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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 15, 2007

 

GENERAL: Scattered showers were experienced throughout the state with most stations reporting one inch of rain or more.  There were 5.8 days suitable for field work compared to 6.3 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 23% very short, 43% short, 32% adequate, and 2% surplus.  Activities during the week included harvesting peaches, hay, and Irish potatoes as well as scouting for pest and disease problems.   

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Phenological:
Cotton % Setting Bolls
41
N/A
26
35
Corn % Silked
93
83
94
89
Corn % Soft Dough
52
22
42
35
Soybeans % Emerged
98
92
96
93
Soybeans % Blooming
13
N/A
17
14
Peanuts % Pegging
80
42
67
77
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting
48
36
58
40
Irish Potatoes
86
65
87
83
Peaches
60
41
44
39

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
76
4
2
18
0
Cotton
3
20
34
41
2
Corn
10
18
33
33
6
Hay 
13
32
37
18
0
Pasture 
25
28
31
16
0
Peanuts
1
6
30
61
2
Peaches
93
7
0
0
0
Sorghum
1
18
47
33
1
Soybeans
2
17
33
45
3
Sweetpotatoes
8
7
40
41
4
Tobacco: Flue-cured
2
15
36
41
6
Tobacco: Burley
2
15
36
41
6

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
23
43
32
2
Mountain Region
18
52
28
2
Piedmont Region
31
39
30
0
Coastal Plain Region 
22
40
35
3

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 14, 2007
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 *          
0.69
-0.34
18.44
-6.65
95
62
79
0
Asheville
2.26
1.26
18.71
-7.22
89
55
72
-2
Aurora         
2.28
0.88
22.79
-4.73
93
72
81
3
Beech Mountain *  
0.59
-0.67
22.55
-11.26
91
51
63
0
Chapel Hill *     
0.94
0.03
21.78
-4.09
95
61
79
2
Charlotte      
1.08
0.19
19.16
-4.56
93
59
77
-3
Clinton        
1.27
-0.32
17.01
-11.06
94
65
80
2
Concord        
2.26
1.16
21.21
-4.23
96
61
79
0
Eden           
0.88
-0.19
21.00
-3.44
97
58
76
0
Elizabeth City 
0.59
-0.65
14.87
-11.10
93
61
80
2
Fayetteville
0.25
-0.98
16.52
-8.29
94
61
79
-1
Goldsboro   
1.20
-0.16
18.97
-7.33
92
65
78
-2
Greensboro     
0.37
-0.68
17.09
-5.96
95
62
78
2
Greenville *   
0.16
-0.96
19.63
-6.98
94
64
81
3
Halifax  *     
1.88
0.83
18.96
-5.99
99
62
80
3
Hayesville     
1.08
-0.04
18.75
-6.24
86
57
72
-7
Hickory        
0.61
-0.44
16.57
-10.96
93
60
77
0
Jackson Springs
1.26
0.08
19.60
-6.11
94
63
78
0
Jacksonville *    
1.49
-0.07
19.84
-9.66
95
68
81
3
Jefferson   
0.15
-0.90
17.09
-9.16
88
49
68
-2
Kinston     
3.32
1.95
22.92
-5.09
94
64
79
2
Laurinburg     
0.27
-1.19
18.31
-8.65
95
65
80
1
Lenoir  *         
0.47
-0.65
16.81
-10.42
93
57
75
-1
Lexington      
1.23
0.32
19.56
-5.82
98
56
77
-2
Lincolnton     
0.23
-0.82
18.09
-8.17
92
56
75
-3
Louisburg *       
1.59
0.67
18.14
-6.51
99
59
79
3
Marshall        
1.34
0.36
16.36
-6.34
92
53
71
-2
Monroe *    
0.55
-0.50
15.02
-10.82
94
61
78
-1
Mount Airy     
0.74
-0.31
22.23
-2.63
94
55
73
-3
New Bern       
3.04
1.43
23.11
-5.89
93
68
80
1
North Wilkesboro
0.20
-0.77
21.00
-6.66
92
56
74
-1
Old Fort       
0.10
-0.98
18.83
-9.51
91
54
72
0
Oxford      
1.96
0.93
19.42
-4.53
99
63
79
3
Raleigh-Durham 
0.93
0.02
19.08
-3.98
98
61
80
3
Roanoke Rapids 
0.62
-0.43
15.42
-9.53
99
64
80
2
Rocky Mount
1.04
0.13
14.35
-10.14
96
59
80
2
Siler City     
3.22
2.14
21.66
-4.55
93
61
78
2
Waynesville *      
0.41
-0.50
17.29
-9.57
86
51
69
-2
Whiteville     
0.45
-0.95
17.15
-10.48
93
63
80
2
Williamston    
0.75
-0.49
19.17
-7.08
93
63
79
1
Wilmington
0.31
-1.55
15.33
-13.27
95
68
82
2
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database. *Weather stations were added as of July 01, 2007

 

Precipitation data revised July 17, 2007

 

Precipitation data revised July 17, 2007

 

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