Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 29, 2007

GENERAL: Some areas of North Carolina experienced significant amounts of rainfall this week, while other areas received little or no precipitation. There were 5.7 days suitable for field work compared to 6.0 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 22% very short, 36% short, 38% adequate, and 4% surplus. Activities during the week included harvesting peaches, hay, and flue-cured tobacco, as well as scouting for pest and disease problems.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Phenological:
Cotton % Setting Bolls	76	60	71	75
Corn % Soft Dough	80	70	81	69
Corn % Dented	24	N/A	36	28
Soybeans % Blooming	43	25	46	40
Soybeans % Pods Set	16	N/A	16	12
Peanuts % Pegging	95	92	93	92
Harvested:
Hay 2nd Cutting	71	67	67	53
Peaches	66	62	62	60
Tobacco: Flue-cured	13	N/A	18	15

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Apples	74	4	5	17	0
Cotton	4	16	34	41	5
Corn	11	23	34	29	3
Hay	10	26	44	20	0
Pasture	18	32	38	12	0
Peanuts	1	8	35	53	3
Sorghum	1	5	53	41	0
Soybeans	2	21	38	34	5
Sweetpotatoes	6	2	40	47	5
Tobacco: Flue-cured	2	11	32	46	9
Tobacco: Burley	1	11	45	41	2

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	22	36	38	4
Mountain Region	8	23	56	13
Piedmont Region	37	40	22	0
Coastal Plain Region	17	42	40	0

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 28, 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	0.10	-0.95	20.34	-6.85	91	63	76	-4
Asheville	1.76	0.71	20.79	-7.24	83	54	70	-4
Aurora	0.10	-1.32	24.54	-5.83	91	67	78	-3
Beech Mountain	4.48	3.26	28.26	-7.96	68	49	58	-6
Chapel Hill	0.25	-0.66	22.38	-5.31	93	57	76	-1
Charlotte	0.37	-0.54	20.05	-5.49	92	56	76	-4
Clinton	0.53	-1.08	19.33	-11.96	93	59	77	-3
Concord	0.21	-0.83	21.87	-5.66	94	58	77	-3
Eden	0.93	-0.12	23.43	-3.15	88	56	72	-5
Elizabeth City	0.13	-1.15	15.24	-13.28	92	60	77	-3
Fayetteville	0.00	-1.32	17.85	-9.54	91	60	77	-3
Goldsboro	0.03	-1.44	19.86	-9.32	90	59	76	-4
Greensboro	0.99	-0.02	18.63	-6.48	89	60	75	-3
Greenville	0.00	-1.26	20.23	-8.82	95	62	79	-1
Halifax	0.13	-0.99	20.60	-6.58	94	63	79	0
Hayesville	2.27	1.15	21.75	-5.48	87	57	73	-7
Hickory	0.31	-0.67	17.02	-12.54	90	59	75	-3
Jackson Springs	0.55	-0.60	21.04	-7.01	92	62	76	-3
Jacksonville	0.76	-0.92	22.15	-10.65	91	60	77	-4
Jefferson	2.88	1.86	20.54	-7.78	80	47	65	-5
Kinston	0.06	-1.34	24.48	-6.33	93	59	75	-4
Laurinburg	0.17	-1.18	18.54	-11.17	95	62	78	-2
Lenoir	2.38	1.33	19.67	-9.71	88	50	71	-6
Lexington	0.55	-0.33	21.18	-5.99	94	55	74	-6
Lincolnton	0.93	-0.05	19.04	-9.24	92	57	75	-4
Louisburg	0.23	-0.82	19.37	-7.31	92	56	75	-3
Marshall	1.83	0.85	18.79	-5.87	86	51	68	-5
Monroe	0.19	-0.93	15.73	-12.35	91	58	76	-3
Mount Airy	1.66	0.64	24.38	-2.55	86	53	70	-7
New Bern	0.80	-0.81	25.77	-6.45	92	62	76	-5
North Wilkesboro	1.70	0.72	24.01	-5.55	90	54	72	-4
Old Fort	3.56	2.38	22.85	-7.79	84	53	69	-4
Oxford	0.52	-0.58	20.29	-5.81	92	61	76	-3
Raleigh-Durham	1.75	0.84	22.96	-1.92	94	62	77	-2
Roanoke Rapids	0.93	-0.19	16.71	-10.47	92	64	77	-2
Rocky Mount	0.23	-0.75	15.69	-10.72	93	56	76	-3
Siler City	0.83	-0.32	23.24	-5.24	91	61	75	-2
Waynesville	1.46	0.54	19.67	-9.02	87	56	70	-1
Whiteville	0.08	-1.26	17.50	-12.87	95	59	79	-1
Williamston	0.13	-1.13	21.83	-6.94	92	61	76	-3
Wilmington	0.09	-1.76	15.89	-16.45	91	61	77	-4
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update July 30, 2007

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
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending July 29, 2007

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending July 29, 2007