We 1 (10-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 16, 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 Dawn Keen at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary October 7 - 13, 2007 Highlights: Record-setting heat affected much of the Midwest, South, and East during the first half of the week, followed by a return to more seasonable temperatures. From October 7-9, approximately 200 daily-record highs and several monthly records were tied or broken. In parts of the Mid-Atlantic region, weekly readings averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal. Farther west, however, temperatures ranged from 4 to 8 degrees F below normal across much of California. Significant Western precipitation was confined to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Dry weather elsewhere west of the Rockies favored fieldwork, including Northwestern winter wheat planting and Southwestern cotton harvesting. Meanwhile on the Plains, late-season heat across southern areas contrasted with near- to below-normal temperatures elsewhere. Above-normal temperatures across the southern half of the Plains promoted summer crop maturation and winter wheat emergence, although fieldwork and crop development continued to lag the normal pace. A band of heavy showers, stretching from the east-central Plains into the upper Midwest, slowed winter wheat planting and summer crop harvesting. At least 2 inches of rain peppered much of northeastern Kansas, northwestern Missouri, eastern Nebraska, and western and central Iowa. Warm, mostly dry weather prevailed across the remainder of the Midwest, encouraging a rapid pace of winter wheat planting and corn and soybean harvesting. Elsewhere, rainy weather eased dry conditions in the Northeast, but drought continued unabated in the Southeast. In parts of the Southeast, complications of historically dry conditions included severe stress on pastures, a lack of moisture for winter wheat and other cool-season crops, and an emerging threat of local water shortages due to shrinking lakes and reservoirs. The opened in the midst of a record-setting warm spell. October 7 featured monthly record warmth in locations such as Columbus, OH (91 degrees F; previously, 90 degrees F on October 5, 1951, and October 15, 1897), and London, KY (92 degrees F; previously, 89 degrees F on October 15, 1958). Additional monthly records the following day included 90 degrees F in Alpena, MI (previously, 88 degrees F on October 1, 1971), and 91 degrees F in Indianapolis, IN (previously, 90 degrees F on October 3, 1954, and October 4, 1951). Many locations reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on a record-late date. Among them: Indianapolis, IN (91 degrees F on October 8; previously, October 4, 1951), Saginaw, MI (90 degrees F on October 8; previously, 92 degrees F on September 26, 1908), and London, KY (90 degrees F on October 8; previously, 90 degrees F on September 26, 1958). In Tennessee, Memphis (95 degrees F on October 8) set a record for its latest reading of 95 degrees F or greater (previously, 95 degrees F on October 5, 1954). In West Virginia, Charleston reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on 5 consecutive October days (October 4-8) for the first time since October 1-5, 1919. Charleston had not reached 90 degrees F in October even once since 1951. Meanwhile, Raleigh-Durham (RDU), NC, experienced 3 days of 90-degree heat from October 7-9, boosting its year-to-date total to 83 days. RDU's former annual record of 72 days of 90-degree heat was set in 1953. Farther south, lakes continued to fall toward record-low levels in Alabama locations such as Weiss Lake/Coosa River (about 1.3 feet above the record low set on January 1, 1970) and Harris Lake/Tallapoosa River (about 1.8 above the record low set on November 7, 2000. Heavy precipitation was generally confined