We 1 (5-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 8, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Greg Thessen at (202) 720-4857, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary April 29 - May 5, 2007 Highlights: Heavy rain soaked the central one-third of the U.S., slowing or halting fieldwork but maintaining abundant moisture reserves for winter wheat and emerged summer crops. Toward week's end, thunderstorms intensified on the Plains, causing local damage due to hail, wind, and flooding. On Friday, a tornado that leveled much of Greensburg, KS, was among more than 100 twisters spotted across the nation's mid-section on May 4-5. Heavy rain also spread across the southern and western Corn Belt, closing a brief window of planting progress. Rainfall was especially heavy, topping 4 inches, in the eastern Dakotas and along the Iowa-Nebraska border. In contrast, fieldwork continued through week's end in the Great Lakes States and the eastern Corn Belt. Farther south, beneficial rain spread as far east as the Delta and parts of the Tennessee Valley and the Carolinas. However, the remainder of the Southeast remained extremely dry, stressing pastures and rain-fed summer crops, maintaining heavy irrigation demands, and hampering wildfire containment efforts. Elsewhere, much of the West received light to moderately heavy precipitation, including some late-season snow. Western rain caused minor fieldwork delays but generally aided pastures, rangeland, and small grains. Other highlights included further drought intensification from southern California into Arizona and late-week frost in parts of the interior Northwest. Early in the week, record-setting warmth continued in the West and briefly expanded across the remainder of the U.S. April 29 was the warmest April day on record in locations such as Spencer, IA (93 degrees F; previously, 92 degrees F on April 21, 1980), and Salt Lake City, UT (89 degrees F; previously, 86 degrees F on April 29, 1992). Elsewhere in Iowa, Sioux City notched consecutive daily-record highs of 93 degrees F on April 29-30. Daily-record highs also topped 90 degrees F in several other places, including Yankton, SD (92 degrees F on April 29), and St. Louis, MO (91 degrees F on April 30). By May 1, highs also exceeded 90 degrees F in Eastern locations such as Raleigh-Durham, NC, and Roanoke, VA (both 92 degrees F). In contrast, sharply cooler air arrived across the Northwest after mid-week. Yakima, WA (27 degrees F), collected a daily-record low on May 3, followed the next day by records in Wisdom, MT (9 degrees F), Stanley, ID (11 degrees F), and Pullman, WA (28 degrees F). Heavy showers peppered the south-central U.S. early in the week, when record totals for April 29 reached 1.18 inches in both Roswell, NM, and Midland, TX. By May 1, stormy weather swept into the Four Corners States, resulting in daily-record totals in Albuquerque, NM (0.68 inch), and southwestern Colorado's Vallecito Dam (1.12 inches). A day later, record totals for May 2 included 3.30 inches in Amarillo, TX; 1.23 inches in Joplin, MO; and 1.02 inches in Redding, CA. Stormy weather continued to surge into the West at mid-week, leaving a nearly unbroken path of precipitation from the Northwest to the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic States. Record precipitation for May 3 totaled 1.48 inches in Bluefield, WV, and 1.15 inches (including 6.0 inches of snow) in Wisdom, MT. From May 4-6, storm-total snowfall surpassed 2 feet across parts of the northern Intermountain West. In Wyoming, snowfall included 11.3 inches in Casper and 9.4 inches in Lander. Casper's 11.2-inch total on May 5 represented its snowiest May day since May 4, 1978, when 13.0 inches fell. Huron, SD, closed the week with consecutive daily-record rainfall totals (2.36 and 