We 1 (7-06) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 5, 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. 27 June 25 - July 1, 2006 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Hot weather persisted in much of the West, maintaining heavy irrigation demands and hampering wildfire containment efforts, but promoting Northwestern winter wheat maturation and summer crop development. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F above normal in the Great Basin and the interior Northwest. Heat also expanded across the northern Plains, hastening winter wheat maturation but increasing stress on spring-sown crops in the grain-fill stage of development. Meanwhile, the central and southern Plains gained a reprieve from hot weather, but a return to dry conditions sustained stressful growing conditions for pastures and dryland summer crops. Farther east, scattered showers and near- to slightly below-normal temperatures favored Midwestern corn and soybean development. However, soil moisture shortages remained a concern in a few areas, including the southwestern Corn Belt. Elsewhere, beneficial showers dotted the Southeast, while late-week rains dampened drought-ravaged southern Texas. Pastures and summer crops were still in need of rain across the remainder of the South, particularly from Alabama westward. In stark contrast, flooding rains continued through the first half of the week in the Mid-Atlantic States, where some locations netted more than 10 inches of rain from June 22-28. Early in the week, torrential rainfall continued in the Mid-Atlantic States. Later, an already perilous Mid-Atlantic flood situation was aggravated by the arrival of a weak, northbound low-pressure system, which made landfall along the North Carolina coast on June 27. Daily-record totals for June 25 included 7.59 inches in Georgetown, DE, 5.94 inches at Virginia's Dulles Airport, and 5.19 inches at National Airport near Washington, DC. For both Dulles and National Airports, it was the wettest day since June 21, 1972, when the remnants of Hurricane Agnes drenched the region. During the 136-year period of record for Washington, DC, records were established for the most rainfall during a 24-hour period (7.94 inches on June 25-26), 2 consecutive days (9.41 inches on June 25-26), and 7 consecutive days (11.37 inches from June 22-28). Washington, DC, also netted more than 4 inches of rain on consecutive days for the first time on record. Farther north, Mt. Pocono, PA, netted daily-record rainfall totals (2.76, 2.77, 3.14, and 1.08 inches) on 4 consecutive days from June 25-28. In the wake of the deluge, record flooding affected parts of New York and Pennsylvania. For example, record crests were noted in the upper Susquehanna River basin at locations such as Bainbridge, NY (14.03 feet above flood stage on June 29; previously, 10.10 feet above flood stage on March 29, 1914), and Waverly, PA (11.53 feet above flood stage on June 29; previously, 10.40 feet above flood stage on March 18, 1936). A record crest was also reported at Sherburne, NY, on the Chenango River, a Susquehanna River tributary (3.35 feet above flood stage on June 28; previously, 3.20 feet above flood stage on March 28, 1914). Along the Mohawk River, a Hudson River tributary, a record crest was established near Little Falls, NY, on June 28 (4.72 feet above flood stage; previously, 4.17 feet above flood stage on March 14, 1977). In contrast, cool, dry air settled across the southern Plains and the Delta. On June 27, daily-record lows in Texas included 56 degrees F in Abilene and 59 degrees F in Midland. Farther east, Monroe, LA, posted consecutive