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Contents

Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ... 2 Temperature Departure Map ...................................... 3 February 25 Drought Monitor & U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook .............................. 4 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ................. 5 International Weather and Crop Summary & February Temperature/Precipitation Table .......... 8 Bulletin Information & Snow Cover Map ................... 18

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ostly dry weather persisted in California, leading to early irrigation demands and poor rangeland

conditions, despite near-average reservoir storage. Dry weather extended to other areas, including the upper Midwest, where a lack of precipitation was beneficial in the wake of last year’s record-setting wetness. In contrast, significant precipitation fell in Kansas and environs, as well as most areas from the middle and lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Seaboard. Lowland flooding continued to plague parts of the South, as runoff from earlier

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HIGHLIGHTS February 23 – 29, 2020

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

2 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3 (Continued from front cover) downpours continued to drain into larger rivers. Wetness extended northward into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, but dry weather covered the remainder of the Corn Belt. Elsewhere, spotty precipitation was observed from the Pacific Northwest to the northern High Plains. Colder-than-normal conditions in large sections of the Rockies and the South contrasted with above-normal temperatures across the Far West and much of the nation’s northern tier. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 5°F above normal in much of California, Montana, western North Dakota, the middle Missouri Valley, and the Northeast, while readings averaged as much as 5°F below normal in parts of the Rockies and scattered locations across the Deep South. A late-week cold spell sent temperatures tumbling to 32°F or below in the Deep South, although the lower Rio Grande Valley, the immediate Gulf Coast, and Florida’s peninsula escaped a freeze. Despite the late-week cold snap across the South, no records were set. With a minimum temperature of 29°F on February 28, Tallahassee, FL, reported its lowest reading since January 22 (also 29°F). In contrast, early-week warmth in the Great Lakes region resulted in a daily-record high of 49°F (on February 23) in Marquette, MI. Later, Marquette received 9.7 inches of snow on February 26-27 to boost its snow depth to 37 inches. High winds accompanied the Great Lakes snow squalls, with a gust to 60 mph reported on February 27 in Watertown, NY. Heavy snow also spread across northern New England on the 27th, when Caribou, ME, received 8.1 inches of snow. In advance of the Southern and Eastern cold spell, temperatures briefly soared in Florida. On February 25, daily-record highs in Florida rose to 87°F in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. Meanwhile, consistent warmth developed in California, where Sacramento posted four consecutive daily-record highs (76, 76, 77, and 74°F) from February 25-28. Bakersfield, CA, notched a pair of daily records—82 and 83°F, respectively—on February 26 and 28. February 27-28 featured consecutive daily-record highs in California locations such as San Diego (84°F both days) and downtown Los Angeles (86 and 88°F). On February 28, another wave of California records—in advance of a cold front—included highs of 91°F in Anaheim; 89°F in Santa Ana; and 86°F in Long Beach. Meanwhile in Washington, record-setting highs for February 28 climbed to 66°F in Yakima and 60°F in Spokane. Aside from the snow squalls in the Great Lakes region, significant precipitation mostly fell farther south and east. There was, however, some early-week snow across the northern High Plains and Intermountain West. East Rapid City, SD, netted a daily-record snowfall (5.8 inches) on February 24, while parts of the Black Hills—including Lead and Deadwood—received as much as 18 to 30 inches. A day later, record-setting snowfall amounts for February 25 reached 4.8 inches in East Rapid City—for a 2-day total of 10.6 inches—and 2.4 inches in North Platte, NE. Rain across the South and East set few records, although New York’s

JFK Airport collected a daily-record amount (1.00 inch) for February 27. Still, some Southern rivers continued to rise. The Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA, rose to its fourth-highest level on record—4.60 feet above flood stage on February 26. In Alabama, the Mobile River at the Barry Steam Plant crested 5.08 feet above flood stage on the 26th—the highest water level in that location since April 1980. Farther west, dozens of California locations reported their driest February on record, with zero or a trace of precipitation. Downtown San Francisco, with no rain, tied a February 1864 record. Downtown Sacramento, also with no rain, eclipsed a February 1899 standard of 0.04 inch. Not a single drop of rain fell during February in many other California communities, including Santa Rosa, Kentfield, Redwood City, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Maria, Redding, Red Bluff, and Stockton. Following a period of mild weather, frigid conditions returned in Alaska. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 10 to 20°F below normal at many locations across interior Alaska, but mild conditions lingered across the southeastern part of the state. With a low of -46°F on February 27, Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, reported its lowest reading since February 12, 2009. Fairbanks and McGrath reported low temperatures ranging from -25 to -39°F on each of the last 7 days of February. In contrast, Cold Bay—in the Aleutians—posted a monthly record high of 54°F on the 29th (previously, 50°F on February 21, 1957, and February 28, 1991). Elsewhere, a mild wet, snowy month ended in Juneau with 7.78 inches of precipitation (188 percent of normal) and 32.5 inches of snow (193 percent). Sitka was also very wet, with measurable precipitation falling each day to produce a February total of 13.38 inches (206 percent of normal). Farther south, warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in Hawaii. At the state’s major airport observation sites, February rainfall ranged from 0.88 inch (44 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu, to 5.62 inches (59 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island. Monthly totals were closer to normal in other locations, including Lihue, Kauai (2.39 inches, or 76 percent of normal), although more than one-half (1.32 inches) of Lihue’s rain fell on February 5-6.


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U.S. Drought Monitor February 25, 2020

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AL BIRMINGHAM 57 37 62 30 47 -2 0.95 -0.16 0.93 26.20 185 21.10 218 84 43 0 2 2 1HUNTSVILLE 53 37 62 31 45 -2 0.67 -0.69 0.62 25.91 161 18.18 174 82 68 0 1 3 1MOBILE 64 39 70 29 52 -4 0.39 -0.99 0.37 15.46 100 9.59 88 86 51 0 3 2 0MONTGOMERY 61 39 68 29 50 -3 0.56 -0.89 0.39 21.13 137 15.63 149 84 47 0 1 3 0

AK ANCHORAGE 21 5 26 0 13 -8 0.12 -0.07 0.12 3.39 137 2.47 174 82 69 0 7 1 0BARROW -13 -33 0 -46 -23 -7 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.40 98 0.27 100 81 70 0 7 0 0FAIRBANKS 1 -29 6 -36 -14 -14 0.00 -0.07 0.00 1.26 77 0.88 88 78 70 0 7 0 0JUNEAU 37 32 42 26 34 3 1.60 0.63 0.48 20.17 142 12.67 143 89 82 0 5 6 0KODIAK 35 23 39 16 29 -1 0.72 -0.54 0.40 16.67 77 6.65 48 68 64 0 7 3 0NOME 9 -12 16 -20 -1 -7 0.03 -0.12 0.02 1.65 62 1.28 77 79 65 0 7 2 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 47 22 54 15 34 1 0.15 -0.53 0.15 4.43 67 1.29 27 77 26 0 7 1 0PHOENIX 72 48 79 45 60 0 0.01 -0.22 0.01 2.24 89 1.54 96 51 32 0 0 1 0PRESCOTT 58 28 64 20 43 2 0.03 -0.47 0.03 2.60 55 1.13 33 71 19 0 6 1 0TUCSON 69 42 78 38 56 0 0.00 -0.22 0.00 2.56 88 1.35 72 49 34 0 0 0 0

AR FORT SMITH 57 36 74 23 46 -1 0.34 -0.40 0.23 9.37 112 8.49 171 85 55 0 3 2 0LITTLE ROCK 57 37 70 26 47 -1 0.43 -0.44 0.23 14.37 123 12.77 184 83 42 0 2 2 0

