Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 14, 2009

GENERAL: The state received precipitation last week ranging from no rain in Kenansville to 3.86 inches in Cherry Point. The wet weather delayed hay and small grain harvesting activities in many areas of the state. Average temperatures were normal, ranging from 65 to 79 degrees. There were 4.5 days suitable for field work, compared to 4.7 for the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 1% very short, 9% short, 64% adequate, and 26% surplus. Activities during the week included harvesting hay, potatoes, barley, oats, wheat and truck crops, and planting soybeans, sorghum, sweet potatoes, and transplanting burley tobacco.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Sorghum	86	80	67	73
Soybeans	69	55	68	67
Sweet Potatoes	75	51	78	73
Tobacco: Burley	85	78	96	84
Phenological:
Cotton % Squared	20	N/A	16	18
Soybeans % Emerged	57	44	49	53
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting	79	74	93	86
Irish Potatoes	29	27	25	15
Barley	54	17	77	65
Oats	70	44	59	49
Wheat	34	13	53	31
Truck Crops	92	88	97	95

SOYBEANS PLANTED

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Apples	11	1	10	78	0
Barley	0	8	41	47	4
Oats	0	1	26	68	5
Wheat	0	3	29	60	8
Cotton	0	1	22	73	4
Corn	0	1	19	62	18
Hay	0	5	15	70	10
Irish Potatoes	1	2	17	57	23
Pasture	0	1	11	72	16
Peanuts	0	1	4	94	1
Sorghum	0	0	20	77	3
Soybeans	0	0	24	66	10
Sweet Potatoes	0	0	35	57	8
Tobacco: Flue-cured	0	0	27	64	9
Tobacco: Burley	0	0	42	55	3

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	1	9	64	26
Mountain Region	0	1	67	32
Piedmont Region	0	12	53	35
Coastal Plain Region	2	13	76	9

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 14, 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	2.81	1.76	24.89	2.39	87	58	70	2
Aurora	0.95	-0.10	14.03	-7.13	89	64	76	1
Beaufort	2.02	1.11	16.67	-6.48	87	67	77	1
Bogue	1.77	0.86	15.69	-7.46	88	66	77	1
Burlington	0.81	-0.11	19.08	-1.66	89	61	75	1
Chapel Hill	1.71	0.78	20.50	-1.58	93	63	77	4
Charlotte	0.42	-0.35	23.84	3.68	89	63	76	0
Cherry Point	3.86	2.95	18.29	-4.86	89	64	75	-1
Clayton	1.29	0.47	15.51	-4.86	89	64	76	1
Clinton	0.32	-0.66	13.45	-7.36	92	65	77	2
Elizabeth City	1.05	0.21	14.68	-6.83	89	62	77	3
Fayetteville	0.81	-0.13	14.63	-5.51	95	66	79	4
Fletcher	2.58	1.45	21.23	-3.40	85	58	69	2
Gastonia	0.11	-0.74	24.51	4.00	88	62	75	1
Goldsboro	0.45	-0.45	15.14	-6.43	91	64	77	0
Greensboro	0.51	-0.26	19.46	0.00	89	63	75	2
Greenville	0.88	-0.11	11.90	-9.26	90	63	77	2
Hatteras	0.13	-0.72	17.04	-6.66	85	66	76	2
Hendersonville	1.69	0.74	18.91	-2.78	74	59	65	-3
Hickory	0.22	-0.90	21.97	-1.45	87	62	74	1
High Point	0.95	0.04	13.92	-7.69	89	61	74	0
Jackson Springs	0.41	-0.54	14.77	-6.63	89	65	76	1
Jacksonville	0.68	-0.38	13.38	-9.34	93	63	77	2
Kenansville	0.00	-0.83	10.91	-8.61	91	63	76	1
Kinston	1.65	0.63	13.67	-7.62	90	64	77	1
Laurel Springs	0.78	-0.42	18.49	-8.30	80	56	66	3
Lewiston	1.81	0.97	16.07	-4.52	89	64	76	3
Lexington	1.54	0.56	14.21	-7.40	88	61	74	1
Lumberton	0.47	-0.57	12.68	-8.11	95	65	78	3
Maxton	0.06	-1.07	12.20	-8.44	94	63	77	1
Monroe	0.46	-0.52	16.09	-5.76	89	63	76	1
New Bern	1.34	0.28	19.78	-2.98	92	64	76	1
Oxford	1.06	0.30	11.94	-8.72	86	61	72	0
Plymouth	0.58	-0.61	14.32	-8.69	89	64	76	1
RDU	0.89	0.12	18.65	-1.03	94	65	78	4
Raleigh	0.55	-0.36	16.02	-5.23	88	63	76	1
Roanoke Rapids	0.18	-0.66	18.00	-2.59	90	64	77	4
Rocky Mount	0.81	0.04	14.83	-5.65	91	61	77	3
Siler City	0.19	-0.72	11.60	-11.10	90	58	74	1
Southport	1.87	0.75	13.74	-9.61	84	64	76	2
Waynesville	0.31	-0.67	19.66	-4.98	82	55	67	1
Whiteville	0.78	-0.27	6.59	-15.20	91	66	78	2
Williamston	0.61	-0.42	15.27	-6.02	89	65	77	3
Wilmington	0.36	-0.81	17.21	-4.82	94	66	78	2
Winston-Salem	1.62	0.85	20.10	0.63	89	63	74	1
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
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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending June 14, 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 14, 2009