weather WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN · 2018. 12. 11. · 6 weekly weather and crop bulletin...

Volume 105, No. 44 http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather October 30, 2018

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Contents

Crop Moisture Maps ....................................................... 2 Palmer Drought Maps ..................................................... 3 Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ....... 4 Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 5 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 6 National Agricultural Summary ....................................... 9 Crop Progress and Condition Tables ........................... 10 International Weather and Crop Summary ................... 16 Bulletin Information & October 23 Drought Monitor ...... 28

WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN

n extended period of mostly dry weather across the northern and central Plains and the Midwest

allowed summer crop harvesting to gain momentum, although late-week showers brought some renewed fieldwork delays. Late-week showers also increased in coverage and intensity from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies. Although the heaviest precipitation fell in coastal and mountain locations, some Northwestern winter grains benefited from a boost in topsoil moisture. The southern Rockies also received significant, drought-

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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 October 21 – 27, 2018

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

2 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin October 30, 2018

October 30, 2018 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3

October 30, 2018 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 5 (Continued from front cover) easing precipitation, but mostly dry weather persisted in California and the Great Basin. In addition, near- or above-normal temperatures dominated the West and the northern Plains. In the latter region, mild weather favored winter wheat emergence and establishment. In contrast, weekly temperatures averaged at least 5°F below normal across much of the South, East, and lower Midwest. Lingering Southern warmth was limited to Florida’s peninsula. Elsewhere, moisture associated with the remnants of Hurricane Willa contributed to another round of rain in the south-central U.S. As a result, lowland flooding persisted in parts of the western Gulf Coast region, while fieldwork delays and cotton-quality concerns remained a problem on the southern Plains. At week’s end, a coastal storm delivered heavy rain and gusty winds to the middle and northern Atlantic States, while some interior Northeastern locations received snow. Summer-like warmth lingered across southern Florida, where daily-record highs rose to 91°F in Miami (on October 21) and West Palm Beach (on October 26). In contrast, October 21 featured daily-record lows in Illinois locations such as Springfield (21°F) and Rockford (22°F). Meanwhile, Eastern high temperatures failed to reach the 50-degree mark in many places on several days; examples included 42°F (on October 25) in Albany, NY; 43°F (on October 21) in Bluefield, WV; and 47°F (on October 26) in Greensboro, NC. In Maine, Houlton closed the week with consecutive daily-record lows (14 and 10°F, respectively) on October 26-27. Farther west, late-week warmth arrived in southern California, where Palmdale posted a daily-record high of 90°F on October 27. Category 3 Hurricane Willa made landfall near Isla Del Bosque, Sinaloa, Mexico, during the evening of October 23. Subsequently, the hurricane rapidly weakened and dissipated across the rugged terrain of northern Mexico, although remnant moisture was drawn northeastward in advance of an approaching storm system. On the 23rd, Douglas, AZ, netted a daily-record rainfall of 1.16 inches. The following day in Texas, Galveston measured a record-setting sum (4.90 inches) for October 24. It was Galveston’s wettest October day since October 25, 2015, when 4.94 inches fell. For many locations in Texas, including Abilene (11.31 inches) and San Angelo (10.68 inches), October rainfall records have been set. Abilene and San Angelo also received significant rain—1.50 and 1.19 inches, respectively—on October 24. In New Mexico,

October 23-24 rainfall totaled 1.79 inches in Roswell and 1.36 inches in Albuquerque. Heavy rain developed in the Mid-Atlantic States by October 26, when daily-record totals in North Carolina reached 2.55 inches in Greensboro and 2.07 inches in Charlotte. Northeastern record-setting totals for October 27 included 1.70 inches in Atlantic City, NJ, and 1.50 inches in Islip, NY. Also on the 27th, Atlantic City clocked a peak wind gust to 52 mph. Caribou, ME, received snowfall totaling 0.9 inch on October 27-28, following a daily-record total of 2.6 inches on October 24. Farther west, strong winds swept across the northern Plains on October 27, when gusts were clocked to 54 mph in North Dakota locations such as Dickinson and Hettinger. At the same time, increasingly showery weather in the Northwest resulted in a daily-record sum (0.44 inch) in Wenatchee, WA. In fact, Wenatchee received 0.85 inch from October 25-28, easily exceeding the total of 0.49 inch observed during the preceding 159 days from May 19 – October 24. Late-season warmth continued in Alaska, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 to 20°F above normal. In southeastern Alaska, Sitka opened the week with consecutive daily-record highs (56 and 61°F, respectively) on October 21-22. Anchorage posted daily-record highs (55, 50, and 52°F) on October 23, 25, and 26. Widespread precipitation accompanied the mild weather, especially across southern Alaska. Yakutat received a weekly rainfall total of 9.26 inches, aided by a daily-record sum of 5.06 inches on October 21. Farther south, warm, mostly dry weather dominated leeward sections of Hawaii, while frequent showers affected windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo’s October 21-27 rainfall of 3.10 inches boosted its month-to-date sum to 15.70 inches (191 percent of normal).


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AL BIRMINGHAM 67 45 76 39 56 -5 0.60 -0.09 0.38 5.36 79 46.11 104 93 44 0 0 2 0HUNTSVILLE 65 43 73 36 54 -5 0.89 0.13 0.75 7.56 104 43.64 95 98 53 0 0 2 1MOBILE 73 54 79 47 63 -3 1.90 1.24 1.69 8.22 94 48.59 87 90 62 0 0 3 1MONTGOMERY 69 50 76 43 59 -4 0.47 -0.03 0.32 6.53 101 39.88 89 94 53 0 0 2 0

AK ANCHORAGE 51 37 55 34 44 13 0.41 0.00 0.39 3.66 77 14.59 106 83 70 0 0 3 0BARROW 27 22 30 16 25 14 0.23 0.17 0.09 0.69 68 7.98 210 97 83 0 7 3 0FAIRBANKS 44 27 52 23 36 17 0.02 -0.17 0.02 2.36 126 12.63 145 94 84 0 7 1 0JUNEAU 52 43 54 34 47 7 1.70 -0.08 0.82 12.38 83 44.23 95 93 79 0 0 7 1KODIAK 49 40 52 30 45 6 1.83 0.04 0.97 8.26 54 52.95 88 92 69 0 1 7 1NOME 39 29 45 22 34 8 0.19 -0.12 0.11 2.83 73 14.48 103 89 78 0 5 4 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 63 32 71 27 47 2 0.17 -0.24 0.14 5.39 144 19.74 104 94 44 0 4 2 0PHOENIX 88 66 89 61 77 5 0.03 -0.14 0.03 5.79 417 8.76 135 62 39 0 0 1 0PRESCOTT 73 44 80 39 59 6 0.15 -0.10 0.15 2.88 91 12.61 76 85 32 0 0 1 0TUCSON 83 58 88 53 71 3 0.57 0.33 0.35 4.04 160 11.90 115 79 44 0 0 2 0

AR FORT SMITH 66 45 77 41 55 -5 0.58 -0.31 0.51 9.84 143 44.37 127 96 52 0 0 2 1LITTLE ROCK 64 43 75 36 54 -7 0.61 -0.38 0.61 13.70 191 54.98 138 100 51 0 0 1 1

