We 1 (5-06) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 9, 2006, 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 93, No. 19 April 30 - May 6, 2006 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Warm, dry weather promoted fieldwork and crop development in California, but maintained severe stress on drought-affected Southwestern pastures and rangelands. Elsewhere, cool, occasionally frosty conditions across the northern Plains and the Northwest slowed small grain emergence and development, and contrasted with near- to above-normal temperatures in the South and East. Weekly temperatures generally ranged from 2 to 6 degrees F below normal on the northern Plains, but averaged as much as 8 degrees F above normal in California. Dry weather in the West contrasted with a second consecutive week of stormy weather on the central and southern Plains. While large sections of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas experienced significant drought relief, unfavorably dry conditions maintained severe stress on pastures and winter wheat across the High Plains as far north as Colorado and western Kansas. In addition, large hail battered parts of the south-central U.S., particularly across west-central and central Texas on May 4-5. Significant rain (locally 1 inch or more) also fell in parts of the Midwest and across the South as far east as the southern Appalachians, slowing fieldwork but promoting summer crop emergence and establishment. However, notable areas of persistent dryness included Florida and southern Texas. Concerns in both areas included heavy irrigation demands and the threat of additional wildfires. Spotty dryness also lingered elsewhere in the Atlantic Coast States, although a slow-moving coastal storm lashed parts of New England with heavy rain. Early in the week, hail peppered the middle Mississippi Valley and adjacent areas. Hail was reported at the official weather stations in Paducah, KY, and Lincoln, IL. Farther east, however, daily-record lows were set in locations such as Trenton, NJ (36 degrees F on April 30), and Salisbury, MD (34 degrees F on May 1). A more impressive pool of cool air settled across the Northwest from May 2-4, resulting in more than two dozen daily-record lows. Records were set on all 3 days at Oregon's Pendleton Experiment Station (23, 25, and 25 degrees F). Consecutive records were broken on May 2-3 in Whitman Mission, WA (28 and 27 degrees F, respectively). Meanwhile in Idaho, records for May 3 included 26 degrees F in both Pocatello and Idaho Falls. By May 6, cool air settled across the upper Midwest, where Ottumwa, IA (30 degrees F), notched a record low. Farther south, scattered daily-record highs were set or tied in locations such as Roswell, NM (95 degrees F on May 2), and Jacksonville, FL (93 degrees F on May 4). Elsewhere in Florida, Melbourne closed the week with consecutive record highs (91 and 92 degrees F on May 5-6, respectively). During the first half of the week, heavy rain spread ashore in New England. Portland, ME, netted 4.05 inches during the first 3 days of the month, including a daily-record total of 3.41 inches on May 2. After midweek, heavy showers and thunderstorms returned to the South. Rainfall records for May 4 included 2.40 inches in North Little Rock, AR, and 2.05 inches in McAlester, OK. On the evening of May 4, there were reports of grapefruit-size (at least 4-inch diameter) hail in Texas counties such as Tom Green (near San Angelo), Irion (southwest of San Angelo), Callahan (east of Abilene), and Kendall (north-northwest of San Antonio). The following evening, 4- to 4.25-inch hail fell in additional Texas counties: Terrell, Gaines, Burnet, and Lampasas. In contrast, McAllen, TX, completed its hottest, third-driest April on record. McAllen's April rainfall totaled 0.01 inch (1.31 inches below normal), leaving its year-to-date precipitation at 0.77 inch (17 percent of normal). Farther east, no measurable rain fell during April in Naples, FL, for only the fourth time in the last 65 years (a trace fell in 2006; no rain fell in 1946, 1967, and 1970). Naples also completed its second-driest March-April period (0.08 inch, or 2 percent of normal) behind 0.03 inch in 1974. Elsewhere in Florida, year-to-date rainfall totals were as low as 1.00 inch (13 percent of normal) in Key West, 3.03 inches (35 percent) in Fort Myers, and 3.86 inches (36 percent) in Orlando. The previous lowest January-April total in Orlando was 4.26 inches in 2000. Heavy rain returned