2.26 inches on May 4 and 5, respectively). Elsewhere in South Dakota, Aberdeen (7.62 inches on May 5) shattered its all-time daily rainfall record, previously set with a 4.35-inch total on May 14, 1908. Aberdeen (7.75 inches on May 5-6) also set a 24-hour rainfall standard, previously attained when 5.20 inches fell on June 29-30, 1978. Torrential rainfall continued across the nation's mid-section into the new week. As a result, Topeka, KS (5.10 inches on May 6), endured its third-wettest day on record behind 5.61 inches on September 23, 2005, and 5.23 inches on March 15, 1919). Widespread flooding across the eastern Plains and western Corn Belt in the rain's wake will be covered in detail in next week's summary. Elsewhere across the central U.S., more than 100 tornadoes were catalogued on May 4-5 from Texas to South Dakota. The tornado that struck Greensburg, KS, on May 4, was the nation's strongest tornado since May 3, 1999, when an F-5 twister hit near Oklahoma City, OK. Farther east, a storm over the western Atlantic Ocean brought windy conditions to the East Coast. By the morning of May 6, wind gusts in Virginia reached 53 m.p.h. at Wallops Island and 52 m.p.h. in Norfolk. In the Southeast, gusty winds were unfavorable for wildfire containment. By week's end, the amount of vegetation consumed by Georgia's largest wildfire on record topped 100,000 acres. The wildfire, comprised of the Sweat Farm Road incident and the Big Turnaround complex, has been responsible for the loss of two dozen structures in southeastern Georgia near Waycross. Northeast of the fire, Savannah, GA (0.33 inch, or 10 percent of normal), completed its third-driest April behind 0.16 inch in 1892 and 0.28 inch in 1942. Farther south, the average surface elevation of southern Florida's Lake Okeechobee dropped to 9.42 feet by May 7. Since 1932, the lake has fallen below 9.50 feet only one other time, bottoming out at 8.97 feet on May 24, 2001. Warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in Hawaii. On Maui, Kahului posted daily-record highs on May 3 and 5 (89 and 90 degrees F, respectively). Kahului's record warmth followed a very dry April, when monthly rainfall totaled 0.25 inch (14 percent of normal). Other Hawaiian April totals included 0.72 inch (24 percent of normal) in Lihue, Kauai, and 7.39 inches (59 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island. Farther north, somewhat cooler weather arrived in Alaska, except for some lingering warmth across the interior. Nevertheless, McGrath (38.8 degrees F, or 9.7 degrees F above normal) completed its warmest April on record. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary April 30 - May 6, 2007 Warmer than normal conditions prevailed nearly nationwide, as above normal rainfall covered the center of the country during the week. Temperatures generally averaged 2 to 10 degrees F above normal, except along the Pacific Coast into the Pacific Northwest, and in New York and the northern New England States, where temperatures were 1 to 5 degrees F below normal. Moderate to heavy rain fell throughout the Great Plains, the Delta and portions of the middle Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley, where 2 to 4 inch accumulations were common. Rainfall in excess of 4 inches was recorded in pockets of Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas. The excessive rain limited opportunities for fieldwork, as planting in the central Plains and much of the Corn Belt continued to run well-behind normal. Meanwhile, conditions in the Southeast remained excessively dry, further stressing pastures and emerging summer crops, and increasing irrigation demands. Corn: Planting advanced 30 percentage points to 53 percent complete, behind last year's 67 percent and the 63 percent average. Good progress was made during