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Volume 105, No. 10 http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather March 6, 2018

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Contents

Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ....... 2 Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 3 February 27 Drought Monitor & U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook .................................. 4 Snow Cover Map & Flooding in the Central U.S. ....................................... 5 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 6 National Agricultural Summary ....................................... 9 International Weather and Crop Summary & February Temperature/Precipitation Table ............ 10 In Memoriam: Orus Wesley “Wes” Byrd ................. 20

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wo more rounds of precipitation struck the South, East, and lower Midwest, followed by the return of

favorably dry weather. Precipitation was less organized than previously observed, but enough rain (locally 2 to 4 inches or more) fell across the interior Southeast to aggravate and prolong flooding. Meanwhile, the highest flood crest since March 1997 continued to move along the Ohio River, disrupting barge traffic and submerging bottomland fields. Flooding also persisted in other areas from the mid-South into the lower Midwest, resulting in some

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board

HIGHLIGHTS February 25 – March 3, 2018

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

2 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin March 6, 2018

March 6, 2018 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3 (Continued from front cover) relocation of livestock and leaving low-lying winter wheat fields flooded. Toward week’s end, a late-winter storm intensified near the northern Atlantic Coast, generating rain, snow, high winds, and heavy surf. The wind resulted in widespread power outages, tree damage, and travel difficulties. In contrast, dry weather prevailed across Florida’s peninsula and much of the Plains and upper Midwest. Intensifying drought maintained stress on rangeland, pastures, and winter grains across the southern half of the High Plains. Elsewhere, some of the season’s most impressive storminess arrived in the Sierra Nevada, helping to boost snowpack in an otherwise disappointing winter wet season. However, most of the precipitation bypassed the Southwest. Temperatures across the South and East fell from record-setting levels but remained elevated, averaging at least 10°F above normal in parts of the Deep South and from the Midwest into the Northeast. In contrast, cold conditions persisted across the northern High Plains and much of the West. Weekly readings averaged as much as 10°F below normal from northern California to Montana. Warmth remained entrenched early in the week across the Southeast, where record-setting highs for February 25 climbed to 87°F in Savannah, GA, and 86°F in Charleston, SC. Later, a surge of warmth across the Midwest and Northeast preceded a late-week storm. The last 2 days of February featured consecutive daily-record highs in Michigan locations such as Flint (59 and 61°F) and Saginaw (59 and 61°F). In the Northeast, daily-record highs for February 28 rose to 64°F in Rochester, NY, and 59°F in Burlington, VT. Record-setting warmth continued across the lower Southeast through March 1, when highs soared to 89°F in Melbourne, FL, and 88°F in Savannah, GA. Many locations in Florida, including Melbourne, completed their warmest February, erasing records mostly set in 1932, 1949, or 1959. At week’s end, warmth shifted to the central and southern Plains, where record-breaking highs for March 3 peaked at 81°F in Garden City, KS, and Borger, TX. In contrast, chilly Western weather resulted in several daily-record lows. In California, for example, record-setting lows for February 25 dipped to 28°F in Napa and 31°F in Thermal. Two days later, daily-record lows for the 27th in Oregon plunged to -10°F in Meacham and 3°F in Klamath Falls. The Ohio River crested in Cincinnati, OH (8.53 feet above flood stage), on February 25, and in Evansville, IN (4.87 feet above flood stage), on March 1. At all points from Cincinnati to Evansville, the Ohio River achieved its highest level since March 1997. Below Evansville, however, the river did not reach levels that had been attained during the spring 2011 flood. Across the mid-South, late-month rainfall added to already impressive February precipitation totals. In fact, it was the wettest February on record in locations such as Little Rock, AR (14.04 inches; previously, 12.74 inches in 1882); Tupelo, MS (12.98 inches; previously, 10.91 inches in 1948); Louisville, KY (10.54 inches; previously, 9.84 inches in 1884); and Shreveport, LA (9.21 inches; previously, 8.96 inches in 1939). In Pine Bluff, AR, the 15.01-inch monthly total was second only to the February 1939 record of 16.69 inches. Fittingly, the month ended with impressive, regional-scale downpours on February 25 and 28. On the 25th, daily-record amounts included 4.16 inches in Alexandria, LA, and 2.99 inches in Vicksburg, MS. And, the last day of February featured daily-record

amounts in locations such as Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (4.72 inches), and Stuttgart, AR (2.67 inches). Elsewhere on the 28th, daily-record rainfall topped 3 inches in Tennessee locations such as Chattanooga (3.48 inches), Jackson (3.33 inches), and Memphis (3.12 inches). Meanwhile, a parade of Western storms approximately doubled the water equivalency of the Sierra Nevada snowpack to 10 inches, nearly 40 percent of the early-March average. In California’s Central Valley, daily-record totals included 0.94 inch (on February 26) in Stockton and 1.38 inches (on March 1) in Sacramento. Farther inland, Elko, NV, received 8.3 inches of snow on March 2-3, while Salt Lake City, UT, noted 8.3 inches on March 3-4. Finally, a sudden and intense nor’easter brought heavy precipitation and destructive winds to the northern and middle Atlantic States in early March. Unofficial wind gusts locally topped 90 mph in coastal Massachusetts and officially reached 70 mph on March 2 in Boston, where rainfall totaled 2.30 inches. New York’s JFK Airport received 2.73 inches of rain on March 1-2, and clocked a gust to 66 mph on the latter date. Virginia’s Dulles Airport had a gust to 71 mph, also on March 2. Meanwhile in New York, daily-record snowfall totals for March 2 reached 16.7 inches in Syracuse; 12.5 inches in Binghamton; and 11.9 inches in Albany. Ongoing mild weather across northern and western Alaska contrasted with cold conditions farther south and east. St. Paul Island posted daily record-tying highs of 39°F on February 25 and 28. In some areas, substantial precipitation accompanied the above-normal temperatures. On February 26, for example, Fairbanks set daily records for snowfall (5.0 inches) and precipitation (0.32 inch). Also on the 26th, Anchorage netted a daily-record precipitation total of 0.57 inch. In addition, Anchorage received 7.3 inches of snow on February 26-27. Meanwhile, Juneau received measurable snow on each of the last 7 days of February, totaling 10.9 inches. Weekly (February 25 – March 3) snowfall totaled 13.3 inches in Kotzebue. Farther south, Hawaii continued to receive periodically heavy showers, mainly in windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo collected 10.88 inches of rain during the last 7 days of February. (Hilo’s official weekly rainfall, from February 25 – March 3, totaled 3.37 inches.) Rainfall on Kauai’s famously wet Mount Waialeale was particularly noteworthy, as 38.69 inches fell during the week. Meanwhile on Oahu, Honolulu’s weekly average temperature was 5°F above normal, aided by a daily record-tying high of 85°F on February 25.

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Flooding in the Central United StatesFlooding in the Central United StatesThis product was prepared by theUSDA Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)

United StatesDepartment ofAgriculture

Reported Flooding @ 7:14 AM EST - March 6, 2018

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Data Sources:- Flood reports obtained from the NOAA National Weather Service.- Rainfall forecast provided by the NOAA Weather Prediction Center.- Agricultural data obtained from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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AL BIRMINGHAM 69 46 75 35 58 8 2.33 1.18 1.09 0.53 104 10.03 99 90 51 0 0 5 3HUNTSVILLE 66 45 71 34 55 8 3.85 2.45 2.73 0.36 58 10.79 97 95 69 0 0 4 2MOBILE 77 56 82 41 66 10 1.01 -0.42 0.82 0.04 6 9.62 84 88 56 0 0 3 1MONTGOMERY 74 51 84 36 62 9 1.56 0.09 1.42 0.01 2 9.07 81 90 51 0 0 4 1

AK ANCHORAGE 25 10 30 4 17 -4 0.84 0.66 0.52 0.14 200 3.35 225 79 65 0 7 5 1BARROW 5 -15 25 -35 -5 11 0.45 0.45 0.23 0.36 3600 1.16 483 90 79 0 7 5 0FAIRBANKS 13 -5 17 -29 4 3 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 0 1.10 117 85 75 0 7 0 0JUNEAU 34 18 39 8 26 -5 0.44 -0.51 0.20 0.00 0 8.08 88 88 76 0 7 4 0KODIAK 38 27 42 23 33 2 0.39 -0.85 0.35 0.35 67 11.42 79 70 53 0 5 3 0NOME 19 9 27 0 14 7 0.36 0.22 0.18 0.33 550 2.25 130 90 83 0 7 5 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 42 16 48 3 29 -5 0.46 -0.23 0.25 0.00 0 4.09 81 86 31 0 7 2 0PHOENIX 69 44 77 39 57 -3 0.22 -0.02 0.18 0.00 0 0.73 43 56 30 0 0 2 0PRESCOTT 54 25 60 18 39 -2 0.16 -0.35 0.10 0.00 0 1.10 30 75 19 0 7 2 0TUCSON 71 39 79 33 55 -1 0.20 -0.02 0.20 0.00 0 2.04 104 62 26 0 0 1 0

