HDR1012000170100801951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN
HDR2012000170100801951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY
July 24 - 30, 1995
HIGHLIGHTS: Beneficial rains early in the week allowed crops in the central
Corn Belt to tolerate the late-week heat, but more rain was needed. The rain
improved crop condition in portions of the Great Plains and Corn Belt, but
condition varied widely as the scattered showers left some dry pockets. Crop
progress continued to lag behind normal across much of the Midwest. The hot
weather accelerated crop development in fields with adequate soil moisture.
Continued hot summer weather increased crop moisture needs, lowering soil
moisture levels across the Nation. Crops in the Central States were beginning
to show signs of heat stress, raising producers' concern for crops in the
pollination phase. Part of the Southeast reported four consecutive weeks of
below average precipitation. In the Pacific Northwest, favorable weather
allowed harvest activity to make good progress. Pastures continued to
deteriorate from the heat and dry conditions and were in critical need of rain.
Tropical Storm Dean brought much needed rains to the Texas Coastal region late
in the week.
The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 83 percent (%)
harvested, 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Hot weather
accelerated wheat maturity and brought the wheat harvest close to completion in
the Midwest. The wheat harvest made good progress in Nebraska, with better than
average yields reported. Harvest activity advanced rapidly in Michigan and
South Dakota, where wheat harvested was 46% complete, up 30 points from last
week, 17 points behind the average.
Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair, with 90% of the acreage
headed, 9 points behind normal. Small grain development in North Dakota
advanced rapidly, with 83% of the acreage headed, 16 points behind normal.
Spring wheat headed neared completion in Montana and Idaho, advancing 4 points
from the previous week.
Corn condition for the 17 major producing States was in mostly good to fair
condition, with 58% of the acreage in the silking stage or beyond, 11 points
behind normal. Corn acreage silked remained behind the average despite rapid
development triggered by the hot weather. Continued summer heat and dry soil
conditions, despite scattered showers across the Corn Belt, raised producers'
concern for pollinating corn. Corn borer problems were reported in Iowa, where
corn silking was 60% complete, up 46 points from last week and 6 points behind
the average. Corn silking was over 45 points behind the average in Kansas and
Nebraska, where high temperatures and dry soils stressed the crop. Corn
condition in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa improved slightly due to rains received
late in the week.
Cotton setting bolls was 72% complete, up 15 points from last week and 2 points
ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition declined in Oklahoma from
a week ago due to the continued hot weather and dry soil conditions. Warm
weather boosted cotton growth in California, where 75% of the cotton acreage was
setting bolls, up 35 points from last week but 8 points behind the average.
Cotton setting bolls in Missouri and Oklahoma increased from last week by 35 and
36 points, respectively. Cotton producers in the Southeast were scouting fields
for insects and applying insecticides, while some disease problems were reported
in the Delta. Extreme hot weather in Texas stressed dryland cotton, but
irrigated fields were reported in good condition.
Sorghum condition was mostly good to fair with 33% of the sorghum acres headed,
9 points behind normal. Sorghum headed in Nebraska was 27 points behind the
average. Sorghum development in the Midwest lagged behind normal due to a late
spring planting and the hot, dry weather. Early planted grain sorghum fields
matured rapidly across the South as the summer heat increased, 22% of the
sorghum acreage turning color, 2 points ahead of the average. Harvest
activities in Texas increased. Crop condition improved in Texas due to
beneficial rains late in the week from Tropical Storm Dean.
Rice condition was mostly good, with 45% of the crop headed. Rice fields in
California were treated for weeds and insects. Rice producers in Arkansas were
treating fields for black sheath rot and rice blast. Rice headed in Mississippi
was 64% complete, up from last week and ahead of the average by 22 points. Rice
harvested in Louisiana was 23% complete, 11 points ahead of the average. Rice
condition improved for the major producing States, with California rice rated as
good to excellent increased from last week by 20 points.
