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Volume 105, No. 17 http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather April 24, 2018

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Contents

Crop Moisture Maps ....................................................... 2 April 17 Drought Monitor & U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook ................................ 3 Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ....... 4 Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 5 California Reservoir Update ........................................ 6 Growing Degree Day Maps ............................................ 7 National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 9 National Agricultural Summary ..................................... 12 Crop Progress and Condition Tables ........................... 13 International Weather and Crop Summary ................... 18 Bulletin Information & Soil Temperature Map ............... 30

WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN

he southern High Plains’ second wildfire outbreak in less than a week preceded the arrival of storm system

that provided much-needed, but generally light, rainfall. The fires peaked in intensity on April 17, when southwesterly winds fanned flames amid soaring temperatures, but continued into the following day when winds shifted (to a northwesterly direction). Later, beneficial rain spread across the central and southern Plains, starting on April 20. However, rainfall in the most severely drought-affected areas totaled mostly an inch or less. Earlier,

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

HIGHLIGHTS April 15 – 21, 2018 Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

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U.S. Drought Monitor April 17, 2018

Valid 8 a.m. EDT

(Released Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018)

Intensity:D0 Abnormally DryD1 Moderate DroughtD2 Severe DroughtD3 Extreme DroughtD4 Exceptional Drought

Author:Brad Rippey

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April 24, 2018 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 5 (Continued from front cover) heavy precipitation had fallen in the eastern U.S.—the tail end of a storm system that had produced historic, mid-April snowfall from South Dakota and environs into the Great Lakes region. A subsequent but smaller storm followed a similar path across the Midwest and Northeast, delivering some additional snow. Meanwhile, dry weather in the Southwest contrasted with Northwestern rain and snow showers, which briefly reached as far south as the Sierra Nevada and the central Rockies. Elsewhere, unusually cool weather remained in place for much of the week from the Plains to the East Coast, while temperatures were closer to normal across the West. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 10°F below normal in the upper Midwest, while freezes occurred on April 15-16 as far south as portions of the southern Plains and mid-South. April 1-15 temperatures were the lowest on record, and more than 15°F below normal, in Iowa locations such as Mason City (average temperature of 27.6°F) and Waterloo (30.6°F). The cold weather extended well beyond Iowa, as the week opened on April 15 with a round of daily-record lows in Plains locations such as Valentine, NE (9°F), and Garden City, KS (14°F). The following day, record-setting lows for April 16 included 6°F in Kennebec, SD; 14°F in Hill City, KS; and 32°F in El Dorado, AR. El Dorado tied April 16, 2014, for its latest freeze on record. Farther north, Rochester, MN, failed to exceed the freezing mark on 3 consecutive days from April 14-16, peaking at 32, 25, and 30°F. On April 17, Muskegon, MI, observed its latest-ever maximum temperature below the 35-degree mark, with a high of 34°F. Cold weather persisted for much of the week in the Midwest, where South Bend, IN, posted consecutive daily-record lows (23 and 20°F, respectively) on April 17-18. Other record-setting lows for April 17 included 27°F in Lincoln, IL, and Crossville, TN. Meanwhile, sudden heat arrived on the central and southern High Plains. For example, Dodge City, KS, notched consecutive daily-record lows (19 and 23°F, respectively) on April 15-16, followed by a daily-record high of 94°F on April 17. Dodge City also clocked a wind gust to 66 mph on the 17th, shortly after the passage of a strong cold front ended the short-lived hot spell. By April 19, daily-record lows were observed in Kansas locations such as Russell (26°F) and Wichita (31°F). (Russell and Wichita had also reported daily-record lows on April 16—with 18 and 21°F, respectively.) Late in the week, chilly weather lingered in the Midwest and Northeast. Daily-record lows for April 20 dipped to 17°F in Mason City, IA, and 24°F in Moline, IL. The following day, Northeastern record-setting lows for April 21 fell to 22°F in Watertown, NY, and 28°F in Allentown, PA. As the week began, an historic, late-season snow storm began to wind down across the Great Lakes region. In Wisconsin from April 13-16, the greatest April snowfall on record featured 24.2 inches in Green Bay; 20.7 inches in Wausau; and 18.2 inches in Rhinelander. Marquette, MI, received 26.7 inches from April 15-17. Farther east, heavy rain resulted in daily-record totals for April 15 in numerous locations, including Raleigh-Durham, NC (3.31 inches); Columbus, OH (2.06 inches); and 1.88 inches in Bluefield, WV. Downpours persisted in the Northeast through April 16, when record-setting totals

reached 2.99 inches in Newark, NJ, and 2.50 inches at New York’s JFK Airport. Early-week precipitation also affected parts of the West, resulting in daily-record totals in locations such as North Bend, OR (1.83 inches on April 15), and Eureka, NV (0.40 inch on April 16). By April 18, heavy snow returned to a small area of the upper Midwest, where daily-record totals included 7.5 inches in Mason City, IA; 6.2 inches in Sioux Falls, SD; and 6.0 inches in La Crosse, WI. Mason City set an April snowfall record with 25.5 inches, easily surpassing its former mark of 14.5 inches in 1945. Similarly, April snowfall records were broken in Wisconsin locations such as Green Bay (36.7 inches; previously, 15.1 inches in 1907) and Wausau (34.5 inches; previously, 25.5 inches in 1909). Later, desperately needed precipitation fell on April 20-21 across the southern High Plains. Clayton, NM, netted a daily-record rainfall (0.88 inch) on April 20. The following day, record-setting rainfall totals for April 21 included 1.45 inches in Oklahoma City, OK, and 1.16 inches in Wichita, KS. Amarillo, TX, received 0.49 inch on April 20-21, boosting its year-to-date total to 0.74 inch (21 percent of normal). Prior to the rain’s arrival, Oklahoma’s two largest active wildfires—the Rhea Fire and the 34 Complex—charred approximately 350,000 acres of grass and brush. Although much of the Alaskan mainland experienced dry weather, many southern and western locations received precipitation. In fact, some of the heaviest precipitation fell in southeastern Alaska, where Annette Island received 2.65 inches on April 19-20. Through April 21, Annette Island’s month-to-date rainfall climbed to 5.20 inches (104 percent of normal). Meanwhile, chilly weather in east-central Alaska contrasted with mild conditions (at least 10°F above normal) across the state’s western tier. St. Paul Island posted a daily-record high of 43°F on April 15. Farther south, phenomenally heavy rain fell in windward sections of Kauai from April 13-15, when 48-hour totals reached 32.35 inches in Wainiha and 28.41 inches in Hanalei. In contrast, leeward locations, such as Honolulu, Oahu, and Kahului, Maui, received little or no rain during the week. Overall, however, Hawaii remained in a wet pattern, with April 1-21 rainfall totaling at least three times normal in locations such as Kahului (4.17 inches, or 339 percent of normal) and Lihue (5.42 inches, or 319 percent).


