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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending September 14, 2008

 

GENERAL: North Carolina received scattered showers with precipitation ranging from .07 inches in Williamston, to 3.71 inches in Lenoir. Average temperatures ranged from 67 to 81 degrees. The Coastal Region received a fair amount of rain in the last two weeks, which helped some crops like hay and soybeans, but there are some reports that excessive moisture may negatively affect tobacco and sweetpotato crops. There were 4.4 days suitable for field work, compared to 5.6 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 3% very short, 17% short, 55% adequate and 25% surplus.  Activities during the week included the harvesting of hay, corn for grain, corn for silage, apples, sweetpotato, sorghum and tobacco and scouting for pest and disease problems.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
Phenological:
Cotton % Bolls Opening
57
35
82
62
Corn % Mature
95
84
99
93
Soybeans % Blooming
96
93
99
100
Soybeans % Pods Set
89
85
91
94
Soybeans % Leaf Drop
11
N/A
18
14
Harvested:
Apples
40
38
24
46
Corn For Grain
36
19
63
52
Corn For Silage
76
70
91
87
Hay 2nd Cutting
85
80
88
89
Hay 3rd Cutting
37
34
19
27
Sorghum
26
20
52
29
Sweetpotatoes
11
N/A
N/A
11
Tobacco: Burley
53
38
71
51
Tobacco: Flue-cured
62
49
68
79

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Apples
0
10
30
40
20
Cotton
2
11
33
44
10
Corn
25
26
30
15
4
Hay
4
14
33
44
5
Pasture
10
14
37
34
5
Peanuts
0
2
28
60
10
Sorghum
0
16
36
36
12
Soybeans
2
13
32
43
10
Sweetpotatoes
1
6
33
54
6
Tobacco: Flue-cured
1
11
31
47
10
Tobacco: Burley
1
25
44
30
0

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
3
17
55
25
Mountain Region
7
46
45
2
Piedmont Region
0
4
54
42
Coastal Plain Region 
3
11
59
27

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 13, 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           
0.29
-0.46
35.72
2.24
90
65
76
4
Asheville
0.84
-0.07
26.83
-8.21
85
59
73
6
Aurora         
1.17
0.04
31.13
-7.97
90
70
78
5
Beech Mountain 
0.93
-0.47
33.86
-11.60
87
56
67
10
Chapel Hill    
0.65
-0.10
43.45
9.34
90
65
76
6
Charlotte      
1.68
0.84
32.64
1.32
89
64
77
3
Clinton        
2.97
1.97
47.19
7.22
90
65
77
3
Concord        
2.63
1.79
39.99
6.58
92
65
77
4
Eden           
0.21
-0.56
27.42
-4.92
89
62
73
4
Elizabeth City 
0.26
-0.86
19.52
-17.02
92
68
79
6
Fayetteville
1.14
0.10
42.44
6.73
90
69
77
4
Goldsboro   
2.75
1.69
36.18
-1.56
89
68
77
4
Greensboro     
0.66
-0.18
28.46
-2.61
89
63
75
5
Greenville  
0.73
-0.29
34.03
-4.02
91
68
79
7
Halifax     
0.74
-0.10
39.41
5.47
93
67
79
7
Hayesville     
0.14
-0.75
35.00
1.14
88
61
74
2
Hickory        
0.83
-0.15
27.26
-8.80
88
63
75
4
Jackson Springs
0.88
0.04
38.19
3.41
90
65
76
4
Jacksonville   
0.38
-0.85
37.84
-5.26
90
71
80
6
Jefferson   
0.77
-0.21
30.86
-3.98
85
51
67
4
Kinston     
0.43
-0.72
34.58
-5.15
91
68
79
6
Laurinburg     
0.93
-0.05
44.31
7.33
91
68
78
4
Lenoir         
3.71
2.72
33.52
-2.44
90
62
74
5
Lexington      
2.41
1.64
27.82
-5.17
91
63
74
3
Lincolnton     
1.15
0.31
32.11
-2.22
88
63
74
3
Louisburg      
0.61
-0.26
34.08
0.26
91
65
76
6
Marshall       
1.02
0.32
28.84
-1.51
89
54
72
6
Monroe   
0.10
-0.81
25.69
-9.64
90
66
77
5
Mount Airy     
1.82
0.84
26.43
-6.67
89
59
72
2
New Bern       
1.18
-0.10
27.62
-14.46
91
70
79
5
North Wilkesboro
2.68
1.70
30.12
-6.58
89
61
72
4
Old Fort       
0.76
-0.21
31.68
-7.13
88
59
72
6
Oxford      
0.11
-0.66
37.27
4.62
89
64
75
5
Raleigh-Durham 
1.19
0.42
39.33
8.48
91
67
78
6
Roanoke Rapids 
0.27
-0.57
31.86
-2.08
91
67
77
5
Rocky Mount
0.36
-0.42
29.10
-3.61
91
64
77
5
Siler City     
1.19
0.35
36.51
1.03
89
65
75
6
Waynesville    
0.36
-0.47
30.00
-4.92
85
54
70
5
Whiteville     
0.79
-0.27
39.83
1.93
92
67
78
6
Williamston    
0.07
-0.97
31.81
-5.00
90
67
78
6
Wilmington
2.80
1.54
45.94
3.32
92
71
81
5

¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

 

 

Crop information in the above reports is provided voluntarily by county officials of the Cooperative Extension Service, FSA, NRCS and other knowledgeable individuals.

 

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