We 1 (9-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 13, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin call Brian T. Young at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 92, No. 37 September 4 - 10, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: In Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, dry weather along the central Gulf Coast favored storm recovery efforts. However, very warm, sunny conditions stressed recovery personnel and those displaced by the storm, especially in areas still without electricity. Elsewhere in the South, beneficial showers overspread drought-affected southern Texas, boosting topsoil moisture reserves in preparation for the winter crop season. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ophelia lurked for much of the week near the southern Atlantic Coast, generating rough surf, gusty winds, and scattered showers. Through week's end, however, Ophelia's effects were confined to southern Atlantic coastal areas. Across much of the remainder of the Nation, warm, mostly dry conditions promoted summer crop maturation and fieldwork, including harvest activities and winter wheat planting. Weekly temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F above normal in parts of the northern Plains and the upper Midwest. However, brief showers and thunderstorms caused minor fieldwork delays across the Plains and the upper Midwest. Farther west, much cooler weather overspread areas west of the Rockies at week's end, accompanied by a few rain and snow showers in the Northwest. Early in the week, cloudiness and showers associated with Tropical Storm Ophelia helped to end a record-setting hot spell in Orlando, FL. Orlando's highs reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on 56 consecutive days (July 11 - September 4), shattering its former record of 46 days set from July 2 - August 16, 1981. Farther west, cooler air began to overspread the West Coast States, where daily-record lows included 43 degrees F (on September 5) in Pendleton, OR, and 52 degrees F (on September 6) in Oceanside Harbor, CA. Elsewhere in southern California, Ramona posted consecutive daily-record lows (45 and 44 degrees F) on September 6-7. Late in the week, warmth surged northward in advance of a cold front crossing the West. On September 9, daily-record highs in Montana reached 96 degrees F in Glasgow and 95 degrees F in Billings. A day later, however, Wisdom, MT, received a record snowfall for the date (0.1 inch on September 10), followed by a daily-record low of 15 degrees F on September 11. During a 72-hour period beginning around sunrise on September 9, as much as 1 to 2 feet of snow blanketed Montana's West Glacier region. Daily-record rainfall totals in Montana for September 10 included 1.35 inches in Cut Bank and 1.14 inches in Kalispell. Elsewhere, locally heavy showers were generally confined to the Southwest, the upper Midwest, southern Texas, and the southern Atlantic Coast. Douglas, AZ, collected a daily-record rainfall (1.50 inches) on September 5, and Huron, SD, measured 3.77 inches of rain from September 5-8. Brownsville, TX, netted 2.62 inches of rain from September 1-11, leaving its year-to-date total at 9.56 inches (55 percent of normal). Meanwhile, Ophelia became the Atlantic tropical season's seventh hurricane on September 8, but fluctuated in intensity thereafter between a strong tropical storm and category one hurricane. From September 4-9, as much as 5 inches of rain fell along Florida's east coast, accompanied by heavy surf and peak wind gusts in excess of 35 m.p.h. Near- to slightly above-normal temperatures prevailed in Alaska, accompanied by widespread precipitation across the southern half of the State. On September 5, Yakutat netted a daily rainfall of 3.97 inches. September 1-11 precipitation totaled 3.15 inches (286 percent of normal) in King Salmon and 2.81 inches (255 percent) in Anchorage. More than 40 percent (1.18 inches) of Anchorage's month-to-date total fell on September 6. Meanwhile in Hawaii, scattered showers were mostly confined to windward locations. During the first 11 days of September, rainfall totaled just 0.36 inch (43 percent of normal) in Lihue, Kauai. National Agricultural Summary September 5 - 11, 2005 Highlights: Temperatures were above normal across the majority of the Nation, including the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Rocky Mountains. Below-normal temperatures prevailed along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and in parts of the Southeast and Mississippi Delta. Dry conditions across most of the Nation were favorable for fieldwork, including initial harvest of summer crops and winter wheat planting. Significant precipitation was limited to the northern and western Corn Belt, central Great Plains, Southwest, and the southern Atlantic Coast States, where Tropical Storm Ophelia lingered offshore throughout the week. Corn: Acreage in the dent stage advanced to 89 percent, compared with 73 percent last year and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Denting was most advanced in Tennessee, at 100 percent, but progressed most rapidly in North Dakota, advancing 26 percentage points. Thirty-six percent of the crop was mature, 10 points ahead of last year but the same as normal. Maturation was ahead of normal in the central and eastern Corn Belt but behind normal in the western Corn Belt and Great Plains. Growers had harvested 6 percent of their acreage, 1 point ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. Harvest was 65 percent complete in Texas and 41 percent complete in North Carolina but had not yet begun in the northern Great Plains and northern Corn Belt. Soybeans: Thirty-seven percent of the crop was dropping leaves, 9 points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of normal. The crop rapidly entered the leaf dropping stage in the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, advancing 30 points in Indiana, 34 points in Michigan, and 32 points in South Dakota under warm conditions. Progress was ahead of normal in most States, but trailed the normal pace in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Nebraska. Winter Wheat: Producers had sown 12 percent of their crop, compared with 15 percent last year and 11 percent for the 5-year average. Planting had begun in all States, except California, Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio but was most advanced in South Dakota, at 29 percent. Colorado, Nebraska, and Washington growers had planted 20 percent or more of their acreage. Cotton: Bolls had begun opening on 43 percent of the acreage, 1 point behind last year and 9 points behind normal. Progress was ahead of normal in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia but behind normal elsewhere. Acreage with open bolls trailed the normal pace by over a week in Arizona, California, Georgia, and Oklahoma and by over 2 weeks in Texas. Meanwhile, harvest had begun in the Delta, Texas, and Arizona. Harvest was 20 percent complete in Texas and 15 percent complete in Louisiana but was limited to 2 percent or less elsewhere. Sorghum: Acreage turning color or beyond advanced to 74 percent, compared with 65 percent last year and 76 percent for the 5-year average. All of the crop in the Delta had begun turning color, but coloring was limited to 90 percent or less elsewhere. Progress was nearly 3 weeks behind normal in Texas. Thirty-two percent of the crop was mature, 3 points ahead of last year but 12 points behind normal. Maturation was 20 points ahead of normal in Illinois but 14 points behind normal across the central and southern Great Plains. Growers had reaped 22 percent of their crop, 1 point ahead of last year but 7 points behind normal. Harvest was 85 percent complete in Louisiana, 55 percent complete in Texas, and 52 percent complete in Arkansas but was limited to 13 percent or less elsewhere. Rice: Producers had harvested 33 percent of their acreage, 8 points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Louisiana growers harvested just 2 percent of their acreage during the week, slipping behind normal. In Mississippi, harvest progress was over a week behind. Only in Texas, where 95 percent of the crop was harvested, was progress ahead of the normal pace. Small Grains: Ninety-six percent of the spring wheat crop was harvested, 25 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of normal. Harvest was over 95 percent complete in all States, except in Idaho, at 92 percent, and Montana, at 94 percent. Progress was 3 points behind normal in Idaho but at or ahead of the normal pace elsewhere. The barley harvest advanced to 95 percent complete, compared with 87 percent last year and 92 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest was nearly complete, at 99 percent, in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington, at or ahead of the normal pace. Only Idaho growers, with 86 percent of their acreage harvested, lagged behind their normal harvest pace of 93 percent. Other Crops: Peanut growers had harvested 1 percent of their acreage, 4 points behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Harvest was underway in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas but was limited to 2 percent or less. All States, except North Carolina, trailed the normal harvest pace. Condition of the crop deteriorated rapidly in North Carolina and Virginia as dry conditions continued to decrease topsoil moisture. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 50 34 54 68 IL : 95 88 94 90 IN : 87 78 91 85 IA : 88 82 78 86 KS : 92 86 91 95 KY : 95 88 94 95 MI : 85 76 36 46 MN : 91 78 37 76 MO : 98 94 94 95 NE : 94 84 76 88 NC : 96 93 100 97 ND : 79 53 31 75 OH : 83 68 83 72 PA : 77 62 81 66 SD : 92 72 52 76 TN : 100 99 100 100 TX : 95 92 97 97 WI : 74 57 29 48 : 18 Sts: 89 79 73 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 15 6 8 18 IL : 54 28 43 44 IN : 38 19 45 37 IA : 34 15 16 39 KS : 53 42 55 69 KY : 76 57 75 75 MI : 28 19 3 6 MN : 12 5 0 16 MO : 76 68 72 75 NE : 24 7 10 31 NC : 88 81 94 87 ND : 9 4 0 20 OH : 14 5 15 13 PA : 34 23 33 22 SD : 21 6 6 22 TN : 84 67 84 89 TX : 77 72 78 84 WI : 21 7 0 5 : 18 Sts: 36 20 26 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 6 NA 3 4 IN : 2 NA 3 3 IA : 1 NA 0 2 KS : 14 NA 12 25 KY : 15 NA 25 26 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 29 NA 19 26 NE : 2 NA 1 4 NC : 41 NA 54 34 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 7 NA 10 6 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 22 NA 30 39 TX : 65 NA 61 63 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 5 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 2 1 CO : 20 NA 33 21 ID : 11 NA 7 8 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 2 NA 1 1 KS : 4 NA 7 6 MI : 5 NA 2 2 MO : 1 NA 1 0 MT : 17 NA 19 9 NE : 21 NA 25 20 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 12 NA 19 14 OR : 4 NA 2 1 SD : 29 NA 17 15 TX : 19 NA 24 16 WA : 24 NA 27 37 : 18 Sts: 12 NA 15 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 41 32 33 26 IL : 40 15 34 28 IN : 45 15 56 41 IA : 37 12 28 28 KS : 25 9 32 47 KY : 17 11 19 19 LA : 63 50 58 50 MI : 42 8 5 12 MN : 31 8 9 30 MS : 79 65 83 67 MO : 17 7 22 20 NE : 25 5 19 26 NC : 12 5 7 9 ND : 35 8 7 33 OH : 37 12 36 32 SD : 62 30 37 49 TN : 49 37 26 24 WI : 39 13 9 14 : 18 Sts: 37 15 28 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 52 28 38 57 AZ : 65 50 81 86 AR : 84 61 49 61 CA : 30 23 63 51 GA : 35 20 62 58 KS : 11 3 22 18 LA : 90 60 58 77 MS : 75 55 75 78 MO : 42 25 48 50 NC : 64 25 71 43 OK : 24 10 57 44 SC : 38 27 46 38 TN : 55 29 40 58 TX : 25 21 25 42 VA : 75 72 77 42 : 15 Sts: 43 30 44 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 NA 0 2 AZ : 1 NA 0 3 AR : 1 NA 0 2 CA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 0 NA 2 4 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 15 NA 2 6 MS : 2 NA 2 6 MO : 0 NA 0 1 NC : 0 NA 1 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 0 NA 0 1 TN : 0 NA 0 2 TX : 20 NA 16 17 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 15 Sts: 9 NA 7 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States harvested 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 97 98 CO : 48 32 41 47 IL : 90 89 96 85 KS : 77 60 62 77 LA : 100 99 100 100 MO : 90 83 90 87 NE : 90 74 63 74 NM : 40 30 40 45 OK : 68 56 54 67 SD : 83 61 72 80 TX : 66 60 69 80 : 11 Sts: 74 61 65 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 76 88 91 CO : 15 4 9 13 IL : 58 40 64 38 KS : 20 5 14 34 LA : 100 91 100 98 MO : 55 36 36 47 NE : 6 1 5 20 NM : 5 4 4 2 OK : 26 20 35 40 SD : 15 4 13 19 TX : 56 54 57 70 : 11 Sts: 32 23 29 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 52 NA 65 65 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 6 NA 1 1 KS : 4 NA 3 14 LA : 85 NA 95 83 MO : 13 NA 9 14 NE : 0 NA 0 3 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 12 NA 14 20 SD : 0 NA 0 2 TX : 55 NA 54 61 : 11 Sts: 22 NA 21 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 NA 3 5 FL : 2 NA 19 10 GA : 1 NA 5 4 NC : 1 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 1 1 TX : 1 NA 1 3 VA : 0 NA 6 2 : 7 Sts : 1 NA 5 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 23 8 29 29 CA : 3 2 14 7 LA : 84 82 92 87 MS : 16 5 53 37 MO : 8 2 8 9 TX : 95 91 93 92 : 6 Sts : 33 24 41 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 92 84 93 95 MN : 99 94 49 88 MT : 94 84 73 85 ND : 96 89 65 86 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 99 96 99 99 : 6 Sts : 96 90 71 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Sep 11,:Sep 4, :Sep 11,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 86 75 88 93 MN : 99 99 75 94 MT : 94 84 89 89 ND : 99 97 84 93 WA : 99 97 100 99 : 5 Sts : 95 90 87 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 83% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 10 28 43 16 IL : 24 29 29 16 2 IN : 6 15 37 36 6 IA : 3 9 21 43 24 KS : 4 11 37 43 5 KY : 4 11 24 43 18 MI : 3 9 26 44 18 MN : 2 5 19 54 20 MO : 22 21 27 25 5 NE : 5 10 22 43 20 NC : 2 9 24 46 19 ND : 1 6 20 49 24 OH : 6 13 35 38 8 PA : 5 11 34 40 10 SD : 7 14 25 39 15 TN : 2 9 31 46 12 TX : 12 16 31 30 11 WI : 7 15 31 36 11 : 18 Sts : 8 14 27 37 14 : Prev Wk : 9 14 26 39 12 Prev Yr : 3 7 21 47 22 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 10 19 34 32 5 IL : 11 19 41 26 3 IN : 4 11 33 43 9 IA : 3 7 21 45 24 KS : 2 8 34 49 7 KY : 2 9 24 49 16 LA : 3 13 36 45 3 MI : 3 10 31 41 15 MN : 2 5 21 50 22 MS : 4 9 23 52 12 MO : 13 22 36 24 5 NE : 5 12 30 40 13 NC : 5 19 29 41 6 ND : 2 5 19 51 23 OH : 3 10 30 47 10 SD : 4 15 23 42 16 TN : 4 9 29 47 11 WI : 6 11 30 41 12 : 18 Sts : 5 12 29 41 13 : Prev Wk : 5 12 29 42 12 Prev Yr : 3 8 26 48 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 6 18 63 12 AZ : 0 5 26 62 7 AR : 1 2 20 55 22 CA : 0 0 11 50 39 GA : 2 4 27 54 13 KS : 1 6 30 54 9 LA : 2 14 27 50 7 MS : 5 11 26 47 11 MO : 8 14 22 50 6 NC : 5 17 31 43 4 OK : 8 9 25 53 5 SC : 0 2 24 70 4 TN : 0 2 21 60 17 TX : 4 11 22 48 15 VA : 6 6 22 57 9 : 15 Sts : 3 9 23 50 15 : Prev Wk : 4 9 23 50 14 Prev Yr : 3 6 23 47 21 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 16 38 35 7 CO : 3 20 43 32 2 IL : 2 14 31 48 5 KS : 3 11 41 39 6 LA : 1 10 31 48 10 MO : 13 24 41 20 2 NE : 4 11 28 47 10 NM : 0 6 35 57 2 OK : 0 4 28 43 25 SD : 10 11 36 42 1 TX : 7 9 33 42 9 : 11 Sts : 5 11 37 40 7 : Prev Wk : 4 12 37 39 8 Prev Yr : 3 9 28 45 15 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 30 46 18 CA : 0 3 61 32 4 LA : 0 0 34 48 18 MS : 3 11 16 62 8 MO : 0 1 17 57 25 TX : 0 1 31 51 17 : 6 Sts : 1 4 34 46 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 37 43 14 Prev Yr : 0 2 25 47 26 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 15 57 25 FL : 0 0 26 70 4 GA : 1 7 26 53 13 NC : 5 9 35 47 4 OK : 0 3 24 63 10 TX : 0 3 20 53 24 VA : 0 9 13 70 8 : 8 Sts : 1 5 24 55 15 : Prev Wk : 1 4 21 55 19 Prev Yr : 2 6 26 46 20 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 11, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 4 21 64 9 :: NJ : 0 45 50 5 0 AZ : 22 24 32 18 4 :: NM : 3 16 32 39 10 AR : 40 35 19 6 0 :: NY : 19 36 27 17 1 CA : 41 45 14 0 0 :: NC : 4 13 29 44 10 CO : 13 26 37 22 2 :: ND : 1 10 35 47 7 CT : 44 36 15 5 0 :: OH : 13 19 37 28 3 DE : 3 13 67 17 0 :: OK : 7 14 33 41 5 FL : 0 10 35 50 5 :: OR : 7 19 48 25 1 GA : 0 4 33 55 8 :: PA : 37 32 20 9 2 ID : 1 14 38 37 10 :: RI : 50 50 0 0 0 IL : 34 30 29 7 0 :: SC : 0 4 35 55 6 IN : 9 24 44 22 1 :: SD : 10 18 30 37 5 IA : 16 28 31 23 2 :: TN : 4 16 41 37 2 KS : 7 18 41 33 1 :: TX : 13 27 34 23 3 KY : 12 28 34 24 2 :: UT : 0 2 19 62 17 LA : 9 29 48 12 2 :: VT : 0 13 53 26 8 ME : 3 12 14 55 16 :: VA : 8 25 36 27 4 MD : 3 16 45 34 2 :: WA : 15 28 35 22 0 MA : 1 22 50 27 0 :: WV : 3 9 46 38 4 MI : 13 31 37 16 3 :: WI : 18 29 31 19 3 MN : 5 13 31 44 7 :: WY : 3 13 39 40 5 MS : 17 28 31 15 9 :: : MO : 29 34 24 12 1 :: 48 Sts : 13 23 32 28 4 MT : 7 19 41 30 3 :: : NE : 8 18 37 34 3 :: Prev Wk: 12 22 32 30 4 NV : 0 0 16 52 32 :: Prev Yr: 9 14 29 39 9 NH : 2 2 23 56 17 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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