AR FORT SMITH 65 39 69 31 52 5 1.08 0.32 0.66 0.22 65 9.49 179 94 48 0 1 3 1LITTLE ROCK 62 41 67 35 51 3 4.69 3.80 2.11 1.14 292 17.38 237 95 52 0 0 3 3

CA BAKERSFIELD 61 41 69 34 51 -4 0.47 0.15 0.21 0.25 179 1.50 59 69 55 0 0 4 0FRESNO 57 41 62 34 49 -4 1.57 1.04 0.64 1.32 574 2.81 62 83 64 0 0 5 1LOS ANGELES 62 46 68 40 54 -4 0.60 -0.13 0.38 0.50 161 2.00 31 79 56 0 0 4 0REDDING 54 36 59 27 45 -6 1.18 -0.12 0.50 0.94 168 6.03 48 75 59 0 3 5 1SACRAMENTO 56 38 62 34 47 -6 2.32 1.52 1.31 1.76 533 7.54 98 97 52 0 0 5 2SAN DIEGO 63 49 66 46 56 -3 0.56 0.05 0.32 0.24 109 2.38 52 72 54 0 0 2 0SAN FRANCISCO 56 44 59 41 50 -3 1.62 0.71 1.10 1.42 374 6.51 74 76 64 0 0 4 1STOCKTON 59 38 65 33 49 -4 1.61 1.03 0.94 0.64 256 4.64 86 88 64 0 0 5 2

CO ALAMOSA 49 8 60 -4 28 1 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 0 0.31 65 69 25 0 7 0 0CO SPRINGS 56 26 69 14 41 7 0.00 -0.13 0.00 0.00 0 0.57 83 49 12 0 6 0 0DENVER INTL 58 23 71 15 40 6 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0 0.85 160 55 17 0 6 0 0GRAND JUNCTION 55 29 66 20 42 4 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0 1.48 126 54 28 0 6 0 0PUEBLO 64 18 75 12 41 4 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.00 0 0.81 127 62 20 0 7 0 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 50 36 55 30 43 9 2.30 1.54 1.37 1.62 491 10.01 143 83 60 0 1 3 2HARTFORD 51 35 60 33 43 11 1.94 1.20 1.16 1.23 384 10.22 144 84 58 0 0 3 2

DC WASHINGTON 56 42 64 36 49 8 0.26 -0.48 0.16 0.10 30 5.86 95 80 49 0 0 2 0DE WILMINGTON 54 36 62 29 45 8 1.85 1.07 0.87 1.37 391 9.83 149 89 53 0 1 3 2FL DAYTONA BEACH 79 59 87 46 69 7 0.02 -0.72 0.02 0.02 6 6.82 110 97 47 0 0 1 0

JACKSONVILLE 79 56 86 43 68 10 0.36 -0.42 0.25 0.00 0 5.37 75 90 43 0 0 2 0KEY WEST 81 73 83 70 77 5 0.00 -0.33 0.00 0.00 0 1.16 30 78 53 0 0 0 0MIAMI 83 68 88 61 76 6 0.08 -0.40 0.06 0.00 0 1.38 33 89 51 0 0 2 0ORLANDO 84 61 88 49 72 8 0.04 -0.62 0.04 0.04 14 2.49 49 90 44 0 0 1 0PENSACOLA 77 59 83 49 68 11 0.91 -0.37 0.47 0.03 5 13.33 126 82 52 0 0 4 0TALLAHASSEE 76 56 84 41 66 9 0.94 -0.37 0.49 0.00 0 5.92 56 92 66 0 0 2 0TAMPA 82 65 85 52 73 9 0.12 -0.57 0.12 0.00 0 7.73 148 85 50 0 0 1 0WEST PALM BEACH 83 66 85 55 74 5 0.09 -0.48 0.09 0.00 0 4.61 70 88 57 0 0 1 0

GA ATHENS 67 47 74 34 57 8 1.17 0.03 0.47 0.26 52 10.67 111 90 57 0 0 4 0ATLANTA 66 48 73 37 57 7 1.29 0.08 0.51 0.16 30 9.55 93 87 63 0 0 4 1AUGUSTA 71 49 84 36 60 9 0.17 -0.87 0.07 0.05 11 3.71 41 83 53 0 0 4 0COLUMBUS 74 53 83 42 63 10 0.87 -0.36 0.52 0.04 7 5.50 56 83 44 0 0 4 1MACON 73 50 85 34 62 10 0.72 -0.41 0.55 0.00 0 5.67 57 88 47 0 0 3 1SAVANNAH 76 53 88 39 64 9 0.12 -0.56 0.06 0.06 20 2.90 40 86 51 0 0 3 0

HI HILO 79 68 82 63 74 2 4.61 2.15 2.36 1.19 108 31.18 158 89 79 0 0 7 2HONOLULU 83 73 85 72 78 5 0.22 -0.32 0.12 0.10 43 4.21 79 77 69 0 0 3 0KAHULUI 82 61 84 27 72 0 0.16 -0.34 0.09 0.00 0 5.86 93 89 77 0 1 3 0LIHUE 77 72 79 71 75 3 0.37 -0.41 0.21 0.05 15 9.83 120 90 86 0 0 4 0

ID BOISE 40 23 47 11 32 -8 0.15 -0.13 0.07 0.11 92 2.15 81 81 61 0 7 5 0LEWISTON 47 30 56 24 39 -2 0.22 0.00 0.19 0.22 244 2.32 106 73 59 0 4 2 0POCATELLO 36 22 44 10 29 -4 0.36 0.09 0.19 0.34 283 1.69 74 85 62 0 7 4 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 52 33 62 28 43 12 0.87 0.46 0.81 0.81 450 7.04 198 76 50 0 2 2 1MOLINE 55 30 65 22 43 11 0.21 -0.23 0.17 0.17 85 4.11 125 84 52 0 4 2 0PEORIA 55 34 65 25 44 11 0.31 -0.19 0.28 0.28 127 6.50 192 82 40 0 3 2 0ROCKFORD 52 29 62 23 40 11 0.09 -0.25 0.09 0.09 60 5.73 198 81 50 0 6 1 0SPRINGFIELD 56 35 67 29 46 11 0.26 -0.30 0.21 0.21 84 5.52 150 84 40 0 4 2 0

IN EVANSVILLE 58 37 64 30 48 8 0.24 -0.61 0.21 0.03 8 13.25 208 93 59 0 3 2 0FORT WAYNE 53 32 62 28 43 12 1.13 0.62 0.68 0.68 309 6.32 150 87 55 0 5 3 1INDIANAPOLIS 56 34 63 28 45 10 0.58 -0.08 0.55 0.55 190 7.44 144 85 43 0 4 3 1SOUTH BEND 50 30 60 21 40 9 0.84 0.34 0.80 0.80 381 11.10 249 80 54 0 5 3 1

IA BURLINGTON 55 33 66 26 44 11 0.24 -0.25 0.20 0.20 91 4.66 152 83 38 0 5 2 0CEDAR RAPIDS 53 28 64 20 41 12 0.00 -0.31 0.00 0.00 0 2.54 111 83 42 0 6 0 0DES MOINES 54 30 65 23 42 11 0.00 -0.31 0.00 0.00 0 2.85 121 78 51 0 4 0 0DUBUQUE 49 27 58 22 38 10 0.00 -0.40 0.00 0.00 0 3.75 130 81 55 0 7 0 0SIOUX CITY 44 20 58 9 32 2 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.00 0 2.75 208 90 69 0 6 0 0WATERLOO 48 25 59 18 37 9 0.00 -0.30 0.00 0.00 0 4.52 224 94 61 0 6 0 0