CA BAKERSFIELD 76 48 83 42 62 7 0.00 -0.31 0.00 1.79 57 0.26 11 60 45 0 0 0 0FRESNO 75 48 83 45 62 9 0.00 -0.52 0.00 3.02 54 0.66 15 67 50 0 0 0 0LOS ANGELES 76 56 87 51 66 8 0.00 -0.74 0.00 4.80 61 0.38 6 62 37 0 0 0 0REDDING 72 39 81 36 56 6 0.00 -1.30 0.00 10.48 63 2.84 24 60 40 0 0 0 0SACRAMENTO 72 44 77 42 58 5 0.00 -0.81 0.00 5.64 57 1.15 16 85 33 0 0 0 0SAN DIEGO 74 53 84 51 64 5 0.01 -0.49 0.01 4.94 88 0.89 21 71 55 0 0 1 0SAN FRANCISCO 68 48 76 44 58 5 0.00 -0.92 0.00 4.95 44 1.21 14 77 61 0 0 0 0STOCKTON 74 44 79 40 59 6 0.00 -0.58 0.00 4.42 63 0.95 18 81 61 0 0 0 0

CO ALAMOSA 47 11 58 -1 29 3 0.04 -0.02 0.04 0.78 99 0.26 57 66 24 0 7 1 0CO SPRINGS 46 21 58 5 33 0 0.00 -0.12 0.00 1.04 99 0.72 114 65 20 0 7 0 0DENVER INTL 46 25 58 10 35 2 0.00 -0.12 0.00 1.24 161 1.03 224 63 37 0 7 0 0GRAND JUNCTION 48 20 57 12 34 -4 0.01 -0.14 0.01 1.15 71 0.59 54 62 37 0 7 1 0PUEBLO 54 19 69 7 37 0 0.00 -0.09 0.00 1.11 113 0.80 136 60 38 0 7 0 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 48 31 56 23 39 5 1.04 0.30 0.81 12.60 125 5.24 79 78 55 0 5 3 1HARTFORD 49 29 63 20 39 8 1.27 0.54 1.01 12.65 122 5.00 74 77 53 0 5 3 1

DC WASHINGTON 51 36 60 30 44 4 0.47 -0.24 0.23 9.40 106 6.10 104 73 47 0 4 3 0DE WILMINGTON 50 32 58 23 41 5 0.46 -0.29 0.25 11.52 120 6.84 110 84 44 0 5 3 0FL DAYTONA BEACH 71 49 78 38 60 -1 0.63 -0.09 0.63 6.07 71 2.73 47 96 47 0 0 1 1

JACKSONVILLE 67 46 77 34 57 -1 1.80 1.04 1.63 7.04 74 4.43 65 87 45 0 0 2 1KEY WEST 77 68 83 62 72 0 0.08 -0.25 0.08 9.74 166 2.03 54 74 61 0 0 1 0MIAMI 77 61 86 51 69 -1 0.34 -0.15 0.34 11.37 185 4.93 125 70 44 0 0 1 0ORLANDO 75 52 87 44 63 -1 0.55 -0.09 0.54 7.21 102 2.20 46 79 43 0 0 2 1PENSACOLA 66 45 74 36 56 -1 0.31 -0.93 0.24 17.49 125 10.31 103 77 52 0 0 2 0TALLAHASSEE 67 40 74 29 54 -3 2.91 1.65 1.43 10.01 71 6.46 65 90 59 0 2 3 3TAMPA 71 54 79 45 63 -1 0.50 -0.19 0.35 7.31 101 3.59 73 77 51 0 0 4 0WEST PALM BEACH 77 59 88 48 68 0 0.66 0.10 0.65 13.78 146 4.41 70 70 47 0 0 2 1

GA ATHENS 58 38 69 31 48 0 1.52 0.40 1.44 23.74 186 17.98 198 80 54 0 2 2 1ATLANTA 56 39 69 32 47 -2 1.13 -0.06 1.12 23.76 176 18.61 192 71 51 0 1 2 1AUGUSTA 61 39 69 29 50 -1 0.92 -0.11 0.68 19.89 169 11.76 137 84 49 0 2 2 1COLUMBUS 60 40 69 29 50 -3 1.31 0.11 1.26 25.50 187 17.44 188 86 39 0 2 2 1MACON 61 38 70 27 49 -2 1.43 0.30 1.23 22.87 170 14.15 148 86 45 0 4 2 1SAVANNAH 66 43 75 31 55 0 0.88 0.21 0.68 13.10 135 6.28 91 86 49 0 1 3 1

HI HILO 81 67 83 66 74 2 0.80 -1.57 0.35 31.78 105 20.59 109 77 68 0 0 5 0HONOLULU 82 69 84 63 75 2 0.13 -0.43 0.09 3.75 47 2.00 39 68 61 0 0 4 0KAHULUI 82 66 84 61 74 2 0.26 -0.24 0.16 7.31 80 5.10 84 77 69 0 0 4 0LIHUE 80 69 81 63 74 2 0.12 -0.66 0.05 9.73 77 3.59 46 81 73 0 0 3 0

ID BOISE 53 29 63 20 41 2 0.00 -0.28 0.00 4.63 118 3.41 135 63 44 0 6 0 0LEWISTON 55 33 64 26 44 3 0.08 -0.14 0.08 5.25 167 3.89 186 72 53 0 2 1 0POCATELLO 47 15 55 10 31 -2 0.04 -0.22 0.04 2.69 83 1.77 82 75 53 0 7 1 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 39 27 55 17 33 3 0.02 -0.39 0.02 5.00 86 3.44 102 65 54 0 4 1 0MOLINE 42 25 60 11 33 2 0.02 -0.40 0.02 4.47 84 2.89 94 63 51 0 5 1 0PEORIA 40 24 59 13 32 0 0.75 0.27 0.39 7.60 136 5.17 163 81 59 0 6 3 0ROCKFORD 38 23 53 12 31 3 0.00 -0.33 0.00 4.83 100 3.15 115 68 54 0 7 0 0SPRINGFIELD 42 28 59 18 35 1 1.01 0.47 0.43 7.78 131 7.06 206 84 62 0 5 4 0

IN EVANSVILLE 46 32 56 21 39 0 0.60 -0.23 0.50 12.29 129 9.35 156 76 63 0 5 3 1FORT WAYNE 36 22 53 11 29 -2 0.80 0.30 0.32 8.98 133 6.14 154 88 70 0 6 3 0INDIANAPOLIS 40 26 54 17 33 -1 0.95 0.30 0.47 12.20 154 9.19 188 86 67 0 5 4 0SOUTH BEND 36 26 55 16 31 1 0.62 0.12 0.27 8.02 109 5.98 141 72 61 0 6 4 0

IA BURLINGTON 43 26 60 15 35 3 0.05 -0.41 0.03 2.89 58 1.86 65 81 52 0 5 2 0CEDAR RAPIDS 39 21 55 10 30 2 0.00 -0.29 0.00 2.21 61 1.06 49 87 54 0 7 0 0DES MOINES 45 25 64 18 35 5 0.00 -0.31 0.00 2.85 80 1.78 80 79 59 0 7 0 0DUBUQUE 34 21 46 8 28 1 0.02 -0.36 0.02 3.13 71 2.65 98 82 64 0 7 1 0SIOUX CITY 45 24 60 19 34 5 0.05 -0.16 0.04 2.90 155 1.06 88 84 65 0 7 2 0WATERLOO 38 22 51 13 30 3 0.00 -0.29 0.00 2.65 88 1.74 92 80 69 0 7 0 0