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AL BIRMINGHAM 71 43 82 36 57 -4 0.52 -0.51 0.52 9.15 97 18.64 97 86 36 0 0 1 1HUNTSVILLE 70 42 80 36 56 -5 0.56 -0.42 0.56 8.82 89 19.23 94 85 54 0 0 1 1MOBILE 75 47 82 38 61 -5 0.02 -1.06 0.02 6.31 58 15.89 73 88 42 0 0 1 0MONTGOMERY 74 45 85 37 59 -5 0.68 -0.29 0.68 5.28 55 14.37 72 91 40 0 0 1 1

AK ANCHORAGE 49 33 53 29 41 5 0.05 -0.06 0.05 0.90 92 4.06 169 73 58 0 4 1 0BARROW 13 -3 16 -11 5 6 0.00 -0.03 0.00 2.80 2333 3.57 992 89 72 0 7 0 0FAIRBANKS 41 18 48 13 30 -2 0.06 0.03 0.05 0.64 178 3.30 258 63 46 0 7 2 0JUNEAU 47 31 53 25 39 -2 0.89 0.22 0.47 3.70 68 11.74 82 95 72 0 4 4 0KODIAK 45 35 48 28 40 3 0.94 -0.32 0.42 6.35 72 17.29 76 92 79 0 2 6 0NOME 35 26 40 15 31 11 0.15 0.01 0.10 3.22 319 5.14 192 83 68 0 6 3 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 57 27 66 21 42 -1 0.06 -0.21 0.06 0.99 28 5.06 61 54 18 0 6 1 0PHOENIX 84 58 91 54 71 1 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.04 3 0.77 27 24 13 1 0 0 0PRESCOTT 68 37 76 29 53 3 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.33 13 1.44 24 43 10 0 1 0 0TUCSON 84 51 91 46 68 2 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.00 0 1.98 70 24 12 2 0 0 0

AR FORT SMITH 69 43 84 32 56 -5 0.32 -0.55 0.32 5.82 89 15.08 131 76 34 0 1 1 0LITTLE ROCK 70 42 85 32 56 -5 0.62 -0.65 0.62 8.83 102 25.09 161 85 30 0 1 1 1

CA BAKERSFIELD 75 50 86 42 63 0 0.07 0.00 0.07 2.61 144 3.86 92 63 41 0 0 1 0FRESNO 73 48 85 41 61 0 0.33 0.19 0.33 4.83 167 6.32 88 77 48 0 0 1 0LOS ANGELES 69 52 76 51 61 0 0.05 -0.06 0.05 2.12 71 3.62 40 80 46 0 0 1 0REDDING 70 42 86 35 56 -2 0.18 -0.32 0.15 7.71 108 12.91 68 77 48 0 0 2 0SACRAMENTO 68 43 81 35 55 -4 0.29 0.09 0.29 7.14 195 12.94 117 94 39 0 0 1 0SAN DIEGO 69 55 76 53 62 -1 0.01 -0.12 0.01 0.96 32 3.10 43 71 50 0 0 1 0SAN FRANCISCO 64 49 75 45 57 1 0.16 -0.07 0.11 5.61 130 10.85 85 78 63 0 0 2 0STOCKTON 71 44 83 38 58 -2 0.32 0.13 0.32 4.13 134 8.13 99 89 57 0 0 1 0

CO ALAMOSA 60 23 69 13 42 1 0.10 -0.01 0.10 0.35 44 0.66 53 61 21 0 7 1 0CO SPRINGS 60 31 76 26 45 0 0.82 0.45 0.76 1.58 77 2.14 80 66 24 0 6 2 1DENVER INTL 62 30 73 25 46 1 0.47 0.27 0.37 1.78 130 2.63 144 74 28 0 4 2 0GRAND JUNCTION 67 38 75 27 53 2 0.05 -0.12 0.05 1.27 82 2.75 104 55 23 0 2 1 0PUEBLO 68 34 82 24 51 1 0.07 -0.21 0.07 0.43 24 1.24 52 56 27 0 4 1 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 52 36 63 34 44 -5 2.94 2.03 2.13 9.07 130 18.00 132 74 53 0 0 4 2HARTFORD 50 32 61 31 41 -8 2.69 1.81 2.07 7.02 107 16.01 120 82 57 0 5 4 1

DC WASHINGTON 61 42 69 36 51 -5 2.04 1.45 1.85 4.01 73 9.74 86 68 42 0 0 3 1DE WILMINGTON 56 37 64 32 46 -6 1.47 0.73 1.19 6.34 101 15.03 120 79 47 0 1 3 1FL DAYTONA BEACH 80 57 88 48 69 0 0.33 -0.22 0.33 4.81 83 11.61 99 96 48 0 0 1 0

JACKSONVILLE 78 53 88 42 66 0 1.21 0.51 1.00 4.45 71 9.82 75 91 42 0 0 2 1KEY WEST 82 70 85 67 76 -1 0.17 -0.30 0.17 2.28 70 3.52 50 78 60 0 0 1 0MIAMI 84 66 88 60 75 -1 0.22 -0.55 0.22 1.47 30 2.85 32 88 46 0 0 1 0ORLANDO 84 57 90 50 71 0 0.13 -0.39 0.13 2.88 53 5.33 52 89 41 1 0 1 0PENSACOLA 75 53 83 43 64 -3 0.59 -0.24 0.59 5.33 57 18.63 96 79 45 0 0 1 1TALLAHASSEE 80 51 88 40 66 0 1.39 0.65 1.39 10.18 110 16.10 84 87 45 0 0 1 1TAMPA 82 62 90 57 72 1 0.48 0.10 0.48 2.51 60 10.22 112 81 42 1 0 1 0WEST PALM BEACH 81 63 85 55 72 -2 1.22 0.43 1.22 5.02 81 9.62 77 89 58 0 0 1 1

GA ATHENS 70 41 84 34 55 -6 2.27 1.54 2.27 5.81 78 16.22 98 83 60 0 0 1 1ATLANTA 70 44 83 36 57 -5 1.09 0.31 1.09 6.35 80 15.72 89 75 53 0 0 1 1AUGUSTA 75 44 86 36 60 -2 0.98 0.34 0.98 4.73 69 8.38 54 82 44 0 0 1 1COLUMBUS 76 46 86 39 61 -3 2.33 1.49 2.33 5.71 66 11.17 63 81 31 0 0 1 1MACON 75 43 87 36 59 -4 1.75 1.06 1.75 4.63 64 10.26 61 89 32 0 0 1 1SAVANNAH 76 51 88 40 63 -2 0.91 0.15 0.91 2.41 40 5.24 40 81 43 0 0 1 1

HI HILO 80 69 82 67 75 3 4.02 1.12 1.89 20.90 87 50.98 120 92 81 0 0 7 3HONOLULU 84 74 85 73 79 3 0.09 -0.15 0.09 3.71 138 7.89 102 76 70 0 0 1 0KAHULUI 83 71 85 69 77 3 0.03 -0.36 0.03 4.68 126 10.53 107 84 78 0 0 1 0LIHUE 80 72 81 68 76 2 2.19 1.52 1.75 14.51 256 23.54 174 91 84 0 0 5 1

ID BOISE 64 40 70 32 52 1 0.20 -0.08 0.20 2.67 118 4.59 96 67 38 0 1 1 0LEWISTON 62 41 69 34 52 1 0.44 0.15 0.25 2.81 144 4.90 121 78 51 0 0 3 0POCATELLO 63 33 72 28 48 2 0.01 -0.24 0.01 2.82 132 4.15 97 63 33 0 3 1 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 46 31 61 27 39 -9 0.75 -0.13 0.74 3.99 77 10.63 124 74 54 0 5 2 1MOLINE 49 30 63 24 39 -12 0.16 -0.72 0.11 4.59 83 9.13 106 82 61 0 6 3 0PEORIA 51 32 63 28 42 -9 0.11 -0.71 0.10 5.50 107 12.16 146 78 46 0 4 2 0ROCKFORD 46 28 61 24 37 -11 0.41 -0.44 0.19 2.57 53 8.52 113 78 60 0 6 3 0SPRINGFIELD 56 33 66 29 45 -8 0.00 -0.76 0.00 5.76 107 11.07 126 82 43 0 3 0 0

