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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 1, 2008

 

GENERAL:  Most of North Carolina received scattered rain throughout the week with Charlotte recording 1.14 inches. Soil moisture levels in the Mountain Region are considerably dryer than the Piedmont and Coastal Regions.  In the Mountain Region there was little relief, with moisture amounts between .32 to 1.08 inches.  There were 5.6 days suitable for field work, compared to 5.9 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 4% very short, 21% short, 72% adequate and 3% surplus. Activities during the week included the planting of cotton, peanuts, sorghum, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, flue-cured and burley tobacco and harvesting hay, barley, rye and truck crops.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Cotton
99
92
99
97
Peanuts
90
78
89
93
Sorghum
59
45
56
58
Soybeans
46
35
50
46
Sweetpotatoes
51
46
56
46
Tobacco: Burley
84
64
46
45
Tobacco: Flue-cured
97
93
97
97
Phenological:
Soybeans % Emerged
24
N/A
35
31
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
78
68
82
67
Barley
24
22
39
20
Oats
19
N/A
28
18
Rye
11
N/A
42
16
Truck Crops
85
80
74
86

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
 Excellent
Barley
0
2
6
73
19
Oats
0
0
8
76
16
Rye
0
0
3
84
13
Wheat
0
1
12
68
19
Cotton
1
1
30
61
7
Corn
0
2
16
65
17
Hay
0
3
23
63
11
Irish Potatoes
0
0
51
42
7
Pasture
1
3
32
53
11
Peanuts
0
0
15
82
3
Peaches
0
2
14
69
15
Sorghum
0
0
21
70
9
Soybeans
0
0
14
83
3
Sweetpotatoes
0
6
12
78
4
Tobacco:Flue-Cured
0
0
23
69
8
Tobacco:Burley
0
0
45
52
3

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
4
21
72
3
Mountain Region
13
43
43
1
Piedmont Region
1
18
77
4
Coastal Plain Region 
1
8
88
3

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 31, 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           
0.55
-0.42
17.24
-2.07
89
54
70
-2
Asheville
0.60
-0.45
15.03
-4.85
87
53
69
4
Aurora         
0.56
-0.58
18.90
-0.88
87
54
70
-3
Beech Mountain 
0.51
-0.94
17.33
-7.95
86
45
62
6
Chapel Hill    
0.45
-0.63
20.32
0.48
89
51
70
1
Charlotte      
1.14
0.27
15.13
-3.59
91
55
72
1
Clinton        
0.82
-0.26
19.32
-1.00
89
52
71
-2
Concord        
0.56
-0.42
16.09
-3.12
92
55
72
1
Eden           
0.20
-0.73
15.03
-3.53
87
49
68
-2
Elizabeth City 
0.37
-0.65
10.27
-9.34
87
45
69
-3
Fayetteville
1.10
0.22
18.11
-0.18
90
53
70
-3
Goldsboro   
0.67
-0.23
19.44
-0.42
87
52
69
-4
Greensboro     
0.16
-0.75
14.96
-2.37
89
56
72
4
Greenville  
0.70
-0.35
17.71
-2.08
92
53
72
-1
Halifax     
0.99
0.03
21.85
2.74
90
46
72
2
Hayesville     
0.65
-0.26
22.68
3.73
88
54
70
-3
Hickory        
0.59
-0.53
12.26
-8.59
91
54
72
3
Jackson Springs
0.66
-0.27
17.56
-1.62
91
53
71
-1
Jacksonville   
0.65
-0.54
21.92
0.64
86
52
71
-2
Jefferson   
0.44
-0.60
14.87
-5.32
79
35
63
2
Kinston     
0.67
-0.45
19.11
-1.21
88
53
70
-1
Laurinburg     
0.16
-0.82
18.75
-0.37
93
54
73
0
Lenoir         
0.73
-0.38
14.94
-5.57
88
50
69
-2
Lexington      
0.87
-0.11
13.21
-6.16
92
48
71
-1
Lincolnton     
0.96
-0.09
14.45
-5.75
89
53
72
2
Louisburg      
0.73
-0.23
17.41
-1.97
86
48
67
-2
Marshall       
1.08
0.27
14.31
-3.31
88
41
67
3
Monroe   
0.69
-0.22
13.78
-6.04
91
55
72
1
Mount Airy     
0.30
-0.64
14.48
-4.74
88
44
67
-3
New Bern       
0.47
-0.65
16.07
-4.54
86
51
71
-3
North Wilkesboro
0.32
-0.80
14.30
-6.73
91
46
68
1
Old Fort       
0.84
-0.28
14.21
-7.55
89
44
68
3
Oxford      
0.62
-0.27
16.64
-1.79
89
48
70
-1
Raleigh-Durham 
0.17
-0.74
16.99
-0.72
89
55
72
2
Roanoke Rapids 
0.77
-0.19
19.87
0.76
87
47
68
-3
Rocky Mount
0.34
-0.61
15.72
-3.20
89
50
70
-1
Siler City     
0.48
-0.53
18.54
-1.76
85
53
68
-1
Waynesville    
0.61
-0.33
18.13
-3.55
82
49
68
4
Whiteville     
0.98
-0.14
20.44
0.54
90
46
70
-3
Williamston    
0.76
-0.29
18.08
-1.52
87
49
69
-3
Wilmington
0.36
-0.81
17.13
-1.96
87
53
71
-2
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

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