We 1 (7-08) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 15, 2008, 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 July 6 - 12, 2008 Highlights: Heavy rain continued to soak parts of the Midwest, maintaining adequate to excessive soil moisture reserves for vegetative to reproductive summer crops. Weekly rainfall topped 4 inches in much of southern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, northern and central Illinois, and west-central Indiana, triggering some renewed flooding. Meanwhile, Southeastern showers aided drought-stressed pastures and rain-fed summer crops. Rainfall amounts were highly variable, but exceeded 4 inches at a few locations in western Florida, northern Georgia, and the eastern Carolinas. Drought relief was also noted in both southern and northern Texas, although a broad area across the remainder of the state stayed mostly dry. Elsewhere across the nation's mid- section, winter wheat harvesting neared completion in Kansas, despite occasional rain, and advanced in Colorado and Nebraska. In the West, dry weather in most areas contrasted with stormy conditions in parts of Arizona and New Mexico. The onset of the summer rainy season was responsible for the Southwestern downpours. Meanwhile, a return to hot weather hampered wildfire containment efforts in northern and central California. An early- to mid- week heat wave boosted temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal in California and the western Great Basin, but readings averaged within a few degrees of normal across the remainder of the nation. Early in the week, locally heavy rain ended in the East but persisted across southern Texas. Daily-record rainfall totals included 2.79 inches (on July 6) in Georgetown, DE, and 2.67 inches (on July 7) in Harlingen, TX. In southern Texas, July 4-8 rainfall totaled 6.11 inches in Harlingen and 4.65 inches in McAllen. For both locations, those totals represented more than half of the year-to-date rainfall (11.68 and 8.11 inches, respectively, in Harlingen and McAllen). Elsewhere, beneficial showers dotted the Southeast, while unfavorably heavy rain fell in parts of the Midwest. Daily-record totals reached 2.38 inches (on July 6) in Florence, SC, and 2.63 inches (on July 8) in Lincoln, IL. Meanwhile, local downpours continued in the Southwest, following an early-July monsoon onset. In Arizona, daily-record totals were established in locations such as Tucson (1.73 inches on July 11) and Phoenix (1.30 inches on July 13). During the first 13 days of July, the 2.14-inch total in Phoenix accounted for 26 percent of the normal annual rainfall of 8.29 inches. Similarly, 5.87 inches of rain fell near Fort Sumner, NM, from July 7-9, accounting for 38 percent of the normal precipitation of 15.36 inches. Late in the week, rainfall increased across the southern Atlantic region, where daily-record totals for July 12 in Florida included 3.00 inches in Fort Myers and 2.50 inches in Melbourne. In the West, early- to mid-week heat resulted in several record highs. In California's Sacramento Valley, highs soared to daily-record levels on July 7 in locations such as Red Bluff (113 degrees F) and Redding (112 degrees F). A day later, highs also topped 110 degrees F in California locations such as Needles (117 degrees F) and Paso Robles (111 degrees F). Redding attained 113 degrees F on July 9, part of a 4-day streak (July 7-10) with highs of 110 degrees F or greater. By July 10, extreme heat shifted into California's San Joaquin Valley, where Fresno (112 degrees F) noted its hottest of 5 consecutive days (July 7-11) of triple-digit heat. In contrast, cool air settled across the Northwest toward week's end. In Montana, Great Falls closed the week with consecutive daily-record lows (39 and 40 degrees F) on July 11-12. Elsewhere, Stanley, ID (25 degrees F on July 12) reported a daily-record low, while Pullman, WA (33 degrees F on July 11) narrowly avoided its first July freeze since July 31, 1945. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary July 7 - 13, 2008 Corn: Corn at or beyond silking reached 13 percent complete, 37 points behind last year and 23 points behind the 5-year average. Developmental delays continue in the Corn Belt, where many areas received more than 4 inches of rain during the week. Outside of the Corn Belt, silking progress was ahead of the normal pace in Colorado, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Despite the developmental delays, the condition of the crop continued to improve. By week's end, 64 percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 2 percentage points better than a week earlier. Soybeans: Twenty-six percent of the soybean acres were at or beyond the blooming stage, 28 points behind last year and 19 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was lagging in all States except Michigan and Mississippi where ideal weather conditions have allowed the crop to bloom ahead of the 5-year average pace. In Iowa and the Dakotas, one-fifth or more of the crop reached blooming during the week. Soybean condition ratings remained at 59 percent good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Winter Wheat: Producers had reaped 62 percent of the Nation's wheat acreage by week's end, 5 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest progress trailed the average pace in most States, most significantly in Colorado and Nebraska. When compared with last year, harvest progress in Ohio was behind by 51 percentage points. In contrast, harvest was complete in Arkansas and North Carolina and neared completion in California, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Cotton: Seventy-one percent of the cotton acreage was at or beyond squaring, 3 points behind last year and 4 points behind the 5-year average. Acreage setting bolls, at 27 percent, was 3 points behind last year and 4 points behind the 5-year average. Boll setting progress was delayed in most cotton-producing States, but remained within 15 points of normal. However, when compared with last year's rapid development, acreage in California was 22 points behind. Boll setting was underway in all States except Kansas. Cotton condition ratings improved during the week, reaching 46 percent good to excellent. Sorghum: The Nation's sorghum acreage was 28 percent headed, 13 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. One-fifth of the acreage was coloring by week's end, 8 points behind last year but the same as normal. Sorghum was heading in most States. Rapid development occurred in Arkansas where 20 percent of the crop reached the heading stage during the week. Half of the crop was coloring in Texas, 21 points behind last year's rapid pace, but the same as the 5-year average. Fifty percent of the sorghum crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 1 point less than the previous week. Rice: Twelve percent of the rice crop had reached or exceeded the heading stage, 5 points behind last year and 4 points behind average. Heading was occurring in all States except California and Missouri, and trailed the average pace in all States. Rice condition was rated 72 percent good to excellent, an increase of 3 points from the previous week. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading reached 84 percent complete, 6 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Heading progress was within 5 points of normal in all States except Idaho and Minnesota, where progress trailed the average by 17 and 18 points, respectively. Heading was nearly complete in South Dakota and progress was rapid in Montana, where 43 percent of the crop reached the heading stage during the week. Condition ratings declined to 61 percent good to excellent, 8 points below a week earlier. Seventy-eight percent of the barley acreage was heading, 14 points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was behind last year and normal in all States except North Dakota. Sixty-seven percent of the barley acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 69 percent last week. Oat acreage was 93 percent headed, 5 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Ten percent of the crop was harvested by week's end, 3 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was complete in Ohio and Texas, and harvest was complete in Texas. Condition of the crop was rated 61 percent good to excellent, a 5-point decline from the previous week's rating. Other Crops: Peanut pegging, at 57 percent, was 17 points ahead of last year's progress and the same as the 5-year average pace. In the Southeast and Oklahoma, peanuts were pegging slower than average. However, when compared with last year's pegging pace, only Oklahoma and South Carolina were behind. Peanut condition, rated 60 percent good to excellent, improved 4 points from last week. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 16 6 15 9 IL : 14 1 82 64 IN : 8 0 57 42 IA : 1 0 39 22 KS : 46 26 64 60 KY : 44 16 77 72 MI : 2 0 23 12 MN : 2 0 52 19 MO : 36 15 73 75 NE : 13 1 48 35 NC : 88 71 90 87 ND : 2 1 20 10 OH : 4 1 38 23 PA : 20 1 18 19 SD : 0 0 12 4 TN : 77 61 91 90 TX : 70 60 72 77 WI : 1 0 15 8 : 18 Sts: 13 6 50 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 26 19 46 51 IL : 24 11 65 54 IN : 18 5 48 40 IA : 35 15 64 54 KS : 25 10 34 41 KY : 15 8 39 33 LA : 71 59 89 77 MI : 31 21 42 27 MN : 28 9 59 45 MS : 92 77 96 91 MO : 8 3 30 32 NE : 21 8 53 47 NC : 9 4 11 10 ND : 31 10 59 42 OH : 22 11 58 44 SD : 26 5 52 42 TN : 38 23 50 43 WI : 12 8 43 30 : 18 Sts: 26 12 54 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 67 64 77 AZ : 80 70 96 89 AR : 100 98 100 98 CA : 88 65 96 83 GA : 80 66 62 83 KS : 90 55 93 42 LA : 88 82 98 96 MS : 93 76 97 93 MO : 88 71 93 87 NC : 96 86 99 90 OK : 49 42 49 59 SC : 58 40 61 70 TN : 82 68 96 94 TX : 52 45 59 61 VA : 68 53 79 74 : 15 Sts: 71 60 74 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26 14 26 29 AZ : 45 38 57 54 AR : 44 8 63 58 CA : 40 12 62 32 GA : 34 15 19 40 KS : 0 0 4 2 LA : 59 42 65 63 MS : 38 22 48 53 MO : 38 17 44 32 NC : 30 9 32 28 OK : 11 1 3 8 SC : 12 4 7 14 TN : 14 3 33 29 TX : 18 17 18 21 VA : 8 0 22 22 : 15 Sts: 27 15 30 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 100 100 CA : 98 97 99 94 CO : 31 16 69 67 ID : 0 0 1 1 IL : 82 55 98 95 IN : 68 38 94 85 KS : 95 79 88 96 MI : 4 0 48 18 MO : 87 69 89 97 MT : 0 0 2 2 NE : 19 6 60 61 NC : 100 97 98 95 OH : 43 4 94 63 OK : 99 98 74 95 OR : 6 1 17 9 SD : 2 0 39 27 TX : 99 93 85 95 WA : 4 0 5 4 : 18 Sts: 62 52 67 70 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 42 22 85 77 CO : 15 10 16 8 IL : 14 13 26 16 KS : 2 0 1 5 LA : 90 86 91 81 MO : 5 1 26 20 NE : 0 0 1 1 NM : 6 5 0 1 OK : 11 7 9 12 SD : 0 0 31 12 TX : 57 53 87 61 : 11 Sts: 28 24 41 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 10 8 CO : 8 4 0 0 IL : 0 0 4 1 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 31 20 23 21 MO : 0 0 1 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 2 1 0 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 50 44 71 50 : 11 Sts: 20 17 28 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 95 86 100 100 MN : 86 70 99 94 NE : 98 95 100 99 ND : 87 56 91 84 OH : 100 100 100 99 PA : 95 87 95 93 SD : 95 76 100 98 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 86 72 99 96 : 9 Sts : 93 81 98 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 66% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 4 1 9 9 MN : 0 0 3 2 NE : 12 0 36 30 ND : 0 0 0 1 OH : 1 0 12 5 PA : 0 0 0 1 SD : 0 0 7 5 TX : 100 99 94 97 WI : 0 0 2 2 : 9 Sts : 10 9 13 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 71% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 68 40 94 85 MN : 75 56 99 93 MT : 79 36 74 75 ND : 87 61 90 84 SD : 96 83 100 100 WA : 93 84 99 98 : 6 Sts : 84 58 90 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 66 46 91 79 MN : 72 56 99 92 MT : 65 47 84 78 ND : 89 66 95 86 WA : 89 85 99 98 : 5 Sts : 78 58 92 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 82% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 38 30 28 35 FL : 60 53 51 68 GA : 58 40 39 61 NC : 76 50 69 70 OK : 74 63 79 78 SC : 59 40 60 62 TX : 55 44 24 46 VA : 66 45 42 40 : 8 Sts : 57 42 40 57 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Jul 13,:Jul 6, :Jul 13,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 