CA BAKERSFIELD 82 56 85 54 69 4 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.00 0 3.88 78 53 38 0 0 0 0FRESNO 82 53 85 51 67 4 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.10 14 6.42 75 70 45 0 0 0 0LOS ANGELES 73 62 76 60 67 1 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.58 129 4.26 42 92 69 0 0 0 0REDDING 81 46 87 42 63 2 0.00 -0.60 0.00 0.55 27 14.58 60 68 36 0 0 0 0SACRAMENTO 79 48 83 45 64 2 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.04 4 13.58 105 93 31 0 0 0 0SAN DIEGO 72 60 75 57 66 -1 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.58 129 3.82 47 92 71 0 0 0 0SAN FRANCISCO 68 52 73 49 60 0 0.00 -0.30 0.00 0.17 20 10.98 77 90 73 0 0 0 0STOCKTON 80 49 84 45 65 3 0.00 -0.22 0.00 1.28 147 9.54 96 84 56 0 0 0 0

CO ALAMOSA 59 26 66 19 43 3 0.51 0.37 0.47 1.70 117 4.80 76 89 54 0 7 3 0CO SPRINGS 66 40 76 35 53 7 0.40 0.21 0.40 1.72 91 14.56 90 75 32 0 0 1 0DENVER INTL 69 42 74 37 56 9 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.95 54 8.23 65 64 24 0 0 0 0GRAND JUNCTION 65 42 71 38 53 3 0.18 -0.04 0.17 2.76 157 7.07 93 87 53 0 0 2 0PUEBLO 71 39 81 31 55 5 0.58 0.43 0.58 1.20 91 6.87 61 83 44 0 1 1 1

CT BRIDGEPORT 54 38 64 34 46 -7 1.02 0.22 1.01 14.68 223 47.90 131 76 53 0 0 2 1HARTFORD 51 32 62 26 41 -9 1.36 0.48 1.35 9.84 132 49.43 130 83 57 0 4 2 1

DC WASHINGTON 58 43 72 38 50 -6 1.23 0.56 0.79 12.78 194 52.86 161 76 47 0 0 2 1DE WILMINGTON 55 38 68 33 47 -6 1.35 0.74 0.72 9.05 134 46.48 130 88 48 0 0 3 2FL DAYTONA BEACH 79 66 83 59 72 0 3.53 2.64 2.94 7.22 67 55.83 129 98 66 0 0 4 2

JACKSONVILLE 76 58 84 51 67 -1 0.11 -0.54 0.05 4.71 40 49.66 105 91 59 0 0 3 0KEY WEST 88 79 89 77 84 5 0.56 -0.36 0.56 9.14 98 34.25 102 79 60 0 0 1 1MIAMI 87 74 91 72 81 3 0.02 -1.28 0.02 9.65 69 57.10 109 89 60 1 0 1 0ORLANDO 82 66 86 60 74 0 0.02 -0.46 0.02 4.45 53 42.83 98 88 57 0 0 1 0PENSACOLA 74 58 80 52 66 -1 2.23 1.34 2.16 22.00 236 67.84 123 83 56 0 0 3 1TALLAHASSEE 75 57 83 48 66 -1 0.56 -0.14 0.28 7.53 97 58.36 107 92 60 0 0 3 0TAMPA 84 68 87 64 76 2 0.32 -0.01 0.27 10.66 121 53.20 130 83 52 0 0 2 0WEST PALM BEACH 87 71 91 67 79 2 0.01 -1.14 0.01 5.13 40 50.73 98 93 55 1 0 1 0

GA ATHENS 64 43 72 37 53 -7 1.46 0.68 1.32 6.01 93 51.02 128 90 51 0 0 2 1ATLANTA 64 47 73 43 55 -6 0.71 0.06 0.38 6.24 92 50.93 122 80 52 0 0 2 0AUGUSTA 68 45 75 37 57 -4 1.06 0.34 1.03 11.77 185 44.90 117 95 51 0 0 2 1COLUMBUS 67 50 75 44 59 -5 0.44 -0.07 0.26 10.64 214 52.63 132 90 50 0 0 2 0MACON 67 46 75 36 57 -5 0.50 0.00 0.29 6.64 126 38.71 103 99 55 0 0 2 0SAVANNAH 73 52 79 45 63 -2 0.08 -0.57 0.04 4.88 62 35.82 81 92 54 0 0 2 0

HI HILO 83 70 84 68 77 2 2.22 -0.17 0.65 20.32 121 148.10 151 93 84 0 0 7 2HONOLULU 87 76 88 75 82 2 0.23 -0.29 0.18 3.12 125 12.71 100 77 69 0 0 4 0KAHULUI 89 75 91 70 82 4 0.02 -0.26 0.01 3.09 281 19.02 144 87 74 2 0 2 0LIHUE 84 74 84 72 79 1 0.13 -0.87 0.05 6.11 98 39.22 134 84 76 0 0 5 0

ID BOISE 69 46 73 41 58 7 0.00 -0.17 0.00 1.28 96 8.34 90 68 49 0 0 0 0LEWISTON 65 44 68 39 54 5 0.30 0.08 0.20 0.62 41 10.26 100 78 62 0 0 3 0POCATELLO 65 37 73 27 51 6 0.36 0.15 0.36 1.19 72 7.36 73 84 50 0 2 1 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 54 38 64 28 46 -4 0.00 -0.62 0.00 7.85 142 42.64 140 79 51 0 1 0 0MOLINE 59 34 68 25 47 -4 0.01 -0.62 0.01 9.50 173 40.53 124 85 49 0 2 1 0PEORIA 57 36 68 26 47 -4 0.33 -0.25 0.32 7.44 136 38.86 129 86 47 0 2 2 0ROCKFORD 55 33 66 22 44 -5 0.00 -0.55 0.00 10.54 186 48.76 155 85 49 0 4 0 0SPRINGFIELD 59 34 70 21 47 -6 0.68 0.10 0.64 6.28 125 37.91 128 99 46 0 3 2 1

IN EVANSVILLE 60 38 68 29 49 -6 0.35 -0.29 0.33 8.22 157 48.22 134 93 53 0 1 2 0FORT WAYNE 53 35 61 29 44 -6 0.17 -0.43 0.12 4.34 87 36.70 121 90 58 0 2 2 0INDIANAPOLIS 56 37 65 28 46 -6 0.43 -0.20 0.43 7.40 144 38.92 115 84 48 0 1 1 0SOUTH BEND 52 33 59 26 42 -8 0.00 -0.72 0.00 6.38 97 43.99 134 85 56 0 3 0 0

IA BURLINGTON 58 36 68 25 47 -6 0.02 -0.59 0.01 11.24 183 35.63 109 84 42 0 2 2 0CEDAR RAPIDS 58 33 66 21 45 -4 0.04 -0.43 0.04 10.33 201 40.43 138 88 41 0 3 1 0DES MOINES 60 37 68 27 49 -1 0.05 -0.53 0.05 11.49 214 37.94 123 84 47 0 1 1 0DUBUQUE 55 34 66 21 45 -3 0.02 -0.52 0.02 15.27 269 47.94 155 81 49 0 3 1 0SIOUX CITY 63 33 72 25 48 0 0.14 -0.27 0.12 10.26 248 38.03 161 92 56 0 4 2 0WATERLOO 57 31 66 22 44 -4 0.13 -0.42 0.13 19.09 377 50.48 171 89 51 0 4 1 0

