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

GENERAL: North Carolina received a substantial amount of rain with all stations reporting between 0.66 and 5.85 inches. Almost all stations reported average temperatures ranging from 5 to 15 degrees above normal. There were 3.9 days suitable for field work, compared to 6.4 from the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 12% very short, 24% short, 57% adequate, and 7% surplus. Activities during the week included the harvesting of cotton, sweetpotatoes, soybeans, peanuts and sorghum. Other activities included the planting of small grains.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Barley	51	39	56	48
Oats	30	20	65	56
Rye	38	36	55	50
Wheat	16	N/A	35	30
Phenological:
Soybeans % Leaf Drop	84	80	88	84
Harvested:
Cotton	66	56	43	45
Peanuts Threshed	90	77	83	82
Sorghum	95	94	72	70
Soybeans	19	17	17	15
Sweetpotatoes	75	64	75	75

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	22	2	36	40	0
Pasture	65	21	12	2	0
Soybeans	34	27	24	13	2

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	12	24	57	7
Mountain Region	15	40	37	8
Piedmont Region	18	18	54	10
Coastal Plain Region	5	18	73	4

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 27, 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	4.88	4.11	30.18	-7.87	81	47	65	9
Asheville	1.55	0.74	30.52	-9.60	75	45	60	7
Aurora	2.89	2.19	32.33	-11.90	87	49	72	13
Beech Mountain	2.47	1.28	37.20	-16.12	65	37	51	7
Chapel Hill	4.71	3.88	29.49	-9.23	82	45	65	10
Charlotte	1.80	1.05	24.11	-11.97	81	45	66	8
Clinton	5.06	4.43	31.01	-13.38	86	45	69	10
Concord	3.75	2.91	28.32	-10.34	83	45	65	9
Eden	5.85	5.01	32.75	-4.72	79	42	61	7
Elizabeth City	2.31	1.68	23.19	-18.28	86	54	72	14
Fayetteville	4.24	3.66	26.24	-13.98	84	47	66	9
Goldsboro	4.48	3.85	30.21	-12.06	83	45	68	10
Greensboro	5.46	4.69	27.49	-8.49	81	48	66	11
Greenville	2.77	2.14	27.98	-14.63	89	56	73	15
Halifax	5.00	4.35	31.28	-7.07	86	45	68	12
Hayesville	1.49	0.86	31.55	-6.60	77	36	59	-1
Hickory	2.30	1.46	22.24	-19.32	79	42	62	7
Jackson Springs	4.29	3.52	28.34	-11.51	83	48	66	9
Jacksonville	2.95	2.25	31.62	-16.83	86	55	73	13
Jefferson	3.33	2.42	28.61	-12.15	73	31	55	7
Kinston	2.51	1.88	30.69	-13.95	89	44	71	13
Laurinburg	3.48	2.85	24.80	-16.99	86	52	72	13
Lenoir	2.12	1.21	28.05	-13.75	79	41	60	5
Lexington	3.15	2.31	27.24	-10.70	82	40	63	6
Lincolnton	2.33	1.49	23.27	-16.39	78	41	62	6
Louisburg	4.92	4.18	29.29	-9.29	83	41	65	11
Marshall	0.66	0.04	23.46	-10.63	78	33	58	8
Monroe	2.82	1.98	20.00	-20.74	83	49	67	10
Mount Airy	5.35	4.55	39.28	0.60	78	37	60	7
New Bern	1.99	1.37	33.65	-13.47	86	55	72	12
North Wilkesboro	3.87	2.96	32.29	-10.28	79	39	59	7
Old Fort	1.86	0.95	31.58	-12.73	76	38	60	9
Oxford	3.20	2.43	26.24	-11.03	82	49	65	10
Raleigh-Durham	4.36	3.73	30.87	-4.05	83	46	68	12
Roanoke Rapids	4.18	3.53	28.10	-10.25	85	47	67	10
Rocky Mount	3.07	2.44	23.78	-12.93	85	48	69	13
Siler City	4.55	3.71	32.90	-7.61	81	44	65	11
Waynesville	1.25	0.55	28.95	-10.24	75	36	57	6
Whiteville	2.99	2.43	25.19	-17.24	86	50	70	12
Williamston	3.85	3.15	31.49	-10.37	87	51	70	12
Wilmington	2.05	1.50	28.56	-18.73	86	55	73	12
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Last update October 29, 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 29, 2007

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