weather WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN...February 11, 2020 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3...

Volume 107, No. 6 http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather February 11, 2020

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Contents

Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ............. 2 Temperature Departure Map ............................................... 3 February 4 Drought Monitor & Snow Cover Map ................. 4 Daily Sierra Nevada Snowpack vs. Normal & February 5 Satellite Image of Eastern Pacific Ridge .... 5 National Weather Data for Selected Cities .......................... 6 January Weather and Crop Summary .............................. 9 January Precipitation & Temperature Maps .................. 13 January Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 16 International Weather and Crop Summary ........................ 17 Bulletin Information & U.S. Crop Production Highlights .................................. 26

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acific moisture spilling across the Northwest and the northern and central Rockies sparked flooding in

several areas, including northeastern Oregon and western Washington. In Oregon’s flood-affected areas, precipitation began as snow before changing to heavy rain. Farther east, a heavy-precipitation event unfolded across the Southeast on February 6-7. The rain, some of which fell on already saturated soils, triggered widespread flooding from the lower Mississippi Valley to the southern Atlantic coastal plain. Prior to the

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HIGHLIGHTS February 2 – 8, 2020

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

2 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3 (Continued from front cover) Southeastern downpours, mid-week snow blanketed southern sections of the Rockies and Plains. Wintry precipitation, including snow, sleet, and freezing rain, later spread northeastward across the lower Great region and into the Northeast. Most other parts of the country, including California, the Desert Southwest, and the upper Great Lakes region, received little or no precipitation. At week’s end, however, a band of snow overspread parts of the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Near- or above-normal temperatures prevailed across the eastern half of the U.S., but chilly conditions developed in many areas from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains. Weekly readings averaged as much as 10 to 15°F above normal in the mid-Atlantic—and were at least 5°F above normal across parts of the northern Plains and in most areas from the Mississippi River to the East Coast. Late in the week, however, a brief surge of cold air delivered sub-zero temperatures in the upper Midwest, extending as far south as northern Iowa. Elsewhere, early- to mid-week frost was noted in California’s San Joaquin Valley, with the coldest mornings generally occurring on February 4-5. Early-week temperatures briefly soared across the central and eastern U.S. in advance of a storm system plunging southeastward across West. On the Plains, record-setting high temperatures for February 2 climbed to the 80-degree mark or higher in locations such as Hill City, KS (83°F); Borger, TX (81°F); and Tribune, KS (80°F). Other daily-record highs for the 2nd included 81°F in Harrison, AR; 79°F in Pueblo, CO; and 77°F in McCook, NE. Subsequently, warmth spread into the Midwest, South, and East. On February 3, daily-record highs reached 79°F in Athens, GA; 74°F in Louisville, KY, and Knoxville, TN; 72°F in Columbia, MO; and 70°F in Evansville, IN. Consecutive daily-record highs were established on February 3-4 in Wilmington, DE (64 and 68°F), and Mansfield, OH (61 and 59°F). In contrast, cold, windy weather engulfed the West. A wind gust to 76 mph was clocked on February 2 in Tonopah, NV. In Arizona, peak wind gusts on the 3rd included 78 mph at Springerville and 70 mph at St. Johns. A gust to 79 mph was recorded on February 4 in southern California’s Fremont Canyon. Farther north, Meacham, OR, posted a daily-record low of -4°F on February 3. The following day in California, record-setting lows for February 4 dipped to 21°F in Paso Robles and 28°F at the Salinas Airport. By February 5, Western daily-record lows included -34°F in Crested Butte, CO, and 19°F in Ramona, CA. In the wake of record-setting snowfall, Midland, TX, notched a daily-record low of 8°F on February 6. Farther east, however, warmth lingered through February 6 across Florida, where daily-record highs soared to 88°F in Fort Pierce and 85°F in Jacksonville. In the Northwest, warmth quickly replaced previously cold conditions. In Oregon, record-setting highs for February 6 rose to 59°F in Portland and Troutdale. By February 8, warm weather expanded to other areas of the West, resulting in daily-record highs in Barstow-Daggett, CA (80°F), and Winslow, AZ (71°F). During the early- to mid-week period, a multi-day snowstorm unfolded across parts of the West. On February 2-3, Pocatello, ID, noted consecutive daily-record snowfall totals (3.4 and 3.7 inches, respectively). In Montana, daily-record totals for February 2 included 4.4 inches at the Bozeman Airport and 2.5 inches in Billings. On the 3rd, daily-record amounts reached 13.1 inches in Lander, WY, and 8.6 inches in Salt Lake City, UT. In Wyoming, weekly snowfall totals topped 50 inches in a few locations near Centennial. On February 4-5 in Oregon, 24-hour snowfall reached 10.0 inches at La Grande and 9.6 inches at Long Creek. Subsequently, runoff from heavy rain and melting snow sparked flooding in northeastern Oregon. La Grande set another record on February 5-6, with 1.55 inches (all rain) falling in a 24-hour period. Previously, La Grande’s wettest 24-hour period in February had been February 22-23, 1986, when 1.50 inches fell. Elsewhere in Oregon, Meacham received precipitation totaling 7.45 inches during the first 8 days of February, including 2.51 inches on the 5th. Farther east, Midland, TX, measured 7.9 inches of snow on February 4-5. With a 5.7-inch total, the 5th was Midland’s snowiest February day on record (previously, 4.4 inches on

February 23, 2010). Other daily-record snowfall totals for February 5 included 4.6 inches in Oklahoma City, OK, and 3.3 inches in Wichita Falls, TX. Meanwhile, heavy rain erupted across the South, where record-setting totals for February 4 reached 2.63 inches in Paducah, KY, and 1.72 inches in Harrison, AR. The following day, Crossville, TN, netted a record-setting sum (2.96 inches) for February 5. The 6th was the wettest February and winter day on record in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (5.36 inches), and Greensboro, NC (3.69 inches). It was also the wettest February day in Fayetteville, NC (3.33 inches), Danville, VA (3.18 inches), and Charlotte, NC (3.16 inches). On February 6, the Cumberland River at Pineville, KY, climbed 17.06 feet above flood stage—the second-highest level on record behind 19.80 feet above flood stage on April 5, 1977. Lookout Creek at New England, GA, also achieved its second-highest crest (8.53 feet above flood stage on February 7), behind only 8.73 feet above flood stage on August 17, 1982. On the 6th, the Emory River at Oakdale, TN (6.88 feet above flood stage), rose to its highest level since March 23, 1991, while the Pigeon River at Newport, TN (9.53 feet above flood stage), surged to its highest level since September 17, 2004. Eastern precipitation lingered through February 7, when Cape Hatteras, NC, measured a daily-record sum of 3.69 inches. Farther north, record-setting snowfall totals for the 7th included 12.8 inches in Caribou, ME; 9.2 inches in Syracuse, NY; and 5.1 inches in Pittsburgh, PA. Caribou received 16.2 inches of snow from February 6-8. Farther west, a final round of heavy precipitation spread across the nation’s northern tier. The 6th was the wettest February day on record in Lewiston, ID, where 1.24 inches fell (previously, 0.99 inch on February 11, 1897). By February 8-9, a band of heavy snow developed from South Dakota to Michigan. Huron, SD, received a 2-day snowfall total of 10.4 inches, aided by a daily-record sum of 7.5 inches on February 8. Mild weather returned across the southern half of Alaska, but bitterly cold conditions persisted on the Seward Peninsula and along and near the Arctic Coast. Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, posted a low of -41°F on February 5—the lowest reading in that location since February 4, 2012—and noted readings of -40°F on February 2 and 8. Meanwhile in Bettles, occasional snow—totaling 15.3 inches during the first 9 days of February—accompanied periods of milder weather. Other February 1-9 snowfall totals in Alaska included 7.1 inches in Fairbanks, 12.1 inches in Juneau, and 24.1 inches in Valdez. However, all of Juneau’s snow fell by February 4, followed by highs of 40°F on February 5 and 9. Farther south, heavy Hawaiian precipitation fell around mid-week, followed by a period of cool, mostly dry weather. Kahului, Maui, netted rainfall totaling 0.95 inch on February 6. Lihue, Kauai, reported a 2-day (February 5-6) sum of 1.32 inches. Later, on the Big Island, Hilo reported a low of 59°F on February 8. It was Hilo’s first reading below the 60-degree mark since February 28, 2019.


