Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 15, 2009

GENERAL: North Carolina received widespread rain last week with the largest amounts falling over the weekend. Temperatures were above normal across the state. There were 3.9 days suitable for field work, compared to 3.2 for the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 7% short, 57% adequate, and 36% surplus. Activities during the week included soil preparation, fertilizer applications, planting Irish potatoes and cabbage, and feeding and tending to livestock.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Cabbage	55	45	43	51
Irish Potatoes	52	27	32	51

STATEWIDE WHEAT CONDITIONS

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	1	14	77	8
Oats	0	7	29	60	4
Rye	0	5	49	43	3
Wheat	0	6	40	48	6
Pasture	9	19	27	42	3

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	0	7	57	36
Mountain Region	2	12	75	11
Piedmont Region	0	4	53	43
Coastal Plain Region	0	5	47	48

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 15, 2009**
Station Location	Precipitation (Inches)¹				Temperature (Degrees F.)
Station Location	Total This Week	Departure From Normal This Week	Total Since January 1	Departure From Normal Since January 1	High This Week	Low This Week	Average This Week	Departure From Normal
Asheville	1.19	0.12	5.97	-4.19	75	35	49	4
Aurora	0.42	-0.53	5.03	-4.33	83	41	54	3
Beaufort	0.02	-1.01	5.07	-6.54	72	44	54	1
Bogue	0.02	-1.01	4.90	-6.71	85	0	55	2
Burlington	1.60	0.62	6.95	-2.35	82	36	52	3
Castle Hayne	0.01	-1.04	4.37	-6.52	82	41	57	4
Chapel Hill	1.68	0.63	6.62	-3.63	83	38	54	6
Charlotte	1.19	0.14	8.17	-1.58	83	38	54	2
Cherry Point	0.08	-0.95	4.75	-6.86	84	42	54	1
Clayton	0.03	-1.00	4.86	-5.04	81	37	53	4
Clinton	0.25	-0.80	5.88	-3.86	82	39	55	3
Elizabeth City	0.75	-0.37	3.76	-6.19	82	41	52	2
Fayetteville	0.36	-0.68	5.99	-3.75	86	40	56	5
Fletcher	1.09	-0.10	4.39	-6.78	73	36	49	5
Franklin	2.44	1.08	12.26	-0.90	67	36	46	1
Gastonia	1.15	0.14	8.75	-1.36	84	37	53	3
Goldsboro	0.69	-0.36	7.15	-3.19	81	39	53	1
Greensboro	1.65	0.75	7.06	-1.44	80	36	51	3
Greenville	0.57	-0.40	4.66	-5.23	82	37	53	2
Hatteras	0.08	-1.11	7.44	-4.78	71	45	52	1
Hendersonville	0.74	-0.33	4.74	-5.01	64	30	46	0
Hickory	1.38	0.22	8.17	-2.36	80	37	52	3
High Point	1.58	0.60	6.86	-2.78	79	36	51	1
Jackson Springs	0.96	-0.12	6.22	-4.28	82	36	53	3
Kenansville	0.14	-0.96	5.01	-6.22	84	39	55	2
Jefferson	0.81	-0.24	5.16	-4.84	66	30	45	5
Kenansville	0.30	-0.68	4.66	-4.38	82	39	54	2
Kinston	0.35	-0.70	6.08	-3.92	82	40	54	1
Laurel Springs	0.93	-0.36	5.44	-5.65	67	31	45	6
Lewiston	1.80	0.82	7.20	-2.48	82	38	52	3
Lexington	0.94	-0.04	4.60	-5.34	81	36	51	1
Lumberton	0.19	-0.85	3.48	-6.33	84	40	56	5
Maxton	0.06	-0.99	3.93	-6.19	84	39	55	3
Monroe	0.62	-0.54	7.04	-3.90	83	38	54	2
New Bern	0.35	-0.70	5.02	-5.77	83	41	54	2
Oxford	1.38	0.33	5.18	-4.48	79	38	52	5
Plymouth	0.80	-0.31	4.75	-5.52	81	40	52	0
RDU	1.81	0.83	7.71	-1.84	84	39	54	4
Raleigh	1.41	0.36	6.37	-3.87	81	36	53	2
Reidsville	0.00	-1.01	0.00	-9.76	78	34	50	3
Roanoke Rapids	2.04	1.06	8.15	-1.33	81	38	52	5
Rocky Mount	1.35	0.31	7.12	-2.58	83	38	53	4
Salisbury	0.00	-1.05	0.00	-9.82	80	36	52	4
Siler City	1.78	0.72	5.38	-5.20	80	35	51	2
Southport	0.04	-1.01	3.75	-7.96	72	42	56	4
Waynesville	1.13	-0.11	7.60	-4.20	75	37	52	8
Williamston	0.96	-0.06	6.12	-3.70	83	38	53	2
Wilmington	0.01	-0.98	4.31	-5.98	84	42	57	3
Winston Salem	1.32	0.42	6.94	-1.56	79	35	51	3
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139
Email: NCagstat@ncagr.gov

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending March 15, 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 15, 2009