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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 8, 2008

 

GENERAL: North Carolina received between 0 to 1.46 inches of rain throughout the week.  Laurinburg reported the most with 1.46 inches.  Soil moisture levels in the state deteriorated greatly with short and very short reported at 69% compared to 25% for the week ending June 1st.  High temperatures and lack of rain are the main contributors to the deterioration.  There is some concern that the lack of rain and excess heat will adversely affect the corn and soybean crop during their critical developmental stages.  There were 6.6 days suitable for field work, compared to 5.6 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 15% very short, 54% short, 31% adequate and 0% surplus. Activities during the week included the planting of peanuts, sorghum, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, and burley tobacco and harvesting hay, Irish potatoes, barley, rye, oats, wheat and truck crops.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Peanuts
95
90
94
98
Sorghum
63
59
71
65
Soybeans
53
46
60
57
Sweetpotatoes
55
51
66
59
Tobacco: Burley
90
84
76
65
Phenological:
Soybeans % Emerged
38
24
47
43
Harvested:
Irish Potatoes
11
N/A
N/A
N/A
Barley
47
24
63
38
Oats
31
19
38
28
Rye
29
11
46
26
Wheat
19
N/A
10
10
Truck Crops
88
85
83
91

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
2
4
18
34
42
Barley
0
2
6
70
22
Oats
0
0
14
75
11
Rye
0
0
4
81
15
Wheat
0
1
16
66
17
Cotton
2
3
35
50
10
Corn
1
5
27
56
11
Hay 
2
7
21
63
7
Irish Potatoes
0
0
47
38
15
Pasture 
3
13
37
41
6
Peanuts
0
0
12
70
18
Peaches
0
7
23
55
15
Sorghum
0
3
34
59
4
Soybeans
0
3
23
71
3
Sweetpotatoes
0
9
19
68
4
Tobacco: Flue-Cured
3
5
25
58
9
Tobacco: Burley
1
3
42
52
2

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
15
54
31
0
Mountain Region
28
55
17
0
Piedmont Region
10
54
36
0
Coastal Plain Region 
7
53
40
0

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 7, 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           
0.20
-0.71
17.44
-2.78
99
62
80
8
Asheville
0.07
-0.92
15.10
-5.77
92
56
74
7
Aurora         
0.03
-1.10
18.93
-1.98
98
65
82
9
Beech Mountain 
0.28
-1.19
17.61
-9.14
94
51
69
12
Chapel Hill    
0.03
-1.02
20.35
-0.54
97
63
80
10
Charlotte      
0.16
-0.65
15.29
-4.24
97
64
80
8
Clinton        
0.07
-0.98
19.39
-1.98
98
64
81
9
Concord        
0.00
-0.98
16.09
-4.10
99
64
82
10
Eden           
0.09
-0.82
15.12
-4.35
96
58
77
7
Elizabeth City 
0.02
-0.92
10.29
-10.26
99
53
80
7
Fayetteville
0.49
-0.42
18.60
-0.60
98
64
82
9
Goldsboro   
0.08
-0.76
19.52
-1.18
99
63
81
7
Greensboro     
0.00
-0.90
14.96
-3.27
97
63
80
10
Greenville  
0.05
-1.01
17.76
-3.09
99
60
83
11
Halifax     
0.04
-0.87
21.89
1.87
99
61
81
10
Hayesville     
0.33
-0.57
23.01
3.16
94
57
75
2
Hickory        
0.00
-1.12
12.26
-9.71
97
60
79
8
Jackson Springs
0.28
-0.70
17.84
-2.32
98
62
81
8
Jacksonville   
0.79
-0.40
22.71
0.24
96
62
80
7
Jefferson   
0.08
-0.90
14.95
-6.22
93
48
70
6
Kinston     
0.20
-0.93
19.31
-2.14
98
61
81
9
Laurinburg     
1.46
0.39
20.21
0.02
100
64
83
9
Lenoir         
0.09
-0.96
15.03
-6.53
98
58
76
6
Lexington      
0.00
-1.02
13.21
-7.18
102
59
79
7
Lincolnton     
0.08
-0.90
14.53
-6.65
98
59
79
7
Louisburg      
0.00
-0.88
17.41
-2.85
99
61
79
9
Marshall       
0.00
-0.77
14.31
-4.08
94
52
72
6
Monroe   
0.00
-0.91
13.78
-6.95
97
62
80
7
Mount Airy     
0.00
-0.86
14.48
-5.60
96
56
75
5
New Bern       
0.13
-1.05
16.20
-5.59
98
57
81
7
North Wilkesboro
0.00
-1.13
14.30
-7.86
96
58
76
8
Old Fort       
0.08
-1.04
14.29
-8.59
95
56
74
8
Oxford      
0.00
-0.84
16.64
-2.63
98
62
80
9
Raleigh-Durham 
0.14
-0.76
17.13
-1.48
100
61
82
11
Roanoke Rapids 
0.03
-0.88
19.90
-0.12
100
59
79
8
Rocky Mount
0.04
-0.87
15.76
-4.07
100
57
81
9
Siler City     
0.00
-0.92
18.54
-2.68
98
62
79
10
Waynesville    
0.79
-0.07
18.83
-3.71
92
51
71
6
Whiteville     
0.92
-0.20
21.36
0.34
97
58
79
7
Williamston    
0.00
-0.98
18.08
-2.50
99
58
81
8
Wilmington
0.34
-0.90
17.47
-2.86
98
63
82
8
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

 

 

 

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