Soybean condition was mostly good to fair, with 60% of the crop blooming, 7
points behind the average. Soybean blooming was over 20 points behind the
average in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. Much needed beneficial rains in the
Midwest improved soybean condition. Soybean producers in Arkansas were spraying
soybean fields for armyworms. Dry soil conditions and hot weather caused
soybean blooms to drop in the Ohio Valley. Soybean condition declined from last
week in Louisiana, where rain was needed for pod development. Soybean crop
condition was varied across the Great Lakes with fields that received rain
showing great improvement but bypassed fields remaining dry and stressed.
HDR2012000170100801951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY
National Weather Summary
Volume 82, No. 31
July 23 - 29, 1995
For additional information, call (202) 720-7917.
Highlights: Early-week rains across the Corn Belt helped to temper the effects
of warm, dry weather at week's end, as temperatures climbed into the lower to
middle 90's. In chronically dry areas of the western Corn Belt, including
eastern Nebraska, highs of 95 to 100 degrees F on July 27-29 stressed crops
advancing though reproduction. Record-setting heat gripped areas farther west
and south, with highs above 120 degrees F in Death Valley and the lower Colorado
River basin. Extreme heat eased in the Southeast, where scattered thunderstorms
locally improved topsoil moisture, while heavy rain (locally 4 to 7 inches)
persisted in western Peninsular Florida. In the Northeast, a second consecutive
week of widespread rainfall continued to chip away at long-term dryness. At
week's end, a tropical depression formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. (The
westward-drifting depression achieved tropical-storm status and was named Dean
shortly before its landfall near Galveston, TX on Sunday evening, July 30.)
Early in the week, significant rain fell from northern Maine to Oklahoma along a
complex frontal boundary. Although rainfall gradually diminished from west to
east as the week progressed, subsequent disturbances continued to produce
scattered showers in the eastern half of the Nation, with weekly totals in
excess of 3 inches in locations such as Fort Smith, AR, Macon, GA, Columbus, OH,
Columbia, SC, and Memphis, TN.
Highs continued to approach or exceed 100 degrees F in the Southeast through
midweek. Daily records included 100 degrees F in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC on
July 24 and 25, and 102 degrees F in Atlanta, GA on Tuesday. Farther north,
weekly temperatures averaged up to 10 degrees F above normal in the Middle
Atlantic region. In Richmond, VA, the week ended with a record-tying, 19-day
string of 90-degree days intact.
Heat intensified across the Southwest and the southern Plains by midweek.
Midland, TX broke six daily-record highs during the week, peaking at 106 degrees
F on July 24 and 27. El Paso, TX notched four consecutive daily-record highs
(July 25-28), including 108 degrees F on Thursday. Coolidge, AZ marked an all-
time record of 121 degrees F on July 26 (breaking their record of 119 degrees F
set on June 27, 1990), then measured highs of 123 degrees F on July 27 and 28.
Elsewhere around Arizona on Friday, all-time highs included 124 degrees F in
Yuma (123 degrees F on September 1, 1950); 122 degrees F in Gila Bend (tied June
26, 1990); 113 degrees F in Safford (112 degrees F on June 27, 1990); 113
degrees F in Globe (tied June 27, 1990); 110 degrees F in Sedona (tied July 5,
1981); 107 degrees F in Payson (tied July 11, 1958); and 107 degrees F in Sierra
Vista (tied June 26, 1990).
Phoenix, AZ registered a July record-tying high of 118 degrees F on Thursday,
then observed 121 degrees F a day later, within 1 degree F of their June 26,
1990, all-time record. Laughlin, NV (124 degrees F on Friday) logged a July-
record high that was within 1 degree F of their own State record, set June 29,
1994. Tucson, AZ (114 degrees F) tied its July record on Friday, formerly
achieved on July 4, 1989. Peak temperatures elsewhere on Friday included 109
degrees F in Childress, TX, and 114 degrees F in St. George, UT. A day earlier,
temperatures in New Mexico peaked at 111 degrees F in Roswell and 113 degrees F
in Carlsbad. On Saturday, highs included 111 degrees F in Del Rio (Laughlin
A.F.B.), TX, and 127 degrees F at Death Valley, CA.
