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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending May 18, 2008

 

GENERAL: Most of North Carolina received rain this week with Wilmington recording 2.72 inches.  Average temperatures were below normal and ranged between 50 to 67 degrees.  Light rain showers dominated the Mountain region, with little drought relief being experienced.  On the other hand, the Piedmont and Coastal regions have received more rain and crops are reaping the benefits.  There were 5.5 days suitable for field work, unchanged from last week.   Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 1% very short, 16% short, 72% adequate and 11% surplus. Activities during the week included the planting of cotton, peanuts, sorghum, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, flue-cured and burley tobacco and harvesting hay, barley and truck crops.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Cotton
70
34
79
77
Peanuts
56
25
60
56
Sorghum
34
29
38
31
Soybeans
20
10
22
24
Sweetpotatoes
44
20
29
20
Tobacco: Burley
62
61
N/A
16
Tobacco: Flue-cured
88
74
88
90
Phenological:
Corn % Emerged
93
65
95
89
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
45
34
56
42
Truck Crops
55
43
49
78

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
 Excellent
Barley
0
0
7
75
18
Oats
0
0
11
69
20
Rye
0
0
4
61
35
Wheat
0
1
20
59
20
Cotton
0
3
39
51
7
Corn
1
1
24
57
17
Hay
0
2
31
55
12
Irish Potatoes
0
0
22
59
19
Pasture
1
5
34
47
13
Sorghum
0
7
10
78
5
Tobacco
0
0
25
54
21
Truck Crops
0
0
8
79
13

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
1
16
72
11
Mountain Region
4
39
51
6
Piedmont Region
0
16
74
10
Coastal Plain Region 
0
3
83
14

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 17, 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           
1.82
0.83
15.73
-1.58
81
46
62
-6
Asheville
0.24
-0.79
14.29
-3.49
72
40
59
-5
Aurora         
0.70
-0.40
17.67
0.15
82
47
64
-5
Beech Mountain 
0.95
-0.38
16.30
-6.13
72
33
50
-4
Chapel Hill    
2.70
1.65
19.15
1.45
81
46
61
-6
Charlotte      
0.50
-0.41
13.69
-3.25
81
44
64
-4
Clinton        
0.16
-0.95
17.35
-0.77
83
45
64
-5
Concord        
0.86
-0.07
14.31
-2.94
83
46
63
-5
Eden           
0.63
-0.34
13.89
-2.76
77
43
59
-7
Elizabeth City 
0.48
-0.59
9.58
-7.94
82
40
63
-6
Fayetteville
0.87
0.07
16.20
-0.37
84
46
64
-5
Goldsboro   
0.81
-0.11
18.10
0.05
82
46
62
-8
Greensboro     
0.49
-0.44
14.51
-0.93
78
47
62
-5
Greenville  
1.36
0.38
17.40
-0.30
83
45
65
-4
Halifax     
1.02
0.04
20.58
3.42
82
48
65
-2
Hayesville     
0.69
-0.22
20.74
3.62
74
37
58
-11
Hickory        
0.38
-0.65
11.51
-7.16
80
45
62
-5
Jackson Springs
0.60
-0.27
16.25
-1.09
82
47
63
-6
Jacksonville   
2.33
1.16
20.31
1.41
85
46
66
-4
Jefferson   
0.65
-0.47
13.92
-4.15
71
37
54
-6
Kinston     
0.90
-0.14
17.59
-0.53
83
44
64
-4
Laurinburg     
1.07
0.25
18.15
0.90
84
47
64
-6
Lenoir         
0.51
-0.54
13.82
-4.52
78
45
61
-6
Lexington      
0.58
-0.33
11.97
-5.44
80
42
62
-7
Lincolnton     
0.69
-0.36
13.39
-4.66
80
40
62
-6
Louisburg      
2.01
0.96
15.84
-1.54
82
42
60
-6
Marshall       
0.52
-0.32
12.77
-3.20
76
35
56
-6
Monroe   
0.39
-0.45
12.20
-5.81
82
46
64
-5
Mount Airy     
0.80
-0.21
13.89
-3.41
75
42
58
-8
New Bern       
0.93
-0.13
15.12
-3.25
84
44
65
-5
North Wilkesboro
0.43
-0.59
13.77
-5.08
76
44
59
-6
Old Fort       
0.73
-0.39
13.23
-6.27
75
40
57
-6
Oxford      
1.36
0.42
15.13
-1.46
81
45
61
-6
Raleigh-Durham 
1.45
0.54
15.82
-0.02
82
44
63
-5
Roanoke Rapids 
1.14
0.16
18.27
1.11
81
46
63
-5
Rocky Mount
0.85
-0.09
14.85
-2.14
83
43
63
-5
Siler City     
2.07
1.02
17.41
-0.83
81
46
61
-5
Waynesville    
0.36
-0.62
16.97
-2.79
74
33
56
-5
Whiteville     
0.45
-0.61
19.06
1.40
82
45
65
-5
Williamston    
0.81
-0.22
16.16
-1.34
82
44
63
-5
Wilmington
2.72
1.71
16.47
-0.35
86
47
67
-4
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

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