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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 20, 2008

 

GENERAL: North Carolina received between 0 and 6.64 inches of rain throughout the week.  Lincolnton and Marshall reported no rain for the week while the most was recorded in Wilmington due to tropical storm Cristobal. Average temperatures ranged from 66 to 80 degrees.  The Mountain Region did not receive as much rain as the rest of the state and there are some reports of heat stress to pastures and the corn crop.  There were 6.3 days suitable for field work, compared to 4.8 from the previous week.  Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 19% very short, 40% short, 41% adequate and 0% surplus.  Activities during the week included the planting of sorghum, the harvesting hay, Irish potatoes, peaches and preparing for tobacco harvest, and scouting for pest and disease problems. 

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Planted:
Sorghum
95
93
99
99
Phenological:
Cotton % Setting Bolls
50
30
55
47
Corn % Silked
95
88
95
94
Corn % Soft Dough
54
31
65
49
Corn % Dented
12
2
8
8
Soybeans % Emerged
95
92
99
96
Soybeans % Blooming
30
9
22
21
Peanuts % Pegging
92
76
89
85
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting
57
49
62
50
Irish Potatoes
88
85
92
89
Peaches
40
32
61
48

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
5
5
38
44
8
Cotton
2
8
37
49
4
Corn
21
29
29
19
2
Hay
6
28
37
25
4
Pasture
14
28
35
21
2
Peanuts
0
3
27
67
3
Peaches
0
5
26
65
4
Sorghum
0
10
48
41
1
Soybeans
10
16
37
34
3
Sweetpotatoes
0
6
24
61
9
Tobacco: Flue-Cured
2
8
38
48
4
Tobacco: Burley
1
10
57
32
0

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
19
40
41
0
Mountain Region
28
41
31
0
Piedmont Region
21
43
36
0
Coastal Plain Region 
13
34
52
1

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 19, 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           
1.06
0.01
25.44
-0.55
90
64
77
-3
Asheville
0.66
-0.39
19.24
-7.59
89
55
71
-2
Aurora         
0.30
-1.12
20.82
-7.92
92
69
80
0
Beech Mountain 
0.59
-0.61
25.08
-9.75
89
51
66
4
Chapel Hill    
1.19
0.28
28.78
2.13
90
62
76
-2
Charlotte      
0.11
-0.80
20.18
-4.32
91
63
78
-2
Clinton        
0.75
-0.86
26.99
-2.46
90
64
77
-2
Concord        
0.91
-0.14
23.36
-2.98
92
63
78
-2
Eden           
0.63
-0.47
17.20
-8.18
89
60
75
-2
Elizabeth City 
1.21
-0.05
14.04
-13.01
90
61
78
-2
Fayetteville
0.27
-0.99
27.48
1.59
90
64
77
-3
Goldsboro   
0.11
-1.29
23.49
-4.01
92
63
77
-4
Greensboro     
0.10
-0.95
18.79
-5.16
90
64
78
2
Greenville  
1.60
0.43
23.05
-4.57
92
62
79
0
Halifax     
0.31
-0.79
30.43
4.54
95
63
79
1
Hayesville     
0.80
-0.32
27.80
1.85
89
58
73
-7
Hickory        
0.86
-0.19
18.71
-9.72
90
63
76
-2
Jackson Springs
0.59
-0.60
24.36
-2.37
89
65
77
-2
Jacksonville   
0.54
-1.07
26.10
-4.77
89
68
80
1
Jefferson   
0.75
-0.30
22.62
-4.53
86
50
67
-4
Kinston     
0.13
-1.27
24.24
-4.97
91
58
78
0
Laurinburg     
1.81
0.40
28.48
0.32
91
68
79
-1
Lenoir         
1.00
-0.11
19.83
-8.35
90
62
76
-1
Lexington      
0.02
-0.89
15.90
-10.27
92
58
76
-3
Lincolnton     
0.00
-1.05
19.78
-7.38
94
59
76
-3
Louisburg      
1.32
0.34
23.65
-1.84
91
60
76
-2
Marshall       
0.00
-0.98
21.12
-2.42
90
51
70
-3
Monroe   
0.23
-0.88
18.21
-8.59
90
64
78
-1
Mount Airy     
0.71
-0.34
19.62
-6.14
91
56
73
-3
New Bern       
0.82
-0.79
20.35
-10.04
90
69
80
1
North Wilkesboro
1.58
0.67
19.94
-8.50
90
58
73
-3
Old Fort       
0.90
-0.22
18.64
-10.66
87
56
71
-1
Oxford      
0.68
-0.37
21.51
-3.34
90
62
76
-2
Raleigh-Durham 
1.89
0.98
26.29
2.45
91
64
78
0
Roanoke Rapids 
0.11
-0.99
27.64
1.75
91
63
77
-3
Rocky Mount
0.15
-0.78
23.94
-1.35
91
61
77
-2
Siler City     
0.54
-0.58
24.95
-2.22
89
63
76
-1
Waynesville    
0.21
-0.70
21.48
-6.15
90
49
69
-2
Whiteville     
1.27
-0.13
26.09
-2.74
91
64
78
-2
Williamston    
0.86
-0.40
22.42
-4.91
92
62
78
-2
Wilmington
6.64
4.75
30.09
-0.13
89
69
79
-2
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

 

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