daily-record lows (60 and 62 degrees F) on June 28-29. Meanwhile, record-high temperatures gripped the West and expanded across the northern Plains. On June 25, monthly record highs were established in northern California locations such as Redding and Red Bluff (both 117 degrees F). Redding narrowly missed its all-time record of 118 degrees F, set on August 10, 1971, August 7, 1981, and July 20, 1988. In Oregon, Portland (101 degrees F on June 25) noted its first triple-digit heat in nearly 2 years (since July 24, 2004) and established a monthly record high (previously, 100 degrees F on June 22, 1992, and earlier). The following day, Portland set another record with a high of 102 degrees F, while Hillsboro, OR (102 degrees F), tied its monthly record first set on June 23, 1992. Across the northern Plains, Great Basin, and the interior Northwest, triple-digit, daily-record highs included 102 degrees F (on June 25) in Reno, NV; 101 degrees F (on June 27) in Boise, ID; 101 degrees F (on June 27) in Yakima, WA; and 100 degrees F (on June 28) in Havre, MT. Farther south, the late-month heat wave capped the hottest June on record in locations such as Las Vegas, NV (90.5 degrees F, or 4.9 degrees F above normal; previously, 90.3 degrees F in 1994), and Phoenix, AZ (94.6 degrees F, or 4.8 degrees F above normal; previously, 93.8 degrees F in 1990). Meanwhile, temperatures reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on 19 June days in Denver, CO, edging its June 2002 record of 17 days. In addition, Denver completed its third-hottest, fifth-driest June on record, and received precipitation totaling just 2.72 inches (34 percent of normal) during the first half of 2006. In contrast, Binghamton, NY, marked its wettest month on record (previously, 9.66 inches in September 1977), netting a June 2006 total of 11.45 inches (301 percent of normal). In Hawaii, a dry week capped an unusually dry June. Monthly rainfall totaled just 0.03 inch (13 percent of normal) in Kahului, Maui, and 4.16 inches (57 percent) at Hilo, on the Big Island. Hilo's weekly (June 25 - July 1) rainfall totaled just 0.01 inch. Meanwhile, Alaska experienced a generally cool week (as much as 7 degrees F below normal), accompanied by widespread showers. On the 28th, Nome reported its fifth-wettest June day on record with a 1.08-inch total. During June, however, Alaskan precipitation patterns were highly variable. Monthly totals were at least 175 percent of normal in locations such as Kotzebue (1.21 inches, or 212 percent), McGrath (2.59 inches, or 179 percent), and Juneau (5.93 inches, or 176 percent), but only about half of normal in Cold Bay (1.39 inches, or 48 percent) and Fairbanks (0.71 inch, or 51 percent). By early July, the largest Alaskan wildfire remained the Parks Highway blaze, about 60 percent contained, which had charred more than 115,000 acres of vegetation near Nenana. National Agricultural Summary June 26 - July 2, 2006 Highlights: Heavy rainfall across the Atlantic Coast States hindered fieldwork and caused some flooding. Despite light to moderate precipitation across the Corn Belt, crop conditions declined slightly. Soil moisture shortages worsened across the Great Plains and Mississippi Delta, where conditions were mostly dry, with only scattered, light precipitation. Mostly dry conditions also prevailed across the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountains. Above-normal temperatures from the Pacific Coast through the Rocky Mountains to the northern Great Plains promoted rapid crop development. Elsewhere, below-normal temperatures prevailed across the Corn Belt, southern Great Plains, Mississippi Delta, and