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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending June 29, 2008

 

GENERAL: North Carolina received between 0 and 2.81 inches of rain throughout the week.  Wilmington reported the most rain with 2.81 inches. Average temperatures ranged from 64 to 83 degrees.  Rainfall was scattered and variable throughout the state, which provided very little relief to the drought conditions in North Carolina.  There were 6.2 days suitable for field work, compared to 6.4 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 33% very short, 42% short, 25% adequate and 0% surplus.  Activities during the week included the planting of sorghum, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, and harvesting hay, Irish potatoes, peaches, rye, oats, and wheat.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Sorghum
84
70
89
85
Soybeans
88
81
92
84
Sweetpotatoes
97
94
87
90
Phenological:
Cotton % Squared
68
45
71
56
Corn % Silked
56
24
65
56
Soybeans % Emerged
72
64
82
75
Peanuts % Pegging
48
15
35
24
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting
29
18
28
19
Irish Potatoes
54
29
41
46
Peaches
20
16
35
27
Oats
97
84
89
86
Rye
82
70
89
81
Wheat
95
83
89
79

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
4
7
26
43
20
Cotton
5
6
40
48
1
Corn
12
23
37
25
3
Hay 
5
22
30
41
2
Irish Potatoes
0
28
34
34
4
Pasture 
9
28
36
25
2
Peanuts
1
3
21
74
1
Peaches
0
3
21
60
16
Sorghum
0
18
64
17
1
Soybeans
4
11
45
38
2
Sweetpotatoes
0
7
29
59
5
Tobacco: Burley
1
11
44
40
4
Tobacco: Flue-Cured
1
10
63
26
0

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
25
54
21
0
Mountain Region
31
49
20
0
Piedmont Region
23
61
16
0
Coastal Plain Region 
23
48
29
0

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 28, 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           
0.26
-0.65
19.63
-3.31
96
63
80
3
Asheville
0.31
-0.67
15.69
-8.12
89
53
72
1
Aurora         
0.31
-0.96
19.74
-4.83
96
68
81
4
Beech Mountain 
1.07
-0.32
22.05
-9.01
88
51
64
4
Chapel Hill    
0.44
-0.54
20.98
-2.94
97
56
79
5
Charlotte      
2.17
1.37
17.82
-4.05
96
61
79
1
Clinton        
0.09
-1.17
21.61
-3.20
97
65
81
5
Concord        
2.29
1.30
19.68
-3.46
97
64
80
4
Eden           
0.01
-0.93
15.65
-6.54
93
58
76
2
Elizabeth City 
0.32
-0.70
11.04
-12.37
97
63
81
5
Fayetteville
0.11
-0.97
21.68
-0.57
95
65
80
3
Goldsboro   
0.00
-1.05
20.92
-2.63
95
64
80
3
Greensboro     
0.72
-0.20
16.03
-4.85
95
63
79
4
Greenville  
0.00
-1.12
17.76
-6.45
98
66
83
7
Halifax     
2.66
1.73
25.37
2.63
98
63
82
6
Hayesville     
1.03
0.06
24.69
2.06
91
57
74
-4
Hickory        
1.58
0.53
14.04
-11.22
96
62
78
3
Jackson Springs
0.21
-0.86
19.25
-4.00
96
63
79
3
Jacksonville   
0.65
-0.70
23.79
-2.47
94
65
81
5
Jefferson   
2.00
1.02
18.78
-5.26
86
46
66
-2
Kinston     
0.65
-0.61
21.45
-3.67
96
65
81
5
Laurinburg     
0.74
-0.58
22.03
-1.87
98
63
81
4
Lenoir         
0.42
-0.70
15.91
-8.92
94
56
76
3
Lexington      
0.41
-0.57
13.68
-9.74
101
58
79
2
Lincolnton     
2.54
1.56
17.50
-6.59
95
58
76
1
Louisburg      
0.05
-0.79
19.16
-3.57
97
60
79
4
Marshall       
0.91
0.10
18.38
-2.31
89
49
70
-1
Monroe   
0.20
-0.78
15.25
-8.35
97
62
80
4
Mount Airy     
1.37
0.46
16.97
-5.70
93
54
73
-1
New Bern       
0.45
-0.93
16.65
-9.02
95
66
81
4
North Wilkesboro
1.04
-0.05
15.65
-9.89
94
53
75
2
Old Fort       
0.13
-0.92
15.00
-11.06
93
53
73
3
Oxford      
0.27
-0.60
16.91
-4.91
98
61
80
5
Raleigh-Durham 
0.94
0.10
19.77
-1.36
98
62
81
5
Roanoke Rapids 
0.00
-0.93
20.58
-2.16
97
63
81
5
Rocky Mount
0.09
-0.82
18.90
-3.64
96
60
80
5
Siler City     
1.04
0.11
20.24
-3.73
96
62
79
5
Waynesville    
0.62
-0.21
19.57
-5.41
86
47
68
-1
Whiteville     
1.15
-0.13
23.45
-1.21
95
54
79
3
Williamston    
0.00
-1.08
18.36
-5.31
98
65
82
6
Wilmington
2.81
1.21
21.27
-3.46
93
67
82
4
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

 

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