Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 8, 2007

GENERAL: Rain was scarce during the week with few areas of the state receiving small amounts of rain. There were 6.3 days suitable for field work compared to 5.8 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 29% very short, 42% short, 29% adequate, and 0% surplus. Activities during the week included the finishing of planting of sorghum, soybeans, and sweetpotatoes, while small grains, peaches, hay, and Irish potatoes continued to be harvested.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Sorghum	95	90	95	96
Sweetpotatoes	98	87	97	97
Phenological:
Cotton % Squared	95	77	80	82
Corn % Silked	83	74	87	78
Corn % Soft Dough	22	N/A	27	21
Soybeans % Emerged	92	85	91	86
Peanuts % Pegging	42	36	48	57
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting	36	34	44	30
Irish Potatoes	65	51	63	72
Peaches	41	36	37	33
Barley	99	87	100	98
Oats	97	91	97	96
Wheat	97	93	92	93

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Apples	76	4	2	18	0
Cotton	5	18	27	50	0
Corn	10	21	39	30	0
Hay	10	33	32	25	0
Irish Potatoes	11	14	29	41	5
Pasture	20	28	35	17	0
Peanuts	2	4	31	62	1
Peaches	82	7	4	7	0
Sorghum	1	3	44	51	1
Soybeans	2	17	39	40	2
Sweetpotatoes	6	8	40	43	3
Tobacco: Flue-Cured	2	11	39	42	6
Tobacco: Burley	0	32	30	35	3

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	29	42	29	0
Mountain Region	26	45	27	2
Piedmont Region	32	39	29	0
Coastal Plain Region	25	43	32	0

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 7, 2007**
Station Location	Precipitation (Inches)¹				Temperature (Degrees F.)
Station Location	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 *	0.18	-0.80	17.75	-6.31	94	63	77	-2
Asheville	0.04	-0.94	16.45	-8.48	85	58	71	-2
Aurora	0.00	-1.36	20.51	-5.61	92	62	78	-2
Beech Mountain *	0.54	-0.76	21.96	-10.59	81	51	63	1
Chapel Hill *	0.00	-0.91	20.84	-4.12	94	63	77	2
Charlotte	0.00	-0.84	18.08	-4.75	94	61	77	-3
Clinton	0.48	-0.99	15.74	-10.74	93	61	77	-2
Concord	0.00	-1.05	18.95	-5.39	94	61	78	-1
Eden	1.04	0.00	20.12	-3.25	89	58	74	-3
Elizabeth City	0.01	-1.15	14.28	-10.45	91	58	75	-4
Fayetteville	0.04	-1.13	16.27	-7.31	93	63	77	-3
Goldsboro	0.25	-0.98	17.77	-7.17	90	63	76	-4
Greensboro	0.46	-0.52	16.72	-5.28	90	62	77	0
Greenville *	0.00	-1.12	19.47	-6.02	94	60	78	0
Halifax *	0.00	-1.01	17.08	-6.82	98	60	80	3
Hayesville	1.00	-0.09	17.67	-6.20	89	57	73	-7
Hickory	0.00	-1.06	15.96	-10.52	91	62	76	-1
Jackson Springs	0.43	-0.69	18.34	-6.19	93	61	76	-2
Jacksonville *	0.20	-1.27	18.35	-9.59	94	59	77	-2
Jefferson	0.00	-1.02	16.94	-8.26	84	48	66	-4
Kinston	1.00	-0.33	19.60	-7.04	92	59	75	-3
Laurinburg	0.94	-0.46	18.04	-7.46	96	61	78	-2
Lenoir *	0.00	-1.12	16.34	-9.77	90	59	75	-2
Lexington	0.00	-0.92	18.33	-6.14	95	56	76	-3
Lincolnton	0.06	-0.92	17.86	-7.35	91	60	76	-2
Louisburg *	0.00	-0.88	16.55	-7.18	96	58	76	0
Marshall	0.00	-0.91	15.02	-6.70	88	55	71	-2
Monroe *	0.00	-1.05	14.47	-10.32	93	61	76	-3
Mount Airy	0.06	-0.94	21.49	-2.32	90	56	72	-4
New Bern	1.39	-0.13	20.07	-7.32	92	58	76	-4
North Wilkesboro	0.33	-0.67	20.80	-5.89	90	55	72	-3
Old Fort	0.18	-0.87	18.73	-8.53	86	56	70	-2
Oxford	0.43	-0.54	17.46	-5.46	92	61	76	-2
Raleigh-Durham	0.00	-0.90	18.15	-4.00	94	63	78	0
Roanoke Rapids	0.00	-1.01	14.80	-9.10	96	59	77	-2
Rocky Mount	0.00	-0.91	13.31	-10.27	95	57	76	-2
Siler City	0.00	-1.02	18.44	-6.69	92	61	76	0
Waynesville *	0.36	-0.48	16.88	-9.07	85	54	69	-1
Whiteville	0.76	-0.62	16.70	-9.53	95	58	76	-2
Williamston	0.00	-1.18	18.42	-6.59	92	60	75	-3
Wilmington	0.49	-1.28	15.02	-11.72	95	59	77	-4
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database. *Weather stations were added as of July 01, 2007

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NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending July 8, 2007

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 8, 2007