KS CONCORDIA 67 43 74 38 55 2 0.66 0.29 0.41 10.57 257 31.26 121 83 52 0 0 2 0DODGE CITY 68 41 79 39 55 1 0.33 0.03 0.32 8.31 283 26.24 129 87 44 0 0 2 0GOODLAND 67 39 78 33 53 4 0.49 0.27 0.47 3.30 168 20.09 110 90 57 0 0 2 0TOPEKA 65 39 75 31 52 -2 0.12 -0.51 0.12 8.12 128 26.11 83 87 52 0 1 1 0

Based on 1971-2000 normals *** Not Available

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National Weather Data for Selected CitiesWeather Data for the Week Ending October 27, 2018

Data Provided by Climate Prediction Center

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WICHITA 68 44 76 37 56 0 0.77 0.26 0.44 9.05 177 29.09 108 91 66 0 0 2 0

KY JACKSON 57 39 67 33 48 -7 0.77 0.07 0.59 14.25 221 56.45 140 88 53 0 0 2 1LEXINGTON 58 39 68 32 49 -5 0.62 0.04 0.62 16.10 298 64.49 170 83 60 0 1 1 1LOUISVILLE 60 41 71 34 51 -5 0.41 -0.21 0.40 12.55 234 58.47 160 86 44 0 0 2 0PADUCAH 62 40 74 30 51 -5 0.33 -0.42 0.19 8.68 134 48.05 121 88 51 0 1 2 0

LA BATON ROUGE 73 54 77 47 64 -2 0.66 -0.18 0.54 7.06 88 49.83 95 93 58 0 0 3 1LAKE CHARLES 72 57 77 52 65 -2 0.74 -0.06 0.49 13.79 146 48.91 103 93 61 0 0 3 0NEW ORLEANS 75 63 82 55 69 1 2.89 2.24 2.44 8.70 107 48.71 91 86 67 0 0 3 1SHREVEPORT 68 49 81 42 58 -6 1.72 0.69 1.20 16.57 239 46.13 112 94 54 0 0 2 2

ME CARIBOU 38 24 41 16 31 -10 0.73 0.06 0.55 5.45 94 32.82 107 79 49 0 7 3 1PORTLAND 47 31 52 25 39 -7 1.69 0.66 1.30 9.93 141 38.10 105 85 48 0 4 3 1

MD BALTIMORE 56 37 70 32 47 -6 1.38 0.73 0.88 11.83 175 58.49 167 90 51 0 2 2 2MA BOSTON 52 38 56 34 45 -7 1.24 0.37 1.17 7.94 119 40.76 119 75 49 0 0 3 1

WORCESTER 46 30 52 24 38 -10 1.12 0.07 1.04 10.57 128 46.95 117 92 56 0 4 3 1MI ALPENA 46 32 57 22 39 -5 0.58 0.08 0.29 7.79 163 27.82 115 90 65 0 4 5 0

GRAND RAPIDS 51 33 59 28 42 -6 0.00 -0.57 0.00 10.08 150 41.07 134 86 55 0 3 0 0HOUGHTON LAKE 47 29 55 22 38 -6 0.13 -0.37 0.11 7.27 144 27.24 112 92 70 0 5 3 0LANSING 50 33 58 27 42 -5 0.01 -0.47 0.01 9.59 176 35.78 136 87 64 0 3 1 0MUSKEGON 52 34 55 27 43 -5 0.00 -0.62 0.00 10.86 186 38.97 147 77 55 0 4 0 0TRAVERSE CITY 50 35 58 28 42 -4 0.02 -0.61 0.01 6.98 114 30.77 111 91 57 0 3 2 0

MN DULUTH 49 34 54 26 42 1 0.72 0.22 0.39 7.00 111 25.98 94 84 64 0 4 3 0INT'L FALLS 48 32 53 21 40 1 0.57 0.18 0.27 6.86 143 22.67 105 96 63 0 4 3 0MINNEAPOLIS 54 37 61 28 46 0 0.42 -0.06 0.28 10.28 232 31.76 122 86 56 0 3 2 0ROCHESTER 54 32 63 22 43 -1 0.16 -0.31 0.12 11.19 224 39.55 141 90 54 0 4 2 0ST. CLOUD 51 32 58 21 41 -2 0.92 0.42 0.37 5.99 124 28.26 115 95 53 0 4 3 0

MS JACKSON 67 48 74 39 58 -4 0.71 -0.09 0.70 10.54 175 60.33 134 91 54 0 0 2 1MERIDIAN 69 47 75 39 58 -4 1.17 0.46 1.17 8.89 139 53.39 112 89 54 0 0 1 1TUPELO 65 45 72 36 55 -4 0.62 -0.13 0.60 8.74 141 57.48 130 91 50 0 0 2 1

MO COLUMBIA 62 40 73 29 51 -3 0.27 -0.44 0.14 7.02 115 30.16 89 85 46 0 1 2 0KANSAS CITY 63 41 72 29 52 -2 0.07 -0.56 0.07 12.06 156 37.53 111 82 43 0 1 1 0SAINT LOUIS 60 41 73 30 51 -5 0.47 -0.14 0.26 4.23 81 36.61 115 82 56 0 1 2 0SPRINGFIELD 63 41 72 33 52 -4 0.24 -0.48 0.24 7.30 93 37.60 102 85 62 0 0 1 0

MT BILLINGS 64 41 70 34 53 7 0.10 -0.14 0.10 1.39 57 21.74 165 69 34 0 0 1 0BUTTE 61 31 71 25 46 7 0.06 -0.11 0.03 1.22 69 13.04 113 81 29 0 5 2 0CUT BANK 60 31 65 21 46 5 0.00 -0.08 0.00 1.08 70 10.51 90 81 30 0 5 0 0GLASGOW 63 33 67 27 48 6 0.00 -0.13 0.00 2.25 142 11.86 114 71 39 0 3 0 0GREAT FALLS 63 34 67 26 49 6 0.00 -0.19 0.00 2.14 106 15.28 113 79 29 0 3 0 0HAVRE 64 30 70 22 47 5 0.02 -0.09 0.02 2.44 156 13.77 132 76 49 0 5 1 0MISSOULA 60 35 65 27 47 5 0.43 0.26 0.30 1.16 66 12.75 110 82 58 0 3 3 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 67 38 77 32 53 4 0.36 0.06 0.24 5.37 145 27.51 117 82 50 0 1 2 0LINCOLN 66 36 74 27 51 0 0.32 -0.07 0.32 9.84 213 34.40 134 86 54 0 2 1 0NORFOLK 64 36 74 28 50 2 0.14 -0.22 0.14 6.39 172 31.90 131 89 48 0 2 1 0NORTH PLATTE 69 36 80 30 52 5 0.36 0.10 0.33 3.29 139 24.00 131 87 38 0 2 2 0OMAHA 64 39 73 33 52 1 0.17 -0.27 0.17 6.42 125 33.95 125 80 51 0 0 1 0SCOTTSBLUFF 71 36 79 30 54 9 0.00 -0.19 0.00 1.00 48 21.27 144 96 49 0 2 0 0VALENTINE 70 35 79 26 53 7 0.00 -0.23 0.00 4.52 168 32.48 177 86 33 0 2 0 0

