We 1 (10-08) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 7, 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 September 28 - October 4, 2008 Highlights: Warm weather in the West contrasted with near- to below-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the nation. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F above normal across the northern High Plains and the Northwest, promoting the emergence of newly planted winter grains. Late in the week, the season's first significant storm arrived in the West, bearing locally heavy showers that aided pastures, rangeland, and emerging winter wheat. Local rainfall totals in excess of 2 inches were noted in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Farther east, warm, dry weather across the nation's mid-section favored winter wheat planting and emergence, especially on the High Plains. Dry weather also allowed harvesting of crops such as corn, cotton, peanuts, and sorghum to expand northward. Meanwhile, cool weather accompanied scattered showers in the Midwest. Nevertheless, late-developing summer crops advanced toward maturity, while early-season harvesting of corn and soybeans proceeded. On October 4, a generally light freeze covered much of Wisconsin and Michigan, threatening immature summer crops. At the time of the freeze, however, nearly all of the freeze-affected corn was dented, while most of the soybeans were dropping leaves. Elsewhere, heavy rain subsided early in the week across the Northeast, while mild, dry weather favored early-autumn fieldwork in the Southeast. The exception was southern Florida, where locally heavy showers persisted through week's end. Early in the week, heavy rain lingered across the Northeast in association with an unnamed storm that had made landfall near Myrtle Beach, SC, on the night of September 25-26. Daily-record rainfall totals for September 28 reached 3.83 inches in Allentown, PA, and 2.30 inches in Houlton, ME. Later, locally heavy showers lingered across the Great Lakes and Northeastern States, where daily-record amounts included 0.89 inch (on September 30) in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, and 1.10 inches (on October 1) in Watertown, NY. Heavy showers lingered for several more days in southern Florida, resulting in record totals for October 4 in Fort Lauderdale (3.65 inches) and Naples (2.31 inches). Meanwhile, warm weather prevailed in the West in advance of a Pacific storm. Stockton, CA (98 degrees F), notched a daily-record high for September 28, followed the next day by daily records in locations such as Vancouver, WA, and McMinnville, OR (both 92 degrees F). On the last day of September, triple-digit, daily-record highs in southern California included 102 degrees F in Fullerton and 101 degrees F in Santa Ana. Late-season heat also affected the south-central U.S., where San Antonio, TX (95 degrees F), tallied a record high for September 30. October opened on a hot note in southern California, where downtown Los Angeles (100 degrees F on October 1), posted a daily-record high. Other Western daily-record highs prior to the arrival of the late-week storm included 88 degrees F (on October 1) in Lewiston, ID, and 89 degrees F (on October 2) in Delta, UT. In western Washington, however, Quillayute netted 2.91 inches of rain from October 2-4. Farther inland, Pocatello, ID, closed the week with consecutive daily-record rainfall totals on October 3-4 (0.32 and 0.63 inch, respectively). Measurable rain fell as far south as California, where daily-record amounts