Late in the week, highs briefly topped 100 degrees F as far east as the
Mississippi Delta region and as far north as southeastern Montana. On Friday,
highs in northern Louisiana reached 103 degrees F in Shreveport and Monroe. A
day later, Miles City, MT logged 106 degrees F. In the western Corn Belt, Omaha
(Offutt A.F.B.), NE recorded 100 degrees F on July 27-28. But a strong cold
front swept into the Northwest at week's end, diminishing the areal extent of
the heat wave and sparking vigorous thunderstorms. Saturday was the last day of
intense heat in the Southwest, where Las Vegas, NV noted 115 degrees F, and
Tucson tallied its fourth consecutive daily record and 110-degree day. Heat
shifted westward, however, as a building surface high-pressure system over the
Northwest produced easterly (Santa Ana) winds over California, resulting in
daily-record highs in Riverside (108 degrees F) and at the L.A. Civic Center
(100 degrees F). In contrast, lows on Sunday morning (July 30) dipped to daily-
record levels in Burns, OR (30 degrees F) and Butte, MT (37 degrees F).
HDR2012000170100801951200CROP PROGRESS
Released July 31, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information
on "Crop Progress" call Greg Preston at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics,
information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information
Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV.
Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming,
Selected States Selected States
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: Week Ending : : Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990-
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994 State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg.
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: Percent : Percent
: :
CO : 5 1 70 48 AL : 52 34 54 46
GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 42 29 52 35
IL : 72 46 97 87 GA : 65 44 60 55
IN : 68 42 93 82 IL : 52 32 86 80
IA : 60 14 96 66 IN : 72 48 91 82
KS : 45 25 98 90 IA : 77 62 97 76
KY : 85 71 90 83 KS : 23 7 84 58
MI : 71 24 65 49 KY : 43 28 59 55
MN : 65 42 84 45 LA : 75 74 76 60
MO : 41 29 87 76 MI : 81 47 57 58
NE : 31 3 95 77 MN : 89 55 96 75
NC : 96 94 99 97 MS : 77 62 77 55
OH : 65 35 78 71 MO : 17 10 72 57
PA : 60 37 56 44 NE : 56 15 93 71
SD : 9 0 74 45 NC : 35 20 39 34
TX : 93 87 88 90 OH : 75 57 87 80
WI : 57 20 71 42 SC : 34 21 35 35
: SD : 50 40 82 63
17 Sts: 58 30 89 69 TN : 49 27 48 36
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These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 60 40 82 67
1994 corn crop. --------------------------------------
These 19 States produced 94% of the
1994 soybean crop.
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Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls,
Selected States Selected States
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Week Ending : : Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990-
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994 State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg.
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Percent : Percent
: :
AR : 100 100 100 100 AL : 89 72 72 79
CA : 99 97 99 98 AZ : 77 70 97 96
CO : 83 45 99 92 AR : 94 74 89 87
GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 75 40 86 83
ID : 7 2 24 14 GA : 94 84 91 89
IL : 99 99 99 96 LA : 100 96 98 92
IN : 100 99 100 95 MS : 97 82 95 84
KS : 100 98 100 97 MO : 85 50 88 83
MI : 88 53 76 77 NM : 53 *43 86 71
MO : 100 99 100 95 NC : 79 53 80 75
MT : 1 0 8 5 OK : 42 6 61 45
NE : 84 51 100 87 SC : 73 60 68 78
NC : 95 89 100 100 TN : 90 70 90 71
OH : 100 98 100 91 TX : 50 41 58 51
OK : 100 100 100 100 :
OR : 23 9 53 38 14 Sts: 72 57 76 70
SD : 46 16 92 63 --------------------------------------
TX : 98 96 100 100 * Revised. These 14 States produced
WA : 24 7 54 31 99% of the 1994 cotton crop.
:
19 Sts: 83 74 89 84
-------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Headed,
These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States
1994 winter wheat crop. --------------------------------------
: Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 1990-
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg.