to the Northeast and the upper Midwest, although locally heavy snow blanketed the Intermountain West early in the week. In Utah's Wasatch Range, October 6-7 snowfall reached 19 inches at Alta and 17 inches at Snowbird. Winds associated with that storm gusted to 63 m.p.h. in Milford, UT, and 82 m.p.h. (from the east) in Malibu Hills, CA. Chilly weather trailed the Western storminess, resulting in daily-record lows on October 10 in California locations such as Santa Barbara (42 degrees F) and Thermal (48 degrees F). By mid-week, rain and some wet snow developed across the Great Lakes States before shifting into the Northeast. In northwestern Minnesota, October 9 snowfall totaled 1.0 inch in Warroad and 2.3 inches in Wannaska. A day later, Marquette, MI (1.73 inches of rain), experienced its third-wettest October day in the last 45 years behind 2.89 inches on October 4, 1985, and 2.13 inches on October 22, 1979. By October 12, heavy rain in the Northeast produced daily-record totals in Maine locations such as Portland (3.91 inches), Millinocket (3.40 inches), and Bangor (2.24 inches). In fact, weekly rainfall totals of at least 2 to 5 inches were common from New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania into Maine. Farther west, late-week precipitation quickly spread from California to the central Plains and western Corn Belt. Long Beach, CA (0.13 and 0.41 inch), collected consecutive daily-record totals on October 12-13, while Denver, CO (2.48 inches on October 13), notched its wettest October day. Previously, Denver's wettest October day occurred on October 12, 1892, when 2.11 inches fell. Elsewhere on the Plains, Oklahoma City, OK, received less than one-half inch of rain during the week, but edged closer to its 1908 annual record of 52.03 inches. From January 1 - October 13, Oklahoma City received 51.94 inches (174 percent of normal). Tranquil weather prevailed in Hawaii, sustaining large year-to-date rainfall deficits in most leeward locations. From January 1 - October 13, rainfall totaled 3.40 inches (29 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu; 4.49 inches (35 percent) in Kahului, Maui; and 12.70 inches (46 percent) in Lihue, Kauai. As the week progressed, showers subsided in windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo netted 1.57 inches of rain on October 7-8, but later posted a daily-record low of 63 degrees F on October 13. Farther north, cold air overspread Alaska, holding weekly temperatures at least 5 degrees F below normal across parts of the mainland. Daily-record lows were established in several locations, including Galena (8 degrees F on October 8) and Delta Junction (1 degree F on October 12). Valdez (26 and 25 degrees F on October 9 and 10, respectively) notched consecutive daily-record lows. Across roughly the southern half of Alaska, rain and snow showers accompanied the chilly weather. McGrath received 1.7 inches of snow on October 9-10, followed by a daily-record total (2.8 inches) in Bethel on October 13. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary October 7 - 14, 2007 Highlights: Cooler than average temperatures were evident along the Pacific Coast and into the Intermountain region, while rain accumulations were significant in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. The Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota were also cooler than average throughout the week, and heavy rain showers stretching from the eastern central Great Plains into the upper Midwest, delayed fieldwork. Elsewhere, warmer than average temperatures set records in the Midwest, South and East, early in the week, as the latter half of the week brought more seasonable temperatures, while rains in the Northeast provided drought relief. Corn: Harvested acreage, at 53 percent, was ahead of last year and normal by 14 and 12 points, respectively. The