NV ELY 64 29 71 26 47 4 0.01 -0.20 0.01 1.29 72 6.87 79 81 41 0 6 1 0LAS VEGAS 81 61 84 58 71 5 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.14 30 2.99 81 51 36 0 0 1 0RENO 74 38 79 35 56 6 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.26 35 7.24 128 60 32 0 0 0 0WINNEMUCCA 73 29 77 25 51 5 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.52 51 7.07 108 61 26 0 5 0 0

NH CONCORD 46 31 50 23 38 -8 0.97 0.18 0.52 8.25 136 41.82 137 86 52 0 5 3 1NJ NEWARK 54 39 66 34 47 -7 1.10 0.43 1.08 9.43 140 48.30 126 77 52 0 0 2 1NM ALBUQUERQUE 66 47 69 44 56 1 1.36 1.14 0.84 2.49 130 8.79 107 77 45 0 0 2 2NY ALBANY 48 35 59 27 41 -6 0.88 0.15 0.81 9.16 152 36.69 116 80 54 0 2 2 1

BINGHAMTON 42 33 54 31 38 -8 1.42 0.78 1.39 13.55 219 48.98 154 87 72 0 3 2 1BUFFALO 45 36 51 34 41 -8 0.56 -0.15 0.50 6.94 106 32.50 101 83 66 0 0 3 1ROCHESTER 46 36 51 33 41 -7 0.83 0.28 0.67 6.25 110 27.82 99 88 69 0 0 2 1SYRACUSE 44 34 55 30 39 -9 2.04 1.37 0.95 6.98 101 33.75 103 94 64 0 2 4 2

NC ASHEVILLE 59 38 67 32 49 -4 1.91 1.19 1.71 9.85 155 61.45 156 94 60 0 1 2 1CHARLOTTE 62 41 69 35 51 -8 2.07 1.27 2.07 14.75 211 46.19 127 94 51 0 0 1 1GREENSBORO 59 40 67 35 49 -7 2.55 1.90 2.55 16.37 226 50.63 138 89 48 0 0 1 1HATTERAS 68 52 76 46 60 -4 1.02 -0.19 1.02 12.51 123 70.87 149 83 54 0 0 1 1RALEIGH 58 39 66 34 49 -9 1.59 0.95 1.58 12.57 177 46.98 128 98 57 0 0 2 1WILMINGTON 68 44 75 38 56 -7 1.74 1.19 1.74 26.63 271 89.80 180 90 45 0 0 1 1

ND BISMARCK 63 31 66 19 47 5 0.00 -0.26 0.00 4.19 154 19.37 125 82 48 0 4 0 0DICKINSON 61 32 70 24 46 3 0.00 -0.26 0.00 2.13 76 18.33 120 79 34 0 3 0 0FARGO 52 31 59 19 42 0 0.30 -0.12 0.21 5.03 129 25.58 132 90 57 0 5 3 0GRAND FORKS 52 28 62 18 40 -1 0.43 0.07 0.30 4.50 132 21.76 122 90 53 0 5 2 0JAMESTOWN 56 30 61 19 43 1 0.04 -0.24 0.03 2.87 97 24.65 144 91 50 0 4 2 0WILLISTON 63 28 67 20 45 4 0.00 -0.15 0.00 2.13 101 20.73 162 78 44 0 5 0 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 50 36 58 32 43 -6 0.62 0.10 0.37 10.47 186 42.44 132 84 63 0 3 2 0CINCINNATI 56 38 64 32 47 -6 0.37 -0.33 0.36 7.98 152 47.66 135 87 53 0 1 2 0CLEVELAND 51 38 57 32 45 -5 0.51 -0.07 0.39 7.77 127 44.91 141 87 58 0 1 2 0COLUMBUS 54 37 64 32 45 -7 0.87 0.36 0.60 8.35 173 48.39 151 83 57 0 2 2 1DAYTON 52 35 63 31 44 -7 0.46 -0.17 0.38 7.66 157 41.87 128 90 55 0 3 2 0MANSFIELD 50 34 59 28 42 -7 0.77 0.15 0.41 9.11 162 43.02 120 94 59 0 4 2 0


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 67 45 79 42 56 -4 0.44 -0.28 0.35 13.68 187 41.03 130 96 51 0 0 2 0TULSA 67 45 79 37 56 -4 0.23 -0.60 0.12 5.97 71 28.94 80 91 60 0 0 2 0

OR ASTORIA 60 46 63 35 53 2 2.45 0.97 1.46 7.78 114 44.06 98 100 92 0 0 5 2BURNS 64 26 71 22 45 3 0.02 -0.15 0.01 0.39 38 5.28 66 81 46 0 7 2 0EUGENE 66 43 73 34 55 4 0.17 -0.77 0.11 0.71 19 17.47 53 93 74 0 0 2 0MEDFORD 70 41 80 38 55 2 0.01 -0.33 0.01 0.59 35 7.22 59 82 41 0 0 1 0PENDLETON 64 42 66 37 53 3 0.07 -0.17 0.05 1.48 110 8.00 85 85 60 0 0 2 0PORTLAND 64 49 69 40 57 5 1.44 0.70 0.83 3.87 102 18.21 73 95 83 0 0 4 1SALEM 64 47 69 38 56 5 0.66 -0.14 0.39 1.35 37 20.15 77 91 77 0 0 3 0

PA ALLENTOWN 54 37 66 31 45 -5 0.84 0.14 0.64 9.73 134 53.56 142 80 54 0 1 2 1ERIE 50 40 55 38 45 -6 0.76 -0.08 0.71 8.56 105 39.40 114 75 59 0 0 3 1MIDDLETOWN 54 40 66 36 47 -5 1.21 0.58 0.86 9.16 152 52.93 159 82 48 0 0 3 1PHILADELPHIA 55 41 67 38 48 -7 1.18 0.63 0.74 12.83 204 49.49 141 74 51 0 0 2 1PITTSBURGH 49 34 57 29 41 -9 1.00 0.52 0.60 13.51 263 52.53 166 95 61 0 4 2 1WILKES-BARRE 48 35 61 30 42 -7 1.05 0.42 0.99 12.10 186 52.07 165 91 56 0 2 4 1WILLIAMSPORT 52 38 62 31 45 -4 1.18 0.51 1.12 12.38 184 58.83 170 80 58 0 2 3 1

RI PROVIDENCE 51 33 59 26 42 -9 2.02 1.16 1.82 13.69 203 49.97 134 88 58 0 3 3 1SC BEAUFORT 73 52 79 45 63 -2 0.25 -0.38 0.18 6.96 88 36.19 83 96 53 0 0 2 0

CHARLESTON 72 51 78 45 61 -3 0.31 -0.28 0.31 4.26 48 45.37 100 90 54 0 0 1 0COLUMBIA 66 43 75 36 55 -6 1.25 0.62 1.21 12.49 195 36.23 87 96 51 0 0 2 1GREENVILLE 62 42 68 37 52 -6 1.60 0.75 1.52 11.53 158 48.18 115 94 49 0 0 2 1

SD ABERDEEN 62 29 65 19 45 1 0.10 -0.25 0.07 4.47 138 16.73 89 86 52 0 5 3 0HURON 61 32 66 20 46 1 0.03 -0.30 0.02 5.27 165 21.43 110 87 42 0 5 2 0RAPID CITY 67 36 72 32 52 7 0.00 -0.30 0.00 2.87 128 24.46 159 77 36 0 2 0 0SIOUX FALLS 61 34 67 25 47 2 0.16 -0.25 0.13 9.98 235 41.26 183 86 56 0 3 2 0