IN EVANSVILLE 59 36 77 28 48 -8 0.33 -0.69 0.32 8.23 113 23.44 176 75 58 0 2 2 0FORT WAYNE 49 30 61 24 40 -9 0.57 -0.26 0.41 4.96 94 11.08 120 88 54 0 4 4 0INDIANAPOLIS 56 34 70 28 45 -7 0.55 -0.27 0.52 9.60 164 17.45 162 75 46 0 3 2 1SOUTH BEND 45 26 58 20 35 -13 1.16 0.31 0.91 5.12 95 15.33 159 87 57 0 6 4 1

IA BURLINGTON 50 32 63 26 41 -12 0.04 -0.79 0.04 3.79 71 9.38 115 77 42 0 4 1 0CEDAR RAPIDS 48 29 62 23 38 -11 0.13 -0.61 0.12 3.54 81 7.17 110 87 46 0 6 2 0DES MOINES 48 31 61 23 40 -11 0.13 -0.71 0.09 4.39 96 7.19 106 75 55 0 5 2 0DUBUQUE 43 28 57 24 35 -13 0.49 -0.32 0.40 3.40 70 7.65 101 78 60 0 6 2 0SIOUX CITY 48 28 60 21 38 -12 0.32 -0.30 0.32 2.99 79 6.01 120 82 65 0 6 1 0WATERLOO 43 26 60 21 34 -14 0.57 -0.18 0.45 4.35 102 8.84 144 87 71 0 6 3 0

KS CONCORDIA 54 32 70 22 43 -10 0.48 -0.04 0.41 1.51 39 2.50 47 79 52 0 4 2 0DODGE CITY 65 31 94 19 48 -6 0.40 -0.10 0.36 1.68 51 1.83 40 76 32 1 4 2 0GOODLAND 60 28 85 17 44 -5 0.43 0.12 0.26 1.22 61 2.51 87 81 57 0 5 2 0TOPEKA 57 34 70 27 46 -9 0.13 -0.57 0.13 1.57 34 3.32 50 78 52 0 2 1 0

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National Weather Data for Selected CitiesWeather Data for the Week Ending April 21, 2018

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WICHITA 64 36 86 21 50 -5 1.16 0.60 1.16 2.41 55 2.89 46 76 46 0 3 1 1

KY JACKSON 64 36 83 30 50 -6 0.84 0.00 0.72 10.18 148 20.30 144 79 43 0 2 4 1LEXINGTON 60 36 76 30 48 -7 1.09 0.28 0.93 8.26 120 20.47 152 72 61 0 2 3 1LOUISVILLE 62 38 80 32 50 -7 0.34 -0.53 0.25 7.07 101 19.67 145 70 41 0 1 3 0PADUCAH 64 37 81 30 50 -7 0.06 -1.11 0.06 5.99 79 19.54 131 75 57 0 1 1 0

LA BATON ROUGE 74 49 82 42 61 -6 0.00 -1.30 0.00 9.89 111 21.08 105 90 36 0 0 0 0LAKE CHARLES 75 53 80 41 64 -3 0.08 -0.72 0.08 4.68 79 17.27 118 85 43 0 0 1 0NEW ORLEANS 74 54 82 46 64 -4 0.00 -1.17 0.00 8.45 95 16.09 80 89 50 0 0 0 0SHREVEPORT 73 46 84 34 60 -5 2.02 1.00 2.02 12.19 171 23.73 149 87 36 0 0 1 1

ME CARIBOU 41 29 47 12 35 -3 1.05 0.46 0.54 5.07 117 12.57 134 82 50 0 3 5 1PORTLAND 48 33 57 27 41 -3 2.52 1.54 2.39 7.07 99 14.70 102 83 55 0 3 3 1

MD BALTIMORE 60 36 67 32 48 -5 1.54 0.89 1.31 4.30 72 11.60 93 73 57 0 2 2 1MA BOSTON 50 36 59 33 43 -5 1.84 1.01 1.56 7.97 124 16.74 123 79 50 0 0 3 1

WORCESTER 44 30 55 27 37 -8 2.53 1.65 1.95 8.89 128 17.38 123 88 56 0 7 3 1MI ALPENA 42 25 57 21 34 -6 4.46 3.94 3.19 10.53 285 14.42 212 89 57 0 7 3 2

GRAND RAPIDS 46 30 60 26 38 -8 0.73 -0.09 0.63 4.71 95 13.04 153 84 54 0 7 4 1HOUGHTON LAKE 42 25 57 23 34 -8 0.63 0.11 0.54 4.64 127 8.99 138 84 54 0 7 3 1LANSING 46 30 59 26 38 -8 0.86 0.13 0.80 5.28 117 12.04 159 84 57 0 6 4 1MUSKEGON 43 28 56 24 36 -9 1.42 0.76 1.13 5.20 120 12.14 149 81 53 0 7 3 1TRAVERSE CITY 41 27 58 23 34 -9 0.62 -0.03 0.56 4.92 126 9.45 109 85 51 0 7 3 1

MN DULUTH 44 24 57 20 34 -5 0.64 0.17 0.63 1.47 47 4.33 86 72 53 0 7 2 1INT'L FALLS 49 22 62 18 35 -5 0.22 -0.08 0.21 0.61 33 2.30 69 84 29 0 7 2 0MINNEAPOLIS 45 27 60 22 36 -11 0.22 -0.30 0.22 4.21 123 7.09 135 78 50 0 6 1 0ROCHESTER 37 23 52 18 30 -15 0.62 -0.08 0.42 4.12 107 7.42 134 86 67 0 6 2 0ST. CLOUD 45 24 58 22 35 -9 0.12 -0.37 0.12 3.43 115 5.01 116 89 43 0 7 1 0

MS JACKSON 70 44 82 36 57 -6 0.00 -1.39 0.00 14.15 142 27.76 138 87 41 0 0 0 0MERIDIAN 73 44 82 36 59 -5 0.00 -1.27 0.00 10.25 93 22.19 100 86 40 0 0 0 0TUPELO 68 40 82 34 54 -7 0.00 -1.10 0.00 8.57 88 24.92 127 74 43 0 0 0 0

MO COLUMBIA 58 34 67 29 46 -8 0.00 -0.96 0.00 5.05 86 10.26 104 73 38 0 4 0 0KANSAS CITY 55 33 65 26 44 -10 0.00 -0.76 0.00 3.23 73 5.68 82 73 42 0 3 0 0SAINT LOUIS 58 35 69 30 46 -11 0.01 -0.82 0.01 9.29 153 15.77 150 71 49 0 3 1 0SPRINGFIELD 61 37 79 30 49 -7 0.08 -0.91 0.08 4.59 67 14.12 126 64 49 0 2 1 0