crop was reaped well ahead of the normal pace by 20 or more points in the central Corn Belt. Elsewhere, harvest progress was ahead of normal between 1 and 12 points, except in Pennsylvania, where harvesting of the crop was behind by 5 points. Producers were near complete in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Soybeans: Ninety-seven percent of soybean acreage was at or beyond the leaf-dropping stage, the same as last year, but 1 point ahead of normal. In Kansas, Missouri, and North Carolina, development of the crop was behind the normal pace between 1 and 4 points, while all other States were at or slightly ahead of normal. Development of acreage in Arkansas and North Carolina to the leaf-dropping stage was at 82 and 61 percent, respectively, while acreage in all other States had dropped-leaves across nearly all acreage. Sixty-six percent of acreage had been reaped, the same as last year and ahead of normal by 1 point. Harvest progress, when compared to the 5-year average pace, was delayed in the northern and central Great Plains, Iowa, and across the Great Lakes. Winter Wheat: Producers planted 73 percent of the winter wheat acreage, 4 and 3 points behind last year and normal, respectively. When compared with the 5-year planting pace, planting delays were evident in the central and southern Great Plains, Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Washington. Elsewhere, planting was significantly ahead of normal in the Ohio Valley, Oregon, and the central Corn Belt. Planting was near complete in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Washington. Emergence of the crop, at 43 percent, was behind last year and normal by 5 and 8 points, respectively. Emergence has not occurred in California and North Carolina. In the central and southern Great Plains, Delta, Southeast, Four Corners Region, Montana, and Washington, emergence was behind normal, while elsewhere development of the crop was at or ahead of normal. Cotton: Ninety-three percent of the cotton acreage was at or beyond the boll-opening stage, ahead of last year and the 5-year average pace by 2 and 5 points, respectively. Progress was at or ahead of last year and the average pace in all States except Georgia, where development was behind last year by 10 points and behind the normal pace by 7 points. The crop was at or near full development in the Southeast, Arizona, Missouri, and Tennessee. Harvest progress, at 44 percent, was ahead of last year and normal by 4 and 10 points, respectively. More than 60 percent of the crop was reaped by producers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Although harvest was progressing ahead of the normal pace, nationwide, in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, producers were behind. Sorghum: Development of the crop was at 90 percent mature, 16 and 12 points ahead of last year and normal. The crop was fully developed and ready for harvest in Arkansas, Louisiana, and South Dakota. Development was at or ahead of normal in all States except for Missouri and Oklahoma, where acreage reaching maturation was 8 points behind the normal pace. However, the crop reached maturity more than 10 points ahead of normal in Colorado, Kansas, and Texas. Fifty-five percent of sorghum acreage had been reaped by producers, 10 and 9 points ahead of last year and normal, respectively. The crop was fully harvested in Arkansas and Louisiana, and harvest was near complete in Illinois and Texas. Rice: Eighty-nine percent of the Nation's rice acreage was reaped by producers, 2 and 1 point behind last year and normal, respectively. Louisiana and Texas harvest was complete, while Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri producers were close behind. All State's acreage was being reaped at or ahead of schedule with the exception of California, where rice harvest was 15 points behind the normal harvest pace. Peanuts: Thirty-five percent of the peanut crop had been harvested, the same as last year and 14 points behind the normal harvest pace. Producers in Florida, the Carolinas, and Virginia had harvested at least half of their acreage. In Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, harvest was behind the normal pace, while in Virginia, harvest progress was ahead of schedule by 31 points. Other Crops: Sugarbeet harvest at 59 percent, was ahead of last year and the 5-year average by 3 and 2 points, respectively. Producers in Michigan were ahead of schedule by 11 points, while all other States were reaping the crop at or ahead of normal, except Minnesota, where harvest was behind the normal pace by 1 point. Sunflower harvest, at 23 percent, was behind last year and normal by 3 points. Growers in Colorado were significantly ahead of last year and normal by 17 and 28 points, respectively. However, growers in Kansas and the Dakota's were reaping the crop behind normal by 1, 6, and 4 points, respectively. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 11 36 22 CA : 18 17 6 9 CO : 96 84 96 97 ID : 85 67 82 84 IL : 70 41 67 56 IN : 69 36 49 52 KS : 71 56 84 80 MI : 76 55 52 70 MO : 41 19 45 40 MT : 91 82 91 93 NE : 97 91 94 95 NC : 7 2 14 14 OH : 78 39 38 59 OK : 68 50 74 78 OR : 78 62 79 56 SD : 95 88 96 94 TX : 67 53 73 71 WA : 90 84 91 91 : 18 Sts: 73 58 77 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 2 12 7 CA : 0 0 0 2 CO : 71 59 81 80 ID : 37 26 39 36 IL : 19 6 13 16 IN : 25 7 5 15 KS : 38 23 51 53 MI : 34 24 16 29 MO : 16 6 15 16 MT : 55 39 48 57 NE : 76 66 80 81 NC : 0 0 3 5 OH : 32 8 8 19 OK : 37 20 45 58 OR : 47 35 42 23 SD : 72 55 72 64 TX : 44 25 49 47 WA : 60 55 70 68 : 18 Sts: 43 29 48 51 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 96 93 95 96 AZ : 99 97 99 99 AR : 100 99 99 97 CA : 95 89 81 89 GA : 86 77 96 93 KS : 70 60 64 65 LA : 100 99 100 99 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 100 100 95 95 NC : 100 100 99 97 OK : 92 81 87 92 SC : 97 92 88 86 TN : 100 100 99 98 TX : 88 73 85 79 VA : 100 100 100 94 : 15 Sts: 93 85 91 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 38 24 47 35 AZ : 25 20 25 24 AR : 64 49 62 48 CA : 20 9 3 15 GA : 13 7 33 27 KS : 0 0 19 6 LA : 65 42 89 69 MS : 73 58 88 64 MO : 81 65 41 43 NC : 36 21 17 21 OK : 8 4 18 18 SC : 35 20 20 22 TN : 66 46 44 35 TX : 38 23 27 26 VA : 44 27 29 25 : 15 Sts: 44 30 40 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States harvested 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 82 75 90 80 IL : 100 99 99 99 IN : 98 96 94 97 IA : 99 97 100 99 KS : 91 87 96 95 KY : 95 90 93 95 LA : 99 98 99 93 MI : 99 97 96 97 MN : 100 100 100 99 MS : 99 98 100 99 MO : 92 81 95 93 NE : 100 96 99 99 NC : 61 54 68 63 ND : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 99 98 SD : 100 99 100 100 TN : 96 91 98 90 WI : 100 96 98 97 : 18 Sts: 97 94 97 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 56 48 65 50 IL : 86 68 71 72 IN : 69 49 45 60 IA : 71 58 84 82 KS : 43 28 47 48 KY : 49 34 30 35 LA : 90 85 90 72 MI : 50 21 31 53 MN : 84 74 90 73 MS : 89 75 98 86 MO : 47 31 53 45 NE : 52 34 70 72 NC : 9 6 8 7 ND : 74 61 90 80 OH : 66 35 38 56 SD : 61 39 73 69 TN : 54 42 53 39 WI : 45 25 48 51 : 18 Sts: 66 50 66 65 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 37 29 21 25 IL : 81 76 60 61 IN : 58 44 27 37 IA : 37 22 29 29 KS : 83 69 79 78 KY : 96 90 80 84 MI : 26 21 13 20 MN : 47 25 25 24 MO : 83 81 87 82 NE : 37 28 25 31 NC : 95 94 91 90 ND : 27 13 29 21 OH : 24 16 13 21 PA : 41 30 41 46 SD : 36 22 22 25 TN : 99 99 96 94 TX : 99 91 93 90 WI : 29 21 17 20 : 18 Sts: 53 42 39 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 95% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 88 76 59 69 IL : 99 97 99 97 KS : 86 81 67 74 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 87 82 97 95 NE : 96 93 94 93 NM : 40 37 21 33 OK : 66 65 61 74 SD : 100 97 96 93 TX : 99 96 81 80 : 11 Sts: 90 86 74 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 97 CO : 31 22 14 21 IL : 92 79 54 55 KS : 37 27 33 34 LA : 100 99 100 99 MO : 57 46 70 67 NE : 25 11 27 34 NM : 10 4 0 5 OK : 43 37 30 45 SD : 69 42 43 47 TX : 95 90 72 67 : 11 Sts: 55 47 45 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 87 95 93 CA : 60 55 68 75 LA : 100 100 100 99 MS : 98 97 99 94 MO : 96 88 88 85 TX : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 89 84 91 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 33 22 23 55 FL : 55 40 40 66 GA : 27 15 38 53 NC : 61 27 42 47 OK : 30 14 13 22 SC : 50 34 43 48 TX : 28 13 25 20 VA : 70 40 38 39 : 8 Sts : 35 20 35 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 29 18 31 24 MI : 23 17 15 12 MN : 72 42 71 73 ND : 78 47 70 78 : 4 Sts : 59 35 56 57 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 81% of last year's sugarbeets acreage. Sunflower: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Oct 14,:Oct 7, :Oct 14,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 60 45 43 32 KS : 29 15 19 30 ND : 16 9 31 22 SD : 27 8 16 31 : 4 Sts : 23 11 26 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 87% of last year's sunflower acreage. Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 14, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 16 25 35 22 2 FL : 1 9 40 40 10 GA : 5 9 28 45 13 NC : 7 27 34 31 1 OK : 1 5 22 71 1 SC : 7 23 47 23 0 TX : 0 0 19 56 25 VA : 12 36 42 10 0 : 8 Sts : 6 12 31 40 11 : Prev Wk : 6 12 33 37 12 Prev Yr : 5 19 39 32 5 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 14, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 3 22 52 21 IL : 2 4 16 53 25 IN : 5 11 32 41 11 IA : 2 6 19 53 20 KS : 1 6 27 48 18 KY : 6 13 22 34 25 MI : 13 22 34 25 6 MN : 10 13 30 39 8 MO : 6 13 28 39 14 NE : 1 3 14 49 33 NC : 20 26 25 22 7 ND : 3 5 17 56 19 OH : 7 14 28 38 13 PA : 10 11 17 46 16 SD : 2 6 20 52 20 TN : 26 32 30 12 0 TX : 3 6 20 44 27 WI : 7 14 33 31 15 : 18 Sts : 4 8 23 46 19 : Prev Wk : 5 9 23 44 19 Prev Yr : 6 9 24 43 18 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 14, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 40 30 22 7 1 AZ : 0 3 37 49 11 AR : 0 10 25 44 21 CA : 0 0 0 60 40 GA : 7 14 32 39 8 KS : 0 15 45 35 5 LA : 0 3 26 66 5 MS : 1 5 24 49 21 MO : 9 24 24 32 11 NC : 17 31 27 22 3 OK : 0 3 18 77 2 SC : 27 34 31 8 0 TN : 14 37 34 15 0 TX : 3 11 27 42 17 VA : 20 20 40 20 0 : 15 Sts : 6 14 26 40 14 : Prev Wk : 5 14 25 42 14 Prev Yr : 12 17 29 33 9 -------------------------------------- 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 Oct 14, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 44 33 20 3 0 :: NJ : 5 20 75 0 0 AZ : 10 21 36 27 6 :: NM : 7 21 31 31 10 AR : 2 13 36 45 4 :: NY : 5 22 43 30 0 CA : 74 22 4 0 0 :: NC : 70 23 6 1 0 CO : 5 12 36 44 3 :: ND : 3 15 34 43 5 CT : 10 43 45 2 0 :: OH : 19 18 31 28 4 DE : 31 27 27 14 1 :: OK : 1 4 28 51 16 FL : 1 9 20 65 5 :: OR : 15 36 28 21 0 GA : 27 28 27 17 1 :: PA : 24 25 40 10 1 ID : 21 43 27 9 0 :: RI : 0 25 45 30 0 IL : 20 32 35 13 0 :: SC : 42 38 16 4 0 IN : 50 19 22 9 0 :: SD : 3 14 34 43 6 IA : 2 7 26 52 13 :: TN : 46 32 19 3 0 KS : 5 15 30 46 4 :: TX : 3 6 29 48 14 KY : 57 29 13 1 0 :: UT : 19 38 29 14 0 LA : 9 15 40 32 4 :: VT : 0 20 52 28 0 ME : 3 15 32 42 8 :: VA : 44 37 15 4 0 MD : 28 44 24 4 0 :: WA : 17 18 30 31 4 MA : 0 0 20 80 0 :: WV : 34 36 22 7 1 MI : 9 26 34 28 3 :: WI : 4 6 31 51 8 MN : 4 14 32 42 8 :: WY : 8 28 37 25 2 MS : 6 23 41 23 7 :: : MO : 28 23 30 17 2 :: 48 Sts : 18 18 28 30 6 MT : 14 18 40 23 5 :: : NE : 5 9 25 48 13 :: Prev Wk: 18 18 27 31 6 NV : 52 46 2 0 0 :: Prev Yr: 19 23 31 23 4 NH : 0 7 25 67 1 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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