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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending October 22, 2007

 

GENERAL: Abnormally high temperatures and little rainfall dominated the week again in North Carolina. All reporting station’s average temperatures were above normal by at least 4 degrees and at most by 11 degrees. Most stations reported having some rain with Greensboro reporting the largest at 1.11 inches.  There were 6.4 days suitable for field work compared to 6.7 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 70% very short, 28% short, 2% adequate, and 0% surplus. Activities during the week included the harvesting of cotton, apples, 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
39
38
38
36
Oats
20
N/A
46
43
Rye
36
17
35
37
Phenological:
Soybeans % Leaf Drop
80
61
79
74
Harvested:
Apples
96
85
91
92
Cotton
56
36
27
32
Peanuts Threshed
77
61
69
67
Sorghum
94
77
65
63
Soybeans
17
N/A
11
11
Sweetpotatoes
64
49
60
65
Tobacco: Flue-cured
97
89
100
99

 

 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
Crop
 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Cotton
12
22
29
30
7
Pasture
75
19
5
1
0
Soybeans
31
27
25
15
2
Sweetpotatoes
16
40
28
15
1

 

TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
Region
Very Short
Short
Adequate
Surplus
State
70
28
2
0
Mountain Region
64
34
2
0
Piedmont Region
85
15
0
0
Coastal Plain Region 
59
37
4
0

 

 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 20, 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           
0.63
-0.14
25.30
-11.98
82
47
66
8
Asheville
0.11
-0.66
28.97
-10.34
75
36
61
7
Aurora         
0.05
-0.65
29.49
-14.04
88
46
69
9
Beech Mountain 
0.47
-0.72
34.73
-17.40
67
41
54
7
Chapel Hill    
0.07
-0.70
24.78
-13.11
85
45
67
10
Charlotte      
0.27
-0.50
22.31
-13.02
83
43
68
8
Clinton        
0.01
-0.62
25.95
-17.81
86
43
67
6
Concord        
0.87
0.03
24.57
-13.25
87
45
67
9
Eden           
0.26
-0.58
26.90
-9.73
81
41
63
7
Elizabeth City 
0.20
-0.45
20.88
-19.96
87
44
68
8
Fayetteville
0.32
-0.31
22.00
-17.64
83
46
67
8
Goldsboro   
0.07
-0.56
25.73
-15.91
84
44
67
6
Greensboro     
1.11
0.34
22.03
-13.18
84
47
68
11
Greenville  
0.02
-0.64
25.21
-16.77
87
46
69
9
Halifax     
0.82
0.12
26.28
-11.42
86
45
68
10
Hayesville     
0.43
-0.20
30.06
-7.46
78
42
63
4
Hickory        
0.02
-0.82
19.94
-20.78
80
45
66
9
Jackson Springs
0.18
-0.64
24.05
-15.03
84
45
67
8
Jacksonville   
0.45
-0.28
28.67
-19.08
87
47
71
9
Jefferson   
0.53
-0.41
25.28
-14.57
79
31
57
7
Kinston     
0.28
-0.36
28.18
-15.83
89
41
67
7
Laurinburg     
0.11
-0.58
21.32
-19.84
89
47
69
8
Lenoir         
0.03
-0.88
25.93
-14.96
79
41
64
7
Lexington      
0.49
-0.35
24.09
-13.01
86
40
65
6
Lincolnton     
0.12
-0.77
20.94
-17.88
82
38
66
7
Louisburg      
0.46
-0.31
24.37
-13.47
83
41
64
9
Marshall       
0.37
-0.19
22.80
-10.67
81
33
60
8
Monroe   
0.08
-0.78
17.18
-22.72
85
44
69
10
Mount Airy     
0.12
-0.72
33.93
-3.95
79
37
61
5
New Bern       
0.41
-0.22
31.66
-14.84
87
47
70
7
North Wilkesboro
0.09
-0.82
28.42
-13.24
80
39
63
9
Old Fort       
0.30
-0.61
29.72
-13.68
78
40
61
8
Oxford      
0.08
-0.69
23.04
-13.46
83
45
65
8
Raleigh-Durham 
0.13
-0.50
26.51
-7.78
85
45
69
10
Roanoke Rapids 
0.23
-0.47
23.92
-13.78
83
45
66
7
Rocky Mount
0.53
-0.08
20.71
-15.37
84
42
66
9
Siler City     
0.37
-0.47
28.35
-11.32
83
45
66
10
Waynesville    
0.29
-0.35
27.70
-10.79
76
33
58
6
Whiteville     
0.21
-0.35
22.20
-19.67
88
43
68
8
Williamston    
0.57
-0.16
27.64
-13.52
86
45
67
7
Wilmington
0.06
-0.49
26.51
-20.23
86
48
71
7

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

 

 

 

 

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