the week throughout the Corn Belt, but most States continued to lag behind last year and normal. In Illinois, planting advanced to 72 percent complete, only slightly off the normal pace, while 53 percent was planted in Iowa, 19 points behind normal. Planting in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio lagged 10 to 24 points behind normal, while the pace in Minnesota and Wisconsin was near normal. By week's end, 14 percent of the crop had emerged, compared with 23 percent last year and the 20 percent average. Soybeans: Planting was finally underway in all States, with 10 percent of the intended acreage in the ground by week's end, compared with 17 percent both last year and average. In the Delta, where planting was most advanced, Louisiana growers were well-ahead of their normal pace with 58 percent planted, while growers in Mississippi and Arkansas were slightly behind schedule with 72 and 22 percent planted, respectively. In the Corn Belt and most other States, growers lagged behind their normal pace with 14 percent or less planted. Winter Wheat: The rate of development slowed somewhat during the week, with 35 percent of the crop at or beyond the heading stage, compared with 52 percent last year and the 43 percent average. In Kansas, only 19 percent had reached the heading stage, 24 points behind normal due to moderate to heavy rains for the second week in a row. Rains also slowed development in Oklahoma and Texas, where heading was 5 points behind normal at 88 and 66 percent, respectively. Condition ratings showed very little change for the third consecutive week, as 57 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. Cotton: Thirty-two percent of the crop was planted by week's end, 10 points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Texas growers continued to plant at a near normal pace with 26 percent in the ground, but growers in the Delta and Southeast remained well-behind their normal planting pace. In the Southwest, California growers were nearly finished planting, well-ahead of schedule. Sorghum: Planting remained 4 points behind last year, but was 2 points ahead of normal, with 25 percent of the intended crop in the ground. Seeding continued to advance well-ahead of normal in the Delta, with 87 percent planted in Arkansas and 91 percent planted in Louisiana. Texas and Oklahoma growers made little progress but remained ahead of schedule, with 64 and 31 percent planted, respectively. Planting was finally underway in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, but limited progress was made in these and most other States. Rice: Planting advanced to 77 percent complete, 1 point ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Planting continued to gain momentum during the week, but remained behind normal in Arkansas and Texas. Fifty-two percent of the crop had emerged, 15 points behind last year and 2 points behind the average. Emergence lagged behind normal in all States except California, with Texas lagging as much as 13 points behind. Small Grains: Growers picked up the pace of planting spring wheat, with 68 percent of the crop sown by week's end, 13 points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of normal. After a slower than normal start, planting was ahead of the normal pace in all States except South Dakota. Planting in Minnesota advanced 57 points during the week, while advancing 38, 29 and 22 points, respectively, in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Planting in Washington was nearing completion. By week's end, 21 percent of the crop had emerged, the same as last year, but 6 points behind normal. Emergence remained ahead of normal in Idaho, but lagged behind elsewhere. Barley planting, at 68 percent complete, was 16 points ahead of last year, and 10 points ahead of the 5-year