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

 

GENERAL: The state received scattered showers last week.  Precipitation ranged from no rain to 2.78 inches in Lewiston. Average temperatures were below normal, ranging from 65 to 82 degrees. There were 5.8 days suitable for field work, compared to 6.0 for the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 11% very short, 31% short, 54% adequate, and 4% surplus. Activities during the week included cutting hay and harvesting flue-cured tobacco.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Phenological:
Cotton % Setting Bolls
80
61
71
67
Corn % Soft Dough
80
60
75
72
Corn % Dented
26
12
28
24
Soybeans % Blooming
37
24
41
39
Peanuts % Pegging
97
91
93
93
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting
74
70
61
61
Irish Potatoes
97
92
98
96
Peaches
57
47
50
55
Tobacco: Flue-cured
12
N/A
N/A
11

 

SOYBEAN CONDITION

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Apples
14
0
16
70
0
Cotton
0
5
29
57
9
Corn
5
13
30
44
8
Hay
1
7
52
35
5
Pasture
4
14
40
40
2
Peanuts
1
4
17
71
7
Peaches
0
1
18
75
6
Sorghum
1
8
33
30
28
Soybeans
4
11
38
42
5
Sweet Potatoes
0
0
26
69
5
Tobacco: Flue-cured
3
12
33
47
5
Tobacco: Burley
9
13
60
17
1

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
11
31
54
4
Mountain Region
0
21
73
6
Piedmont Region
25
52
22
1
Coastal Plain Region 
5
15
75
5

 

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 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
0.83
-0.02
29.63
1.63
85
58
69
-5
Aurora
1.55
0.16
20.57
-7.98
90
67
77
-3
Beaufort
0.14
-1.32
21.16
-8.99
86
69
78
-3
Bogue
1.09
-0.37
20.85
-9.30
88
67
79
-2
Burlington
0.13
-0.85
21.95
-4.75
97
62
77
-3
Castle Hayne
0.36
-1.53
24.44
-8.12
91
68
78
-3
Chapel Hill
0.52
-0.39
23.12
-4.34
96
66
78
0
Charlotte
0.97
0.09
27.59
2.43
95
65
77
-4
Cherry Point
2.16
0.70
26.22
-3.93
87
65
76
-5
Clayton
2.27
1.15
24.73
-1.63
91
65
76
-4
Clinton
0.32
-1.08
18.52
-9.96
92
66
77
-3
Elizabeth City
0.48
-0.67
23.33
-4.33
92
67
79
-1
Fayetteville
0.00
-1.19
15.17
-11.60
98
65
80
-1
Fletcher
0.67
-0.31
24.52
-6.22
86
57
68
-5
Goldsboro
1.15
-0.11
20.78
-7.50
91
64
76
-6
Greensboro
0.34
-0.67
21.93
-3.23
94
65
77
-1
Greenville
0.73
-0.47
15.53
-12.30
91
66
76
-4
Hatteras
1.61
0.40
21.21
-8.57
87
70
78
-2
Hendersonville
1.28
0.45
23.31
-3.38
74
55
64
-9
Hickory
0.23
-0.68
25.20
-4.28
92
62
75
-3
High Point
0.35
-0.63
14.94
-12.30
91
63
75
-4
Jackson Springs
0.51
-0.63
18.82
-9.27
93
65
76
-4
Jacksonville
1.70
0.11
18.65
-12.40
93
64
76
-5
Jefferson
0.18
-0.80
17.78
-11.40
84
55
68
-2
Kenansville
0.67
-0.87
12.79
-14.40
95
64
78
-3
Kinston
1.34
0.14
19.82
-8.38
92
66
77
-4
Laurel Springs
0.70
-0.35
22.57
-10.80
79
53
65
-3
Lewiston
2.78
1.52
21.76
-5.57
91
65
76
-3
Lexington
0.09
-0.75
17.03
-9.98
91
63
74
-5
Lumberton
0.00
-1.28
15.90
-12.10
95
65
79
-1
Maxton
0.02
-1.16
15.54
-12.40
95
62
78
-3
Monroe
0.83
-0.22
18.85
-9.29
95
64
76
-3
New Bern
0.75
-0.79
24.63
-6.20
91
66
76
-4
Oxford
0.83
-0.22
14.84
-11.30
92
64
76
-3
Plymouth
1.69
0.50
23.49
-6.66
90
64
76
-4
RDU
0.59
-0.39
21.01
-4.13
99
67
79
0
Raleigh
0.80
-0.21
22.92
-4.31
91
66
77
-3
Rocky Mount
0.00
-0.96
17.12
-9.41
94
62
76
-3
Siler City
0.86
-0.19
14.75
-14.00
94
60
75
-3
Southport
0.03
-1.52
17.01
-14.70
90
70
82
2
Waynesville
0.12
-0.70
22.62
-7.07
83
52
66
-5
Whiteville
0.87
-0.46
10.01
-19.10
93
65
78
-3
Williamston
1.70
0.51
21.99
-6.08
92
66
77
-2
Wilmington
0.70
-1.09
30.64
-0.83
92
68
79
-3
Winston-Salem
1.43
0.42
23.68
-1.48
90
62
75
-3
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

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