6 4 CA : 0 0 3 5 LA : 53 39 58 60 MS : 10 0 18 20 MO : 0 0 8 10 TX : 58 43 63 62 : 6 Sts : 12 8 17 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 6 10 31 34 19 IL : 2 7 26 49 16 IN : 3 9 25 47 16 IA : 3 9 30 45 13 KS : 1 8 31 51 9 KY : 1 2 14 48 35 MI : 1 3 14 53 29 MN : 2 4 23 58 13 MO : 4 12 37 39 8 NE : 2 4 21 54 19 NC : 18 24 38 19 1 ND : 1 4 31 53 11 OH : 4 9 29 41 17 PA : 0 5 19 53 23 SD : 1 3 22 59 15 TN : 2 6 27 51 14 TX : 13 15 32 33 7 WI : 3 6 21 53 17 : 18 Sts : 3 7 26 49 15 : Prev Wk : 3 8 27 48 14 Prev Yr : 4 8 24 46 18 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 10 36 39 13 IL : 2 7 32 50 9 IN : 4 9 28 46 13 IA : 3 8 31 45 13 KS : 1 7 26 58 8 KY : 1 7 23 46 23 LA : 1 8 35 48 8 MI : 2 9 31 44 14 MN : 2 4 25 58 11 MS : 4 12 26 44 14 MO : 4 13 42 36 5 NE : 2 4 21 61 12 NC : 7 14 42 34 3 ND : 1 2 21 67 9 OH : 5 11 31 42 11 SD : 1 3 23 60 13 TN : 2 7 25 53 13 WI : 2 5 32 51 10 : 18 Sts : 3 8 30 48 11 : Prev Wk : 3 8 30 49 10 Prev Yr : 3 8 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 8 36 47 7 FL : 0 0 18 68 14 GA : 3 7 32 48 10 NC : 0 5 30 63 2 OK : 0 1 18 75 6 SC : 11 15 28 39 7 TX : 1 4 42 51 2 VA : 0 0 20 74 6 : 8 Sts : 2 6 32 52 8 : Prev Wk : 2 7 35 49 7 Prev Yr : 4 12 38 42 4 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 27 52 15 CA : 0 5 25 60 10 LA : 0 2 13 75 10 MS : 0 3 11 61 25 MO : 0 1 12 54 33 TX : 1 1 37 52 9 : 6 Sts : 1 4 23 57 15 : Prev Wk : 1 4 26 56 13 Prev Yr : 0 2 22 56 20 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 5 39 52 4 AZ : 0 1 29 51 19 AR : 0 4 32 51 13 CA : 0 0 10 50 40 GA : 4 11 38 41 6 KS : 5 10 40 35 10 LA : 1 6 37 51 5 MS : 3 6 28 51 12 MO : 0 7 29 57 7 NC : 4 10 37 45 4 OK : 3 11 48 37 1 SC : 12 21 39 27 1 TN : 0 4 18 66 12 TX : 10 24 34 27 5 VA : 0 0 39 56 5 : 15 Sts : 6 15 33 38 8 : Prev Wk : 7 12 36 38 7 Prev Yr : 4 11 30 43 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 42 40 13 CO : 26 35 29 7 3 IL : 0 5 24 59 12 KS : 1 6 27 61 5 LA : 0 1 43 49 7 MO : 1 5 45 44 5 NE : 0 3 28 60 9 NM : 4 25 56 14 1 OK : 2 13 27 53 5 SD : 2 2 19 67 10 TX : 4 18 46 27 5 : 11 Sts : 3 11 36 44 6 : Prev Wk : 3 11 35 46 5 Prev Yr : 1 3 18 63 15 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 2 11 80 6 MN : 1 2 24 54 19 MT : 2 12 37 42 7 ND : 4 8 27 50 11 SD : 2 2 22 60 14 WA : 5 24 45 24 2 : 6 Sts : 3 8 28 50 11 : Prev Wk : 2 5 24 58 11 Prev Yr : 3 5 16 60 16 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 6 35 47 12 MN : 0 2 21 62 15 NE : 0 1 12 65 22 ND : 4 11 40 41 4 OH : 0 4 23 59 14 PA : 1 1 18 70 10 SD : 2 1 15 67 15 TX : 16 20 22 39 3 WI : 1 3 17 65 14 : 9 Sts : 6 9 24 52 9 : Prev Wk : 2 7 25 56 10 Prev Yr : 1 9 23 52 15 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 4 8 80 6 MN : 1 1 25 58 15 MT : 1 4 30 56 9 ND : 3 6 27 54 10 WA : 5 9 42 44 0 : 5 Sts : 2 5 26 58 9 : Prev Wk : 1 4 26 60 9 Prev Yr : 5 6 18 58 13 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 13, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 6 13 41 38 2 :: NJ : 0 5 25 70 0 AZ : 29 18 31 19 3 :: NM : 15 42 33 10 0 AR : 0 3 21 62 14 :: NY : 0 7 20 56 17 CA : 74 26 0 0 0 :: NC : 5 26 41 26 2 CO : 24 29 34 10 3 :: ND : 11 25 34 29 1 CT : 0 0 7 93 0 :: OH : 1 5 27 51 16 DE : 2 4 57 32 5 :: OK : 4 6 33 47 10 FL : 0 15 20 55 10 :: OR : 6 18 38 34 4 GA : 14 21 39 24 2 :: PA : 4 9 22 54 11 ID : 2 5 23 60 10 :: RI : 0 0 0 70 30 IL : 0 1 15 63 21 :: SC : 28 31 24 17 0 IN : 2 6 23 47 22 :: SD : 1 2 15 63 19 IA : 1 5 26 51 17 :: TN : 4 17 39 35 5 KS : 7 10 24 49 10 :: TX : 18 28 35 17 2 KY : 3 8 35 43 11 :: UT : 3 9 35 41 12 LA : 5 15 42 31 7 :: VT : 0 6 16 66 12 ME : 0 3 26 50 21 :: VA : 5 15 37 38 5 MD : 1 3 22 57 17 :: WA : 2 49 17 32 0 MA : 0 0 0 97 3 :: WV : 1 3 13 67 16 MI : 1 3 29 53 14 :: WI : 1 3 22 51 23 MN : 4 7 28 55 6 :: WY : 0 2 25 60 13 MS : 14 25 30 25 6 :: : MO : 1 3 24 60 12 :: 48 Sts : 10 14 27 40 9 MT : 4 11 34 36 15 :: : NE : 1 6 21 55 17 :: Prev Wk: 10 14 27 40 9 NV : 3 18 61 18 0 :: Prev Yr: 12 15 27 34 12 NH : 1 2 11 80 6 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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