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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending May 11, 2008

 

GENERAL: Most of North Carolina received rain this week with Whiteville recording 2.58 inches.  Average temperatures were above normal and ranged between 59 to 72 degrees.  The coastal region is reporting 17% of the area’s topsoil moisture surplus, while the mountain region is reporting that 8% of the area’s topsoil moisture is very short.  There are a few unofficial reports of crop damage due to high winds and hailstorms through the Piedmont and Coastal regions.  There were 5.5 days suitable for field work, compared to 5.0 the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 2% very short, 15% short, 69% adequate and 14% surplus. Activities during the week included the planting of corn, cotton, peanuts, sorghum, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, flue-cured and burley tobacco, and spreading fertilizer and chemicals.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Corn
95
87
98
94
Cotton
34
13
54
53
Peanuts
25
N/A
24
27
Sorghum
29
17
32
19
Soybeans
10
N/A
13
13
Sweetpotatoes
20
N/A
11
N/A
Tobacco: Burley
61
22
N/A
12
Tobacco: Flue-cured
74
43
77
79
Phenological:
Corn % Emerged
65
54
90
80
Wheat % Headed
97
90
93
89
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
34
16
35
22
Truck Crops
43
N/A
28
72

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Barley
0
2
8
66
24
Oats
0
1
14
71
14
Rye
0
0
3
78
19
Wheat
0
1
18
64
17
Corn
0
1
23
66
10
Hay
0
1
25
66
8
Irish Potatoes
0
0
14
72
14
Pasture 
1
6
30
54
9
Tobacco: Flue-cured
0
0
22
70
8
Truck Crops
0
1
10
67
22

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
2
15
69
14
Mountain Region
8
30
59
3
Piedmont Region
1
18
65
16
Coastal Plain Region 
0
4
79
17

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 2008
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
Apex           
0.50
-0.45
13.91
-2.41
83
53
68
3
Asheville
0.35
-0.61
14.05
-2.70
79
44
65
4
Aurora         
0.39
-0.63
16.97
0.55
82
57
70
4
Beech Mountain 
0.44
-0.84
15.35
-5.75
76
41
57
6
Chapel Hill    
0.69
-0.28
16.45
-0.20
82
50
67
4
Charlotte      
0.25
-0.59
13.19
-2.84
83
51
70
5
Clinton        
1.50
0.46
17.19
0.18
83
54
69
3
Concord        
0.96
0.08
13.45
-2.87
84
52
69
5
Eden           
2.02
1.11
13.26
-2.42
80
46
64
1
Elizabeth City 
0.18
-0.84
9.10
-7.35
83
46
67
3
Fayetteville
0.05
-0.71
15.33
-0.44
84
55
69
3
Goldsboro   
0.63
-0.28
17.29
0.16
81
52
68
2
Greensboro     
0.64
-0.24
14.02
-0.49
81
53
68
4
Greenville  
0.32
-0.61
16.04
-0.68
84
51
70
4
Halifax     
1.12
0.15
19.56
3.38
82
50
66
2
Hayesville     
1.30
0.40
20.05
3.84
80
40
64
-3
Hickory        
0.16
-0.80
11.13
-6.51
82
50
68
5
Jackson Springs
0.97
0.15
15.65
-0.82
83
52
69
3
Jacksonville   
0.52
-0.56
17.98
0.25
86
52
71
4
Jefferson   
0.25
-0.80
13.27
-3.68
74
37
59
2
Kinston     
1.07
0.09
16.69
-0.39
84
50
68
3
Laurinburg     
1.27
0.52
17.08
0.65
87
55
72
5
Lenoir         
0.61
-0.39
13.31
-3.98
82
47
67
3
Lexington      
0.18
-0.69
11.39
-5.11
85
46
68
2
Lincolnton     
1.02
0.01
12.70
-4.30
81
47
67
3
Louisburg      
0.16
-0.83
13.83
-2.50
82
48
66
4
Marshall       
0.44
-0.40
12.25
-2.88
82
36
62
3
Monroe   
0.31
-0.48
11.81
-5.36
83
54
69
4
Mount Airy     
1.29
0.31
13.09
-3.20
80
42
63
0
New Bern       
0.05
-0.94
14.19
-3.12
85
52
70
3
North Wilkesboro
1.19
0.21
13.34
-4.49
81
46
65
4
Old Fort       
0.22
-0.83
12.50
-5.88
81
41
64
5
Oxford      
0.22
-0.68
13.77
-1.88
83
50
66
2
Raleigh-Durham 
0.50
-0.36
14.37
-0.56
83
51
69
4
Roanoke Rapids 
0.03
-0.94
17.13
0.95
82
48
66
3
Rocky Mount
0.62
-0.28
14.00
-2.05
82
47
68
3
Siler City     
0.68
-0.33
15.34
-1.85
80
51
67
4
Waynesville    
0.89
-0.08
16.61
-2.17
76
34
60
2
Whiteville     
2.58
1.62
18.61
2.01
86
54
70
4
Williamston    
0.10
-0.87
15.35
-1.12
82
50
69
3
Wilmington
0.88
-0.03
13.75
-2.06
88
53
72
4
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

 

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