TN BRISTOL 59 37 64 30 48 -5 1.11 0.64 1.11 7.57 150 43.75 127 99 50 0 1 1 1CHATTANOOGA 63 43 69 37 53 -5 1.53 0.84 0.88 9.85 139 49.56 112 90 53 0 0 3 2KNOXVILLE 59 41 66 33 50 -6 0.65 0.08 0.47 10.40 197 47.92 122 97 58 0 0 3 0MEMPHIS 64 46 70 39 55 -6 0.48 -0.28 0.43 7.87 131 50.07 118 92 50 0 0 2 0NASHVILLE 61 42 72 34 52 -6 0.43 -0.19 0.26 9.79 164 49.30 128 88 51 0 0 3 0

TX ABILENE 72 50 83 43 61 -3 1.50 0.89 1.50 16.25 295 28.41 136 91 59 0 0 1 1AMARILLO 70 43 78 37 57 1 0.21 -0.11 0.00 4.36 138 12.32 68 89 39 0 0 1 0AUSTIN 72 53 86 49 63 -5 0.83 -0.06 0.46 12.56 198 27.01 96 85 69 0 0 3 0BEAUMONT 73 57 81 53 65 -3 1.89 0.93 0.98 24.08 235 74.34 151 87 58 0 0 3 2BROWNSVILLE 75 64 85 59 69 -5 0.04 -0.67 0.02 9.02 102 20.49 84 97 77 0 0 2 0CORPUS CHRISTI 73 59 83 54 66 -6 0.24 -0.52 0.13 15.93 183 36.51 128 92 71 0 0 4 0DEL RIO 69 57 82 53 63 -6 1.19 0.80 0.55 16.39 424 24.79 152 99 84 0 0 4 1EL PASO 73 54 77 49 64 1 1.21 1.09 0.65 3.64 153 7.91 96 79 42 0 0 2 2FORT WORTH 69 51 83 47 60 -5 2.22 1.29 2.21 27.21 455 49.62 171 90 51 0 0 2 1GALVESTON 73 61 77 58 67 -5 5.39 4.72 4.90 32.44 364 52.18 144 92 63 0 0 3 1HOUSTON 71 56 82 51 64 -4 0.81 -0.21 0.40 13.39 164 47.41 121 95 69 0 0 3 0LUBBOCK 69 45 79 41 57 -1 0.43 0.12 0.43 7.52 181 13.37 78 91 58 0 0 1 0MIDLAND 68 50 80 46 59 -3 1.32 1.00 1.20 7.99 202 16.49 123 96 64 0 0 2 1SAN ANGELO 72 49 85 44 61 -2 1.24 0.73 1.19 15.82 298 29.35 157 93 64 0 0 2 1SAN ANTONIO 71 54 82 51 63 -6 1.28 0.41 0.79 22.38 355 36.11 130 89 56 0 0 3 1VICTORIA 73 56 83 52 65 -6 1.98 1.13 1.67 12.26 138 30.40 88 93 66 0 0 3 1WACO 72 51 86 47 61 -5 1.09 0.31 1.09 17.04 278 26.64 97 90 59 0 0 1 1WICHITA FALLS 70 48 81 44 59 -3 0.89 0.24 0.88 13.72 229 31.34 125 94 61 0 0 2 1

UT SALT LAKE CITY 68 46 74 42 57 7 0.04 -0.29 0.03 2.50 94 10.86 80 77 37 0 0 2 0VT BURLINGTON 44 34 50 30 39 -6 0.80 0.13 0.50 8.20 126 30.97 102 77 49 0 1 3 1VA LYNCHBURG 58 36 70 29 47 -7 1.27 0.57 1.23 14.53 212 54.47 149 93 50 0 3 2 1

NORFOLK 63 47 71 40 55 -4 1.57 0.83 1.57 6.12 86 48.63 124 78 52 0 0 1 1RICHMOND 60 40 72 33 50 -6 2.12 1.36 1.97 9.05 127 54.51 146 87 52 0 0 2 1ROANOKE 58 39 71 32 49 -5 1.12 0.46 1.12 15.00 228 52.49 146 83 49 0 1 1 1WASH/DULLES 55 36 71 29 46 -7 1.36 0.62 0.82 10.00 148 53.66 153 94 55 0 2 2 2

WA OLYMPIA 57 43 62 37 50 2 1.59 0.48 0.87 5.23 102 29.92 89 98 92 0 0 5 1QUILLAYUTE 57 44 58 38 51 2 2.16 -0.38 0.72 8.77 74 64.40 92 100 95 0 0 5 2SEATTLE-TACOMA 58 47 63 43 53 2 1.90 1.07 0.79 4.03 101 23.44 95 93 81 0 0 4 2SPOKANE 60 41 65 38 50 5 0.59 0.33 0.43 1.06 70 10.77 91 82 48 0 0 3 0YAKIMA 64 35 70 33 50 4 0.34 0.22 0.21 0.90 120 3.78 67 91 59 0 0 2 0

WV BECKLEY 52 34 61 27 43 -8 0.33 -0.22 0.28 12.48 225 49.94 141 85 57 0 4 3 0CHARLESTON 56 36 66 30 46 -7 0.52 -0.06 0.31 14.39 253 57.17 156 98 53 0 4 2 0ELKINS 51 30 60 25 41 -7 0.45 -0.16 0.24 12.96 206 60.35 155 91 58 0 6 3 0HUNTINGTON 57 38 67 30 47 -6 0.79 0.17 0.60 13.06 257 54.12 154 89 50 0 1 2 1

WI EAU CLAIRE 52 30 61 20 41 -4 0.09 -0.38 0.09 8.61 151 35.44 123 93 48 0 4 1 0GREEN BAY 52 34 62 28 43 -2 0.00 -0.47 0.00 9.46 191 36.55 145 87 51 0 3 0 0LA CROSSE 55 35 66 26 45 -3 0.20 -0.24 0.12 8.79 167 37.93 132 85 43 0 4 2 0MADISON 53 32 63 22 42 -5 0.01 -0.47 0.01 12.89 262 51.87 181 88 57 0 4 1 0MILWAUKEE 53 37 64 28 45 -4 0.00 -0.55 0.00 11.93 221 42.74 145 81 57 0 1 0 0

WY CASPER 66 34 71 27 50 7 0.00 -0.23 0.00 1.96 100 18.33 160 80 38 0 2 0 0CHEYENNE 65 40 71 34 53 10 0.00 -0.13 0.00 0.50 24 18.41 129 74 33 0 0 0 0LANDER 65 37 69 32 51 7 0.00 -0.28 0.00 1.15 50 15.56 134 67 29 0 1 0 0SHERIDAN 65 34 72 28 49 6 0.15 -0.13 0.15 2.87 110 21.02 161 83 44 0 2 1 0


Weather Data for the Week Ending October 27, 2018

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National Agricultural Summary October 22 – 28, 2018

Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS

HIGHLIGHTS

During the mid- to late-week period, the remnants of Hurricane Willa contributed to rainfall across the South and the development of a “nor’easter” along the Atlantic Seaboard. Temperatures were above normal across southern Florida and much of the West. Many states along and east of the Mississippi River, in addition to Oklahoma and Texas, recorded

weekly temperatures more than 4°F below normal. Precipitation was near or below normal for most of the country, except for parts of the mid-Atlantic, lower Mississippi Valley, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas, with many locations receiving precipitation totals in excess of 0.5 inch.

