the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains, planting and emergence were delayed by winter-like weather that included significant snowfall and lengthy periods of sub-freezing temperatures. Planting was nearly complete in the Pacific Northwest. Sixty-eight percent of the oat crop has been seeded and 43 percent has emerged. Planting progress fell behind last year's pace of 69 percent, and slipped further behind the 76-percent average for this date. Emergence stayed slightly ahead of last year's 40 percent, but fell 9 percentage points behind the average for this date. Planting was active in the upper Mississippi Valley and along the eastern edge of the Corn Belt before wet weather halted progress. Wisconsin growers seeded more than one-fifth of their acreage during the week. Many fields emerged across the Corn Belt, but germination and growth were limited by cold weather after midweek. Rice: Eighty-three percent of the crop has been planted, and 67 percent has emerged. Planting trailed last year's 88-percent pace, but exceeded the 79-percent average for this date. Emergence was equal to progress on this date last year and nearly 1 week ahead of the 54-percent average for this date. Planting rapidly progressed in California, while wet weather limited progress in the interior Mississippi Delta and unfavorably dry conditions delayed planting in Louisiana. Warm weather promoted germination and growth along the western Gulf Coast and interior Mississippi Delta, while cool weather slightly limited development in California. Sorghum: Planting was 30 percent complete, compared with 34 percent on this date last year and the average of 29 percent. Planting was active in the lower Mississippi Valley most of the week, even though excessively dry soils persisted in Louisiana and rain temporarily delayed progress in Arkansas and Mississippi. Planting slowly gained momentum on the Great Plains, with a few fields seeded as far north as South Dakota. Meanwhile, growers in the central and southern Corn Belt made very little planting progress due to extremely wet conditions. Other crops: The peanut crop was 37 percent planted. Progress trailed last year and the average of 44 and 39 percent, respectively. Dry weather permitted rapid planting in the Southeast, especially along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. However, moisture shortages limited progress along parts of the eastern Gulf Coast. The sugarbeet crop advanced to 76 percent planted, well ahead of last year's 56-percent pace but behind the 83-percent average for this date. Planting neared completion in Idaho and Michigan, but cold weather and wintery precipitation limited progress in Minnesota and North Dakota. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 63 44 61 66 IL : 51 30 96 78 IN : 11 10 98 69 IA : 86 53 65 80 KS : 87 70 88 81 KY : 55 47 92 72 MI : 41 17 68 57 MN : 78 56 26 76 MO : 77 74 85 72 NE : 79 55 72 74 NC : 98 92 97 90 ND : 40 27 28 44 OH : 17 11 91 70 PA : 52 30 64 48 SD : 64 33 21 42 TN : 93 86 98 89 TX : 96 86 90 89 WI : 35 19 44 60 : 18 Sts: 62 42 71 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 27 20 42 24 IL : 10 1 66 37 IN : 3 2 76 41 IA : 30 7 12 29 KS : 22 11 31 23 KY : 3 2 41 16 LA : 38 28 71 49 MI : 20 7 43 22 MN : 24 *6 4 36 MS : 63 55 83 56 MO : 13 11 23 20 NE : 19 10 16 21 NC : 20 8 11 12 ND : 2 1 3 11 OH : 6 5 70 44 SD : 10 *3 3 12 TN : 15 7 24 10 WI : 20 8 15 21 : 18 Sts: 17 7 34 29 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 8 2 14 18 IL : 25 12 75 NA IN : 4 1 69 NA IA : 17 6 29 28 KS : 52 32 63 NA KY : 46 39 76 53 MI : 3 1 27 18 MN : 3 1 6 29 MO : 61 49 61 49 NE : 26 9 27 23 NC : 90 75 87 NA ND : 2 0 2 11 OH : 9 2 51 27 PA : 23 9 25 NA SD : 3 1 3 NA TN : 85 68 90 NA TX : 80 72 76 73 WI : 6 4 13 15 : 18 Sts: 21 12 41 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 18 NA 21 11 IL : 1 NA 20 NA IN : 1 NA 26 NA IA : 1 NA 2 10 KS : 7 NA 14 NA KY : 1 NA 25 8 LA : 25 NA 59 35 MI : 1 NA 7 3 MN : 0 NA 0 6 MS : 47 NA 68 40 MO : 5 NA 4 NA NE : 3 NA 4 4 NC : 5 NA 4 NA ND : 0 NA 0 1 OH : 1 NA 35 12 SD : 0 NA 0 NA TN : 2 NA 6 NA WI : 0 NA 0 NA : 18 Sts: 3 NA 12 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 94 99 99 CA : 100 100 99 99 CO : 13 1 1 10 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 64 11 70 52 IN : 39 13 51 39 KS : 58 28 48 49 MI : 0 0 2 0 MO : 67 47 68 56 