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: Percent
:
AR : 80 58 84 65
CO : 0 0 16 15
IL : 3 2 49 40
KS : 2 1 47 21
LA : 85 83 90 86
MS : 87 70 89 80
MO : 27 16 61 44
NE : 2 0 66 29
NM : 13 0 17 19
OK : 15 10 51 35
SD : 10 3 33 15
TX : 85 81 79 75
:
12 Sts: 33 29 60 42
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These 12 States produced 98% of the
1994 sorghum crop.
Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Rice: Percent Headed,
Selected States Selected States
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Week Ending : : Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990-
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994 State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg.
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Percent : Percent
: :
AR : 7 4 35 19 AR : 33 13 47 20
CO : 0 0 0 0 CA : 2 1 1 3
IL : 0 0 7 5 LA : 77 61 70 70
KS : 0 0 0 0 MS : 64 42 57 42
LA : 35 30 40 40 TX : 84 73 88 77
MS : 30 22 47 38 :
MO : 0 0 8 4 5 Sts : 45 30 50 36
NE : 0 0 1 0 --------------------------------------
NM : 0 0 0 0 These 5 States produced 96% of the
OK : 3 2 8 7 1994 rice crop.
SD : 0 0 1 0
TX : 72 68 65 61
: Rice: Percent Harvested,
12 Sts: 22 21 22 20 Selected States
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These 12 States produced 98% of the : Week Ending :
1994 sorghum crop. :-----------------------: 1990-
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg.
Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, --------------------------------------
Selected States : Percent
-------------------------------------- :
: Week Ending : AR : 0 NA 0 0
:-----------------------: 1990- CA : 0 NA 0 0
State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1994 LA : 23 NA 13 12
: 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. MS : 0 NA 0 0
-------------------------------------- TX : 10 NA 17 11
: Percent :
: 5 Sts : 6 NA 4 4
ID : 96 92 99 97 --------------------------------------
MN : 99 98 99 99 These 5 States produced 96% of the
MT : 96 92 100 97 1994 rice crop.
ND : 83 65 97 99
SD : 100 98 100 100
:
5 Sts : 90 80 98 99
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These 5 States produced 98% of the
1994 spring wheat crop.
HDR2012000170100801951200CROP CONDITION
Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: Crop Condition
by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Percent : Percent
: :
CO : 1 2 30 52 15 AL : 2 11 44 40 3
GA : 1 12 46 41 0 AR : 0 3 25 55 17
IL : 3 10 38 45 4 GA : 0 8 56 34 2
IN : 1 5 35 51 8 IL : 2 12 41 41 4
IA : 1 6 23 52 18 IN : 1 5 39 48 7
KS : 0 3 37 52 8 IA : 1 8 30 47 14
KY : 1 6 31 52 10 KS : 0 2 31 63 4
MI : 1 4 16 47 32 KY : 0 4 29 52 15
MN : 1 3 23 48 25 LA : 1 6 44 45 4
MO : 2 15 43 32 8 MI : 1 4 18 49 28
NE : 3 11 36 46 4 MN : 1 7 28 47 17
NC : 1 4 15 63 17 MS : 3 8 26 47 16
OH : 2 8 26 48 16 MO : 2 19 39 37 3
PA : 2 3 12 55 28 NE : 4 21 45 28 2
SD : 1 7 37 46 9 NC : 1 5 30 59 5
TX : 1 6 27 51 15 OH : 2 7 28 48 15
WI : 2 5 19 55 19 SC : 0 1 15 71 13
: SD : 1 7 37 47 8
17 Sts : 2 7 30 48 13 TN : 0 2 18 62 18
: :
Prev Wk : 1 8 31 48 12 19 Sts : 1 9 33 47 10
Prev Yr : 1 2 12 56 29 :