Southeast. Corn: Acreage at or beyond the silking stage advanced to 10 percent, the same as last year and the 5-year average. Silking was most advanced in Tennessee, at 77 percent, while in Texas and North Carolina, 69 and 67 percent, respectively, of the crop was at or beyond this stage. Progress was ahead of the normal pace in most States but lagged slightly behind normal in Illinois and Indiana. Across most of the northern Corn Belt and Ohio River, silking had not yet begun. Soybeans: Blooming had begun on 18 percent of the acreage, compared with 19 percent last year and 13 percent for the 5-year average. Progress was ahead of the normal pace in all States, except Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and North Carolina. The crop rapidly advanced in the Delta, Tennessee Valley, northern Great Plains, and adjacent areas of the Corn Belt. The most rapid progress was in Tennessee, where 26 percent of the crop entered the stage during the week. Winter Wheat: Growers had harvested 65 percent of their acreage, 9 percentage points ahead of last year and 10 points ahead of normal. Harvest was complete in Arkansas and nearly complete in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas but had not yet begun in Idaho, Michigan, Montana, and Washington. The most rapid progress was in Nebraska and Colorado, where 38 and 30 percent, respectively, of the crop was reaped during the week. Cotton: Sixty-three percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, 9 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Squaring was most advanced in the Delta, where 96 percent of Arkansas's crop and 95 percent of Louisiana's crop had reached this stage. Meanwhile, the acreage setting bolls advanced to 18 percent, compared with 12 percent last year and 16 percent for the 5-year average. Though behind normal in most States, boll-setting exceeded the normal pace in Texas and the Mississippi Delta. Sorghum: Heading, at 22 percent, was 6 points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of normal. Over half of the crop in Texas and the Delta had reached this stage, well ahead of normal, while less than 10 percent of the crop was heading elsewhere. Heading had not yet begun in the northern and central Great Plains and New Mexico. Rice: Heading advanced to 10 percent, 4 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. The crop was most advanced in Texas and Louisiana, at 60 and 34 percent heading, respectively. Elsewhere, however, less than 10 percent of the crop had entered the stage. Heading had not yet begun in California, where persistent rainfall early in the season delayed planting. Small Grains: Seventy-two percent of the spring wheat crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 19 points ahead of last year and 26 points ahead of normal. Barley heading advanced to 58 percent, compared with 44 percent last year and 43 percent for the 5-year average. Oat heading, at 89 percent, was 7 points ahead of last year and 13 points ahead of normal. Spring wheat and barley heading was well ahead of normal in all States, except Idaho and Washington, where wet conditions hindered planting early in the season. For all small grains, the most rapid progress was in the northern Great Plains, where hot, dry conditions prevailed. In Montana, spring wheat heading advanced 35 points, and 33 percent of the barley crop entered the stage. In North Dakota, spring wheat heading advanced 24 points, while barley and oat heading advanced 27 points. Other Crops: Peanut pegging, at 33 percent, was 2 points ahead of last year but 5 points behind normal. Oklahoma's crop, at 59 percent pegging, was 12 points ahead of normal, while South Carolina's and Texas's crops were also ahead of the normal pegging pace. Elsewhere, however, pegging continued to trail behind normal, by as much at 17 points in Alabama. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 0 7 3 IL : 10 1 18 15 IN : 0 0 7 8 IA : 1 1 0 0 KS : 31 19 28 25 KY : 49 8 37 41 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 1 0 0 0 MO : 48 28 44 38 NE : 3 0 2 2 NC : 67 47 58 60 ND : 2 1 2 1 OH : 0 0 0 1 PA : 0 0 4 3 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 77 51 53 67 TX : 69 63 65 67 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 10 5 10 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 36 19 25 20 IL : 13 4 26 17 IN : 0 0 22 14 IA : 20 0 18 15 KS : 15 6 11 13 KY : 18 0 33 14 LA : 70 51 62 50 MI : 0 0 0 2 MN : 20 3 1 4 MS : 88 80 81 65 MO : 12 4 18 9 NE : 23 4 23 10 NC : 1 0 6 5 ND : 23 4 7 3 OH : 14 6 21 12 SD : 16 1 3 7 TN : 36 10 36 14 WI : 5 0 15 3 : 18 Sts: 18 6 19 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 1 1 CA : 0 0 1 4 LA : 34 18 27 44 MS : 7 5 7 7 MO : 1 0 2 2 TX : 60 43 15 37 : 6 Sts : 10 6 6 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 6 14 29 FL : 44 35 39 57 GA : 37 21 36 41 NC : 27 8 35 38 OK : 59 36 57 47 SC : 45 22 41 38 TX : 30 23 19 27 VA : 20 10 20 22 : 7 Sts : 33 20 31 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 98 95 CA : 86 65 82 75 CO : 60 30 18 19 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 80 65 86 81 IN : 37 24 50 53 KS : 95 81 87 82 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 93 83 90 86 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 50 12 19 18 NC : 87 61 87 85 OH : 2 0 2 9 OK : 99 97 97 97 OR : 1 1 6 2 SD : 11 0 0 0 TX : 96 89 89 88 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 65 53 56 55 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 52 16 15 34 CO : 5 2 0 0 IL : 1 0 5 4 KS : 0 0 1 1 LA : 72 42 28 51 MO : 6 2 5 5 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 2 0 4 4 SD : 0 0 0 1 TX : 61 59 46 50 : 11 Sts: 22 20 16 18 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 54 38 58 69 AZ : 76 55 70 77 AR : 96 88 92 88 CA : 55 44 40 59 GA : 75 60 62 71 KS : 25 0 13 10 LA : 95 87 90 88 MS : 88 72 83 79 MO : 61 47 69 67 NC : 63 35 54 67 OK : 24 22 22 36 SC : 56 44 43 49 TN : 81 59 91 77 TX : 48 34 34 44 VA : 55 35 26 56 : 15 Sts: 63 48 54 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 1 9 10 AZ : 25 15 21 29 AR : 18 9 16 16 CA : 2 0 4 13 GA : 23 10 15 23 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 46 26 20 33 MS : 41 16 15 24 MO : 3 0 7 12 NC : 1 0 1 7 OK : 0 0 0 1 SC : 6 1 4 7 TN : 6 2 12 9 TX : 18 14 13 16 VA : 0 0 5 4 : 15 Sts: 18 10 12 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 42 26 35 49 MN : 84 67 46 49 MT : 56 21 35 28 ND : 70 46 51 39 SD : 96 83 89 83 WA : 70 59 97 92 : 6 Sts : 72 48 53 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 34 25 33 49 MN : 84 62 50 49 MT : 56 23 29 35 ND : 67 40 51 36 WA : 65 52 97 89 : 5 Sts : 58 34 44 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 2, :Jun 25,:Jul 2, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 96 93 98 95 MN : 91 75 66 65 NE : 98 94 94 95 ND : 61 34 48 36 OH : 96 90 92 89 PA : 81 71 86 79 SD : 93 74 82 79 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 92 73 86 67 : 9 Sts : 89 76 82 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 6 17 62 12 IL : 2 5 23 54 16 IN : 2 10 29 50 9 IA : 1 4 18 52 25 KS : 2 7 29 57 5 KY : 1 3 16 42 38 MI : 1 11 28 53 7 MN : 1 4 14 53 28 MO : 3 7 29 53 8 NE : 2 5 29 51 13 NC : 0 1 11 67 21 ND : 1 11 22 54 12 OH : 2 9 25 48 16 PA : 1 4 18 54 23 SD : 4 9 23 45 19 TN : 3 7 21 