Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 22, 2009

GENERAL:North Carolina received some precipitation last week with the largest amounts falling in the eastern half of the state. Rainfall ranged from no rain to 1.49 inches in Wilmington. Average temperatures ranged from 41 to 52 degrees. There were 3.4 days suitable for field work, compared to 3.9 for the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 3% short, 67% adequate, and 30% surplus. Activities during the week included tending to livestock, planting Irish potatoes and cabbage, and field preparation and fertilizer applications where it was dry enough.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Cabbage	83	55	70	70
Irish Potatoes	73	52	68	72

STATEWIDE WHEAT CONDITIONS

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	1	17	74	8
Oats	0	2	24	68	6
Rye	0	0	16	80	4
Wheat	0	2	31	51	16
Pasture	2	17	34	45	2

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	0	3	67	30
Mountain Region	1	6	83	10
Piedmont Region	0	0	71	29
Coastal Plain Region	0	2	59	39

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 22, 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	0.12	-0.93	6.10	-5.11	67	26	48	1
Aurora	0.68	-0.29	5.71	-4.62	73	37	49	-4
Beaufort	0.89	-0.08	5.96	-6.62	66	36	50	-5
Bogue	1.23	0.26	6.13	-6.45	68	35	50	-5
Burlington	0.46	-0.52	7.58	-2.70	74	28	49	-2
Castle Hayne	1.47	0.49	5.84	-6.03	74	34	51	-4
Chapel Hill	0.70	-0.34	7.60	-3.69	76	31	50	0
Charlotte	0.26	-0.75	8.53	-2.23	73	30	51	-3
Cherry Point	0.61	-0.36	5.38	-7.20	74	37	50	-5
Clinton	0.75	-0.30	6.63	-4.16	72	32	50	-4
Elizabeth City	0.67	-0.45	4.52	-6.55	73	29	47	-5
Fayetteville	0.66	-0.36	6.67	-4.09	74	33	52	-1
Fletcher	0.12	-1.07	4.51	-7.85	66	23	47	1
Franklin	0.21	-1.11	12.47	-2.01	57	25	41	-6
Gastonia	0.29	-0.69	9.06	-2.03	74	31	51	-1
Goldsboro	0.72	-0.33	7.87	-3.52	71	29	49	-5
Greensboro	0.48	-0.43	7.54	-1.87	73	32	49	-1
Greenville	0.71	-0.22	5.37	-5.45	73	28	48	-5
Hatteras	0.72	-0.44	8.16	-5.22	63	36	49	-4
Hendersonville	0.13	-0.92	4.87	-5.93	57	26	43	-5
Hickory	0.16	-0.96	8.33	-3.32	72	32	51	0
High Point	0.43	-0.55	7.29	-3.33	72	29	48	-4
Jackson Springs	0.62	-0.44	6.84	-4.72	72	33	49	-3
Kenansville	0.42	-0.63	5.43	-6.85	73	28	49	-6
Jefferson	0.10	-0.95	5.26	-5.79	63	28	46	4
Kenansville	0.53	-0.45	5.19	-4.83	73	27	48	-6
Kinston	0.72	-0.30	6.80	-4.22	72	31	49	-6
Laurel Springs	0.07	-1.25	5.51	-6.90	61	23	44	3
Lewiston	0.78	-0.15	7.98	-2.63	72	31	48	-3
Lexington	0.18	-0.80	4.92	-6.00	72	28	48	-4
Lumberton	0.11	-0.89	3.60	-7.21	73	31	51	-2
Maxton	0.41	-0.63	4.35	-6.81	73	32	50	-4
Monroe	0.53	-0.59	7.68	-4.38	73	32	50	-3
New Bern	0.53	-0.51	5.55	-6.28	74	32	49	-5
Oxford	0.32	-0.69	5.53	-5.14	74	29	48	-1
Plymouth	0.62	-0.50	5.37	-6.02	72	26	47	-7
RDU	1.05	0.14	9.07	-1.39	76	31	51	-1
Raleigh	0.72	-0.31	7.09	-4.18	72	31	49	-4
Roanoke Rapids	0.81	-0.17	9.06	-1.40	74	30	48	-1
Rocky Mount	0.95	-0.03	8.25	-2.43	72	29	48	-3
Siler City	0.59	-0.46	5.97	-5.66	71	27	46	-5
Southport	0.35	-0.68	4.10	-8.64	71	35	52	-2
Waynesville	0.04	-1.15	7.64	-5.35	67	22	46	1
Williamston	0.79	-0.22	6.91	-3.92	73	30	48	-5
Wilmington	1.49	0.51	5.81	-5.46	75	33	52	-4
Winston Salem	0.26	-0.65	7.37	-2.04	70	31	49	-1
Wilmington	0.01	-0.98	4.30	-5.71	84	42	61	8
Winston Salem	0.05	-0.83	5.67	-2.57	79	36	58	11
¹Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update March 23, 2009

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 22, 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 22, 2009