average. Seeding in North Dakota advanced to 57 percent complete, well-ahead of last year and normal, while nearing completion in Washington. Twenty-eight percent of the crop had emerged, 12 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Oat growers had planted 81 percent of their acreage, compared with 86 percent last year and the 84 percent average. In all spring-planting States except Nebraska, growers made significant progress during the week, but planting continued to lag behind the normal pace in most States, except North Dakota and Wisconsin. Forty-eight percent of the crop had emerged, 14 points behind last year and 12 points behind normal. Other Crops: Sugarbeet planting advanced to 86 percent complete, 18 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Rapid progress was made during the week in the Red River Valley, advancing 39 points to 77 percent complete in Minnesota, and 40 points to 90 percent complete in North Dakota. Good progress was also made in Michigan, where planting advanced to 88 percent complete. Meanwhile, planting was finished in Idaho. Peanut planting continued slowly in all States with 7 percent of the intended acreage in the ground by week's end, 7 points behind last year and 8 points behind normal. Planting lagged behind normal in all States. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 38 16 35 36 IL : 72 36 83 73 IN : 42 13 49 52 IA : 53 14 78 72 KS : 49 31 79 73 KY : 80 59 83 73 MI : 31 9 58 42 MN : 70 28 55 69 MO : 58 45 93 82 NE : 40 14 63 58 NC : 97 88 96 89 ND : 38 10 28 45 OH : 38 19 73 59 PA : 32 7 55 41 SD : 30 8 32 41 TN : 92 81 91 88 TX : 82 70 89 87 WI : 38 11 49 38 : 18 Sts: 53 23 67 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 5 1 3 4 IL : 29 3 42 37 IN : 8 0 15 17 IA : 7 0 17 13 KS : 16 7 45 34 KY : 54 21 66 54 MI : 1 0 5 3 MN : 5 0 4 4 MO : 37 18 73 60 NE : 8 0 12 12 NC : 81 62 83 69 ND : 1 0 1 2 OH : 5 0 14 11 PA : 3 0 9 8 SD : 1 0 2 2 TN : 77 49 82 74 TX : 68 66 64 69 WI : 0 0 3 2 : 18 Sts: 14 4 23 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 22 14 37 30 IL : 7 1 13 15 IN : 10 2 14 20 IA : 4 0 15 17 KS : 3 0 7 10 KY : 6 2 11 9 LA : 58 32 60 43 MI : 7 2 23 15 MN : 14 2 6 15 MS : 72 50 90 75 MO : 7 3 15 14 NE : 2 0 8 10 NC : 7 2 12 8 ND : 3 1 7 9 OH : 14 4 41 28 SD : 2 0 3 5 TN : 10 5 12 9 WI : 6 0 9 9 : 18 Sts: 10 3 17 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 93 97 92 CA : 99 98 92 97 CO : 8 2 10 9 ID : 0 0 1 0 IL : 43 9 56 36 IN : 10 0 25 18 KS : 19 7 69 43 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 38 19 80 53 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 89 63 94 81 OH : 0 0 1 1 OK : 88 74 96 93 OR : 2 0 1 5 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 66 59 73 71 WA : 2 0 9 7 : 18 Sts: 35 26 52 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28 13 60 58 AZ : 70 55 72 75 AR : 42 16 59 46 CA : 99 97 77 83 GA : 11 4 39 31 KS : 0 0 2 1 LA : 46 22 63 64 MS : 37 13 66 63 MO : 55 26 47 48 NC : 39 10 50 37 OK : 2 1 15 17 SC : 12 4 28 27 TN : 23 5 16 21 TX : 26 20 30 26 VA : 42 22 57 51 : 15 Sts: 32 19 42 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 80 80 74 CO : 7 1 14 6 IL : 15 2 15 10 KS : 1 0 7 6 LA : 91 86 83 68 MO : 13 9 33 25 NE : 1 0 2 3 NM : 2 1 1 1 OK : 31 31 18 17 SD : 2 0 3 3 TX : 64 62 68 54 : 11 Sts: 25 23 29 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 81 65 93 86 CA : 55 30 3 23 LA : 90 81 92 90 MS : 87 63 92 83 MO : 68 54 90 69 TX : 84 79 92 95 : 6 Sts : 77 60 76 74 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 58 34 82 63 CA : 15 5 0 4 LA : 78 68 80 79 MS : 61 33 82 62 MO : 40 15 76 41 TX : 75 60 90 88 : 6 Sts : 52 33 67 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 84 77 71 82 MN : 77 20 48 62 MT : 63 41 46 58 ND : 60 22 48 53 SD : 86 57 89 93 WA : 97 80 87 95 : 6 Sts : 68 34 55 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 61 52 30 51 MN : 12 2 16 20 MT : 13 4 7 17 ND : 15 0 14 20 SD : 47 19 62 64 WA : 65 40 54 72 : 6 Sts : 21 6 21 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 79 72 56 72 MN : 60 19 51 57 MT : 70 48 65 63 ND : 57 20 36 43 WA : 97 85 84 90 : 5 Sts : 68 43 52 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 58 51 20 36 MN : 10 1 19 16 MT : 26 10 16 24 ND : 12 0 8 13 WA : 54 35 50 66 : 5 Sts : 28 15 16 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 93 73 99 99 MN : 76 38 79 78 NE : 89 86 97 97 ND : 51 18 48 49 OH : 77 54 99 85 PA : 71 44 91 83 SD : 78 52 85 87 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 80 55 89 75 : 9 Sts : 81 62 86 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 53 23 75 83 MN : 24 2 43 38 NE : 65 45 78 80 ND : 8 0 10 16 OH : 25 7 77 54 PA : 21 10 51 46 SD : 36 18 55 54 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 25 3 55 38 : 9 Sts : 48 35 62 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 100 98 92 96 MI : 88 75 95 95 MN : 77 38 60 79 ND : 90 50 51 73 : 4 Sts : 86 56 68 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 81% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:May 6, :Apr 29,:May 6, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 8 21 16 FL : 10 5 13 17 GA : 5 2 12 13 NC : 5 1 11 14 OK : 13 10 15 22 SC : 11 6 22 27 TX : 8 3 15 16 VA : 15 7 28 22 : 8 Sts : 7 4 14 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending May 6, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 27 29 28 16 0 CA : 1 2 7 29 61 CO : 2 3 15 52 28 ID : 0 0 8 82 10 IL : 19 19 36 22 4 IN : 7 16 40 34 3 KS : 15 20 28 24 13 MI : 1 5 26 50 18 MO : 22 37 32 8 1 MT : 1 4 20 51 24 NE : 1 7 31 48 13 NC : 18 20 32 28 2 OH : 6 17 34 34 9 OK : 3 5 19 51 22 OR : 0 0 11 82 7 SD : 2 5 26 56 11 TX : 2 6 26 43 23 WA : 2 6 21 60 11 : 18 Sts : 7 11 25 40 17 : Prev Wk : 8 11 25 40 16 Prev Yr : 19 19 27 29 6 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 6, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 31 57 10 MN : 1 10 28 51 10 NE : 2 4 32 53 9 ND : 1 0 25 71 3 OH : 0 3 36 56 5 PA : 1 3 26 67 3 SD : 1 3 22 63 11 TX : 12 10 29 36 13 WI : 0 2 10 76 12 : 9 Sts : 4 5 25 56 10 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 9 9 20 55 7 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 6, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 27 53 17 CA : 0 0 20 60 20 LA : 0 5 46 48 1 MS : 0 0 13 78 9 MO : 0 2 40 53 5 TX : 0 1 44 52 3 : 6 Sts : 0 2 29 56 13 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 1 37 51 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 6, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 7 24 47 19 3 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 13 21 43 20 3 :: NM : 3 7 33 51 6 AR : 3 11 43 39 4 :: NY : 2 8 26 54 10 CA : 28 54 14 3 1 :: NC : 0 13 31 52 4 CO : 1 4 40 46 9 :: ND : 4 15 39 37 5 CT : 0 15 19 50 16 :: OH : 1 5 31 52 11 DE : 3 10 13 64 10 :: OK : 3 11 30 41 15 FL : 15 20 60 5 0 :: OR : 0 6 26 50 18 GA : 26 39 28 7 0 :: PA : 2 7 27 56 8 ID : 0 0 33 47 20 :: RI : 0 0 0 50 50 IL : 2 7 21 59 11 :: SC : 9 18 43 30 0 IN : 0 6 33 51 10 :: SD : 4 12 32 40 12 IA : 0 7 31 47 15 :: TN : 8 20 40 29 3 KS : 1 12 38 44 5 :: TX : 3 9 27 46 15 KY : 1 9 41 41 8 :: UT : 4 7 37 51 1 LA : 0 4 22 69 5 :: VT : 0 8 53 39 0 ME : 19 23 33 25 0 :: VA : 0 6 33 55 6 MD : 0 8 26 49 17 :: WA : 1 1 18 75 5 MA : 0 0 66 34 0 :: WV : 1 16 35 47 1 MI : 4 4 27 47 18 :: WI : 2 8 28 48 14 MN : 1 10 28 51 10 :: WY : 6 15 41 34 4 MS : 5 9 30 39 17 :: : MO : 8 19 40 28 5 :: 48 Sts : 5 13 32 41 9 MT : 0 8 27 51 14 :: : NE : 3 9 33 47 8 :: Prev Wk: NA NA NA NA NA NV : 4 4 53 33 6 :: Prev Yr: 8 13 30 39 10 NH : 0 20 44 26 10 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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