for October 4 included 0.46 inch in Modesto and 0.17 inch in Sacramento. According to USDA/NASS, corn was 51 percent (%) mature in Wisconsin on October 5. Other maturity numbers for that date included 77% in northeastern Iowa and 80% in Michigan. Since nearly all of the freeze-affected corn was dented, the main concern was slight loss of yield potential. Meanwhile, leaves were dropping on 93% of the soybeans in Wisconsin, Michigan, and northeastern Iowa, minimizing the freeze threat to that crop. On October 3, freezes were mostly confined to non-Corn Belt areas of the upper Great Lakes region, where International Falls, MN (20 degrees F), posted a daily-record low. The following day, minimum temperatures included 27 degrees F in Elkader, IA, and 30 degrees F in both Madison, WI, and Muskegon, MI. In contrast, parts of the Dakotas continued to avoid a freeze. In North Dakota, for example, Bismarck's freeze-free weather through week's end left the city within reach of its latest first freeze on record, which occurred on October 11, 1980. There was little change in Hawaii, where warm, mostly dry weather continued to promote gradual drought intensification. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor valid September 30, more than three-quarters of Hawaii was experiencing drought. Farther north, cool weather (weekly temperatures generally 2 to 6 degrees F below normal) covered Alaska, although heavy precipitation was confined to the southeastern part of the state. In fact, Nome completed its driest September on record, with a monthly total of 0.06 inch (previously, 0.39 inch in 1943 and 1968). Meanwhile, McGrath noted its second-driest July-September period during the last 30 years, with a 3-month total of 4.38 inches (59% of normal). In contrast, Yakutat's September rainfall climbed to 23.13 inches (111% of normal). Elsewhere, Fairbanks netted 3.8 inches of snow in an 8-day period from September 27 - October 4, while Galena posted a daily-record low of 13 degrees F on October 1. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary September 29 - October 5, 2008 Corn: Portions of the central Corn Belt received rainfall during the week, while other areas were mostly dry. Average temperatures ranged between 45 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit, with the warmest temperatures to the south and west, and cooler temperatures to the east. Seventy-three percent of the crop was mature, twenty-two points behind last year and 16 points behind the 5-year average. Ideal weather in Minnesota and South Dakota allowed 29 and 31 percent of the acreage to mature during the week, respectively. Producers had harvested 14 percent of the acreage, 25 points behind last year and 16 points behind normal. In Illinois and Missouri, harvest was 38 and 43 points behind the 5-year average harvest pace, respectively. Condition of the crop was rated 61 percent good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Soybeans: Average temperatures were slightly below normal in nearly all soybean-producing areas. Little to no rain fell across the growing area, except for portions of the Corn Belt. Leaf-dropping was complete on 83 percent of the acreage, 9 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Development in Missouri remained the furthest behind, with less than half of the acreage dropping leaves compared with 81 percent for the 5-year average. Producers had harvested 31 percent of the crop by the end of the week, compared with 43 percent last year and 41 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest delays were most evident in Arkansas, Illinois, and Mississippi. Condition of the crop was rated 57 percent good to excellent, the same as last week. Winter Wheat: Producers had planted 59 percent of the winter wheat crop, 5 points ahead of last year's pace but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Producers were seeding within 13 points of the normal pace in all States. Emergence was 28 percent complete, 3 points ahead of last year but 2 points behind the 5-year average. Development was most active in Montana and Nebraska during the week. Cotton: Seventy-seven percent of the Nation's cotton had open bolls by week's end, 4 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Development was most active in Texas, where 23 percent of the acreage opened bolls during the week. Development was within 13 points of normal in all States, and was complete in Louisiana. Sixteen percent of the cotton acreage had been harvested, 10 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Cotton harvest in Mississippi was about 3 week's behind the usual pace. Cotton condition was rated 50 percent good to excellent, declining 1 point from last week. Sorghum: Development to the coloring stage was complete on 89 percent of the acreage, 11 points behind last year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. Other than a 15 point development delay in Oklahoma, coloring was occurring within 7 points of the average in all States. All acreage in the Delta, Colorado, Illinois, and South Dakota was coloring. Fifty-seven percent of the acreage was mature, 28 points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Development was most active in South Dakota, where 36 percent of the acreage matured during the week. Producers harvested 39 percent of the acreage, 15 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was most advanced in the Delta. Fifty-four percent of the sorghum crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 1 point better than last week's rating. Rice: Producers had harvested 69 percent of the rice crop, 13 points behind last year and 12 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest advanced 17 points during the week, with the most progress in Missouri. Peanut: Twenty-seven percent of the peanut crop was harvested, 10 points ahead of last year's pace but the same as the 5-year average. Florida's harvest was most advanced, while the most significant delay was in Virginia, where harvest was 19 points behind the average. Sixty-five percent of the peanut crop was rated good to excellent, a 1 point decline from the previous week's rating. Other Crops: Producers had harvested 30 percent of the sugarbeets, the same as last year but 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest was ahead of the normal pace in all States except Idaho. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 77 64 88 79 IL : 77 52 100 98 IN : 78 57 92 87 IA : 66 45 98 95 KS : 84 75 99 97 KY : 97 93 100 97 MI : 80 59 91 76 MN : 70 41 98 86 MO : 79 58 98 99 NE : 63 43 90 85 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 63 39 92 80 OH : 82 58 83 77 PA : 78 64 81 75 SD : 75 44 89 85 TN : 98 95 100 100 TX : 89 76 100 98 WI : 51 36 85 73 : 18 Sts: 73 52 95 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 26 16 25 16 IL : 10 4 71 48 IN : 15 8 40 25 IA : 3 2 19 15 KS : 34 21 65 63 KY : 60 38 88 72 MI : 8 3 18 12 MN : 3 1 22 11 MO : 30 17 78 73 NE : 9 4 25 19 NC : 78 69 93 88 ND : 0 0 11 9 OH : 15 8 14 10 PA : 28 26 28 30 SD : 6 2 19 14 TN : 85 66 98 90 TX : 68 66 91 83 WI : 5 2 18 11 : 18 Sts: 14 9 39 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 93% of last year's corn acreage. Sunflower: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 29 NA 43 24 KS : 3 NA 12 17 ND : 1 NA 7 7 SD : 1 NA 6 12 : 4 Sts : 3 NA 10 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 86% of last year's sunflower acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 0 16 14 MI : 11 6 16 8 MN : 38 9 35 36 ND : 44 9 38 37 : 4 Sts : 30 7 30 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 84% of last year's sugarbeets acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 52 35 72 71 IL : 80 57 98 95 IN : 89 80 94 92 IA : 84 70 96 97 KS : 76 58 83 85 KY : 81 64 87 85 LA : 89 83 96 90 MI : 93 80 91 87 MN : 98 86 100 97 MS : 86 73 97 97 MO : 48 28 77 81 NE : 87 71 93 95 NC : 43 31 51 49 ND : 98 94 99 97 OH : 100 81 98 93 SD : 98 92 97 98 TN : 80 63 90 80 WI : 93 79 95 88 : 18 Sts: 83 68 92 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 19 10 45 42 IL : 22 6 61 47 IN : 38 15 42 34 IA : 37 8 51 56 KS : 21 2 23 25 KY : 18 7 30 21 LA : 70 56 79 73 MI : 20 9 18 23 MN : 46 8 64 50 MS : 60 40 72 84 MO : 9 2 26 23 NE : 32 6 28 40 NC : 2 1 5 4 ND : 37 9 54 52 OH : 36 15 30 27 SD : 42 10 32 35 TN : 24 8 38 30 WI : 18 5 21 22 : 18 Sts: 31 9 43 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 2 9 9 CA : 13 11 17 7 CO : 88 76 79 89 ID : 67 50 63 62 IL : 10 4 34 22 IN : 24 5 29 21 KS : 64 37 50 59 MI : 39 13 52 41 MO : 7 3 16 17 MT : 82 52 78 81 NE : 85 70 87 88 NC : 5 2 2 6 OH : 39 9 32 23 OK : 59 44 47 62 OR : 35 29 60 48 SD : 76 61 85 83 TX : 54 42 46 59 WA : 73 60 80 78 : 18 Sts: 59 42 54 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 1 1 2 CA : 0 0 0 1 CO : 54 39 52 58 ID : 17 5 23 21 IL : 3 2 5 3 IN : 1 0 5 3 KS : 31 11 19 27 MI : 5 1 19 12 MO : 2 1 5 4 MT : 28 7 33 30 NE : 53 26 59 61 NC : 0 0 0 1 OH : 4 0 6 2 OK : 28 14 18 34 OR : 3 1 32 18 SD : 42 23 50 43 TX : 26 15 20 29 WA : 47 34 52 48 : 18 Sts: 28 14 25 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 84 81 92 92 AZ : 98 95 96 97 AR : 94 87 98 95 CA : 73 63 86 78 GA : 87 79 74 85 KS : 65 50 53 52 LA : 100 98 98 97 MS : 92 87 99 97 MO : 92 84 100 91 NC : 88 82 99 92 OK : 90 72 78 83 SC : 82 71 89 79 TN : 96 87 100 93 TX : 63 40 69 66 VA : 90 87 100 89 : 15 Sts: 77 63 81 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 6 22 20 AZ : 25 20 19 17 AR : 16 4 43 35 CA : 2 0 8 5 GA : 10 5 6 14 KS : 0 0 0 2 LA : 45 28 34 51 MS : 13 8 55 52 MO : 21 6 60 28 NC : 6 2 18 11 OK : 2 0 3 7 SC : 5 1 17 12 TN : 23 7 40 24 TX : 19 18 22 23 VA : 10 3 22 14 : 15 Sts: 16 12 26 24 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States harvested 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 65 46 84 85 CA : 53 40 51 52 LA : 95 86 100 98 MS : 72 50 96 91 MO : 59 29 86 75 TX : 99 99 99 99 : 6 Sts : 69 52 82 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 24 17 19 36 FL : 56 30 36 44 GA : 29 13 12 28 NC : 20 7 23 21 OK : 16 1 13 8 SC : 28 18 30 33 TX : 12 9 10 12 VA : 4 2 34 23 : 8 Sts : 27 14 17 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 100 100 93 IL : 100 82 100 98 KS : 90 84 100 95 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 92 84 96 98 NE : 96 93 100 99 NM : 72 70 100 79 OK : 76 70 88 91 SD : 100 96 100 100 TX : 84 82 100 91 : 11 Sts: 89 85 100 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 100 100 CO : 78 71 74 57 IL : 65 40 96 89 KS : 41 29 76 63 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 57 41 78 85 NE : 34 15 88 77 NM : 19 10 36 21 OK : 37 