MT BILLINGS 64 35 77 33 50 4 0.08 -0.31 0.08 2.57 118 6.43 181 79 30 0 0 1 0BUTTE 54 26 64 21 40 1 0.31 0.10 0.31 1.46 102 2.78 114 83 28 0 7 1 0CUT BANK 53 30 61 26 41 0 0.21 0.02 0.21 1.38 134 1.88 111 83 35 0 6 1 0GLASGOW 62 33 77 29 47 2 0.08 -0.07 0.08 2.25 262 3.70 252 83 54 0 5 1 0GREAT FALLS 58 31 66 27 44 1 0.08 -0.22 0.08 2.74 150 4.72 156 82 30 0 4 1 0HAVRE 57 32 68 29 45 0 0.09 -0.09 0.05 1.63 139 3.87 194 91 54 0 4 2 0MISSOULA 57 31 66 26 44 -1 0.51 0.28 0.49 2.52 158 5.34 156 78 49 0 5 2 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 49 30 59 22 40 -10 0.40 -0.18 0.14 2.26 61 4.59 93 84 63 0 5 4 0LINCOLN 52 30 63 23 41 -10 0.01 -0.64 0.01 2.86 71 5.18 96 78 53 0 5 1 0NORFOLK 47 29 58 20 38 -11 0.36 -0.22 0.35 2.49 69 4.91 99 87 71 0 6 2 0NORTH PLATTE 53 26 62 13 40 -8 0.45 0.01 0.19 1.86 78 4.45 136 87 45 0 5 3 0OMAHA 51 31 63 24 42 -10 0.00 -0.66 0.00 2.92 74 5.36 97 74 57 0 4 0 0SCOTTSBLUFF 55 30 63 22 43 -3 0.08 -0.32 0.04 3.06 137 3.94 117 89 53 0 4 2 0VALENTINE 47 24 57 9 35 -11 0.40 -0.04 0.18 3.14 141 5.01 166 88 67 0 5 4 0

NV ELY 59 28 70 19 44 2 0.00 -0.19 0.00 1.71 106 3.01 97 52 23 0 4 0 0LAS VEGAS 79 55 86 50 67 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 39 1.74 90 32 17 0 0 0 0RENO 60 36 78 33 48 0 0.11 0.05 0.08 2.85 266 3.72 117 75 32 0 0 2 0WINNEMUCCA 61 32 74 23 47 0 0.42 0.24 0.29 3.52 250 4.60 161 75 44 0 3 2 0

NH CONCORD 47 31 58 27 39 -6 2.25 1.56 1.77 5.75 112 12.63 121 84 51 0 5 3 1NJ NEWARK 54 38 64 37 46 -6 3.55 2.68 2.89 9.35 136 17.45 126 71 48 0 0 3 2NM ALBUQUERQUE 72 42 79 35 57 1 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.18 19 0.72 39 36 12 0 0 0 0NY ALBANY 47 32 60 28 39 -8 1.41 0.66 1.24 5.57 103 11.64 116 76 50 0 3 4 1

BINGHAMTON 40 28 52 26 34 -10 0.73 -0.09 0.50 5.52 103 11.72 113 84 66 0 6 4 1BUFFALO 41 30 50 27 36 -9 1.90 1.21 1.19 6.48 127 13.82 129 94 67 0 6 4 2ROCHESTER 43 31 57 29 37 -8 1.72 1.09 1.31 5.72 127 10.98 124 85 71 0 5 4 1SYRACUSE 42 30 54 26 36 -9 0.96 0.19 0.72 5.51 103 11.68 116 94 66 0 6 5 1

NC ASHEVILLE 68 38 86 31 53 -1 2.37 1.60 2.37 5.88 83 15.49 103 72 48 0 2 1 1CHARLOTTE 72 41 84 30 57 -4 1.16 0.53 1.16 5.78 89 11.38 81 81 32 0 1 1 1GREENSBORO 70 41 82 35 56 -2 1.07 0.30 1.06 6.42 104 12.63 99 72 34 0 0 2 1HATTERAS 68 52 75 45 60 0 0.95 0.25 0.95 7.53 101 17.78 103 82 53 0 0 1 1RALEIGH 71 42 82 33 56 -3 3.31 2.72 3.31 9.10 153 14.72 109 77 47 0 0 1 1WILMINGTON 73 48 85 40 61 -2 1.00 0.38 1.00 5.89 94 15.14 105 82 38 0 0 1 1

ND BISMARCK 53 24 64 14 39 -5 0.00 -0.33 0.00 2.24 130 2.99 112 89 40 0 6 0 0DICKINSON 54 27 63 18 40 -3 0.02 -0.39 0.02 1.57 87 1.85 71 93 35 0 6 1 0FARGO 49 27 62 19 38 -6 0.00 -0.30 0.00 2.91 144 4.43 131 90 49 0 6 0 0GRAND FORKS 48 26 58 20 37 -6 0.00 -0.27 0.00 2.18 134 3.73 129 94 44 0 6 0 0JAMESTOWN 49 26 62 16 38 -5 0.00 -0.30 0.00 1.74 101 2.37 83 88 42 0 5 0 0WILLISTON 55 31 69 26 43 0 0.05 -0.18 0.05 1.93 142 2.50 109 80 48 0 4 1 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 51 31 63 26 41 -7 2.55 1.78 2.15 9.31 173 17.46 172 76 63 0 6 5 1CINCINNATI 58 36 74 31 47 -7 1.28 0.37 0.86 7.42 112 18.43 150 74 54 0 1 3 1CLEVELAND 48 31 61 28 40 -8 2.12 1.35 1.97 8.83 169 14.86 148 88 55 0 4 5 1COLUMBUS 53 33 61 27 43 -9 2.32 1.58 2.03 8.59 170 16.23 166 85 60 0 4 5 1DAYTON 53 32 60 27 42 -9 0.90 -0.04 0.84 9.03 150 18.34 168 89 52 0 4 4 1MANSFIELD 50 29 60 23 39 -8 1.58 0.62 1.42 7.23 116 15.38 140 91 52 0 6 4 1


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 69 42 87 29 56 -4 1.45 0.80 1.45 2.12 45 4.95 65 68 28 0 2 1 1TULSA 66 38 86 27 52 -9 1.12 0.25 1.12 4.59 76 9.67 101 73 42 0 2 1 1

OR ASTORIA 55 41 60 35 48 0 1.42 0.30 0.65 13.59 122 32.20 112 90 76 0 0 5 2BURNS 57 29 66 20 43 0 0.06 -0.11 0.04 1.42 79 3.27 80 81 44 0 4 2 0EUGENE 59 38 68 33 48 -2 0.75 -0.07 0.64 6.83 79 14.38 64 96 77 0 0 3 1MEDFORD 61 39 72 34 50 -2 0.28 0.00 0.12 2.42 88 5.07 69 88 42 0 0 3 0PENDLETON 62 38 68 33 50 -1 0.41 0.16 0.29 2.75 138 5.08 109 73 44 0 0 2 0PORTLAND 60 43 68 39 52 1 0.49 -0.10 0.40 5.74 102 12.96 87 85 63 0 0 2 0SALEM 59 41 68 36 50 0 1.09 0.47 0.78 8.23 133 17.77 104 84 63 0 0 3 1