KS CONCORDIA 53 30 70 23 42 7 0.13 -0.17 0.06 3.34 148 1.36 98 72 45 0 5 3 0DODGE CITY 54 29 73 18 41 2 0.75 0.53 0.44 3.28 160 1.96 153 85 55 0 5 3 0GOODLAND 50 21 68 6 36 1 0.13 -0.04 0.05 1.00 79 0.70 80 79 49 0 7 3 0TOPEKA 53 29 67 23 41 4 0.46 0.08 0.43 4.74 134 2.50 117 71 51 0 4 2 0

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WICHITA 52 30 70 22 41 2 1.48 1.10 0.95 6.10 190 4.32 232 85 58 0 4 3 1

KY JACKSON 50 34 62 25 42 1 0.65 -0.34 0.29 16.73 145 10.46 144 81 45 0 4 4 0LEXINGTON 45 30 56 17 37 -2 0.86 -0.06 0.49 14.45 136 8.51 129 81 64 0 5 5 0LOUISVILLE 48 34 59 23 41 1 0.88 -0.02 0.64 11.07 108 7.43 114 71 51 0 5 3 1PADUCAH 49 34 54 26 41 0 1.05 0.07 0.96 14.78 125 12.66 171 75 59 0 2 5 1

LA BATON ROUGE 65 42 73 35 54 -2 0.27 -0.88 0.26 14.22 86 11.39 101 91 42 0 0 2 0LAKE CHARLES 67 44 73 32 55 -1 1.05 0.36 1.05 10.13 76 9.15 104 86 50 0 1 1 1NEW ORLEANS 67 47 75 39 57 -1 0.01 -1.21 0.01 11.26 69 8.38 74 78 57 0 0 1 0SHREVEPORT 64 37 76 27 51 -3 0.13 -0.87 0.13 16.21 121 14.41 164 80 42 0 1 1 0

ME CARIBOU 37 17 47 3 27 11 0.78 0.28 0.78 8.11 99 5.19 103 82 54 0 7 1 1PORTLAND 44 27 51 18 36 9 1.45 0.69 1.45 14.83 129 6.65 92 73 48 0 5 1 1

MD BALTIMORE 50 32 60 23 41 3 0.43 -0.38 0.22 9.68 98 6.10 94 70 54 0 5 3 0MA BOSTON 51 33 64 21 42 9 1.16 0.36 0.75 10.53 96 4.70 65 65 43 0 2 3 1

WORCESTER 45 28 59 16 36 8 0.96 0.18 0.78 12.33 112 5.32 74 76 38 0 5 2 1MI ALPENA 33 19 51 9 26 5 0.14 -0.21 0.11 5.40 109 3.02 97 82 56 0 7 3 0

GRAND RAPIDS 35 25 47 20 30 2 0.11 -0.26 0.11 7.86 126 4.24 119 74 56 0 7 1 0HOUGHTON LAKE 32 20 44 14 26 4 0.06 -0.25 0.04 5.61 122 2.38 83 78 62 0 7 2 0LANSING 35 23 50 17 29 2 0.35 0.02 0.21 8.98 172 5.16 169 76 61 0 7 3 0MUSKEGON 36 26 44 21 31 3 0.01 -0.36 0.01 7.04 109 3.56 94 63 51 0 6 1 0TRAVERSE CITY 33 24 49 19 29 5 0.00 -0.33 0.00 4.86 65 1.66 35 79 53 0 7 0 0

MN DULUTH 30 10 43 -3 20 2 0.00 -0.19 0.00 5.64 195 1.73 89 77 55 0 7 0 0INT'L FALLS 29 -2 40 -22 14 -1 0.00 -0.14 0.00 2.63 121 1.46 99 83 55 0 7 0 0MINNEAPOLIS 35 21 44 15 28 4 0.00 -0.20 0.00 3.44 122 1.61 88 69 52 0 7 0 0ROCHESTER 30 13 40 1 22 0 0.01 -0.18 0.01 3.35 124 2.12 125 79 65 0 7 1 0ST. CLOUD 32 10 40 6 21 1 0.00 -0.14 0.00 5.19 254 1.26 93 89 53 0 7 0 0

MS JACKSON 60 39 71 31 50 -2 0.51 -0.58 0.40 29.24 189 23.39 230 82 51 0 1 2 0MERIDIAN 62 39 71 31 51 -2 0.33 -1.07 0.30 23.17 140 19.21 170 77 50 0 1 2 0TUPELO 57 38 64 31 48 1 0.56 -0.74 0.48 25.22 158 19.18 195 80 60 0 2 3 0

MO COLUMBIA 47 29 62 21 38 1 1.15 0.55 0.92 12.21 191 10.58 269 89 64 0 4 3 1KANSAS CITY 53 30 64 20 42 5 0.30 -0.10 0.30 5.23 128 3.50 142 81 51 0 5 1 0SAINT LOUIS 48 31 62 22 40 1 1.14 0.50 0.76 11.13 153 9.22 209 75 57 0 4 3 1SPRINGFIELD 50 31 64 20 41 1 1.13 0.52 0.61 10.12 134 8.81 201 81 66 0 4 6 1

MT BILLINGS 47 27 59 20 37 5 0.00 -0.15 0.00 1.00 49 0.85 62 66 38 0 6 0 0BUTTE 40 14 47 8 27 2 0.03 -0.10 0.02 0.69 45 0.59 59 82 40 0 7 2 0CUT BANK 44 23 56 6 34 8 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.29 29 0.22 33 79 44 0 6 1 0GLASGOW 39 20 50 4 30 7 0.13 0.07 0.12 1.15 117 0.79 130 77 65 0 6 2 0GREAT FALLS 47 22 58 12 35 6 0.20 0.06 0.20 0.68 37 0.50 42 75 36 0 6 1 0HAVRE 47 25 60 12 36 10 0.02 -0.08 0.01 1.03 77 0.69 83 82 66 0 7 2 0MISSOULA 45 27 59 21 36 4 0.02 -0.17 0.02 2.49 84 1.82 99 81 65 0 7 1 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 50 26 67 17 38 7 0.02 -0.22 0.02 2.73 145 1.29 106 79 52 0 7 1 0LINCOLN 52 24 68 21 38 6 0.00 -0.24 0.00 3.98 182 1.41 106 79 43 0 7 0 0NORFOLK 49 24 66 17 37 7 0.02 -0.22 0.02 2.17 110 1.11 83 73 46 0 7 1 0NORTH PLATTE 49 17 69 4 33 1 0.19 0.03 0.17 1.51 116 0.56 62 84 51 0 7 3 0OMAHA 49 26 64 21 37 5 0.00 -0.26 0.00 3.59 144 1.46 93 77 53 0 7 0 0SCOTTSBLUFF 48 18 62 4 33 1 0.02 -0.14 0.02 0.69 41 0.35 31 79 51 0 7 1 0VALENTINE 48 21 67 5 35 5 0.11 -0.04 0.11 1.51 136 0.62 79 71 50 0 7 1 0

NV ELY 53 18 57 11 35 3 0.00 -0.20 0.00 1.13 57 0.59 40 59 26 0 7 0 0LAS VEGAS 67 47 71 42 57 3 0.05 -0.12 0.05 1.23 73 0.30 23 41 30 0 0 1 0RENO 64 28 70 26 46 6 0.00 -0.25 0.00 1.83 61 0.13 6 53 34 0 6 0 0WINNEMUCCA 60 16 67 9 38 0 0.08 -0.06 0.08 2.38 105 1.07 74 58 34 0 7 1 0

