Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending October 14, 2007

GENERAL: North Carolina experienced abnormally high temperatures and little rainfall again this week. Most stations reported having some rain with Old Fort reporting the most at 0.80 inches. There were 6.7 days suitable for field work compared to 6.3 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 73% very short, 21% short, 6% adequate, and 0% surplus. Activities during the week included the harvesting of corn for grain, cotton, apples, 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
Planted:
Barley	38	23	28	26
Rye	17	N/A	30	25
Phenological:
Soybeans % Leaf Drop	61	54	68	63
Harvested:
Apples	85	82	87	89
Corn For Grain	95	94	91	90
Cotton	36	21	17	21
Peanuts Threshed	61	27	42	47
Sorghum	77	72	62	54
Sweetpotatoes	49	42	52	56
Tobacco: Flue-cured	98	92	94	97
Tobacco: Burley	89	86	98	98

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Cotton	17	31	27	22	3
Pasture	70	23	6	1	0
Peanuts	7	27	34	31	1
Soybeans	32	34	24	9	1
Sweetpotatoes	12	30	35	21	2

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	73	21	6	0
Mountain Region	81	16	3	0
Piedmont Region	87	13	0	0
Coastal Plain Region	53	34	13	0

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 13, 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	0.09	-0.68	24.67	-11.84	93	44	68	7
Asheville	0.45	-0.36	28.86	-9.68	83	38	61	4
Aurora	0.13	-0.63	29.44	-13.39	93	51	73	10
Beech Mountain	0.26	-0.99	34.26	-16.68	71	31	51	2
Chapel Hill	0.00	-0.77	24.71	-12.41	94	42	69	10
Charlotte	0.01	-0.76	22.04	-12.52	92	42	67	4
Clinton	0.10	-0.54	25.94	-17.19	91	44	69	6
Concord	0.10	-0.80	23.70	-13.28	94	43	68	7
Eden	0.00	-0.86	26.64	-9.15	91	39	65	6
Elizabeth City	0.06	-0.66	20.68	-19.51	94	43	70	7
Fayetteville	0.24	-0.41	21.68	-17.33	93	44	69	7
Goldsboro	0.10	-0.53	25.66	-15.35	90	44	68	5
Greensboro	0.00	-0.81	20.92	-13.52	91	42	67	8
Greenville	0.01	-0.69	25.19	-16.13	93	45	68	6
Halifax	0.00	-0.70	25.46	-11.54	96	44	69	8
Hayesville	0.14	-0.49	29.63	-7.26	86	32	62	-2
Hickory	0.01	-0.84	19.92	-19.96	90	42	66	7
Jackson Springs	0.13	-0.71	23.87	-14.39	93	43	68	6
Jacksonville	0.02	-0.77	28.22	-18.80	93	44	70	7
Jefferson	0.10	-0.88	24.75	-14.16	85	28	56	3
Kinston	0.05	-0.66	27.90	-15.47	92	45	69	7
Laurinburg	0.10	-0.62	21.21	-19.26	96	43	70	7
Lenoir	0.13	-0.78	25.90	-14.08	89	40	65	5
Lexington	0.00	-0.84	23.60	-12.66	95	38	66	5
Lincolnton	0.07	-0.84	20.82	-17.11	92	38	64	3
Louisburg	0.03	-0.74	23.91	-13.16	94	39	67	9
Marshall	0.11	-0.45	22.43	-10.48	88	31	60	5
Monroe	0.00	-0.91	17.10	-21.94	93	42	68	7
Mount Airy	0.61	-0.27	33.81	-3.23	90	36	62	4
New Bern	0.00	-0.68	31.25	-14.62	93	45	71	6
North Wilkesboro	0.02	-0.95	28.33	-12.42	91	38	64	7
Old Fort	0.80	-0.11	29.42	-13.07	87	37	62	7
Oxford	0.01	-0.75	22.96	-12.77	92	42	68	8
Raleigh-Durham	0.04	-0.59	26.38	-7.28	94	43	69	8
Roanoke Rapids	0.03	-0.67	23.69	-13.31	94	43	69	8
Rocky Mount	0.10	-0.52	20.18	-15.29	92	42	68	7
Siler City	0.00	-0.84	27.98	-10.85	92	40	67	9
Waynesville	0.06	-0.57	27.41	-10.44	82	38	60	5
Whiteville	0.03	-0.60	21.99	-19.32	92	41	68	5
Williamston	0.08	-0.69	27.07	-13.36	93	44	69	7
Wilmington	0.00	-0.60	26.45	-19.74	91	47	71	5
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update October 15, 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 October 14, 2007

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending October 14, 2007