Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 10, 2008

GENERAL: North Carolina received widespread rain throughout the week with totals ranging from 0.96 to 3.63 inches. The recent rains have been a great relief and have improved some area’s surface water supplies. Temperatures were above normal for the week with average temperatures ranging from 41 to 59 degrees. There were 3.6 days suitable for field work, compared to 4.5 days the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 1% very short, 9% short, 65% adequate and 25% surplus. Activities during the week included tending to livestock, spring planting preparations and general farm maintenance.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Cabbage	39	21	58	34
Irish Potatoes	17	15	49	36

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	2	15	70	13
Oats	0	1	23	64	12
Rye	0	0	15	75	10
Wheat	0	7	21	54	18

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	1	9	65	25
Mountain Region	3	5	63	29
Piedmont Region	0	18	74	8
Coastal Plain Region	0	3	57	40

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 8, 2007**
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
Apex	2.48	1.5	6.86	-2.28	73	28	52	5
Asheville	2.39	1.27	8.74	-0.01	64	24	47	3
Aurora	1.04	0.13	7.61	-1.23	74	34	57	8
Beech Mountain	3.63	2.37	10.01	-0.46	53	8	36	3
Chapel Hill	3.53	2.53	8.59	-0.45	73	28	52	6
Charlotte	1.99	0.91	6.59	-2.49	73	24	54	7
Clinton	2.19	1.21	9.29	0.14	74	31	55	6
Concord	1.7	0.67	5.97	-3.01	74	24	51	4
Eden	1.64	0.7	4.19	-4.13	70	25	48	3
Elizabeth City	0.96	-0.01	4.59	-4.58	73	31	56	9
Fayetteville	1.63	0.65	7.64	-1.27	72	29	53	4
Goldsboro	2.73	1.75	9.42	-0.02	74	31	54	5
Greensboro	2.5	1.59	6.1	-1.69	71	27	53	8
Greenville	2.5	1.59	9.59	0.32	76	37	57	9
Halifax	3.42	2.51	10.26	1.45	76	30	55	9
Hayesville	2.59	1.61	12.77	3.81	70	24	46	-3
Hickory	1.61	0.47	6.29	-3.14	68	25	50	4
Jackson Springs	1.93	0.88	7.82	-1.51	73	27	53	5
Jacksonville	1.22	0.22	8.99	-0.96	74	32	59	8
Jefferson	2.98	2	8.33	-0.05	62	19	41	0
Kinston	2.15	1.24	8.31	-0.98	74	32	55	7
Laurinburg	2.19	1.14	9.01	-0.45	75	28	56	6
Lenoir	2.13	1.01	8.17	-0.76	67	20	45	-3
Lexington	1.51	0.53	6	-3.05	73	20	50	2
Lincolnton	2.12	1.04	6.36	-2.62	71	19	50	2
Louisburg	2.49	1.51	6.67	-2.32	74	28	52	8
Marshall	2.31	1.36	7.37	-0.38	68	17	43	0
Monroe	1.78	0.66	6.66	-3.25	72	25	54	5
Mount Airy	1.58	0.62	5.71	-2.35	68	25	45	-1
New Bern	2.16	1.2	8.05	-1.88	74	33	58	8
North Wilkesboro	1.91	0.83	6.44	-2.78	69	20	45	3
Old Fort	2.29	1.03	7.62	-1.97	67	20	44	2
Oxford	2.81	1.83	7.12	-1.45	71	28	52	6
Raleigh-Durham	3.22	2.31	7.64	-0.86	74	28	56	9
Roanoke Rapids	2.84	1.93	7.51	-1.3	76	32	52	6
Rocky Mount	3.02	2.04	7.01	-1.8	75	30	56	9
Siler City	2.71	1.66	7.25	-2.23	73	26	51	7
Waynesville	3.13	1.87	10.12	0.05	66	18	44	-1
Whiteville	2.68	1.63	9.2	0.12	73	31	56	7
Williamston	3.09	2.16	10.12	1.13	75	31	56	8
Wilmington	0.98	0.07	8.16	-0.74	75	34	59	8
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update March 10, 2008

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

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending March 10, 2008

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending March 10, 2008