NH CONCORD 44 23 55 15 34 8 0.65 0.08 0.65 9.48 114 4.08 77 81 44 0 7 1 1NJ NEWARK 49 34 62 25 42 6 0.49 -0.26 0.27 10.53 100 4.10 59 68 48 0 4 3 0NM ALBUQUERQUE 54 29 65 21 42 -2 0.12 0.01 0.12 1.18 83 0.87 94 60 27 0 5 1 0NY ALBANY 44 27 62 19 36 8 0.73 0.18 0.62 9.29 127 4.73 102 72 45 0 5 3 1

BINGHAMTON 38 26 52 14 32 6 0.84 0.23 0.67 12.05 149 8.19 163 75 62 0 4 4 1BUFFALO 36 27 47 14 32 4 0.80 0.22 0.60 10.37 111 5.00 90 79 58 0 5 4 1ROCHESTER 38 27 53 13 32 4 0.44 -0.06 0.35 8.39 118 4.84 111 76 59 0 4 5 0SYRACUSE 40 27 53 16 34 7 0.42 -0.10 0.35 9.50 121 5.36 114 75 58 0 4 3 0

NC ASHEVILLE 52 33 63 26 42 1 0.47 -0.51 0.36 16.45 146 12.17 154 80 58 0 4 3 0CHARLOTTE 56 37 64 27 46 -1 0.75 -0.18 0.59 15.89 148 10.57 140 75 45 0 4 3 1GREENSBORO 54 34 62 25 44 1 0.70 -0.09 0.50 16.16 167 12.23 184 81 47 0 4 3 1HATTERAS 61 45 69 28 53 5 1.12 0.16 0.74 15.43 108 9.13 93 84 49 0 1 4 1RALEIGH 57 38 65 27 47 2 0.36 -0.52 0.19 13.36 127 10.00 134 80 54 0 3 3 0WILMINGTON 61 40 70 27 51 1 0.69 -0.23 0.42 13.08 109 9.21 113 92 45 0 2 3 0

ND BISMARCK 37 22 48 15 30 8 0.05 -0.08 0.02 1.17 84 0.54 56 88 73 0 7 4 0DICKINSON 40 20 54 3 30 5 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.29 25 0.29 36 89 52 0 7 1 0FARGO 26 8 38 1 17 -1 0.01 -0.14 0.01 2.57 134 1.34 99 90 73 0 7 1 0GRAND FORKS 24 6 36 -6 15 -2 0.02 -0.12 0.01 1.63 90 0.97 77 89 70 0 7 2 0JAMESTOWN 31 16 38 10 23 3 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.59 37 0.23 20 95 73 0 7 0 0WILLISTON 36 19 49 5 28 *** 0.12 *** 0.11 1.05 66 0.85 87 *** *** 0 6 2 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 40 26 52 17 33 2 0.73 0.13 0.33 9.73 126 5.91 124 73 65 0 5 4 0CINCINNATI 42 28 55 18 35 -2 1.03 0.29 0.47 11.19 125 7.59 134 82 65 0 5 4 0CLEVELAND 39 27 53 19 33 2 0.78 0.22 0.30 8.08 102 5.22 109 77 60 0 5 6 0COLUMBUS 40 25 51 18 33 -2 0.83 0.28 0.35 9.78 128 6.97 147 81 64 0 6 4 0DAYTON 38 28 52 18 33 0 0.71 0.14 0.31 9.83 123 6.52 133 80 62 0 4 4 0MANSFIELD 38 24 50 15 31 1 0.70 0.16 0.35 10.09 125 6.52 136 86 60 0 5 4 0


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 57 31 73 18 44 -1 0.16 -0.36 0.09 4.49 95 3.82 135 88 47 0 4 4 0TULSA 57 34 73 23 46 1 0.39 -0.22 0.19 7.26 121 6.29 177 87 62 0 4 3 0

OR ASTORIA 50 37 53 32 44 -1 0.91 -0.93 0.36 35.74 128 25.17 144 96 85 0 1 4 0BURNS 53 20 59 15 37 4 0.00 -0.28 0.00 3.50 97 2.17 95 74 50 0 7 0 0EUGENE 54 33 59 28 43 -1 0.26 -1.22 0.15 13.25 59 8.06 58 91 83 0 4 2 0MEDFORD 61 31 67 27 46 1 0.00 -0.48 0.00 6.82 91 3.99 87 83 53 0 5 0 0PENDLETON 58 32 63 27 45 4 0.03 -0.25 0.03 4.85 117 4.07 152 73 51 0 2 1 0PORTLAND 55 37 62 33 46 1 0.27 -0.70 0.15 13.44 90 9.17 99 88 76 0 0 4 0SALEM 53 33 61 28 43 -1 0.48 -0.69 0.29 14.45 83 9.53 87 92 83 0 4 3 0

PA ALLENTOWN 50 30 62 21 40 8 0.86 0.17 0.42 8.94 93 5.53 88 68 50 0 5 3 0ERIE 39 29 53 20 34 4 0.75 0.17 0.41 10.43 122 5.55 115 70 59 0 4 6 0MIDDLETOWN 50 31 61 21 41 7 0.79 0.05 0.69 9.27 103 5.62 97 77 40 0 5 3 1PHILADELPHIA 49 34 60 27 41 4 0.59 -0.12 0.21 10.31 108 5.09 81 62 45 0 5 3 0PITTSBURGH 42 27 54 18 35 2 0.52 -0.09 0.41 9.76 123 6.41 126 75 53 0 5 3 0WILKES-BARRE 47 29 59 20 38 7 0.78 0.28 0.70 7.83 110 5.33 117 72 42 0 5 3 1WILLIAMSPORT 47 28 59 19 37 6 0.66 0.03 0.43 7.95 95 5.15 94 75 53 0 5 3 0

RI PROVIDENCE 50 30 60 21 40 7 0.94 0.11 0.85 12.37 103 4.26 54 80 57 0 5 3 1SC CHARLESTON 63 42 69 28 52 -1 0.99 0.23 0.66 13.08 126 6.50 91 86 44 0 1 3 1

COLUMBIA 59 37 66 27 48 -2 0.53 -0.42 0.39 18.79 158 9.46 111 84 63 0 3 2 0FLORENCE 61 40 71 29 51 1 0.42 -0.36 0.27 16.37 155 9.69 136 83 38 0 3 2 0GREENVILLE 56 36 64 28 46 -1 0.89 -0.27 0.75 23.57 188 16.56 191 79 40 0 3 2 1

SD ABERDEEN 32 16 39 9 24 1 0.01 -0.14 0.01 1.52 113 0.69 72 88 75 0 7 1 0HURON 33 18 43 9 26 1 0.05 -0.14 0.04 1.78 124 1.29 123 96 77 0 7 2 0RAPID CITY 40 17 59 -2 29 -1 0.48 0.35 0.24 1.44 117 1.19 143 79 59 0 7 3 0SIOUX FALLS 39 22 56 14 31 6 0.00 -0.17 0.00 2.06 134 0.99 97 85 68 0 7 0 0

TN BRISTOL 48 30 60 22 39 -1 0.75 -0.14 0.41 15.78 153 12.60 182 91 52 0 4 6 0CHATTANOOGA 53 37 64 30 45 -1 1.03 -0.24 0.97 20.79 138 15.88 155 85 57 0 2 4 1KNOXVILLE 50 36 64 29 43 -1 0.87 -0.20 0.74 23.58 180 18.72 218 82 52 0 3 4 1MEMPHIS 54 38 64 28 46 -2 0.91 -0.22 0.63 16.85 118 12.81 150 77 56 0 1 3 1NASHVILLE 52 37 58 31 45 1 0.78 -0.22 0.62 16.79 138 11.78 154 72 54 0 2 4 1