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U.S. Drought Monitor February 4, 2020

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AK ANCHORAGE 30 19 40 -3 25 8 0.16 0.01 0.10 1.92 101 1.01 119 81 72 0 7 2 0BARROW -28 -38 -23 -41 -33 -18 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.26 96 0.13 87 *** *** 0 7 0 0FAIRBANKS 14 -9 29 -36 3 11 0.29 0.16 0.23 1.09 81 0.71 100 81 78 0 7 2 0JUNEAU 36 28 40 15 32 5 1.46 0.47 0.68 14.05 124 6.55 110 92 85 0 5 5 1KODIAK 38 27 41 11 33 3 1.82 0.20 0.78 14.21 80 4.18 42 85 73 0 5 7 2NOME 3 -14 17 -34 -5 -10 0.30 0.11 0.11 1.24 58 0.87 76 71 63 0 7 3 0

AZ FLAGSTAFF 45 17 59 3 31 0 0.00 -0.56 0.00 3.69 79 0.55 20 72 25 0 7 0 0PHOENIX 65 41 79 35 53 -3 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.89 47 0.19 19 40 25 0 0 0 0PRESCOTT 55 21 65 13 38 -1 0.00 -0.40 0.00 1.65 50 0.19 9 63 17 0 7 0 0TUCSON 63 36 77 24 50 -4 0.00 -0.19 0.00 1.87 83 0.66 55 43 26 0 2 0 0

AR FORT SMITH 56 33 75 24 45 5 0.81 0.28 0.35 7.58 119 6.70 225 97 58 0 4 3 0LITTLE ROCK 56 36 74 26 46 4 1.29 0.51 0.85 9.63 105 8.02 178 89 58 0 2 2 1

CA BAKERSFIELD 61 34 71 29 48 -3 0.00 -0.28 0.00 1.78 79 0.24 16 67 50 0 3 0 0FRESNO 61 36 69 31 49 0 0.00 -0.50 0.00 3.02 74 0.66 24 73 57 0 1 0 0LOS ANGELES 63 48 67 44 56 -2 0.00 -0.77 0.00 4.80 85 0.38 10 52 39 0 0 0 0REDDING 62 38 75 33 50 3 0.00 -1.45 0.00 10.48 82 2.84 35 72 50 0 0 0 0SACRAMENTO 61 36 66 32 49 0 0.00 -0.94 0.00 5.64 77 1.15 23 84 32 0 1 0 0SAN DIEGO 65 47 67 38 56 -3 0.00 -0.51 0.00 4.53 109 0.48 17 59 35 0 0 0 0SAN FRANCISCO 60 43 65 38 52 1 0.00 -1.07 0.00 4.95 58 1.21 21 77 57 0 0 0 0STOCKTON 61 35 68 29 48 -1 0.00 -0.63 0.00 4.42 84 0.95 28 74 57 0 2 0 0

CO ALAMOSA 42 8 56 -6 25 7 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.66 108 0.14 50 68 46 0 7 0 0CO SPRINGS 40 14 73 0 27 -3 0.41 0.38 0.18 0.83 114 0.50 161 76 36 0 6 4 0DENVER INTL 37 13 74 -5 25 -4 0.41 0.41 0.15 0.77 143 0.55 239 88 55 0 7 4 0GRAND JUNCTION 41 17 54 7 29 -1 0.01 -0.07 0.01 1.09 90 0.53 77 75 53 0 7 1 0PUEBLO 44 14 79 -2 29 -3 0.26 0.23 0.15 0.68 91 0.37 103 77 63 0 6 4 0

CT BRIDGEPORT 46 35 53 26 41 11 0.72 -0.01 0.35 9.98 124 2.62 57 87 61 0 2 5 0HARTFORD 43 28 51 22 35 9 0.70 -0.07 0.36 10.15 122 2.50 53 80 61 0 7 3 0

DC WASHINGTON 56 39 65 31 48 12 1.37 0.76 0.86 7.58 109 4.28 109 88 56 0 1 5 1DE WILMINGTON 54 35 68 29 45 13 1.18 0.52 0.49 9.83 130 5.16 123 92 51 0 2 5 0FL DAYTONA BEACH 75 47 85 41 61 2 0.56 -0.10 0.41 4.59 70 1.25 32 98 45 0 0 2 0

JACKSONVILLE 74 45 85 37 59 5 1.04 0.23 1.04 3.83 53 1.22 26 86 40 0 0 1 1KEY WEST 77 66 82 55 71 1 0.31 -0.10 0.31 9.62 199 1.90 70 85 66 0 0 1 0MIAMI 77 60 84 49 68 0 0.38 -0.11 0.38 10.08 218 3.64 149 79 53 0 0 1 0ORLANDO 76 51 88 44 64 3 0.72 0.20 0.40 6.51 122 1.50 50 81 46 0 0 2 0PENSACOLA 70 48 75 36 59 6 1.25 0.11 1.02 15.81 149 8.63 130 86 67 0 0 3 1TALLAHASSEE 70 42 77 31 56 3 1.13 0.04 1.11 6.02 56 2.47 37 92 54 0 1 2 1TAMPA 72 54 79 47 63 2 0.55 -0.04 0.55 6.66 127 2.94 100 84 51 0 0 1 1WEST PALM BEACH 78 57 86 47 68 2 0.52 -0.25 0.52 11.96 154 2.59 56 79 55 0 0 1 1

GA ATHENS 64 43 79 27 53 9 4.16 3.10 3.29 16.85 175 11.09 188 85 64 0 2 4 2ATLANTA 64 44 76 31 54 10 2.98 1.82 2.26 16.15 159 11.00 173 83 60 0 1 4 2AUGUSTA 69 42 78 29 56 10 2.35 1.33 1.70 15.06 171 6.92 122 80 56 0 1 2 2COLUMBUS 66 42 75 31 54 6 3.66 2.61 2.12 19.25 185 11.20 187 92 54 0 1 4 2MACON 68 42 78 30 55 8 3.83 2.69 2.79 16.70 163 7.98 127 90 56 0 2 5 2SAVANNAH 72 46 80 34 59 9 2.14 1.34 2.14 10.62 138 3.80 78 86 52 0 0 1 1

HI HILO 79 65 83 59 72 1 1.63 -0.54 0.62 26.95 119 15.76 129 82 71 0 0 7 1HONOLULU 80 66 84 60 73 0 0.38 -0.20 0.28 3.27 52 1.52 45 78 67 0 0 3 0KAHULUI 82 62 85 55 72 0 0.97 0.27 0.88 6.06 80 3.84 85 80 66 0 0 3 1LIHUE 77 65 80 60 71 -1 1.46 0.60 0.93 9.00 87 2.85 51 88 78 0 0 6 1

ID BOISE 43 30 56 17 36 3 0.57 0.29 0.38 4.12 133 2.89 169 77 66 0 5 4 0LEWISTON 41 31 46 21 36 0 2.06 1.82 1.12 5.06 205 3.70 261 81 72 0 4 5 1POCATELLO 36 20 51 -7 28 1 0.60 0.38 0.20 2.60 104 1.68 121 82 65 0 6 4 0

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 40 29 52 24 34 10 0.12 -0.27 0.07 4.49 97 2.93 134 77 55 0 6 2 0MOLINE 40 24 57 19 32 9 0.00 -0.32 0.00 4.01 97 2.43 125 81 53 0 7 0 0PEORIA 40 27 61 22 34 10 0.27 -0.06 0.17 6.20 145 3.77 202 91 58 0 7 4 0ROCKFORD 38 23 47 19 30 9 0.00 -0.30 0.00 4.29 112 2.61 148 78 56 0 7 0 0SPRINGFIELD 42 28 66 22 35 8 0.36 0.03 0.24 5.51 121 4.79 240 91 59 0 5 4 0

IN EVANSVILLE 49 32 70 25 41 9 1.19 0.50 0.62 9.71 134 6.77 183 82 72 0 4 3 2FORT WAYNE 43 27 59 22 35 11 0.33 -0.11 0.24 7.26 136 4.43 174 88 64 0 6 4 0INDIANAPOLIS 47 30 67 24 38 10 0.66 0.12 0.32 9.04 148 6.03 195 92 65 0 5 4 0SOUTH BEND 40 25 57 12 32 8 0.23 -0.24 0.14 6.80 115 4.76 169 84 63 0 6 2 0

IA BURLINGTON 39 26 60 19 33 8 0.01 -0.27 0.01 2.61 70 1.58 97 83 53 0 7 1 0CEDAR RAPIDS 33 18 46 10 26 5 0.00 -0.25 0.00 1.96 70 0.80 60 89 55 0 7 0 0DES MOINES 34 21 55 12 27 4 0.07 -0.18 0.07 2.75 104 1.68 127 79 59 0 6 1 0DUBUQUE 32 20 43 13 26 7 0.00 -0.30 0.00 2.06 62 1.57 96 80 59 0 6 0 0SIOUX CITY 35 18 52 10 26 5 0.01 -0.07 0.01 2.63 196 0.79 116 78 66 0 7 1 0WATERLOO 32 14 48 2 23 5 0.01 -0.21 0.01 2.25 103 1.34 124 78 60 0 7 1 0

KS CONCORDIA 45 27 71 18 36 7 0.02 -0.05 0.01 3.17 198 1.19 161 78 58 0 6 2 0DODGE CITY 48 25 74 13 37 4 0.00 -0.08 0.00 2.33 157 1.00 141 77 40 0 6 0 0GOODLAND 47 21 79 9 34 4 0.01 -0.05 0.01 0.71 80 0.41 84 74 56 0 6 1 0TOPEKA 44 25 72 15 34 4 0.00 -0.19 0.00 3.89 150 1.66 142 77 49 0 6 0 0

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KY JACKSON 56 38 69 26 47 12 2.65 1.84 1.30 12.42 142 6.15 137 88 61 0 2 5 2LEXINGTON 47 32 66 24 40 7 1.00 0.31 0.58 10.70 131 4.75 115 88 77 0 4 5 1LOUISVILLE 52 35 74 28 43 9 0.62 -0.10 0.36 8.32 107 4.68 114 83 57 0 3 5 0PADUCAH 51 37 71 27 44 9 3.22 2.31 2.63 11.00 124 8.88 197 78 62 0 3 4 1

LA BATON ROUGE 69 47 76 33 58 7 2.82 1.42 2.11 10.82 83 8.00 103 92 53 0 0 4 2LAKE CHARLES 69 47 75 34 58 6 0.11 -0.91 0.05 7.39 65 6.41 96 92 60 0 0 3 0NEW ORLEANS 72 51 76 37 62 9 1.28 -0.20 0.91 8.59 68 5.71 75 82 68 0 0 3 1SHREVEPORT 64 38 81 24 51 3 0.44 -0.63 0.24 10.23 99 8.43 145 90 51 0 2 3 0

ME CARIBOU 25 8 36 -4 17 7 1.07 0.53 0.91 6.80 100 3.88 108 82 61 0 7 2 1PORTLAND 37 22 47 7 29 7 1.01 0.20 0.64 12.32 133 4.14 82 79 50 0 7 2 1