-------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 10 35 45 9
Prev Yr : 0 1 19 63 17
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Cotton: Crop Condition Spring Wheat: Crop Condition
by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
: Percent : Percent
: :
AL : 2 10 65 23 0 ID : 0 1 8 56 35
AZ : 0 16 33 32 19 MN : 2 20 43 35 0
AR : 0 3 23 52 22 MT : 2 7 19 42 30
CA : 0 0 5 90 5 ND : 1 8 25 60 6
GA : 0 16 55 29 0 SD : 2 7 37 44 10
LA : 0 6 23 54 17 :
MS : 2 8 21 57 12 5 Sts : 1 9 27 52 11
MO : 3 5 31 45 16 :
NM : 1 1 12 71 15 Prev Wk : 1 6 28 54 11
NC : 1 15 30 43 11 Prev Yr : 1 7 33 49 10
OK : 6 12 17 62 3 --------------------------------------
SC : 0 0 47 53 0
TN : 0 1 13 59 27
TX : 3 11 36 40 10 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent,
: Selected States
14 Sts : 2 9 30 48 11 --------------------------------------
: State : VP : P : F : G : EX
Prev Wk : 1 10 28 52 9 --------------------------------------
Prev Yr : 0 3 30 58 9 : Percent
-------------------------------------- :
AR : 0 2 20 56 22
CA : 0 0 20 80 0
Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 21 69 8
by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 11 15 56 18
-------------------------------------- TX : 0 0 5 52 43
State : VP : P : F : G : EX :
-------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 18 62 18
: Percent :
: Prev Wk : 0 2 21 59 18
AR : 0 2 22 65 11 Prev Yr : 0 0 20 73 7
CO : 1 1 57 35 6 --------------------------------------
IL : 1 7 39 52 1
KS : 0 3 26 65 6
LA : 0 5 42 47 6
MS : 0 6 26 61 7
MO : 2 7 42 44 5
NE : 2 17 51 29 1
NM : 1 5 72 21 1
OK : 0 3 13 84 0
SD : 0 7 48 42 3
TX : 1 6 30 39 24
:
12 Sts : 1 6 34 49 10
:
Prev Wk : 2 7 34 50 7
Prev Yr : 0 3 25 65 7
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Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States
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State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX
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: Percent :: : Percent
: :: :
AL : 25 27 33 15 0 :: NJ : 0 0 30 70 0
AZ : 20 20 22 37 1 :: NM : 13 31 29 26 1
AR : 1 7 42 44 6 :: NY : 10 50 30 10 0
CA : 0 10 30 45 15 :: NC : 2 5 26 61 6
CO : 0 2 19 56 23 :: ND : 1 2 17 59 21
CT : 9 64 20 7 0 :: OH : 2 7 33 49 9
DE : 3 20 49 28 0 :: OK : 0 4 26 64 6
FL : 0 15 10 75 0 :: OR : 0 0 26 48 26
GA : 5 27 42 25 1 :: PA : 4 9 24 50 13
ID : 0 0 7 61 32 :: RI : 0 20 47 33 0
IL : 1 15 32 42 10 :: SC : 0 25 33 40 2
IN : 1 9 41 43 6 :: SD : 1 2 16 58 23
IA : 1 9 36 50 4 :: TN : 4 13 32 44 7
KS : 0 1 17 69 13 :: TX : 3 12 45 33 7
KY : 1 9 37 46 7 :: UT : 0 1 15 68 16
LA : 0 11 34 53 2 :: VT : 0 35 36 29 0
ME : 0 32 54 14 0 :: VA : 0 13 26 47 14
MD : 2 17 39 36 6 :: WA : 1 16 37 30 16
MA : 0 19 63 18 0 :: WV : 0 10 45 40 5
MI : 1 14 25 47 13 :: WI : 2 12 39 43 4
MN : 1 8 29 50 12 :: WY : 0 0 0 41 59
MS : 4 13 36 44 3 :: :
MO : 0 5 32 56 7 :: 48 Sts : 2 10 30 47 11
MT : 0 3 11 56 30 :: :
NE : 2 12 34 41 11 :: Prev Wk: 2 10 28 47 13
NV : 0 0 5 70 25 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA
NH : 0 50 48 2 0 :: :
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VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent