Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending May 24, 2009

GENERAL: The state remained mostly dry last week, with precipitation ranging from no rain to 1.3 inches in Gastonia. Average temperatures were below normal, ranging from 53 to 71 degrees. There were 5.2 days suitable for field work, compared to 4.6 for the previous week. Statewide soil moisture levels are rated at 7% short, 75% adequate, and 18% surplus. Activities during the week included planting row crops, transplanting tobacco, and cutting hay.

**COMPARISONS**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Planted:
Cotton	87	62	89	92
Peanuts	81	61	75	76
Sorghum	54	48	43	46
Soybeans	41	23	33	36
Sweet Potatoes	32	17	46	34
Tobacco: Burley	63	46	64	37
Tobacco: Flue-cured	93	90	92	94
Phenological:
Corn % Emerged	97	90	98	97
Soybeans % Emerged	21	N/A	N/A	17
Harvested:
Hay 1st Cutting	55	26	65	60
Truck Crops	76	44	76	76

STATEWIDE PASTURE CONDITIONS

**CROP CONDITION PERCENT**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Barley	0	1	17	72	10
Oats	0	2	28	63	7
Wheat	0	4	25	60	11
Cotton	0	2	29	67	2
Corn	0	2	15	66	17
Hay	0	8	26	56	10
Irish Potatoes	0	1	16	60	23
Pasture	0	2	17	67	14
Peanuts	0	0	8	84	8
Sorghum	0	3	34	62	1
Tobacco: Burley	0	1	27	63	9
Tobacco: Flue-cured	0	0	45	52	3
Truck Crops	0	0	2	93	5

**TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT**
Region	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
State	0	7	75	18
Mountain Region	1	10	67	22
Piedmont Region	0	8	77	15
Coastal Plain Region	0	4	76	20

STATEWIDE SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS

**WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 24, 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	0.28	-0.77	18.59	-0.76	74	35	60	-3
Aurora	0.41	-0.57	12.42	-5.59	81	50	65	-4
Beaufort	0.50	-0.62	13.12	-7.09	79	50	66	-5
Bogue	0.51	-0.61	13.40	-6.81	80	50	66	-5
Burlington	0.11	-0.87	14.17	-3.69	82	41	65	-3
Castle Hayne	0.56	-0.56	13.49	-6.15	79	49	65	-6
Chapel Hill	0.14	-0.91	13.29	-5.83	85	44	67	0
Charlotte	1.10	0.25	17.60	-0.11	82	40	66	-4
Cherry Point	0.41	-0.71	13.44	-6.77	81	49	65	-6
Clayton	0.07	-0.80	12.46	-5.41	82	43	65	-4
Clinton	0.32	-0.54	12.46	-5.53	83	47	65	-5
Elizabeth City	0.38	-0.67	12.52	-6.25	83	51	65	-3
Fayetteville	0.24	-0.53	12.66	-4.84	86	47	67	-3
Fletcher	0.38	-0.74	14.92	-6.21	75	34	59	-3
Gastonia	1.30	0.46	19.11	1.26	80	42	64	-5
Goldsboro	0.17	-0.73	14.19	-4.74	82	47	65	-6
Greensboro	0.13	-0.78	14.85	-2.15	80	42	65	-2
Greenville	0.35	-0.61	9.37	-8.84	82	43	64	-6
Hatteras	0.66	-0.25	16.31	-4.72	80	50	65	-4
Hendersonville	0.45	-0.53	14.58	-4.20	65	38	53	-10
Hickory	0.10	-0.95	17.64	-2.45	79	39	63	-5
High Point	0.07	-0.91	11.74	-7.10	81	37	63	-5
Jackson Springs	0.11	-0.73	12.37	-6.31	81	44	65	-4
Jacksonville	0.34	-0.62	11.82	-7.84	91	48	71	1
Kinston	0.34	-0.57	11.21	-7.12	83	47	65	-6
Laurel Springs	0.17	-1.16	13.77	-9.29	70	30	56	-2
Lewiston	0.38	-0.59	13.12	-4.84	84	44	65	-3
Lexington	0.26	-0.65	9.36	-9.43	81	39	63	-5
Lumberton	0.10	-0.86	10.63	-7.16	85	48	67	-3
Maxton	0.55	-0.25	10.00	-7.58	84	46	66	-5
Monroe	0.38	-0.46	13.90	-5.12	80	43	65	-4
New Bern	0.47	-0.51	16.74	-2.90	82	49	65	-5
Oxford	0.03	-0.95	8.59	-9.58	79	36	62	-5
RDU	0.60	-0.31	15.40	-1.86	87	44	68	0
Raleigh	0.08	-0.85	13.52	-4.91	82	46	66	-3
Roanoke Rapids	0.11	-0.80	16.15	-1.86	85	42	66	-1
Rocky Mount	0.07	-0.97	13.01	-4.72	85	41	65	-3
Siler City	0.03	-1.08	8.20	-11.60	82	36	63	-5
Southport	0.16	-0.82	9.93	-10.10	77	46	64	-5
Waynesville	0.00	-1.05	14.73	-6.91	75	32	58	-3
Whiteville	0.10	-1.00	3.91	-14.70	83	49	67	-4
Williamston	0.20	-0.78	11.59	-6.71	83	43	64	-5
Wilmington	0.84	-0.21	13.85	-4.77	82	50	66	-5
Winston-Salem	0.06	-0.85	14.25	-2.75	80	41	64	-3
¹ Totals may be revised periodically due to updates to weather database.

Back

Last update May 26, 2009

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139
Email: NCagstat@ncagr.gov

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report: For the week ending May 24, 2009

Agricultural Statistics - Weather & Crops Report:
For the week ending May 24, 2009