MD BALTIMORE 56 35 67 28 46 13 1.44 0.74 0.72 8.24 108 4.66 109 88 62 0 2 4 2MA BOSTON 45 32 56 24 39 9 0.81 -0.04 0.44 8.06 94 2.23 46 74 48 0 2 3 0

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GRAND RAPIDS 38 24 51 18 31 8 0.23 -0.17 0.09 7.16 138 3.54 142 87 59 0 6 4 0HOUGHTON LAKE 30 15 40 -1 23 5 0.05 -0.26 0.03 4.90 132 1.67 85 81 69 0 7 2 0LANSING 35 23 49 18 29 7 0.34 -0.02 0.18 8.17 195 4.35 215 84 68 0 7 3 0MUSKEGON 38 23 50 16 30 7 0.11 -0.31 0.05 6.25 117 2.76 102 79 58 0 6 3 0TRAVERSE CITY 33 20 40 12 27 7 0.00 -0.57 0.00 4.42 70 1.22 34 82 60 0 6 0 0

MN DULUTH 26 6 39 -4 16 5 0.04 -0.19 0.04 5.44 233 1.53 110 77 61 0 7 1 0INT'L FALLS 21 -8 34 -24 7 1 0.07 -0.11 0.05 2.50 144 1.34 129 82 55 0 7 2 0MINNEAPOLIS 31 13 46 -3 22 6 0.03 -0.16 0.03 2.88 127 1.04 83 75 50 0 7 1 0ROCHESTER 27 12 42 1 20 6 0.00 -0.18 0.00 2.23 103 1.00 87 79 59 0 7 0 0ST. CLOUD 27 6 45 -10 16 4 0.00 -0.14 0.00 5.02 310 1.10 118 87 54 0 7 0 0

MS JACKSON 66 42 74 30 54 8 1.37 0.19 0.82 21.06 170 15.21 217 86 52 0 1 3 1MERIDIAN 68 45 76 32 57 10 3.51 2.21 1.92 16.79 132 12.83 173 83 61 0 1 3 2TUPELO 63 41 76 33 52 10 2.06 1.03 1.52 16.58 133 10.54 167 82 62 0 0 3 1

MO COLUMBIA 44 28 72 18 36 6 0.35 -0.11 0.26 10.25 217 8.62 383 82 56 0 5 3 0KANSAS CITY 42 26 65 17 34 5 0.01 -0.22 0.01 4.56 150 2.83 201 78 53 0 5 1 0SAINT LOUIS 49 32 74 25 41 9 0.38 -0.10 0.20 8.82 159 6.91 257 78 55 0 4 3 0SPRINGFIELD 50 29 76 18 39 5 0.63 0.12 0.34 7.87 134 6.56 244 83 66 0 5 2 0

MT BILLINGS 33 19 51 6 26 -1 0.41 0.28 0.20 0.79 48 0.64 67 88 63 0 7 5 0BUTTE 32 14 40 -7 23 3 0.36 0.28 0.16 0.56 49 0.45 73 86 53 0 7 4 0CUT BANK 34 14 40 4 24 3 0.01 -0.05 0.01 0.11 14 0.04 9 82 44 0 7 1 0GLASGOW 35 17 37 10 26 12 0.12 0.06 0.07 0.85 109 0.49 120 79 72 0 7 3 0GREAT FALLS 37 15 46 6 26 2 0.08 -0.02 0.04 0.34 23 0.16 20 83 40 0 7 4 0HAVRE 37 18 44 7 28 11 0.19 0.13 0.19 0.90 87 0.56 106 82 61 0 7 1 0MISSOULA 34 21 39 8 28 2 0.58 0.39 0.16 2.10 87 1.43 113 92 75 0 7 6 0

NE GRAND ISLAND 41 22 64 15 31 6 0.00 -0.08 0.00 2.63 204 1.19 189 76 53 0 6 0 0LINCOLN 40 19 64 12 30 5 0.09 0.01 0.08 3.96 244 1.39 183 78 65 0 7 2 0NORFOLK 38 18 60 9 28 5 0.00 -0.11 0.00 2.08 154 1.02 146 79 59 0 7 0 0NORTH PLATTE 44 19 74 12 31 5 0.02 -0.05 0.01 1.17 136 0.22 48 82 38 0 7 2 0OMAHA 37 21 59 13 29 5 0.02 -0.12 0.02 3.56 192 1.43 154 80 64 0 7 1 0SCOTTSBLUFF 42 14 72 -6 28 1 0.14 0.03 0.09 0.57 46 0.23 34 84 59 0 6 3 0VALENTINE 38 19 53 12 29 6 0.02 -0.04 0.02 1.37 196 0.49 132 77 54 0 7 1 0

NV ELY 40 12 58 -15 26 -2 0.25 0.11 0.13 1.12 80 0.58 64 82 57 0 7 2 0LAS VEGAS 62 39 77 31 50 0 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.93 81 0.00 0 36 23 0 1 0 0RENO 53 24 64 14 39 3 0.00 -0.25 0.00 1.83 82 0.13 10 56 38 0 7 0 0WINNEMUCCA 46 17 57 2 31 -2 0.05 -0.09 0.05 2.26 126 0.95 96 68 45 0 7 1 0

NH CONCORD 36 20 45 4 28 7 1.01 0.41 0.54 7.86 119 2.45 67 87 56 0 7 2 1NJ NEWARK 50 35 59 28 43 11 1.01 0.25 0.58 8.93 106 2.50 51 88 64 0 1 4 1NM ALBUQUERQUE 53 25 64 12 39 0 0.05 -0.03 0.05 0.65 61 0.35 60 67 31 0 7 1 0NY ALBANY 37 24 47 11 31 8 1.17 0.65 0.64 7.75 135 3.19 104 80 56 0 7 2 2

BINGHAMTON 36 23 47 11 30 8 3.90 3.29 2.66 10.55 167 6.69 205 93 79 0 7 6 1BUFFALO 33 25 45 14 29 5 0.78 0.15 0.27 8.90 116 3.54 91 87 69 0 6 4 0ROCHESTER 33 24 46 10 28 4 1.07 0.57 0.50 7.18 127 3.63 125 85 77 0 7 5 1SYRACUSE 34 22 44 -2 28 5 1.42 0.88 0.88 8.43 133 4.29 133 88 64 0 7 6 1

NC ASHEVILLE 59 40 71 25 49 12 4.29 3.35 3.31 13.52 159 9.25 180 79 61 0 2 4 2CHARLOTTE 62 44 74 27 53 10 3.40 2.55 3.15 13.39 164 8.08 162 82 55 0 2 4 1GREENSBORO 61 41 73 25 51 12 4.08 3.32 3.67 13.00 174 9.07 206 85 53 0 2 3 1HATTERAS 63 52 71 42 58 12 4.20 3.12 3.11 12.39 106 6.09 86 88 59 0 0 2 2RALEIGH 63 45 74 27 54 13 2.83 1.97 2.43 11.20 139 7.84 157 80 57 0 1 3 1WILMINGTON 69 48 76 32 59 12 3.03 2.10 2.72 9.94 106 6.07 109 89 42 0 1 2 1

ND BISMARCK 30 13 44 -2 22 8 0.01 -0.10 0.01 0.88 86 0.25 43 81 69 0 7 1 0DICKINSON 33 14 43 8 24 7 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.16 19 0.16 32 85 51 0 7 0 0FARGO 22 0 41 -14 11 1 0.04 -0.09 0.04 2.16 146 0.93 102 87 71 0 7 1 0GRAND FORKS 19 -2 40 -15 8 0 0.02 -0.12 0.01 1.37 99 0.71 85 86 66 0 7 2 0JAMESTOWN 26 6 44 -9 16 4 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.54 45 0.18 24 88 58 0 7 0 0WILLISTON *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 0 0 0 0

OH AKRON-CANTON 44 28 62 19 36 10 0.87 0.35 0.26 8.08 133 4.26 138 84 72 0 5 4 0CINCINNATI 47 31 64 26 39 8 0.79 0.16 0.35 8.53 123 4.94 136 87 71 0 4 5 0CLEVELAND 45 30 62 24 37 11 0.62 0.07 0.24 6.40 102 3.54 114 85 63 0 5 5 0COLUMBUS 46 30 63 24 38 9 0.83 0.29 0.36 8.05 133 5.24 167 87 68 0 4 6 0DAYTON 45 30 62 23 38 11 0.83 0.28 0.39 7.98 126 4.67 145 86 63 0 4 5 0MANSFIELD 43 28 61 21 36 11 0.77 0.23 0.35 8.15 125 4.57 141 92 66 0 6 4 0


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OK OKLAHOMA CITY 51 28 76 15 39 0 0.23 0.00 0.23 4.06 118 3.39 220 79 50 0 5 1 0TULSA 53 32 77 26 43 4 0.42 0.08 0.41 6.31 143 5.34 268 76 62 0 4 2 0

OR ASTORIA 48 38 51 28 43 0 4.07 1.98 2.09 33.49 149 22.91 191 96 89 0 2 7 4BURNS 42 26 53 13 34 7 0.26 0.01 0.25 3.37 122 2.04 140 81 65 0 5 2 0EUGENE 50 37 58 25 44 3 0.20 -1.49 0.15 12.07 68 6.88 72 89 80 0 3 3 0MEDFORD 46 33 52 23 40 -2 0.17 -0.37 0.06 6.51 109 3.68 119 87 65 0 2 4 0PENDLETON 48 34 57 23 41 5 1.12 0.82 0.70 4.23 129 3.45 192 79 66 0 3 4 1PORTLAND 50 38 59 28 44 3 0.33 -0.77 0.15 12.44 103 8.17 129 86 78 0 3 5 0SALEM 49 36 57 25 42 0 0.36 -0.98 0.16 13.25 96 8.33 113 89 78 0 3 4 0