PA ALLENTOWN 52 35 61 28 44 -5 1.79 1.01 1.37 6.89 117 16.11 133 72 49 0 2 3 1ERIE 44 32 56 28 38 -9 1.46 0.67 0.49 7.73 140 14.15 137 83 66 0 4 5 0MIDDLETOWN 54 37 60 32 45 -7 1.80 1.07 1.57 5.73 106 15.17 136 82 46 0 1 4 1PHILADELPHIA 55 38 66 36 46 -7 2.84 2.07 2.12 8.26 134 17.73 143 70 48 0 0 2 2PITTSBURGH 53 32 75 27 42 -8 1.85 1.18 1.15 7.84 150 20.16 196 88 45 0 5 5 1WILKES-BARRE 47 32 58 27 40 -9 1.32 0.56 1.18 6.03 124 13.04 138 87 59 0 5 4 1WILLIAMSPORT 50 34 62 28 42 -7 2.24 1.44 2.08 5.81 104 13.60 123 78 52 0 2 4 1

RI PROVIDENCE 53 36 62 33 44 -5 2.46 1.50 1.95 10.08 135 22.02 144 82 60 0 0 4 1SC BEAUFORT 76 51 88 41 63 -2 1.06 0.39 1.06 4.04 67 6.83 52 83 42 0 0 1 1

CHARLESTON 76 50 87 40 63 -1 0.80 0.20 0.80 3.72 61 7.89 59 79 41 0 0 1 1COLUMBIA 76 46 88 35 61 -2 0.79 0.14 0.79 4.09 59 8.32 54 78 42 0 0 1 1GREENVILLE 71 41 82 30 56 -3 2.31 1.56 2.31 6.39 82 14.66 89 77 35 0 1 1 1

SD ABERDEEN 52 25 61 18 38 -8 0.00 -0.41 0.00 2.80 110 3.87 111 88 50 0 7 0 0HURON 43 25 53 12 34 -12 0.21 -0.31 0.20 3.38 107 5.02 119 90 61 0 6 2 0RAPID CITY 51 26 59 12 39 -6 0.01 -0.41 0.01 2.71 127 3.87 131 91 47 0 5 1 0SIOUX FALLS 41 25 51 16 33 -13 0.40 -0.21 0.40 4.86 137 7.00 153 85 65 0 6 1 0

TN BRISTOL 66 34 80 28 50 -5 1.39 0.69 1.34 6.97 115 15.70 121 94 39 0 3 2 1CHATTANOOGA 69 41 82 31 55 -5 0.92 0.00 0.91 5.60 60 16.46 84 79 53 0 1 2 1KNOXVILLE 66 40 79 32 53 -5 0.79 -0.09 0.78 7.59 95 17.41 105 82 44 0 1 2 1MEMPHIS 66 43 79 35 55 -7 0.01 -1.34 0.01 8.22 86 25.67 141 73 41 0 0 1 0NASHVILLE 66 39 80 30 52 -7 0.67 -0.19 0.56 7.85 104 20.69 136 84 40 0 1 3 1

TX ABILENE 79 47 92 32 63 -2 0.02 -0.35 0.02 1.49 61 3.90 86 57 28 1 1 1 0AMARILLO 71 41 90 28 56 0 0.50 0.22 0.43 0.74 38 0.75 24 57 26 1 1 2 0AUSTIN 77 49 85 40 63 -5 0.27 -0.28 0.27 6.70 189 8.02 108 70 39 0 0 1 0BEAUMONT 75 53 83 40 64 -4 0.35 -0.50 0.35 3.73 59 17.66 115 80 45 0 0 1 0BROWNSVILLE 85 67 88 59 76 2 0.00 -0.46 0.00 1.25 60 3.48 75 86 54 0 0 0 0CORPUS CHRISTI 81 59 84 45 70 -1 0.02 -0.44 0.02 2.13 72 3.86 60 88 49 0 0 1 0DEL RIO 86 57 94 44 72 2 0.00 -0.39 0.00 0.14 7 0.33 9 68 35 4 0 0 0EL PASO 83 56 89 46 69 4 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.21 60 0.98 82 26 9 0 0 0 0FORT WORTH 74 48 87 38 61 -4 0.45 -0.26 0.45 3.56 72 15.72 170 75 31 0 0 1 0GALVESTON 74 62 79 52 68 -2 0.62 0.07 0.62 2.31 52 6.47 58 88 52 0 0 1 1HOUSTON 76 55 84 43 66 -3 1.12 0.31 1.12 4.87 84 13.66 110 81 44 0 0 1 1LUBBOCK 76 44 93 31 60 0 0.00 -0.29 0.00 0.87 58 1.07 39 48 30 2 1 0 0MIDLAND 82 51 95 42 67 3 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.11 15 0.16 9 40 21 2 0 0 0SAN ANGELO 82 47 97 32 65 0 0.09 -0.26 0.09 1.29 70 2.66 69 62 20 2 1 1 0SAN ANTONIO 78 56 85 41 67 -2 0.01 -0.58 0.01 4.04 118 6.23 91 75 36 0 0 1 0VICTORIA 79 55 84 43 67 -3 0.63 -0.04 0.63 3.33 82 5.51 65 79 48 0 0 1 1WACO 76 48 84 36 62 -4 0.23 -0.45 0.23 3.00 71 5.42 63 81 44 0 0 1 0WICHITA FALLS 75 44 93 32 59 -3 1.19 0.60 1.19 3.98 101 6.84 103 61 40 1 1 1 1

UT SALT LAKE CITY 66 41 80 33 54 4 0.18 -0.27 0.15 3.68 114 5.55 94 70 22 0 0 2 0VT BURLINGTON 45 32 55 24 38 -6 1.02 0.36 0.42 5.22 123 9.40 116 83 55 0 3 6 0VA LYNCHBURG 69 39 80 30 54 -1 1.62 0.85 1.50 4.92 80 13.58 106 70 37 0 1 2 1

NORFOLK 66 48 79 41 57 0 1.13 0.38 0.78 5.69 88 10.93 80 78 46 0 0 3 1RICHMOND 68 43 79 35 56 -1 1.57 0.88 1.01 4.31 69 10.16 79 75 50 0 0 3 2ROANOKE 70 41 81 34 55 -1 1.44 0.63 1.42 5.04 80 12.36 98 62 43 0 0 2 1WASH/DULLES 59 35 71 29 47 -6 1.48 0.76 0.77 3.72 65 10.21 88 75 56 0 3 3 2

WA OLYMPIA 56 36 63 32 46 -1 1.21 0.40 0.66 9.60 120 23.10 106 93 71 0 2 4 1QUILLAYUTE 52 38 56 31 45 -2 1.06 -0.64 0.37 16.43 99 47.81 112 95 73 0 1 6 0SEATTLE-TACOMA 56 42 63 41 49 -1 0.91 0.33 0.63 7.81 137 18.09 120 84 65 0 0 4 1SPOKANE 56 37 62 32 47 0 0.46 0.18 0.29 3.26 138 7.41 130 83 42 0 1 2 0YAKIMA 63 39 71 32 51 2 0.12 0.01 0.09 1.14 107 2.23 73 70 36 0 1 2 0

WV BECKLEY 61 32 77 26 46 -6 2.03 1.27 1.84 7.69 131 17.09 142 76 58 0 4 4 1CHARLESTON 64 34 79 30 49 -5 1.76 1.04 1.40 7.90 130 19.02 152 87 42 0 3 4 1ELKINS 56 30 71 23 43 -6 0.98 0.20 0.79 6.68 107 17.13 133 87 57 0 5 4 1HUNTINGTON 62 37 79 33 50 -5 1.07 0.34 0.87 6.88 114 18.12 147 72 43 0 0 3 1

WI EAU CLAIRE 43 24 60 20 34 -11 0.06 -0.61 0.06 1.54 41 4.50 80 82 45 0 7 1 0GREEN BAY 42 26 52 21 34 -10 0.34 -0.25 0.28 3.72 97 6.52 108 82 50 0 7 2 0LA CROSSE 44 27 60 21 35 -14 0.58 -0.22 0.47 4.05 95 6.95 108 84 45 0 6 2 0MADISON 43 25 58 22 34 -12 0.94 0.14 0.77 3.16 69 8.19 115 82 60 0 7 3 1MILWAUKEE 43 30 56 27 37 -8 1.30 0.39 0.83 4.02 77 8.84 101 76 58 0 6 3 1

WY CASPER 60 25 75 18 43 0 0.31 -0.02 0.16 2.40 140 3.70 126 89 40 0 5 2 0CHEYENNE 56 28 68 25 42 0 0.38 0.04 0.20 2.80 144 3.81 134 79 42 0 7 2 0LANDER 60 31 73 23 46 2 0.22 -0.26 0.22 1.87 75 3.79 106 75 24 0 5 1 0SHERIDAN 64 30 79 26 47 3 0.14 -0.26 0.14 3.18 153 6.64 194 81 46 0 5 1 0


Weather Data for the Week Ending April 21, 2018

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National Agricultural Summary April 16 – 22, 2018

Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS

HIGHLIGHTS

The majority of the nation was colder than average during the week ending April 22. Weekly average temperatures were 35°F or below from the Great Lakes region to New England. Along the Iowa-Minnesota border, average temperatures were below 30°F, which was more than 15°F below normal. Temperatures were above average

in parts of the Rockies, but no area was more than 5°F above normal. Rain and snow fell in the Atlantic Coast States, with the heaviest precipitation occurring in West Virginia and along the New England coast. Some rain fell in Oklahoma and northern Texas, but drought persisted there and in the Southwest.

Corn: By April 22, producers had planted 5 percent of the nation’s corn crop, 10 percentage points behind last year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. All states were at or behind their 5-year average except Texas, which had planted 65 percent—6 percentage points ahead of average. Soybean: By week’s end, 2 percent of the nation’s soybean crop was planted, 3 percentage points behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Mississippi was the most advanced in progress, with 30 percent of the intended 2018 crop planted. Winter Wheat: By April 22, thirteen percent of the nation’s winter wheat had headed, 17 percentage points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. On April 22, thirty-one percent of the 2018 winter wheat crop was reported in good to excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week but 23 percentage points below last year. In Kansas, the largest winter wheat-producing state, 12 percent of the winter wheat crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week. In Texas, where the northern portion of the state has been in a winter-long drought, 14 percent of the winter wheat crop was rated good to excellent, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous week. Cotton: Nationwide, 9 percent of the cotton crop had been planted by week’s end, 2 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Sorghum: Twenty-four percent of the nation’s sorghum was planted by April 22, equal to the previous year but 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. Texas had planted 78 percent of its intended sorghum acreage by week’s end, 14 percentage points ahead of last year and 21 points ahead of the 5-year average. Rice: By week’s end, producers had seeded 49 percent of the 2018 rice crop, eighteen percentage points behind the previous year but 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Producers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri planted more than 20

percent of their rice acreage during the week. By April 22, twenty-one percent of the nation’s rice acreage had emerged, 21 percentage points behind last year and six percentage points behind the 5-year average. Small Grains: Nationally, oat producers had seeded 31 percent of this year’s crop by April 22, twenty-four percentage points behind both the previous year and the 5-year average. Oat planting progress was behind the 5-year average in all estimating states except Texas, which had already completed seeding by the beginning of April. Twenty-six percent of the nation’s oat crop had emerged by April 22, ten percentage points behind the previous year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. Eleven percent of the nation’s barley was planted by week’s end, 14 percentage points behind last year and 22 points behind the 5-year average. Planting progress was behind the historical pace in all estimating states. Washington was the furthest behind with only 14 percent planted by week’s end, compared to the 5-year average of 49 percent. By April 22, two percent of the nation’s barley crop had emerged, 4 percentage points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. By April 22, three percent of the spring wheat crop was seeded, 18 percentage points behind last year and 22 points behind the 5-year average. Spring wheat planting progress was behind the 5-year average pace in all 6 estimating states, and planting had not yet begun across much of the northern Plains. Other Crops: Nationally, peanut producers had planted 3 percent of this year’s peanut crop by week’s end, equal to both last year and the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in Florida, at 12 percent complete, 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By week’s end, 12 percent of the sugarbeet crop was planted, 22 percentage points behind last year and 25 percentage points behind the 5-year average.


Crop Progress and Condition Week Ending April 22, 2018

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

Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

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

CO 7 0 2 5 AR 37 10 21 16 AL 3 1 3 6

IL 30 0 4 20 IL 3 NA 0 1 AZ 51 37 45 56

IN 13 0 1 5 IN 3 NA 0 1 AR 6 0 0 3

IA 7 0 0 11 IA 0 NA 0 0 CA 47 0 0 62

KS 19 6 15 24 KS 0 NA 0 0 GA 6 1 4 3

KY 28 3 10 21 KY 2 NA 0 1 KS 0 0 0 0

MI 1 0 0 1 LA 56 16 26 31 LA 34 0 0 9

MN 5 0 0 13 MI 0 NA 0 0 MS 10 0 1 4

MO 42 4 16 35 MN 0 NA 0 0 MO 12 0 0 5

NE 15 1 2 9 MS 58 18 30 28 NC 1 0 0 2

NC 59 30 48 57 MO 2 NA 1 1 OK 5 0 2 2

ND 1 0 0 2 NE 3 NA 1 1 SC 2 0 1 4

OH 8 0 0 3 NC 1 NA 1 0 TN 3 0 0 1

PA 5 0 0 4 ND 0 NA 0 0 TX 12 13 14 11

SD 3 0 0 4 OH 1 NA 0 0 VA 6 0 3 2

TN 42 11 30 34 SD 1 NA 0 0 15 Sts 11 8 9 10

TX 67 60 65 59 TN 3 NA 1 1 These 15 States planted 99%

WI 1 0 0 2 WI 0 NA 0 0 of last year's cotton acreage.

18 Sts 15 3 5 14 18 Sts 5 NA 2 2

These 18 States planted 92% These 18 States planted 96%

of last year's corn acreage. of last year's soybean acreage. Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg

AR 44 1 9 29

Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr CO 0 0 0 0

Year Week 2018 Avg VP P F G EX IL 1 0 0 1

AR 95 32 44 41 AR 2 8 35 49 6 KS 0 0 0 0

CA 86 5 9 78 CA 0 0 5 25 70 LA 75 35 40 69

CO 0 0 0 0 CO 11 18 35 34 2 MO 10 0 1 5

ID 0 0 1 1 ID 1 1 34 49 15 NE 0 0 0 0

IL 24 3 4 6 IL 1 6 37 49 7 NM 0 1 2 2

IN 16 0 2 4 IN 2 6 32 50 10 OK 15 5 9 9

KS 23 0 0 11 KS 16 33 39 11 1 SD 0 0 0 0

MI 0 0 0 0 MI 1 4 21 65 9 TX 64 64 78 57

MO 51 1 2 14 MO 3 8 40 45 4 11 Sts 24 20 24 23

MT 0 0 0 0 MT 1 8 34 31 26 These 11 States planted 99%

NE 0 0 0 0 NE 1 6 37 46 10 of last year's sorghum acreage.