KS CONCORDIA 61 31 73 23 46 10 0.00 -0.33 0.00 0.00 0 1.00 65 78 45 0 5 0 0DODGE CITY 63 27 79 17 45 6 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0.00 0 0.15 11 67 22 0 5 0 0GOODLAND 61 22 77 17 41 6 0.00 -0.19 0.00 0.00 0 1.28 133 68 25 0 7 0 0TOPEKA 63 31 71 21 47 9 0.03 -0.37 0.02 0.00 0 1.83 79 90 42 0 4 2 0

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National Weather Data for Selected CitiesWeather Data for the Week Ending March 3, 2018

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WICHITA 65 33 73 19 49 9 0.00 -0.42 0.00 0.00 0 0.48 23 82 49 0 4 0 0

KY JACKSON 58 39 67 28 49 8 1.02 0.02 0.59 0.59 134 10.72 140 83 41 0 1 3 1LEXINGTON 58 38 64 28 48 8 0.58 -0.36 0.30 0.23 56 12.44 177 78 57 0 2 3 0LOUISVILLE 60 40 66 32 50 9 0.26 -0.67 0.12 0.12 29 12.73 183 82 40 0 1 3 0PADUCAH 61 38 68 31 50 8 0.53 -0.45 0.37 0.16 39 12.71 163 86 50 0 2 2 0

LA BATON ROUGE 76 56 83 44 66 10 1.20 0.07 0.76 0.01 2 11.20 95 91 50 0 0 3 1LAKE CHARLES 74 58 79 49 66 9 0.43 -0.27 0.43 0.00 0 10.24 113 93 67 0 0 1 0NEW ORLEANS 76 62 84 52 69 11 0.77 -0.43 0.64 0.00 0 7.66 65 93 64 0 0 2 1SHREVEPORT 70 52 81 44 61 7 2.28 1.29 1.38 1.38 329 12.10 131 95 59 0 0 3 2

ME CARIBOU 37 22 42 6 29 12 0.47 -0.03 0.27 0.32 145 7.74 147 84 58 0 7 5 0PORTLAND 47 31 58 25 39 11 0.58 -0.20 0.48 0.10 29 7.74 102 90 50 0 4 2 0

MD BALTIMORE 54 37 65 27 46 8 0.74 -0.09 0.46 0.46 124 7.77 113 79 56 0 1 2 0MA BOSTON 50 37 60 35 44 10 1.69 0.89 1.17 1.17 344 9.97 132 85 48 0 0 3 2

WORCESTER 46 33 55 30 40 11 0.70 -0.10 0.60 0.07 20 8.25 110 85 49 0 3 3 1MI ALPENA 44 25 61 18 35 13 0.23 -0.13 0.21 0.00 0 3.83 117 91 47 0 6 2 0

GRAND RAPIDS 50 31 61 22 41 13 0.13 -0.24 0.09 0.04 24 7.12 191 81 44 0 3 2 0HOUGHTON LAKE 43 25 56 15 34 11 0.17 -0.15 0.17 0.00 0 4.15 138 84 56 0 7 1 0LANSING 49 31 60 24 40 13 0.38 0.04 0.37 0.37 247 7.13 222 81 52 0 4 2 0MUSKEGON 48 30 56 23 39 11 0.19 -0.18 0.19 0.00 0 6.97 176 73 51 0 3 1 0TRAVERSE CITY 43 29 57 18 36 11 0.21 -0.11 0.21 0.00 0 3.58 73 88 49 0 6 1 0

MN DULUTH 38 17 43 9 27 8 0.12 -0.08 0.12 0.00 0 2.29 112 87 56 0 7 1 0INT'L FALLS 39 4 46 -7 22 6 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.00 0 1.69 110 91 44 0 7 1 0MINNEAPOLIS 42 21 47 14 31 6 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.00 0 2.89 150 82 61 0 6 0 0ROCHESTER 39 22 44 14 30 7 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0 2.92 164 88 68 0 7 0 0ST. CLOUD 39 10 44 -1 24 3 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.00 0 1.58 111 92 53 0 7 0 0

MS JACKSON 72 50 81 40 61 9 3.35 2.25 2.83 0.25 52 11.84 111 94 54 0 0 4 1MERIDIAN 74 48 83 36 61 8 3.04 1.61 2.54 0.14 23 12.15 102 94 62 0 0 5 1TUPELO 66 45 75 34 55 7 2.43 1.10 0.86 0.55 93 16.92 163 90 60 0 0 5 3

MO COLUMBIA 60 37 71 29 48 10 0.15 -0.46 0.14 0.00 0 5.15 123 84 37 0 2 2 0KANSAS CITY 60 33 71 23 47 10 0.00 -0.43 0.00 0.00 0 2.46 93 79 35 0 4 0 0SAINT LOUIS 58 37 69 31 48 9 0.48 -0.18 0.28 0.28 97 6.78 144 82 52 0 2 2 0SPRINGFIELD 62 36 69 27 49 8 0.08 -0.55 0.06 0.01 4 9.44 202 80 47 0 4 3 0

MT BILLINGS 32 17 36 12 25 -8 0.13 -0.02 0.13 0.13 186 3.00 207 83 57 0 7 1 0BUTTE 32 2 39 -19 17 -8 0.03 -0.10 0.02 0.02 33 1.30 123 80 45 0 7 2 0CUT BANK 26 11 33 -7 19 -8 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.00 0 0.10 14 89 67 0 7 0 0GLASGOW 30 10 33 0 20 -4 0.02 -0.04 0.02 0.02 67 1.08 169 86 71 0 7 1 0GREAT FALLS 31 11 37 -3 21 -8 0.04 -0.11 0.04 0.04 57 2.05 163 76 52 0 7 1 0HAVRE 27 6 32 -2 17 -10 0.01 -0.10 0.01 0.01 20 2.26 257 87 77 0 7 1 0MISSOULA 38 18 45 11 28 -4 0.09 -0.10 0.07 0.02 25 2.39 125 72 57 0 7 2 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 55 26 70 20 41 9 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.00 0 1.61 119 76 45 0 6 0 0LINCOLN 58 25 73 19 42 10 0.00 -0.28 0.00 0.00 0 1.50 103 81 48 0 6 0 0NORFOLK 48 23 64 17 35 4 0.00 -0.26 0.00 0.00 0 2.03 140 86 57 0 6 0 0NORTH PLATTE 51 19 62 5 35 2 0.00 -0.18 0.00 0.00 0 2.19 223 81 41 0 7 0 0OMAHA 53 27 67 20 40 8 0.00 -0.28 0.00 0.00 0 2.06 121 81 58 0 6 0 0SCOTTSBLUFF 55 22 71 20 39 6 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 0.89 75 76 39 0 7 0 0VALENTINE 49 21 63 10 35 5 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0 1.69 199 82 48 0 6 0 0

NV ELY 41 19 46 -5 30 -2 0.41 0.20 0.41 0.41 456 1.68 106 65 47 0 7 1 0LAS VEGAS 62 44 68 35 53 -2 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 1.48 110 46 30 0 0 0 0RENO 43 23 50 14 33 -8 0.51 0.26 0.36 0.47 427 1.34 60 75 43 0 6 4 0WINNEMUCCA 38 17 40 7 27 -12 0.28 0.15 0.16 0.16 320 1.25 83 78 53 0 6 2 0

NH CONCORD 49 29 60 21 39 12 1.00 0.41 0.59 0.59 227 7.36 132 86 41 0 5 2 1NJ NEWARK 53 38 62 34 46 9 3.38 2.60 1.80 2.40 686 10.21 140 79 55 0 0 3 3NM ALBUQUERQUE 57 28 67 20 43 -1 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.00 0 0.55 56 53 19 0 6 0 0NY ALBANY 48 32 60 28 40 12 1.73 1.17 1.05 1.08 432 6.76 138 84 51 0 6 4 2

BINGHAMTON 44 30 56 25 37 10 1.68 1.07 0.62 1.17 450 7.39 139 78 61 0 5 4 3BUFFALO 45 31 59 25 38 9 1.42 0.84 0.64 1.26 504 8.59 147 89 60 0 5 4 2ROCHESTER 48 33 64 29 40 12 0.78 0.28 0.30 0.49 233 5.69 124 80 56 0 5 3 0SYRACUSE 48 31 64 26 39 12 1.97 1.44 1.37 1.58 687 7.65 155 92 63 0 5 4 1

NC ASHEVILLE 57 41 67 30 49 7 1.76 0.77 0.99 0.99 230 10.66 128 78 46 0 1 4 1CHARLOTTE 63 44 70 32 54 6 1.21 0.26 0.86 0.86 205 6.47 81 85 44 0 1 4 1GREENSBORO 58 42 67 33 50 6 0.48 -0.33 0.45 0.45 129 6.67 95 83 47 0 0 3 0HATTERAS 64 51 72 42 58 10 0.60 -0.38 0.50 0.50 116 10.63 104 89 60 0 0 4 1RALEIGH 60 43 73 35 52 6 0.76 -0.14 0.59 0.59 151 6.22 79 79 47 0 0 3 1WILMINGTON 69 48 82 38 58 7 1.36 0.42 1.21 1.21 295 9.88 115 86 46 0 0 3 1

ND BISMARCK 38 13 42 5 26 3 0.00 -0.13 0.00 0.00 0 0.77 75 87 62 0 7 0 0DICKINSON 34 15 38 9 25 0 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 0 0.28 34 90 62 0 7 0 0FARGO 33 10 42 1 21 2 0.01 -0.16 0.01 0.01 14 1.17 82 89 69 0 7 1 0GRAND FORKS 33 7 41 2 20 2 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0 1.12 85 92 69 0 7 0 0JAMESTOWN 35 12 39 5 24 3 0.00 -0.13 0.00 0.00 0 0.44 37 91 62 0 7 0 0WILLISTON 32 11 37 -1 21 -1 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.00 0 0.58 59 87 67 0 7 0 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 51 32 63 23 42 10 1.42 0.80 1.01 1.12 415 8.69 172 72 50 0 3 4 1CINCINNATI 56 36 62 28 46 8 0.52 -0.23 0.42 0.42 127 10.44 174 86 55 0 3 3 0CLEVELAND 50 34 60 29 42 10 1.83 1.26 1.56 1.56 624 7.06 141 83 55 0 3 3 1COLUMBUS 54 34 63 25 44 8 0.95 0.39 0.83 0.83 346 8.52 171 85 58 0 4 2 1DAYTON 53 34 59 26 44 10 0.98 0.39 0.70 0.70 269 9.04 176 90 52 0 3 3 1MANSFIELD 49 31 61 21 40 9 1.54 0.98 1.33 1.34 558 8.48 168 91 58 0 5 3 1


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TOLEDO 50 32 60 27 41 10 1.64 1.17 1.62 1.62 810 6.62 165 85 58 0 3 2 1YOUNGSTOWN 50 32 63 23 41 10 2.43 1.89 1.50 1.69 704 9.93 215 78 54 0 5 4 2

OK OKLAHOMA CITY 67 38 80 25 52 6 0.12 -0.44 0.11 0.00 0 2.84 92 86 45 0 2 2 0TULSA 65 40 72 26 53 7 0.28 -0.37 0.25 0.00 0 5.10 133 84 52 0 2 3 0

OR ASTORIA 47 34 52 31 41 -4 2.16 0.34 1.27 0.15 19 18.72 103 94 83 0 2 6 1BURNS 37 16 46 -1 27 -6 0.38 0.09 0.14 0.14 108 1.97 81 86 66 0 7 5 0EUGENE 46 32 51 25 39 -5 1.33 -0.13 0.78 0.33 53 7.79 53 97 80 0 4 5 1MEDFORD 48 30 52 22 39 -6 0.94 0.46 0.46 0.29 145 2.96 62 96 49 0 5 3 0PENDLETON 49 29 54 23 39 -2 0.51 0.23 0.49 0.49 408 2.83 101 77 50 0 5 2 0PORTLAND 48 36 52 32 42 -3 0.63 -0.32 0.36 0.07 18 7.26 75 91 80 0 1 4 0SALEM 48 34 51 29 41 -3 1.27 0.12 0.49 0.31 65 9.72 85 87 74 0 3 4 0

PA ALLENTOWN 53 33 63 26 43 10 2.36 1.66 0.93 1.43 461 10.10 154 79 53 0 3 3 3ERIE 48 34 60 25 41 10 1.43 0.85 1.11 1.17 468 7.73 153 73 59 0 3 3 1MIDDLETOWN 53 35 63 27 44 9 1.86 1.12 1.12 1.22 381 10.67 175 85 49 0 2 3 2PHILADELPHIA 52 37 61 32 45 7 2.08 1.35 0.82 1.42 444 10.31 157 83 56 0 1 3 3PITTSBURGH 53 32 64 25 43 9 0.81 0.19 0.45 0.45 167 12.85 241 85 41 0 4 2 0WILKES-BARRE 50 33 61 27 42 10 1.86 1.36 0.88 1.36 648 8.18 172 87 58 0 3 3 2WILLIAMSPORT 52 32 63 25 42 10 1.84 1.21 0.94 1.32 489 9.13 159 90 55 0 4 3 2

RI PROVIDENCE 52 36 63 28 44 11 3.45 2.61 2.54 2.57 695 14.51 177 87 55 0 2 3 2SC BEAUFORT 74 55 87 43 65 12 0.12 -0.58 0.05 0.05 16 2.84 38 88 46 0 0 3 0

CHARLESTON 72 52 86 41 62 9 0.15 -0.63 0.15 0.00 0 4.18 56 81 45 0 0 1 0COLUMBIA 69 50 82 43 60 9 0.71 -0.25 0.33 0.33 79 4.39 49 82 54 0 0 4 0GREENVILLE 63 45 69 37 54 7 1.20 0.01 0.60 0.60 115 8.97 98 86 49 0 0 4 2

SD ABERDEEN 33 3 39 -8 18 -6 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0 0.91 88 89 74 0 7 0 0HURON 36 10 45 0 23 -3 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0 1.59 139 91 67 0 7 0 0RAPID CITY 40 17 51 6 28 -2 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0 1.11 125 82 57 0 7 0 0SIOUX FALLS 39 15 46 9 27 2 0.00 -0.19 0.00 0.00 0 1.85 167 86 63 0 7 0 0

TN BRISTOL 58 38 69 29 48 7 1.40 0.50 0.67 0.67 172 8.91 122 93 49 0 2 4 1CHATTANOOGA 61 45 68 37 53 7 4.77 3.47 3.49 0.61 107 11.48 106 83 57 0 0 4 2KNOXVILLE 59 42 73 32 50 5 2.80 1.71 1.22 1.22 254 11.00 121 91 50 0 1 4 3MEMPHIS 65 46 70 39 55 7 4.64 3.49 3.12 0.94 188 18.38 203 86 46 0 0 4 3NASHVILLE 62 43 69 35 52 7 1.89 0.86 1.04 0.40 89 13.24 163 86 46 0 0 4 1

TX ABILENE 71 41 74 29 56 4 0.01 -0.29 0.01 0.00 0 1.82 82 87 53 0 2 1 0AMARILLO 67 31 79 22 49 6 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 0.01 1 63 16 0 4 0 0AUSTIN 74 51 83 43 62 4 0.25 -0.30 0.11 0.10 42 1.61 39 89 64 0 0 3 0BEAUMONT 75 60 81 52 67 9 0.33 -0.40 0.33 0.00 0 13.93 149 89 70 0 0 1 0BROWNSVILLE 84 70 86 64 77 12 0.22 0.03 0.13 0.09 129 2.32 89 96 70 0 0 2 0CORPUS CHRISTI 79 63 84 57 71 9 0.37 -0.08 0.32 0.32 168 2.06 56 98 75 0 0 2 0DEL RIO 77 54 81 45 66 7 0.03 -0.20 0.03 0.00 0 0.21 13 77 49 0 0 1 0EL PASO 68 37 79 30 53 0 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.00 0 0.77 88 46 18 0 1 0 0FORT WORTH 70 48 75 41 59 6 4.81 4.09 4.72 0.05 16 12.22 266 88 55 0 0 3 1GALVESTON 77 66 79 63 71 11 0.00 -0.55 0.00 0.00 0 4.17 60 94 68 0 0 0 0HOUSTON 77 58 83 50 67 9 1.18 0.46 1.17 0.01 3 8.85 127 92 68 0 0 2 1LUBBOCK 67 34 77 21 51 5 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 0.19 15 63 28 0 3 0 0MIDLAND 73 40 78 25 56 4 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0 0.06 5 60 29 0 2 0 0SAN ANGELO 74 43 80 30 58 5 0.16 -0.13 0.16 0.00 0 1.40 66 82 47 0 1 1 0SAN ANTONIO 76 55 84 47 66 8 0.09 -0.35 0.07 0.07 37 2.33 65 91 49 0 0 3 0VICTORIA 78 60 84 53 69 10 0.45 -0.05 0.34 0.10 48 2.29 49 91 66 0 0 3 0WACO 71 48 78 41 60 6 0.67 0.01 0.61 0.61 218 3.05 66 94 70 0 0 2 1WICHITA FALLS 69 41 76 32 55 6 0.10 -0.36 0.10 0.00 0 2.88 100 86 50 0 1 1 0

UT SALT LAKE CITY 45 32 60 26 38 0 0.02 -0.35 0.01 0.00 0 1.91 67 79 44 0 5 2 0VT BURLINGTON 45 31 59 27 38 14 0.38 -0.01 0.24 0.14 82 4.12 101 82 53 0 6 3 0VA LYNCHBURG 56 37 63 28 47 6 0.50 -0.31 0.46 0.46 131 9.13 131 78 50 0 2 3 0

NORFOLK 62 44 81 38 53 9 0.41 -0.44 0.39 0.39 105 5.64 74 83 50 0 0 2 0RICHMOND 60 42 71 34 51 9 0.21 -0.62 0.18 0.18 49 5.63 82 79 48 0 0 2 0ROANOKE 57 39 66 29 48 6 0.42 -0.38 0.35 0.35 100 6.67 100 72 47 0 2 3 0WASH/DULLES 54 36 62 26 45 7 0.28 -0.45 0.15 0.13 41 6.62 108 78 53 0 2 2 0

WA OLYMPIA 46 31 53 28 39 -3 0.70 -0.66 0.40 0.09 16 13.60 95 99 85 0 4 5 0QUILLAYUTE 46 32 51 29 39 -4 2.69 -0.22 1.10 0.30 24 31.73 117 97 84 0 4 6 3SEATTLE-TACOMA 47 36 52 32 42 -2 0.57 -0.37 0.20 0.21 54 10.50 108 85 73 0 1 5 0SPOKANE 38 25 43 19 32 -3 0.28 -0.08 0.18 0.28 187 4.43 127 96 64 0 6 2 0YAKIMA 51 27 53 18 39 1 0.10 -0.07 0.06 0.09 129 1.21 59 78 57 0 5 3 0

WV BECKLEY 51 33 63 24 42 5 0.88 0.10 0.40 0.40 118 9.41 144 79 59 0 4 3 0CHARLESTON 57 35 66 26 46 6 0.98 0.13 0.59 0.59 159 11.73 172 90 40 0 3 2 1ELKINS 52 30 61 21 41 6 1.04 0.20 0.50 0.54 146 10.58 151 86 57 0 4 3 1HUNTINGTON 56 37 64 25 47 7 0.57 -0.27 0.35 0.22 59 11.46 172 87 39 0 3 2 0

WI EAU CLAIRE 42 18 48 6 30 7 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0 2.35 122 94 49 0 7 0 0GREEN BAY 43 28 53 25 36 12 0.22 -0.05 0.21 0.01 8 2.66 114 85 56 0 6 2 0LA CROSSE 49 27 59 20 38 11 0.00 -0.23 0.00 0.00 0 2.62 115 85 43 0 5 0 0MADISON 46 27 57 20 37 10 0.00 -0.32 0.00 0.00 0 4.49 168 85 63 0 7 0 0MILWAUKEE 48 32 60 28 40 11 0.15 -0.24 0.15 0.00 0 4.84 132 80 53 0 5 1 0

WY CASPER 40 18 51 12 29 -1 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 1.26 98 82 58 0 7 0 0CHEYENNE 50 21 64 16 35 4 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.00 0 0.92 96 57 29 0 7 0 0LANDER 41 16 53 8 28 -2 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0 1.93 171 73 34 0 7 0 0SHERIDAN 37 11 41 2 24 -6 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0 3.01 215 83 58 0 7 0 0


Weather Data for the Week Ending March 3, 2018

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National Agricultural Summary February 26 – March 4, 2018

Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS

HIGHLIGHTS

Much of the nation was warmer than average. East of the Rockies, temperatures generally averaged 5 to 10°F above normal in many states. West of the Rockies, however, most states were cooler than normal, with parts of the northern Sierra Nevada averaging at least

10°F below normal. Rain fell across the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, totaling 4 to 6 inches in Arkansas and Tennessee. Precipitation was scarce in the Plains States, and drought conditions continued in northern Texas and Oklahoma.

Arizona: Alfalfa conditions were rated mostly good to excellent, depending on location, with harvesting taking place on almost two-thirds of the state’s acreage. By the end of the week, 5 percent of the cotton crop had been planted. Barley planting was 94 percent complete, compared with 100 percent last year. Barley was 80 percent emerged, compared with 95 percent last year. Barley condition was mostly fair to good. Durum wheat planting was estimated at 89 percent complete, compared with 95 percent last year. Durum wheat was 76 percent emerged, compared with 90 percent last year. Durum wheat condition was mostly good to fair. Central and western Arizona growers shipped bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, cilantro, iceberg lettuce, kale greens, and parsley (curly and plain). In western Arizona, growers shipped anise, arugula, endive, escarole, frisee, lettuce (Boston, green leaf, red leaf, Romaine, and other), radicchio, spinach, and Swiss chard. In Coconino and Yavapai Counties, recent storms have put some soil moisture back in the ground but have not significantly mitigated drought effects. In Cochise and Pima County, a small amount of rain and snow boosted soil moisture. For the entire state, pasture and range conditions were rated mostly poor to fair. For the week ending March 4, some precipitation was reported at 35 of the 50 weather stations. Among those reporting precipitation, St. Johns and Window Rock reported the least at 0.01 inch, while Flagstaff reported the most at 0.47 inch. All but nine of the 50 weather stations reported below-normal temperatures. The highest temperature during the week was 80°F at Sahuarita. The lowest temperature was 7°F at Window Rock. Florida: There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, March 4. Precipitation estimates ranged from no rain in multiple locations to 2.3 inches in Taylor County. Average temperatures ranged from 62.4°F in Leon County to 75.8°F in Monroe County. High winds in Union County delayed spraying and other field preparations. Sugarcane harvest continued in Glades and Hendry Counties. Watermelon planting started in Levy County. Limited rainfall has many producers using irrigation. February’s high temperatures caused many crops to be at least a week ahead of schedule. A wide range of crops came to market, including avocados, beans, boniatos, cabbage, eggplant, green beans, herbs, leafy greens, malangas, peppers, squash, sweet corn, and tomatoes. Temperatures in the citrus region were slightly lower than the previous week, but were still above normal. Afternoon highs were in the mid-70s to the mid-80s; nighttime lows were in the 50s over the weekend and in the 60s the remainder of the week. Rainfall was still lacking in the citrus belt. Most monitored citrus stations recorded less than one-tenth of an inch of rain for the week. Grove operations included fertilizing, spraying, applying herbicides, disking, and brush removal. Irrigation was still being run regularly. Citrus bloom on

oranges was in various stages, from blossoms beginning to pop out to full and open bloom. Grapefruit has not yet begun its normal bloom period. Mandarin harvest included Royals and Honey tangerines and Minneola tangelos. Grapefruit harvest was continuing to slow down. Kansas: For the week ending March 4, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 42 percent very short, 34 percent short, 23 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 30 percent very short, 43 percent short, 27 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. Winter wheat condition was rated 15 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 12 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Oklahoma: Precipitation totals for the week ending March 4 were less than an inch across the state, with the exception of the East Central, South Central, and Southeast districts. Statewide temperatures averaged in the mid-50s. Topsoil moisture was rated mostly adequate to very short, while subsoil moisture conditions was rated mostly very short to short. There were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Winter wheat grazed reached 35 percent, while rye grazed reached 65 percent. Thirty-five percent of oats were grazed. Conditions of pasture and rangeland were rated at 55 percent good to fair. Livestock condition was rated at 88 percent good to fair. Texas: Conditions remained severely dry in the Plains during the week ending March 4. Meanwhile, parts of the Cross Timbers, the Blacklands, and East Texas received between 1 and 3 inches of rain, with isolated areas in the Blacklands and East Texas reporting more than 5 inches. Precipitation in the rest of the state ranged from trace amounts to one-half inch. There were 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork. The lack of moisture on the Plains has kept the small grains in poor condition. Wheat and oats conditions improved in the Blacklands, the Cross Timbers, East Texas, the Edwards Plateau, South Central, and South Texas. Preparations for cotton were underway in the Southern Low Plains, the Coastal Bend and South Texas. Corn planting started in parts of South Central Texas. Corn and sorghum planting started in South Texas, the Coastal Bend, and the Upper Coast, but was delayed in the Blacklands and East Texas due to the rain. Producers on the Plains were in need of moisture ahead of planting corn and sorghum. Spinach harvest was in full swing in South Texas, while onions and carrots made good progress. Harvest of sugarcane, citrus, and vegetables continued in the Lower Valley. Pastures and livestock benefited from the precipitation received during the past week. Pastures were greening up across most of the state, except on the Plains. Still, rangeland and pastures were rated 68 percent fair to poor. Wild hogs were very active in the Blacklands and East Texas. Elevated wildfire potential was reported in the Plains and the Trans-Pecos.


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ALGERI ALGER 16 6 27 0 11 -0.5 65 -2

BATNA 12 -1 22 -7 6 -0.6 18 -6

ARGENT IGUAZU 31 20 35 16 26 0.2 180 -22

FORMOSA 33 22 38 16 27 0.4 99 -31

CERES 34 19 39 13 27 2.3 8 -128

CORDOBA 31 14 38 7 23 0.4 71 -57

RIO CUARTO 31 17 37 7 24 2.2 30 -73

ROSARIO 32 18 37 8 25 2.1 5 -121

BUENOS AIRES 31 18 39 8 24 2 28 -71

SANTA ROSA 33 16 41 7 25 2.4 17 -62

TRES ARROYOS 30 16 38 5 23 2.2 68 -13

AUSTRA DARWIN 31 25 33 23 28 0.3 217 -121

BRISBANE 28 21 32 18 25 -0.3 233 62

PERTH 31 18 39 14 24 -0.7 0 -18

CEDUNA 30 17 42 10 23 1.3 0 -11

ADELAIDE 28 18 37 12 23 1 1 -40

MELBOURNE 27 16 38 10 22 1.5 1 -43

WAGGA 33 16 41 10 24 0.7 24 -16

CANBERRA 29 13 36 7 21 0.8 86 31

AUSTRI VIENNA 1 -3 7 -13 -1 -1.9 60 27

INNSBRUCK 2 -5 7 -15 -1 -2.2 35 -8

BAHAMA NASSAU 28 21 29 16 24 2.8 2 -40

BARBAD BRIDGETOWN 28 22 28 20 25 -0.5 90 49

BELARU MINSK -4 -8 2 -20 -6 -1.1 29 -6

BERMUD ST GEORGES 22 18 23 14 20 1.4 73 -38

BOLIVI LA PAZ 14 4 17 1 9 0.4 141 39

BRAZIL FORTALEZA 30 25 31 23 27 -0.8 183 -30

RECIFE 30 25 30 23 27 -1.7 78 -24

CAMPO GRANDE 30 21 33 15 25 -0.3 29 -139

FRANCA 28 19 30 17 24 0.6 258 30

RIO DE JANEIRO 30 24 37 21 27 -0.7 131 6

LONDRINA 30 19 34 17 25 0.5 117 -67

SANTA MARIA 30 19 34 14 24 -0.6 110 -21

TORRES 28 20 32 16 24 -2.6 50 -103

BULGAR SOFIA 5 -1 16 -10 2 0.4 66 33

BURKIN OUAGADOUGOU 37 22 39 18 30 1.7 9 9

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TORONTO 2 -6 16 -16 -2 3.3 62 20

MONTREAL 0 -10 8 -22 -5 3.4 68 9

PRINCE ALBERT -12 -26 1 -37 -19 -4.5 3 -9

CALGARY -6 -18 10 -31 -12 -6.2 38 29

VANCOUVER 6 1 12 -8 3 -1.5 106 -15

CANARY LAS PALMAS 20 14 23 11 17 -1 67 47

CHILE SANTIAGO 31 14 36 11 22 2.4 0 -5

CHINA HARBIN -10 -22 -5 -31 -16 -3.6 6 1

HAMI 4 -12 15 -20 -4 -0.2 0 -1

BEIJING 5 -6 12 -12 -1 -0.6 0 -5

TIENTSIN 5 -6 14 -12 0 -0.4 0 -4

LHASA 12 -2 17 -6 5 3.3 1 0

KUNMING 17 4 25 -2 11 0.4 1 -17

CHENGCHOW 11 -1 20 -7 5 2.1 5 -7

YEHCHANG 11 3 18 -4 7 0.3 25 -6

HANKOW 12 1 19 -7 7 -0.1 40 -19

CHUNGKING 13 8 21 3 10 0.3 15 -6

CHIHKIANG 13 5 26 -5 9 2.1 11 -39

WU HU 9 1 18 -9 5 0 62 1

SHANGHAI 9 2 20 -6 5 -0.7 69 8

NANCHANG 12 5 21 -2 9 1.3 47 -54

TAIPEI 18 14 27 8 16 -0.5 148 -55

CANTON 20 11 28 1 15 0.6 15 -54

NANNING 18 12 25 4 15 0.7 17 -26

COLOMB BOGOTA 20 8 23 2 14 1.1 39 0

COTE D ABIDJAN 32 26 33 22 29 1.3 33 -7

CUBA CAMAGUEY 28 19 30 16 24 0.9 1 -37

CYPRUS LARNACA 19 10 22 7 15 2.9 14 -30

CZECHR PRAGUE 1 -6 6 -16 -3 -2.1 6 -14

DENMAR COPENHAGEN 2 -3 6 -9 -1 -1.2 11 -14

EGYPT CAIRO 24 14 32 11 19 3.7 7 5

Based on Preliminary Reports

International Weather and Crop SummaryTEMPERATURE

( C ) (MM)

PRECIP.

EUROPE: Bitter cold weather posed a threat toexposed winter crops in the north and unharvestedcitrus in southern portions of the region.

MIDDLE EAST: Unseasonable warmthencouraged earlier-than-normal crop development,with widespread rain boosting moisture supplies forwheat and barley.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: The return ofheavy rain in Morocco continued this growingseason’s remarkable turnaround for wheat andbarley prospects.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Rainfall throughoutIndonesia benefited rice and oil palm.

AUSTRALIA: Passing showers aided immaturecotton and sorghum, although a stretch of dryweather benefited earlier maturing varieties.

SOUTH AFRICA: Warm, mostly dry weatheradvanced development of corn and other rain-fedsummer crops.

ARGENTINA: Warmth and dryness stressed cornand soybeans in key production areas of centralArgentina.

BRAZIL: Variable showers maintained overallfavorable conditions for immature summer rowcrops.

February 25 - March 3, 2018International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries

provided by USDA/WAOB

February 2018


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ASWAN *** *** 18 *** *** ***** ***** ****** N KORE PYONGYANG 1 -9 8 -16 -4 -1.2 1 -12

