Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending April 26, 2009

GENERAL: North Carolina received some precipitation last week ranging from no rain to 0.89 inches in Asheville. Average temperatures were above normal, ranging from 50 to 68 degrees. Topsoil moisture declined in some parts of the state due to high winds and warm temperatures. There were 5.4 days suitable for field work, compared to 4.0 for the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 9% short, 85% adequate, and 6% surplus. Activities during the week included field preparations and planting row crops.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Corn	69	37	66	77
Flue-cured Tobacco	36	11	20	30
Phenological:
Corn % Emerged	25	N/A	N/A	38
Wheat % Headed	50	N/A	62	53
Harvested:
Truck Crops	23	19	N/A	44

STATEWIDE WHEAT CONDITIONS

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	1	13	80	6
Oats	1	1	24	64	10
Rye	0	0	37	49	14
Wheat	1	3	21	62	13
Hay	1	2	19	71	7
Irish Potatoes	1	1	17	58	23
Pasture	1	6	32	52	9
Truck Crops	0	0	35	65	0

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	0	9	85	6
Mountain Region	1	5	87	7
Piedmont Region	0	8	85	7
Coastal Plain Region	0	12	83	5

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 26, 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	0.89	0.09	11.89	-3.61	84	36	60	4
Aurora	0.07	-0.70	7.58	-6.76	88	47	67	5
Beaufort	0.48	-0.21	9.21	-6.95	75	48	65	2
Bogue	0.51	-0.18	10.51	-5.65	78	48	66	3
Burlington	0.61	-0.14	11.31	-2.93	91	39	65	4
Castle Hayne	0.00	-0.72	8.79	-6.85	84	49	68	4
Chapel Hill	0.39	-0.35	10.92	-4.35	91	43	67	7
Charlotte	0.57	-0.07	12.49	-2.00	88	41	66	3
Cherry Point	0.87	0.18	9.62	-6.54	86	44	66	3
Clayton	0.10	-0.56	8.94	-5.68	89	48	68	7
Clinton	0.02	-0.68	9.32	-5.50	87	49	68	5
Elizabeth City	0.81	0.14	8.92	-6.00	89	45	67	6
Fayetteville	0.06	-0.58	9.70	-4.96	89	42	68	6
Fletcher	0.52	-0.32	9.93	-7.07	84	34	58	3
Franklin	0.21	-0.70	19.96	0.38	75	28	50	-6
Gastonia	0.50	-0.13	13.52	-1.19	88	38	64	3
Goldsboro	0.09	-0.68	10.36	-5.22	87	43	66	1
Greensboro	0.61	-0.20	11.77	-1.67	88	43	65	5
Greenville	0.48	-0.25	8.13	-6.57	88	45	66	4
Hatteras	0.61	-0.09	11.94	-5.64	75	52	65	3
Hendersonville	0.78	0.01	10.23	-4.84	74	29	55	-1
Hickory	0.39	-0.45	13.39	-2.85	88	40	64	4
High Point	0.47	-0.38	10.57	-4.47	88	41	64	2
Jackson Springs	0.24	-0.46	9.72	-5.90	89	45	67	5
Kenansville	0.01	-0.69	6.25	-9.97	93	39	68	4
Jefferson	0.67	-0.24	8.96	-6.78	82	37	59	8
Kenansville	0.08	-0.59	7.01	-6.81	88	36	65	2
Kinston	0.14	-0.56	8.87	-6.12	89	48	68	4
Laurel Springs	0.76	-0.33	9.85	-8.24	80	34	58	8
Lewiston	0.03	-0.68	11.23	-3.16	90	44	67	6
Lexington	0.27	-0.57	7.60	-7.69	88	39	64	3
Lumberton	0.24	-0.39	6.38	-8.03	89	41	67	5
Maxton	0.05	-0.51	6.56	-8.26	88	38	66	3
Monroe	0.33	-0.30	11.76	-4.26	89	42	66	4
New Bern	0.34	-0.43	9.76	-6.24	88	43	66	3
Oxford	0.41	-0.29	7.21	-7.27	85	39	62	3
Plymouth	0.36	-0.41	8.53	-7.19	89	43	67	4
RDU	0.36	-0.27	12.74	-1.18	92	41	68	7
Raleigh	0.23	-0.43	10.38	-4.66	89	47	67	5
Roanoke Rapids	0.18	-0.59	13.26	-1.25	92	43	66	7
Rocky Mount	0.07	-0.58	10.78	-3.57	90	39	66	5
Siler City	0.00	-0.78	8.17	-7.57	87	34	63	3
Southport	0.02	-0.68	5.48	-11.10	77	50	65	3
Waynesville	0.21	-0.64	10.91	-6.81	82	36	57	3
Whiteville	0.01	-0.65	2.05	-12.70	85	47	68	4
Williamston	0.06	-0.64	9.34	-5.41	89	45	67	6
Wilmington	0.31	-0.37	9.24	-5.67	85	49	68	3
Winston-Salem	0.53	-0.28	11.79	-1.65	88	44	66	6
¹Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update April 27, 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 April 26, 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending April 26, 2009