Corn: The nation’s corn harvest was 63 percent complete by October 28, eleven percentage points ahead of last year but equal to the 5-year average. Harvest progress advanced 12 percentage points or more from the previous week in 11 of the 18 estimating states. Soybeans: The nation’s soybean harvest was 72 percent complete by October 28, nine percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. Harvest progress advanced 17 percentage points or more from the previous week in ten of the 18 estimating states. Winter Wheat: By October 28, producers had sown 78 percent of the nation’s winter wheat acreage. This was 5 percentage points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Winter wheat planting was nearing completion in six of the 18 estimating states. Nationally, emergence was 63 percent complete by week’s end, unchanged from last year but 4 percentage points behind average. Winter wheat emergence advanced by 10 percentage points or more from the previous week in ten of the 18 estimating states. Overall, 53 percent of the 2019 winter wheat crop was reported in good to excellent condition, compared with 52 percent at the same time last year. Cotton: By October 28, ninety-one percent of the nation’s cotton had bolls opening, 1 percentage point behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Bolls were at least 90 percent open in 12 of the 15 estimating states. Forty-four percent of the nation’s cotton was harvested by October 28, one percentage point behind last year but 1 point ahead of average. Cotton harvest advanced 10 percentage points or more from the previous week in five of the 15 estimating states. Overall, 35 percent of the cotton was rated in good to excellent condition, 1 percentage point above the previous week but 20 points below the same time last year.

Sorghum: Ninety-four percent of the nation’s sorghum acreage was considered mature, 1 percentage point behind both last year and the 5-year average. Sorghum was fully mature or nearly mature in nine of the 11 estimating states. By October 28, producers had harvested 53 percent of the nation’s sorghum, 4 percentage points behind last year and 13 points behind average. Harvest progress advanced 10 percentage points or more from the previous week in Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Rice: By October 28, ninety-six percent of the nation’s rice acreage was harvested, 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. The rice harvest was complete or nearing completion in all of the estimating states. Harvest progress advanced 26 percentage points from the previous week in California. Other Crops: Sixty-six percent of the nation’s peanut acreage was harvested as of October 28, six percentage points behind last year and 4 points behind the 5-year average. Peanut harvest advanced 11 percentage points or more from the previous week in all of the estimating states, except Florida and Georgia. By October 28, producers had harvested 82 percent of the nation’s sugarbeet acreage, 3 percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. Harvest progress advanced 19 percentage points from the previous week in Minnesota. By October 28, thirty-three percent of this year’s sunflower crop was harvested, 17 percentage points behind last year and 12 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest progress advanced 15 percentage points from the previous week in Kansas and 19 points in North Dakota.


Crop Progress and Condition Week Ending October 28, 2018

Weekly U.S. Progress and Condition Data provided by USDA/NASS

Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg

CO 29 38 50 48 AR 88 54 63 81 ID 75 49 66 74

IL 71 82 89 79 IL 85 74 86 84 MI 46 42 58 52

IN 57 65 77 65 IN 78 67 80 77 MN 96 73 92 95

IA 41 29 49 57 IA 80 37 71 86 ND 98 79 93 98

KS 76 69 76 84 KS 71 23 42 70 4 Sts 85 65 82 85

KY 86 84 89 87 KY 54 46 56 55 These 4 States harvested 83%

MI 43 31 46 38 LA 100 91 93 98 of last year's sugarbeet acreage.

MN 35 35 58 58 MI 77 43 65 69

MO 78 85 90 83 MN 93 62 87 95

NE 42 34 47 55 MS 93 80 88 91 Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

NC 97 93 95 96 MO 60 33 51 61 Year Week 2018 Avg

ND 34 21 36 44 NE 86 54 74 90 CO 28 20 31 48

OH 46 47 64 56 NC 40 23 32 28 KS 38 25 40 42

PA 50 37 50 55 ND 95 53 78 92 ND 53 30 49 43

SD 33 25 41 50 OH 84 58 75 80 SD 48 8 16 48

TN 97 92 95 94 SD 94 48 77 94 4 Sts 50 19 33 45

TX 87 79 85 86 TN 61 52 60 61 These 4 States harvested 87%

WI 24 31 46 38 WI 78 36 61 77 of last year's sunflower acreage.

18 Sts 52 49 63 63 18 Sts 81 53 72 81

These 18 States harvested 94% These 18 States harvested 95%

of last year's corn acreage. of last year's soybean acreage.

Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg VP P F G EX

AL 92 93 95 95 AL 52 41 50 53 AL 7 18 15 48 12

AZ 100 100 100 100 AZ 37 29 35 37 AZ 2 10 31 47 10

AR 100 100 100 100 AR 80 77 86 76 AR 1 4 16 42 37

CA 85 80 85 96 CA 29 30 35 57 CA 0 0 0 100 0

GA 98 95 97 97 GA 45 29 42 43 GA 27 19 33 19 2

KS 92 84 88 87 KS 12 3 4 11 KS 1 4 36 54 5

LA 100 100 100 100 LA 92 75 86 93 LA 0 3 34 56 7

MS 100 99 100 100 MS 74 70 77 80 MS 0 6 24 49 21

MO 100 100 100 96 MO 78 81 87 61 MO 1 10 28 46 15

NC 97 97 99 97 NC 50 30 48 35 NC 7 16 33 39 5

OK 97 90 95 95 OK 31 17 23 27 OK 1 3 77 18 1

SC 99 82 90 95 SC 52 24 34 36 SC 1 2 47 34 16

TN 100 99 100 96 TN 64 60 68 48 TN 6 8 22 49 15

TX 89 83 86 91 TX 36 35 36 33 TX 25 19 30 20 6

VA 100 96 98 99 VA 63 34 51 39 VA 3 5 24 63 5

15 Sts 92 88 91 94 15 Sts 45 39 44 43 15 Sts 18 16 31 27 8

These 15 States planted 98% These 15 States harvested 98% Prev Wk 13 20 33 26 8

of last year's cotton acreage. of last year's cotton acreage. Prev Yr 5 10 30 41 14

Corn Percent Harvested Soybeans Percent Harvested

Cotton Percent Bolls Opening Cotton Percent Harvested Cotton Condition byPercent

Sugarbeets Percent Harvested

Sunflowers Percent Harvested




Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg

AR 100 100 100 100 AR 100 100 100 99 AL 70 63 74 77

CO 95 94 96 95 CO 23 26 35 43 FL 91 76 81 88

IL 94 100 100 96 IL 73 82 86 75 GA 77 63 72 71

KS 94 88 95 95 KS 41 23 32 55 NC 70 47 62 64

LA 100 100 100 100 LA 100 100 100 100 OK 53 35 46 55

MO 97 95 100 99 MO 74 62 75 72 SC 69 36 51 64

NE 98 98 99 99 NE 45 43 59 61 TX 43 21 35 50

NM 93 59 65 74 NM 17 20 23 12 VA 88 63 78 74

OK 95 78 84 97 OK 58 50 60 66 8 Sts 72 56 66 70

SD 96 90 96 96 SD 53 25 33 67 These 8 States harvested 96%

TX 96 91 94 94 TX 82 82 83 79 of last year's peanut acreage.