PA ALLENTOWN 50 33 60 26 42 14 0.90 0.20 0.42 6.86 89 3.45 80 82 61 0 2 5 0ERIE 37 29 49 25 33 6 0.92 0.40 0.26 8.91 130 4.03 129 83 70 0 5 5 0MIDDLETOWN 50 34 66 31 42 13 1.20 0.52 0.97 7.97 116 4.32 120 88 53 0 1 4 1PHILADELPHIA 54 35 64 29 44 11 0.85 0.17 0.42 8.76 115 3.54 82 85 66 0 1 4 0PITTSBURGH 45 29 62 23 37 9 1.11 0.54 0.35 8.03 129 4.68 139 91 64 0 6 6 0WILKES-BARRE 45 31 58 22 38 11 1.27 0.73 0.71 6.48 115 3.98 129 86 61 0 3 5 1WILLIAMSPORT 43 29 60 19 36 10 1.34 0.68 0.97 6.54 100 3.73 103 88 67 0 5 5 1

RI PROVIDENCE 46 30 57 24 38 9 0.86 -0.04 0.39 10.08 106 1.96 36 87 66 0 4 3 0SC CHARLESTON 70 46 78 32 58 9 1.23 0.43 1.21 9.28 112 2.69 54 86 49 0 1 2 1

COLUMBIA 67 45 79 29 56 10 2.52 1.54 2.23 15.83 173 6.50 112 80 52 0 1 2 1FLORENCE 69 46 80 30 58 12 2.96 2.21 2.90 14.27 169 7.59 153 85 40 0 1 3 1GREENVILLE 62 42 77 24 52 10 5.73 4.77 5.11 19.71 210 12.70 230 81 59 0 3 3 2

SD ABERDEEN 28 9 46 0 19 5 0.02 -0.06 0.01 1.42 149 0.58 102 79 71 0 7 2 0HURON 30 13 45 5 22 5 0.53 0.45 0.53 1.49 155 1.00 175 83 67 0 7 1 1RAPID CITY 35 15 55 2 25 0 0.32 0.26 0.15 0.78 93 0.53 120 86 57 0 7 4 0SIOUX FALLS 32 15 44 5 24 7 0.17 0.09 0.17 2.05 183 0.98 163 79 64 0 6 1 0

TN BRISTOL 56 38 66 26 47 12 4.66 3.86 2.17 12.26 157 9.08 205 94 64 0 3 5 2CHATTANOOGA 61 42 74 30 51 10 4.01 2.84 1.94 14.11 122 9.20 136 92 73 0 2 5 2KNOXVILLE 59 42 74 27 51 12 5.83 4.89 2.89 18.01 178 13.15 233 86 58 0 2 5 2MEMPHIS 55 39 70 30 47 5 2.01 1.03 1.32 12.51 113 8.46 158 87 62 0 3 3 2NASHVILLE 58 40 72 29 49 11 1.89 1.06 0.88 12.09 128 7.09 144 79 57 0 2 4 2

TX ABILENE 58 33 78 15 46 0 0.99 0.78 0.53 2.77 112 1.78 147 74 50 0 5 2 1AMARILLO 50 22 78 11 36 -2 0.06 -0.03 0.06 1.33 99 0.33 45 81 36 0 7 1 0AUSTIN 68 37 79 28 53 1 0.02 -0.38 0.02 3.11 65 2.33 99 66 47 0 3 1 0BEAUMONT 71 47 76 32 59 6 0.23 -0.78 0.12 6.30 52 5.23 76 90 67 0 1 2 0BROWNSVILLE 77 52 88 41 64 3 0.03 -0.33 0.02 1.30 45 0.55 31 85 61 0 0 2 0CORPUS CHRISTI 76 48 82 36 62 5 0.01 -0.40 0.01 4.84 126 0.82 39 81 58 0 0 1 0DEL RIO 74 39 87 30 56 3 0.00 -0.19 0.00 0.74 48 0.69 88 62 43 0 1 0 0EL PASO 60 35 70 25 48 0 0.40 0.32 0.24 1.40 107 0.68 126 59 32 0 3 2 0FORT WORTH 61 37 81 28 49 3 0.31 -0.11 0.14 6.50 132 5.31 224 83 48 0 3 3 0GALVESTON 68 53 73 39 61 5 0.03 -0.75 0.03 8.92 105 7.94 159 92 61 0 0 1 0HOUSTON 70 46 80 33 58 5 0.10 -0.68 0.08 5.14 62 3.99 87 78 55 0 0 2 0LUBBOCK 54 24 76 13 39 -1 0.09 -0.05 0.05 1.11 83 0.46 70 69 46 0 6 2 0MIDLAND 59 30 75 8 44 -1 0.83 0.72 0.53 2.04 156 1.53 232 71 51 0 3 2 1SAN ANGELO 62 34 78 22 48 1 0.37 0.13 0.36 2.84 141 1.54 143 74 51 0 3 2 0SAN ANTONIO 69 42 78 31 55 3 0.01 -0.38 0.01 2.42 60 1.90 90 78 43 0 1 1 0VICTORIA 73 46 79 34 60 6 0.00 -0.51 0.00 3.50 64 2.79 92 77 56 0 0 0 0WACO 63 36 81 28 50 2 0.04 -0.44 0.03 2.97 57 2.24 92 78 54 0 3 2 0WICHITA FALLS 56 31 83 13 43 1 0.96 0.68 0.51 4.45 143 3.86 270 85 60 0 5 2 1

UT SALT LAKE CITY 38 24 52 9 31 0 0.81 0.51 0.43 4.15 141 2.53 147 85 62 0 6 4 0VT BURLINGTON 31 18 40 -4 24 6 1.37 0.92 0.86 5.37 108 3.73 136 84 61 0 7 3 1VA LYNCHBURG 61 39 71 24 50 15 2.83 2.08 2.45 9.68 127 6.82 155 76 51 0 2 4 1

NORFOLK 66 44 75 36 55 15 2.26 1.43 1.55 8.17 103 6.09 125 76 45 0 0 2 2RICHMOND 61 40 72 29 51 14 1.94 1.24 1.65 8.83 118 5.56 128 77 51 0 2 3 1ROANOKE 59 41 69 30 50 13 2.63 1.89 1.72 8.74 126 5.90 145 73 56 0 2 3 2WASH/DULLES 58 37 67 27 47 15 1.08 0.42 0.67 7.49 109 4.51 118 75 58 0 2 3 1

WA OLYMPIA 47 34 51 24 41 2 1.10 -0.58 0.34 26.49 153 17.05 180 96 90 0 4 5 0QUILLAYUTE 49 41 50 33 45 3 1.29 0.13 0.81 44.97 154 30.01 185 99 80 0 0 3 1SEATTLE-TACOMA 47 38 52 32 43 1 2.04 0.92 0.79 20.46 170 12.48 195 91 82 0 2 6 2SPOKANE 36 26 43 16 31 1 0.65 0.28 0.30 5.98 133 3.83 170 88 65 0 6 5 0YAKIMA 50 27 58 16 38 6 0.04 -0.17 0.04 1.83 66 1.17 83 76 62 0 4 1 0

WV BECKLEY 53 35 61 22 44 12 2.38 1.69 1.05 7.14 100 4.14 103 88 72 0 3 4 2CHARLESTON 55 36 67 28 46 12 1.06 0.32 0.37 9.59 129 4.84 118 88 60 0 2 5 0ELKINS 55 34 67 25 44 15 1.46 0.72 0.68 10.48 136 5.26 123 83 62 0 3 6 1HUNTINGTON 52 35 68 25 43 9 0.84 0.15 0.31 10.30 140 4.43 111 88 63 0 2 5 0

WI EAU CLAIRE 31 11 47 0 21 7 0.00 -0.20 0.00 1.93 84 0.57 45 82 44 0 7 0 0GREEN BAY 34 15 47 5 25 8 0.01 -0.24 0.01 3.74 129 1.53 103 79 54 0 7 1 0LA CROSSE 36 17 50 9 26 7 0.00 -0.27 0.00 2.41 88 0.96 64 81 40 0 7 0 0MADISON 35 19 51 12 27 8 0.00 -0.30 0.00 3.27 100 1.74 109 83 53 0 7 0 0MILWAUKEE 39 27 56 22 33 11 0.00 -0.41 0.00 4.00 88 2.04 88 68 56 0 6 0 0

WY CASPER 28 12 42 -4 20 -4 0.43 0.31 0.25 1.50 112 0.91 126 80 71 0 7 5 0CHEYENNE 34 11 67 -9 23 -4 0.31 0.23 0.20 0.85 85 0.42 78 71 54 0 7 4 0LANDER 27 8 52 -7 17 -5 1.22 1.14 0.99 1.56 128 1.46 239 96 60 0 7 5 1SHERIDAN 35 11 60 -9 23 -1 0.86 0.72 0.42 1.49 93 1.27 137 80 68 0 7 5 0


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January Weather and Crop Summary

Weather Weather summary provided by USDA/WAOB

Highlights: Western weather patterns flipped in January, with wetter conditions developing in the Northwest and a drier regime arriving across California and the Southwest. As a result, Northwestern snowpack dramatically improved to near-normal values by month’s end, while little snow accumulated in California’s key watershed areas. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the average water equivalency of the Sierra Nevada snowpack increased only 3 inches (from 9 to 12 inches) during the month—and was only about 70 percent of the late-January average. Meanwhile, most of the central and eastern U.S. experienced unsettled weather. Relative to normal, precipitation was par-ticularly heavy in the Midwest, further delaying final harvest efforts. By late January, harvesting of corn and sunflowers was 96 percent complete in South Dakota. In North Dakota, where many areas have experienced continuous snow coverage since late November, the corn and sunflower harvests were just 49 and 67 percent complete, respectively. Heavy precipitation from the Midwest southward to the cen-tral Gulf Coast led to a rare, mid-winter flood event. Some of the most significant flooding developed around mid-month from Mississippi to Michigan, fueled by a series of storms. Midwestern basins such as the Illinois and Wabash Rivers experienced mostly minor to moderate flooding. Flooding also affected the lower Mississippi Valley and environs. Late in the month, topsoil moisture was rated at least 40 percent surplus in many Midwestern States, including Michigan (63 percent), Ohio (59 percent), South Dakota (48 percent), Missouri (45 percent), North Dakota (44 percent), and Illinois (40 percent). In contrast, lingering pockets of drought across the High Plains and the Southwest left topsoil moisture rated 65 percent very short to short in New Mexico, along with 61 percent in Colorado and 32 percent in Kansas. By late January, nearly one-quarter of the winter wheat was rated in very poor to poor condition in Colorado (24 percent) and Kansas (23 percent). Despite brief cold episodes, near- or above-normal January temperatures dominated the country. Warmth was especially notable east of the Mississippi River, where monthly temperatures averaged as much as 6 to 10°F above normal. For most areas east of the Rockies, the harshest period of cold weather lasted about a week and culminated with a freeze across parts of Florida’s peninsula on January 22. During Florida’s brief cold outbreak, high winds and temperatures near the freezing mark may have reduced the yield potential of highly sensitive vegetables.

