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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 5, 2009

 

GENERAL: The majority of the state received very little rain last week, ranging from no rain to 2.13 inches in Elizabeth City.  Average temperatures ranged from 63 to 82 degrees.  Heat and a lack of rainfall continued to stress crops, especially corn and late planted soybeans.  There were 6.5 days suitable for field work, the most of any week this year, compared to 6.4 for the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 17% very short, 43% short, 39% adequate, and 1% surplus.  Activities during the week included cutting hay and harvesting potatoes.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Sorghum
95
91
86
92
Soybeans
95
89
93
93
Phenological:
Cotton % Squared
78
59
83
80
Cotton % Setting Bolls
19
N/A
N/A
10
Corn % Silked
88
66
69
76
Corn % Soft Dough
12
N/A
15
15
Soybeans % Emerged
88
79
82
85
Peanuts % Pegging
74
54
50
47
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
97
94
100
97
Hay 2nd Cutting
35
20
32
32
Irish Potatoes
74
48
69
66
Barley
95
93
100
98
Oats
98
93
100
96
Wheat
98
86
97
93

 

CORN CONDITION

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
13
0
22
65
0
Cotton
1
9
43
44
3
Corn
4
18
37
34
7
Hay
0
7
38
49
6
Irish Potatoes
1
2
14
75
8
Pasture
1
8
33
54
4
Peanuts
2
5
34
57
2
Sorghum
0
3
64
32
1
Soybeans
2
9
38
48
3
Sweet Potatoes
0
0
49
43
8
Tobacco: Flue-cured
1
7
44
45
3
Tobacco: Burley
0
3
56
38
3

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
17
43
39
1
Mountain Region
2
23
70
5
Piedmont Region
24
58
18
0
Coastal Plain Region 
22
39
39
0

 

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 6, 2009
Station Location
Precipitation (Inches)¹
Temperature (Degrees F.)
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
0.27
-0.65
27.77
2.34
85
54
70
-2
Aurora
1.05
-0.15
16.84
-7.72
93
65
79
1
Beaufort
0.18
-0.91
18.22
-7.89
89
66
81
2
Bogue
0.09
-1.00
16.38
-9.73
93
65
81
2
Burlington
0.06
-0.92
20.93
-2.72
91
58
75
-3
Castle Hayne
0.03
-1.54
19.66
-7.37
93
63
81
2
Chapel Hill
0.31
-0.55
21.16
-3.60
93
61
77
0
Charlotte
0.20
-0.64
24.79
2.22
92
57
76
-3
Cherry Point
0.05
-1.04
19.66
-6.45
95
62
79
0
Clayton
0.05
-0.93
19.95
-3.13
93
63
77
-1
Clinton
0.30
-0.97
15.56
-8.75
94
61
79
0
Elizabeth City
2.13
1.12
18.99
-5.25
93
63
78
0
Fayetteville
0.00
-1.12
14.89
-8.41
98
67
82
3
Fletcher
0.23
-0.77
22.95
-4.87
85
54
69
-2
Gastonia
0.01
-0.82
25.09
2.07
89
57
75
-3
Goldsboro
0.18
-0.91
17.90
-6.68
93
59
77
-3
Greensboro
0.01
-0.93
21.06
-1.02
90
61
76
-1
Greenville
0.16
-0.95
12.56
-11.80
93
61
77
-2
Hatteras
0.16
-0.79
18.13
-8.32
89
72
81
3
Hendersonville
0.23
-0.61
21.27
-3.04
73
53
63
-8
Hickory
0.10
-0.94
23.32
-3.34
90
59
74
-3
High Point
0.02
-0.89
14.09
-10.20
89
57
73
-4
Jackson Springs
0.00
-1.12
15.99
-8.59
92
62
78
0
Jacksonville
0.02
-1.35
13.99
-12.40
99
55
79
0
Jefferson
0.31
-0.67
16.94
-9.33
90
55
66
-3
Kenansville
0.02
-1.23
11.12
-11.60
95
57
77
-2
Kinston
0.80
-0.37
16.65
-7.97
95
61
78
-2
Laurel Springs
0.29
-0.83
21.44
-8.80
77
49
65
-2
Lewiston
1.36
0.25
18.15
-5.45
93
62
77
0
Lexington
0.01
-0.90
14.40
-10.00
88
57
73
-4
Lumberton
0.24
-0.97
13.33
-10.80
96
61
80
2
Maxton
0.01
-1.25
13.36
-10.90
97
57
80
1
Monroe
0.00
-1.05
17.89
-7.10
94
60
77
-1
New Bern
0.19
-1.12
21.62
-4.78
94
61
79
0
Oxford
0.18
-0.71
13.34
-9.74
87
58
72
-5
Plymouth
0.12
-1.07
14.76
-11.80
93
59
77
-2
RDU
0.09
-0.82
19.31
-2.88
97
60
79
1
Raleigh
0.01
-0.97
20.95
-3.20
93
60
77
-1
Rocky Mount
0.16
-0.66
16.91
-6.47
94
58
76
-1
Siler City
0.03
-0.98
12.71
-12.80
91
53
73
-4
Southport
0.00
-1.38
14.83
-12.30
90
63
80
2
Waynesville
0.59
-0.25
21.47
-5.83
80
50
66
-3
Whiteville
0.00
-1.19
6.99
-18.30
95
61
81
1
Williamston
0.59
-0.53
16.44
-8.10
94
62
77
-1
Wilmington
0.06
-1.49
20.61
-5.62
96
63
81
1
Winston-Salem
0.05
-0.89
21.34
-0.74
88
58
75
-2
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

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