to Hawaii for the first time in about a month. On May 4-5, 24-hour totals included 2.80 inches at Oahu's Wilson Tunnel and 2.74 inches at West Wailuaiki, Maui. On the Big Island, heavy rain arrived on May 6, when Hilo (4.27 inches) collected a daily-record sum. During a 48-hour period from May 5-7, Big Island windward totals reached 12.16 inches in Glenwood and 11.02 inches in Waiakea Uka. Prior to the arrival of the rain, cool, dry Hawaiian weather resulted in daily-record lows in locations such as Hilo (61 degrees F on May 4), Kahului, Maui (60 and 58 degrees F on May 2 and 3, respectively), and Honolulu, Oahu (62 and 60 degrees F on May 1 and 2, respectively). Meanwhile, mostly dry weather across the Alaskan mainland contrasted with showery conditions in the southeastern part of the State. Alaskan weekly temperatures averaged near normal. In Juneau, the last day of April featured daily-record totals for precipitation (0.55 inch) and snowfall (0.5 inch). During the first 6 days of May, rainfall in Yakutat totaled 7.97 inches (387 percent of normal). National Agricultural Summary May 1 - 7, 2006 Highlights: Temperatures were below normal in the Pacific Northwest, northern Rocky Mountains, northern and central Great Plains, and western Corn Belt, while above-normal temperatures prevailed elsewhere. Heavy rainfall in the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta slowed planting progress but slightly improved winter wheat condition in Texas and Oklahoma. In the Corn Belt, moderate precipitation hindered soybean planting and, to a lesser extent, corn planting. Mostly dry conditions in the western half of the Nation favored small grain seeding in the Pacific Northwest, but summer crop planting in California continued to progress slowly. Corn: Growers had planted 70 percent of their acreage, compared with 75 percent last year and 64 percent for the 5-year average. Planting advanced 31 percentage points in Michigan and 35 points in Ohio, but elsewhere in the Corn Belt, progress was somewhat limited by persistent rainfall. Planting exceeded the normal pace in all States, except Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. Emergence, at 25 percent, was 3 points ahead of last year and the 5-year average. With the first acres reported emerged in Wisconsin and the Dakotas, emergence had begun in all States and was ahead of normal in most areas. Soybeans: Eighteen percent of the crop had been planted, 6 points behind last year and 1 point behind normal. Planting progress, ahead of normal last week, slipped slightly behind normal as precipitation in the Corn Belt and Mississippi Delta hampered fieldwork. Ohio growers seeded 28 percent of their acreage, while planting advanced 17 points in Michigan and 16 points in Louisiana. Elsewhere, however, progress was limited to 11 points or less. Winter Wheat: Heading advanced to 53 percent, compared with 39 percent last year and 41 percent for the 5-year average. Nearly all acres in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Oklahoma were at or beyond the heading stage. Meanwhile, heading was just getting underway in Idaho, Ohio, and Oregon and had not yet begun in Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Development was ahead of normal in most States, trailing behind the normal pace only in California, Nebraska, Ohio, and Oregon. Cotton: Growers had sown 44 percent of their crop, 6 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Planting progressed rapidly in the middle Atlantic Coast States, advancing 35 points in North Carolina and 21 points in Virginia. Though Arkansas producers planted nearly one-fourth of their acreage during the week, progress in the remainder of the Delta slowed due to heavy rainfall, advancing just 9 points in Louisiana and 11 points in Mississippi. In Texas, the largest producing State, planting advanced only 7 points but remained 5 points ahead of normal. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 30 percent complete, compared with 22 percent last year and 24 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in the Delta, at 82 percent complete in Arkansas and 83 percent complete in Louisiana. With the first signs of progress in Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota, planting was underway in all major producing States. Texas growers, with 68 percent of their acreage planted, were 18 points ahead of the normal pace, while in Kansas, progress trailed 1 point behind normal. Rice: Seventy-nine percent of the acreage had been seeded, 1 point ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Planting was at least 90 percent complete in all States, except California, where planting, delayed by wet conditions earlier in the season, was just getting underway. Emergence, at 71 percent, was 22 points ahead of last year and 15 points ahead of normal. The crop emerged rapidly in the upper portions of the Mississippi Delta, advancing 23 points in Arkansas and 29 points in Missouri. Small Grains: Spring wheat growers had planted 57 percent of their acres, compared with 78 percent last year and 60 percent for the 5-year average. Planting progressed well in the Pacific Northwest, advancing 21 points in Idaho and 19 points in Washington under favorably dry conditions. However, progress remained behind normal in all States except the Dakotas. Emergence advanced to 23 percent, 12 points behind last year and 4 points behind normal. The crop continued to emerge well behind the normal pace in the Pacific Northwest. Barley planting, at 55 percent complete, was 16 points behind last year and 4 points behind normal. Dry conditions in the Pacific Northwest allowed rapid progress in Idaho and Washington. Eighteen percent of the crop had emerged, compared with 27 percent last year and the 5-year average. Emergence lagged behind normal in all States, except Minnesota. Oat producers had seeded 86 percent of their acreage, 3 points behind last year but 7 points ahead of normal. Planting was nearly complete in Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio and was at or ahead of normal in all States. The most rapid progress was in North Dakota, where growers planted nearly one-fourth of their acreage during the week. Emergence, at 62 percent, was 1 point behind last year but 6 points ahead of the 5-year average. One-third of Wisconsin's crop emerged during the week, while emergence advanced 27 points in South Dakota. Only Iowa's and North Dakota's crops trailed behind the normal emergence pace. Other Crops: Peanut planting advanced to 16 percent complete, compared with 11 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in Virginia, where growers planted 21 percent of their acreage during the week and exceeded the normal planting pace. Alabama producers, with 23 percent of their acreage seeded, were also ahead of normal, but planting trailed behind normal in all other States. Sugarbeet growers had planted 70 percent of their acreage, 25 points behind last year and 7 points behind normal. Planting was nearly complete in Michigan, at 96 percent, slightly ahead of normal. Planting passed the halfway mark in the Red River Valley, reaching 62 percent in Minnesota and 54 percent in North Dakota, but continued to trail the normal pace in both States. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 37 26 31 39 IL : 85 72 92 76 IN : 52 33 72 62 IA : 81 63 85 71 KS : 81 68 77 75 KY : 85 72 83 75 MI : 62 31 58 44 MN : 56 48 73 62 MO : 93 90 88 81 NE : 67 39 68 60 NC : 97 92 91 90 ND : 31 13 58 44 OH : 78 43 68 60 PA : 58 34 49 41 SD : 35 11 54 41 TN : 92 87 87 90 TX : 91 80 83 86 WI : 52 31 54 38 : 18 Sts: 70 52 75 64 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 1 6 5 IL : 45 23 49 41 IN : 17 5 22 24 IA : 19 5 13 14 KS : 47 32 34 36 KY : 70 45 53 56 MI : 6 1 3 4 MN : 5 1 1 4 MO : 75 58 60 57 NE : 13 3 9 14 NC : 85 70 62 69 ND : 1 0 2 3 OH : 16 4 10 13 PA : 10 4 7 8 SD : 2 0 2 2 TN : 84 70 62 74 TX : 64 62 68 70 WI : 3 0 3 3 : 18 Sts: 25 13 22 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 87 86 87 CA : 4 0 26 31 LA : 92 89 90 91 MS : 92 91 91 84 MO : 90 87 84 70 TX : 92 91 96 96 : 6 Sts : 79 74 78 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 85 62 49 62 CA : 0 0 1 5 LA : 81 75 78 81 MS : 84 72 68 61 MO : 80 51 30 33 TX : 90 87 88 88 : 6 Sts : 71 56 49 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 38 32 38 31 IL : 14 5 34 22 IN : 15 5 30 30 IA : 17 6 23 17 KS : 7 5 16 14 KY : 12 6 15 13 LA : 62 46 46 43 MI : 25 8 23 16 MN : 6 3 15 16 MS : 91 87 77 73 MO : 15 13 19 15 NE : 9 3 13 11 NC : 13 7 8 8 ND : 8 0 13 9 OH : 45 17 26 29 SD : 3 1 8 6 TN : 13 7 12 10 WI : 10 4 25 10 : 18 Sts: 18 10 24 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 88 91 93 CA : 94 77 99 98 CO : 11 3 11 8 ID : 1 0 0 0 IL : 60 29 35 38 IN : 27 11 11 21 KS : 72 48 32 38 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 83 64 44 51 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 1 NC : 96 84 74 81 OH : 1 0 1 2 OK : 97 89 90 90 OR : 1 0 7 6 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 76 54 74 72 WA : 10 2 13 6 : 18 Sts: 53 39 39 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 23 7 10 19 FL : 14 5 11 22 GA : 13 5 8 15 NC : 13 1 16 19 OK : 15 12 25 27 SC : 24 12 28 28 TX : 18 0 10 22 VA : 31 10 9 28 : 7 Sts : 16 5 11 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 93 83 100 97 MI : 96 89 100 95 MN : 62 46 93 71 ND : 54 34 94 66 : 4 Sts : 70 55 95 77 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 82% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 63 44 55 60 AZ : 75 56 85 77 AR : 62 38 50 51 CA : 78 68 84 88 GA : 41 24 18 31 KS : 2 0 3 2 LA : 64 55 71 72 MS : 68 57 61 67 MO : 47 44 70 58 NC : 55 20 37 37 OK : 16 6 3 19 SC : 30 17 31 28 TN : 17 10 24 33 TX : 31 24 24 26 VA : 60 39 55 58 : 15 Sts: 44 32 38 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 82 68 75 77 CO : 14 12 9 5 IL : 15 14 13 13 KS : 7 6 5 8 LA : 83 80 75 68 MO : 34 24 22 27 NE : 2 0 5 4 NM : 1 0 0 1 OK : 19 13 20 18 SD : 4 0 4 2 TX : 68 66 49 50 : 11 Sts: 30 28 22 24 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 99 97 100 98 MN : 80 72 77 70 NE : 97 96 98 95 ND : 51 27 72 47 OH : 98 92 93 87 PA : 91 89 93 81 SD : 87 71 95 81 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 91 80 84 71 : 9 Sts : 86 77 89 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 78 56 94 80 MN : 46 27 39 33 NE : 80 64 86 76 ND : 11 2 31 17 OH : 80 61 59 56 PA : 52 44 41 46 SD : 59 32 64 50 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 60 27 41 33 : 9 Sts : 62 47 63 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 74 53 85 85 MN : 49 44 75 57 MT : 48 35 73 63 ND : 51 32 73 49 SD : 90 83 98 87 WA : 90 71 99 96 : 6 Sts : 57 42 78 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 32 17 55 57 MN : 17 7 19 19 MT : 8 1 23 21 ND : 16 5 29 19 SD : 66 41 79 59 WA : 55 47 78 76 : 6 Sts : 23 11 35 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 60 31 73 78 MN : 52 46 70 51 MT : 68 46 71 65 ND : 38 21 67 40 WA : 88 63 89 91 : 5 Sts : 55 34 71 59 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 21 11 37 42 MN : 20 15 14 14 MT : 18 5 21 28 ND : 9 2 21 13 WA : 52 37 61 68 : 5 Sts : 18 8 27 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending May 7, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 21 50 24 CA : 0 2 4 31 63 CO : 12 21 38 26 3 ID : 0 3 8 81 8 IL : 0 2 21 57 20 IN : 0 3 14 62 21 KS : 15 24 38 22 1 MI : 1 3 20 56 20 MO : 3 11 30 48 8 MT : 2 4 22 47 25 NE : 7 12 34 42 5 NC : 1 8 41 40 10 OH : 0 3 14 60 23 OK : 41 33 22 4 0 OR : 0 5 25 65 5 SD : 1 11 29 47 12 TX : 49 25 19 7 0 WA : 2 4 19 60 15 : 18 Sts : 19 19 27 29 6 : Prev Wk : 19 19 26 30 6 Prev Yr : 2 9 30 47 12 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 7, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 2 26 56 15 MN : 0 1 24 61 14 NE : 1 3 26 66 4 ND : 1 1 17 78 3 OH : 0 1 20 64 15 PA : 0 6 32 53 9 SD : 0 3 17 73 7 TX : 34 32 25 8 1 WI : 0 1 8 77 14 : 9 Sts : 9 9 20 55 7 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 8 35 49 6 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 7, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 29 50 19 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 LA : 0 1 49 48 2 MS : 0 1 10 79 10 MO : 0 0 18 76 6 TX : 0 4 65 28 3 : 6 Sts : 0 1 37 51 11 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 7, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 6 30 22 38 4 :: NJ : 0 55 30 15 0 AZ : 51 25 12 11 1 :: NM : 32 30 28 10 0 AR : 2 8 34 49 7 :: NY : 2 14 30 50 4 CA : 0 0 1 60 39 :: NC : 2 9 39 46 4 CO : 23 25 40 12 0 :: ND : 1 6 34 50 9 CT : 0 2 23 69 6 :: OH : 1 5 23 55 16 DE : 10 18 42 29 1 :: OK : 19 26 37 17 1 FL : 5 45 49 1 0 :: OR : 0 1 19 56 24 GA : 4 14 40 38 4 :: PA : 7 21 49 20 3 ID : 0 2 15 52 31 :: RI : 0 0 40 60 0 IL : 0 2 14 66 18 :: SC : 0 9 44 45 2 IN : 1 2 15 67 15 :: SD : 1 8 30 51 10 IA : 1 4 26 51 18 :: TN : 1 5 25 56 13 KS : 10 18 39 30 3 :: TX : 28 24 32 14 2 KY : 0 3 21 57 19 :: UT : 0 0 12 67 21 LA : 2 12 38 41 7 :: VT : 0 34 19 45 2 ME : 8 13 33 36 10 :: VA : 6 13 38 40 3 MD : 1 11 38 44 6 :: WA : 0 3 10 79 8 MA : 0 0 8 62 30 :: WV : 2 14 34 46 4 MI : 2 7 29 53 9 :: WI : 1 6 25 53 15 MN : 1 4 22 53 20 :: WY : 0 11 43 46 0 MS : 0 2 37 44 17 :: : MO : 7 18 43 28 4 :: 48 Sts : 8 13 30 39 10 MT : 1 5 32 48 14 :: : NE : 2 5 33 54 6 :: Prev Wk: NA NA NA NA NA NV : 0 0 3 57 40 :: Prev Yr: 3 11 31 45 10 NH : 0 1 43 36 20 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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