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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending September 30, 2007

 

GENERAL: Since temperatures were above normal and rainfall was scarce this week, North Carolina did not get any relief from the extreme drought.  Less than 10 stations reported rainfall, with the most precipitation of 0.35 inches reported in Jefferson.  There were 6.6 days suitable for field work compared to 6.1 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 56% very short, 31% short, 13% adequate, and 0% surplus. Activities during the week included the harvesting of corn for grain, corn for silage, cotton, apples, hay, burley tobacco, flue-cured tobacco, sweetpotatoes, peanuts and sorghum.  Other activities included the scouting for pest and disease problems.

COMPARISONS
Crop
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5-Year Average
 
Barley
10
N/A
N/A
N/A
Phenological:
Cotton % Bolls Opening
98
93
82
86
Soybeans % Leaf Drop
42
28
35
36
Harvested:
Apples
71
70
73
76
Corn For Grain
90
83
71
73
Corn For Silage
95
93
96
96
Cotton
12
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hay 2rd Cutting
95
92
97
97
Peanuts Threshed
12
N/A
11
12
Sorghum
64
62
54
40
Sweetpotatoes
42
17
33
28
Tobacco: Burley
86
78
70
82
Tobacco: Flue-cured
84
74
91
92

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Cotton
18
28
37
15
2
Pasture 
65
20
14
1
0
Peanuts
8
22
38
32
0
Soybeans
30
31
22
14
3
Sweetpotatoes
11
37
36
15
1

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
56
31
13
0
Mountain Region
65
28
7
0
Piedmont Region
78
14
8
0
Coastal Plain Region 
36
45
19
0

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 29, 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           
0.00
-0.71
24.43
-10.56
90
51
73
5
Asheville
0.00
-0.84
27.50
-9.39
85
40
67
5
Aurora         
0.14
-0.80
29.31
-11.92
92
61
75
6
Beech Mountain 
0.00
-1.34
32.47
-15.93
72
38
59
6
Chapel Hill    
0.00
-0.70
24.59
-11.02
93
48
73
9
Charlotte      
0.00
-0.77
21.57
-11.45
94
51
74
7
Clinton        
0.00
-0.80
25.25
-16.53
92
52
72
4
Concord        
0.00
-0.84
23.60
-11.61
96
47
74
7
Eden           
0.00
-0.84
26.45
-7.64
90
44
70
6
Elizabeth City 
0.15
-0.79
20.11
-18.55
86
54
71
3
Fayetteville
0.00
-0.84
21.30
-16.33
92
48
73
5
Goldsboro   
0.00
-0.83
25.29
-14.37
90
52
72
4
Greensboro     
0.00
-0.83
20.88
-11.91
92
49
74
9
Greenville  
0.00
-0.80
25.13
-14.74
87
51
71
4
Halifax     
0.00
-0.76
25.24
-10.36
91
50
74
7
Hayesville     
0.04
-0.72
28.99
-6.58
89
39
71
3
Hickory        
0.00
-0.94
19.70
-18.42
92
48
72
7
Jackson Springs
0.00
-0.84
23.59
-12.99
91
49
73
6
Jacksonville   
0.16
-0.83
28.02
-17.34
94
57
75
6
Jefferson   
0.35
-0.63
24.36
-12.59
87
33
64
7
Kinston     
0.00
-0.94
27.69
-14.17
93
49
72
4
Laurinburg     
0.00
-0.88
21.00
-17.96
93
57
76
7
Lenoir         
0.00
-0.98
24.76
-13.34
92
46
72
8
Lexington      
0.00
-0.78
23.59
-11.05
93
43
71
4
Lincolnton     
0.00
-0.84
20.42
-15.71
90
45
70
4
Louisburg      
0.00
-0.77
23.54
-11.99
91
45
71
7
Marshall       
0.01
-0.62
22.28
-9.45
90
37
67
6
Monroe   
0.00
-0.88
17.10
-20.12
93
50
74
7
Mount Airy     
0.00
-0.98
33.20
-2.03
90
41
69
5
New Bern       
0.01
-0.98
31.10
-13.27
91
57
74
4
North Wilkesboro
0.00
-0.98
28.25
-10.55
90
42
70
8
Old Fort       
0.03
-0.85
26.82
-13.91
89
40
68
8
Oxford      
0.00
-0.74
22.49
-11.78
92
47
73
8
Raleigh-Durham 
0.00
-0.70
26.21
-6.14
92
48
74
7
Roanoke Rapids 
0.00
-0.76
23.35
-12.25
91
47
72
5
Rocky Mount
0.00
-0.68
19.47
-14.75
93
47
71
5
Siler City     
0.00
-0.79
27.64
-9.51
91
48
72
8
Waynesville    
0.00
-0.71
26.87
-9.65
83
34
63
3
Whiteville     
0.00
-0.88
21.40
-18.54
94
51
74
6
Williamston    
0.00
-0.90
26.70
-12.12
91
52
72
5
Wilmington
0.14
-0.80
26.39
-18.45
91
58
75
4

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

 

 

 

 

 

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