Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the month of February 2009

GENERAL: Most of North Carolina received rain during the last week of February, ranging from no rain in several cities to 2.3 inches in Hatteras (precipitation totals are for February 22 through February 28 at 7 pm). Temperatures were slightly below normal for the week. There were 5.1 days suitable for field work for the week ending March 1, compared to 3.5 for the week ending February 1. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 4% very short, 15% short, 71% adequate, and 10% surplus. Activities during the month included land preparations and field applications, planting Irish potatoes and cabbage, and tending to livestock.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Cabbage	15	0	18	13
Irish Potatoes	13	0	13	10

STATEWIDE WHEAT CONDITIONS

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	7	27	65	1
Oats	0	1	31	66	2
Rye	0	1	15	80	4
Wheat	0	5	39	52	4
Pasture	14	17	33	35	1

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	4	15	71	10
Mountain Region	13	33	54	0
Piedmont Region	6	23	70	1
Coastal Plain Region	0	7	77	16

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2009**
Station Location	Precipitation (Inches)¹				Temperature (Degrees F.)
Station Location	Total This Week	Departure From Normal This Week	Total Since January 1	Departure From Normal Since January 1	High This Week	Low This Week	Average This Week	Departure From Normal
Asheville	0.86	-0.14	4.28	-3.61	65	16	40	-1
Aurora	0.63	-0.16	3.77	-3.62	68	25	43	-4
Beaufort	1.16	0.18	4.71	-4.70	66	24	46	-4
Bogue	0.88	-0.10	4.31	-5.10	67	24	45	-5
Burlington	0.80	-0.07	4.14	-3.09	66	17	42	-2
Castle Hayne	0.54	-0.44	3.59	-5.08	68	26	46	-3
Chapel Hill	0.66	-0.27	3.54	-4.49	69	21	44	0
Charlotte	1.03	0.09	4.74	-2.81	65	18	44	-4
Cherry Point	1.14	0.16	4.19	-5.22	69	22	44	-6
Clayton	0.78	-0.14	3.65	-4.10	68	23	43	-1
Clinton	1.12	0.26	4.20	-3.36	69	24	44	-3
Elizabeth City	0.39	-0.45	2.25	-5.43	71	19	43	-3
Fayetteville	1.64	0.75	4.20	-3.39	73	24	45	-2
Fletcher	0.04	-1.04	3.30	-5.34	64	15	39	-1
Franklin	1.50	0.22	9.78	-0.50	44	8	31	-10
Gastonia	1.10	0.12	5.09	-2.87	65	21	44	-2
Goldsboro	1.42	0.50	4.71	-3.44	69	20	42	-7
Greensboro	0.65	-0.14	4.15	-2.49	64	19	42	-2
Greenville	0.81	-0.05	3.12	-4.76	70	21	43	-4
Hatteras	2.30	1.30	5.84	-3.94	62	22	45	-3
Hendersonville	1.11	0.15	3.79	-3.70	54	10	32	-10
Hickory	0.93	-0.10	4.96	-3.14	64	21	42	-3
High Point	0.73	-0.17	3.94	-3.64	64	17	41	-5
Jackson Springs	1.23	0.30	4.05	-4.19	65	21	43	-3
Kenansville	0.70	-0.27	3.57	-5.37	70	21	44	-6
Jefferson	0.57	-0.41	4.06	-3.69	55	12	34	-2
Kenansville	0.91	0.09	3.41	-3.57	72	19	43	-5
Kinston	0.87	-0.05	4.26	-3.57	70	24	44	-5
Laurel Springs	0.73	-0.35	4.38	-4.04	56	13	34	-1
Lewiston	1.02	0.14	3.95	-3.70	68	21	42	-3
Lexington	0.57	-0.41	2.85	-4.99	64	19	41	-4
Lumberton	0.72	-0.15	2.02	-5.64	72	24	45	-2
Maxton	0.42	-0.52	2.76	-5.14	72	21	44	-4
Monroe	1.07	0.07	4.76	-3.76	64	22	44	-3
New Bern	0.40	-0.57	3.61	-4.96	70	20	43	-5
Oxford	0.56	-0.32	3.20	-4.28	66	22	42	-1
Plymouth	0.79	-0.11	3.01	-4.98	70	16	41	-7
RDU	0.76	-0.15	4.21	-3.28	72	23	45	0
Raleigh	0.42	-0.51	3.77	-4.26	67	23	43	-4
Reidsville	0.00	-0.88	0.00	-7.65	63	20	41	-2
Roanoke Rapids	1.01	0.16	4.25	-3.19	71	24	43	1
Rocky Mount	0.98	0.05	4.17	-3.44	70	20	42	-3
Salisbury	0.00	-0.92	0.00	-7.65	64	20	42	-1
Siler City	0.00	-0.95	3.49	-4.84	64	15	40	-5
Southport	0.66	-0.38	3.10	-6.36	65	25	46	-2
Waynesville	1.03	-0.16	6.31	-2.85	62	12	39	-1
Williamston	0.85	-0.02	3.56	-4.14	69	22	43	-4
Wilmington	0.67	-0.24	3.62	-4.56	70	25	46	-4
Winston Salem	0.63	-0.16	4.58	-2.06	64	17	41	-3
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

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Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the month of February 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the month of February 2009