32 63 61 SD : 61 25 94 84 TX : 71 70 94 77 : 11 Sts: 57 50 85 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Oct 5, :Sep 28,:Oct 5, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 74 99 94 CO : 18 11 19 13 IL : 5 0 74 41 KS : 10 4 23 24 LA : 97 95 99 100 MO : 28 16 42 51 NE : 2 1 10 12 NM : 0 0 3 2 OK : 24 20 32 32 SD : 5 3 37 27 TX : 70 69 89 68 : 11 Sts: 39 35 54 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 4 11 32 28 25 IL : 1 4 20 59 16 IN : 5 13 30 39 13 IA : 3 9 27 47 14 KS : 2 9 34 46 9 KY : 1 11 31 35 22 MI : 7 12 31 35 15 MN : 3 7 24 54 12 MO : 4 15 35 37 9 NE : 2 4 18 57 19 NC : 21 26 33 18 2 ND : 3 6 24 53 14 OH : 9 22 37 26 6 PA : 0 9 18 55 18 SD : 1 3 17 51 28 TN : 3 15 34 42 6 TX : 16 16 26 38 4 WI : 5 11 29 44 11 : 18 Sts : 4 9 26 47 14 : Prev Wk : 4 9 26 47 14 Prev Yr : 5 9 23 44 19 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 10 33 39 15 IL : 1 4 22 58 15 IN : 7 12 32 39 10 IA : 3 8 28 48 13 KS : 0 4 27 48 21 KY : 5 20 27 29 19 LA : 16 25 38 20 1 MI : 9 16 31 32 12 MN : 4 8 27 52 9 MS : 6 12 32 37 13 MO : 5 15 36 35 9 NE : 1 6 24 58 11 NC : 3 10 32 44 11 ND : 1 5 20 63 11 OH : 10 23 40 23 4 SD : 1 5 29 50 15 TN : 9 17 33 35 6 WI : 4 12 33 42 9 : 18 Sts : 4 10 29 45 12 : Prev Wk : 4 10 29 46 11 Prev Yr : 6 10 26 43 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 12 36 41 7 AZ : 0 2 20 64 14 AR : 1 8 28 50 13 CA : 0 0 5 75 20 GA : 5 15 42 31 7 KS : 5 10 30 45 10 LA : 36 34 24 6 0 MS : 7 10 29 43 11 MO : 4 8 25 54 9 NC : 2 10 29 49 10 OK : 1 18 49 29 3 SC : 5 12 46 33 4 TN : 1 7 30 53 9 TX : 9 16 29 34 12 VA : 0 11 48 30 11 : 15 Sts : 7 13 30 39 11 : Prev Wk : 5 13 31 40 11 Prev Yr : 5 14 25 42 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres. Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 1 25 55 18 FL : 0 0 27 62 11 GA : 3 7 29 46 15 NC : 0 3 31 55 11 OK : 0 2 29 62 7 SC : 0 1 39 44 16 TX : 1 2 27 65 5 VA : 0 10 47 36 7 : 8 Sts : 2 4 29 52 13 : Prev Wk : 1 3 30 54 12 Prev Yr : 6 12 33 37 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 9 43 35 12 CO : 4 13 40 38 5 IL : 0 1 15 56 28 KS : 1 8 32 46 13 LA : 0 11 44 42 3 MO : 2 3 10 46 39 NE : 1 4 21 54 20 NM : 0 3 45 48 4 OK : 1 13 29 53 4 SD : 3 4 17 57 19 TX : 5 14 36 40 5 : 11 Sts : 3 10 33 44 10 : Prev Wk : 3 11 33 45 8 Prev Yr : 2 7 27 49 15 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Oct 5, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 17 33 41 7 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 2 23 33 28 14 :: NM : 3 12 35 34 16 AR : 0 2 27 60 11 :: NY : 0 4 25 55 16 CA : 80 15 5 0 0 :: NC : 9 13 27 46 5 CO : 8 19 43 25 5 :: ND : 18 32 25 21 4 CT : 0 0 34 56 10 :: OH : 14 27 35 22 2 DE : 11 27 50 11 1 :: OK : 2 8 34 47 9 FL : 5 10 45 35 5 :: OR : 21 31 35 13 0 GA : 17 24 43 16 0 :: PA : 29 14 29 25 3 ID : 5 25 36 31 3 :: RI : 0 20 30 40 10 IL : 1 3 27 60 9 :: SC : 8 22 45 24 1 IN : 14 25 38 20 3 :: SD : 2 11 29 44 14 IA : 4 12 35 41 8 :: TN : 22 35 31 12 0 KS : 6 9 28 48 9 :: TX : 10 20 35 30 5 KY : 47 33 16 4 0 :: UT : 9 18 33 33 7 LA : 6 13 43 34 4 :: VT : 0 0 34 66 0 ME : 1 1 14 78 6 :: VA : 5 17 35 39 4 MD : 1 12 38 44 5 :: WA : 23 37 34 6 0 MA : 0 0 0 100 0 :: WV : 9 22 51 18 0 MI : 11 19 34 30 6 :: WI : 10 21 34 32 3 MN : 8 19 33 35 5 :: WY : 3 11 47 33 6 MS : 3 4 28 59 6 :: : MO : 1 6 29 55 9 :: 48 Sts : 13 16 31 34 6 MT : 10 18 38 31 3 :: : NE : 3 12 27 49 9 :: Prev Wk: 12 15 32 35 6 NV : 20 33 35 12 0 :: Prev Yr: 18 18 27 31 6 NH : 4 6 46 35 9 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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