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 2 0 1 4 NC : 94 90 95 96 OH : 3 0 7 8 OK : 96 90 90 89 OR : 24 8 1 3 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 78 57 80 79 WA : 5 3 6 4 : 18 Sts: 53 37 49 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 73 64 76 69 AZ : 92 85 90 89 AR : 63 47 84 57 CA : 95 90 97 91 GA : 57 43 47 47 LA : 74 66 96 79 MS : 70 56 87 63 MO : 76 58 88 63 NC : 60 35 61 52 OK : 40 19 35 19 SC : 58 30 36 48 TN : 50 30 83 48 TX : 36 22 29 30 VA : 86 50 88 75 : 14 Sts: 55 41 58 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 89 81 94 82 CA : 60 30 47 49 LA : 93 89 96 94 MS : 84 75 93 86 MO : 52 43 89 68 TX : 99 98 98 92 : 6 Sts : 83 73 88 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 74 60 78 55 CA : 20 5 4 13 LA : 87 79 91 85 MS : 70 45 76 65 MO : 33 24 24 18 TX : 96 90 93 79 : 6 Sts : 67 54 67 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 84 88 79 CO : 5 1 9 6 IL : 3 3 41 13 KS : 14 8 22 13 LA : 70 57 86 76 MO : 26 25 49 28 NE : 7 1 6 9 NM : 0 0 2 2 OK : 21 13 31 13 SD : 3 0 0 7 TX : 53 50 50 53 : 11 Sts: 30 25 34 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 90 82 92 90 MN : 42 26 24 61 MT : 46 38 77 77 ND : 31 23 33 48 SD : 93 84 67 80 WA : 94 90 98 97 : 6 Sts : 47 38 51 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 87 74 88 82 MN : 38 27 19 55 MT : 46 37 81 79 ND : 19 13 24 40 WA : 96 80 92 94 : 5 Sts : 48 39 59 65 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 97 98 MN : 76 64 50 80 NE : 99 97 91 97 ND : 29 20 47 46 OH : 74 61 100 97 PA : 81 70 89 89 SD : 84 75 67 74 WI : 65 43 77 91 : 8 Sts : 68 58 69 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 49% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 62 46 65 67 MN : 11 2 9 36 MT : 4 3 34 36 ND : 6 2 8 25 SD : 58 31 41 56 WA : 71 65 81 84 : 6 Sts : 16 10 23 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 47 33 57 56 MN : 16 3 8 31 MT : 10 8 35 38 ND : 2 0 5 17 WA : 76 55 67 77 : 5 Sts : 21 14 30 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 94 82 80 84 MN : 37 18 21 52 NE : 89 83 68 83 ND : 4 1 14 19 OH : 51 29 86 83 PA : 69 55 55 61 SD : 53 32 43 49 WI : 34 16 37 60 : 8 Sts: 43 30 40 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 49% of last year's oat acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 97 92 98 99 MI : 95 88 98 98 MN : 70 66 38 78 ND : 58 54 27 68 : 4 Sts : 76 71 56 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 81% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:May 12,:May 5, :May 12,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 32 18 43 49 FL : 35 30 41 41 GA : 37 17 36 42 NC : 40 19 54 36 OK : 27 12 51 33 TX : 35 10 44 30 VA : 61 39 75 53 : 7 Sts : 37 17 44 39 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. 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 13 28 48 9 :: NJ : 0 0 40 24 36 AZ : 25 45 26 4 0 :: NM : 38 45 15 2 0 AR : 0 2 16 61 21 :: NY : 0 0 15 70 15 CA : 10 20 60 10 0 :: NC : 1 12 29 55 3 CO : 44 33 20 3 0 :: ND : 3 22 36 38 1 CT : 0 0 18 79 3 :: OH : 0 3 22 61 14 DE : 0 2 20 65 13 :: OK : 8 13 25 40 14 FL : 5 40 50 5 0 :: OR : 16 15 28 38 3 GA : 4 17 39 35 5 :: PA : 0 2 25 53 20 ID : 2 3 34 49 12 :: RI : 0 0 1 95 4 IL : 0 2 11 63 24 :: SC : 1 6 21 56 16 IN : 1 2 17 59 21 :: SD : 3 13 36 41 7 IA : 0 3 24 54 19 :: TN : 0 2 21 59 18 KS : 15 26 33 22 4 :: TX : 20 25 33 18 4 KY : 0 1 13 59 27 :: UT : 10 30 36 23 1 LA : 3 20 44 32 1 :: VT : 3 15 26 55 1 ME : 0 5 34 61 0 :: VA : 2 9 35 45 9 MD : 1 5 32 44 18 :: WA : 3 7 75 15 0 MA : 0 0 24 64 12 :: WV : 2 6 15 62 15 MI : 1 4 25 54 16 :: WI : 3 5 22 54 16 MN : 4 13 26 47 10 :: WY : 17 30 42 11 0 MS : 4 13 32 44 7 :: : MO : 0 3 27 58 12 :: 48 Sts : 9 16 31 36 8 MT : 22 27 35 15 1 :: : NE : 7 19 37 35 2 :: Prev Wk: 8 15 33 37 7 NV : 5 14 43 36 2 :: Prev Yr: 4 14 35 40 7 NH : 0 2 13 77 8 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 16 38 37 5 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 CO : 26 26 37 10 1 ID : 1 3 24 64 8 IL : 3 9 30 48 10 IN : 1 7 30 49 13 KS : 19 25 31 23 2 MI : 1 3 22 56 18 MO : 3 10 31 49 7 MT : 33 30 28 8 1 NE : 11 22 44 22 1 NC : 3 9 36 50 2 OH : 2 7 26 51 14 OK : 20 14 28 33 5 OR : 29 16 26 26 3 SD : 2 9 35 43 11 TX : 25 26 29 16 4 WA : 1 8 29 50 12 : 18 Sts : 16 19 31 29 5 : Prev Wk : 16 17 31 31 5 Prev Yr : 9 17 34 33 7 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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