TX ABILENE 63 37 75 26 50 -1 0.03 -0.27 0.03 5.00 148 4.02 191 68 39 0 3 1 0AMARILLO 60 27 73 17 44 1 0.02 -0.14 0.02 1.66 93 0.66 56 73 30 0 4 1 0AUSTIN 68 37 75 24 52 -5 0.01 -0.54 0.01 4.91 78 4.12 106 63 38 0 3 1 0BEAUMONT 67 43 75 31 55 -3 0.85 0.13 0.85 8.15 57 7.08 78 88 64 0 1 1 1BROWNSVILLE 76 52 86 40 64 -1 0.00 -0.20 0.00 1.37 38 0.63 25 71 45 0 0 0 0CORPUS CHRISTI 75 46 83 31 61 -1 0.01 -0.45 0.01 5.19 100 1.17 34 75 41 0 1 1 0DEL RIO 72 43 79 28 58 -1 0.00 -0.24 0.00 1.02 45 0.97 63 56 33 0 1 0 0EL PASO 63 36 74 25 50 -3 0.00 -0.08 0.00 1.78 111 1.06 126 45 19 0 2 0 0FORT WORTH 63 40 75 28 52 0 0.03 -0.68 0.03 10.09 148 8.91 209 79 38 0 1 1 0GALVESTON 67 52 72 40 59 -1 0.63 0.08 0.63 10.41 102 9.43 141 83 50 0 0 1 1HOUSTON 69 44 75 32 56 -2 0.71 -0.01 0.71 6.68 65 5.53 83 74 46 0 1 1 1LUBBOCK 63 32 75 22 48 2 0.05 -0.12 0.05 1.54 82 0.89 74 59 34 0 4 1 0MIDLAND 67 37 76 25 52 1 0.00 -0.14 0.00 2.37 135 1.86 168 53 30 0 3 0 0SAN ANGELO 67 36 76 21 51 -1 0.00 -0.30 0.00 4.21 144 2.91 146 61 37 0 3 0 0SAN ANTONIO 68 42 76 29 55 -2 0.00 -0.44 0.00 3.50 65 2.98 87 73 34 0 1 0 0VICTORIA 72 43 77 30 57 -2 0.13 -0.37 0.13 3.86 56 3.14 70 81 51 0 1 1 0WACO 65 36 74 23 51 -2 0.00 -0.66 0.00 9.85 139 9.13 211 76 44 0 3 0 0WICHITA FALLS 62 35 78 22 49 0 0.00 -0.46 0.00 5.48 125 4.89 182 79 46 0 3 0 0

UT SALT LAKE CITY 51 29 60 24 40 3 0.00 -0.35 0.00 4.59 117 2.96 110 67 37 0 6 0 0VT BURLINGTON 38 25 51 14 32 9 0.68 0.29 0.56 6.42 105 4.78 123 81 58 0 5 5 1VA LYNCHBURG 53 32 64 22 42 2 0.82 0.02 0.55 12.24 124 9.38 141 72 51 0 5 3 1

NORFOLK 59 39 66 29 49 5 0.24 -0.60 0.10 10.14 98 8.06 111 77 48 0 2 3 0RICHMOND 54 35 63 25 45 3 0.42 -0.39 0.37 10.46 108 7.19 110 78 58 0 4 2 0ROANOKE 52 34 63 27 43 2 0.31 -0.48 0.24 10.19 111 7.35 116 70 51 0 4 3 0WASH/DULLES 50 30 61 19 40 3 1.09 0.37 0.81 9.55 107 6.57 113 70 56 0 5 3 1

WA OLYMPIA 52 33 60 27 42 1 0.76 -0.63 0.35 27.70 128 18.26 133 92 85 0 3 3 0QUILLAYUTE 48 38 52 34 43 0 1.21 -1.75 0.66 55.38 146 40.69 163 95 83 0 0 5 1SEATTLE-TACOMA 51 39 57 36 45 1 0.44 -0.51 0.18 21.29 143 13.31 143 84 75 0 0 4 0SPOKANE 48 30 60 25 39 4 0.19 -0.17 0.19 6.23 112 4.08 123 80 55 0 5 1 0YAKIMA 57 28 66 23 43 5 0.08 -0.09 0.08 1.91 57 1.25 63 69 56 0 6 1 0

WV BECKLEY 44 27 59 17 36 0 0.99 0.22 0.48 9.00 97 6.00 97 80 61 0 5 6 0CHARLESTON 48 30 62 20 39 0 0.64 -0.20 0.26 13.17 135 8.42 131 79 49 0 6 6 0ELKINS 46 25 62 13 36 2 1.11 0.28 0.57 14.35 143 9.13 138 80 63 0 6 6 1HUNTINGTON 48 31 60 21 39 -1 0.69 -0.14 0.35 14.07 146 8.20 130 80 50 0 5 5 0

WI EAU CLAIRE 35 15 46 3 25 2 0.00 -0.19 0.00 2.16 75 0.80 43 78 42 0 7 0 0GREEN BAY 32 15 45 4 24 0 0.00 -0.26 0.00 4.59 126 2.38 107 72 52 0 7 0 0LA CROSSE 37 18 49 8 27 1 0.00 -0.22 0.00 3.39 99 1.95 89 78 46 0 7 0 0MADISON 34 20 49 9 27 1 0.00 -0.31 0.00 4.21 100 2.68 106 65 50 0 7 0 0MILWAUKEE 36 25 51 14 30 2 0.01 -0.38 0.01 4.88 85 2.92 83 58 48 0 6 1 0

WY CASPER 35 17 44 5 26 -4 0.15 -0.02 0.15 1.91 104 1.31 107 74 60 0 7 1 0CHEYENNE 41 20 55 3 31 0 0.04 -0.09 0.03 1.10 81 0.67 75 62 43 0 7 2 0LANDER 37 12 50 0 24 -5 0.16 0.01 0.16 1.80 108 1.70 160 84 41 0 7 1 0SHERIDAN 42 16 55 5 29 -1 0.10 -0.04 0.08 2.04 101 1.82 136 72 55 0 7 2 0


