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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 15, 2008

 

GENERAL: North Carolina received between 0 to 3.18 inches of rain throughout the week.  Beech Mountain reported the most with 3.18.  Above average temperatures and little rain accelerated small grain harvest across the state.  There were some reports of growing concern about the future of the crops in the state if high temperatures and lack of rain continue.  There were 6.6 days suitable for field work, unchanged from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 23% very short, 56% short, 21% adequate and 0% surplus.  Activities during the week included the planting of 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:
Sorghum
68
63
78
73
Soybeans
71
53
71
66
Sweetpotatoes
82
55
78
66
Tobacco: Burley
97
90
88
81
Phenological:
Cotton % Squared
18
N/A
22
18
Soybeans % Emerged
51
38
60
53
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting
94
90
90
82
Hay 2nd Cutting
12
N/A
N/A
N/A
Irish Potatoes
27
N/A
N/A
14
Barley
82
47
71
58
Oats
64
31
60
44
Rye
52
30
56
42
Wheat
59
19
34
28
Truck Crops
98
88
88
96

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
0
0
8
32
60
Oats
0
0
10
69
21
Rye
0
0
4
77
19
Wheat
0
1
10
70
19
Cotton
2
4
29
62
3
Corn
6
11
26
54
3
Hay 
2
4
30
58
6
Irish Potatoes
0
0
25
59
16
Pasture 
2
14
42
39
3
Peanuts
0
2
15
80
3
Peaches
0
5
22
68
5
Sorghum
0
9
25
64
2
Soybeans
1
7
28
62
2
Sweetpotatoes
0
10
24
60
6
Tobacco: Flue-Cured
1
1
43
53
2
Tobacco: Burley
2
7
31
54
6

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
23
56
21
0
Mountain Region
32
46
22
0
Piedmont Region
27
57
16
0
Coastal Plain Region 
16
57
27
0

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 14, 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           
0.88
-0.03
18.32
-2.81
99
67
82
8
Asheville
0.26
-0.72
15.36
-6.49
93
62
76
8
Aurora         
0.00
-1.19
18.93
-3.17
101
68
83
8
Beech Mountain 
3.18
1.71
20.79
-7.43
87
52
69
10
Chapel Hill    
0.12
-0.93
20.47
-1.47
98
69
83
11
Charlotte      
0.36
-0.41
15.65
-4.65
99
65
82
7
Clinton        
1.28
0.23
20.67
-1.75
101
66
83
9
Concord        
1.20
0.22
17.29
-3.88
100
68
83
9
Eden           
0.52
-0.35
15.64
-4.70
96
65
79
7
Elizabeth City 
0.01
-0.90
10.30
-11.16
100
58
80
6
Fayetteville
2.56
1.60
21.16
1.00
100
68
82
8
Goldsboro   
1.15
0.29
20.67
-0.89
100
66
82
7
Greensboro     
0.35
-0.49
15.31
-3.76
98
69
82
10
Greenville  
0.05
-1.07
17.76
-4.21
103
62
82
8
Halifax     
0.36
-0.52
22.21
1.31
102
63
83
10
Hayesville     
0.46
-0.44
23.47
2.72
94
63
77
2
Hickory        
0.20
-0.92
12.46
-10.63
99
66
81
8
Jackson Springs
0.47
-0.51
18.31
-2.83
99
67
82
8
Jacksonville   
0.00
-1.19
22.71
-0.95
97
63
81
7
Jefferson   
1.71
0.75
16.66
-5.47
88
54
70
6
Kinston     
0.67
-0.52
19.98
-2.66
100
64
82
9
Laurinburg     
0.62
-0.53
20.83
-0.51
102
69
84
8
Lenoir         
0.41
-0.64
15.44
-7.17
100
64
81
9
Lexington      
0.06
-0.99
13.27
-8.17
101
66
81
8
Lincolnton     
0.41
-0.57
14.94
-7.22
97
64
79
6
Louisburg      
0.28
-0.56
17.69
-3.41
100
62
82
10
Marshall       
2.76
2.04
17.07
-2.04
94
58
74
7
Monroe   
1.23
0.32
15.01
-6.63
99
65
81
7
Mount Airy     
1.12
0.28
15.60
-5.32
97
62
77
6
New Bern       
0.00
-1.21
16.20
-6.80
99
61
81
7
North Wilkesboro
0.12
-1.05
14.42
-8.91
98
64
78
8
Old Fort       
0.58
-0.50
14.87
-9.09
96
61
76
9
Oxford      
0.00
-0.84
16.64
-3.47
99
69
82
10
Raleigh-Durham 
0.25
-0.59
17.38
-2.07
101
68
84
11
Roanoke Rapids 
0.08
-0.80
19.98
-0.92
101
63
82
9
Rocky Mount
2.03
1.12
17.79
-2.95
101
62
82
8
Siler City     
0.19
-0.72
18.73
-3.40
96
67
81
9
Waynesville    
0.11
-0.73
18.94
-4.44
90
58
72
6
Whiteville     
0.00
-1.16
21.36
-0.82
99
65
82
8
Williamston    
0.00
-0.98
18.08
-3.48
101
61
82
8
Wilmington
0.03
-1.31
17.50
-4.17
101
66
83
7
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

 

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