Historical Perspective: According to preliminary data provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the contiguous U.S. experienced its fifth-warmest, 25th-wettest January during the 126-year period of record. The nation’s monthly average temperature of 35.5°F was 5.4°F above the 1901-2000 mean, while precipitation averaged 2.70 inches (117 percent of normal). January average temperatures were higher only in 2006 (38.9°F), 1990 (36.5°F), 1953 (36.4°F), and 2012 (36.1°F). Warmer-than-normal weather stretched from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Seaboard. Utah, with its 38th-warmest January, was the state with the lowest (“coolest”) ranking. Top-ten rankings for January warmth were noted in thirteen states from the Great Lakes region into the Northeast (figure 1). Meanwhile, state precipitation rankings ranged from the sixth-driest January in Rhode Island to the fourth-wettest January in Washington (figure 2). Elsewhere, Massachusetts experienced its tenth-driest January, but top-ten rankings for January wetness were reported in Missouri and Oklahoma. Figure 1 Figure 2

10 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin February 11, 2020 Summary: Early in the New Year, a heavy-rain event unfolded across the South, where daily-record amounts for January 2 totaled 4.15 inches in Jackson, MS, and 3.42 inches in Huntsville, AL. Columbia, SC, after completing its wettest December on record (9.31 inches, tying 2009), netted a daily-record rainfall of 1.46 inches on January 3. Subsequently, tranquil weather prevailed for several days, except in the Pacific Northwest. In western Washington, daily-record totals for January 6 included 3.01 inches in Olympia and 2.57 inches in Hoquiam. Another round of precipitation overspread the Northwest on January 10, when Spokane, WA, received a daily-record snowfall of 7.0 inches. Meanwhile, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms developed across the southeastern Plains and swept eastward. Record-setting rainfall amounts for January 10 included 3.82 inches in McAlester, OK; 3.63 inches in Springfield, MO; and 3.27 inches in Fayetteville, AR. In Missouri, January 9-11 precipitation totaled more than 4 inches—ending as accumulating snow—in locations such as Springfield (4.11 inches, with 1.1 inches of snow) and St. Louis (4.33 inches, with 2.5 inches of snow). The Southern deluge continued through January 11, when daily-record amounts topped the 3-inch mark in locations such as Stuttgart, AR (3.41 inches); Paducah, KY (3.09 inches); and Greenwood, MS (3.06 inches). From January 10-12, there were well over 700 reports of wind damage and more than six dozen tornadoes across the South, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. There were three deadly tornadoes during outbreak—one fatality on January 10 in Nacogdoches County, TX, and three fatalities apiece on January 11 from EF-2 twisters in Bossier Parish, LA, and Pickens County, AL. The Pickens County tornado, with estimated winds in excess of 130 mph, cut a 6.3-mile swath and had a maximum width of more than 1,000 yards. Elsewhere on the 11th, heavy rain expanded into the lower Great Lakes region, where daily-record amounts totaled 2.42 inches in South Bend, IN, and 2.38 inches in Lansing, MI. Elsewhere in Michigan, totals on the 11th of 2.42 inches in Flint and 2.06 inches in Detroit represented the highest January daily amounts on record. Previous records had been 1.34 inches (on January 18, 1949) in Flint and 1.76 inches (on January 12, 1908) in Detroit. As precipitation shifted eastward, wintry weather affected northern Maine. On January 12, Caribou, ME, noted daily-record totals (12.8 and 1.04 inches, respectively) for snow and precipitation. Northwestern warmth resulted in the highest New Year’s Day temperatures on record in Washington locations such as Ephrata (54°F) and Wenatchee (51°F). From January 1-4, Omak, WA, posted four consecutive daily-record highs (49, 45, 49, and 48°F). Later, warmth continued in the Northwest and developed across the Southeast. On January 3, daily-record highs climbed to 61°F in Bellingham, WA, and Pendleton, OR. On the same date, record-setting Southeastern highs soared to 85°F in Jacksonville, FL, and 82°F in Augusta, GA. Jacksonville also tied a monthly record, originally set on January 30, 2013. Elsewhere in Florida, January 3-4 featured consecutive daily-record highs in Vero Beach (86°F both days) and Fort Pierce (87°F both

days). On the northern High Plains, daily-record highs for January 4 rose to 65°F in Sheridan, WY, and 58°F in Miles City, MT. Northwestern warmth re-developed by January 6, when daily-record highs included 59°F in Yakima, WA, and The Dalles, OR. On January 7, Troutdale, OR, also registered a daily-record high of 59°F. A few days later, warmth rapidly expanded across the central and eastern U.S. By January 9, daily-record highs surged to 66°F in Kansas City, MO, and 62°F in Ottumwa, IA. On January 10-11, consecutive daily-record highs were noted in locations such as Huntington, WV (68 and 78°F); Lexington, KY (67 and 75°F); and Cincinnati, OH (61 and 67°F). Other record-breaking highs for January 11 included 87°F in Naples, FL; 80°F in Charleston, WV; and 70°F in Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA. Charleston had not attained an 80-degree reading in January since January 15, 1932, when the high reached 81°F. On January 11-12, consecutive daily-record highs were established in Eastern locations such as Fort Myers, FL (87 and 88°F), and Boston, MA (70 and 74°F). Fort Myers tied a monthly record, previously set on January 9, 2013, and earlier dates, while Boston shattered its January record of 72°F, achieved on January 26, 1950. Monthly record highs were also set on January 12 in locations such as Naples, FL (89°F); Providence, RI (70°F); and Bridgeport, CT (69°F). Warmth lingered across the Deep South for several days. For example, Jacksonville, FL, posted four consecutive daily-record highs (84, 84, 82, and 83°F) from January 12-15. In Texas, Corpus Christi notched consecutive daily-record highs (83 and 80°F, respectively) on January 14-15. McAllen, TX, posted highs above the 80-degree mark each day from January 12-18, with the temperature peaking at 89°F (a daily-record high) on the 14th. In stark contrast, Klamath Falls, OR, notched a daily record-tying low of -3°F on January 15. Although daily records were not set, lows on January 16 plunged to -30°F in Grand Forks, ND, and -24°F in Aberdeen, SD. Across the mid-South and lower Midwest, mid-January downpours culminated in heavy runoff and extensive lowland flooding. In the central Gulf Coast States, intense rainfall on January 14 led to daily-record amounts in locations such as Jackson, MS (4.51 inches), and Monroe, LA (3.87 inches). On January 15, the Noxubee River at Macon, MS, rose 8.12 feet above flood stage—the second-highest crest on record in that location behind 12.97 feet above flood stage on April 13, 1979. Elsewhere on the 15th, the Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, MS, climbed 5.34 feet above flood stage, rising to its highest level since May 22, 1983. Later, the Big Black River near Bovina, MS, crested on the night of January 18-19 at 10.88 feet above flood stage—just 1.89 feet below the May 1983 high-water mark. Early on the 19th, the Pearl River at Jackson, MS, crested 6.34 feet above flood stage—the highest level in that location since April 8, 2003. Minor to moderate flooding also occurred in several Midwestern river basins, including parts of the Illinois and Wabash Rivers. An ice jam on the Fox River, an Illinois River tributary, pushed the water level in Dayton, IL, to 6.15 feet above flood stage on January 21—the highest crest in that location since April 2013. Late in the