Weather Data for the Week Ending February 29, 2020

STATES AND

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COUNTRY CITY

AVG AVG HI LO DEP DEPMAX MIN MAX MIN AVG NRM TOT NRM

ALGERI ALGER 18 5 23 0 12 1 31 -49

BATNA 14 0 20 -5 7 1.5 8 -23

ARGENT IGUAZU 32 22 35 18 27 0.5 306 154

FORMOSA 35 23 40 19 29 1.6 97 -65

CERES 32 20 38 14 26 0.4 98 -35

CORDOBA 30 18 35 11 24 1.2 60 -72

RIO CUARTO 30 18 35 12 24 0.8 90 -60

ROSARIO 31 18 36 9 24 -0.6 76 -34

BUENOS AIRES 30 18 36 9 24 -0.2 115 16

SANTA ROSA 32 17 38 11 24 0.8 117 27

TRES ARROYOS 29 15 35 7 22 -0.3 73 -15

AUSTRA DARWIN 32 26 34 23 29 0.8 321 -144

BRISBANE 29 23 30 21 26 1.1 63 -51

PERTH 31 17 40 10 24 -0.7 1 -7

CEDUNA 27 15 44 9 21 -0.8 ***** ******

ADELAIDE 27 17 41 12 22 -0.6 ***** ******

MELBOURNE 26 14 43 10 20 0.2 155 110

WAGGA 34 18 46 11 26 1.5 24 -15

CANBERRA 31 16 43 10 23 2.4 31 -24

AUSTRI VIENNA 3 -2 15 -7 0 0.6 34 3

INNSBRUCK 6 -4 12 -10 1 2.7 31 -13

BAHAMA NASSAU 27 20 30 15 23 1.3 5 -42

BARBAD BRIDGETOWN 30 24 31 22 27 1.6 58 -16

BELARU MINSK 2 0 6 -3 1 5.8 45 0

BERMUD ST GEORGES 20 16 24 11 18 -0.1 128 7

BOLIVI LA PAZ 16 4 20 1 10 1.3 104 -24

BRAZIL FORTALEZA 30 26 32 23 28 0 110 ******

RECIFE 31 27 32 25 29 -0.1 1 -61

CAMPO GRANDE 31 23 34 20 27 0.2 189 2

FRANCA 27 20 32 17 24 0.8 400 96

RIO DE JANEI 31 24 38 20 27 -0.1 77 ******

LONDRINA 31 22 35 17 26 1.5 110 -117

SANTA MARIA 31 20 36 13 26 0.2 284 120

TORRES 29 21 34 15 25 ***** 179 36

BULGAR SOFIA 5 -3 13 -11 1 1.8 9 -24

BURKIN OUAGADOUGOU 33 18 38 14 26 0.8 0 0

CANADA LETHBRIDGE -1 -13 13 -34 -7 ***** 6 ******

REGINA -8 -18 4 -37 -13 1.7 6 ******

WINNIPEG -8 -15 0 -29 -11 2.8 14 ******

TORONTO 2 -5 12 -16 -2 4.2 131 82

MONTREAL -2 -9 6 -20 -6 3.8 97 18

PRINCE ALBER -10 -21 4 -42 -16 1.6 5 -12

CALGARY -3 -14 10 -32 -8 -0.6 3 -7

VANCOUVER 7 2 12 -8 5 0.6 257 90

CANARY LAS PALMAS 21 15 24 12 18 0.3 2 -31

CHILE SANTIAGO 32 15 35 12 23 2.9 0 -1

CHINA HARBIN -11 -22 -4 -29 -17 0.8 3 -2

HAMI -4 -17 0 -21 -10 -0.5 5 4

BEIJING 4 -6 10 -10 -1 2.3 7 4

TIENTSIN 4 -5 9 -9 0 2.3 7 4

LHASA 7 -7 14 -11 0 0.5 0 -1

KUNMING 17 4 20 -1 10 1.3 62 46

CHENGCHOW 7 -1 15 -5 3 2.6 48 37

YEHCHANG 8 3 15 -1 5 1.6 109 86

HANKOW 8 2 14 -4 5 1.6 113 67

CHUNGKING 12 8 15 5 10 2.2 23 4

CHIHKIANG 8 4 17 -1 6 0.9 130 85

WU HU 7 3 13 -2 5 1.3 145 76

SHANGHAI 10 5 23 -2 8 3.1 143 84

NANCHANG 10 5 25 1 8 2.1 219 139

TAIPEI 21 16 29 8 19 2.2 55 -23

CANTON 21 12 28 4 17 4.5 29 -14

NANNING 20 13 28 6 16 3.7 52 13

COLOMB BOGOTA 21 7 24 0 14 1 14 -25

COTE D ABIDJAN 32 25 34 20 29 1 4 -13

CUBA CAMAGUEY 28 19 33 8 24 1.1 18 ******

CYPRUS LARNACA 17 8 19 3 12 0.6 98 24

CZECHR PRAGUE 4 -2 13 -7 1 2.6 7 -14

DENMAR COPENHAGEN 7 3 12 -2 5 4.4 74 37

EGYPT CAIRO 17 10 22 6 14 -0.9 5 0

Based on Preliminary Reports

International Weather and Crop SummaryTEMPERATURE

( C ) (MM)

PRECIP.

EUROPE: Warm weather continued to usher winter crops out of dormancy in northern and eastern Europe well ahead of average, while increasingly dry conditions in southern growing areas contrasted with additional rain in the north.

MIDDLE EAST: Moderate to heavy rain and snow maintained favorable moisture supplies for greening to vegetative winter grains.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Intensifying drought further reduced barley and wheat yield prospects as crops approached or progressed through reproduction more than two weeks ahead of average.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Showers in Java, Indonesia, maintained good late-season moisture conditions for rice.

AUSTRALIA: Widespread showers further increased moisture supplies in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

SOUTH AFRICA: Mild, sunny weather maintained overall favorable conditions for filling to maturing corn.

ARGENTINA: Dry, occasionally warm weather spurred rapid development of summer grains, oilseeds, and cotton.

BRAZIL: Showers were scattered throughout Brazil, though afew pockets of dryness lingered in major production areas of second-crop corn.

February 23-29, 2020International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries

provided by USDA/WAOB

February 2020


COUNTRY CITY COUNTRY CITY

AVG AVG HI LO DEP DEP AVG AVG HI LO DEP DEPMAX MIN MAX MIN AVG NRM TOT NRM MAX MIN MAX MIN AVG NRM TOT NRM

ESTONI TALLINN 4 1 8 -5 3 6.1 69 13 MOROCC CASABLANCA 18 8 26 6 13 0.5 34 -30

ETHIOP ADDIS ABABA 24 11 25 7 17 1.5 ***** ****** MARRAKECH 20 5 26 3 13 0.4 17 -12

F GUIA CAYENNE 30 24 31 19 27 1.1 153 -283 MOZAMB MAPUTO 32 23 38 17 27 0.4 194 71

FIJI NAUSORI 30 23 32 19 27 0.4 164 -200 N KORE PYONGYANG 3 -5 9 -11 -1 4.5 44 33

FINLAN HELSINKI 3 0 8 -7 2 6.7 65 11 NEW CA NOUMEA 29 23 31 21 26 0.1 45 -66

FRANCE PARIS/ORLY 9 4 14 -2 7 2.3 19 -32 NIGER NIAMEY 32 19 36 15 25 1.3 0 0

STRASBOURG 8 1 16 -4 4 2.8 10 -22 NORWAY OSLO 4 0 8 -9 2 6.9 70 9

BOURGES 10 4 15 -3 7 3.1 48 -7 NZEALA AUCKLAND 24 16 27 12 20 0.1 8 -44

BORDEAUX 12 6 17 -1 9 2.8 68 -21 WELLINGTON 20 14 26 11 18 -0.1 24 -27

TOULOUSE 12 5 18 -2 8 2.4 60 8 P RICO SAN JUAN 29 24 32 22 26 1.1 243 148

MARSEILLE 14 5 17 0 9 2.4 39 -8 PAKIST KARACHI 24 13 28 10 19 -0.1 0 -5

GABON LIBREVILLE 31 29 32 27 30 3.1 58 -130 PERU LIMA 27 21 31 20 24 1.3 0 0

GERMAN HAMBURG 7 3 14 -3 5 3.5 94 26 PHILIP MANILA 30 24 32 22 27 0.5 ***** ******

BERLIN 7 2 14 -3 5 4.1 37 -12 PNEWGU PORT MORESBY 31 25 34 24 28 0.2 319 ******

DUSSELDORF 8 3 13 -4 6 2.4 43 -21 POLAND WARSAW 5 1 10 -5 3 4.5 29 2

LEIPZIG 7 1 14 -4 4 3.5 30 -3 LODZ 4 0 10 -6 2 3.7 33 -2

DRESDEN 6 1 12 -5 3 3.4 19 -21 KATOWICE 4 -1 11 -6 1 3.0 21 -25

STUTTGART 7 -1 15 -8 3 2.6 15 -30 PORTUG LISBON 15 10 18 4 12 1.0 69 -31

NURNBERG 6 -1 13 -8 2 2.6 15 -29 ROMANI BUCHAREST 7 -4 13 -11 1 3.1 3 -31

AUGSBURG 6 -1 14 -6 2 3.0 18 -22 RUSSIA ST.PETERSBUR 2 0 8 -6 1 6.8 64 21

GREECE THESSALONIKA 11 1 19 -5 6 0.3 1 -34 KAZAN -2 -4 3 -17 -3 7.0 39 -2

LARISSA 11 -1 18 -7 5 -0.4 1 -34 MOSCOW 1 -1 4 -7 0 6.5 71 19

ATHENS 13 7 20 2 10 -0.3 30 -15 YEKATERINBUR -5 -9 1 -22 -7 5.2 25 2

GUADEL RAIZET 29 22 30 19 25 1.0 75 19 OMSK -7 -14 1 -30 -10 5.7 33 10

HONGKO HONG KONG IN 22 17 28 10 20 2.8 29 ****** BARNAUL -7 -14 1 -29 -10 4.4 32 11

HUNGAR BUDAPEST 2 -3 14 -6 0 0.2 13 -18 KHABAROVSK -11 -21 -2 -26 -16 4.3 1 -13

ICELAN REYKJAVIK 2 0 8 -7 1 0.6 101 16 VLADIVOSTOK -6 -12 1 -18 -9 3.0 8 -4

INDIA AMRITSAR 16 5 21 2 11 -0.3 62 36 VOLGOGRAD 1 -3 5 -12 -1 5.0 0 -27

NEW DELHI 20 8 24 2 14 -0.3 38 17 ASTRAKHAN 3 -2 9 -9 0 3.9 18 3

AHMEDABAD 26 13 31 9 19 -0.9 0 -1 ORENBURG -4 -8 1 -22 -6 5.7 45 15

INDORE 24 12 30 7 18 -0.5 0 -5 S AFRI JOHANNESBURG 26 15 29 -7 20 0.4 82 -34

CALCUTTA 24 14 30 11 19 -0.3 42 30 DURBAN 29 21 35 17 25 1.0 74 -57

VERAVAL 28 15 32 10 21 -1.1 0 ****** CAPE TOWN 26 17 32 12 22 1.0 8 -3

BOMBAY 31 18 34 11 24 0.2 0 -1 S KORE SEOUL 6 -2 12 -7 2 4.5 61 40

POONA 29 13 33 8 21 0.6 0 -2 SAMOA PAGO PAGO 31 26 33 24 28 0.2 553 185

BEGAMPET 30 18 34 15 24 1.6 38 31 SENEGA DAKAR 27 20 33 16 23 1.9 0 -1

VISHAKHAPATN 29 22 31 18 25 0.8 89 80 SPAIN VALLADOLID 8 2 14 -4 5 0.5 26 -12

MADRAS 31 22 33 18 26 1.0 36 4 MADRID 12 2 17 -4 7 1.4 15 -17

MANGALORE 33 22 36 21 28 0.7 0 -1 SEVILLE 16 7 19 3 12 0.4 61 -2

INDONE SERANG 32 24 34 23 28 1.2 394 159 SWITZE ZURICH 6 0 14 -4 3 2.6 22 -41

IRELAN DUBLIN 9 4 14 -2 6 1.5 36 -26 GENEVA 7 0 14 -5 3 2.0 31 -39

ITALY MILAN 9 0 15 -4 4 1.2 33 -4 SYRIA DAMASCUS 12 3 16 -3 8 1.6 39 6

VERONA 9 -1 17 -5 4 1.2 10 -30 TAHITI PAPEETE 31 25 33 23 28 0.3 123 -131

VENICE 9 0 14 -3 5 1.1 15 -20 TANZAN DAR ES SALAA 32 24 35 -27 28 -0.2 222 161

GENOA 14 8 16 6 11 1.9 37 -36 THAILA PHITSANULOK 34 20 35 15 27 2.3 0 -6

ROME 14 4 17 -1 9 0.4 17 -36 BANGKOK 35 26 37 24 30 3.3 23 10

NAPLES 15 3 17 -1 9 -0.3 12 -73 TOGO TABLIGBO 36 22 38 16 29 0.8 0 -5

JAMAIC KINGSTON 31 23 34 21 27 1.0 68 49 TRINID PORT OF SPAI 31 22 33 20 26 0.9 58 -23

JAPAN SAPPORO 0 -5 4 -9 -2 1.2 56 -58 TUNISI TUNIS 17 9 21 4 13 1.3 17 -43

NAGOYA 12 4 18 1 8 3.4 58 9 TURKEY ISTANBUL 9 4 14 -2 7 0.5 102 27

TOKYO 11 4 19 1 7 1.1 138 86 ANKARA 4 -4 8 -11 0 0.9 15 -28

YOKOHAMA 11 5 19 1 8 1.8 126 71 TURKME ASHKHABAD 9 1 20 -3 5 3.1 23 2

KYOTO 11 5 17 1 8 2.7 65 14 UKINGD ABERDEEN 8 2 14 -6 5 1.8 26 -41

OSAKA 12 6 19 2 9 2.9 62 18 LONDON 10 5 13 -2 8 2.0 54 -3

KAZAKH KUSTANAY -4 -11 14 -27 -8 6.8 29 10 UKRAIN KIEV 3 -1 7 -5 1 4.5 21 -18

TSELINOGRAD -7 -11 -1 -24 -9 5.1 53 37 LVOV 4 -3 10 -9 1 3.9 33 -8

KARAGANDA -7 -13 0 -22 -10 3.8 58 36 KIROVOGRAD 3 -2 7 -7 0 4.4 11 -19

KENYA NAIROBI 25 17 27 13 21 -0.1 160 98 ODESSA 5 0 12 -4 3 3.2 31 -3

LIBYA BENGHAZI *** *** 18 5 *** ***** ***** ****** KHARKOV 2 -2 5 -9 0 4.6 27 -12

LITHUA KAUNAS 4 1 7 -3 2 5.2 53 9 UZBEKI TASHKENT 6 0 15 -7 3 0.9 30 -24

LUXEMB LUXEMBOURG 6 2 12 -3 4 2.8 47 -30 VENEZU CARACAS *** *** 28 21 *** ***** ***** ******

MALAYS KUALA LUMPUR 34 25 36 24 29 2.2 193 0 YUGOSL BELGRADE 6 -1 16 -4 2 0.9 24 -23

MALI TIMBUKTU *** *** *** *** *** ***** ***** ****** ZAMBIA LUSAKA 26 20 31 17 23 0.8 ***** ******

BAMAKO 32 17 38 11 25 -0.6 0 0 ZIMBAB KADOMA *** *** 35 12 *** ***** ***** ******

MARSHA MAJURO 30 27 31 26 29 1.3 171 -39

MARTIN LAMENTIN 30 22 31 19 26 0.6 106 -11

MAURIT NOUAKCHOTT 30 15 36 8 22 0.5 ***** ******

MEXICO GUADALAJARA 23 9 26 2 16 1.2 36 23

TLAXCALA 21 7 25 4 14 1.3 2 -4

ORIZABA 21 14 29 8 17 2.1 54 ******

Based on Preliminary Reports

(MM) (MM)

TEMPERATURE

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TEMPERATURE

( C )

PRECIP. PRECIP.