11 Sts 95 89 94 95 11 Sts 57 46 53 66

These 11 States planted 99% These 11 States harvested 99%

of last year's sorghum acreage. of last year's sorghum acreage.

Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg VP P F G EX

AR 62 38 50 54 AR 38 20 29 32 AR 2 6 33 51 8

CA 29 20 30 32 CA 4 10 15 11 CA 0 0 5 70 25

CO 97 94 96 98 CO 80 75 85 88 CO 1 4 31 54 10

ID 99 95 98 96 ID 79 61 77 74 ID 0 1 40 42 17

IL 75 53 74 76 IL 52 29 50 49 IL 4 5 25 58 8

IN 79 69 82 81 IN 53 43 58 54 IN 2 6 28 52 12

KS 82 67 76 89 KS 55 53 62 70 KS 3 15 40 36 6

MI 91 65 81 88 MI 77 36 48 66 MI 3 9 30 41 17

MO 53 34 49 56 MO 34 22 31 32 MO 0 5 45 45 5

MT 95 86 94 96 MT 77 59 76 81 MT 0 2 14 74 10

NE 97 92 96 99 NE 86 83 89 93 NE 2 6 21 50 21

NC 37 10 21 28 NC 19 4 13 12 NC 0 2 22 65 11

OH 90 70 84 88 OH 67 44 60 64 OH 1 3 17 61 18

OK 81 75 78 88 OK 68 62 68 73 OK 7 19 36 35 3

OR 88 70 80 88 OR 56 25 39 47 OR 5 13 29 48 5

SD 98 87 95 98 SD 89 72 80 82 SD 2 9 45 42 2

TX 78 63 67 75 TX 59 45 56 56 TX 7 15 32 36 10

WA 91 92 93 94 WA 73 53 65 73 WA 0 1 26 62 11

18 Sts 83 72 78 85 18 Sts 63 53 63 67 18 Sts 3 11 33 45 8

These 18 States planted 90% These 18 States planted 90% Prev Wk NA NA NA NA NA

of last year's winter wheat acreage. of last year's winter wheat acreage. Prev Yr 4 8 36 43 9

Sorghum Percent Mature Sorghum Percent Harvested

Winter Wheat Percent Planted Winter Wheat Percent Emerged Winter Wheat Condition byPercent

Peanuts Percent Harvested




Prev Prev Oct 28 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg VP P F G EX VP P F G EX

AR 100 94 96 97 AL 3 6 22 59 10 NH 2 52 29 17 0

CA 95 66 92 95 AZ 22 27 29 15 7 NJ 0 17 27 56 0

LA 100 100 100 100 AR 5 10 27 46 12 NM 18 29 40 11 2

MS 100 95 97 98 CA 40 25 5 25 5 NY 4 18 28 31 19

MO 95 93 97 95 CO 30 28 16 23 3 NC 1 6 37 54 2

TX 100 100 100 100 CT 50 50 0 0 0 ND 5 19 48 26 2

6 Sts 99 90 96 98 DE 2 15 44 34 5 OH 2 5 34 51 8

These 6 States harvested 100% FL 1 7 34 46 12 OK 1 7 31 56 5

of last year's rice acreage. GA 3 9 38 46 4 OR 50 21 18 11 0

ID 5 22 46 26 1 PA 1 13 20 59 7

IL 2 8 37 40 13 RI 25 35 40 0 0

IN 3 11 40 41 5 SC 0 1 51 47 1

IA 3 10 35 45 7 SD 8 17 32 40 3

KS 4 10 33 46 7 TN 1 11 29 51 8

KY 3 8 23 58 8 TX 2 11 30 43 14

LA 2 13 41 40 4 UT 26 42 25 6 1

ME 0 68 30 2 0 VT 3 3 64 30 0

MD 3 6 23 64 4 VA 0 7 25 49 19

MA 0 10 25 60 5 WA 26 24 28 22 0

MI 3 17 31 38 11 WV 1 12 27 54 6

MN 6 13 34 41 6 WI 5 9 32 37 17

MS 1 8 39 45 7 WY 6 11 33 41 9

MO 6 22 38 31 3 48 Sts 7 13 30 42 8

MT 9 15 27 44 5

NE 1 3 18 61 17 Prev Wk 7 13 30 42 8

NV 5 10 50 30 5 Prev Yr 9 16 35 35 5

Rice Percent Harvested Pasture and Range Condition by PercentWeek Ending Oct 28, 2018

VP - Very Poor; P - Poor;F - Fair;

G - Good; EX - Excellent

NA - Not Available* Revised




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International Weather and Crop Summary

October 21-27, 2018 International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries provided by USDA/WAOB

HIGHLIGHTS

EUROPE: Much-needed rain arrived in northeastern growing areas, while drought lingered for another week across parts of western Europe. WESTERN FSU: Rain boosted moisture supplies for winter wheat establishment. MIDDLE EAST: Widespread soaking rainfall boosted moisture supplies for winter grain planting and establishment. SOUTH ASIA: Seasonably dry weather across much of the region aided fieldwork. EASTERN ASIA: Mostly dry weather in eastern China benefited wheat and rapeseed planting. SOUTHEAST ASIA: Showers across Indochina provided a late-season boost to moisture supplies for immature rice, as rainfall in Indonesia encouraged main-season rice sowing.

AUSTRALIA: Showers in the northeast further benefited summer crops, while dry weather elsewhere promoted winter crop maturation. SOUTH AFRICA: Dry weather supported planting of corn and other rain-fed summer crops. ARGENTINA: Much-needed rain fell in previously-dry western farming areas. BRAZIL: Widespread, locally heavy showers benefited emerging to vegetative summer crops. MEXICO: Hurricane Willa made landfall in western Mexico, damaging local infrastructure but generating late-season showers over northern watersheds.

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Rain for Winter Wheat (Western FSU)

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A shift in the weather pattern brought much-needed rain to northeastern growing areas, while dryness and drought lingered for another week across much of western Europe. The recent stagnant area of high pressure over eastern Europe gave way to a pronounced southward dip in the jet stream, ushering in cooler, wetter weather across much of eastern Europe. In particular, rain totaled 10 to 80 mm from northeastern Germany into Poland and the Baltic States, improving soil moisture for winter crop establishment following a protracted drought which began in early June. However, given the severity and duration of this year’s drought, more rain will be needed to recharge topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies as well as storage ponds, streamflows, and reservoir levels; even with this week’s rain, precipitation since June 1 was still locally less

than 50 percent of normal in parts of Germany. Showers were lighter (1-10 mm) in the Balkans’ winter crop areas, where short-term drought (less than 50 percent of normal over the past 60 days) has reduced topsoil moisture for winter wheat and rapeseed establishment. In contrast, moderate to heavy rain (10-85 mm) in northern Italy improved moisture supplies and irrigation reserves following a 90-day stretch of drier-than-normal weather. In Spain, light to moderate showers (trace to 35 mm) sustained moisture supplies for winter grain sowing, particularly in center portions of the country; in contrast, drought continued to develop in northwestern Spain (Castilla y León), a major barley-producing region. Drought remained a concern over France, though widespread rain overspread the country after the end of the period.