ESTONI TALLINN -4 -8 2 -18 -6 -2.0 30 -6 NEW CA NOUMEA 29 24 34 22 27 0.6 46 -78

ETHIOP ADDIS ABABA 23 12 28 6 17 0.6 22 -15 NIGER NIAMEY 37 22 41 17 29 2.3 0 -1

F GUIA CAYENNE 29 23 31 21 26 0.2 364 44 NORWAY OSLO -5 -8 1 -18 -6 -0.7 32 -13

FIJI NAUSORI 32 24 34 22 28 1.3 335 75 NZEALA AUCKLAND 24 18 28 15 21 ***** 151 ******

FINLAN HELSINKI -6 -11 1 -24 -8 -2.5 26 -7 WELLINGTON 22 16 27 10 19 ***** 151 ******

FRANCE PARIS/ORLY 5 -1 12 -8 2 -2.8 46 6 P RICO SAN JUAN 28 22 29 21 25 0.0 128 70

STRASBOURG 4 -2 10 -11 1 -1.5 32 -1 PAKIST KARACHI 31 16 35 11 23 2.9 0 -10

BOURGES 5 -1 14 -10 2 -2.4 73 17 PERU LIMA 27 20 30 19 24 0.3 1 1

BORDEAUX 9 2 16 -5 5 -2.0 50 -25 PHILIP MANILA 31 25 34 23 28 0.4 2 -11

TOULOUSE 8 2 20 -7 5 -1.8 53 6 PNEWGU PORT MORESBY 31 25 34 23 28 1.3 116 -82

MARSEILLE 10 3 15 -4 6 -1.7 23 -19 POLAND WARSAW -1 -5 5 -15 -3 -2.1 8 -14

GABON LIBREVILLE 31 24 32 21 28 0.4 230 -42 LODZ 0 -6 6 -18 -3 -2.5 5 -24

GERMAN HAMBURG 2 -4 6 -13 -1 -2.4 16 -26 KATOWICE 0 -5 7 -15 -3 -2.4 15 -21

BERLIN 3 -3 8 -12 0 -1.8 7 -26 PORTUG LISBON 15 8 20 4 12 -0.6 50 -34

DUSSELDORF 4 -3 8 -9 1 -2.8 15 -35 ROMANI BUCHAREST 5 -2 17 -10 2 1.1 99 69

LEIPZIG 2 -5 7 -13 -1 -1.4 2 -28 RUSSIA ST.PETERSBURG -6 -10 0 -21 -8 -1.7 48 18

DRESDEN 1 -5 8 -16 -2 -1.7 6 -29 KAZAN -8 -14 -2 -21 -11 -0.4 40 9

STUTTGART 2 -3 7 -13 -1 -2.0 20 -16 MOSCOW -7 -12 1 -22 -9 -2.6 71 35

NURNBERG 2 -5 4 -15 -2 -2.4 9 -25 YEKATERINBURG -7 -14 1 -21 -11 0.9 20 1

AUGSBURG 0 -5 5 -18 -3 -2.7 38 0 OMSK -11 -20 -6 -28 -16 0.1 13 -3

GREECE THESSALONIKA 12 6 19 0 9 1.9 70 30 BARNAUL -9 -20 -2 -28 -14 -0.1 9 -11

LARISSA 13 4 18 -2 9 1.9 114 75 KHABAROVSK -13 -22 -7 -29 -17 -1.4 1 -10

ATHENS 16 10 20 6 13 2.5 67 32 VLADIVOSTOK -7 -14 0 -19 -10 -1.2 2 -14

GUADEL RAIZET 28 21 29 17 25 0.1 84 18 VOLGOGRAD -4 -9 3 -18 -6 0.4 38 15

HONGKO HONG KONG INT 20 14 27 6 17 0.2 5 -39 ASTRAKHAN 2 -5 8 -11 -2 2.8 9 1

HUNGAR BUDAPEST 3 -2 13 -11 1 -1.0 65 40 ORENBURG -6 -15 2 -23 -11 1.9 10 -9

ICELAN REYKJAVIK 3 -1 8 -5 1 1.2 132 46 S AFRI JOHANNESBURG 25 15 29 11 20 0.7 114 5

INDIA AMRITSAR 23 8 28 4 16 1.5 20 -15 DURBAN *** *** 33 -6 *** ***** ***** ******

NEW DELHI 26 11 32 6 19 1.9 0 -21 CAPE TOWN 28 17 36 12 22 1.6 9 -6

AHMEDABAD 32 15 37 10 24 1.4 0 ****** S KORE SEOUL 3 -5 10 -13 -1 -1.3 28 1

INDORE 30 15 35 11 23 2.4 0 -4 SAMOA PAGO PAGO 30 26 32 24 28 0.4 692 383

CALCUTTA 31 19 35 15 25 2.0 0 -25 SENEGA DAKAR 22 17 25 15 20 -0.8 0 0

VERAVAL 31 19 34 16 25 2.1 0 -1 SPAIN VALLADOLID 10 0 16 -5 5 -1.5 42 9

BOMBAY 33 19 38 16 26 1.4 0 ****** MADRID 11 1 17 -5 6 -1.2 50 26

POONA 32 13 36 9 23 1.0 0 -2 SEVILLE 17 5 22 0 11 -1.1 16 -25

BEGAMPET 32 17 36 13 25 -0.2 2 -7 SWITZE ZURICH 1 -3 6 -13 -1 -2.5 52 -17

VISHAKHAPATNAM 31 21 33 18 26 0.0 0 -13 GENEVA 4 -1 10 -9 2 -1.1 39 -33

MADRAS 32 21 34 17 27 0.1 1 -14 SYRIA DAMASCUS 18 6 27 0 12 4.4 22 -2

MANGALORE 34 22 37 19 28 0.7 2 -1 TAHITI PAPEETE 30 24 32 23 27 -0.3 581 365

INDONE SERANG 32 24 34 23 28 1.0 179 -45 TANZAN DAR ES SALAAM 33 25 35 23 29 1.1 11 -47

IRELAN DUBLIN 7 1 12 -3 4 -2.1 28 -23 THAILA PHITSANULOK 32 22 35 18 27 -0.6 40 29

ITALY MILAN 7 1 11 -6 4 -0.4 28 -21 BANGKOK 32 24 35 20 28 0.0 50 32

VENICE 7 2 10 -4 4 -0.4 157 112 TOGO TABLIGBO 36 25 40 22 31 2.1 20 -10

GENOA 10 5 13 -3 7 -1.9 52 6 TRINID PORT OF SPAIN 30 21 31 20 26 -0.1 33 -3

ROME 12 4 17 -5 8 -1.1 103 36 TUNISI TUNIS 16 8 23 5 12 0.0 74 17

NAPLES 12 6 16 -2 9 -0.3 108 22 TURKEY ISTANBUL 12 7 16 2 9 3.5 88 30

JAMAIC KINGSTON 31 22 33 21 27 0.6 8 -16 ANKARA 11 0 16 -7 5 5.4 39 6

JAPAN SAPPORO -1 -7 4 -11 -4 -0.8 45 -51 TURKME ASHKHABAD 11 3 16 -6 7 2.0 50 21

NAGOYA 10 1 16 -3 5 0.5 17 -49 UKINGD ABERDEEN 5 1 9 -5 3 -0.8 51 -2

TOKYO 10 2 15 -2 6 -0.4 21 -39 LONDON 7 1 11 -5 4 -1.4 25 -11

YOKOHAMA 10 3 15 0 6 0.1 21 -48 UKRAIN KIEV -2 -6 4 -16 -4 -0.4 41 2

KYOTO 9 1 16 -3 5 -0.4 23 -59 LVOV -1 -7 10 -21 -4 -1.9 65 23

OSAKA 9 2 17 -1 6 -0.4 29 -31 KIROVOGRAD 0 -5 8 -19 -2 1.0 38 12

KAZAKH KUSTANAY -9 -19 -5 -27 -14 0.3 6 -7 ODESSA 2 -1 10 -12 0 0.7 69 34

TSELINOGRAD -9 -18 0 -24 -13 1.0 8 -5 KHARKOV -3 -7 6 -18 -5 -0.2 32 -1

KARAGANDA -8 -17 0 -26 -12 0.7 14 -5 UZBEKI TASHKENT 10 1 21 -9 5 2.8 60 4

KENYA NAIROBI 29 15 32 12 22 1.9 6 -41 YUGOSL BELGRADE 5 1 18 -8 3 -0.5 59 22

LITHUA KAUNAS -3 -8 2 -20 -6 -3.0 27 -4 ZAMBIA LUSAKA 26 20 30 17 23 0.7 185 -5

LUXEMB LUXEMBOURG 2 -4 7 -11 -1 -2.4 20 -47 ZIMBAB KADOMA 26 *** 33 16 *** ***** 252 89

MALAYS KUALA LUMPUR 34 24 35 23 29 1.8 131 -45

MALI BAMAKO 35 22 40 17 28 0.1 0 -1

MARSHA MAJURO 30 26 31 25 28 0.6 224 45

MARTIN LAMENTIN 29 22 30 19 26 0.8 164 13

MEXICO GUADALAJARA 25 12 28 9 19 2.0 13 7

TLAXCALA 24 8 27 5 16 1.5 29 24

ORIZABA 23 14 27 9 19 2.6 25 -8

MOROCC CASABLANCA 17 9 21 5 13 -0.7 84 42

MARRAKECH 19 6 24 2 12 -1.7 41 9

MOZAMB MAPUTO 31 23 36 21 27 0.4 204 89

Based on Preliminary Reports

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February 2018


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Bitter cold settled over much of Europe, with rain and snow confined to southern portions of the continent. The pronounced late-winter weather pattern shift continued — highlighted by a strengthening area of high pressure over the northern Atlantic Ocean — with much-colder-than-normal conditions (8-15°C below normal) observed over central and eastern growing areas. The lack of protective snow cover left winter crops susceptible to freeze damage from northeastern Germany into western and central Poland. Dormant winter rapeseed is freeze tolerant to -15°C; readings during the past week reached or dropped below -15°C on 4 days in northeastern Germany (as low as -16°C) and for 7 consecutive days in northwestern Poland (as low as -20°C). The bitter cold in Poland also likely resulted in some burnback to exposed winter wheat (freeze tolerant to -17°C). Farther south, most winter crops from southern Germany into the Balkans were