February 11, 2020 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 11 month, river flooding began to subside in many areas but persisted along portions of the James, Illinois, and Wabash Rivers. In addition, water levels along the lower Mississippi River continued to rise, while significant flooding continued along the Pearl River in Mississippi and eastern Louisiana. The Pearl River near Bogalusa, MS, crested 3.55 feet above flood stage on January 23—the highest level in that location since March 13, 2016. In Natchez, MS, the Mississippi River crested 5.61 feet above flood stage on January 30—just 4.30 feet below last year’s highest level (9.91 feet above flood stage on March 12). The Mississippi River at Natchez set a record in 2019 with 212 days above flood stage (previously, 77 days in 1927). In the Northwest, a mid-month storm delivered 9.3 inches of snow from January 13-16, including a daily-record sum of 4.8 inches on the 13th. By January 16, precipitation developed across the southern Plains and quickly spread northeastward. January 16-17 rainfall totaled 2.40 inches in Wichita Falls, TX, and 1.90 inches in Oklahoma City, OK. Heavy snow developed on January 17 across the upper Midwest, where daily-record totals included 7.6 inches in Brainerd, MN, and 6.6 inches in Sioux Falls, SD. High winds developed on January 17 across the northern Plains, where gusts were clocked to 67 mph in Rapid City, SD, and 60 mph in Fargo ND, and Imperial, NE. Fargo also received 4.1 inches of snow on January 17-18. Other 2-day snowfall totals included 7.1 inches in Sioux Falls, SD; 6.3 inches in Huron, SD; 5.2 inches in Sioux City, IA; and 1.8 inches in Lincoln, NE; peak gusts on the 18th reached 55 to 60 mph in each of those locations. Later, rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow spread eastward across the Midwest and Northeast. Record-setting precipitation totals for January 18 included 1.13 inches in Columbus, OH, and 0.73 inch in Parkersburg, WV, while daily-record snow amounts in Michigan reached 11.6 inches in Marquette, 7.1 inches in Flint, and 6.8 inches in Detroit and Lansing. Precipitation returned across parts of the Plains on January 21, when Hastings, NE, netted a daily-record precipitation total—mostly rain and freezing rain—of 0.32 inch. From January 21-23, Hastings received precipitation totaling 0.66 inch and 1.8 inches of snow. Farther south, beneficial rain developed in the drought-affected western Gulf Coast region, where Victoria, TX, netted a daily-record total of 1.51 inches on January 22. As precipitation changed to mostly snow across the central Plains and Midwest, daily-record amounts included 4.2 inches (on January 23) in Omaha, NE, and 3.0 inches (on January 24) in Rockford, IL. Later, heavy rain showers swept across parts of the South and East. In Virginia, record-setting totals for January 24 included 1.54 inches in Roanoke and 1.31 inches in Lynchburg. On January 25, record-setting rainfall amounts reached 2.54 inches in Wilmington, DE, and 1.25 inches in Scranton, PA. For Wilmington, it was the third-wettest January day on record, behind 2.60-inch totals on January 3, 1936, and January 22, 1902. Despite a Midwestern drying trend in late January, the Mississippi River at La Crosse, WI, set a record for having its highest daily average January level. Using

observations from 7 am CST, the average daily January river stage of 8.20 feet smashed the 2017 record of 7.34 feet. The average daily value during January in that location is 5.14 feet, with records going back to 1938. In addition, the 7 am stage on January 27 was 8.73 feet, breaking the monthly record of 8.33 feet set on January 28, 2017. Farther south, late-month showers dotted the western Gulf Coast region. On the 26th, Galveston, TX, experienced its fifth-wettest January day with a total of 3.34 inches. Two days later, snow developed across portions of the central and southern High Plains, where amounts for January 28 included 5.4 inches in Dodge City, KS, and 3.0 inches in Dalhart, TX. At month’s end, heavy showers swept across the southern Atlantic region, where record-setting rainfall totals for January 31 included 1.52 inches in Naples, FL, and 1.24 inches in Florence, SC. Meanwhile, periods of heavy precipitation persisted in the Pacific Northwest. Quillayute, WA, completed its wettest month on record (30.78 inches, or 211 percent of normal), aided by a daily-record sum of 4.01 inches on January 31. The previous wettest January in Quillayute had occurred in 2006, when 24.02 inches fell, while the wettest month had been November 1983, with 29.14 inches. Elsewhere in western Washington, it was the wettest January since 2006 in Hoquiam (19.91 inches, or 193 percent of normal) and Olympia (15.56 inches, or 198 percent). In contrast, January precipitation totals in Florida included 0.18 inch (5 percent of normal) in Jacksonville and 0.44 inch (16 percent) in Daytona Beach. Meanwhile, not a drop of rain fell during January in Las Vegas, NV, for the first time since 1976. Despite a brief cold outbreak east of the Rockies, few daily-record lows were established due to competition in earlier years. Still, sub-zero temperatures occurred from January 19-21 in Des Moines, IA (-3, -3, and -4°F), and from January 18-21 in Norfolk, NE (-5, -2, -6, and -1°F). On the morning of January 22, low temperatures in Florida dipped to 35°F in Daytona Beach and 36°F in Tampa, Orlando, and Melbourne. Those values were more than 10°F higher than the daily-record low values established on January 22, 1985. Nevertheless, this year’s brief Southeastern cold spell was accompanied by strong winds, which on the 22nd gusted to 35 mph in Tampa and Vero Beach. Elsewhere on January 22, Great Falls, MT, reported a minimum temperature of 34°F—higher than the lows of 32°F observed that day in Palmdale and Clewiston, FL, west of Lake Okeechobee. Late in the month, mild weather returned across the central and eastern U.S., while pockets of record-setting warmth developed in the West. For example, January 25 featured daily-record highs in locations such as Hermiston, OR (60°F), and Vancouver, WA (58°F). Meanwhile in southern Texas, McAllen posted three consecutive highs of 85°F or greater from January 26-28. McAllen’s high of 88°F on the 28th set a daily record. Late in the month, warmth surged northward in advance of a Pacific storm system. On January 31 – February 1, Alturas, CA, posted consecutive daily-record highs of 62°F. Other record-setting highs on the last day of January included 65°F in Yakima, WA, and 62°F in Portland, OR.


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Mainland Alaska endured its coldest January since 2012, with little day-to-day relief from the frigid conditions. In King Salmon, a low of -41°F on January 2 represented the lowest reading in that location since February 2, 2006. A few days later, Kodiak posted consecutive daily-record lows (2 and -1°F, respectively); Kodiak had not experienced a sub-zero reading since January 27, 2012. In McGrath, the temperature stayed continuously below -15°F from January 2-11; the lowest reading during that time was -51°F on the 9th. McGrath also reported sub-zero low temperatures each day during January for the first time since 2012, and—with a monthly average temperature of -24.4°F (17.9°F below normal), endured its fourth-coldest January on record, behind -28.5°F in 2012; -27.5°F in 1989; and -27.4°F in 1971. In Anchorage, where the monthly average tem-perature of 6.2°F was 10.9°F below normal, a streak of 22 consecutive warmer-than-normal months was broken. Late in the month, lows on January 26 and 27 plunged to -54°F in Bettles. In contrast, a week-long stretch of mild weather in the Aleutians culminated with a daily-record high of 50°F (on January 10) in Cold Bay. Mild weather also developed in southeastern Alaska, following a very cold period in early and mid-January. Heavy snow fell at times in southern Alaska, with monthly totals reaching 30.9 inches (112 percent of normal) in Juneau and 17.1 inches (151 percent) in Anchorage. The snow in Anchorage fell in two primary waves: 10.2 inches from December 31 – January 2 and 8.1 inches from January 20-22. Juneau received a daily-record snowfall (7.3 inches) on January 30. Elsewhere in southeastern Alaska, Ketchikan received precipitation totaling at least one-tenth of an inch during each of the last 14 days in January—13.11 inches in all.

General warmth continued across Hawaii, while locally heavy rain fell during the first half of the month in many windward (and a few leeward) locations. On the Big Island, Hilo collected a daily record-tying high of 87°F on January 10, accompanied by a daily-record rainfall of 3.21 inches. Elsewhere on the Big Island, Glenwood received 31.29 inches of rain during the 7-day period ending on the morning of January 12. Some of the heaviest rain fell on January 11-12, when 24-hour totals included 21.84 inches at Saddle Quarry and 20.38 inches at Hakalau. In Kahului, Maui, and Honolulu, Oahu, the month’s wettest day was January 12, when totals reached 1.28 and 0.56 inch, respectively. In the rain’s wake, Kahului’s minimum temperature of 55°F on January 22 represented the lowest reading in that location since January 16, 2019.

Fieldwork Fieldwork summary provided by USDA/NASS

January was warmer than average for most of the nation. Temperatures averaged 5°F or more above normal in many Eastern States. The Western States also experienced above-average temperatures, except in parts of Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. During January, much of the eastern U.S. and the Pacific Northwest received above-average precipitation. Totals in portions of Mississippi, Oregon, and Washington were more than 5 inches above normal. In contrast, much of the Atlantic Seaboard and California, as well as parts of the Rocky Mountain region and the Southwest, saw drier-than-normal January conditions.


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AL BIRMINGHAM 50 7 7.83 2.38 LEXINGTON 41 9 3.63 0.29 COLUMBUS 37 9 4.38 1.85

