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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending May 25, 2008

 

GENERAL: Most of North Carolina received scattered rain through out the week with Hayesville recording 1.29 inches.  Average temperatures were below normal and ranged between 52 to 71 degrees.  Soil moisture levels in the Mountain Region are considerably dryer than the Piedmont and Coastal Regions, with farmers hoping for adequate rainfall in the weeks to come.  There were 5.9 days suitable for field work, compared to 5.5 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 6% very short, 22% short, 66% adequate and 6% 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
92
70
95
91
Peanuts
78
56
83
81
Sorghum
45
34
50
48
Soybeans
35
20
35
36
Sweetpotatoes
46
44
40
30
Tobacco: Burley
64
62
33
28
Tobacco: Flue-cured
93
88
94
94
Phenological:
Corn % Emerged
99
93
99
95
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
68
45
74
57
Barley
22
N/A
18
11
Truck Crops
80
55
57
81

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
 Excellent
Barley
0
2
9
67
22
Oats
0
0
11
68
21
Rye
0
0
3
62
35
Wheat
0
1
17
67
15
Cotton
0
1
31
60
8
Corn
0
3
16
69
12
Hay
4
6
25
54
11
Irish Potatoes
0
0
22
60
18
Pasture
6
8
23
52
11
Peanuts
0
1
5
94
0
Tobacco
3
5
29
55
8

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
6
22
66
6
Mountain Region
17
41
41
1
Piedmont Region
3
22
67
8
Coastal Plain Region 
0
6
86
8

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 24, 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           
0.96
-0.07
16.69
-1.65
84
50
65
-5
Asheville
0.14
-0.91
14.43
-4.40
81
42
62
-3
Aurora         
0.67
-0.45
18.34
-0.30
84
55
68
-3
Beech Mountain 
0.52
-0.88
16.82
-7.01
79
37
52
-4
Chapel Hill    
0.72
-0.34
19.87
1.11
83
47
64
-4
Charlotte      
0.30
-0.61
13.99
-3.86
86
45
67
-4
Clinton        
1.15
0.03
18.50
-0.74
86
51
67
-4
Concord        
1.22
0.24
15.53
-2.70
85
48
67
-3
Eden           
0.94
-0.04
14.83
-2.80
77
44
61
-6
Elizabeth City 
0.32
-0.75
9.90
-8.69
84
49
65
-5
Fayetteville
0.81
-0.03
17.01
-0.40
87
51
67
-4
Goldsboro   
0.67
-0.24
18.77
-0.19
84
52
66
-6
Greensboro     
0.29
-0.69
14.80
-1.62
82
48
66
-3
Greenville  
0.33
-0.71
17.73
-1.01
85
50
66
-4
Halifax     
0.28
-0.71
20.86
2.71
85
50
65
-4
Hayesville     
1.29
0.37
22.03
3.99
82
44
63
-8
Hickory        
0.16
-0.90
11.67
-8.06
87
46
67
-2
Jackson Springs
0.65
-0.26
16.90
-1.35
84
51
66
-4
Jacksonville   
0.96
-0.23
21.27
1.18
88
50
69
-2
Jefferson   
0.51
-0.57
14.43
-4.72
74
36
54
-8
Kinston     
0.85
-0.23
18.44
-0.76
85
51
67
-3
Laurinburg     
0.44
-0.45
18.59
0.45
88
53
69
-3
Lenoir         
0.39
-0.67
14.21
-5.19
83
43
64
-4
Lexington      
0.37
-0.61
12.34
-6.05
86
44
65
-6
Lincolnton     
0.10
-1.00
13.49
-5.66
83
46
65
-5
Louisburg      
0.84
-0.20
16.68
-1.74
84
45
64
-4
Marshall       
0.46
-0.38
13.23
-3.58
83
37
58
-6
Monroe   
0.89
-0.01
13.09
-5.82
85
48
67
-4
Mount Airy     
0.29
-0.69
14.18
-4.10
80
39
59
-9
New Bern       
0.48
-0.64
15.60
-3.89
88
49
67
-4
North Wilkesboro
0.21
-0.85
13.98
-5.93
83
42
61
-5
Old Fort       
0.14
-1.00
13.37
-7.27
83
42
61
-3
Oxford      
1.05
0.10
16.02
-1.52
79
48
64
-5
Raleigh-Durham 
1.00
0.04
16.82
0.02
83
48
65
-4
Roanoke Rapids 
0.83
-0.16
19.10
0.95
82
51
64
-5
Rocky Mount
0.53
-0.45
15.38
-2.59
85
46
65
-5
Siler City     
0.65
-0.40
18.06
-1.23
83
48
65
-3
Waynesville    
0.55
-0.43
17.52
-3.22
80
36
58
-5
Whiteville     
0.40
-0.72
19.46
0.68
88
47
68
-3
Williamston    
1.16
0.11
17.32
-1.23
84
50
66
-5
Wilmington
0.30
-0.80
16.77
-1.15
87
54
71
-2
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

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