sufficiently insulated by 2 to 20 cm of snow. The cold was not as severe (-14 to -4°C) across the western third of Europe, with winter grains in Spain still in the more freeze-tolerant vegetative stages of development. Wheat and rapeseed across France and England were still dormant and subsequently resistant to the cold, with crops in the latter region insulated by an uncharacteristically widespread snow cover. Widespread hard freezes (-8 to -3°C) were likewise noted across the central Mediterranean Coast, posing a risk to unharvested citrus. Meanwhile, another in a series of slow-moving Mediterranean storms brought soaking rain (30-135 mm) to the Iberian Peninsula, boosting moisture reserves for vegetative wheat and barley while helping to fill reservoirs for warm-season irrigation. Rain and snow (10-100 mm liquid equivalent) also fell from Italy into the Balkans, sustaining adequate to abundant moisture supplies for winter crops.

EUROPE



Unseasonable warmth persisted, with widespread rain and mountain snow reported across the region. Temperatures during the period averaged up to 6°C above normal in many of the region’s primary winter grain areas, encouraging unseasonably early green up in the north and faster-than-normal crop development in central and southern portions of the region. Rain and snow were widespread, with totals for the period averaging 10 to 50 mm from central Turkey into eastern

Iran. As a result of the recent and ongoing wet weather, lingering longer-term precipitation deficits were confined to northeastern Iran (90-day rainfall 50-70 percent of normal); most primary growing areas from Turkey into western Iran have reported near to above-normal precipitation over the past 90 days. Winter crops will enter the spring with adequate to abundant moisture for development, and current yield prospects are good to excellent.

MIDDLE EAST



Rain returned to the west, while mostly sunny skies promoted crop development in the east. In Morocco, heavy rainfall (30-100 mm, locally more) boosted moisture reserves for reproductive wheat and barley. Winter grain prospects in Morocco have rebounded considerably from historic autumn drought, and conditions for wheat and

barley are currently good to excellent in most of the country. Light to moderate showers (5-25 mm) were similarly beneficial for winter grains in western Algeria. In northeastern Algeria and northern Tunisia, mostly sunny skies promoted crop development after recent rain, though some showers (2-22 mm) lingered near the coast.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA



Widespread showers in Indonesia maintained or improved soil moisture and water supplies for rice. Much of Java received 25 to over 100 mm of rain, particularly in the west where persistent moisture deficits have occurred. However, the recent rainfall eased deficits, bringing totals since December 1 to nearly 90 percent of normal. Oil palm in Indonesia (Sumatra and

Kalimantan) and eastern Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) also benefited from heavy showers (50-200 mm), while Peninsular Malaysia was mostly dry. Meanwhile in the Philippines, downpours (25-100 mm) extended throughout the east and south maintaining abundant to excessive soil moisture for spring-sown rice and corn and slowing harvest of autumn-sown crops.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



In southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, widespread showers (5-25 mm, locally more) at the beginning of the week further benefited immature cotton and sorghum but slowed maturation of crops planted early in the growing season. Afterwards, dry, increasingly hot weather overspread the area and persisted throughout most of the week. The hot weather combined with adequate soil moisture to spur growth

of immature cotton and sorghum, while the dry weather favored maturation and harvesting of earlier-sown varieties. At week’s end, another batch of showers (5-25 mm, locally more) overspread the region, further increasing soil moisture for immature crops but hindering drydown and harvesting of mature crops. Temperatures averaged 1 to 3°C above normal, hastening crop development.

AUSTRALIA



Warm, mostly dry weather dominated major commercial farming areas, advancing development of corn and other rain-fed summer crops. Patches of moderate rainfall (greater than 10 mm) were recorded locally in North West, central Free State, and northern Mpumalanga, otherwise the corn belt was mostly dry. Outlying farming areas in northern Limpopo received somewhat heavier amounts (10-50 mm). Weekly temperatures averaged near to slightly below normal; daytime highs mostly ranged from the lower to upper 20s (degrees C), although daytime highs occasionally reached the lower 30s in traditionally-warmer

western and northern parts of the region. Nighttime lows briefly fell below 10°C in eastern sections of the corn belt although temperatures stayed well above freezing. Similar conditions prevailed in sugarcane areas of KwaZulu-Natal and eastern Mpumalanga. In the Cape Provinces, rain (10-50 mm, locally higher) was confined to eastern sections of Eastern Cape. Sunny, occasionally warm weather prompted late-season growth of irrigated corn and soybeans in the Orange River Valley but the warmth and dryness sustained long-term drought in Western Cape, where seasonal rainfall does not typically begin until April.

SOUTH AFRICA



Unseasonable warmth and dryness intensified over high-yielding farming areas of central Argentina, further stressing corn and soybeans susceptible to additional losses in yield potential. Little to no rain fell in the lower Parana River Valley (northern Buenos Aires and southern sections of Santa Fe and Entre Rios), with daytime highs reaching the lower and middle 30s (degrees C) on most days. Scattered showers (10-25 mm, locally higher) developed in western (Northern La Pampa and southern Cordoba) and southern (southern Buenos Aires) parts of the region, providing limited relief from long-term dryness and helping to temporarily lower temperatures to more normal levels

(daytime highs in the middle and upper 20s). For the week, temperatures averaged 2 to 4°C above normal throughout central Argentina; the warmth extended northward into Chaco and Santiago del Estero, where rainfall was also well below normal (less than 25 mm, with large areas receiving below 10 mm). Heavier rain (greater than 25 mm) was generally concentrated in Argentina’s northwestern farming districts (notably Tucuman and Salta), and in Formosa. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, sunflower harvesting completion remained at 39 percent, although fieldwork is reportedly beginning in some of the more southerly production areas.

ARGENTINA



Widespread showers sustained overall favorable conditions for corn and other emerging secondary summer row crops. Although rainfall was much lower (amounts generally below 25 mm) than the previous week in southern Mato Grosso and neighboring locations in Goias and Mato Grosso do Sul, topsoil moisture should be overall favorable for germination of secondary crops. In addition, the dryness allowed fieldwork to advance. According to government reports, soybeans were 71 percent harvested in Mato Grosso as of March 3, on par with the 5-year average but approximately 7 points behind last year’s pace; corn was 84 percent planted, 8 points behind last season but only about 2 points behind the 5-year average. Elsewhere, locally heavy

rain (25-100 mm) continued from the northeastern interior (Tocantins and environs) southward to sugarcane and coffee areas of eastern Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. Drier conditions prevailed, however, from western Sao Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul, with most areas recording less than 25 mm. Weekly temperatures averaging 1°C above normal, with daytime highs reaching the lower 30s (degrees C) on several days accompanied the drier weather, favoring maturation and drydown of soybeans and first-crop corn. According to reports emanating from Rio Grande do Sul, a large portion of the crop is still in the filling stage of development and would benefit from a return to a more seasonable pattern of rainfall and temperatures.

BRAZIL

In Memoriam: Orus Wesley “Wes” Byrd Orus Wesley “Wes” Byrd, U.S. Air Force veteran and long-time National Weather Service employee, passed away on February 26, 2018, at the age of 90. Wes, who retired at the end of 1992, began his 21-year tenure with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in June 1971 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He assisted legendary scientist Wayne Palmer in perfecting the concepts we now know as the Palmer Drought Index and the Crop Moisture Index. In 1971, the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin was under the partial jurisdiction of NOAA, and Wes

filled in during times of illness or vacation. In 1973, Wes permanently transferred to the Washington, D.C., offices of the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, where he spent the rest of his career. Wes was responsible for most of the Bulletin’s domestic charts and helped to develop the international map series, which debuted in 1974. Prior to his NOAA years, Wes retired from the Air Force, where he spent 18 years as a meteorologist. He also worked 5 years with a private weather firm, Northeast Weather Services, which later became Weather Services Incorporated.

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