EUROPE



Wet conditions returned, boosting moisture supplies but hampering late-season fieldwork. After last week’s sunny, warm weather encouraged a rapid pace of summer crop harvesting, moderate to heavy rain (10-140 mm) across much of the region improved soil moisture reserves for winter wheat. Rain was particularly welcomed in

southwestern Russia, where varying degrees of drought since the middle of summer left soils devoid of moisture. Temperatures up to 5°C above normal in Russia encouraged late-season wheat emergence and establishment before the arrival of the region’s typically-harsh winter weather.

WESTERN FSU



Rain intensified and expanded over much of the region, improving soil moisture supplies but halting fieldwork. Early in the period, a slow-moving, moisture-laden Mediterranean storm system brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall (25-125 mm) to most major winter grain areas from Turkey

into western Iran. The rain boosted moisture supplies for winter grain emergence and establishment but halted seasonal fieldwork. Drier weather returned during the latter half of the week, enabling a resumption of wheat and barley planting and late summer crop harvesting.

MIDDLE EAST



Seasonably dry weather across India facilitated summer (kharif) crop harvesting as well as winter (rabi) crop sowing. In northern India as well as Pakistan, cotton and rice harvesting was nearing completion, with wheat and rapeseed sowing commencing. In eastern India and Bangladesh, summer rice was being harvested with a

winter rice crop following. Meanwhile, cotton and oilseed harvesting continued in western India. Showers (25-100 mm) were confined to the far southern tip of India (southern Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and throughout Sri Lanka, boosting moisture reserves for winter-grown rice.

SOUTH ASIA



Mostly dry weather in eastern China promoted the last vestiges of summer crop harvesting and winter crop planting. Wheat sowing continued on the North China Plain, as rapeseed went into the ground throughout the Yangtze Valley. Brief periods of

showers stretched from the eastern Yangtze Valley (10-25 mm) to the southern provinces (25-100 mm), boosting soil moisture for winter crop establishment. Temperatures across the east and south were near to above normal, aiding emergence.

EASTERN ASIA



Late-season showers continued across Indochina, with resurgent rainfall in northern Thailand. Rainfall totals were mostly between 25 and 100 mm, with pockets of lesser amounts observed. The moisture benefited immature summer rice (harvested after November) and further boosted irrigation supplies for rice grown in the dry, winter season. In the Philippines, seasonably drier weather in the northern and western regions aided summer rice maturation. However,

Typhoon Yutu was approaching key rice areas in the north. Rice prospects in the north already experienced reductions due to Super Typhoon Mangkhut making landfall in mid-September. Meanwhile in southern sections of the region, seasonal showers (25-100 mm) continued in Indonesia and Malaysia, slowing the final stages of the main oil palm harvest period. However, the moisture will benefit next year’s crop and encouraged main-season rice sowing, particularly in Java, Indonesia.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



In southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, scattered showers (2-10 mm, locally more) further increased local moisture supplies for recently-sown summer crops and likely encouraged additional planting. The rain may have slowed wheat drydown and harvesting, but given the poor yield prospects for winter crops and the severity of the drought in eastern Australia, the rain was mostly welcome and helped improve early-season yield prospects for cotton, sorghum, and other summer crops. Elsewhere in Australia, soaking rain (10-25 mm or more) fell across eastern sections

of Western Australia and western sections of South Australia. However, the majority of the rain fell outside of major agricultural areas in western and southeastern Australia, resulting in mostly dry weather in the wheat belt. The dry weather worked in tandem with relatively warm weather to promote maturation of wheat, barley, and canola and to aid early harvesting, which has reportedly begun in some northern growing areas. Temperatures averaged near normal in western and southeastern Australia and 2 to 3°C above normal in eastern Australia.

AUSTRALIA



Dry weather dominated the region, favoring summer crop planting in areas with sufficient soil moisture. Following several weeks of scattered albeit beneficial showers, nearly all South African farming areas recorded no rainfall, exceptions being light showers (only isolated amounts of 10 mm or higher) in Western Cape and along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 3°C below normal across

the corn belt (North West and Free State northeastward through Mpumalanga and Limpopo), although daytime highs reached the lower and middle 30s in spots during the latter half of the week. In contrast, above-normal temperatures dominated the southwest, with daytime highs reaching 40°C on several days in Western Cape, where the warmth and dryness fostered rapid development of irrigated tree and vine crops.

SOUTH AFRICA



For a second week, much-needed rain improved prospects of immature winter grains and emerging summer crops in western farming areas. Rainfall totaled 25 to 100 mm from the northern production areas of La Pampa and western Buenos Aires to the Paraguayan border; for much of the region from Cordoba northward, it was the heaviest and most extensive rain of the season. Similarly, most northeastern cotton areas (northern Santa Fe, Chaco, and Formosa) received widespread rainfall, replenishing topsoil moisture for summer crop germination and establishment. Most other locations recorded

at least 10 mm, an exception being eastern sections of Buenos Aires and Entre Rios, as well as Uruguay, where the dryness aided fieldwork. Weekly temperatures averaged 2°C below normal over most of central Argentina, though no freezes were recorded. Daytime highs ranged from the lower and middle 20s (degrees C) in the vicinity of Buenos Aires to the middle 30s in the far north. According to the government of Argentina, corn was 38 percent planted as of October 25, 7 points ahead of last year’s pace; planting reached 54 percent complete in Buenos Aires versus 37 percent last year.

ARGENTINA



Widespread showers maintained favorable summer crop prospects throughout nearly all major production areas. Rainfall totaling more than 25 mm spanned a large area from Mato Grosso to northern Rio Grande do Sul, stretching eastward through Minas Gerais and much of Bahia. Heavy rain (greater than 50 mm) was common throughout the aforementioned region with some of the wettest conditions (greater than 100 mm) centered over Mato Grosso do Sul. Summer warmth (daytime highs reaching the middle and upper 30s degrees C in most areas) spurred rapid development of

emerging to vegetative summer crops, specialty crops such as sugarcane and coffee, and maturing wheat. According to the government of Parana, soybeans and first-crop corn were 59 and 90 percent planted, respectively, as of October 22; in addition, wheat was 77 percent harvested. Government reports from Mato Grosso depicted soybean planting at 73 percent complete as of October 26, well ahead of the 5-year average of 44 percent. In Rio Grande do Sul, where summer crops are traditionally planted later, soybeans were reportedly 3 percent planted as of October 25, with 30 percent of wheat harvested.

BRAZIL



On October 23, Hurricane Willa made landfall near the border between Sinaloa and Nayarit with sustained winds approaching 105 knots, generating local flooding and damage to infrastructure from the high winds and associated storm surge. As Willa moved inland and rapidly weakened, the storm’s remnants generated unseasonably heavy rainfall (amounts in excess of 100 mm) over some northern watersheds, notably in Coahuila and environs. In contrast, mostly dry conditions prevailed in the northwest, though isolated showers (locally exceeding 25 mm) were recorded in

Sonora and Chihuahua. In southern Mexico, heavy rain (25-50 mm or greater) were concentrated along the southern Pacific and Gulf Coasts, including sugarcane areas in and around Veracruz. According to the government of Mexico, northwestern reservoirs reached 73 percent of capacity as of October 20, comparable to last year’s levels (74 percent) but below levels attained in 2016 (93 percent). This is the final weekly summary of the season; coverage will resume in April 2019.

MEXICO

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