49 20 TX : 28 21 33 16 2 WI : 2 7 20 47 24 : 18 Sts : 3 6 23 51 17 : Prev Wk : 2 5 22 52 19 Prev Yr : 4 9 25 45 17 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 15 36 38 7 IL : 2 5 28 53 12 IN : 2 9 30 52 7 IA : 1 5 21 53 20 KS : 0 7 28 59 6 KY : 1 4 20 54 21 LA : 8 24 45 23 0 MI : 1 8 33 54 4 MN : 2 4 19 52 23 MS : 3 12 23 52 10 MO : 3 9 33 49 6 NE : 1 7 35 49 8 NC : 0 1 25 66 8 ND : 1 8 15 54 22 OH : 3 10 31 44 12 SD : 4 8 26 49 13 TN : 3 5 20 57 15 WI : 2 5 21 56 16 : 18 Sts : 2 7 27 51 13 : Prev Wk : 2 6 25 54 13 Prev Yr : 3 9 30 46 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 27 50 17 CA : 0 2 73 22 3 LA : 0 2 40 53 5 MS : 1 4 14 68 13 MO : 0 1 20 58 21 TX : 0 4 54 35 7 : 6 Sts : 1 4 36 47 12 : Prev Wk : 1 5 33 50 11 Prev Yr : 1 4 39 44 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 3 9 71 16 MN : 1 8 27 52 12 MT : 2 6 34 51 7 ND : 4 15 28 46 7 SD : 26 29 28 14 3 WA : 0 8 29 60 3 : 6 Sts : 6 14 28 45 7 : Prev Wk : 5 12 26 48 9 Prev Yr : 0 4 15 63 18 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 33 37 20 0 AZ : 0 2 42 43 13 AR : 1 8 36 42 13 CA : 0 0 0 79 21 GA : 2 12 40 40 6 KS : 0 0 31 61 8 LA : 2 9 43 44 2 MS : 3 8 21 60 8 MO : 0 10 38 49 3 NC : 1 8 36 49 6 OK : 6 39 40 14 1 SC : 0 4 40 50 6 TN : 0 2 18 61 19 TX : 22 28 30 16 4 VA : 0 16 26 51 7 : 15 Sts : 10 18 31 34 7 : Prev Wk : 9 18 35 32 6 Prev Yr : 4 9 30 48 9 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 11 47 35 6 CO : 1 12 31 56 0 IL : 2 6 33 58 1 KS : 1 5 26 64 4 LA : 1 9 35 49 6 MO : 0 4 28 61 7 NE : 4 8 29 52 7 NM : 23 35 9 28 5 OK : 2 12 38 34 14 SD : 19 16 52 11 2 TX : 27 17 28 27 1 : 11 Sts : 11 11 28 46 4 : Prev Wk : 10 12 28 44 6 Prev Yr : 2 6 28 55 9 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 4 16 59 20 MN : 2 9 29 46 14 NE : 19 26 36 18 1 ND : 12 18 28 37 5 OH : 0 3 32 54 11 PA : 0 2 18 70 10 SD : 20 35 26 17 2 TX : 40 23 29 8 0 WI : 0 3 14 57 26 : 9 Sts : 16 17 25 33 9 : Prev Wk : 14 17 26 36 7 Prev Yr : 2 6 26 53 13 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 28 46 26 0 FL : 20 30 27 19 4 GA : 1 5 42 46 6 NC : 0 1 19 74 6 OK : 0 7 25 56 12 SC : 0 0 35 61 4 TX : 2 8 59 20 11 VA : 0 0 20 80 0 : 8 Sts : 3 11 41 39 6 : Prev Wk : 1 14 39 41 5 Prev Yr : 0 3 21 63 13 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 12 68 17 MN : 1 8 27 58 6 MT : 2 5 27 46 20 ND : 2 10 27 51 10 WA : 0 8 36 53 3 : 5 Sts : 1 7 25 53 14 : Prev Wk : 1 6 22 56 15 Prev Yr : 1 3 15 58 23 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 2, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 30 36 30 4 0 :: NJ : 0 0 5 75 20 AZ : 51 27 16 5 1 :: NM : 34 40 24 2 0 AR : 1 17 41 38 3 :: NY : 0 3 28 45 24 CA : 9 14 40 33 4 :: NC : 2 8 38 49 3 CO : 33 32 26 9 0 :: ND : 12 19 35 32 2 CT : 0 4 15 74 7 :: OH : 0 7 24 55 14 DE : 0 8 33 49 10 :: OK : 26 32 27 12 3 FL : 5 20 45 25 5 :: OR : 1 5 33 50 11 GA : 16 27 38 18 1 :: PA : 2 8 25 55 10 ID : 1 2 8 75 14 :: RI : 0 0 0 60 40 IL : 3 8 27 49 13 :: SC : 3 10 34 51 2 IN : 0 3 18 68 11 :: SD : 22 24 26 24 4 IA : 4 16 31 39 10 :: TN : 4 12 32 47 5 KS : 8 25 43 23 1 :: TX : 42 29 23 5 1 KY : 1 7 32 47 13 :: UT : 3 10 30 48 9 LA : 19 31 45 5 0 :: VT : 0 0 5 70 25 ME : 0 14 11 36 39 :: VA : 5 13 36 40 6 MD : 2 10 35 40 13 :: WA : 3 2 24 71 0 MA : 0 0 3 60 37 :: WV : 3 12 34 46 5 MI : 2 10 33 42 13 :: WI : 4 11 26 46 13 MN : 3 10 30 48 9 :: WY : 19 34 33 14 0 MS : 17 23 33 26 1 :: : MO : 13 28 39 20 0 :: 48 Sts : 15 20 31 29 5 MT : 6 14 36 39 5 :: : NE : 19 31 33 16 1 :: Prev Wk: 14 20 30 30 6 NV : 1 11 27 56 5 :: Prev Yr: 6 15 31 40 8 NH : 0 3 14 45 38 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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