HUNTSVILLE 47 7 7.75 2.23 LONDON-CORBIN 42 8 5.29 1.28 DAYTON 36 10 3.84 1.24

MOBILE 54 4 4.57 -1.18 LOUISVILLE 42 9 4.06 0.78 MANSFIELD 35 11 3.76 1.13

MONTGOMERY 53 6 5.78 0.74 PADUCAH 40 7 5.66 2.19 TOLEDO 34 10 3.15 1.22

AK ANCHORAGE 6 -10 0.85 0.17 LA BATON ROUGE 56 6 5.18 -1.01 YOUNGSTOWN 34 9 3.54 1.20

BARROW -13 1 0.13 0.01 LAKE CHARLES 58 7 6.30 0.78 OK OKLAHOMA CITY 43 6 3.16 1.88

COLD BAY 23 -5 1.65 -1.43 NEW ORLEANS 60 7 4.43 -1.44 TULSA 42 6 4.92 3.32

FAIRBANKS -21 -14 0.42 -0.16 SHREVEPORT 51 5 7.99 3.39 OR ASTORIA 46 4 18.22 8.60

JUNEAU 26 -3 4.79 -0.56 ME BANGOR 23 5 2.31 -1.03 BURNS 30 6 1.78 0.60

KING SALMON -2 -18 0.36 -0.67 CARIBOU 17 7 2.81 -0.16 EUGENE 47 7 6.57 -1.08

KODIAK 21 -9 2.36 -5.81 PORTLAND 30 8 3.13 -0.96 MEDFORD 42 3 3.48 1.01

NOME 0 -6 0.40 -0.52 MD BALTIMORE 40 8 3.11 -0.36 PENDLETON 42 8 2.02 0.57

AZ FLAGSTAFF 30 0 0.55 -1.63 MA BOSTON 38 9 1.42 -2.50 PORTLAND 46 6 7.59 2.52

PHOENIX 57 3 0.19 -0.64 WORCESTER 31 7 2.11 -1.96 SALEM 46 6 7.73 1.89

TUCSON 54 2 0.66 -0.33 MI ALPENA 28 10 1.82 0.06 PA ALLENTOWN 36 9 2.54 -0.96

AR FORT SMITH 44 6 5.89 3.52 DETROIT 32 8 4.14 2.23 ERIE 35 8 3.05 0.52

LITTLE ROCK 44 4 6.73 3.12 FLINT 32 11 3.26 1.69 MIDDLETOWN 37 8 3.09 0.25

CA BAKERSFIELD 49 1 0.24 -0.94 GRAND RAPIDS 31 9 3.23 1.20 PHILADELPHIA 39 7 2.64 -0.88

EUREKA 49 1 8.32 2.35 HOUGHTON LAKE 26 8 1.57 -0.04 PITTSBURGH 35 7 3.54 0.84

FRESNO 49 3 0.66 -1.50 LANSING 30 8 3.95 2.34 WILKES-BARRE 34 8 2.70 0.24

LOS ANGELES 60 3 0.38 -2.60 MUSKEGON 32 8 2.56 0.34 WILLIAMSPORT 33 7 2.39 -0.46

REDDING 48 2 2.84 -3.66 TRAVERSE CITY 30 9 1.19 -1.79 PR SAN JUAN 79 2 9.08 5.32

SACRAMENTO 49 3 1.15 -2.69 MN DULUTH 16 8 1.49 0.37 RI PROVIDENCE 36 7 1.07 -3.30

SAN DIEGO 59 1 0.48 -1.80 INT'L FALLS 11 8 1.25 0.41 SC CHARLESTON 55 7 1.46 -2.62

SAN FRANCISCO 52 3 1.21 -3.24 MINNEAPOLIS 20 7 1.01 -0.03 COLUMBIA 51 6 3.98 -0.68

STOCKTON 50 4 0.95 -1.76 ROCHESTER 19 7 1.00 0.06 FLORENCE 53 8 4.62 0.53

CO ALAMOSA 16 1 0.14 -0.11 ST. CLOUD 16 7 1.10 0.34 GREENVILLE 45 4 6.96 2.55

CO SPRINGS 34 6 0.09 -0.19 MS JACKSON 51 6 13.84 8.17 MYRTLE BEACH 53 7 2.70 -0.96

DENVER 35 7 0.14 -0.09 MERIDIAN 52 6 9.32 3.40 SD ABERDEEN 15 4 0.56 0.08

GRAND JUNCTION 27 1 0.52 -0.08 TUPELO 49 9 8.48 3.34 HURON 17 3 0.47 -0.01

PUEBLO 35 6 0.11 -0.22 MO COLUMBIA 34 6 8.27 6.54 RAPID CITY 27 5 0.21 -0.16

CT BRIDGEPORT 37 7 1.89 -1.84 JOPLIN 39 6 3.67 1.83 SIOUX FALLS 20 6 0.81 0.30

HARTFORD 33 7 1.80 -2.04 KANSAS CITY 32 5 2.82 1.67 TN BRISTOL 42 8 4.37 0.85

DC WASHINGTON 42 7 2.83 -0.38 SPRINGFIELD 37 5 5.93 3.82 CHATTANOOGA 47 8 5.19 -0.21

DE WILMINGTON 39 8 3.90 0.47 ST JOSEPH 31 5 1.46 0.58 JACKSON 44 6 4.53 0.20

FL DAYTONA BEACH 62 4 0.44 -2.69 ST LOUIS 36 6 6.53 4.39 KNOXVILLE 45 7 7.26 2.69

FT LAUDERDALE 70 3 1.50 -1.44 MT BILLINGS 30 6 0.23 -0.58 MEMPHIS 47 7 6.45 2.21

FT MYERS 68 3 1.07 -1.16 BUTTE 25 7 0.09 -0.44 NASHVILLE 45 8 5.09 1.12

JACKSONVILLE 59 6 0.18 -3.51 GLASGOW 18 7 0.37 0.02 TX ABILENE 50 6 0.79 -0.18

KEY WEST 73 3 1.30 -0.92 GREAT FALLS 26 4 0.08 -0.60 AMARILLO 41 5 0.27 -0.36

MELBOURNE 65 4 1.43 -1.05 HELENA 29 9 0.11 -0.41 AUSTIN 55 5 2.31 0.42

MIAMI 71 3 2.81 0.93 KALISPELL 29 8 1.80 0.33 BEAUMONT 59 7 5.00 -0.69

ORLANDO 65 4 0.62 -1.81 MILES CITY 23 6 0.19 -0.31 BROWNSVILLE 67 7 0.52 -0.84

PENSACOLA 57 5 7.38 2.04 MISSOULA 32 8 0.85 -0.21 COLLEGE STATION 57 7 2.49 -0.83

ST PETERSBURG 66 4 1.06 -1.70 NE GRAND ISLAND 27 5 1.19 0.65 CORPUS CHRISTI 63 7 0.81 -0.81

TALLAHASSEE 57 5 1.34 -4.02 HASTINGS 28 4 0.64 0.09 DALLAS/FT WORTH 50 6 5.00 3.10

TAMPA 65 4 1.08 -1.19 LINCOLN 27 5 1.30 0.63 DEL RIO 58 7 0.69 0.12

WEST PALM BEACH 71 5 1.89 -1.86 MCCOOK 32 6 0.29 -0.21 EL PASO 49 4 0.28 -0.17

GA ATHENS 49 7 6.93 2.24 NORFOLK 24 4 1.02 0.45 GALVESTON 62 6 7.91 3.83

ATLANTA 49 6 8.02 3.00 NORTH PLATTE 30 7 0.20 -0.19 HOUSTON 58 6 3.89 0.21

AUGUSTA 53 8 4.57 0.07 OMAHA/EPPLEY 26 4 1.41 0.64 LUBBOCK 44 6 0.37 -0.13

COLUMBUS 52 5 7.54 2.76 SCOTTSBLUFF 32 8 0.09 -0.45 MIDLAND 49 6 0.70 0.17

MACON 52 6 4.15 -0.85 VALENTINE 28 7 0.47 0.17 SAN ANGELO 51 6 1.17 0.36

SAVANNAH 57 8 1.66 -2.29 NV ELKO 33 7 1.15 0.01 SAN ANTONIO 58 8 1.89 0.23

HI HILO 76 5 14.97 5.71 ELY 30 5 0.33 -0.41 VICTORIA 60 7 2.79 0.35

HONOLULU 76 3 1.14 -1.18 LAS VEGAS 51 4 0.00 -0.59 WACO 51 5 2.20 0.30

KAHULUI 74 2 2.86 -0.01 RENO 41 7 0.13 -0.93 WICHITA FALLS 47 7 2.90 1.78

LIHUE 74 2 1.12 -2.63 WINNEMUCCA 37 7 0.90 0.07 UT SALT LAKE CITY 36 7 1.72 0.35

ID BOISE 38 8 2.32 0.93 NH CONCORD 29 9 1.44 -1.53 VT BURLINGTON 26 8 2.36 0.14

LEWISTON 40 6 1.64 0.50 NJ ATLANTIC CITY 40 8 1.98 -1.62 VA LYNCHBURG 41 6 3.99 0.45

POCATELLO 30 6 1.08 -0.06 NEWARK 38 7 1.49 -2.49 NORFOLK 47 7 3.62 -0.31

IL CHICAGO/O'HARE 30 8 2.80 1.05 NM ALBUQUERQUE 38 2 0.30 -0.19 RICHMOND 43 7 3.60 0.05

MOLINE 28 7 2.43 0.85 NY ALBANY 32 10 2.01 -0.47 ROANOKE 41 5 3.27 0.04

PEORIA 30 8 3.50 2.00 BINGHAMTON 28 6 2.77 0.19 WASH/DULLES 39 7 3.33 0.28

ROCKFORD 28 9 2.60 1.19 BUFFALO 33 9 2.69 -0.47 WA OLYMPIA 43 5 14.75 7.21

SPRINGFIELD 32 7 4.43 2.81 ROCHESTER 31 7 2.53 0.19 QUILLAYUTE 43 2 28.51 14.86

IN EVANSVILLE 38 7 5.58 2.67 SYRACUSE 31 8 2.86 0.26 SEATTLE-TACOMA 45 4 9.19 4.06

FORT WAYNE 33 9 4.09 2.04 NC ASHEVILLE 43 7 4.93 0.87 SPOKANE 34 7 3.18 1.36

INDIANAPOLIS 35 9 5.37 2.89 CHARLOTTE 47 5 4.67 0.67 YAKIMA 36 7 1.13 -0.04

SOUTH BEND 32 9 4.51 2.24 GREENSBORO 44 6 4.99 1.45 WV BECKLEY 37 7 1.68 -1.55

IA BURLINGTON 28 5 1.57 0.26 HATTERAS 53 7 1.48 -4.36 CHARLESTON 40 7 3.56 0.31

CEDAR RAPIDS 24 6 0.80 -0.25 RALEIGH 47 7 5.00 0.98 ELKINS 37 8 3.54 0.11

DES MOINES 25 5 1.61 0.58 WILMINGTON 52 6 2.58 -1.94 HUNTINGTON 41 8 3.39 0.18

DUBUQUE 24 7 1.57 0.29 ND BISMARCK 16 6 0.24 -0.21 WI EAU CLAIRE 21 9 0.57 -0.47

SIOUX CITY 22 3 0.78 0.19 DICKINSON 19 5 0.16 -0.21 GREEN BAY 26 10 1.52 0.31

WATERLOO 23 7 1.33 0.49 FARGO 12 5 0.89 0.13 LA CROSSE 24 8 0.96 -0.23

KS CONCORDIA 32 5 1.17 0.51 GRAND FORKS 9 4 0.69 0.01 MADISON 26 9 1.74 0.49

DODGE CITY 36 6 1.00 0.38 JAMESTOWN 12 3 0.18 -0.44 MILWAUKEE 30 9 2.04 0.19

GOODLAND 33 5 0.40 -0.03 MINOT 15 5 0.03 -0.62 WAUSAU 21 8 0.91 -0.18

HILL CITY 33 7 0.47 0.00 WILLISTON 14 3 0.55 -0.04 WY CASPER 28 6 0.48 -0.10

TOPEKA 33 6 1.66 0.71 OH AKRON-CANTON 35 10 3.35 0.86 CHEYENNE 32 6 0.11 -0.34

WICHITA 37 7 2.37 1.53 CINCINNATI 38 8 4.15 1.23 LANDER 24 4 0.24 -0.28

KY JACKSON 42 8 3.34 -0.22 CLEVELAND 36 10 2.87 0.39 SHERIDAN 28 7 0.41 -0.36


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International Weather and Crop Summary