February 2020


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Persistent storminess across northern and central Europe contrasted with increasingly dry conditions in southern growing areas. Another in a series of strong areas of low pressure — fueled by a persistent, unusually intense jet stream racing across the northern Atlantic Ocean — brought heavy rain and high-elevation snow to central, northern, and eastern Europe. Precipitation totaled 10 to 80 mm from England and France into Poland and the northern Balkans. Consequently, moisture supplies in northern and central Europe remained adequate to abundant for greening winter crops. While not as warm as last week, readings averaged 2 to 5°C above normal; another week with 7-day average temperatures greater than 5°C indicated winter crops have broken dormancy up to 6

weeks ahead of average everywhere save for the Baltic States. While the unseasonably early winter crop green up is not an immediate concern, wheat and rapeseed have lost cold hardiness and are now more vulnerable to potential late-season incursions of bitter cold. Meanwhile, with a northward-displaced storm track, dry weather continued across the Mediterranean region. Drought concerns are most pronounced in Italy and Greece (60-day precipitation locally less than 25 percent of normal), while this week’s rainfall (10-35 mm) eased recent dryness in the western Balkans. Moisture deficits were also on the rise in Spain, though favorable — at times heavy — early winter rain enabled winter grains to better withstand the recent dry spell.

EUROPE



An intensifying storm system brought heavy rain and mountain snow to central and eastern growing areas. In Turkey, a slow-moving upper-air disturbance produced scattered light to moderate showers on the Anatolian Plateau (3-10 mm), while heavier rain (10-50 mm) was reported in western, southern and eastern portions of the country. As this disturbance moved ashore over the eastern Mediterranean Coast, it spawned a new, rapidly intensifying area of low pressure over Iraq. Rain and mountain snow from this newer storm system tallied 10 to 45 mm in typically

arid locations of southern Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia. The growing storm subsequently generated 20 to 120 mm of rain and snow (liquid equivalent) from central and southern Iraq into much of western and northeastern Iran. Consequently, moisture supplies across most of the region remained adequate to abundant for winter grain spring growth. The wet weather was accompanied by temperatures up to 5°C above normal, with 7-day average temperatures above 5°C indicating winter grains have broken dormancy in central Turkey and northwestern Iran.

MIDDLE EAST



Increasing drought across the entire region heightened concerns for winter grains. Crop conditions worsened during the past week under sunny skies and above-normal temperatures (2-5°C above normal), with 90-day rainfall less than 50 percent of normal over vast stretches of primary croplands from Morocco to Tunisia. Satellite-derived vegetation health in Morocco continued to worsen, coincident with wheat progressing through the heading and flowering stages of development based on cumulative growing degree day data (GDD). Wheat in western Algeria

was approaching reproduction 15 days ahead of average, while the cooler eastern inland crop areas (Hautes region) were in the vegetative stages of development. Across Tunisia, wheat was in the middle to latter jointing stage of development (based on GDD data) and will enter reproduction by mid-March roughly two weeks ahead of average. Consequently, there is still some time to stave off significant yield losses over the eastern half of the region with timely rainfall, while the window of opportunity for improving crop yields in the west was beginning to close.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA



Showers (50-100 mm) across Java, Indonesia, continued to provide first-crop rice with beneficial late-season moisture. In addition, the rainfall boosted moisture reserves for second- and third-crop rice (spring and summer sown, respectively). In contrast, mostly dry weather in oil palm areas of Malaysia

and western Indonesia exacerbated poor soil moisture, lowering yield potential. Elsewhere, seasonably wet weather (25-100 mm) was confined to eastern-most sections of the Philippines, with drier-than-normal conditions continuing for rice and corn in the rest of the country.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



Widespread showers (10-50 mm, locally more than 100 mm) continued to cover southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, further increasing soil moisture and reservoir levels. Some immature summer crops may still benefit from additional rainfall this growing season, but most crops will not because they are rapidly approaching maturation and suffered irreversible damage from extreme heat and dryness earlier in

the growing season. The recent rainfall has helped condition the soil in advance of winter wheat planting, which typically begins in mid-April. Much more rain is needed, however, to end the severe, long-term drought that has plagued the region in recent years. Temperatures averaged near normal in eastern Australia, with maximum temperatures generally in the middle 20s to lower 30s degrees C.

AUSTRALIA



Mild, mostly dry weather prevailed across the corn belt, maintaining overall favorable conditions for filling to maturing summer crops. Rainfall declined from the previous week in nearly all locations extending from North West and Free State northeastward through Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with amounts totaling below 10 mm in most of the region. Cooler-than-normal weather (weekly average temperatures up to 2°C below normal) accompanied the relative dryness, though several warm, sunny days (highs reaching the lower

30s degrees C) fostered rapid crop growth. Elsewhere, locally heavy rain (greater than 25 mm) fell in sugarcane areas of KwaZulu-Natal and eastern Mpumalanga, giving a late-season boost in moisture to both rain-fed and irrigated crops. Farther west, showers (rainfall totaling more than 10 mm) lingered over the Orange River Valley, increasing moisture for irrigated corn and cotton, as sunny, occasionally hot weather (daytime highs reaching 40°C) prompted harvesting and late growth of tree and vine crops.

SOUTH AFRICA



Mostly dry, sunny weather prevailed in the wake of last week’s widespread rain, fostering rapid development of summer crops in the country’s main production areas. Significant rainfall (locally greater than 10 mm) was generally confined to a few western farming areas, including northern Cordoba, and large sections of the country recorded complete dryness. Weekly average temperatures were near to slightly above normal in western farming areas (La Pampa to Jujuy) and up to 4°C below normal in the northeast (including cotton areas centered

over eastern Chaco and Formosa). However, a warming trend pushed daytime highs into the lower and middle 30s (degrees C) during the latter half of the week, increasing crop growth rates following several days of unseasonably cool weather (nighttime lows dropping below 10°C in southern farming areas). According to the government of Argentina, sunflower harvesting remained unchanged at 36 percent complete as of February 27, falling behind last year’s pace (43 percent) as little additional fieldwork took place in central Argentina.

ARGENTINA



Scattered showers continued throughout major Brazilian summer production areas, though pockets of dryness necessitated additional moisture for still-emerging second-crop corn. As in recent weeks, rainfall was highly variable, with amounts ranging from less than 5 to more than 100 mm within relatively short distances. In northern production areas, pockets of dryness (rainfall totaling below 10 mm) were recorded in outlying corn and cotton areas of Mato Grosso and the vicinity of southern Maranhao, but locally heavy showers (25-50 mm or more) prevailed in other more intensive production areas. According to government reports, soybeans in Mato Grosso were 84 percent harvested as of February 28, while corn planting was 92 percent complete. Elsewhere, moderate to heavy showers (rainfall totaling more than 100

mm locally) continued from Goias southeastward through Minas Gerais, providing a late boost to immature summer row crops, as well as sugarcane and coffee. Meanwhile, rainfall was patchy from Mato Grosso do Sul southward, favoring seasonal fieldwork but maintaining a limited supply of soil moisture for second-season crops. According to the government of Parana, harvesting of first-crop corn and soybeans reached 37 and 42 percent complete, respectively, as of February 26; in addition, second-crop corn was 61 percent planted. In Rio Grande do Sul, nearly all of the corn crop had reached reproductive to filling stages of development as of February 27, with 50 percent having already been harvested; most soybeans had also reached reproduction, although only 2 percent had been harvested thus far.

BRAZIL

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