NC 54 6 20 27 NC 0 2 22 67 9

OH 1 0 0 0 OH 1 2 25 59 13

OK 61 15 23 38 OK 30 34 28 7 1 Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

OR 0 0 0 1 OR 2 3 12 72 11 Year Week 2018 Avg

SD 0 0 0 0 SD 2 17 61 20 0 ID 73 47 66 73

TX 65 40 56 48 TX 33 31 22 13 1 MI 6 1 1 15

WA 0 0 0 1 WA 0 2 21 61 16 MN 30 0 0 34

18 Sts 30 9 13 19 18 Sts 15 22 32 25 6 ND 27 0 0 28

These 18 States planted 90% Prev Wk 15 22 32 26 5 4 Sts 34 9 12 37

of last year's winter wheat acreage. Prev Yr 3 10 33 45 9 These 4 States planted 84%

of last year's sugarbeet acreage.

Sugarbeets Percent Planted

Corn Percent Planted Soybeans Percent Planted Cotton Percent Planted

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Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

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

IA 65 12 23 63 IA 24 1 1 20 AL 1 NA 2 3

MN 27 0 0 31 MN 8 0 0 8 FL 11 8 12 6

NE 79 35 46 78 NE 37 4 15 37 GA 5 NA 2 3

ND 9 0 0 11 ND 0 0 0 0 NC 0 0 1 0

OH 47 8 12 36 OH 16 0 2 10 OK 3 NA 0 1

PA 56 3 7 44 PA 17 0 0 14 SC 1 NA 1 1

SD 65 1 2 54 SD 27 0 0 15 TX 0 NA 0 1

TX 100 100 100 100 TX 100 100 100 100 VA 0 NA 0 0

WI 18 2 3 18 WI 5 0 0 2 8 Sts 3 NA 3 3

9 Sts 55 29 31 55 9 Sts 36 26 26 35 These 8 States planted 96%

These 9 States planted 67% These 9 States planted 67% of last year's peanut acreage.

of last year's oat acreage. of last year's oat acreage.

Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Year Week 2018 Avg

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg ID 45 24 40 64

AR 82 27 53 48 AR 47 3 11 22 MN 13 0 0 25

CA 0 0 0 5 CA 0 0 0 1 MT 22 0 0 24

LA 88 87 90 83 LA 78 66 73 67 ND 9 0 0 13

MS 73 18 40 38 MS 40 5 10 20 SD 72 1 2 50

MO 61 11 35 39 MO 15 0 0 12 WA 35 37 39 67

TX 69 70 74 75 TX 58 55 62 60 6 Sts 21 3 3 25

6 Sts 67 32 49 46 6 Sts 42 15 21 27 These 6 States planted 99%

These 6 States planted 100% These 6 States planted 100% of last year's spring wheat acreage.

of last year's rice acreage. of last year's rice acreage.

Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr Prev Prev Apr 22 5-Yr

Year Week 2018 Avg Year Week 2018 Avg

ID 55 29 44 66 ID 24 NA 8 27

MN 7 0 0 17 MN 1 NA 0 2

MT 27 0 0 34 MT 2 NA 0 4

ND 5 0 0 9 ND 0 NA 0 1

WA 11 10 14 49 WA 1 NA 1 16

5 Sts 25 7 11 33 5 Sts 6 NA 2 8

These 5 States planted 80% These 5 States planted 80%

of last year's barley acreage. of last year's barley acreage.

Barley Percent Planted Barley Percent Emerged

Oats Percent Planted Oats Percent Emerged

Rice Percent Planted Rice Percent Emerged

Peanuts Percent Planted

Spring Wheat Percent Planted

VP - Very Poor; P - Poor; F - Fair; G - Good; EX - Excellent

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48 States

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10[0]

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4[+1]

23[0]

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2[0]

7[0]

7[0]

1[+1]

16[-6]

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1[-1]

4[+2]

11[0]

6[+4]

11[-8]

44[0]

16[+5]

27[-2]

24[+5]

15[-4]

47[+6]

45[-5]

18[+3]

10[0]

49[-3]

33[-9]

3[+2]

1[-1]

23[-12]

5[-1]

32[-10]

35[-10]

11[-34]

0[0]

14[+3]

32[+8]

42[+21]

100[0]

33[+13]

57[+7]

45[+45]

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26[-7]

29[0]

35[+10]

92[+7]

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45[+11]

29[+4]

28[-9]

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7[0]

19[+3]

4[0]

7[-3]

0[0]

21[-2]

7[-1]

1[0]

17[+2]

56[-17]

0[0]

0[0]

7[+1]

5[+3]

2[-1]

2[+1]

0[0]

7[+3]

15[-5]

3[-1]

31[+4]

26[+12]

8[+5]

0[0]

0[0]

0[0]

9[-7]

0[-2]

0[0]

4[-6]

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Subsoil MoistureThis product was prepared by theUSDA Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)


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International Weather and Crop Summary

April 15-21, 2018 International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries provided by USDA/WAOB

HIGHLIGHTS

EUROPE: Increasingly warm weather eased or erased lingering crop developmental delays over much of northern and eastern Europe. WESTERN FSU: Warm, mostly sunny weather promoted wheat development in key southern crop areas. MIDDLE EAST: Above-normal temperatures maintained a faster-than-normal crop development pace in western and central portions of the region. NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Sunny, mild weather benefited wheat and barley development in the west, while showers maintained good crop conditions in Tunisia. EASTERN ASIA: Unseasonably warm weather continued to advance development of winter crops and increase water demands.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Early-season showers in Indochina provided a beneficial boost to soil moisture and irrigation supplies, as preparations continued for summer (wet-season) rice sowing. AUSTRALIA: In the northeast, scattered showers likely slowed local summer crop harvesting but may have triggered early winter wheat planting. SOUTH AFRICA: Warm, sunny weather favored corn and other filling to maturing summer crops. ARGENTINA: Heavy showers lingered over central Argentina, slowing fieldwork while increasing moisture for the upcoming winter grain season. BRAZIL: Showers continued over corn and cotton areas of west-central Brazil, but drier weather prevailed elsewhere. MEXICO: Dry weather dominated the region, limiting opportunities for planting summer crops.

Heavy Rain

Much Warmer (Europe)

Warm & Sunny

Scattered Showers

(NE Australia)

Locally Heavy Showers

(C Argentina)

Warm

Sunny & Mild

Warm

Early-Season Showers

(Indochina)

Warm & Sunny (Western FSU)

Drier (Mexico)

Drier (S Brazil)



Mostly sunny, increasingly warm weather eased or eliminated lingering crop developmental delays. Despite mostly dry conditions during the period, a wet winter and early spring boosted soil moisture reserves for winter crop development over many primary growing areas. However, short-term precipitation deficits (25-50 percent-of-normal rainfall over the past 60 days) have developed from southern Germany into southern and central Poland. With little — if any — rainfall (less than 5 mm) reported in these dry locales over the past week, rain will be needed soon to maintain the current favorable crop prospects. More noteworthy, increasingly warm weather (5-10°C above normal) over much of the

continent accelerated the development of winter grains and oilseeds after a cold March. Crop delays for winter wheat, barley, and rapeseed were now confined to Spain, France, and southeastern England (up to 7 days behind average); the previous protracted delays over eastern Europe have been erased by recent warmth. In Spain, where winter grains are reproductive to filling, this week’s sunny weather provided a welcome respite from recent excessive wetness before late-week showers (1-20 mm) returned. Winter grain producers on the Iberian Peninsula would likely welcome an extended respite from clouds and wetness as wheat and barley enter or progress through the filling stage of development.

EUROPE



Mild weather promoted winter wheat development after a protracted early-spring cold spell, though northern crop stages are still behind average. Temperatures during the 7-day period averaged 3 to 8°C above normal across the western half of the region, virtually eliminating lingering developmental delays from southern and western Ukraine into Belarus. Conditions

were not as warm (up to 2°C above normal) in west-central and southern Russia; winter wheat developmental delays range from nearly two weeks in northern portions of the Southern District and environs to near normal closer to the Black Sea Coast. Current prospects for winter wheat at this early juncture are good to excellent across the entire region.

WESTERN FSU



Persistent warmth in the west contrasted with cooler conditions in eastern growing areas. Temperatures across the western half of the region averaged 2 to 7°C above normal, maintaining the season-long accelerated pace of development for winter wheat and barley. Crops are developing two to four weeks ahead of average from Turkey into the eastern Mediterranean region, with wheat ranging from reproductive in central Turkey to the

filling stage in warmer locales from Syria into Israel and Jordan. In eastern growing areas, increasing clouds and widespread showers (2-20 mm, locally more) from Iraq (per satellite rainfall estimates) into Iran improved soil moisture supplies and brought beneficially cooler weather (2-6°C below normal) for winter grains approaching or progressing through the reproductive stages of development.

MIDDLE EAST



Conditions remained excellent for winter grains across the entire region. In Morocco — where heavy rain earlier in the spring boosted soil moisture supplies — mostly sunny, mild weather (1-2°C above normal) maintained nearly-ideal conditions for winter grains in the latter stages of reproduction

or progressing through grain fill. Likewise, sunny skies benefited reproductive to filling wheat and barley in western Algeria. Light to moderate showers (2-25 mm) in northeastern Algeria and northern Tunisia provided timely supplemental soil moisture for heading to flowering wheat and filling barley.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA



Unseasonably warm weather continued across most of China, with temperatures averaging as much as 5°C above normal in key crop areas. The warmth advanced development of reproductive wheat and rapeseed in the east while also increasing water demands. Heavy showers (over 25 mm) in northern portions of the North China Plain provided good moisture to wheat, but other wheat

and rapeseed areas received little rainfall (less than 10 mm). Similarly low amounts were reported in southeastern rice areas as well. Many southern provinces are experiencing spring dryness and would welcome more seasonable rainfall to bolster irrigation supplies. Meanwhile in western China, temperatures supported cotton planting only in the southern interior of Xinjiang.

EASTERN ASIA



Pre-monsoon showers (25-100 mm) across northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam boosted soil moisture and irrigation supplies as fieldwork preparations were underway in advance of summer (wet-season) rice sowing; the wet season typically begins in early May across Indochina. In the Philippines, drier weather in the north aided fieldwork prior to the onset of seasonal

rainfall next month, while heavy showers (over 50 mm) in more southerly regions maintained good moisture supplies in key corn areas. Meanwhile, widespread late-season showers in Indonesia and Malaysia maintained good soil moisture for rice and oil palm. The rainfall was particularly welcomed for oil palm in western Malaysia where spring dryness has been prevalent.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



Scattered showers (5-25 mm, locally more) in central and southern Queensland and northern New South Wales likely slowed local cotton and sorghum harvesting, but helped moisten the topsoil in advance of wheat and other winter crop planting. The rain may have triggered some sowing, with the most likely location being in central Queensland. Elsewhere in the Australia wheat belt,

isolated showers favored fieldwork but provided little additional moisture in advance of winter crop sowing. The majority of the winter crop planting typically occurs during May and June in these areas. Temperatures in Western Australia averaged near normal, while in southern and eastern Australia temperatures averaged 2 to 3°C above normal.

AUSTRALIA



Mostly dry, seasonably warm weather fostered development of filling to maturing corn. Little to no rain (5 mm or less, most areas) fell across most commercial corn production areas (North West and Free State to Mpumalanga), although moderate showers (greater than 10 mm) developed at the edges of the main production areas. Weekly temperatures averaged near to above normal (daytime highs reaching the middle and upper 20s degrees C); nighttime lows fell below 10°C across much of the region but temperatures generally stayed well above freezing. Mostly dry weather also prevailed in

sugarcane areas of KwaZulu-Natal and eastern Mpumalanga, supporting harvesting. In the Cape Provinces, unseasonably heavy showers (greater than 10 mm) boosted irrigation reserves along the Orange River while in Western Cape, spotty showers (locally greater than 10 mm) brought localized drought relief but were insufficient for uniform germination of wheat. This is the final weekly summary of the season; coverage will resume in October 2018 upon commencement of summer crop planting.

SOUTH AFRICA



Unseasonably heavy rainfall lingered over central Argentina, slowing fieldwork but helping to replenish topsoil moisture for the upcoming winter grain season. Rainfall totaled 25 to 75 mm over high-yielding farming areas extending from eastern Cordoba to Entre Rios and eastern Buenos Aires. However, unseasonable warmth (weekly temperatures averaging 6°C above normal) accompanied the rainfall, with daytime highs reaching 30°C for at least one day at most locations prior to the

arrival of the rainfall. Warmer-than-normal weather (temperatures averaging 3-5°C above normal, with temperatures reaching the middle 30s degrees °C in spots) also dominated Argentina’s northern farming areas, spurring rapid development of late-planted corn and soybeans. According to reports emanating from Argentina, northern crops — and exceptionally late-planted central crops — could still benefit from rain but most unharvested crops were maturing.

ARGENTINA



Late-season showers maintained overall favorable conditions for corn and cotton in key production areas of central Brazil. Rainfall totaling 10 to 50 mm covered a broad area spanning Mato Grosso, Goias, and Mato Grosso do Sul, extending northeastward into Tocantins. Drier conditions prevailed in most other northeastern interior farming areas (Maranhao, Piaui, and western Bahia), where sunny, seasonably warm weather (daytime highs reaching the middle 30s degrees C in some areas) spurred development of cotton. Elsewhere, unseasonable dryness also prevailed from Minas Gerais

southward through Parana, reducing moisture for sugarcane, coffee, and second-crop corn. According to the government of Parana, just over 25 percent of the second corn crop had reached reproduction as of April 16 and was in mostly good condition; however, more rain was needed to ensure that current yield prospects are realized. Farther south, moderate to heavy rain (1-25 mm, locally higher) benefited immature summer crops in Rio Grande do Sul, where above-normal temperatures (daytime highs reaching the lower 30s) sustained a rapid rate of growth toward maturation.

BRAZIL



Following last week’s beneficial rain, drier weather prevailed in farming areas along the northern and central Gulf Coast. Similarly, virtually no rain fell across northern Mexico, southward through the southern plateau to the southern Pacific Coast. In northern Mexico, seasonable warmth (daytime highs reaching the lower and middle 30s degrees C) sustained rapid rates of growth of winter grains in the northwest (wheat and

corn) and the northeast (sorghum). Farther south, significant rain (greater than 25 mm) was generally confined to northern Chiapas and Campeche, otherwise dry weather prevailed. Corn planting typically begins in eastern sections of the southern plateau (in and around Puebla) in April upon the arrival of seasonal rainfall, with later planting in western growing areas (notably Jalisco).

MEXICO

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