February 2-8, 2020 International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries provided by USDA/WAOB

HIGHLIGHTS

EUROPE: Wet weather continued over much of the continent, though localized dryness and drought lingered in parts of southern Europe. MIDDLE EAST: Additional rain and snow across the western half of the region maintained good moisture supplies for dormant (north) to vegetative (central and south) winter crops. NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: Dry weather lingered, increasing drought concerns in Morocco and exacerbating short-term dryness in eastern growing areas. SOUTHEAST ASIA: Heavy showers in Java, Indonesia, benefited rice.

AUSTRALIA: The drought-plagued east received another much-needed soaking. SOUTH AFRICA: Showers provided timely moisture for reproductive summer crops across much of the corn belt. ARGENTINA: Rain benefited previously dry western farming areas, but pockets of warmth and dryness raised concern for immature summer crops in some eastern farming areas. BRAZIL: Unseasonable warmth and dryness spurred rapid maturation of soybeans in southern farming areas, while rain farther north benefited emerging corn and cotton.

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Widespread rain continued across much of the continent, though dry weather prevailed in southern Europe. Another round of moderate to heavy showers (5-65 mm, locally more) were reported from France and England into most of eastern Europe. The rain further eased or eliminated the protracted short-term dryness which had developed over much of the continent since the beginning of January and boosted moisture reserves for dormant winter wheat and rapeseed. However, more rain is needed in parts of Germany, where longer-term precipitation deficits remained

(90-day precipitation locally less than 50 percent of normal). Despite the wet weather pattern, dry conditions were observed in Spain and Italy; short-term dryness was most pronounced in the latter region, where 60-day rainfall remained locally less than 50 percent of normal. Despite the clouds and showers across much of Europe, temperatures averaged 2 to 6°C above normal, keeping primary growing areas devoid of snow cover and likely causing some unseasonably early winter crop green up in warmer western and southern growing areas.

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Another in a series of slow-moving disturbances generated rain and snow across the western half of the region. In Turkey, precipitation (rain and snow) totaled 10 to 40 mm on the Anatolian Plateau, with higher totals (25-100 mm) reported along the Black and Mediterranean Sea Coasts. This same storm system produced moderate to heavy showers (10-50 mm) from the eastern Mediterranean Coast into western Iran, with snow observed in the higher

terrain. Overall, moisture supplies remained favorable for dormant (north) to vegetative (central and south) wheat and barley, though satellite-derived vegetation health data indicated lingering impacts from autumn drought on central Turkey’s Anatolian Plateau. Temperatures averaged up to 4°C above normal, but winter crops remained dormant in the climatologically colder growing areas of central Turkey and northwestern Iran.

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Sunny weather prevailed, increasing drought concerns in Morocco and exacerbating short-term dryness in eastern growing areas. Outside of a few isolated light showers in eastern Tunisia (5 mm or less), there was no rain reported in northern Africa for a second consecutive week. In fact, the rain-free period in Morocco extended to four consecutive weeks, which on top of a dry autumn has left soil moisture in very short supply for vegetative to heading winter grains. Furthermore, satellite-derived vegetation health data corroborated the increased crop moisture stress in Morocco, particularly in

western and southern portions of the country. The dry spell has not been as protracted across Algeria and Tunisia, though increasing rainfall deficits since the end of December have rapidly reduced topsoil moisture for wheat and barley in the vegetative stages of development. Compounding the impacts of the dryness were temperatures up to 4°C above normal, with daytime highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s more typical of readings observed in early May. Winter grains across the entire region will need moisture soon to prevent widescale yield reductions, with crops in Morocco in the worst shape.

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Heavy showers (25-100 mm or more) across Java, Indonesia, continued to benefit main-season rice. After a poor start to the rainy season, moisture supplies have improved in Java, with most areas reporting above-normal rainfall over the last 30 days. In contrast, rainfall

continued to be lighter than normal in western oil palm areas of Indonesia and Malaysia, reducing yield potential. Similarly in the Philippines, lighter-than-normal showers (less than 25 mm) kept moisture supplies short for winter rice and corn.

SOUTHEAST ASIA



Soaking rain (25-75 mm, locally more) overspread a large portion of southern Queensland and New South Wales, bringing much-needed drought relief to eastern Australia. Although the rain was welcome, yield prospects remained poor for dryland summer crops because of the severity and long duration of the drought. However, prospects for irrigated crops are somewhat improved now. The recent rainfall benefited immature irrigated crops by directly

boosting soil moisture. The rainfall also helped stabilize water levels in drought-depleted reservoirs, increasing the likelihood that farmers will have sufficient water to irrigate crops as necessary throughout the remainder of the growing season. Temperatures averaged near normal in major summer crop producing areas, with maximum temperatures generally ranging from the middle 30s to lower 40s degrees C.

AUSTRALIA



Showers returned to much of the corn belt, providing a timely boost in moisture for summer crops in or nearing the reproductive stages of development. Rainfall totaled 10 to 50 mm at most locations stretching from North West and Free State eastward through Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal; unusually heavy rain (greater than 100 mm) reached southward from Botswana and Zimbabwe into northern Limpopo, likely causing some flooding in bordering areas. In contrast to the abundant rainfall in most commercial corn areas, pockets of dryness persisted in the vicinity of southern Gauteng, and additional moisture would be welcome as later-planted crops advance through reproduction. Weekly

temperatures averaging up to 2°C above normal (daytime highs mostly capped in the lower 30s degrees C) fostered rapid development rates of crops growing with generally favorable levels of moisture. Elsewhere, moderate to heavy rain (25-50 mm or more) covered a large area ranging from southern KwaZulu-Natal westward into the country’s southern interior, benefiting rain-fed summer crops such as sugarcane and providing a significant boost to irrigation for corn, cotton, and other irrigated row crops grown in the Orange River Valley. Meanwhile, sunny, warm weather (daytime highs reaching the upper 30s) favored late-season development of tree and vine crops in Western Cape.

SOUTH AFRICA



Locally heavy showers greatly increased levels of moisture for summer grains and oilseeds in western farming areas. This week’s heaviest rainfall (50-150 mm) covered a broad area stretching from Cordoba northward through Salta, though pockets of similar accumulations were recorded in southeastern Buenos Aires and eastern Formosa. Other locations recorded at least 10 mm, an exception being Entre Rios, which recorded drier conditions for a second week. In nearly all major farming

areas of central and northern Argentina, weekly temperatures averaged 2 to 3°C above normal and daytime highs reached the middle and upper 30s (degrees C) on at least one day. According to the government of Argentina, corn and soybeans were both at least 99 percent planted as of February 6. The weekly report depicted generally good crop conditions, although locally some crops had displayed signs of stress from recent periods of heat and dryness.

ARGENTINA



Widespread, locally heavy rainfall maintained generally favorable prospects for second-season corn and cotton in major production areas of central and northeastern Brazil. Amounts generally ranged from 25 to 50 mm, though pockets of drier weather (5-25 mm) prevailed in Mato Grosso; according to government reports, soybeans in Mato Grosso were 45 percent harvested as of February 7, with corn and cotton planting at 39 and 98 percent complete, respectively. Elsewhere, moderate rain (25-50 mm) benefited sugarcane, coffee, and other specialty crops in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, as well as

second-crop corn. The rain extended southward into northern parts of Parana, but drier weather returned to Rio Grande do Sul. According to the government of Parana, harvesting of both corn and soybeans had reached 4 percent complete as of February 3, with over 75 percent of the remaining crops filling to maturing; second-crop corn was reportedly 7 percent planted. In Rio Grande do Sul, 87 percent of corn and 76 percent of soybeans had reached reproductive to filling stages of development as of February 6, with 33 percent of corn having already been harvested.

BRAZIL

U.S. Crop Production Highlights The following information was released by USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board on February 11, 2020. Forecasts refer to February 1.

The U.S. all orange forecast for the 2019-2020 season is 5.31 million tons, down 2 percent from the previous forecast and down slightly from the 2018-2019 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 72.0 million boxes (3.24 million tons), is down 3 percent from the previous forecast but up slightly from last season’s final utilization.

In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 31.0 million boxes (1.40 million tons), down 3 percent from the previous forecast but up 2 percent from last season. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 41.0 million boxes (1.85 million tons), is down 2 percent from the previous forecast and 1 percent below last season. California and Texas orange production forecasts were carried forward from the previous forecast.

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