ZCZC SDFWCRSDF Mon Dec 27 16:02:00 Listed below are the current USDA Crop & Weather Report/Kentucky Climate Summary AND, in addition, previous week's reports for 1999. The reports are produced in a joint effort by the UK Ag. Weather Center, Cooperative Extension Service County Agents, Farmers across the state, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, and the US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Period 12-20-1999 to 12-26-1999 Temperatures for the period averaged 29 degrees across the state which was 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL and 13 degrees colder than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 39 in the West to 39 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 20 degrees in the West to 23 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 8 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.15 inches statewide which was 0.80 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.09 inches, Central 0.26 inches, Bluegrass 0.17 inches and East 0.08 inches, which was 0.92, 0.76, 0.68 and 0.84 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Cape Girardeau to a high of 0.44 inches at Louisville. --- Kentucky Weather Summary For the Period December 13 1999 to December 19 1999 Temperatures for the week averaged 42 degrees across the state which was 7 degrees ABOVE normal and 1 degree cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 49 in the West to 54 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE normal in the West to 9 degrees ABOVE normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the West to 35 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE normal in the West to 12 degrees ABOVE normal in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.42 inches statewide which was 0.47 inches ABOVE normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.03 inches, Central 2.13 inches, Bluegrass 1.31 inches and East 1.23 inches, which was 0.02, 1.10, 0.45 and 0.31 inches respectively ABOVE normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.51 inches at Bristol to a high of 3.06 inches at Hardinsburg. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Dec. 12, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES: Temperatures for the period averaged 43 degrees across the state which was 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 8 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 52 in the West to 55 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 33 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid-to-upper 60's and extreme lows were near 20 degrees. Rainfall for the week totaled 1.53 inches statewide which was 0.58 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.37 inches, Central 1.66 inches, Bluegrass 1.23 inches and East 0.86 inches, which was +1.36, +0.64, +0.37 and -0.06 inches respectively from normal. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.52 inches at Glasgow to a high of 3.37 inches at Cape Girardeau. --- December 06, 1999 Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Dec.05, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for the period averaged 45 degrees across the state which was 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 6 degrees cooler that the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 57 in the West to 55 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 37 degrees in the West to 32 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.34 inches statewide which was 0.60 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.60 inches, Central 0.35 inches, Bluegrass 0.20 inches and East 0.20 inches, which was 0.40, 0.65, 0.65 and 0.71 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bristol to a high of 1.29 inches at Cape Girardeau. --- November 29, 1999 Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Period 11-22-1999 to 11-28-1999 RAINFALL ENDED FIRES IN THE EAST; THE WARMEST NOVEMBER SINCE 1895 CONTINUED: Temperatures for the week averaged 51 degrees across the state which was 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 3 degrees warmer than the previous week. Record-setting temperatures have occurred so far this month. Compared to the same time period (Nov 1 - 28th), temperatures this month have been the warmest since back to 1895. High temperatures averaged from 60 in the West to 62 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 40 degrees in the West to 41 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 11 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.70 inches statewide which was 0.22 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.14 inches, Central 0.62 inches, Bluegrass 0.59 inches and East 1.46 inches, which was -0.86, -0.34, -0.24 and +0.58 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Henderson to a high of 2.83 inches at Cumberland Gap. --- November 22, 1999 Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Period 11-15-1999 to 11-21-1999 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL: Temperatures for the period averaged 48 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 62 in the West to 60 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 38 degrees in the West to 34 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.26 inches statewide which was 0.66 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.57 inches, Central 0.28 inches, Bluegrass 0.15 inches and East 0.04 inches, which was 0.42, 0.69, 0.68 and 0.84 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bristol to a high of 1.78 inches at Princeton. --- November 15, 1999 Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Period 11-08-1999 to 11-14-1999 (7 PM) ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for the period averaged 60 degrees across the state which was 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 6 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 73 in the West to 71 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 11 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 13 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 49 degrees in the West to 48 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were near 80 degrees which were RECORD or near RECORD and extreme lows were near 32 degrees. Daily temperatures cooled to seasonal levels near mid-week (Thursday/ Friday), but the remainder of the days were very mild. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.00 inches statewide which was 0.92 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches, which was 1.00, 0.96, 0.83 and 0.88 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown to a high of 0.05 inches at Bristol. --- November 07, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Cooler temperatures settled across the State for a few days, but the week ended unseasonably warm. Temperatures averaged 54 degrees, 3 degrees above normal, with rain across the State. Rainfall for the week ending November 7 totaled 0.9 inches for the State. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.0 out of a possible six. Kentucky farmers are wrapping up the soybean harvest, and concentrating on tobacco stripping. Other farming activities included finishing the winter wheat planting, normal fall tillage, and working cattle. Topsoil moisture condition as of Friday, November 5, was 22 percent very short, 49 percent short, and 29 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture condition was 46 percent very short, 42 percent short, and 12 percent adequate. TOBACCO: Stripping continues at a slow rate despite some rainfall as dry conditions have generally not been favorable for curing or stripping this fall. As of Sunday, November 7, 33 percent of the burley crop was stripped, compared to 31 percent last year and 30 percent on average. Condition of stripped tobacco was 4 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 37 percent good, and 3 percent excellent, with numerous reports of light weight and bright colors. SOYBEANS: Rainfall slowed harvest progress this past week. As of November 7, 90 percent of the State's soybean crop was harvested, behind last year's 93 percent but ahead of the five-year average of 74 percent. Yields have been reported as quite variable in the double crop soybeans. OTHER CROPS: Winter wheat seeding was 90 percent complete. Progress was below the 92 percent for last year and above the 88 percent for the five-year average. The rain received across the State was beneficial to the new crop; however, more moisture would ensure stronger plants going into winter dormancy. Pastures continue to be stressed even with the recent rainfall received, and the cooler temperatures. Pasture condition this past week was rated 14 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 40 percent fair, and 14 percent good. Pastures have greened-up with the precipitation of the past month, but are still not producing the quantity of forage needed to sustain livestock feed requirements in many areas. Because many farmers continue feeding hay, there has been concern about the quantity of hay available for winter feeding. Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Nov 01 - 07, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and NEAR NORMAL Rainfall: Seasonably cooler temperatures occurred Tuesday/Wednesday across the state and for the Eastern 2/3rds of the state on Sunday, but unseasonably mild temperatures prevailed for the remainder of the time. One rain event after the start of the workweek provided rainfall amounts near 1 inch for the Eastern half of the state and some Western locations...with around 1/2 inch amounts or less elsewhere. The remainder of the week was dry. Temperatures for the past week averaged 54 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 3 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 69 in the West to 64 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 43 degrees in the West to 39 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 80's and extreme low temperatures were in the low-to-mid 20's. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.91 inches statewide which was NEAR NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.47 inches, Central 0.79 inches, Bluegrass 1.17 inches and East 1.20 inches, which was -0.53, -0.17, +0.34 and +0.32 inches respectively from normal. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.18 inches at Henderson to a high of 1.42 inches at Princeton. --- November 01, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Temperatures warmed up for a taste of Indian summer last week averaging 57 degrees, 4 degrees above normal, with no appreciable rain in the State. Rainfall for the week ending October 31 totaled 0.0 inches for the State. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.9 out of a possible six. Kentucky farmers continue seeding wheat while the morning fog and increased night humidity were beneficial to curing of tobacco. Weather conditions are ideal for finishing corn and soybean harvest in the State. The drought conditions in areas of the State continue to pressure wheat and barley seedings as well as pasture growth. Other farming activities last week included working cattle and preparing pastures for winter. Topsoil moisture condition as of Friday, October 29, was 28 percent very short, 57 percent short, and 15 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture condition was 47 percent very short, 43 percent short, and 10 percent adequate. TOBACCO: Cool damp mornings early in the week helped curing and stripping of tobacco, but the return of dry warm weather has slowed stripping. Some producers voiced concern over light stripped weights, and bright color. As of Sunday, October 31, 24 percent of the burley crop was stripped, compared to 25 percent last year and 23 percent on average. Condition of stripped tobacco was 3 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Firing of dark- fired tobacco, types 22 and 23, was going good. SOYBEANS: As of October 31, 87 percent of the State's soybean crop was harvested, ahead of both last year's 84 percent and the five-year average of 62 percent. Early planted soybeans were reported as yielding only slightly below average, with second crop bean yields severely depressed. Late beans remaining in the field are maturing rapidly as a frost early in the week ended the growing season in some parts of the State. The warm weather ending the week provided good drying conditions for the remaining crop. CORN: Harvest is nearly complete as of October 31, as 99 percent of the corn for grain had been harvested. This was ahead of both last year at 96 percent and the five-year average of 89 percent. OTHER CROPS: Winter wheat seeding was 87 percent complete. Progress was above the 78 percent for last year and 77 percent for the five-year average. Rain is needed to ensure a good germination rate of newly seeded wheat, and to invigorate emerged seedlings. Pastures continue to be stressed even with the recent rainfall and the cooler temperatures. Pasture condition this past week was rated 14 percent very poor, 39 percent poor, 35 percent fair, and 12 percent good. Pastures are rebounding after the drought, but grazing pressures are forcing farmers to feed hay. Kentucky Weather Summary, OCTOBER 25 - 31, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: The workweek started cool and dry with Monday morning frost and many locations reporting mid-to-upper 20's for lows. By Tuesday, a warming trend provided very mild but continued dry conditions in the Commonwealth for the remainder of the week with near RECORD high temperatures and the final week of October 1999. Temperatures for this past week averaged 57 degrees across the State which was 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 8 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 76 in the West to 72 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the State. Low temperatures averaged from 42 degrees in the West to 38 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 80's and extreme low temperatures were in the mid 20's. Most locations reported four out of seven evenings with relative humidity maximums of 90 percent or greater. Dewpoint temperatures increased from a low of 30 degrees on Monday to near 60 degrees on Sunday. No measurable rainfall occurred leaving the State 0.66 inches BELOW NORMAL for the week and very little rainfall since the Oct 9th Statewide rain event. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches, which was 0.69, 0.66, 0.63 and 0.68 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. All weather stations, reported no rainfall (0.00") last week. ================================================= | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |==================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ================================================= (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 17.07 2.43 -9.64 +0.11 Berea 0.00 19.75 2.43 -8.48 -0.10 Bowling Green 0.00 16.39 2.82 -12.03 +0.09 Bristol 0.00 19.62 2.11 -4.46 -0.23 Buckhorn Lake 0.00 17.63 2.15 -9.35 -0.40 Cape Girardeau 0.00 16.03 2.30 -10.66 -0.41 Campbellsville 0.00 18.47 2.37 -13.35 -0.48 Covington 0.00 17.64 3.49 -7.56 +0.91 Cumberland Gap 0.00 19.25 2.08 -9.88 -0.90 Dix Dam 0.00 17.15 2.14 -10.49 -0.44 Evansville 0.00 20.28 2.80 -4.97 +0.21 Glasgow 0.00 15.74 1.79 -14.71 -0.93 Grayson 0.00 19.52 1.96 -6.56 -0.74 Hardinsburg 0.00 18.66 2.18 -9.56 -0.57 Henderson 0.00 21.26 3.66 -4.84 +1.15 Huntington 0.00 17.57 3.35 -8.62 +0.68 Jackson 0.00 22.03 3.06 -6.06 +0.43 Lexington 0.00 14.99 1.64 -11.72 -0.68 London 0.00 19.00 3.10 -7.11 +0.61 Louisville 0.00 20.87 2.84 -5.36 +0.39 Mayfield 0.00 19.55 2.05 -9.78 -1.21 Nashville 0.00 20.92 2.04 -5.36 -0.33 Nolin Lake 0.00 19.48 2.84 -10.64 -0.02 Paducah 0.00 24.32 4.07 -3.90 +1.36 Princeton 0.00 23.31 3.27 -4.98 +0.52 Quicksand 0.00 21.97 2.05 -6.12 -0.58 Somerset 0.00 24.63 2.16 -5.11 -0.79 Spindletop 0.00 12.36 1.91 -14.35 -0.41 Williamstown 0.00 13.86 2.39 -12.91 -0.31 ================================================= ============================================= | |Relative | Air Temperature |Humidity |=====================|======== | Dev. | Average Weather | Wkly. From | Station | High Low Avg. Normal|High Low ============================================= (Degrees Fahrenheit) Bardstown 77 31 57.4 +4 93 44 Berea 76 30 56.5 +4 91 43 Bowling Green 80 27 56.5 +3 -- -- Bristol 78 26 52.6 +1 -- -- Buckhorn Lake 77 26 54.1 +2 -- -- Cape Girardeau 83 24 59.1 +3 -- -- Campbellsville 79 28 56.8 +3 92 42 Covington 78 28 56.1 +4 -- -- Cumberland Gap 80 29 54.9 +3 92 44 Dix Dam 78 31 56.6 +5 -- -- Evansville 80 26 57.6 +2 -- -- Glasgow 81 28 59.3 +6 93 42 Grayson 78 29 57.0 +5 90 43 Hardinsburg 82 33 60.1 +7 87 46 Henderson 83 27 59.4 +4 87 41 Huntington 76 27 53.6 +2 -- -- Jackson 76 32 58.7 +7 -- -- Lexington 77 30 57.1 +5 -- -- London 76 28 54.2 +2 -- -- Louisville 80 33 59.4 +6 -- -- Mayfield 82 29 58.5 +3 90 45 Nashville 82 30 59.2 +6 -- -- Nolin Lake 81 30 58.0 +5 -- -- Paducah 83 28 60.8 +5 91 45 Princeton 83 27 60.6 +5 90 49 Quicksand 77 26 52.7 +1 99 42 Somerset 77 26 54.6 +3 91 44 Spindletop 77 31 57.9 +6 91 48 Williamstown 81 29 58.5 +6 81 42 ============================================= CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 10/31/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Harvested 87 84 62 Corn Harvested 99 96 89 Burley Tobacco Stripped 24 25 23 Wheat Seeded 87 78 77 CROP CONDITIONS: 10/29/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Fall Wheat Seeded 1 6 32 52 9 Pasture 14 39 35 12 0 Quality of Stripped Tobacco 3 15 44 33 5 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- October 25, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: The first taste of fall temperatures were felt throughout the State with cold windy conditions on the weekend. Temperatures averaged 49 degrees statewide which was 7 degrees below normal and 14 degrees colder than the previous week. Minimal rainfall fell across the State. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.5 out of a possible six. Crop harvesting continued at a steady pace this week. Other farm activities included wheat and pasture seeding and tobacco stripping. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, October 22, was rated 18 percent very short, 48 percent short, and 34 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 40 percent very short, 47 percent short, and 13 percent adequate. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, October 24, 19 percent of the burley had been stripped. This compares to 18 percent last year and 17 percent on average. Reports of color variation and small sized tobacco leaf were received. Condition of stripped tobacco was reported as 3 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 31 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. CORN: Ninety-eight percent of the corn crop was harvested as of Sunday, October 24. This compares to 94 percent the previous year and 83 percent for the five year average. The corn harvest is virtually complete across western Kentucky. The remaining corn fields for harvest were across the Bluegrass region and eastern Kentucky. SOYBEANS: Harvesting has advanced to 73 percent, compared to 74 percent last year and 48 percent on average. Reports were received of late planted beans having short pods with very few beans and still not mature enough to harvest. Some of the double crop soybean acreage will not be harvested due to poor yields after the extended dry spell this summer and fall. OTHER CROPS: Winter wheat seeding was 70 percent complete as of Sunday, October 24 compared to 60 percent last year and 62 percent for the five year average. The condition of the seeded wheat crop was reported as 4 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Pasture conditions improved this week and were reported as 16 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 12 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Hay continues to be fed due to lack of suitable pasture. Livestock marketing remains brisk as producers are expecting a long feeding season reducing forage availability. One third of the reporters expect hay supplies to be adequate for winter feeding while two thirds expect hay shortages. The major cattle producing areas expect insufficient forage supplies for their winter needs. Kentucky Weather Summary, OCTOBER 18 - 24, 1999 BELOW NORMAL Temperatures and Rainfall: Seasonal temperatures thru the workweek gave way to much colder, windy conditions on the weekend. Patchy frost occurred at mid-week and on the weekend. Rainfall was very limited. Temperatures for this past week averaged 49 degrees across the State which was 7 degrees BELOW NORMAL and 14 degrees colder than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 62 in the West to 58 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 8 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 36 degrees in the West to 40 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 70's and extreme lows were in the upper 20's. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.05 inches Statewide which was 0.62 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.03 inches, Central 0.02 inches, Bluegrass 0.01 inches and East 0.12 inches, which was 0.66, 0.64, 0.61 and 0.56 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Cape Girardeau to a high of 0.34 inches at Cumberland Gap. ================================================= | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |==================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ================================================= (Inches) Bardstown 0.05 17.07 3.19 -9.06 +0.77 Berea 0.02 19.75 3.03 -7.85 +0.33 Bowling Green 0.01 16.39 3.53 -11.35 +0.70 Bristol 0.23 19.62 2.69 -3.88 +0.25 Buckhorn Lake 0.06 17.63 3.10 -8.71 +0.43 Cape Girardeau 0.00 16.03 2.54 -9.98 -0.26 Campbellsville 0.01 18.47 3.02 -12.64 -0.04 Covington 0.04 17.64 4.33 -6.91 +1.73 Cumberland Gap 0.34 19.25 3.91 -9.13 +0.94 Dix Dam 0.00 17.15 2.83 -9.84 +0.16 Evansville 0.00 20.28 3.01 -4.32 +0.39 Glasgow 0.00 15.74 2.20 -14.03 -0.65 Grayson 0.01 19.52 2.16 -5.88 -0.52 Hardinsburg 0.00 18.66 2.18 -8.87 -0.67 Henderson 0.00 21.26 3.82 -4.21 +1.21 Huntington 0.06 17.57 3.86 -7.95 +1.20 Jackson 0.19 22.03 3.91 -5.40 +1.19 Lexington 0.00 14.99 2.50 -11.14 +0.08 London 0.10 19.00 3.37 -6.49 +0.77 Louisville 0.04 20.87 3.14 -4.75 +0.62 Mayfield 0.05 19.55 2.11 -8.96 -1.21 Nashville 0.07 20.92 2.61 -4.77 +0.13 Nolin Lake 0.00 19.48 3.20 -9.92 +0.18 Paducah 0.03 24.32 4.39 -3.22 +1.58 Princeton 0.12 23.31 3.46 -4.29 +0.65 Quicksand 0.14 21.97 2.86 -5.46 +0.14 Somerset 0.06 24.63 2.97 -4.37 -0.09 Spindletop 0.00 12.36 2.67 -13.77 +0.25 Williamstown 0.02 13.86 3.04 -12.23 +0.30 ================================================= ============================================= | |Relative | Air Temperature |Humidity |=====================|======== | Dev. | Average Weather | Wkly. From | Station | High Low Avg. Normal|High Low ============================================= (Degrees Fahrenheit) Bardstown 66 31 48.9 -7 93 45 Berea 63 33 49.5 -5 91 43 Bowling Green 67 31 49.9 -6 -- -- Bristol 66 34 49.1 -6 -- -- Buckhorn Lake 65 34 48.9 -6 -- -- Cape Girardeau 74 25 47.9 -10 -- -- Campbellsville 66 32 49.9 -6 92 42 Covington 62 29 46.0 -9 -- -- Cumberland Gap 70 36 50.4 -4 92 44 Dix Dam 63 33 48.4 -6 -- -- Evansville 68 30 47.4 -11 -- -- Glasgow 68 29 50.8 -5 93 42 Grayson 66 34 49.5 -5 90 44 Hardinsburg 68 35 49.9 -6 87 47 Henderson 69 29 49.4 -9 87 41 Huntington 63 33 48.1 -7 -- -- Jackson 62 36 48.7 -6 -- -- Lexington 63 32 47.4 -7 -- -- London 64 33 48.8 -6 -- -- Louisville 67 35 49.9 -6 -- -- Mayfield 66 34 49.6 -9 90 45 Nashville 71 35 51.8 -4 -- -- Nolin Lake 68 33 50.3 -6 -- -- Paducah 71 29 49.6 -9 91 46 Princeton 70 28 50.4 -8 90 49 Quicksand 64 33 49.0 -6 99 42 Somerset 65 32 49.4 -5 91 45 Spindletop 63 34 47.4 -7 91 48 Williamstown 64 34 48.9 -6 81 42 ============================================= CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 10/24/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Harvested 73 74 48 Corn Harvested 98 94 83 Burley Tobacco Stripped 19 18 17 Wheat Seeded 70 60 62 CROP CONDITIONS: 10/22/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Fall Wheat Seeded 0 4 31 58 7 Pasture 16 35 36 12 1 Quality of Stripped Tobacco 3 15 44 31 7 --- October 18, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Temperatures where slightly above normal last week averaging 63 degrees with scattered rainfall in the Eastern areas. Rainfall for the week ending October 17 totaled 0.1 inches for the State. The workweek started slow with 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork out of a possible six as the State dried out from the slow gentle rain of the previous weekend. The increased soil moisture enabled farmers to continue seeding their wheat and the humidity was beneficial to curing and stripping of tobacco. Farmers last week were cutting and housing late tobacco, stripping early housed tobacco, harvesting soybeans, and seeding winter wheat. Topsoil moisture condition as of Friday, October 15, was 10 percent very short, 37 percent short, 52 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition was 47 percent very short, 34 percent short, and 19 percent adequate. TOBACCO: Late set tobacco continued to be cut and housed last week. Cooler weather with increased humidity was beneficial for curing newly cut tobacco, as well as improving curing and color of tobacco previously housed. The hot, dry weather had slowed previously housed tobacco from going into and out of case. Reports of light-colored tobacco have been received, with many comments that the heat had dried the leaf rather than cured it. As of Sunday, October 17, 14 percent of the burley crop was stripped, compared to 14 percent last year and 12 percent on average. Condition of housed tobacco was 4 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Firing of dark- fired tobacco, types 22 and 23, was going good. SOYBEANS: With 95 percent of the State's soybeans shedding leaves, minimum acres are at risk of an early frost. Some producers reported a greening of late planted soybeans due to the rain, and those acres are still at risk. The 1998 crop had 94 percent of the crop shedding leaves, and the five-year average was 88 percent. Producers commented that some of the double crop soybeans have been cut for forage. Harvesting has advanced to 71 percent, ahead of both last year's 52 percent and the five-year average of 31 percent. Condition of the soybeans in the field was 29 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 16 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. CORN: Corn harvest continues to advance, even as the harvest emphasis was directed to the soybean crop. As of October 17, 96 percent of the corn for grain had been harvested. This was well ahead of both last year at 88 percent and the five-year average of 76 percent. OTHER CROPS: Winter wheat seeding picked up after the previous weekend's rain and was 35 percent complete. Progress was below the 44 percent for last year and 43 percent for the five-year average. Pastures continue to be stressed even with the rainfall received. Pasture condition was rated 23 percent very poor, 41 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 8 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Farmers continue feeding hay due to the lack of pasture. Kentucky Weather Summary, OCTOBER 11 - 17, 1999 MILD and DRY for most of the State: Scattered Rain for East: Monday and Thursday were the cool days last week; otherwise mild temperatures dominated the week. West half of the State was dry; light, scattered rainfall fell in the East on Wed./ Thur. (Oct 13/14) with amounts of one quarter to one half inch in the Northeast. Rainfall from the previous weekend significantly improved Kentucky's short-term moisture needs and also improved the long-term moisture needs by one category in each climate zone of the State, according to the previous week's Palmer Drought Severity Index. Temperatures for the week averaged 63 degrees across the State which was 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 2 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 77 in the West to 74 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the state. Low temperatures averaged from 51 degrees in the West to 48 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperatures were 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the State. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 80's and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 30's. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.12 inches Statewide which was 0.55 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.07 inches and East 0.40 inches, which was 0.69, 0.66, 0.56 and 0.28 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown to a high of 1.47 inches at Huntington. ================================================= | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |==================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ================================================= (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 17.02 3.54 -8.53 +0.96 Berea 0.00 19.73 4.92 -7.24 +1.92 Bowling Green 0.00 16.38 4.91 -10.68 +1.89 Bristol 0.33 19.39 2.46 -3.52 -0.16 Buckhorn Lake 0.46 17.57 3.36 -8.14 +0.47 Cape Girardeau 0.00 16.03 2.75 -9.31 -0.20 Campbellsville 0.00 18.46 3.86 -11.94 +0.43 Covington 0.12 17.60 4.30 -6.31 +1.68 Cumberland Gap 0.03 18.91 3.65 -8.73 +0.71 Dix Dam 0.00 17.15 3.71 -9.20 +0.89 Evansville 0.00 20.28 3.10 -3.67 +0.44 Glasgow 0.00 15.74 3.38 -13.35 +0.30 Grayson 0.50 19.51 2.15 -5.22 -0.50 Hardinsburg 0.00 18.66 2.30 -8.18 -0.71 Henderson 0.00 21.26 4.00 -3.58 +1.21 Huntington 1.47 17.51 4.15 -7.34 +1.50 Jackson 0.45 21.84 3.97 -4.94 +1.08 Lexington 0.02 14.99 2.70 -10.56 +0.12 London 0.19 18.90 4.09 -5.96 +1.30 Louisville 0.00 20.83 3.28 -4.18 +0.64 Mayfield 0.00 19.50 2.22 -8.20 -1.22 Nashville 0.00 20.85 3.73 -4.25 +1.04 Nolin Lake 0.00 19.48 4.16 -9.21 +0.87 Paducah 0.00 24.29 4.55 -2.58 +1.55 Princeton 0.00 23.19 3.70 -3.72 +0.81 Quicksand 0.10 21.83 2.94 -4.95 +0.05 Somerset 0.00 24.57 3.67 -3.69 +0.41 Spindletop 0.14 12.36 2.82 -13.19 +0.24 Williamstown 0.12 13.84 3.11 -11.58 +0.30 ================================================= ============================================= | |Relative | Air Temperature |Humidity |=====================|======== | Dev. | Average Weather | Wkly. From | Station | High Low Avg. Normal|High Low ============================================= (Degrees Fahrenheit) Bardstown 80 42 63.3 +5 93 45 Berea 76 42 61.6 +4 92 43 Bowling Green 81 41 62.9 +4 -- -- Bristol 79 42 60.2 +3 -- -- Buckhorn Lake 78 38 60.7 +3 -- -- Cape Girardeau 85 44 63.5 +3 -- -- Campbellsville 81 41 63.6 +5 92 43 Covington 77 43 59.6 +2 -- -- Cumberland Gap 80 40 63.6 +6 92 44 Dix Dam 77 43 62.2 +5 -- -- Evansville 82 41 60.1 -1 -- -- Glasgow 83 41 65.5 +7 93 43 Grayson 79 42 62.1 +5 90 44 Hardinsburg 83 40 64.5 +6 88 47 Henderson 82 41 65.3 +5 87 42 Huntington 78 37 58.1 +1 -- -- Jackson 76 43 61.0 +4 -- -- Lexington 75 40 60.4 +3 -- -- London 79 42 61.2 +4 -- -- Louisville 81 42 62.0 +3 -- -- Mayfield 79 42 63.3 +3 90 46 Nashville 82 44 64.8 +6 -- -- Nolin Lake 82 42 63.8 +5 -- -- Paducah 85 44 65.5 +5 91 46 Princeton 87 42 67.8 +7 90 49 Quicksand 79 37 60.9 +3 99 42 Somerset 79 40 61.8 +4 91 45 Spindletop 76 41 58.9 +1 91 48 Williamstown 78 43 63.2 +6 81 42 ============================================= CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 10/17/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Shedding Leaves 95 94 88 Harvested 71 52 31 Corn Harvested 96 88 76 Burley Tobacco Stripped 14 14 12 Wheat Seeded 35 44 43 CROP CONDITIONS: 10/15/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Soybeans 29 30 22 16 3 Pasture 23 41 27 8 1 Housed Tobacco 4 15 39 35 7 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- October 12, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Temperatures were near normal last week and much needed rainfall fell statewide Friday and Saturday. Rainfall for the week totaled 2.42 inches for the State, but many western areas reported in excess of 3 inches. The majority of the State had received no rain for more than 2 months. The rainfall will enable farmers to continue seeding their wheat and was beneficial to curing and stripping of tobacco. Many farmers were taking advantage of the drought conditions to clean out and recondition ponds that have dried up this summer. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.0 days out of a possible six. Farmers last week were cutting and housing late tobacco, stripping early housed tobacco, harvesting soybeans, and seeding winter wheat. Topsoil moisture condition as of Friday, October 9 was 71 percent very short, 24 percent short, and 5 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture condition was 78 percent very short, 21 percent short, and 1 percent adequate. TOBACCO: Harvesting of late set tobacco continued last week. Rainfall received slowed harvesting of late set tobacco, but was beneficial to curing newly cut tobacco as well as curing of tobacco previously housed. Many producers reported that the cool wet weather will enable the crop to come into case. The housed tobacco was curing too fast as the hot dry weather was causing much of the tobacco to dry rather than cure properly. As of Sunday, October 10, 59 percent of the burley crop was not ready for stripping, 34 percent was ready for stripping and 7 percent was stripped. Farmers were generally pleased with the curing of the early cut tobacco. Condition of housed tobacco was 7 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 30 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. The October 1 burley yield released October 8 was 1,750 pounds per acre, unchanged from the September forecast. Firing of dark-fired tobacco, types 22 and 23, was coming along fine. SOYBEANS: Second crop soybeans, planted after the wheat and/or barley harvest, were helped very little by the late rain. Farmers would have benefitted if the rain was received during August and September during pod development and fill. Producers commented that some of the double crop soybeans have been or will be cut for forage. As of Sunday, October 10, 89 percent of the State's acreage was shedding leaves compared to 83 percent in 1998 and 75 percent on average. Harvesting has advanced to 52 percent, ahead of both last year's 30 percent and the five-year average of 17 percent. Condition of the soybeans in the field was 27 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 12 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. The October 1 soybean yield released October 8 was 19.0 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from September's forecast and 11 bushels from last year. Acreage expected to be harvested for beans was reduced by 80,000 acres to 1.1 million acres. CORN: Corn harvest continues to advance, even as the harvest emphasis was directed to the soybean crop. As of October 10, 92 percent of the corn for grain had been harvested. This was well ahead of both last year at 83 percent and the five-year average of 64 percent. Farmers report rolling and baling corn residue to supplement the short hay crop. The October 1 corn yield was 98 bushels per acre, unchanged from the September forecast while down 17 bushels from the 1998 final yield. OTHER CROPS: Winter wheat seeding was 17 percent complete, below the 22 percent for last year and 24 percent for the five year average. Planting should now advance since some moisture has been received and the Hessian fly free date is near. Pastures continue to be stressed even with the rainfall received. Pasture condition was rated 51 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 4 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Many farmers report feeding hay since July due to the lack of pasture, water was also being transported to livestock as most creeks, and small ponds had dried up. Kentucky Weather Summary, OCTOBER 4 - 10, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Rainfall and NEAR NORMAL Temperatures: Widespread, heavy rainfall, the most since Jan. 1999...occurred across the Commonwealth on Friday/Saturday (Oct 8/9) with rainfall amounts of one and one half to two inches common and many West and Central locations receiving upwards of 3 and 4 inches (Paducah 4.04", Lake Barkley 4.00"). In South Central Kentucky the heaviest amounts fell centered around Adair county. Significant rainfall totals of over two inches stretched from the Wayne and McCreary borders with Tennessee through Laurel and Pulaski counties. Over two inches of rain was received in the Lee, Estill, Wolfe, Meniffee and Powell counties. For Eastern Kentucky, the highest storm total was found in Heidelberg where a total of 3.05 inches of rain fell with the least amount near the Virginia border. Temperatures for the past week averaged 61 degrees across the State which was NEAR NORMAL and 4 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 75 in the West to 72 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 48 degrees in the West to 50 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the week totaled 2.42 inches Statewide which was 1.76 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 2.99 inches, Central 2.47 inches, Bluegrass 2.25 inches and East 1.97 inches, which was +2.30, +1.81, +1.63 and +1.29 inches respectively from normal. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 1.45 inches at Grayson to a high of 4.04 inches at Paducah. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 2.38 17.02 3.61 -7.95 +0.86 Berea 2.41 19.73 5.00 -6.60 +1.70 Bowling Gree 2.81 16.38 5.10 -9.99 +1.89 Bristol 1.55 19.06 2.13 -3.27 -0.66 Buckhorn Lak 1.63 17.11 2.94 -7.96 -0.17 Cape Girarde 2.30 16.03 2.75 -8.63 -0.36 Campbellsvil 2.36 18.46 3.93 -11.23 +0.13 Covington 3.33 17.48 4.19 -5.78 +1.54 Cumberland G 1.71 18.88 3.63 -8.01 +0.72 Dix Dam 2.14 17.15 3.76 -8.55 +0.79 Evansville 2.80 20.28 3.19 -3.03 +0.48 Glasgow 1.79 15.74 3.47 -12.67 +0.17 Grayson 1.45 19.01 1.70 -5.04 -0.91 Hardinsburg 2.18 18.66 2.30 -7.49 -0.87 Henderson 3.66 21.26 4.09 -2.96 +1.12 Huntington 1.82 16.04 2.71 -8.14 +0.08 Jackson 2.42 21.39 3.56 -4.73 +0.51 Lexington 1.62 14.97 2.90 -10.00 +0.15 London 2.81 18.71 3.91 -5.53 +0.93 Louisville 2.80 20.83 3.33 -3.56 +0.56 Mayfield 2.00 19.50 2.26 -7.38 -1.29 Nashville 1.97 20.85 3.90 -3.66 +1.01 Nolin Lake 2.84 19.48 4.27 -8.49 +0.72 Paducah 4.04 24.29 4.62 -1.90 +1.44 Princeton 3.15 23.19 3.87 -3.03 +0.89 Quicksand 1.81 21.73 2.89 -4.39 -0.16 Somerset 2.10 24.57 3.94 -2.95 +0.49 Spindletop 1.77 12.22 2.80 -12.75 +0.05 Williamstown 2.25 13.72 3.04 -11.02 +0.16 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 81 40 62.6 +2 96 3779 +257 Berea 79 40 60.7 +1 86 3726 +71 Bowling Gree 83 38 61.0 -0 86 4018 +333 Bristol 77 38 60.3 +0 89 3577 +177 Buckhorn Lak 81 38 61.6 +2 95 3667 +450 Cape Girarde 80 29 58.7 -4 92 3825 -14 Campbellsvil 81 38 62.4 +1 96 3866 +251 Covington 72 39 58.2 -2 67 3503 +172 Cumberland G 81 38 63.1 +3 101 3730 +360 Dix Dam 80 40 61.2 +1 87 3689 +118 Evansville 80 34 58.9 -4 86 3724 +48 Glasgow 82 37 63.6 +3 105 4066 +481 Grayson 81 39 61.2 +1 88 3717 +540 Hardinsburg 84 41 61.7 +1 92 3807 +92 Henderson 82 33 62.1 -1 102 3897 +181 Huntington 77 38 59.4 -1 79 3650 +289 Jackson 80 42 60.8 +1 80 3693 +476 Lexington 81 40 60.4 +1 80 3710 +319 London 78 37 60.2 +0 84 3663 +323 Louisville 82 44 61.8 +1 85 3859 +152 Mayfield 81 35 61.9 -1 99 3927 +141 Nashville 84 39 62.9 +2 103 4219 +249 Nolin Lake 83 40 62.1 +1 93 3933 +502 Paducah 83 33 61.6 -2 99 3972 +164 Princeton 86 36 65.1 +2 123 4159 +342 Quicksand 81 37 61.8 +2 97 3606 +389 Somerset 79 37 60.6 +1 85 3685 +224 Spindletop 80 43 61.2 +1 85 3675 +284 Williamstown 77 44 61.9 +2 89 3789 +388 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 10/10/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Shedding Leaves 89 83 75 Harvested 52 30 17 Corn Harvested 92 83 64 Burley Tobacco Stripped 7 NA NA Wheat Seeded 17 22 24 CROP CONDITIONS: 10/8/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Soybeans 27 35 24 12 2 Pasture 51 29 15 4 1 Housed Tobacco 7 18 39 30 6 --- October 04, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Widely scattered showers brought varying amounts of precipitation to the State. Rainfall provided only very limited relief to the drought conditions. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.1 out of a possible six days. Harvesting soybeans, sowing cover crops, and tending to livestock were among the main farm activities reported. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, October 1 was rated 68 percent very short, 27 percent short, and 5 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 78 percent very short, 21 percent short, and 1 percent adequate. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, October 3, burley tobacco was 96 percent cut compared to 94 percent last year, and 92 percent on average. Dark tobacco was 98 percent cut, ahead of both the 94 percent for the previous year and the 93 percent for the average. Cured tobacco was reported as being light in color with little to no houseburn. As of Friday, October 1 five percent of the crop was stripped, 29 percent was ready to strip, and 66 percent was not fully cured. Condition of housed tobacco was reported as 6 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 32 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. CORN: As of October 3, 88 percent of the corn crop was harvested. This compares to 68 percent the previous year, and 47 percent for the five-year average. SOYBEANS: The condition of the soybean crop last week was rated 23 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 15 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. As of Sunday, October 3, 82 percent of the soybean crop was shedding leaves compared to 68 percent last year, and 55 percent on average. Forty- four percent of the soybean crop was harvested. This compares to 20 percent last year, and the five year average of 9 percent. Eighty percent of the soybean crop was reported to be sufficiently mature to be safe from frost damage. OTHER CROPS: Wheat seeding, as of October 3, was just getting underway with 14 percent complete. This compares to 17 percent the previous year and the five year average of 14 percent. Many producers are reluctant to seed due to concerns about the amount of moisture in the ground being sufficient to germinate the crop. Pasture conditions continued to suffer due to the lack of significant rainfall. Pastures as of October 3 were rated 54 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 15 percent fair, and 2 percent good. Hay continues to be fed to livestock due to poor pasture conditions. Water for livestock was less of a problem due to the rainfall received last week. Many producers are concerned about hay supplies lasting until spring. Livestock sales continue at elevated levels due to short supplies of long term feed. Kentucky Weather Summary, September 27 - OCTOBER 3, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL: The last days of September and first days of October was the end of a three month period, July thru September, that was the driest this century for the Bluegrass state. Temperatures for the past week averaged 65 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 82 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL statewide. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 51 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Rainfall this past week totaled 0.55 inches statewide which was 0.20 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.25 inches, Central 0.42 inches, Bluegrass 0.73 inches and East 0.78 inches, which was -0.51, -0.34, +0.02 and +0.04 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Hardinsburg to a high of 1.83 inches at Cumberland Gap. RANK YEAR JUL thru SEPT RAINFALL 1 1999 5.74 2 1983 5.93 3 1930 6.06 4 1953 6.50 5 1919 7.17 =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.76 14.64 1.23 -9.75 -1.69 Berea 0.60 17.32 2.59 -8.38 -1.01 Bowling Gree 0.71 13.57 2.29 -12.12 -1.10 Bristol 0.58 17.51 0.89 -4.23 -2.08 Buckhorn Lak 0.95 15.48 1.31 -8.95 -2.01 Cape Girarde 0.24 13.73 0.46 -10.25 -2.81 Campbellsvil 0.65 16.10 1.57 -12.87 -2.60 Covington 0.84 14.15 0.86 -8.47 -1.82 Cumberland G 1.83 17.17 1.92 -8.98 -0.97 Dix Dam 0.69 15.01 1.62 -10.04 -1.50 Evansville 0.21 17.48 0.39 -5.18 -2.36 Glasgow 0.41 13.95 1.68 -13.78 -1.85 Grayson 0.20 17.56 0.25 -5.82 -2.33 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.48 0.12 -8.99 -3.22 Henderson 0.16 17.60 0.43 -5.99 -2.72 Huntington 0.51 14.22 0.90 -9.30 -1.72 Jackson 0.85 18.97 1.14 -6.49 -2.07 Lexington 0.86 13.35 1.28 -11.04 -1.64 London 0.27 15.90 1.10 -7.72 -2.07 Louisville 0.30 18.03 0.53 -5.75 -2.37 Mayfield 0.06 17.50 0.26 -8.57 -3.40 Nashville 0.57 18.88 1.97 -5.03 -1.13 Nolin Lake 0.36 16.64 1.43 -10.62 -2.39 Paducah 0.32 20.25 0.58 -5.26 -2.79 Princeton 0.50 20.35 1.03 -5.19 -2.04 Quicksand 0.81 19.92 1.08 -5.54 -2.13 Somerset 0.81 22.47 1.84 -4.32 -1.81 Spindletop 0.76 10.45 1.03 -13.94 -1.89 Williamstown 0.65 11.47 0.79 -12.60 -2.16 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 88 37 66.0 +3 120 3683 +231 Berea 85 43 64.8 +2 111 3640 +62 Bowling Gree 90 40 64.8 +1 113 3932 +324 Bristol 82 38 63.6 +1 110 3488 +158 Buckhorn Lak 87 38 64.1 +2 114 3572 +425 Cape Girarde 92 33 64.4 -1 119 3733 -29 Campbellsvil 87 40 65.8 +2 120 3770 +225 Covington 89 40 63.9 +2 103 3436 +168 Cumberland G 85 40 64.6 +2 114 3629 +329 Dix Dam 87 43 65.4 +3 112 3602 +108 Evansville 92 41 64.2 -1 110 3638 +32 Glasgow 90 40 66.6 +3 121 3961 +446 Grayson 88 42 65.4 +3 116 3629 +515 Hardinsburg 93 41 65.9 +2 114 3715 +77 Henderson 91 39 66.7 +1 123 3795 +156 Huntington 86 41 64.2 +2 109 3571 +273 Jackson 86 42 65.1 +3 110 3613 +466 Lexington 88 43 65.4 +3 111 3630 +302 London 86 39 63.6 +1 106 3579 +309 Louisville 89 44 66.2 +3 115 3774 +137 Mayfield 88 41 64.8 -1 112 3828 +126 Nashville 89 43 66.4 +3 118 4116 +230 Nolin Lake 91 41 65.7 +2 116 3840 +479 Paducah 92 39 65.8 +0 120 3873 +142 Princeton 96 39 69.4 +4 137 4034 +301 Quicksand 87 37 63.9 +2 113 3509 +362 Somerset 84 39 64.5 +2 114 3600 +209 Spindletop 88 43 66.0 +4 114 3590 +262 Williamstown 89 42 66.5 +4 118 3700 +369 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 10/3/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Shedding Leaves 82 68 55 Harvested 44 20 9 Corn Mature 100 97 89 Harvested 88 68 47 Burley Tobacco Cut 96 94 92 Dark Tobacco Cut 98 94 93 CROP CONDITIONS: 10/1/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Soybeans 23 35 25 15 2 Pasture 54 29 15 2 0 Housed Tobacco 6 18 40 32 4 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- September 27, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Small amounts of rainfall were reported throughout many parts of the State; however, it was not enough to relieve drought stress. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.6 out of a possible six days. Harvesting corn and soybeans and tending to livestock were among the main farm activities reported. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, September 24 was rated 83 percent very short, 16 percent short, and 1 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 88 percent very short and 12 percent short. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, September 26, burley tobacco was 95 percent cut compared to 90 percent last year, and 84 percent on average. Dark tobacco was 95 percent cut, ahead of both the 89 percent for the previous year and the 88 percent for the average. Farmers continue to be concerned about tobacco drying too fast for curing. Cured tobacco was reported as being light in color. The condition of housed tobacco was reported as 6 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. CORN: As of September 26, all corn had reached maturity. This compares with 91 percent last year and the five-year average of 80 percent. Condition of the corn crop was rated 10 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Eighty-seven percent of the corn crop was harvested as of Sunday, September 26. This compares to 59 percent the previous year, and 36 percent for the five-year average. Corn yields were reported as fair to good with quality rated below average. SOYBEANS: The condition of the soybean crop last week was rated 25 percent very poor, 36 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 11 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. As of Sunday, September 26, 77 percent of the soybean crop was shedding leaves compared to 57 percent last year, and 40 percent on average. Twenty- four percent of the soybean crop was harvested. This compares to 9 percent last year, and the five year average of 4 percent. Reports of soybeans not being harvested or cut for hay remained widespread. Late planted soybeans are expected to produce minimal yields. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions continued to suffer due to the lack of significant rainfall. Pastures as of September 26 were rated 60 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 9 percent fair, and 2 percent good. Hay continues to be fed to livestock due to poor pasture conditions. Securing water for livestock remained a major problem in some areas. Many producers are concerned about hay supplies lasting until spring. Livestock sales continue at elevated levels due to short supplies of feed and water. Kentucky Weather Summary, September 20 - 26, 1999 BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL: Cool Temperatures dominated the first half of the workweek then moderated to very warm summer-like conditions on the weekend. Some Northern and Western locations recorded RECORD lows on Tuesday (Covington 36, Paducah 38 degrees). One rainfall event on Monday/Tuesday (Sept 20/21) provided one-inch and greater rainfall amounts in some Central, South Central and Eastern locations. Otherwise rainfall was very limited Statewide. Temperatures for last week averaged 65 degrees across the State which was 1 degree BELOW NORMAL and 1 degree cooler than the previous week. Yet daily high temperatures averaged ABOVE NORMAL and lows averaged BELOW NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 81 in the West to 77 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 48 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.45 inches Statewide which was 0.36 inches BELOW NORMAL and the largest statewide rain total in three weeks. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.20 inches, Central 0.70 inches, Bluegrass 0.54 inches and East 0.35 inches, which was -0.62, -0.14, -0.23 and -0.43 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Grayson to a high of 1.91 inches at Berea. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.40 13.88 0.47 -9.83 -2.56 Berea 1.91 16.72 1.99 -8.18 -1.73 Bowling Gree 1.39 12.86 1.58 -12.04 -1.87 Bristol 0.00 16.93 0.59 -4.13 -2.44 Buckhorn Lak 0.32 14.53 0.36 -9.14 -3.05 Cape Girarde 0.21 13.49 0.22 -9.72 -3.10 Campbellsvil 0.85 15.45 0.92 -12.60 -3.40 Covington 0.01 13.31 0.02 -8.65 -2.69 Cumberland G 0.08 15.34 0.09 -10.08 -2.86 Dix Dam 0.88 14.32 0.93 -10.00 -2.28 Evansville 0.09 17.27 0.18 -4.71 -2.59 Glasgow 1.18 13.54 1.27 -13.38 -2.36 Grayson 0.00 17.36 0.05 -5.36 -2.58 Hardinsburg 0.12 16.48 0.12 -8.20 -3.29 Henderson 0.18 17.44 0.27 -5.42 -2.93 Huntington 0.35 13.71 0.42 -9.15 -2.26 Jackson 0.25 18.12 0.29 -6.59 -3.02 Lexington 0.20 12.49 0.42 -11.22 -2.61 London 0.82 15.63 0.83 -7.26 -2.40 Louisville 0.18 17.73 0.23 -5.37 -2.74 Mayfield 0.16 17.44 0.20 -7.75 -3.49 Nashville 1.19 18.31 1.40 -4.90 -1.78 Nolin Lake 0.96 16.28 1.07 -10.11 -2.83 Paducah 0.19 19.93 0.26 -4.80 -3.15 Princeton 0.36 19.85 0.53 -4.95 -2.61 Quicksand 0.22 19.11 0.27 -5.60 -3.04 Somerset 0.76 21.66 1.03 -4.28 -2.69 Spindletop 0.15 9.69 0.27 -14.02 -2.76 Williamstown 0.09 10.82 0.14 -12.53 -2.87 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 88 40 66.0 +0 119 3563 +213 Berea 83 41 64.9 +0 111 3529 +60 Bowling Gree 86 42 65.0 -1 111 3819 +320 Bristol 85 35 61.7 -3 100 3378 +150 Buckhorn Lak 85 35 61.4 -3 100 3458 +409 Cape Girarde 88 36 63.1 -4 110 3614 -39 Campbellsvil 87 41 64.9 -1 111 3650 +211 Covington 87 36 63.6 -1 106 3333 +160 Cumberland G 86 39 61.9 -3 102 3515 +317 Dix Dam 85 41 65.4 +1 115 3490 +105 Evansville 88 37 63.9 -4 107 3528 +28 Glasgow 88 40 66.4 +1 119 3840 +431 Grayson 86 36 64.4 -0 109 3513 +494 Hardinsburg 88 40 66.0 +0 115 3601 +76 Henderson 88 39 65.7 -2 117 3672 +142 Huntington 85 41 62.1 -2 91 3462 +259 Jackson 84 40 64.1 -0 106 3503 +454 Lexington 86 41 64.9 +0 111 3519 +290 London 84 37 61.8 -3 96 3473 +301 Louisville 89 42 66.8 +1 120 3659 +128 Mayfield 86 42 65.4 -2 113 3716 +130 Nashville 86 44 66.0 +0 114 3998 +232 Nolin Lake 87 43 65.6 +0 113 3724 +465 Paducah 88 38 65.2 -2 115 3753 +131 Princeton 89 40 69.2 +2 135 3897 +280 Quicksand 85 35 61.2 -3 101 3396 +347 Somerset 85 38 62.2 -2 98 3486 +197 Spindletop 87 41 65.6 +1 115 3476 +247 Williamstown 90 41 67.2 +3 124 3582 +353 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 9/26/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Shedding Leaves 77 57 40 Harvested 24 9 4 Corn Mature 100 91 80 Harvested 87 59 36 Burley Tobacco Cut 95 90 84 Dark Tobacco Cut 95 89 88 CROP CONDITIONS: 9/24/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Soybeans 25 36 27 11 1 Pasture 60 29 9 2 0 Housed Tobacco 6 19 37 33 5 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- September 20, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: The drought continued throughout the State with only slight traces of rainfall reported. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.9 out of a possible six days. Harvesting corn and tending to livestock were among the main farm activities reported. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, September 17 was rated 85 percent very short, 13 percent short, and 2 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 84 percent very short, 14 percent short, and 2 percent adequate. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, September 19, burley tobacco was 87 percent cut, compared to 84 percent last year, and 75 percent on average. Dark tobacco was 86 percent cut as of Sunday, September 19, the same as the previous year and ahead of the 82 percent for the average. Farmers continue to be concerned about tobacco curing too fast. Tobacco showing houseburn was reported as 83 percent with none,11 percent light, 5 percent moderate, and only 1 percent with heavy houseburn. CORN: As of September 19, 97 percent of the corn crop was mature. This compares with 80 percent last year and the five-year average of 70 percent. Condition of the corn crop was rated 10 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Sixty-three percent of the corn crop was harvested as of Sunday September 19. This compares to 52 percent the previous year, and 28 percent for the five-year average. Some producers reported low test weights on harvested corn. Average moisture levels of harvested corn was reported at 13.5 percent. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop continues to suffer due to dry conditions statewide. The condition of the crop last week was rated 27 percent very poor, 31 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 15 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Seventy-four percent of the soybean crop was shedding leaves compared to 37 percent last year, and 27 percent on average. Reports of soybeans not being harvested and cut for hay became more widespread. Late planted soybeans are expected to produce minimal yields. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions continued to suffer due to the lack of significant rainfall. Pastures as of September 17 were rated 57 percent very poor, 28 percent poor, 12 percent fair, and 3 percent good. Hay continues to be fed to livestock due to poor pasture conditions. The hay crop was rated 55 percent very poor, 25 percent poor, 15 percent fair, and 5 percent good. Livestock producers continue to sell off cattle due to the drought conditions. Securing water for livestock was becoming a major problem in some areas. Kentucky Weather Summary, September 13 - 19, 1999 Cooler temperatures and Dry conditions continued last week with the Palmer Drought Index adding Central KY to the Bluegrass area in Extreme Drought...West and East KY climate zones in Severe Drought. One light rainfall event provided rainfall amounts of one-tenth of an inch or less across the State with a few localized amounts of two-tenths of an inch. To put the current drought in prespective...since July 1st, at least three locations in the State are the driest this century (source: NWS). RANK LOUISVILLE LEXINGTON BOWLING GREEN TOTAL YEAR TOTAL YEAR TOTAL YEAR DRIEST 1.53 1999 3.48 1999 2.42 1999 SECOND 3.80 1930 4.92 1903 3.94 1998 THIRD 3.92 1940 4.94 1930 4.58 1997 FOURTH 4.51 1983 5.00 1983 5.33 1897 FIFTH 4.77 1943 5.15 1988 5.77 1969 Statewide temperatures for the past week averaged 66 degrees across the State which was 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL and 7 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 82 in the West to 79 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 48 degrees in the West to 51 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees BELOW NORMAL normal in the West to 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.08 inches statewide which was 0.73 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.08 inches, Central 0.09 inches, Bluegrass 0.09 inches and East 0.06 inches, which was 0.74, 0.76, 0.68 and 0.72 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Hardinsburg to a high of 0.27 inches at Somerset. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.07 13.48 0.10 -9.49 -3.07 Berea 0.08 14.81 0.90 -9.15 -2.79 Bowling Gree 0.19 11.47 0.19 -12.57 -3.19 Bristol 0.00 16.93 0.85 -3.36 -2.13 Buckhorn Lak 0.04 14.21 1.29 -8.61 -2.09 Cape Girarde 0.00 13.28 0.01 -9.10 -3.26 Campbellsvil 0.07 14.60 0.24 -12.37 -4.03 Covington 0.01 13.30 0.82 -7.98 -1.98 Cumberland G 0.01 15.26 1.62 -9.44 -1.59 Dix Dam 0.05 13.44 0.46 -10.09 -2.83 Evansville 0.09 17.18 0.09 -4.11 -2.69 Glasgow 0.09 12.36 0.11 -13.65 -3.52 Grayson 0.05 17.36 3.65 -4.72 +0.82 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.36 0.01 -7.47 -3.40 Henderson 0.09 17.26 0.09 -4.79 -3.02 Huntington 0.03 13.36 3.88 -8.84 +0.96 Jackson 0.04 17.87 4.17 -6.02 +0.78 Lexington 0.22 12.29 0.91 -10.68 -2.26 London 0.01 14.81 0.48 -7.26 -2.68 Louisville 0.05 17.55 0.05 -4.81 -2.98 Mayfield 0.04 17.28 0.04 -6.98 -3.59 Nashville 0.17 17.12 1.24 -5.29 -1.92 Nolin Lake 0.11 15.32 0.38 -10.08 -3.38 Paducah 0.07 19.74 0.07 -4.13 -3.24 Princeton 0.17 19.49 0.17 -4.53 -3.10 Quicksand 0.05 18.89 4.13 -5.00 +0.74 Somerset 0.27 20.90 0.71 -4.10 -2.96 Spindletop 0.12 9.54 0.67 -13.43 -2.50 Williamstown 0.05 10.73 0.81 -11.88 -2.29 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 87 43 65.1 -2 112 3444 +220 Berea 89 44 66.4 -0 119 3418 +82 Bowling Gree 89 45 66.6 -1 120 3708 +342 Bristol 86 42 66.1 -0 118 3278 +176 Buckhorn Lak 83 41 63.4 -3 105 3358 +428 Cape Girarde 88 41 62.8 -7 108 3504 -16 Campbellsvil 87 43 65.7 -2 118 3539 +233 Covington 85 43 63.4 -3 102 3227 +173 Cumberland G 88 42 66.6 -0 123 3413 +341 Dix Dam 85 45 65.1 -1 111 3375 +123 Evansville 87 43 63.2 -6 103 3421 +54 Glasgow 90 44 67.9 +0 127 3721 +445 Grayson 86 43 65.2 -1 112 3404 +504 Hardinsburg 89 46 66.7 -1 122 3486 +101 Henderson 89 44 65.6 -4 117 3555 +158 Huntington 87 44 65.4 -1 113 3371 +287 Jackson 82 50 66.1 -0 112 3397 +467 Lexington 84 46 65.1 -2 108 3408 +305 London 81 42 65.4 -1 114 3377 +324 Louisville 88 47 66.2 -1 114 3539 +141 Mayfield 86 43 66.3 -3 119 3603 +157 Nashville 88 47 68.9 +1 131 3884 +265 Nolin Lake 89 45 66.7 -1 120 3611 +478 Paducah 90 44 66.0 -4 119 3638 +149 Princeton 93 46 68.4 -1 128 3762 +285 Quicksand 90 41 63.8 -3 108 3295 +365 Somerset 85 41 66.0 -1 118 3388 +225 Spindletop 84 48 64.7 -2 102 3361 +258 Williamstown 90 46 66.8 +0 118 3458 +355 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 9/19/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Shedding Leaves 74 37 27 Corn Dent Stage 100 98 97 Mature 97 80 70 Harvested 63 52 28 Burley Tobacco Cut 87 84 75 Dark Tobacco Cut 86 86 82 CROP CONDITIONS: 9/17/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 10 15 29 38 8 Soybeans 27 31 24 15 3 Pasture 57 28 12 3 0 Hay Crops 55 25 15 5 0 Tobacco in Field 26 39 27 7 1 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- September 13, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Drought conditions continued to deepen Statewide with little to no rainfall reported this week. Days suitable for fieldwork average 6.0 out of a possible six days. Cutting and housing tobacco, harvesting corn, and fall seeding were among the farm activities reported this week. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, September 10 was rated 84 percent very short, 14 percent short, 2 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 85 percent very short, 14 percent short, and 1 percent adequate. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, September 12, burley tobacco was 84 percent cut, compared to 76 percent last year, and 65 percent on average. Dark tobacco was 79 percent cut as of Sunday, September 12, compared to 74 the previous year and 73 percent for the average. Farmers are reporting concern about tobacco curing too fast as well as the color of the leaf due to the excessively dry conditions. Some tobacco was reported to be ready for stripping. An average burley tobacco yield of 1,750 pounds per acre was forecast as of September 1, 185 pounds below last year's yield. CORN: As of September 12, 83 percent of the corn was mature. This compares with 66 percent last year and the five-year average of 56 percent. Condition of the corn crop was rated 8 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Fifty-four percent of the corn crop was harvested as of Sunday, September 12. This compares to 24 percent the previous year, and 13 percent for the five-year average. The September 1 yield was forecast at an average yield of 98 bushels per acre. Production was down 10 percent from 1998. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop continues to suffer due to dry conditions statewide. The condition of the crop last week was rated 29 percent very poor, 33 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 8 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Seventy-one percent of the soybean crop is turning yellow compared to 37 percent last year, and 30 percent on average. Reports of soybeans being cut for hay were widespread. Late planted soybeans are expected to produce minimal yields. Soybean yield as of September 1 was set at 21 bushels per acre, 9 bushels below last year. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions continued to decline this week due to the high temperature and lack of rainfall. Pastures as of September 10 were rated 57 percent very poor, 31 percent poor, 9 percent fair, and 3 percent good. Widespread reporting of hay being fed to livestock due to poor pasture conditions was commonplace. The hay crop was rated 53 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 14 percent fair, and 4 percent good. Livestock producers continue to sell off cattle due to the drought conditions. Securing water for livestock was reported as a major farming activity this week. Kentucky Weather Summary, September 6 - 12, 1999 EXTREMELY DRY AND HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUED IN THE COMMONWEALTH: The extremely dry conditions that placed the Bluegrass area in Extreme drought and the remainder of the State in Severe drought continued last week. Extreme high temperatures were in the upper 90's to near 100 degrees last week and no measurable rainfall was reported across the entire Commonwealth. Mid-week's cooler temperatures and an entire week of lower humidity eased heat-stress levels for livestock and people. Morning low temperatures were slightly cooler than normal which was also similar to the previous week. Temperatures for the past week averaged 73 degrees across the State which was 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 2 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 90 in the West to 87 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the State. Low temperatures averaged from 58 degrees in the West to 56 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Statewide rainfall for last week totaled 0.00 inches which was 0.80 inches BELOW NORMAL and the second week straight that all weather stations in Kentucky reported no measurable rainfall. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches, which was 0.81, 0.85, 0.77 and 0.78 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 13.41 0.15 -8.81 -3.16 Berea 0.00 14.73 1.64 -8.30 -2.02 Bowling Gree 0.00 11.28 0.00 -11.89 -3.30 Bristol 0.31 16.93 1.48 -2.60 -1.46 Buckhorn Lak 0.00 14.17 2.35 -7.79 -1.00 Cape Girarde 0.01 13.28 0.01 -8.27 -3.22 Campbellsvil 0.00 14.53 0.88 -11.36 -3.33 Covington 0.00 13.29 1.10 -7.32 -1.78 Cumberland G 0.00 15.25 2.47 -8.73 -1.00 Dix Dam 0.00 13.39 0.75 -9.34 -2.63 Evansville 0.00 17.09 0.02 -3.51 -2.77 Glasgow 0.00 12.27 0.04 -12.84 -3.60 Grayson 0.00 17.31 4.07 -4.13 +1.03 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.36 0.01 -6.62 -3.40 Henderson 0.00 17.17 0.00 -4.07 -3.02 Huntington 0.01 13.33 4.32 -8.22 +1.17 Jackson 0.00 17.83 4.14 -5.24 +0.66 Lexington 0.00 12.07 0.72 -10.15 -2.59 London 0.00 14.80 2.49 -6.46 -0.61 Louisville 0.00 17.50 0.08 -4.12 -3.01 Mayfield 0.00 17.24 0.00 -6.10 -3.56 Nashville 0.04 16.95 1.07 -4.66 -2.08 Nolin Lake 0.00 15.21 0.28 -9.21 -3.34 Paducah 0.00 19.67 0.00 -3.34 -3.20 Princeton 0.00 19.32 0.10 -3.92 -3.30 Quicksand 0.00 18.84 4.08 -4.23 +0.60 Somerset 0.00 20.63 2.30 -3.44 -1.32 Spindletop 0.00 9.42 0.60 -12.80 -2.71 Williamstown 0.00 10.68 1.06 -11.19 -2.14 =============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 95 48 73.9 +5 151 3332 +234 Berea 93 49 73.5 +5 149 3299 +96 Bowling Gree 97 50 75.8 +6 157 3588 +355 Bristol 90 44 70.9 +2 143 3160 +184 Buckhorn Lak 97 49 74.0 +5 153 3253 +442 Cape Girarde 92 47 71.6 +0 142 3396 +9 Campbellsvil 94 48 73.9 +4 151 3421 +248 Covington 93 46 70.6 +2 137 3125 +190 Cumberland G 94 44 72.4 +4 145 3290 +344 Dix Dam 97 53 75.1 +7 154 3264 +145 Evansville 94 47 71.9 +1 145 3318 +84 Glasgow 98 48 75.4 +6 156 3594 +451 Grayson 94 48 71.5 +3 141 3292 +511 Hardinsburg 98 52 74.2 +5 153 3364 +119 Henderson 95 49 72.3 +1 145 3438 +174 Huntington 88 47 69.4 +1 138 3258 +293 Jackson 91 53 73.1 +5 155 3285 +474 Lexington 93 50 73.5 +5 151 3300 +323 London 94 46 71.9 +3 145 3263 +329 Louisville 96 52 75.1 +6 157 3425 +160 Mayfield 95 50 75.3 +4 157 3484 +178 Nashville 97 53 77.3 +8 172 3753 +281 Nolin Lake 97 52 75.4 +6 157 3491 +484 Paducah 94 48 74.5 +3 160 3519 +163 Princeton 100 50 76.4 +5 156 3634 +297 Quicksand 90 42 69.8 +1 136 3187 +376 Somerset 92 45 71.0 +2 144 3270 +233 Spindletop 93 51 73.1 +5 148 3259 +282 Williamstown 95 50 74.8 +6 155 3340 +363 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 9/12/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Turning Yellow 71 37 30 Shedding Leaves 42 17 13 Corn Dent Stage 100 94 93 Mature 83 66 56 Harvested 54 24 13 Burley Tobacco Cut 84 76 65 Dark Tobacco Cut 79 74 73 CROP CONDITIONS: 9/10/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 8 15 36 35 6 Soybeans 29 33 29 8 1 Pasture 57 31 9 3 0 Hay Crops 53 29 14 4 0 Tobacco in Field 28 29 32 10 1 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- September 06, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Drought conditions continue to have farmers concerned as little to no rainfall was reported in the State this week. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.9 out of a possible six days. Farming activities reported this week were tobacco cutting, corn harvesting, and some late hay baling. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, September 3 was rated 68 percent very short, 26 percent short, and 6 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 71 percent very short, 25 percent short, and 4 percent adequate. TOBACCO: Tobacco cutting continued at a fast pace with the warm, dry conditions pushing crop maturity. Tobacco is showing signs of suffering from the drought with some reports of field burn. Farmers expressed concern about the harvested tobacco drying too fast and not curing. Condition of the tobacco crop in the field was reported as 18 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 16 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. As of Sunday, September 5, burley tobacco cut was 69 percent, compared to 60 percent last year, and 50 percent on average. Dark tobacco was 74 percent cut, as of Sunday, September 5, compared with 59 percent last year and 61 percent for the average. Tobacco showing some houseburn was reported by 18 percent of the reporters. CORN: As of September 5, corn was 99 percent dented, compared to 87 percent a year earlier and the 86 percent average. About 36 percent of the corn acreage has been harvested, compared to 2 percent last year, and the five-year average of 1 percent. Statewide corn yields are highly variable ranging from 50- 170 bushels per acre. Condition of the corn crop was rated 5 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Reports were received of corn being chopped instead of harvested for grain due to dry conditions, lack of cattle forage, and expected low prices. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop, which is in the critical pod filling stage, continued to suffer due to the dry conditions statewide. Early planted beans will have lower yields while late planted fields will produce limited beans. Reports of late soybeans being cut for hay are widespread. As of September 5, 43 percent of the beans were turning yellow compared to 20 percent last year and 18 percent on average. The soybean crop was rated 25 percent very poor, 28 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 16 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions further declined this past week due to the lack of rain. Pastures as of September 3 were rated 47 percent very poor, 36 percent poor, 13 percent fair, and 4 percent good. Hay supplies continue to be fed to cattle to supplement the inadequate pastures. The hay crop was rated 46 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 5 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Continuing dry conditions will significantly limit the fall hay harvest, although a few reports of late hay cutting were received. Cattle producers continue to reduce the size of their herds as both livestock feed and water are in short supply in many areas. Kentucky Weather Summary, August 30 - September 5, 1999 HOT and Dry Conditions Continued Across the Bluegrass State: Cooler temperatures started out the workweek, but by Tuesday temperatures in the 90's returned to the state with many locations reporting high temperatures of 100 degrees or greater during the latter half of the workweek and weekend. Morning low temperatures were cooler than normal. The real story for last week was the total lack of rain and the continued deepening of the drought across the entire State. No Kentucky weather stations reported any rainfall last week. Temperatures for this past week averaged 75 degrees across the State which was 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and the same temperature for the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 94 in the West to 87 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 60 degrees in the West to 56 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL normal in the West to 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Statewide rainfall for the period totaled 0.00 inches statewide which was 0.81 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches, which was 0.81, 0.85, 0.80 and 0.80 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown to a high of 0.00 inches at Williamstown. ============================================== | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |=================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 13.41 0.15 -8.06 -3.30 Berea 0.00 14.73 1.72 -7.37 -1.91 Bowling Gree 0.00 11.28 0.02 -11.02 -3.20 Bristol 0.28 16.62 1.17 -2.15 -1.73 Buckhorn Lak 0.00 14.17 2.97 -6.94 -0.35 Cape Girarde 0.00 13.27 0.02 -7.44 -3.16 Campbellsvil 0.00 14.53 0.89 -10.27 -3.27 Covington 0.00 13.29 1.15 -6.65 -1.82 Cumberland G 0.00 15.25 2.55 -8.01 -1.18 Dix Dam 0.00 13.00 0.78 -9.06 -2.68 Evansville 0.00 17.09 0.03 -2.82 -2.77 Glasgow 0.00 12.27 0.05 -11.93 -3.59 Grayson 0.00 17.31 4.18 -3.49 +0.94 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.36 0.01 -5.77 -3.40 Henderson 0.00 17.17 0.00 -3.27 -2.93 Huntington 0.03 13.32 4.95 -7.58 +1.56 Jackson 0.00 17.83 5.31 -4.42 +1.75 Lexington 0.00 12.07 0.72 -9.40 -2.73 London 0.00 14.80 2.52 -5.65 -0.52 Louisville 0.00 17.50 0.08 -3.39 -3.07 Mayfield 0.00 17.24 0.12 -5.17 -3.38 Nashville 0.00 16.91 3.02 -3.91 -0.12 Nolin Lake 0.00 15.21 0.29 -8.22 -3.20 Paducah 0.00 19.67 0.00 -2.48 -3.09 Princeton 0.00 19.32 0.72 -3.14 -2.81 Quicksand 0.00 18.84 4.93 -3.41 +1.37 Somerset 0.00 20.63 2.32 -2.51 -1.26 Spindletop 0.00 9.42 0.60 -12.05 -2.85 Williamstown 0.00 10.68 1.06 -10.44 -2.24 ============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 96 50 74.5 +3 149 3181 +209 Berea 95 52 73.4 +3 145 3150 +80 Bowling Gree 100 56 78.1 +7 162 3431 +331 Bristol 94 47 69.8 -0 127 3017 +167 Buckhorn Lak 98 55 73.9 +4 153 3100 +408 Cape Girarde 98 50 75.9 +3 152 3254 +0 Campbellsvil 96 51 74.1 +3 146 3270 +230 Covington 95 52 72.5 +2 146 2988 +172 Cumberland G 95 51 71.4 +1 134 3145 +325 Dix Dam 100 53 75.0 +5 152 3128 +120 Evansville 97 53 75.7 +3 152 3173 +72 Glasgow 101 54 77.9 +7 158 3438 +428 Grayson 93 50 72.1 +2 144 3151 +489 Hardinsburg 98 54 76.6 +6 157 3211 +106 Henderson 98 50 76.1 +3 152 3293 +162 Huntington 89 50 69.6 -1 132 3120 +274 Jackson 89 55 71.0 +1 142 3130 +438 Lexington 95 54 73.9 +4 149 3149 +298 London 93 51 71.4 +1 136 3118 +303 Louisville 98 54 76.6 +6 160 3268 +136 Mayfield 99 55 77.3 +4 159 3327 +161 Nashville 99 57 78.4 +7 172 3581 +256 Nolin Lake 102 55 76.6 +6 158 3334 +453 Paducah 100 51 77.7 +5 162 3359 +136 Princeton 102 52 79.4 +6 164 3478 +281 Quicksand 90 47 69.6 -1 133 3051 +359 Somerset 94 51 71.6 +1 138 3126 +215 Spindletop 94 53 73.0 +3 144 3111 +260 Williamstown 95 53 74.6 +4 154 3185 +334 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 9/5/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Setting Pods 87 86 87 Turning Yellow 43 20 18 Shedding Leaves 22 9 7 Corn Dent Stage 99 87 86 Mature 79 50 37 Harvested 36 2 1 Burley Tobacco Cut 69 60 50 Dark Tobacco Cut 74 59 61 CROP CONDITIONS: 9/3/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 5 17 32 38 8 Soybeans 25 28 30 16 1 Pasture 47 36 13 4 0 Hay Crops 46 35 13 5 1 Tobacco in Field 18 32 32 16 2 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- August 30, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: The lack of rain and the resulting drought was the main concern across much of Kentucky. Rainfall during mid-week did bring some relief to eastern areas of the State. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.6 out of a possible six days. Main farming activities continued to be corn harvesting and tobacco cutting and housing. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, August 27 was rated 56 percent very short, 32 percent short, 11 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 65 percent very short, 31 percent short, and 4 percent adequate. CORN: As of August 29 corn was 87 percent dented, compared to 80 percent a year earlier and the 76 percent average. About 18 percent of the corn acreage has been harvested, mostly in the western part of the State. Fair to good yields are being reported. Condition of the corn crop was rated 7 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 30 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Reports were received of corn being chopped instead of harvested for grain due to dry conditions, lack of cattle forage, and expected low prices. SOYBEANS: Dry conditions throughout the State continue to impact the soybean crop with double crop soybeans being severely stressed. Without moisture, the double crop soybeans will produce very few beans. Several reports were received of soybeans being cut for hay. As of August 29, 27 percent of the beans were turning yellow compared to 10 percent for both last year and average. The soybean crop was rated 21 percent very poor, 33 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 12 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. TOBACCO: The tobacco harvest continued uninterrupted except for some eastern areas receiving heavy rain. As of August 29, burley tobacco cut was 55 percent, compared to 40 percent last year, and the 32 percent average. Dark tobacco cutting was 67 percent complete compared to 52 percent last year and 48 percent on average. Crop condition was reported as 17 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 18 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Reports of tobacco plants with small leaves and low weights were received. Tobacco was drying too fast in the barns in most areas. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions further deteriorated due to lack of rain. Dormant pasture conditions were commonly reported. Pastures as of August 27 were rated 37 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 23 percent fair, and 5 percent good. Hay supplies are being fed to cattle to supplement the inadequate pastures. The hay crop was rated 32 percent very poor, 36 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 8 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Continuing dry conditions will significantly limit the fall hay harvest. Cattle producers continue to reduce the size of their herds as both livestock feed and water are in short supply in many areas. Kentucky Weather Summary, August 23 - 29, 1999 Slightly Cooler Temperatures near Mid-week, along with heavy rain East...otherwise...Hot and Dry: Heavy rainfall occurred in Eastern sections of the State on Tuesday/ Wednesday (Aug. 24/25) with 3 to 5 inches indicated by doppler radar, especially in Breathitt Co...extending from Magoffin Co. and into Johnson County. Weather stations near those counties reported 3 and 4 inches rainfall event totals. Statewide temperatures for last week averaged 75 degrees across the State which was 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 1 degree cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 90 in the West to 85 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 63 degrees in the West to 63 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature were NEAR NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Princeton reported the hottest high temperature of 99 degrees and Quicksand reported a low of 51 degrees. Statewide rainfall for last week totaled 0.79 inches statewide which was 0.05 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.00 inches, Central 0.06 inches, Bluegrass 0.67 inches and East 2.42 inches, which was -0.79, -0.79, -0.19 and +1.55 inches respectively from normal. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bowling Green to a high of 4.13 inches at Jackson. Most West and Central locations report no rainfall last week. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.03 13.41 1.04 -7.28 -2.51 Berea 0.82 14.73 1.92 -6.44 -1.68 Bowling Gree 0.00 11.28 0.99 -10.17 -2.18 Bristol 0.26 16.34 1.31 -1.69 -1.55 Buckhorn Lak 1.25 14.17 3.17 -6.09 -0.13 Cape Girarde 0.00 13.27 0.66 -6.62 -2.49 Campbellsvil 0.17 14.53 1.32 -9.21 -2.81 Covington 0.81 13.29 2.49 -5.95 -0.54 Cumberland G 1.61 15.25 2.68 -7.22 -1.23 Dix Dam 0.41 13.00 1.00 -8.24 -2.52 Evansville 0.00 17.09 0.63 -2.12 -2.18 Glasgow 0.02 12.27 1.05 -11.02 -2.59 Grayson 3.60 17.31 4.33 -2.79 +0.94 Hardinsburg 0.01 16.36 0.51 -4.92 -2.90 Henderson 0.00 17.17 1.33 -2.49 -1.53 Huntington 3.81 13.29 5.22 -6.89 +1.66 Jackson 4.13 17.83 5.42 -3.57 +1.80 Lexington 0.69 12.07 0.94 -8.62 -2.61 London 0.47 14.80 2.80 -4.86 -0.19 Louisville 0.00 17.50 0.86 -2.63 -2.34 Mayfield 0.00 17.24 0.12 -4.26 -3.34 Nashville 1.03 16.91 3.05 -3.12 -0.08 Nolin Lake 0.27 15.21 0.62 -7.28 -2.77 Paducah 0.00 19.67 0.54 -1.64 -2.48 Princeton 0.00 19.32 1.00 -2.33 -2.62 Quicksand 4.08 18.85 5.08 -2.55 +1.46 Somerset 0.44 20.63 2.60 -1.59 -0.94 Spindletop 0.55 9.42 0.76 -11.27 -2.79 Williamstown 0.76 10.68 1.87 -9.67 -1.50 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 94 60 75.6 +3 168 3032 +196 Berea 93 61 74.9 +3 165 3005 +78 Bowling Gree 97 62 78.5 +6 179 3269 +312 Bristol 89 60 74.0 +2 164 2890 +176 Buckhorn Lak 88 56 74.8 +3 169 2947 +382 Cape Girarde 95 57 75.4 +1 164 3102 -7 Campbellsvil 94 62 76.0 +3 173 3124 +227 Covington 90 60 73.1 +1 158 2842 +157 Cumberland G 90 55 73.4 +2 160 3011 +327 Dix Dam 92 61 75.8 +4 169 2976 +111 Evansville 95 59 75.4 +1 165 3021 +63 Glasgow 96 59 77.8 +5 172 3280 +413 Grayson 90 62 74.9 +3 167 3007 +474 Hardinsburg 93 62 75.6 +3 168 3054 +97 Henderson 94 60 75.9 +1 169 3141 +153 Huntington 89 57 73.5 +2 159 2988 +273 Jackson 89 60 73.3 +2 160 2988 +423 Lexington 92 61 76.2 +5 172 3000 +285 London 90 58 73.2 +2 158 2982 +298 Louisville 95 60 76.8 +4 172 3108 +121 Mayfield 98 62 76.6 +2 173 3168 +150 Nashville 93 64 78.6 +6 186 3409 +241 Nolin Lake 96 54 76.6 +4 171 3176 +431 Paducah 96 58 76.4 +2 166 3197 +119 Princeton 99 58 77.6 +3 167 3311 +264 Quicksand 88 51 72.9 +1 156 2920 +355 Somerset 88 59 73.6 +2 162 2988 +213 Spindletop 93 61 75.5 +4 169 2967 +252 Williamstown 91 59 75.1 +3 167 3031 +316 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 8/29/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Setting Pods 85 75 74 Turning Yellow 27 10 10 Shedding Leaves 11 4 4 Corn Dough Stage 99 94 94 Dent Stage 87 80 76 Mature 50 20 19 Harvested 18 0 0 Burley Tobacco Cut 55 40 32 Dark Tobacco Cut 67 52 48 CROP CONDITIONS: 8/27/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 7 18 40 30 5 Soybeans 21 33 32 12 2 Pasture 37 35 23 5 0 Hay Crops 32 36 23 8 1 Tobacco in Field 17 30 33 18 2 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- August 23, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Dry weather continued to diminish crop conditions across the State. Scattered showers were received in some areas, but were not nearly enough to relieve drought stress. Crops are generally a week to two weeks ahead of their normal stages of development with harvest of corn and tobacco becoming widespread much earlier than normal. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, August 20 was rated 77 percent very short, 20 percent short and 3 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 72 percent very short, 25 percent short and 3 percent adequate. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.9 out of a possible six days. CORN: Dry conditions continued the rapid dry down of the corn crop. As of Friday, August 20 the crop was rated 5 percent very poor, 20 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 34 percent good and 3 percent excellent. As of Sunday, August 22 about 95 percent of the crop had reached the dough stage or beyond, compared to 85 percent last year and the 5 year average of 84 percent. Later planted corn has been more severely stressed by the hot, dry weather than earlier planted fields which have matured. Harvest has begun in the western part of the State with fair to good yields expected. Some producers are chopping their corn for silage instead of shelling it for grain because of expected low prices and shortage of forage for cattle. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop was rated 16 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 39 percent fair and 13 percent good. Soybeans were 91 percent blooming, ahead of last year's 85 percent and 81 percent on average. Soybeans are under severe stress and most fields have little to no growth. Most soybeans are at the critical pod fill stage and need significant rainfall in the next couple of weeks for pod fill. Without rain soon many second crop soybeans will produce little to no beans. As of August 22, 74 percent of the State's acreage was reported as setting pods, compared to 60 percent a year ago and 54 percent on average. TOBACCO: The tobacco harvest is fully underway. Approximately 43 percent of the burley crop had been cut, compared to 27 percent last year and 21 percent on average. Dark tobacco cutting was 50 percent, compared to 34 percent last year and 32 percent for the five-year average. Black shank continued to be reported statewide. Spraying for hornworms and aphids continued last week. Condition of the crop declined from the previous week and as of August 20 was rated 16 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 17 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Many reports of harvested tobacco drying too fast in the barn were received. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions further deteriorate due to lack of rain. Pastures as of August 20 were rated 42 percent very poor, 34 percent poor, 18 percent fair and only 6 percent good. Hay supplies continue to be utilized to supplement the inadequate pastures. The hay crop was rated 39 percent very poor, 35 percent poor, 20 percent fair and 6 percent good. Many producers feel that the fall hay harvest will be minimal. Livestock are in mostly good condition, but producers are spending a lot of time hauling feed and water. Sales of cattle have been brisk as producers reduce the size of their herds. Kentucky Weather Summary, August 16 - 22, 1999 Mostly Dry with Very Warm Temperatures becoming seasonal by mid- week: Dry conditions continued in most of Kentucky this past week except in scattered Eastern sections of the State where rainfall provided some moisture relief on Thursday/Friday (Aug 19/20). Very warm temperatures started off the workweek but became more seasonal by mid-week and into the weekend. Tuesday's high temperatures were NEAR RECORD highs in many locations across the State. Statewide temperatures for this past week averaged 76 degrees across the State which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and similar to the previous two week's average temperatures. High temperatures averaged from 91 in the West to 89 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 60 degrees in the West to 62 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Statewide rainfall for the week totaled 0.30 inches statewide which was 0.54 inches BELOW NORMAL and the seventh straight week for BELOW NORMAL rainfall. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.02 inches, Central 0.04 inches, Bluegrass 0.30 inches and East 0.85 inches, which was 0.77, 0.81, 0.55 and 0.02 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bowling Green (and for other West and Central locations) to a high of 2.02 inches at London. ============================================== | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |=================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.12 13.38 1.11 -6.42 -2.65 Berea 0.82 13.91 1.82 -6.36 -1.87 Bowling Gree 0.00 11.28 1.11 -9.38 -2.30 Bristol 0.63 16.08 2.07 -1.23 -1.02 Buckhorn Lak 1.10 12.92 2.23 -6.52 -1.30 Cape Girarde 0.00 13.27 0.95 -5.84 -2.21 Campbellsvil 0.71 14.36 1.47 -8.34 -2.81 Covington 0.29 12.48 3.35 -6.01 +0.15 Cumberland G 0.86 13.64 1.28 -7.85 -2.81 Dix Dam 0.34 12.59 1.06 -7.77 -2.67 Evansville 0.02 17.09 0.90 -1.42 -2.09 Glasgow 0.02 12.25 1.04 -10.13 -2.85 Grayson 0.47 13.71 0.83 -5.54 -2.77 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.35 0.56 -4.07 -3.05 Henderson 0.00 17.17 1.36 -1.77 -1.68 Huntington 0.47 9.48 2.50 -9.81 -1.25 Jackson 0.01 13.70 2.60 -6.80 -1.26 Lexington 0.03 11.38 0.31 -8.42 -3.45 London 2.02 14.33 3.26 -4.58 -0.01 Louisville 0.08 17.50 1.21 -1.83 -2.18 Mayfield 0.00 17.24 0.28 -3.40 -3.31 Nashville 0.00 15.88 2.08 -3.37 -1.14 Nolin Lake 0.01 14.94 0.98 -6.70 -2.66 Paducah 0.00 19.67 0.54 -0.89 -2.64 Princeton 0.10 19.32 1.00 -1.43 -2.68 Quicksand 0.01 14.77 2.00 -5.73 -1.86 Somerset 1.86 20.19 2.38 -1.14 -1.35 Spindletop 0.05 8.87 0.99 -10.93 -2.77 Williamstown 0.30 9.92 1.94 -9.59 -1.58 ============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 97 54 75.5 +2 159 2864 +189 Berea 96 55 74.8 +2 154 2840 +81 Bowling Gree 100 55 80.1 +6 180 3090 +301 Bristol 95 53 75.5 +3 162 2726 +173 Buckhorn Lak 95 54 75.1 +2 162 2778 +360 Cape Girarde 97 52 74.4 -1 151 2938 +4 Campbellsvil 97 54 77.2 +3 167 2951 +222 Covington 93 54 71.8 -1 146 2684 +160 Cumberland G 96 55 76.1 +3 165 2851 +328 Dix Dam 97 56 75.2 +2 160 2807 +110 Evansville 94 54 73.9 -2 155 2856 +66 Glasgow 100 54 79.2 +5 171 3108 +409 Grayson 96 51 75.6 +3 162 2840 +461 Hardinsburg 99 56 78.6 +5 170 2886 +97 Henderson 95 54 74.3 -1 155 2972 +152 Huntington 98 55 74.4 +1 159 2829 +275 Jackson 94 59 74.6 +2 163 2828 +410 Lexington 97 57 76.1 +3 166 2828 +274 London 96 56 75.2 +2 158 2824 +301 Louisville 98 57 75.7 +2 163 2936 +124 Mayfield 97 57 78.1 +3 170 2995 +145 Nashville 99 60 79.4 +6 182 3223 +237 Nolin Lake 99 55 78.4 +5 170 3005 +421 Paducah 97 54 76.1 +1 160 3031 +128 Princeton 101 58 78.4 +3 167 3144 +272 Quicksand 95 53 74.8 +2 161 2764 +346 Somerset 96 54 76.3 +3 164 2826 +212 Spindletop 96 56 75.1 +2 163 2798 +244 Williamstown 95 56 74.9 +2 160 2864 +310 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 8/22/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming 91 85 81 Setting Pods 74 60 54 Corn Dough Stage 95 85 84 Dent Stage 72 60 54 Burley Tobacco Cut 43 27 21 Dark Tobacco Cut 50 34 32 CROP CONDITIONS: 8/20/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 5 20 38 34 3 Soybeans 16 32 39 13 0 Pasture 42 34 18 6 0 Hay Crops 39 35 20 6 0 Tobacco 16 29 36 17 2 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- August 16, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Rain is desperately needed across all areas of Kentucky as the continuing drought is depressing crop conditions. Scattered showers were received in some eastern areas of the state, but was not enough to relieve crop stress. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, August 13 was rated 61 percent very short, 35 percent short and 4 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 59 percent very short, 37 percent short and 4 percent adequate. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.9 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn stress increased due to drought conditions. As of Friday, August 13 the crop was rated 7 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 34 percent good and 4 percent excellent. As of Sunday, August 15 about 85 percent of the crop had reached the dough stage or beyond, compared to 58 percent last year and the 5 year average of 67 percent. Later planted corn has been more severely stressed by the hot, dry weather than earlier planted fields. Harvest has begun for some early planted corn and yields were reported as mostly good to fair with some low test weights. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop was rated 10 percent very poor, 28 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 19 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Soybeans were 86 percent blooming, well ahead of last year's 73 percent and 70 percent on average. Generally, early planted soybeans are reported to be in mostly good condition. Late planted soybeans are under greater stress and most fields have stunted growth. Most soybeans are at the critical pod fill stage and need significant rainfall in the next couple of weeks for pod fill. Without rain soon many second crop soybeans will produce little to no beans. As of August 15, 63 percent of the State's acreage was reported as setting pods, compared to 45 percent a year ago and 41 percent on average. TOBACCO: Producers were busy spraying for worms and suckers, finishing topping and harvesting tobacco last week. The percent of burley topped had reached 75 percent, compared to 60 percent a year ago and 52 percent on average. Of the dark tobacco, 93 percent had been topped on August 15. Approximately 22 percent of the burley crop had been cut, compared to 12 percent last year and 10 percent on average. Dark tobacco cut was 23 percent, compared to 10 percent last year and 15 percent for the five-year average. Black shank continued to be reported statewide. Severity of the disease is highly variable. Aphids were reported, but were not considered a serious concern last week. Condition of the crop declined from the previous week and as of August 13 was rated 14 percent very poor, 26 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 20 percent good and 4 percent excellent. Drought conditions have produced short plants on all but early planted or irrigated fields. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions further deteriorates due to lack of rain. Pastures as of August 13 were rated 38 percent very poor, 33 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 6 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Hay supplies are being utilized earlier than normal to supplement the inadequate pastures. The hay crop was rated 30 percent very poor, 34 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 9 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Unless significant rainfall is received soon, many producers feel that the fall hay harvest will be minimal. Kentucky Weather Summary, August 9 - 15, 1999 The heat built into the Commonwealth during the workweek with RECORD high temperatures on Thursday/Friday (Aug 12/13)...and dry weather continued. Autumn-like temperatures moved into the state on the weekend with some rainfall in Eastern KY. Last week's Crop Moisture Index indicated Severely dry moisture conditions over most of the Eastern half and Western third of the Commonwealth... with abnormally dry moisture conditions in Central KY. Temperatures for last week averaged 76 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and similar to the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 90 in the West to 87 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the state. Low temperatures averaged from 64 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were near 100 and extreme lows were in the mid 50's. Statewide rainfall for last week totaled 0.15 inches statewide which was 0.69 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.13 inches, Central 0.01 inches, Bluegrass 0.03 inches and East 0.44 inches, which was 0.66, 0.84, 0.83 and 0.43 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown (and most stations) to a high of 1.17 inches at Jackson. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 13.26 1.36 -5.65 -2.64 Berea 0.08 13.09 1.86 -6.28 -1.92 Bowling Gree 0.02 11.28 1.19 -8.59 -2.50 Bristol 0.00 15.45 4.12 -1.14 +0.77 Buckhorn Lak 0.62 11.82 1.73 -6.80 -2.07 Cape Girarde 0.02 13.27 1.02 -5.05 -2.15 Campbellsvil 0.01 13.65 0.80 -8.02 -3.66 Covington 0.05 12.19 3.53 -5.54 +0.13 Cumberland G 0.08 12.78 1.87 -7.74 -2.44 Dix Dam 0.03 12.25 1.40 -7.23 -2.57 Evansville 0.01 17.07 1.48 -0.73 -1.72 Glasgow 0.01 12.23 1.05 -9.24 -3.13 Grayson 0.11 13.24 1.24 -5.16 -2.61 Hardinsburg 0.00 16.35 1.37 -3.22 -2.46 Henderson 0.00 17.17 1.62 -1.05 -1.63 Huntington 0.64 9.01 2.90 -9.39 -1.07 Jackson 1.17 13.69 3.92 -5.90 -0.22 Lexington 0.00 11.35 2.00 -7.56 -2.00 London 0.03 12.31 1.79 -5.85 -1.81 Louisville 0.00 17.42 1.13 -1.11 -2.47 Mayfield 0.12 17.24 0.75 -2.53 -2.99 Nashville 1.99 15.88 2.88 -2.58 -0.46 Nolin Lake 0.01 14.93 1.86 -5.86 -2.07 Paducah 0.00 19.67 0.54 -0.14 -2.83 Princeton 0.62 19.22 0.94 -0.62 -2.80 Quicksand 0.85 14.76 4.69 -4.83 +0.55 Somerset 0.02 18.33 1.53 -2.12 -2.42 Spindletop 0.00 8.82 1.40 -10.09 -2.60 Williamstown 0.00 9.62 2.16 -9.04 -1.54 =============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 97 58 75.9 +1 166 2705 +191 Berea 97 57 76.0 +2 165 2686 +95 Bowling Gree 99 58 79.0 +4 180 2910 +289 Bristol 93 57 75.6 +2 168 2564 +172 Buckhorn Lak 100 57 74.7 +1 158 2616 +345 Cape Girarde 97 51 76.4 -0 166 2787 +28 Campbellsvil 97 60 77.1 +2 172 2784 +223 Covington 92 58 73.4 -1 157 2538 +175 Cumberland G 95 60 76.4 +2 170 2686 +324 Dix Dam 97 58 76.5 +3 171 2647 +118 Evansville 94 53 73.8 -3 154 2701 +79 Glasgow 99 59 78.5 +4 175 2937 +406 Grayson 96 55 75.1 +1 159 2678 +453 Hardinsburg 98 58 78.1 +3 175 2716 +95 Henderson 94 54 74.6 -2 160 2817 +165 Huntington 99 55 74.6 +1 154 2670 +277 Jackson 95 57 74.6 +1 163 2665 +394 Lexington 98 59 76.3 +2 167 2662 +269 London 97 60 76.4 +2 170 2666 +304 Louisville 97 60 76.9 +2 173 2773 +136 Mayfield 96 59 78.3 +2 177 2825 +143 Nashville 99 60 79.6 +5 183 3041 +237 Nolin Lake 100 58 79.1 +4 176 2835 +412 Paducah 100 53 78.9 +2 180 2871 +143 Princeton 100 56 79.8 +3 180 2976 +279 Quicksand 95 56 73.4 -1 153 2603 +332 Somerset 97 59 77.1 +3 171 2662 +209 Spindletop 96 60 75.9 +2 168 2635 +242 Williamstown 96 57 75.9 +2 168 2704 +311 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 8/15/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming 86 73 70 Setting Pods 63 45 41 Corn Milk Stage 97 88 82 Dough Stage 85 58 67 Dent Stage 57 27 35 Burley Tobacco Topped 75 60 52 Cut 22 12 10 Dark Tobacco Topped 93 77 77 Cut 23 10 15 CROP CONDITIONS: 8/13/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 7 17 38 34 4 Soybeans 10 28 41 19 2 Pasture 38 33 22 6 1 Hay Crops 30 34 26 9 1 Tobacco 14 26 36 20 4 ---- --- August 09, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Dry weather continued across Kentucky with more seasonal temperatures throughout the week. Much needed rain moved across the State on Sunday, but more is needed to relieve stressed crops. This was the first rain that some areas of the State had seen in about a month. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, August 6 was rated 66 percent very short, 31 percent short and 3 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 62 percent very short, 34 percent short and 4 percent adequate. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 6.0 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn continued to be under stress due to lack of moisture, with conditions rated 6 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 30 percent good and 4 percent excellent. As of Sunday, August 8 about 68 percent of the crop had reached the dough stage or beyond, well ahead of 39 percent last year and the 5 year average of 46 percent. Some of the corn acreage was drying up due to the hot, dry weather. Farmers reported cutting corn for silage. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop was rated 8 percent very poor, 24 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 26 percent good and 3 percent excellent. Soybeans were 77 percent blooming, ahead of last year's 51 percent and 57 percent on average. Some early planted soybeans have begun dropping blooms due to dry soil conditions. Late planted soybeans are under greater stress with some very short in height. Some have yet to emerge through the wheat stubble. As of August 8, 55 percent of the State's acreage was reported as setting pods, compared to 30 percent a year ago and 29 percent on average. Farmers report that soybeans need significant rainfall to get a good pod fill. TOBACCO: Producers were busy spraying, topping, and in some areas cutting tobacco last week. The percent of burley topped had reached 57 percent, compared to 41 a year ago and 42 percent on average. Dark tobacco topped was 89 percent complete on August 8. Black shank continued to be a serious problem statewide. Condition of the crop showed some deterioration from the previous week and as of August 6 was rated 13 percent very poor, 23 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 25 percent good and 5 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions continued to decline and additional rain was still needed to improve the pastures and hay crops. Pastures as of August 6 were rated 26 percent very poor, 34 percent poor, 29 percent fair and 11 percent good. Farmers continued to feed livestock hay because of the poor pasture conditions. The hay crop was rated 27 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 10 percent good and 1 percent excellent. A few farmers reported that they would not be able to harvest a fall hay crop due to the poor condition of the crop. Kentucky Weather Summary, August 2 - 8, 1999 Dry with seasonal temperatures during the workweek...rain on Sunday: The extremely hot temperatures of the previous week came to an end last week as cooler, more seasonal temperatures dominated Kentucky and the Midwest the entire workweek. It was a very dry workweek..until Sunday when rainfall moved through the state providing most locations with light to moderate rainfall amounts. Saturday's temperatures were very hot in the mid 90's. Temperatures for this past week averaged 76 degrees across the state which was 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL and 8 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 89 in the West to 88 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures were NEAR NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 64 degrees in the West to 63 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Growing degree days for corn since April 1, ranged from 2381 at Covington to 2796 at Princeton. Statewide rainfall for the week totaled 0.51 inches which was 0.33 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.56 inches, Central 0.77 inches, Bluegrass 0.49 inches and East 0.20 inches, which was -0.22, +0.07, -0.37 and -0.67 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Mayfield to a high of 1.34 inches at Covington. Other areas to receive significant rainfall; Henderson (1.33 in.), Glasgow (1.00), Bowling Green (0.97), Bardstown (0.89), Williamstown (0.81). =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.89 13.26 1.36 -4.76 -2.88 Berea 0.20 13.01 2.25 -5.46 -1.63 Bowling Gree 0.97 11.26 1.30 -7.82 -2.66 Bristol 0.42 15.45 5.25 -0.43 +1.64 Buckhorn Lak 0.20 11.20 1.27 -6.59 -2.79 Cape Girarde 0.64 13.25 1.00 -4.28 -2.18 Campbellsvil 0.43 13.64 0.87 -7.00 -3.77 Covington 1.34 12.14 3.74 -4.83 +0.14 Cumberland G 0.13 12.70 2.38 -6.84 -2.14 Dix Dam 0.22 12.22 1.54 -6.38 -2.67 Evansville 0.60 17.06 1.72 -0.04 -1.69 Glasgow 1.00 12.22 1.04 -8.34 -3.43 Grayson 0.15 13.13 1.33 -4.43 -2.77 Hardinsburg 0.50 16.35 1.41 -2.37 -2.64 Henderson 1.33 17.17 1.90 -0.34 -1.56 Huntington 0.30 8.37 2.31 -9.14 -1.89 Jackson 0.11 12.52 3.65 -6.16 -0.77 Lexington 0.22 11.35 2.01 -6.67 -2.23 London 0.28 12.28 1.77 -5.13 -2.16 Louisville 0.78 17.42 1.13 -0.31 -2.69 Mayfield 0.00 17.12 0.74 -1.79 -3.15 Nashville 0.03 13.89 0.91 -3.79 -2.54 Nolin Lake 0.50 15.09 2.12 -4.86 -2.11 Paducah 0.54 19.67 0.54 +0.62 -3.03 Princeton 0.28 18.60 0.56 -0.33 -3.24 Quicksand 0.14 13.91 3.91 -4.77 -0.51 Somerset 0.28 18.31 1.72 -1.25 -2.45 Spindletop 0.16 8.82 1.40 -9.20 -2.84 Williamstown 0.81 9.62 2.18 -8.20 -1.71 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 95 58 75.6 +0 168 2539 +186 Berea 96 57 75.4 +1 164 2521 +98 Bowling Gree 98 61 79.3 +4 179 2730 +277 Bristol 90 59 73.9 -1 161 2396 +165 Buckhorn Lak 92 57 74.7 +0 164 2458 +334 Cape Girarde 94 58 76.4 -1 172 2621 +37 Campbellsvil 95 59 78.1 +3 172 2612 +219 Covington 93 56 74.2 -0 163 2381 +179 Cumberland G 91 54 75.1 +0 167 2516 +315 Dix Dam 94 58 76.1 +1 171 2476 +115 Evansville 91 59 75.0 -2 169 2547 +93 Glasgow 98 60 78.4 +3 173 2762 +399 Grayson 94 59 76.6 +2 173 2519 +448 Hardinsburg 95 61 78.1 +3 175 2541 +88 Henderson 93 59 75.9 -1 172 2657 +173 Huntington 95 56 75.1 +0 164 2516 +284 Jackson 92 61 74.5 -0 166 2502 +378 Lexington 95 59 75.7 +1 168 2495 +263 London 92 57 75.0 +0 165 2496 +295 Louisville 95 62 77.0 +2 176 2600 +138 Mayfield 94 60 77.1 -0 174 2648 +134 Nashville 97 59 80.1 +5 189 2858 +236 Nolin Lake 97 61 78.8 +3 177 2659 +397 Paducah 97 57 77.6 +0 174 2691 +138 Princeton 97 60 78.6 +1 179 2796 +274 Quicksand 92 54 73.9 -1 158 2450 +326 Somerset 95 58 76.1 +1 167 2491 +199 Spindletop 94 60 75.3 +1 169 2467 +235 Williamstown 95 59 77.1 +2 175 2536 +304 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 8/8/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming or Beyond 77 51 57 Setting Pods or beyond 55 30 29 Corn Silking or Beyond 98 95 88 Milk Stage 86 71 71 Dough Stage 68 39 46 Burley Tobacco Blooming 78 66 53 Topped 57 41 42 Dark Tobacco Topped 89 67 70 CROP CONDITIONS: 8/6/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 6 17 43 30 4 Soybeans 8 24 39 26 3 Pasture 26 34 29 11 0 Hay Crops 27 32 30 10 1 Tobacco 13 23 34 25 5 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather --- August 02, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Record high temperatures and below normal rainfall continued to reduce soil moisture supplies throughout the State. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, July 30 was rated 52 percent very short, 37 percent short and 11 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 54 percent very short, 32 percent short and 14 percent adequate. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.8 out of a possible six days. CORN: Record temperatures stressed corn and further reduced crop conditions. As of August 1, 81 percent had reached the milk stage or beyond, compared with 57 percent last year. Fifty-eight percent had reached the dough stage or beyond, compared to 29 percent last year. Condition of the crop rated 5 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 48 percent good and 5 percent excellent. SOYBEANS: Soybeans were 69 percent blooming or beyond, ahead of last year's 45 percent. Soybeans setting pods were reported at 40 percent compared to 26 percent last year. The soybean crop was rated 5 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 42 percent good and 4 percent excellent. Japanese beetles continued to be a problem in some western areas of the State. Continued hot, dry conditions will cause plants to shed blooms and limit pod fill. TOBACCO: Topping tobacco and spraying continued as main activities during the week. Black shank remains the leading problem, with reports of soreshin increasing. Dry weather conditions have halted the spread of blue mold in most areas. The percent of burley tobacco blooming was 67 percent, and 41 percent had been topped as of Sunday, August 1. Dark tobacco was 84 percent topped. Condition of all tobacco as of July 30 was rated 10 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 29 percent good and 6 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions continued to decline, requiring farmers to go on feeding hay to livestock. However, as hay conditions also began to worsen, and stock water supplies declined, a few farmers had resolved to selling their cattle. As of July 30, pastures were rated 22 percent very poor, 31 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 14 percent good and 1 percent excellent. The hay crop was mostly poor to fair for the majority of the State as mixed hay continued to be harvested. The crop was rated 19 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 17 percent good and 3 percent excellent. Record hot temperatures put all livestock under extreme stress as producers hauled water, hay and feed to herds. Kentucky Weather Summary, July 26 - August 1, 1999 RECORD HIGH Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: July Ends with Record Heat and Dryness. Temperatures for the past week averaged 84 degrees across the State which was 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 1 degree warmer than the previous week. RECORD high temperatures occurred on the 30th/31st with Louisville reporting 104 degrees and several additional locations exceeding 100 degrees. The tremendous heat and high humidity placed the Livestock Heat Stress Index in the Emergency category across the state for most of the latter half of the week. High temperatures averaged from 96 in the West to 95 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 74 degrees in the West to 70 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Preliminary results indicated July temperatures compare closely with 1930's temperatures and were only exceeded by 4 other year's: 1901, 1921, 1934 and 1936. Rainfall on Sunday yielded several locations in Eastern Kentucky with 1 inch rainfall amounts...otherwise widely scattered rainfall was the rule last week. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.41 inches statewide which was 0.61 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.12 inches, Central 0.12 inches, Bluegrass 0.75 inches and East 0.65 inches, which was -0.78, -0.95, -0.28 and -0.45 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Paducah to a high of 1.67 inches at Covington. Preliminary results indicated July 1999 rainfall was in the top 10 driest Julys back to 1895 exceeded by 1936, 1944 and 1901. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.10 12.37 0.58 -4.77 -3.90 Berea 0.72 12.81 2.16 -4.76 -1.82 Bowling Gree 0.12 10.29 0.44 -7.99 -3.80 Bristol 1.02 15.03 5.69 -0.13 +1.83 Buckhorn Lak 0.31 11.00 1.32 -5.97 -3.01 Cape Girarde 0.29 12.61 0.65 -4.13 -2.55 Campbellsvil 0.32 13.21 0.59 -6.40 -4.23 Covington 1.67 10.80 2.43 -5.42 -1.37 Cumberland G 0.21 12.57 2.80 -5.99 -1.93 Dix Dam 0.47 12.00 1.47 -5.72 -2.98 Evansville 0.27 16.46 1.94 +0.06 -1.68 Glasgow 0.01 11.22 0.21 -8.43 -4.54 Grayson 0.10 12.98 1.55 -3.73 -2.80 Hardinsburg 0.06 15.85 1.04 -2.01 -3.24 Henderson 0.03 15.84 0.93 -0.95 -2.73 Huntington 1.09 8.07 2.25 -8.55 -2.17 Jackson 1.31 12.41 3.75 -5.37 -0.95 Lexington 0.06 11.13 2.04 -6.01 -2.44 London 0.93 11.90 1.76 -4.77 -2.49 Louisville 0.35 16.64 0.38 -0.29 -3.66 Mayfield 0.16 17.12 1.09 -0.92 -2.94 Nashville 0.06 13.86 2.42 -3.04 -1.15 Nolin Lake 0.07 13.68 0.59 -5.42 -3.93 Paducah 0.00 19.13 0.27 +0.83 -3.49 Princeton 0.00 18.34 0.85 +0.31 -3.02 Quicksand 1.00 13.39 4.80 -4.39 +0.10 Somerset 0.22 18.03 1.66 -0.65 -2.73 Spindletop 0.78 8.66 1.28 -8.48 -3.20 Williamstown 0.83 8.81 2.23 -8.17 -1.84 =============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 100 67 84.1 +8 201 2371 +179 Berea 100 60 81.2 +6 187 2357 +102 Bowling Gree 103 69 86.4 +10 206 2551 +266 Bristol 94 65 79.5 +4 191 2235 +165 Buckhorn Lak 98 65 81.0 +6 185 2294 +317 Cape Girarde 98 69 83.6 +6 203 2449 +40 Campbellsvil 100 68 84.2 +8 198 2440 +215 Covington 101 69 82.6 +7 206 2218 +177 Cumberland G 97 68 81.8 +7 197 2349 +309 Dix Dam 100 67 82.9 +8 196 2305 +112 Evansville 98 71 84.0 +6 211 2378 +92 Glasgow 103 69 86.1 +10 202 2589 +394 Grayson 100 67 83.9 +9 200 2346 +429 Hardinsburg 104 73 87.1 +11 215 2366 +81 Henderson 99 69 84.4 +7 208 2485 +169 Huntington 101 65 83.4 +8 197 2352 +281 Jackson 97 69 81.8 +7 197 2336 +359 Lexington 103 68 83.4 +8 201 2327 +256 London 101 65 83.6 +8 196 2331 +291 Louisville 104 71 85.7 +10 210 2424 +137 Mayfield 100 70 84.9 +7 206 2474 +128 Nashville 101 72 86.4 +10 211 2669 +229 Nolin Lake 100 70 85.9 +10 209 2482 +381 Paducah 101 70 85.7 +8 210 2517 +139 Princeton 105 70 87.1 +9 211 2616 +269 Quicksand 98 64 81.1 +6 187 2292 +315 Somerset 101 67 83.2 +8 193 2324 +193 Spindletop 104 71 84.7 +9 208 2298 +227 Williamstown 104 69 84.6 +9 202 2361 +290 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 8/1/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming or Beyond 69 45 45 Setting Pods or beyond 40 26 20 Corn Silking or Beyond 97 91 82 Milk Stage 81 57 50 Dough Stage 58 29 28 Burley Tobacco Blooming 67 55 47 Topped 41 30 26 Dark Tobacco Topped 84 60 47 CROP CONDITIONS: 7/30/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 5 14 28 48 5 Soybeans 5 15 34 42 4 Pasture 22 31 32 14 1 Hay Crops 19 29 32 17 3 Tobacco 10 18 37 29 6 ------ ------ July 26, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Above normal temperatures dominated the weather during the week further depleting soil moisture. Crop conditions fell somewhat as a result but despite the stresses, corn, soybean and tobacco conditions remained mostly good to fair. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, July 23 was rated 31 percent very short, 46 percent short, 22 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 35 percent very short, 39 percent short, 25 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.4 out of a possible six days. CORN: Above normal temperatures pushed corn development which was a week to 10 days further along than last year. Corn was 92 percent silked, well ahead of last year's 80 percent. As of July 25, 63 percent had reached the milk stage or beyond, compared with 45 percent last year while 33 percent had reached the dough stage or beyond compared to 21 percent last year. Condition rated 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 49 percent good and 20 percent excellent. Good yields are still expected despite potential problems due to lack of moisture and heat stress. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop continues to look good. Soybeans were 59 percent blooming, ahead of last year's 38 percent. Soybeans setting pods were reported at 33 percent compared to 16 percent last year. The soybean crop was rated 5 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 54 percent good and 15 percent excellent. Japanese beetles continue to be a problem in some western areas of the State. TOBACCO: Topping tobacco and spraying were main activities during the week. Black shank remains the leading problem and some cases of blue mold were also reported. The percent of burley tobacco blooming was 53 percent, and 27 percent had been topped as of Sunday, July 25. Dark tobacco was 57 percent topped. Condition of all tobacco as of July 23 was rated 5 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 40 percent good and 10 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture growth was again impeded by lack of moisture and high temperatures. As of July 23, pastures were rated 10 percent very poor, 20 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 24 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Farmers continue to feed hay to livestock because of the declining pasture conditions. The hay crop was mostly fair to good for the majority of the State as mixed hay was being harvested. The crop was rated 8 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 27 percent good and 6 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary, July 19 - 25, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Eastern sections of the state received most of the rainfall last week which provided interruptions to field activities but much needed moisture for crops. The remainder of the state only received scattered rainfall which allowed moisture conditions to deteriorate further in the West, Central and Bluegrass (climate zones) areas. As the drought in Kentucky continued to progress, temperatures continued to heat up last week with several locations making it to the 100 degree (F) mark, including Bowling Green, Louisville and Glasgow. Williamstown was the hottest with 101 degrees on Sunday (7/25). Temperatures for this past week averaged 83 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 7 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 95 in the West to 92 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 73 degrees in the West to 70 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the period totaled 0.63 inches statewide which was 0.43 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.24 inches, Central 0.27 inches, Bluegrass 0.79 inches and East 1.22 inches, which was -0.69, -0.84, -0.27 and +0.09 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Louisville to a high of 3.08 inches at Quicksand. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.37 12.27 1.80 -3.77 -2.60 Berea 0.86 12.09 2.97 -4.49 -0.99 Bowling Gree 0.08 10.17 2.15 -7.08 -2.09 Bristol 2.68 14.01 6.15 -0.21 +2.31 Buckhorn Lak 0.60 10.69 2.41 -5.22 -1.91 Cape Girarde 0.07 12.32 0.89 -3.62 -2.31 Campbellsvil 0.04 12.89 1.54 -5.53 -3.21 Covington 0.47 9.13 1.28 -6.16 -2.52 Cumberland G 1.45 12.36 4.18 -5.04 -0.50 Dix Dam 0.68 11.53 2.46 -5.10 -1.91 Evansville 0.60 16.19 4.17 +0.67 +0.56 Glasgow 0.03 11.21 1.54 -7.28 -3.20 Grayson 0.88 12.88 3.26 -2.77 -1.04 Hardinsburg 0.81 15.79 2.51 -1.03 -1.72 Henderson 0.26 15.81 1.85 -0.09 -1.83 Huntington 0.87 6.98 1.95 -8.56 -2.40 Jackson 1.33 11.10 3.33 -5.53 -1.29 Lexington 1.72 11.07 3.83 -4.97 -0.57 London 0.55 10.97 2.53 -4.67 -1.67 Louisville 0.00 16.29 4.87 +0.34 +0.89 Mayfield 0.47 16.96 2.95 -0.09 -1.01 Nashville 0.80 13.80 4.02 -2.22 +0.46 Nolin Lake 0.33 13.61 3.07 -4.39 -1.39 Paducah 0.00 19.13 2.02 +1.75 -1.76 Princeton 0.04 18.34 5.04 +1.27 +1.20 Quicksand 3.08 12.39 5.22 -4.24 +0.60 Somerset 1.01 17.81 2.63 +0.21 -1.74 Spindletop 0.46 7.88 2.63 -8.16 -1.77 Williamstown 0.52 7.98 1.81 -8.00 -2.22 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 97 66 81.8 +6 195 2170 +145 Berea 97 64 80.1 +5 186 2170 +89 Bowling Gree 00 72 85.2 +9 208 2345 +234 Bristol 91 66 77.9 +2 188 2044 +135 Buckhorn Lak 93 63 80.1 +5 190 2109 +285 Cape Girarde 98 70 84.2 +6 207 2246 +24 Campbellsvil 97 68 82.7 +7 196 2242 +191 Covington 97 63 82.4 +7 196 2012 +138 Cumberland G 91 68 80.6 +5 199 2152 +273 Dix Dam 94 65 80.7 +5 188 2109 +84 Evansville 94 70 82.9 +5 206 2167 +61 Glasgow 00 70 84.7 +9 206 2387 +366 Grayson 98 65 82.2 +7 196 2146 +383 Hardinsburg 97 65 81.8 +6 187 2151 +40 Henderson 94 70 83.3 +5 206 2277 +141 Huntington 98 68 82.4 +7 196 2155 +251 Jackson 92 66 79.8 +4 194 2139 +315 Lexington 95 64 82.2 +7 198 2126 +222 London 95 66 80.8 +5 196 2135 +256 Louisville 00 68 84.7 +9 205 2214 +108 Mayfield 95 68 83.1 +5 203 2268 +96 Nashville 95 71 84.1 +8 210 2458 +206 Nolin Lake 98 71 83.9 +8 197 2273 +333 Paducah 98 70 85.1 +7 209 2307 +110 Princeton 99 71 85.1 +7 206 2405 +239 Quicksand 94 62 79.9 +4 189 2105 +281 Somerset 97 65 81.3 +6 191 2131 +161 Spindletop 97 65 83.1 +8 200 2090 +186 Williamstown 01 64 83.4 +8 197 2159 +255 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 7/25/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming or beyond 59 38 34 Setting Pods or beyond 33 16 12 Corn Silking or beyond 92 80 71 Milk Stage 63 45 33 Dough Stage 33 21 18 Burley Tobacco Blooming 53 39 34 Topped 27 18 13 Dark Tobacco Topped 57 43 28 CROP CONDITIONS: 7/23/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 8 22 49 20 Soybeans 0 5 26 54 15 Pasture 10 20 44 24 2 Hay Crops 8 16 43 27 6 Tobacco 5 13 32 40 10 ------------------------ July 19, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Dry weather continued, affecting crop conditions in middle to eastern regions of the State. Crop conditions in western areas remained favorable despite below normal rainfall. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, July 16 was rated 26 percent very short, 39 percent short, 34 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 27 percent very short, 32 percent short, 40 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.8 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn continues to look good, with conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 56 percent good and 25 percent excellent. Corn was 88 percent silked, well ahead of last year's 59 percent. As of July 18, 40 percent had reached the milk stage or beyond, compared with 21 percent last year, and 15 percent had reached the dough stage or beyond. Good yields are expected despite reports of Japanese beetles in western areas. Weed growth and the threat of drought continues to present potential problems for the corn crop. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop continues to look good. Soybeans were 40 percent blooming, ahead of last year's 22 percent. The soybean crop was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 51 percent good and 27 percent excellent. Japanese beetles continue to be a problem in the soybeans as well as in the corn in western areas of the State. Soybeans setting pods were reported at 10 percent. TOBACCO: The heat and lack of rainfall continues to cause some problems with tobacco. Black shank remains the leading problematic disease throughout the State. Reports of scalding in western areas also pose a threat to the crop. Some cases of blue mold have been reported in eastern regions. The percent of burley tobacco blooming was 31, and 13 percent had been topped as of Sunday, July 18. Dark tobacco was 42 percent blooming. Condition of the crop as of July 16 was rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 42 percent good and 14 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Wheat harvest is virtually complete, with 99 percent combined as of last week. Very good yield and test weights were reported. Lack of rainfall throughout the State limited any pasture growth. As of July 16, pastures were rated 6 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 35 percent good and 7 percent excellent. Farmers continue to feed hay to livestock because of the poor pasture conditions. The hay crop continued mostly fair to good for the majority of the State as harvest is winding down. The crop was rated 4 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 36 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary, July 12 - 18, 1999 NEAR NORMAL Temperature and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Hazy, Hot and Humid weekend weather offset cooler conditions during the workweek. Lack of rainfall statewide continued concerns about drought. Temperatures for this past week averaged 76 degrees across the state which was NEAR NORMAL and 2 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 88 in the West to 85 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 65 degrees in the West to 64 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature was 1 degree BELOW NORMAL statewide. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 90's and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 50's. Since April 1st, corn growing degree day accumulations ranged from 1816 at Covington to 2199 at Princeton. Rainfall for this past week totaled 0.16 inches statewide which was 0.90 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.15 inches, Central 0.04 inches, Bluegrass 0.16 inches and East 0.27 inches, which was 0.78, 1.06, 0.90 and 0.86 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown (and several other locations) to a high of 0.90 inches at Jackson. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 11.90 3.30 -3.01 -0.82 Berea 0.47 11.23 3.35 -4.36 -0.53 Bowling Gree 0.13 10.09 3.24 -6.09 -0.90 Bristol 1.13 11.33 5.30 -1.92 +1.61 Buckhorn Lak 0.16 10.09 2.53 -4.73 -1.66 Cape Girarde 0.00 12.25 2.33 -2.90 -0.88 Campbellsvil 0.08 12.85 3.30 -4.36 -1.20 Covington 0.26 8.66 2.14 -5.67 -1.60 Cumberland G 0.59 10.91 4.14 -5.30 -0.34 Dix Dam 0.17 10.85 3.37 -4.66 -0.73 Evansville 0.25 15.59 4.36 +0.98 +0.85 Glasgow 0.00 11.18 2.97 -6.11 -1.65 Grayson 0.20 12.00 3.82 -2.55 -0.28 Hardinsburg 0.04 14.98 2.67 -0.76 -1.36 Henderson 0.28 15.55 3.40 +0.58 -0.24 Huntington 0.05 6.11 1.18 -8.31 -2.92 Jackson 0.90 9.77 2.52 -5.68 -1.80 Lexington 0.01 9.35 3.73 -5.56 -0.39 London 0.01 10.42 2.79 -4.14 -1.18 Louisville 0.00 16.29 6.22 +1.36 +2.45 Mayfield 0.11 16.49 6.23 +0.45 +2.50 Nashville 0.02 13.00 4.33 -2.13 +0.83 Nolin Lake 0.10 13.28 4.50 -3.58 +0.26 Paducah 0.00 19.13 4.47 +2.70 +0.69 Princeton 0.24 18.30 6.94 +2.20 +3.17 Quicksand 0.07 9.31 2.68 -6.14 -1.64 Somerset 0.21 16.80 3.77 +0.30 -0.48 Spindletop 0.00 7.42 3.05 -7.49 -1.07 Williamstown 0.02 7.46 2.30 -7.50 -1.59 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 91 61 76.0 -0 174 1975 +118 Berea 93 54 73.9 -2 154 1984 +78 Bowling Gree 95 64 78.1 +2 185 2137 +201 Bristol 88 60 72.4 -3 153 1856 +108 Buckhorn Lak 90 60 74.0 -1 161 1919 +249 Cape Girarde 91 56 75.7 -2 170 2039 +6 Campbellsvil 93 63 76.4 +0 173 2046 +170 Covington 91 58 74.9 -1 166 1816 +110 Cumberland G 88 62 74.2 -1 165 1953 +235 Dix Dam 92 61 75.4 -0 166 1921 +64 Evansville 91 59 75.4 -3 171 1961 +37 Glasgow 95 64 78.2 +2 183 2181 +335 Grayson 91 62 75.9 +0 173 1950 +341 Hardinsburg 93 56 76.9 +1 174 1964 +28 Henderson 91 59 75.9 -2 174 2071 +117 Huntington 95 57 76.4 +1 167 1959 +223 Jackson 91 59 74.5 -1 163 1945 +275 Lexington 93 62 76.7 +1 174 1928 +192 London 90 62 74.5 -1 165 1939 +221 Louisville 93 61 77.2 +1 180 2009 +85 Mayfield 91 62 76.3 -2 175 2065 +68 Nashville 89 67 77.9 +2 191 2248 +185 Nolin Lake 94 62 77.7 +2 182 2076 +297 Paducah 93 61 77.3 -1 180 2098 +83 Princeton 93 61 77.7 -0 179 2199 +215 Quicksand 91 59 74.1 -1 161 1916 +246 Somerset 91 62 74.6 -1 164 1940 +131 Spindletop 92 61 76.9 +1 176 1890 +154 Williamstown 93 60 76.6 +1 172 1962 +226 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 7/18/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming 40 22 23 Corn Silking 88 59 55 CROP CONDITIONS: 7/16/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 2 16 56 25 Soybeans 1 4 17 51 27 Pasture 6 19 33 35 7 Hay Crops 4 15 34 36 11 Tobacco 4 11 29 42 14 ------------------------ --- July 12, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Hot weather started to dry out the soil moisture from previous week's rain, however, the crops still look good throughout most of the State. The northeastern portion of the State is still very dry and irrigation is taking place in some areas. Major activities for the week were cutting hay and cultivating and spraying tobacco. Some of the tobacco crop is showing heat stress. Blue mold and black shank has been reported in many areas of the state. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, July 9 was rated 18 percent very short, 23 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 22 percent very short, 24 percent short, 52 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.5 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn continues to look good, with conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 56 percent good and 27 percent excellent. Corn was 71 percent silked, well ahead of last year's 39 percent. Japanese beetles continue to be a problem in western areas. Weed growth increased after last week's rain and continue to present a problem for the corn crop. SOYBEANS: The soybean crop continues to look good. Soybeans were 25 percent blooming, ahead of last year's 7 percent. The soybean crop was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 50 percent good and 30 percent excellent. In western areas, Japanese beetles were a problem in the soybeans as well as in the corn. Soybeans setting pods were reported at 5 percent. TOBACCO: The heat has caused some problems with tobacco, while some of the crop has drowned out due to excessive rainfall in a few areas. Black shank is the leading problematic disease throughout the State, although scalding and horn worms were problems in several areas. Reports of blue mold continue to increase due to more favorable weather conditions. The tobacco height was 38 percent under 24 inches, 41 percent between 24-36 inches and 21 percent over 36 inches. Condition of the crop as of July 9 was rated 4 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 40 percent good and 16 percent excellent. SMALL GRAINS: Wheat harvest is nearly complete with 99 percent combined. The harvest progress is well ahead of last year's 94 percent and the 5 year average of 92 percent. The wheat crop looks good with very good yield and test weights. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions are still favorable in most of the state. Additional rain is still needed in the northeastern portions to improve the pastures and other crops. Pastures as of July 9 were rated 6 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 37 percent good and 8 percent excellent. In the drier portions of the State farmers are starting to feed livestock hay because of the poor pasture conditions. The hay crop looks good for the majority of the State. The hay crop was rated 4 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 48 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary, July 5 - 11, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Very scattered rainfall occurred last week making dry conditions a major concern again, particularly in the Bluegrass and Eastern sections of the state. Temperatures were warm through the workweek with extreme high temperatures in the low 90's but cooler weather returned on the weekend with low temperatures in the 50's. No major storms occurred last week and weather was favorable to advance field activities. Temperatures for this past week averaged 78 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and the same temperature for the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 89 in the West to 89 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 69 degrees in the West to 67 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the period totaled 0.28 inches statewide which was -0.77 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.44 inches, Central 0.11 inches, Bluegrass 0.24 inches and East 0.34 inches, which was -0.48, -1.00, -0.82 and -0.79 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.03 inches at Covington to a high of 0.86 inches at Williamstown. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.11 11.90 4.68 -1.88 +0.83 Berea 0.11 10.76 3.14 -3.83 -0.67 Bowling Gree 0.11 9.96 3.52 -5.15 -0.52 Bristol 0.86 10.20 4.78 -2.07 +1.24 Buckhorn Lak 0.25 9.93 3.08 -3.80 -0.99 Cape Girarde 0.29 12.25 2.85 -2.10 -0.37 Campbellsvil 0.15 12.77 4.26 -3.23 -0.00 Covington 0.03 8.40 2.49 -4.97 -1.19 Cumberland G 0.55 10.32 3.73 -4.70 -0.55 Dix Dam 0.15 10.68 3.95 -3.71 +0.11 Evansville 0.82 15.34 4.15 +1.65 +0.74 Glasgow 0.17 11.18 3.63 -4.91 -0.86 Grayson 0.37 11.80 4.42 -1.65 +0.52 Hardinsburg 0.13 14.94 4.39 +0.28 +0.55 Henderson 0.36 15.27 3.87 +1.22 +0.27 Huntington 0.24 6.06 1.52 -7.25 -2.33 Jackson 0.21 8.87 2.17 -5.39 -1.86 Lexington 0.25 9.34 4.42 -4.44 +0.57 London 0.27 10.41 3.15 -3.08 -0.59 Louisville 0.03 16.29 7.43 +2.38 +3.87 Mayfield 0.35 16.38 6.82 +1.36 +3.32 Nashville 1.54 12.98 4.51 -1.25 +1.08 Nolin Lake 0.09 13.18 5.59 -2.54 +1.58 Paducah 0.27 19.13 6.02 +3.64 +2.24 Princeton 0.57 18.06 7.66 +2.93 +3.96 Quicksand 0.65 9.24 2.84 -5.02 -1.19 Somerset 0.22 16.59 4.84 +1.19 +0.70 Spindletop 0.04 7.42 3.65 -6.36 -0.20 Williamstown 0.86 7.44 3.34 -6.50 -0.40 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 91 61 77.4 +1 182 1801 +112 Berea 93 57 77.8 +3 176 1830 +99 Bowling Gree 93 60 79.4 +3 192 1952 +191 Bristol 92 66 77.9 +3 184 1703 +116 Buckhorn Lak 92 59 77.3 +2 174 1758 +242 Cape Girarde 92 60 78.0 +0 181 1869 +25 Campbellsvil 95 60 79.4 +3 188 1873 +172 Covington 94 56 76.4 +1 173 1650 +112 Cumberland G 92 65 78.4 +3 187 1788 +231 Dix Dam 92 60 77.4 +2 180 1755 +66 Evansville 92 60 76.5 -1 174 1790 +48 Glasgow 96 62 80.9 +5 195 1998 +327 Grayson 94 52 75.8 +1 164 1777 +322 Hardinsburg 94 57 78.1 +2 179 1790 +29 Henderson 91 61 78.3 +1 185 1897 +125 Huntington 98 58 79.6 +4 182 1792 +224 Jackson 92 60 77.9 +3 180 1782 +266 Lexington 91 59 77.3 +2 180 1754 +186 London 91 60 78.1 +3 185 1774 +217 Louisville 93 61 78.6 +3 186 1829 +87 Mayfield 94 62 79.1 +1 188 1890 +68 Nashville 94 67 80.6 +5 196 2057 +183 Nolin Lake 93 60 79.1 +3 187 1894 +276 Paducah 94 62 79.1 +1 188 1918 +85 Princeton 95 62 80.1 +2 190 2020 +218 Quicksand 92 57 77.2 +2 176 1755 +239 Somerset 93 60 78.1 +3 184 1776 +128 Spindletop 91 58 76.2 +1 173 1714 +146 Williamstown 95 56 79.3 +4 184 1790 +222 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 7/11/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Blooming 25 7 11 Corn Silking 71 39 37 Wheat Harvested 99 94 92 CROP CONDITIONS: 7/9/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 3 13 56 27 Soybeans 1 3 16 50 30 Pasture 6 19 30 37 8 Hay Crops 4 13 24 48 11 Tobacco 4 13 27 40 16 ------------------------ July 06, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Rain continued to fall throughout the week in Kentucky. Rain was a welcome sight in the central portions of the State, although additional rain is still needed in the northeastern portion. The western portions of the State has received most of the rainfall, which brought fieldwork to a halt in some areas. Temperatures were above normal this week, with highs in the 90's. Major activities for the week included baling hay, planting double crop soybeans, harvesting small grains, and some side dressing of tobacco. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, July 2 was rated 7 percent very short, 15 percent short, 54 percent adequate, and 24 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 12 percent very short, 24 percent short, 50 percent adequate, and 14 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 2.4 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn continues to look good, with conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 32 percent excellent. Corn was 55 percent silked, well ahead of last year's 27 percent. Japanese beetles continue to be a problem in western areas. Some weed problems have emerged due to the rain. SOYBEANS: Seeding of the double crop soybeans continues with 93 percent completed by July 4. Virtually all of the single crop beans have been planted with 98 percent of the total soybean crop planted. This is well ahead of the 87 percent last year. Soybeans emerged are at 90 percent, and 17 percent of the soybean crop was blooming. The soybean crop was rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. In western areas, Japanese beetles were a problem in the soybeans as well as in the corn. TOBACCO: Rain and then the extreme heat has caused some problems with the tobacco. Black shank is the leading problematic disease throughout the State, although scalding was a problem in several areas. Other various problems reported included, worms, root rot, and wilting. Little to no blue mold was reported. The tobacco height was 34 percent under 12 inches, 43 percent between 12-24 inches and 23 percent over 24 inches. Condition of the crop as of July 2 was rated 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. SMALL GRAINS: Wheat harvest was slightly hampered due to the rain, with 91 percent of the crop harvested. Even with the rain, the harvest progress is well ahead of last year's 81 percent and the 5 year average of 75 percent. The wheat crop continues to look good with very good yield and test weights. OTHER CROPS: Pasture conditions improved in areas which received rain. Additional rain is still needed in the northeastern portions of the State to improve the pastures and other crops. Pastures as of July 2 were rated 4 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 40 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. In the drier portions of the State farmers are starting to feed livestock hay because of the poor pasture conditions. The hay crop looks good for the majority of the State. Kentucky Weather Summary, June 28 - July 4, 1999 Heavy rainfall at the beginning of the workweek for the second week straight provided beneficial moisture for crops across most of the state, relief to drought-stricken locations and surplus moisture to West and Northwestern areas. By the weekend hazy, hot and very humid conditions dominated field working conditions. Temperatures for this past week averaged 78 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 3 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 87 in the West to 87 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 70 degrees in the West to 68 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperatures were 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL across the state. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid-to-upper 90's and extreme lows were in the upper 50's to low 60's. Rainfall for the week totaled 1.72 inches statewide which was 0.74 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.99 inches, Central 2.23 inches, Bluegrass 1.32 inches and East 1.35 inches, which was +1.09, +1.21, +0.34 and +0.31 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.41 inches at Williamstown to a high of 4.84 inches at Louisville. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 1.32 11.79 4.57 -0.87 +1.00 Berea 1.53 10.65 3.88 -2.94 +0.15 Bowling Gree 1.83 9.85 3.83 -4.19 -0.12 Bristol 1.48 9.34 3.93 -1.96 +0.54 Buckhorn Lak 1.40 9.68 2.91 -2.95 -1.03 Cape Girarde 0.53 11.96 3.41 -1.59 +0.18 Campbellsvil 1.27 12.62 4.41 -2.16 +0.39 Covington 0.52 8.37 3.10 -4.05 -0.52 Cumberland G 1.59 9.77 3.22 -4.06 -0.87 Dix Dam 1.46 10.53 4.13 -2.74 +0.55 Evansville 2.50 14.52 4.22 +1.74 +0.91 Glasgow 1.34 11.01 3.86 -3.89 -0.51 Grayson 1.81 11.43 4.40 -0.93 +0.70 Hardinsburg 1.53 14.81 4.72 +1.22 +1.07 Henderson 0.95 14.91 3.79 +1.78 +0.23 Huntington 0.79 5.82 1.42 -6.38 -2.18 Jackson 0.89 8.66 2.40 -4.42 -1.33 Lexington 1.85 9.09 4.53 -3.57 +0.96 London 1.70 10.14 2.88 -2.27 -0.63 Louisville 4.84 16.26 7.40 +3.37 +4.05 Mayfield 2.02 16.03 7.48 +2.02 +4.20 Nashville 1.66 11.44 3.11 -1.89 -0.26 Nolin Lake 2.55 13.09 5.83 -1.49 +2.04 Paducah 1.75 18.86 6.09 +4.32 +2.31 Princeton 4.19 17.49 7.38 +3.33 +3.75 Quicksand 1.42 8.59 2.29 -4.49 -1.44 Somerset 1.19 16.37 5.00 +2.08 +0.98 Spindletop 2.13 7.38 3.61 -5.28 +0.04 Williamstown 0.41 6.58 2.90 -6.33 -0.70 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 91 60 76.2 +1 178 1619 +98 Berea 91 60 76.3 +2 179 1654 +98 Bowling Gree 92 61 79.4 +4 196 1760 +174 Bristol 90 65 76.4 +2 179 1519 +93 Buckhorn Lak 96 62 77.7 +3 183 1584 +222 Cape Girarde 92 65 78.5 +1 190 1688 +33 Campbellsvil 92 61 77.5 +2 186 1685 +159 Covington 92 56 76.5 +2 178 1477 +107 Cumberland G 94 64 77.9 +3 188 1601 +205 Dix Dam 93 60 76.6 +2 179 1575 +54 Evansville 91 61 77.1 -0 183 1616 +56 Glasgow 94 62 79.3 +4 192 1803 +307 Grayson 98 55 77.6 +3 178 1613 +312 Hardinsburg 93 56 78.2 +3 188 1611 +25 Henderson 91 63 78.0 +1 188 1712 +122 Huntington 98 59 80.1 +5 192 1610 +210 Jackson 91 62 76.9 +2 183 1602 +240 Lexington 91 60 76.8 +2 183 1574 +174 London 91 62 77.1 +2 183 1589 +193 Louisville 94 60 78.1 +3 187 1643 +83 Mayfield 92 61 78.1 +1 189 1702 +55 Nashville 92 65 79.7 +4 199 1861 +176 Nolin Lake 94 59 78.7 +3 191 1707 +250 Paducah 93 64 79.4 +2 194 1730 +79 Princeton 93 58 78.9 +2 187 1830 +210 Quicksand 91 61 76.6 +2 180 1579 +217 Somerset 91 61 76.5 +2 180 1592 +105 Spindletop 92 59 76.7 +2 181 1541 +141 Williamstown 97 59 77.3 +3 181 1606 +206 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 7/4/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Planted 98 87 - Blooming 17 5 4 Wheat Harvested 91 81 75 Corn Silking 55 27 20 CROP CONDITIONS: 7/2/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 1 14 52 32 Soybeans 1 2 16 52 29 Pasture 4 12 36 40 8 Set Tobacco 2 7 29 45 17 ------------------------ June 28, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Scattered showers at the end of the week brought needed relief to many areas in Kentucky. More rain is needed in the central and eastern portions of the State. Temperatures averaged near normal. Major activities for the week included baling hay, planting second crop soybeans, and harvesting small grains. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, June 25 was rated 22 percent very short, 31 percent short, 42 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 24 percent very short, 38 percent short, 36 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 4.7 out of a possible six days. CORN: Corn continues to look good, with conditions rated at 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 19 percent excellent. Corn tasseling is at 22 percent which is ahead of last year's 15 percent and the 5 year average of 6 percent. Corn is 3 percent silked. Japanese beetles continue to be a problem in a few scattered areas. SOYBEANS: Seeding of the double crop soybeans continues with 72 percent completed by June 27. Virtually all of the single crop beans have been planted with 93 percent of the total soybean crop planted. This is well ahead of the 61 percent last year and the 5 year average of 69 percent. Soybeans emerged are at 85 percent, and 2 percent of the soybean crop was blooming. The average soybean height is 10 inches. The soybean crop is rated at 3 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. TOBACCO: The tobacco crop looks good in most areas throughout the State. Black shank and other various insect problems had been reported, worse in the drier regions. There were little to no reports of blue mold. Tobacco resetting occurred mostly in the drier regions, although some areas reported that the dry weather hampered tobacco resetting. The tobacco height is 51 percent under 12 inches, 36 percent between 12-24 inches and 13 percent over 24 inches. Condition of the crop as of June 25 was rated as 3 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 42 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. SMALL GRAINS: Wheat harvested is still making progress despite the rain towards the end of the week, with 85 percent of the crop harvested. The harvest progress is well ahead of last year's 63 percent and the 5 year average of 51 percent. Good yields and test weights are being reported by farmers. Barley harvest is practically finished at 99 percent. OTHER CROPS: Sorghum planting is nearly complete at 99 percent. Pasture conditions continue to decline despite the rain. More rain is needed in the central and eastern portions of the State to improve the pastures. Pastures as of June 25 were rated as 8 percent very poor, 24 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 30 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. In the drier portions of the State yield and conditions for the hay crop are down, although for the majority of the State the hay crop looks good. Kentucky Weather Summary, June 21 - 27, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL: Beneficial rain improved soil moisture conditions across the Commonwealth last week with several rainfall events during the week. The greatest rainfall totals were in the Western sections of the state with Eastern sections receiving the lesser amounts, however, rainfall totals of greater than 1 inch were common statewide. Temperatures for this past week averaged 75 degrees across the state which was 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 86 in the West to 84 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 68 degrees in the West to 63 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Rainfall for the week totaled 1.43 inches statewide which was 0.54 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.04 inches, Central 1.43 inches, Bluegrass 1.28 inches and East 0.96 inches, which was 1.19, 0.51, 0.40 and 0.04 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.10 inches at Huntington to a high of 3.75 inches at Mayfield. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 1.87 10.47 4.01 -1.17 +0.57 Berea 1.24 9.12 2.51 -3.51 -1.20 Bowling Gree 1.17 8.02 3.05 -4.99 -0.86 Bristol 1.83 7.86 2.99 -2.53 -0.32 Buckhorn Lak 0.72 8.28 1.90 -3.32 -1.97 Cape Girarde 1.51 11.43 3.59 -1.31 +0.30 Campbellsvil 1.80 11.35 3.92 -2.32 +0.01 Covington 1.33 7.85 2.91 -3.64 -0.68 Cumberland G 1.41 8.18 2.41 -4.54 -1.58 Dix Dam 1.59 9.07 3.29 -3.19 -0.17 Evansville 0.79 12.02 4.10 +0.11 +0.81 Glasgow 1.46 9.67 3.45 -4.08 -0.85 Grayson 1.44 9.62 3.60 -1.73 +0.01 Hardinsburg 0.97 13.28 5.08 +0.69 +1.51 Henderson 1.81 13.96 5.91 +1.74 +2.35 Huntington 0.10 5.03 0.63 -6.16 -2.84 Jackson 0.52 7.77 1.80 -4.25 -1.78 Lexington 1.62 7.24 3.67 -4.40 +0.23 London 0.81 8.44 1.74 -3.00 -1.66 Louisville 1.35 11.42 3.89 -0.54 +0.63 Mayfield 3.75 14.01 6.11 +0.92 +2.92 Nashville 1.11 9.78 2.84 -2.68 -0.53 Nolin Lake 1.76 10.54 4.45 -3.00 +0.75 Paducah 2.45 17.11 7.55 +3.52 +3.75 Princeton 1.94 13.30 4.39 +0.08 +0.77 Quicksand 0.54 7.17 1.16 -4.85 -2.42 Somerset 2.15 15.18 4.43 +1.94 +0.45 Spindletop 0.88 5.25 2.03 -6.39 -1.41 Williamstown 1.01 6.17 2.95 -5.78 -0.59 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 87 62 75.5 +1 177 1441 +82 Berea 89 54 74.0 +0 162 1475 +85 Bowling Gree 90 62 76.9 +2 182 1564 +147 Bristol 87 56 73.6 -0 162 1340 +69 Buckhorn Lak 86 52 72.9 -1 159 1401 +184 Cape Girarde 87 64 76.1 -0 179 1498 +23 Campbellsvil 88 59 74.9 +0 172 1499 +136 Covington 88 62 75.8 +2 176 1299 +85 Cumberland G 88 52 73.9 -0 164 1413 +169 Dix Dam 88 51 72.0 -2 150 1396 +37 Evansville 87 64 76.2 -0 182 1433 +46 Glasgow 89 61 76.0 +1 177 1611 +281 Grayson 88 58 74.6 +1 169 1435 +279 Hardinsburg 91 53 76.8 +2 178 1423 +6 Henderson 90 65 77.9 +1 186 1524 +107 Huntington 93 56 76.4 +3 172 1418 +174 Jackson 86 60 74.1 +0 168 1419 +202 Lexington 89 60 75.7 +2 175 1391 +150 London 87 55 73.6 -0 163 1406 +162 Louisville 88 65 76.7 +2 182 1456 +69 Mayfield 87 64 76.9 +0 185 1513 +35 Nashville 89 61 77.5 +3 185 1662 +157 Nolin Lake 90 63 76.5 +2 178 1516 +211 Paducah 89 64 76.9 +0 184 1536 +61 Princeton 91 65 77.8 +1 184 1643 +196 Quicksand 86 52 72.5 -1 156 1399 +182 Somerset 87 57 73.5 -0 161 1412 +80 Spindletop 90 59 75.8 +2 175 1360 +119 Williamstown 88 63 77.1 +3 184 1425 +184 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 6/27/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Planted 93 61 69 Emerged 85 56 63 Wheat Harvested 85 63 51 CROP CONDITIONS: 6/25/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 2 19 59 19 Soybeans 0 3 23 57 17 Pasture 8 24 34 30 4 Set Tobacco 3 12 31 42 12 ------------------------ --- June 21, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Much needed rain early in the week followed by much cooler than usual temperatures reduced stress and improved crop conditions across much of the State. Eastern areas remain very dry, and most areas of the State need good rains soon for crops to have good yield potential. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, June 18 was rated 18 percent very short, 32 percent short, 48 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 21 percent very short, 39 percent short, 38 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.0 out of a possible six days. Major activities for the week included small grain harvest and seeding double crop soybeans. Disease and insect pressure is increasing on growing crops, but no major concerns have been reported to date. Small grain harvest is getting into full swing with yield and test weights ranging from fair to excellent. CORN: Early seeded corn is beginning to silk and is in good to excellent condition. Rains this week improved the condition of the crop with 3 percent rated poor, 17 percent fair, 55 percent good and 25 percent excellent. A few problems were noted with Japanese beetles, and grass in corn fields. SOYBEANS: Seeding of double crop soybeans advanced to 22 percent complete by the end of the week, and nearly all of the single crop soybeans are in the ground. About 78 percent of the total soybean crop has been planted, well ahead of the 55 percent reported for both last year and average. About 76 percent of the crop had emerged as of June 20, compared with 46 percent a year ago and the average of 47. Condition of emerged beans was reported as 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 23 percent in excellent condition. TOBACCO: Improved soil moisture is needed to finish transplanting tobacco in some areas. Burley acreage set reached 97 percent complete as of Sunday, June 20. This compares with 78 percent for last year and the five-year average of 77. Dark tobacco setting advanced to 96 percent complete compared with 86 percent last year and the average of 84. Rain improved the condition of set tobacco with 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 46 percent good and 14 percent excellent. Black shank seems to be the most common problem, but flea beetles are beginning to show up, and a few reports of blue mold have been received. Plant growth improved with needed moisture, with 5 percent of set tobacco over 24 inches tall. About 26 percent is from 12 - 24 inches high and 69 percent under 12 inches in height. SMALL GRAINS: Wheat harvest made good progress this week and was 40 percent complete as of Sunday, June 20, well ahead of last years 26 percent and the five-year average of 21. Early yields and test weights were mostly good to excellent. Barley harvest was 95 percent complete. OTHER CROPS: Sorghum planting was 85 percent complete as of Sunday, June 20. Producers have put up about 31 percent of second crop alfalfa. Although rain was received over much of the State, pasture conditions continue to decline. As of Friday, June 18, pastures were rated 5 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 36 percent good and 6 percent in excellent condition. Stock water supplies continue to be a concern in central and eastern areas. Kentucky Weather Summary, June 14 - 20, 1999 BELOW NORMAL Temperatures and Rainfall: Cooler than normal temperatures settled into the Bluegrass State last week with RECORD to NEAR RECORD low temperatures during the second half of the week. Welcomed rainfall on Monday (6/14) benefitted crops in most areas of the state. But the remainder of the week was generally dry with the weekly rainfall total BELOW NORMAL. The Palmer Drought Severity Index changed little last week due to last week's one-day rainfall event and continued to place the Bluegrass and Eastern sections of the state in the moderate drought category. Temperatures for the week averaged 68 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL and 10 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 79 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 58 degrees in the West to 56 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature were 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL across the state. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 80's on the weekend and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 40's to low 50's. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.77 inches statewide which was 0.12 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.75 inches, Central 1.10 inches, Bluegrass 0.66 inches and East 0.56 inches, which was -0.10, +0.18, -0.21 and -0.35 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.18 inches at Cumberland Gap in the Southeast to a high of 1.76 inches at Hardinsburg in Central Kentucky. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 1.38 8.60 2.57 -2.19 -1.02 Berea 0.26 7.88 2.75 -3.82 -1.12 Bowling Gree 0.41 6.85 2.23 -5.19 -1.82 Bristol 0.61 6.03 1.43 -3.53 -1.94 Buckhorn Lak 0.71 7.56 1.99 -3.07 -1.84 Cape Girarde 0.52 9.92 2.73 -2.01 -0.92 Campbellsvil 1.04 9.55 2.87 -3.15 -1.24 Covington 0.61 6.52 1.96 -4.07 -1.70 Cumberland G 0.18 6.77 1.34 -4.96 -2.74 Dix Dam 0.75 7.48 2.67 -3.93 -1.00 Evansville 0.04 11.23 3.58 +0.13 +0.03 Glasgow 0.66 8.21 2.55 -4.47 -1.82 Grayson 0.80 8.18 2.64 -2.27 -1.02 Hardinsburg 1.76 12.31 4.28 +0.60 +0.50 Henderson 0.75 12.15 4.31 +0.81 +0.61 Huntington 0.39 4.93 1.17 -5.40 -2.40 Jackson 0.55 7.25 1.96 -3.88 -1.74 Lexington 0.70 5.62 2.44 -5.17 -1.15 London 0.37 7.63 1.64 -2.96 -1.87 Louisville 1.21 10.07 2.68 -1.09 -0.82 Mayfield 0.70 10.26 2.85 -2.05 -0.69 Nashville 0.20 8.67 1.77 -2.96 -1.87 Nolin Lake 1.19 8.78 3.03 -3.84 -1.00 Paducah 1.55 14.66 5.10 +2.01 +1.13 Princeton 0.96 11.36 2.65 -0.97 -1.20 Quicksand 0.23 6.63 1.53 -4.50 -2.17 Somerset 1.28 13.03 3.39 +0.78 -0.75 Spindletop 0.60 4.37 1.16 -6.42 -2.43 Williamstown 1.06 5.16 2.26 -5.91 -1.39 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 83 51 68.1 -6 125 1264 +59 Berea 86 46 69.0 -4 133 1313 +77 Bowling Gree 85 52 70.1 -4 138 1382 +126 Bristol 85 47 67.9 -5 124 1178 +54 Buckhorn Lak 86 47 66.8 -6 119 1242 +158 Cape Girarde 82 53 68.2 -7 127 1319 +12 Campbellsvil 83 50 67.9 -6 124 1327 +111 Covington 84 48 66.5 -6 114 1123 +49 Cumberland G 86 49 68.9 -4 131 1249 +145 Dix Dam 85 50 68.5 -4 128 1246 +41 Evansville 81 50 67.4 -8 121 1251 +25 Glasgow 84 51 69.1 -5 132 1434 +258 Grayson 83 43 65.8 -7 113 1266 +243 Hardinsburg 84 50 66.9 -7 116 1245 -11 Henderson 83 51 68.8 -7 130 1338 +82 Huntington 85 49 67.7 -5 123 1246 +142 Jackson 82 52 65.9 -7 109 1251 +167 Lexington 85 52 67.6 -5 122 1216 +122 London 83 48 67.1 -6 119 1243 +139 Louisville 84 51 68.4 -5 125 1274 +48 Mayfield 83 50 68.6 -7 128 1328 +11 Nashville 85 57 71.9 -2 151 1477 +140 Nolin Lake 85 52 69.1 -5 133 1338 +173 Paducah 82 52 68.9 -7 131 1352 +45 Princeton 82 53 69.0 -7 132 1459 +173 Quicksand 86 46 66.4 -7 116 1243 +159 Somerset 83 49 67.0 -6 117 1251 +66 Spindletop 85 52 67.1 -6 119 1185 +91 Williamstown 85 51 67.6 -5 120 1241 +147 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 6/20/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Soybeans Planted 78 55 55 Emerged 76 46 47 Burley Tobacco Set 97 78 77 Dark Tobacco Set 96 86 84 Wheat Harvested CROP CONDITIONS: 6/18/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 0 3 17 55 25 Soybeans 1 2 16 58 23 Pasture 5 19 34 36 6 Set Tobacco 2 6 32 46 14 ------------------------ June 14, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Scattered showers throughout the State were very welcome, but very warm temperatures stressed crops and pastures. Where soil moisture is adequate, crops appear to be doing very well, but the major concern in Eastern and Central Kentucky is the lack of rain. Many of these areas are 4 to 6 inches below normal rainfall levels. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, June 11 was rated 25 percent very short, 38 percent short, 35 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 28 percent very short, 32 percent short, 38 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.4 out of a possible six. Drought stressed crops are showing more susceptibility to disease although most problems are minor at this time. CORN: As of Sunday, June 13, very little corn acreage remained to be seeded. About 99 percent of intended acres had been planted compared with 97 percent a year ago and the average of 95. Almost all of the planted acreage had emerged and was in mostly good condition, with 5 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 57 percent good and 21 percent in excellent condition. Some areas show stress due to continued dry weather, but disease and pest problems remain limited at this time. SOYBEANS: Producers will continue seeding double crop beans as the small grain harvest is completed. About 74 percent of the crop had been planted as of June 13, well ahead of the 52 percent seeded last year, and the five-year average of 46. Dry conditions have delayed germination, but 65 percent of the crop had emerged at week's end compared with 19 percent a year ago, and the five-year average of 28. The average height of emerged plants was 4 inches with condition reported as 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 21 percent in excellent condition. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, June 13, 93 percent of the intended burley acreage had been set compared with 69 percent for both last year and the five-year average. About 86 percent of the dark tobacco acreage was set, compared with 77 percent last year and the average of 76. Lack of rain and high temperatures are stressing weak plants in Eastern and Central Kentucky. Black shank is showing up in stressed plants also. Tobacco will be reset in extremely dry areas when soil moisture conditions improve. Plant supplies are a concern for a few growers. Dry conditions are slowing growth, with just 2 percent of set tobacco over 24 inches tall, 18 percent from 12-24 inches and 80 percent under 12 inches in height. Condition of set tobacco was reported as 3 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 11 percent in excellent condition. SMALL GRAINS: Barley harvest is winding down with 92 percent complete. Wheat harvest was about 5 percent complete as of Sunday, June 13 with harvest expected to be in full swing this week. High winds along with strong storms at midweek caused some lodging problems in localized areas. As of Friday, June 11 wheat condition was reported as 3 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 58 percent good and 21 percent in excellent condition. OTHER CROPS: Sorghum planting made rapid progress with 82 percent of intended acres seeded as of Sunday, June 13. Haymaking conditions were excellent this week but good rains will be needed for regrowth after harvest. Pastures continue to show stress from lack of moisture. Pastures were rated 4 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 42 percent good and 8 percent in excellent condition. A few livestock producers noted stock water concerns and indicated that they may need to start feeding hay if moisture is not received soon. Kentucky Weather Summary, June 7 - 13, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL: Moisture conditions continued to deteriorate last week as only scattered showers and thunderstorms dotted the state. The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) indicated moderate drought conditions continued to plague the Bluegrass and Eastern (Climate zone) areas during the period. Temperatures for the past week averaged 78 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 4 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 90 in the West to 89 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 69 degrees in the West to 65 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Statewide rainfall for the past week totaled 0.38 inches statewide which was 0.51 inches BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 0.62 inches, Central 0.27 inches, Bluegrass 0.43 inches and East 0.19 inches, which was 0.24, 0.65, 0.44 and 0.73 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Bardstown to a high of 1.01 inches at Mayfield. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.00 7.22 1.34 -2.72 -2.41 Berea 0.85 7.62 2.59 -3.16 -1.45 Bowling Gree 0.42 6.44 2.34 -4.63 -1.86 Bristol 0.01 5.42 1.40 -3.31 -2.02 Buckhorn Lak 0.08 6.85 1.88 -2.81 -1.91 Cape Girarde 0.85 9.40 2.43 -1.72 -1.58 Campbellsvil 0.30 8.51 2.08 -3.22 -2.23 Covington 0.64 5.91 2.01 -3.78 -1.72 Cumberland G 0.04 6.59 1.72 -4.15 -2.45 Dix Dam 0.33 6.73 2.06 -3.82 -1.82 Evansville 0.89 11.19 4.22 +0.91 +0.41 Glasgow 0.40 7.55 2.29 -4.05 -2.15 Grayson 0.35 7.38 2.35 -2.17 -1.38 Hardinsburg 0.46 10.55 3.37 -0.27 -0.63 Henderson 0.28 11.40 4.51 +0.95 +0.67 Huntington 0.14 4.54 1.46 -4.92 -2.20 Jackson 0.44 6.70 1.92 -3.54 -1.90 Lexington 0.36 4.92 1.91 -5.02 -1.84 London 0.00 7.26 1.87 -2.49 -1.76 Louisville 0.00 8.86 2.62 -1.49 -1.11 Mayfield 1.01 9.56 2.62 -1.96 -1.26 Nashville 0.14 8.47 2.03 -2.33 -1.88 Nolin Lake 0.33 7.59 2.51 -4.12 -1.84 Paducah 0.34 13.11 4.12 +1.41 -0.03 Princeton 0.35 10.46 2.18 -0.97 -1.89 Quicksand 0.10 6.40 2.01 -3.84 -1.81 Somerset 0.38 11.75 2.23 +0.49 -2.06 Spindletop 0.00 3.77 0.88 -6.17 -2.87 Williamstown 0.42 4.10 1.47 -6.09 -2.30 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 92 60 77.6 +5 180 1139 +88 Berea 91 60 76.7 +5 175 1180 +98 Bowling Gree 93 65 79.0 +6 186 1244 +149 Bristol 93 55 75.1 +4 162 1054 +77 Buckhorn Lak 91 61 75.9 +4 171 1123 +172 Cape Girarde 92 66 78.4 +4 183 1192 +53 Campbellsvil 92 62 77.4 +5 179 1203 +134 Covington 94 65 78.8 +7 185 1009 +75 Cumberland G 92 59 76.4 +5 171 1118 +154 Dix Dam 92 63 77.4 +6 180 1118 +67 Evansville 91 70 80.4 +6 200 1130 +65 Glasgow 93 66 78.5 +6 184 1302 +280 Grayson 92 66 78.0 +6 183 1153 +263 Hardinsburg 95 56 76.6 +4 168 1129 +34 Henderson 93 69 80.9 +6 196 1208 +113 Huntington 97 63 79.7 +8 182 1123 +159 Jackson 90 65 76.9 +5 180 1142 +191 Lexington 93 64 78.5 +7 185 1094 +147 London 92 63 76.6 +5 174 1124 +160 Louisville 92 65 79.2 +7 189 1149 +84 Mayfield 92 66 78.1 +4 185 1200 +44 Nashville 93 66 79.1 +7 189 1326 +157 Nolin Lake 93 64 78.4 +6 182 1205 +180 Paducah 93 68 79.5 +5 191 1221 +82 Princeton 96 68 80.7 +6 195 1328 +203 Quicksand 90 61 75.8 +4 170 1127 +176 Somerset 92 60 76.5 +5 175 1134 +96 Spindletop 94 65 79.2 +8 187 1066 +119 Williamstown 94 66 79.4 +8 186 1121 +174 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 6/13/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 99 97 95 Emerged 98 89 88 Soybeans Planted 74 52 46 Emerged 65 19 28 Burley Tobacco Set 93 69 69 Dark Tobacco Set 86 77 76 CROP CONDITIONS: 6/4/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 0 5 17 57 21 Soybeans 1 5 19 54 21 Wheat 0 3 18 58 21 Pasture 4 16 30 42 8 Set Tobacco 3 12 28 46 11 ------------------------ --- June 7, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Rain during the week improved topsoil moisture conditions in Central and Eastern Kentucky, but producers in these areas still need rain. Heavy rain caused localized flooding in northwest Kentucky at midweek. Cutting hay, setting tobacco, and planting soybeans were major activities this week. Topsoil moisture as of Friday, June 4 was rated 19 percent very short, 37 percent short, 39 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 18 percent very short, 36 percent short, 40 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 4.8 out of a possible six days. Small grain harvest was underway in the southwest areas of the State. Some tobacco will be reset due to dry conditions. CORN: As of Sunday, June 6, planting was almost complete with 98 percent of the crop in the ground, compared with last years 95 percent, and the five-year average of 92 percent. About 94 percent of the planted acreage had emerged, well ahead of last years 83 percent, and the average of 85. Emerged corn was in mostly good condition, with 1 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 56 percent good and 22 percent excellent. Height of the most advanced fields averaged 29 inches statewide, while average height of emerged corn was 15 inches. Disease and pest problems have been limited to this point. SOYBEANS: Most of the single crop beans have been planted. Double crop beans are being planted as the barley and wheat harvests progress. About 72 percent of the crop had been planted as of June 6, compared with 48 percent seeded last year, and the 5-year average of 39. Condition of emerged soybeans was rated 1 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 21 percent in excellent condition. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, June 6, 84 percent of the intended burley acreage had been set compared with 61 percent a year ago and the average of 56. About 80 percent of the dark tobacco acreage was in the ground, compared with 70 percent last year and the average of 67. Eastern Kentucky producers are concerned with dry conditions, and feel some acreage will be reset when moisture conditions improve. Plants for resetting appear to be in good supply. Disease and pest problems seem to be minor except in a few areas. Condition of set tobacco was reported as 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 13 percent in excellent condition. SMALL GRAINS: Barley harvest is underway in southern Kentucky with nearly half of the harvest completed. Wheat harvest is just beginning with few pest and disease problems reported. Lack of moisture may limit yield potential in Eastern Kentucky. As of Friday, June 4 wheat condition was reported as 1 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 58 percent good and 22 percent in excellent condition. OTHER CROPS: Early hay crops appear to have good yield and quality. Regrowth is slow where soil moisture has been depleted. Pastures are also showing stress from lack of moisture, and were rated 3 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 42 percent good and 9 percent in excellent condition. Sorghum planting is progressing well with almost three quarters of intended acres seeded as of Sunday, June 6. Stock water supplies are becoming a concern in a few areas of Eastern Kentucky, as pond and stream levels are very low for this time of year. Kentucky Weather Summary May 31 - June 6, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures...ABOVE NORMAL Rainfall West and Central and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall Bluegrass and East: Significant rainfall last week in Western and some Central sections of the state offset the lack of rainfall in the Bluegrass and Eastern sections such that the statewide rainfall was NEAR to SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. Bluegrass and Eastern (climate zones) sections continued in the moderate drought category according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). Temperatures for this past week averaged 74 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 10 degrees warmer than the final week of May 1999. High temperatures averaged from 86 in the West to 82 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 66 degrees in the West to 61 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the upper 80's to low 90"s and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 50's to low 60's. Rainfall for the week totaled 1.02 inches statewide which was 0.10 inches NEAR to SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.87 inches, Central 1.19 inches, Bluegrass 0.52 inches and East 0.49 inches, which was +0.98, +0.24, -0.38 and -0.44 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Huntington to a high of 3.21 inches at Paducah. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.76 7.22 1.77 -1.86 -2.13 Berea 0.16 6.77 3.37 -3.09 -0.83 Bowling Gree 1.05 6.02 2.26 -4.07 -2.08 Bristol 0.54 5.41 1.48 -2.50 -2.00 Buckhorn Lak 0.39 6.77 1.91 -1.92 -1.84 Cape Girarde 0.71 8.55 2.06 -1.76 -2.32 Campbellsvil 0.78 8.21 2.52 -2.55 -2.00 Covington 0.33 5.27 1.93 -3.53 -1.88 Cumberland G 0.78 6.55 1.87 -3.19 -2.40 Dix Dam 0.62 6.40 2.60 -3.29 -1.50 Evansville 2.38 10.30 3.43 +0.83 -0.64 Glasgow 0.93 7.15 2.75 -3.38 -1.76 Grayson 1.01 7.03 2.41 -1.63 -1.38 Hardinsburg 1.89 10.09 3.00 +0.15 -1.21 Henderson 3.07 11.12 4.52 +1.55 +0.53 Huntington 0.00 4.40 1.54 -4.20 -2.22 Jackson 0.29 6.26 1.79 -3.08 -2.15 Lexington 0.99 4.56 1.56 -4.52 -2.34 London 0.56 7.26 1.92 -1.64 -1.83 Louisville 1.33 8.86 2.99 -0.68 -0.98 Mayfield 0.65 8.55 1.79 -2.18 -2.44 Nashville 1.39 8.33 2.46 -1.63 -1.72 Nolin Lake 1.17 7.26 2.59 -3.53 -2.08 Paducah 3.21 12.77 4.00 +2.01 -0.32 Princeton 1.20 10.41 2.31 -0.12 -1.98 Quicksand 0.29 6.30 2.03 -3.04 -1.91 Somerset 0.62 11.37 3.35 +1.10 -1.10 Spindletop 0.55 3.77 1.30 -5.31 -2.60 Williamstown 0.46 3.68 1.05 -5.63 -2.83 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 88 58 73.3 +2 160 959 +62 Berea 88 56 72.8 +3 158 1005 +77 Bowling Gree 91 63 76.2 +5 176 1058 +124 Bristol 88 53 70.4 +0 139 892 +62 Buckhorn Lak 86 54 70.4 +0 142 952 +134 Cape Girarde 92 67 77.3 +4 180 1009 +38 Campbellsvil 88 59 72.6 +2 156 1024 +102 Covington 91 58 72.4 +2 152 824 +30 Cumberland G 86 59 72.2 +2 154 947 +123 Dix Dam 83 44 69.2 -1 135 938 +41 Evansville 91 59 74.9 +2 168 930 +26 Glasgow 90 62 74.6 +4 168 1118 +250 Grayson 86 60 72.5 +2 156 970 +213 Hardinsburg 91 51 72.7 +2 154 961 +27 Henderson 92 61 75.6 +3 173 1012 +78 Huntington 91 55 73.6 +3 161 941 +117 Jackson 87 60 72.6 +2 156 962 +144 Lexington 89 57 72.4 +2 153 909 +109 London 85 58 71.9 +2 152 950 +126 Louisville 90 59 73.7 +3 162 960 +56 Mayfield 86 60 73.2 +0 161 1015 +20 Nashville 89 66 76.9 +6 182 1137 +136 Nolin Lake 91 60 75.1 +4 170 1023 +138 Paducah 92 63 77.0 +4 179 1030 +59 Princeton 92 64 77.9 +5 183 1129 +165 Quicksand 86 52 70.1 -0 139 957 +139 Somerset 86 58 70.4 +0 142 959 +68 Spindletop 89 57 72.9 +3 157 879 +79 Williamstown 90 57 72.9 +3 156 935 +135 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 6/6/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 98 95 92 Emerged 94 83 85 Soybeans Planted 72 48 39 Emerged 62 11 9 Burley Tobacco Set 84 61 56 Dark Tobacco Set 80 70 67 CROP CONDITIONS: 6/4/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn 1 1 20 56 22 Soybeans 0 1 18 60 21 Wheat 1 1 18 58 22 Pasture 3 14 32 42 9 Set Tobacco 1 5 33 48 13 ------------------------ --- June 1, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Below normal temperatures and rainfall made for pleasant outdoor weather this past week. Precipitation amounts were below normal across the State. Primary farming activities included setting tobacco, harvesting barley, completing corn planting and planting soybeans as well as harvesting hay. Many producers were concerned about the lack of rain. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, May 28 was rated 21 percent very short, 29 percent short, 48 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 19 percent very short, 24 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.6 out of a possible 6 days. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, May 31, 70 percent of the intended burley acreage had been set. This compares with 36 percent in 1998, and 37 percent for the 5 year average. About 77 percent of the dark tobacco acreage had been set as of Sunday compared to 40 percent last year and 46 percent for the 5 year average. Setting transplants was the main tobacco activity for the week. Numerous producers were concerned about the need to reset because of the dry conditions, while some areas of the State had already reported resetting small acres as of Friday. Tobacco sets are plentiful with reports of excess transplants available for sale. No other major disease problems were reported at this time. Condition of all set tobacco as of Friday was 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 19 percent excellent. CORN: Corn planting was entering its final stages with 98 percent of acreage planted as of Sunday, May 30. This compares to 86 percent last year and 87 percent for the 5 year average. About 92 percent of the intended corn acreage has emerged. This compares to 65 percent last year and 78 percent for the 5 year average. As of Friday, May 28, the emerged corn was rated, 2 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Few disease problems were reported, all though army worms were mentioned as an insect problem from several producers. Average height of emerged corn was 12 inches while height in the most advanced fields averaged 24 inches. SOYBEANS: With corn planting winding down the focus turned to soybean planting in the western part of the State. Eastern areas of the State have reported germination problems due to the dry conditions. As of Sunday, May 30, 65 percent of the intended acreage had been planted. This compares to 34 percent last year and 29 percent for the 5 year average. Of the intended acreage 47 percent of the soybeans were emerged. As of Friday, the condition of the emerged soybeans was 12 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 31 percent excellent. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: As of Friday, May 28, winter wheat condition was rated 2 percent poor, 12 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 32 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Hay was rated 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 19 percent excellent. As of May 28, 22 percent of the barley crop had been harvested. Sorghum has been advanced to 74 percent of the crop in the ground. Kentucky Weather Summary: May 24 - 30, 1999 BELOW NORMAL Temperatures and Rainfall: Temperatures for the period averaged 64 degrees across the state which was -5 degrees from normal. High temperatures averaged from 78 in the West to 76 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from -5 degrees from normal in the West to -2 degrees from normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 51 degrees in the West to 50 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from -8 degrees from normal in the West to -8 degrees from normal in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.48 inches statewide which was -0.58 inches from normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.30 inches, Central 0.33 inches, Bluegrass 0.59 inches and East 0.71 inches, which was -0.80, -0.78, -0.43 and -0.30 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Paducah to a high of 1.48 inches at Berea. =============================================== | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.43 6.46 2.56 -1.75 -1.48 Berea 1.48 6.61 4.38 -2.30 +0.04 Bowling Gree 0.35 4.97 3.19 -4.13 -1.27 Bristol 0.27 4.87 2.40 -2.20 -1.12 Buckhorn Lak 0.81 6.38 2.81 -1.35 -0.90 Cape Girarde 0.65 7.84 2.59 -1.61 -2.10 Campbellsvil 0.75 7.43 3.67 -2.33 -1.02 Covington 0.38 4.94 1.96 -2.95 -1.91 Cumberland G 0.34 5.77 3.03 -2.96 -1.31 Dix Dam 0.97 5.78 3.12 -3.03 -1.16 Evansville 0.27 7.92 2.27 -0.70 -2.02 Glasgow 0.56 6.22 3.92 -3.23 -0.65 Grayson 0.48 6.02 2.62 -1.73 -1.23 Hardinsburg 0.17 8.20 3.80 -0.82 -0.60 Henderson 0.21 8.05 2.69 -0.61 -1.42 Huntington 0.64 4.40 1.91 -3.32 -1.94 Jackson 0.68 5.97 2.48 -2.47 -1.57 Lexington 0.39 3.57 1.30 -4.64 -2.74 London 0.71 6.70 2.95 -1.34 -0.90 Louisville 0.14 7.53 3.01 -1.17 -1.16 Mayfield 0.49 7.90 3.14 -2.00 -1.39 Nashville 0.04 6.94 4.65 -2.15 +0.24 Nolin Lake 0.34 6.09 3.24 -3.74 -1.71 Paducah 0.00 9.56 3.16 -0.23 -1.30 Princeton 0.20 9.21 3.36 -0.39 -1.12 Quicksand 0.91 6.01 2.95 -2.43 -1.10 Somerset 1.11 10.75 4.72 +1.49 +0.14 Spindletop 0.01 3.22 1.35 -4.99 -2.69 Williamstown 0.32 3.22 1.19 -5.20 -2.79 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 83 47 63.5 -6 98 799 +49 Berea 84 43 63.9 -5 101 847 +67 Bowling Gree 86 47 66.4 -3 114 882 +102 Bristol 85 41 63.6 -5 103 753 +63 Buckhorn Lak 83 41 62.5 -6 96 810 +120 Cape Girarde 83 49 65.2 -6 107 829 +19 Campbellsvil 84 46 64.5 -5 102 868 +88 Covington 85 38 60.2 -8 89 672 +12 Cumberland G 84 44 64.6 -4 106 793 +103 Dix Dam 84 46 63.7 -5 100 803 +53 Evansville 84 46 63.6 -8 98 762 +12 Glasgow 85 46 65.6 -4 112 950 +230 Grayson 84 44 63.9 -5 101 814 +184 Hardinsburg 85 43 63.8 -6 107 807 +27 Henderson 84 47 65.0 -6 107 839 +59 Huntington 87 44 63.6 -5 95 780 +90 Jackson 83 48 63.2 -5 92 806 +116 Lexington 86 46 63.4 -5 98 756 +96 London 83 43 63.6 -5 99 798 +108 Louisville 85 47 64.8 -5 105 798 +48 Mayfield 84 46 64.4 -7 103 854 +14 Nashville 86 51 67.9 -2 123 955 +115 Nolin Lake 86 47 65.4 -4 109 853 +103 Paducah 85 47 64.9 -7 104 851 +41 Princeton 87 48 66.2 -5 115 946 +136 Quicksand 83 41 62.1 -6 96 818 +128 Somerset 84 44 64.0 -4 102 817 +67 Spindletop 85 45 63.4 -5 99 722 +62 Williamstown 84 41 63.7 -5 104 779 +119 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 5/30/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 98 86 87 Emerged 92 65 78 Soybeans Planted 65 34 29 Emerged 47 7 4 Burley Tobacco Set 70 36 37 Dark Tobacco Set 77 40 46 CROP CONDITIONS: 5/28/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 0 2 14 55 29 Wheat 0 2 12 54 32 Soybeans Emerged 0 0 12 57 31 Pasture 1 15 24 46 14 Hay Crops 1 8 26 46 19 Tobacco Set 1 7 23 50 19 ------------------------ For help or information about the ky-crop-weather mailing list, send mail to nass-state-releases@news.usda.gov with the following message in the body info ky-crop-weather ---- May 24, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Farmers were active in their fields last week planting corn and soybeans, setting tobacco and harvesting first cutting hay. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.2 out of a possible 6. Temperatures averaged near normal for the week while rainfall continued below normal. Central and Eastern Kentucky are short to adequate in soil moisture while Northeastern Kentucky is very short of moisture. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, May 21 was rated 11 percent very short, 37 percent short, 47 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 10 percent very short, 30 percent short, 56 percent adequate and 4 percent surplus. TOBACCO: As of Sunday, May 23, 46 percent of the intended burley acreage had been set. This compares to 25 percent last year and 21 percent for the five year average. About 53 percent of the dark tobacco acreage had been set as of Sunday compared to 23 percent last year and 25 percent for the five year average. Farmers continued to set their tobacco at a rapid pace where good soil moisture conditions was present. Set tobacco with adequate moisture was showing good development while set tobacco in drier areas needs moisture. Some set tobacco will need to be reset due to dry soil conditions and some farmers are waiting for improved soil moisture to set tobacco. Some flea beetles and cutworms in set tobacco have been reported. No disease problems have been reported to date. Condition of all set tobacco as of Friday was 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 45 percent good and 20 percent excellent. CORN: Corn planting was entering its final stages with 96 percent of the acreage planted on Sunday. This compares to 77 percent last year and 77 percent for average. Favorable weather and soil conditions this spring enabled farmers to get their corn planted at a faster pace than last year and average. About 87 percent of the intended corn acreage has emerged. This compares to 46 percent last year and 66 percent for the five year average. As of Friday, May 21 emerged corn was rated 1 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 56 percent good and 26 percent excellent. Corn is growing well but army worms were reported by one reporter. Average height of emerged corn was 9 inches while height in the most advanced fields averaged 18 inches. SOYBEANS: As corn planting winds down farmers are turning their attention to planting single crop soybeans. As of Sunday, May 23, 44 percent of the acreage had been planted. This compares to 17 percent last year and 18 percent for the five year average. Of the intended acreage 26 percent has emerged. This is way ahead of last year with 1 percent and the average of 2 percent. SMALL GRAINS: The winter wheat crop continues to be promising with little disease reported. Wheat harvest in Kentucky should start on June 20. Some farmers are cutting their wheat for hay instead of harvesting it for grain. Condition of winter wheat was rated 9 percent fair, 58 percent good and 33 percent excellent. Barley harvest is expected to start on June 6. OTHER CROPS: Farmers are harvesting first cutting alfalfa as weather conditions permit. Yields are reported lighter while quality is good. Condition of the hay crop was rated 8 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 48 percent good and 23 percent excellent. Pastures are providing good grazing for livestock but are slow in regrowth due to drier soil conditions. Pastures were rated 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 50 percent good and 19 percent excellent. Sorghum planting was over 50 percent complete. Farmers in drier areas of the State reporting decreased water supplies available for their livestock. Kentucky Weather Summary May 17 - 23, 1999 NEAR NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for this past week averaged 67 degrees across the state which was NEAR NORMAL and 1 degree below the previous. High temperatures averaged from 80 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 56 degrees in the West to 55 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid to upper 80's and extreme low's were in the mid 40's. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.50 inches statewide which was 0.56 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.55 inches, Central 0.62 inches, Bluegrass 0.28 inches and East 0.54 inches, which was 0.55, 0.48, 0.75 and 0.47 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.10 inches at Berea to a high of 1.15 inches at Louisville. As of May 15, the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) indicated moderate drought conditions existed in the Bluegrass area (Climate Zone 03). Rainfall late Sunday evening was not considered in the above report. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.15 6.03 4.77 -1.17 +0.81 Berea 0.10 5.13 4.03 -2.70 -0.25 Bowling Gree 0.52 4.62 3.24 -3.37 -1.15 Bristol 0.58 4.60 3.01 -1.59 -0.43 Buckhorn Lak 0.60 5.57 3.77 -1.23 +0.10 Cape Girarde 0.22 7.19 2.76 -1.09 -1.83 Campbellsvil 0.25 6.68 4.99 -1.91 +0.35 Covington 0.66 4.56 2.12 -2.37 -1.68 Cumberland G 0.56 5.43 3.58 -2.22 -0.67 Dix Dam 0.14 4.81 3.61 -2.93 -0.61 Evansville 0.68 7.65 5.11 +0.11 +0.92 Glasgow 0.40 5.66 4.08 -2.64 -0.43 Grayson 0.51 5.54 3.61 -1.25 -0.16 Hardinsburg 0.85 8.03 5.47 +0.11 +1.14 Henderson 0.95 7.84 5.19 +0.20 +1.10 Huntington 0.68 3.76 2.13 -3.00 -1.63 Jackson 0.51 5.29 3.18 -2.13 -0.83 Lexington 0.17 3.18 1.76 -4.02 -2.20 London 0.60 5.99 3.39 -1.09 -0.42 Louisville 1.15 7.39 5.97 -0.27 +1.84 Mayfield 0.47 7.41 3.47 -1.36 -1.09 Nashville 0.46 6.90 5.14 -1.09 +0.79 Nolin Lake 0.67 5.75 3.94 -2.85 -0.88 Paducah 0.57 9.56 4.07 +0.88 -0.43 Princeton 0.43 9.01 4.90 +0.53 +0.42 Quicksand 0.71 5.10 3.73 -2.32 -0.28 Somerset 0.12 9.64 6.86 +1.53 +2.37 Spindletop 0.32 3.21 2.26 -3.99 -1.70 Williamstown 0.27 2.90 1.21 -4.52 -2.75 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 84 49 67.3 -0 121 701 +56 Berea 83 47 67.4 +1 122 746 +78 Bowling Gree 86 49 69.0 +1 132 768 +100 Bristol 83 44 65.1 -1 108 650 +58 Buckhorn Lak 83 45 65.6 -1 113 714 +122 Cape Girarde 87 49 69.0 -1 133 722 +31 Campbellsvil 84 47 67.4 -0 123 766 +98 Covington 84 44 64.8 -2 104 583 +21 Cumberland G 83 47 66.6 +0 116 687 +95 Dix Dam 84 49 67.4 +1 120 703 +58 Evansville 83 50 67.2 -2 119 664 +26 Glasgow 86 48 68.5 +1 130 838 +230 Grayson 84 49 67.1 +1 119 713 +174 Hardinsburg 83 43 65.9 -2 116 700 +32 Henderson 85 50 68.9 -1 129 732 +64 Huntington 82 46 67.1 +0 120 685 +93 Jackson 82 51 66.8 +0 116 714 +122 Lexington 84 47 67.1 +0 121 658 +96 London 82 47 66.4 -0 117 699 +107 Louisville 85 51 68.1 +0 126 693 +55 Mayfield 83 49 67.9 -2 124 751 +30 Nashville 85 52 70.0 +2 137 832 +111 Nolin Lake 84 48 67.8 +0 124 744 +99 Paducah 84 48 67.9 -2 125 747 +56 Princeton 86 39 67.6 -2 129 828 +130 Quicksand 83 45 65.4 -1 111 722 +130 Somerset 82 45 66.4 -0 118 715 +70 Spindletop 84 49 66.3 -0 114 623 +61 Williamstown 84 48 67.7 +1 124 675 +113 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 5/23/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 96 77 77 Emerged 87 46 66 Soybeans Planted 44 17 18 Emerged 26 1 2 Burley Tobacco Set 46 25 21 Dark Tobacco Set 53 23 25 CROP CONDITIONS: 5/21/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 0 1 17 56 26 Wheat 0 0 9 58 33 Pasture 2 7 22 50 19 Hay Crops 0 8 21 48 23 Tobacco Set 2 4 29 45 20 ------------------------ Kentucky rainfall maps are updated daily and are available at: http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/Kyaverage.html --- May 17, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Temperatures averaged above normal last week for the State while rainfall was below normal. Farmers in north eastern and east central Kentucky are in need of rain to various degrees. Some have even delayed tobacco planting due to the dry soils. The rest of Kentucky has generally adequate moisture. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, May 14 was rated 9 percent very short, 26 percent short, 58 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 10 percent very short, 24 percent short, 58 percent adequate and 8 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 4.8 out of a possible 6 days. Farmers last week were busy setting tobacco, planting corn and soybeans, applying fertilizer and cutting hay. TOBACCO: Burley tobacco setting was 16 percent complete as of Sunday, May 16. This compares to 11 percent last year and 10 percent for the five year average. Farmers were busy setting last week but some had slowed or stopped setting due to dry soil conditions. Farmers indicate plants will be short in some areas of the State. No disease problems with bed plants or insect problems with set tobacco have been reported. Dark tobacco set was estimated at 13 percent. Condition of all set tobacco is 5 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 55 percent good and 12 percent excellent. CORN: Corn planting showed good progress last week and continues to be ahead of schedule. Planting was 89 percent complete on Sunday. This compares to 55 percent last year and 62 percent for the five year average. About 71 percent of the intended corn acreage had emerged. This compares to 43 percent last year and 55 percent for the five year average. Some earlier planted corn will need to be replanted due to wet field conditions in western Kentucky. As of Friday, May 22 the condition of emerged corn was 3 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 59 percent good and 18 percent excellent. SOYBEANS: Farmers were actively planting single crop soybeans last week and by Sunday 19 percent of the states intended acreage had been planted. This compares to 6 percent last year and 7 percent for the five year average. About 3 percent of the crop has emerged. OTHER CROPS: The winter wheat crop continues to be very promising with only scattered disease and lodging reported. Some wheat is being harvested as silage due to the low anticipated wheat price at harvest. Condition was rated 3 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 58 percent good and 21 percent excellent. Pasture condition was 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 50 percent good and 12 percent excellent. Farmers have enjoyed good grazing this spring and some have commented rain was needed to keep pasture in good condition. Farmers are starting to cut hay. Hay condition was 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 46 percent good and 14 percent excellent. Grain sorghum was 19 percent planted. Strawberry producers reported that 43 percent of the berries were small in size, 40 percent were medium and 17 percent were large. One grower reported he expected a good peach crop. Kentucky Weather Summary May 10 - 16, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for this past week averaged 68 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 3 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 79 in the West to 79 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 57 degrees in the West to 54 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low to mid 80's and extreme lows were in the upper 40's to low 50's. Since April 1, Corn growing degree day (base 50 mod.) accumulations ranged from 479 at Covington to 698 at Princeton. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.40 inches statewide which was 0.66 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.25 inches, Central 0.42 inches, Bluegrass 0.58 inches and East 0.36 inches, which was 0.86, 0.69, 0.44 and 0.64 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, rainfall totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Williamstown to a high of 1.63 inches at Berea. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 0.43 5.88 4.73 -0.31 +0.87 Berea 1.63 5.03 4.19 -1.71 +0.00 Bowling Gree 0.34 4.10 2.82 -2.77 -1.46 Bristol 0.09 4.02 2.47 -1.29 -0.86 Buckhorn Lak 0.11 4.97 3.70 -0.90 +0.08 Cape Girarde 0.48 6.97 2.88 -0.14 -1.57 Campbellsvil 0.74 6.43 4.86 -0.99 +0.29 Covington 0.56 3.90 2.13 -2.06 -1.58 Cumberland G 0.19 4.87 3.17 -1.69 -0.94 Dix Dam 0.87 4.67 3.69 -2.00 -0.44 Evansville 0.10 6.97 4.47 +0.50 +0.41 Glasgow 0.86 5.26 3.72 -1.90 -0.71 Grayson 0.41 5.03 3.31 -0.80 -0.34 Hardinsburg 0.09 7.18 4.71 +0.36 +0.47 Henderson 0.29 6.89 4.25 +0.28 +0.20 Huntington 0.22 3.08 2.22 -2.72 -1.42 Jackson 0.31 4.78 3.33 -1.63 -0.62 Lexington 0.01 3.01 1.84 -3.18 -2.02 London 0.05 5.39 3.30 -0.73 -0.47 Louisville 0.37 6.24 4.90 -0.37 +0.82 Mayfield 0.18 6.94 3.11 -0.70 -1.50 Nashville 0.57 6.44 4.69 -0.45 +0.42 Nolin Lake 0.41 5.08 3.38 -2.28 -1.26 Paducah 0.22 8.99 3.58 +1.43 -0.97 Princeton 0.23 8.33 4.23 +0.97 -0.25 Quicksand 0.12 4.39 3.37 -2.02 -0.58 Somerset 1.50 9.52 7.16 +2.55 +2.80 Spindletop 0.42 2.89 2.03 -3.30 -1.83 Williamstown 0.00 2.63 1.18 -3.80 -2.76 =============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 84 53 67.7 +2 122 580 +40 Berea 84 50 66.9 +2 116 624 +68 Bowling Gree 85 51 68.6 +3 130 636 +80 Bristol 83 47 63.8 -1 99 542 +48 Buckhorn Lak 87 48 66.0 +1 112 601 +107 Cape Girarde 84 53 67.5 -0 120 589 +17 Campbellsvil 85 52 68.6 +3 128 643 +87 Covington 84 51 66.7 +2 115 479 +15 Cumberland G 83 49 65.4 +1 107 571 +77 Dix Dam 84 52 67.4 +3 121 583 +43 Evansville 84 51 67.6 -0 121 545 +19 Glasgow 87 53 70.3 +5 139 708 +212 Grayson 84 52 67.5 +3 121 594 +146 Hardinsburg 84 52 68.0 +2 123 584 +28 Henderson 84 52 68.4 +1 127 603 +47 Huntington 88 48 67.0 +2 116 565 +71 Jackson 84 50 67.1 +3 118 598 +104 Lexington 84 51 67.4 +3 120 537 +73 London 83 49 66.6 +2 115 582 +88 Louisville 87 54 68.9 +3 129 567 +41 Mayfield 82 52 67.6 -0 122 627 +25 Nashville 83 52 68.0 +2 125 695 +93 Nolin Lake 84 52 68.6 +3 128 620 +80 Paducah 83 51 67.4 -0 119 622 +50 Princeton 85 52 69.0 +1 131 698 +112 Quicksand 88 48 66.1 +2 113 611 +117 Somerset 82 49 66.2 +2 113 597 +57 Spindletop 84 50 67.5 +3 121 509 +45 Williamstown 85 50 68.1 +4 125 551 +87 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 5/16/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 89 55 62 Emerged 71 43 55 Soybeans Planted 19 6 7 Burley Tobacco Set 16 11 10 Dark Tobacco Set 13 9 10 CROP CONDITIONS: 5/14/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 0 3 20 59 18 Wheat 0 3 18 58 21 Pasture 1 8 29 50 12 Hay Crops 1 9 30 46 14 Tobacco Set 0 5 28 55 12 ------------------------ May 10, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Temperatures increased by 4 degrees from the previous week and were 2 degrees above normal for the first full week of May. Rainfall was above normal for the State this past week. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, May 9 was rated 3 percent very short, 17 percent short, 51 percent adequate and 29 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 2 percent very short, 21 percent short, 56 percent adequate and 21 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 3.6 out of a possible 6 days. The midweek storms slowed primary farming activities. There were several reports of lodging of wheat due to high winds associated with those storms. TOBACCO: Plant size of tobacco in beds and greenhouses was 35 percent less than 2 inches, 38 percent 2 to 4 inches and 27 percent larger than 4 inches. Ninety seven percent indicated that there is an adequate supply of plants, while 3 percent estimate a short supply. There was a report of freeze damage in eastern Kentucky to tobacco plants in conventional beds. Growers in this region anticipate a shortage as high as 20 percent. As of Sunday May 9, 5 percent of the intended burley tobacco has been set. Three percent of dark tobacco has been set. CORN: Planting was generally well ahead of schedule with 78 percent of the intended acreage complete as of Sunday, May 9, compared to 37 percent last year and 48 percent for the five year average. Soil temperatures have slowed emergence because of the wet conditions and cool nights. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: Reports of lodging of wheat due to high winds were reported primarily in the western half of the State. About 82 percent of winter wheat was headed or is heading. As of Friday, May 9 wheat condition was rated 2 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 59 percent good and 23 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 54 percent good and 15 percent excellent. There were several reports indicating pasture clipping was active for the past week. Hay condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary May 3 - 9, 1999 ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures and Rainfall: Temperatures for this past week averaged 65 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 4 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 77 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 54 degrees in the West to 52 degrees in the East. Departures from normal low temperature were NEAR NORMAL across the state. Extreme high temperatures were in the low to mid 80's and extreme low temperatures were in the low to mid 40's. Corn growing degree day accumulations (base 50 mod.) for last week totaled from 96 at Covington to 119 at Princeton. Rainfall for the week totaled 1.43 inches statewide which was 0.37 inches ABOVE NORMAL and the second week for wetter than normal statewide rainfall totals. But rainfall totals in some areas were low, especially the Bluegrass area. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.72 inches, Central 1.91 inches, Bluegrass 0.77 inches and East 1.32 inches, which was +0.61, +0.81, -0.26 and +0.32 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.36 inches at Covington to a high of 3.58 inches at Nashville. ============================================== | | | Rainfall | Dev. From |=================|============== | Since Last| Norm Norm Weather |Last April Four| Since Last Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks. ============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 1.55 5.45 4.55 +0.27 +0.79 Berea 1.17 3.40 3.17 -2.26 -0.92 Bowling Gree 1.98 3.76 2.99 -1.99 -1.18 Bristol 1.46 3.93 2.99 -0.50 -0.23 Buckhorn Lak 1.29 4.86 4.05 -0.08 +0.48 Cape Girarde 1.24 6.49 3.21 +0.55 -1.10 Campbellsvil 1.93 5.69 4.83 -0.56 +0.32 Covington 0.36 3.34 2.11 -1.65 -1.51 Cumberland G 1.94 4.68 3.66 -0.80 -0.32 Dix Dam 1.14 3.80 3.18 -1.80 -0.87 Evansville 1.22 6.87 4.72 +1.47 +0.79 Glasgow 2.10 4.40 3.56 -1.62 -0.79 Grayson 1.22 4.62 3.36 -0.25 -0.18 Hardinsburg 2.69 7.09 5.41 +1.37 +1.27 Henderson 1.24 6.60 4.68 +1.02 +0.66 Huntington 0.37 2.86 2.32 -1.98 -1.20 Jackson 0.98 4.47 3.46 -0.93 -0.44 Lexington 0.73 3.00 2.25 -2.18 -1.51 London 1.59 5.34 3.79 +0.18 +0.07 Louisville 1.35 5.87 4.92 +0.30 +0.90 Mayfield 2.00 6.76 4.50 +0.26 -0.15 Nashville 3.58 5.87 5.13 +0.08 +0.95 Nolin Lake 1.82 4.67 3.66 -1.45 -0.80 Paducah 2.37 8.77 4.53 +2.33 -0.08 Princeton 2.25 8.10 5.02 +1.86 +0.54 Quicksand 1.21 4.27 3.67 -1.13 -0.23 Somerset 1.99 8.02 6.82 +2.20 +2.59 Spindletop 0.60 2.47 1.94 -2.71 -1.82 Williamstown 0.60 2.63 1.69 -2.80 -2.22 ============================================== =============================================== | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 =============================================== (Degrees F) Bardstown 80 44 64.8 +1 106 458 +23 Berea 81 44 65.6 +3 111 508 +64 Bowling Gree 84 43 66.1 +3 115 506 +62 Bristol 81 38 63.3 +1 103 443 +47 Buckhorn Lak 81 44 64.7 +2 109 489 +93 Cape Girarde 80 44 65.5 -0 109 469 +16 Campbellsvil 81 41 65.6 +2 112 515 +71 Covington 81 46 63.5 +1 96 364 -2 Cumberland G 81 41 64.2 +2 106 464 +68 Dix Dam 80 45 65.1 +3 106 462 +27 Evansville 81 49 64.8 -1 102 424 +10 Glasgow 84 43 66.6 +3 119 569 +185 Grayson 81 45 65.1 +3 108 473 +116 Hardinsburg 84 44 65.3 +2 110 461 +17 Henderson 81 49 65.1 -1 105 476 +32 Huntington 83 43 65.9 +4 117 449 +53 Jackson 82 49 65.6 +3 108 480 +84 Lexington 80 45 64.6 +2 103 417 +51 London 80 41 64.8 +2 107 467 +71 Louisville 83 47 65.7 +2 108 438 +24 Mayfield 80 50 65.6 -0 108 505 +22 Nashville 82 49 66.4 +3 114 570 +87 Nolin Lake 84 43 65.9 +2 113 492 +57 Paducah 81 47 65.3 -0 107 503 +50 Princeton 84 47 67.0 +1 119 567 +93 Quicksand 82 35 64.3 +2 111 498 +102 Somerset 79 36 63.9 +2 103 484 +49 Spindletop 81 44 64.9 +3 106 388 +22 Williamstown 81 49 65.2 +3 104 426 +60 =============================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 5/9/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 78 37 48 Emerged 54 22 35 Soybeans Planted 10 1 3 Wheat Headed or Heading 82 80 61 Burley Tobacco Set 5 3 4 Dark Tobacco Set 3 - 3 CROP CONDITIONS: 5/7/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 1 3 26 54 16 Wheat 0 2 16 59 23 Pasture 1 3 27 54 15 Hay Crops 1 4 30 53 12 ------------------------ May 03, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Average temperatures increased by 1 degree for the fourth full week of April. Rainfall, however, was above normal for much of the State. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, April 30 was rated 9 percent short, 69 percent adequate and 22 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 2 percent very short, 15 percent short, 65 percent adequate and 18 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 2.7 out of a possible 6 days. Primary farming activities were slowed by the wet weather, but the rain was sorely needed in most areas. TOBACCO: Plant size of tobacco in beds and greenhouses was 48 percent less than 2 inches, 36 percent 2 to 4 inches and 16 percent larger than 4 inches. Most producers seem to be confident that there is an adequate supply of plants available. Only about 1 percent of all tobacco had been set in the field. This holds for both burley and dark tobacco. CORN: Planting was generally well ahead of schedule with 65 percent of the intended acreage complete as of Sunday, May 2, compared to 35 percent last year and 42 percent for the five year average. Soil temperatures continue to rise, improving field conditions for emergence. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: Reports of damage to winter wheat were non-existent. About 50 percent of winter wheat was headed or is heading. As of Friday, April 30 wheat condition was rated 2 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 54 percent good and 25 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture condition was rated 5 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 52 percent good and 14 percent excellent. Warm weather and the much needed rain stimulated strong pasture growth. Hay condition was rated 4 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary April 26 - May 2, 1999 Cloudy, wet conditions from showers and thunderstorms helped to improved soil moisture conditions for many locations across the Commonwealth during the first half of this past workweek, but interrupted field operations. Drier conditions prevailed for the remainder of the workweek with cooler morning low temperatures and a warming trend for afternoon highs. Temperatures for this past week averaged 61 degrees across the state which was 1 degree BELOW NORMAL and a similar average temperature for the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 74 in the West to 69 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 51 degrees in the West to 49 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 1 degree BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the 70's to near 80 degrees and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 30's to low 40's. As in previous weeks of April...no state-wide frosts were reported. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 1.45 inches statewide which was 0.44 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.68 inches, Central 1.62 inches, Bluegrass 0.87 inches and East 1.60 inches, which was +0.60, +0.59, -0.09 and +0.66 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.34 inches at Williamstown to a high of 3.25 inches at Somerset. =============================================== | | | | Rainfall | Dev. From | |=================|==============| | Since Last| Norm Norm | Weather |Last April Four| Since Last | Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.| =============================================== (Inches) Bardstown 2.64 3.90 3.53 -0.27 -0.12 Berea 1.13 2.23 2.12 -2.34 -1.88 Bowling Gree 0.40 1.78 1.38 -2.86 -2.68 Bristol 0.88 2.47 2.09 -1.08 -1.02 Buckhorn Lak 1.77 3.57 3.25 -0.45 -0.27 Cape Girarde 0.82 5.25 3.08 +0.49 -1.09 Campbellsvil 2.07 3.76 3.34 -1.31 -1.10 Covington 0.54 2.98 2.50 -1.05 -1.03 Cumberland G 0.89 2.74 2.38 -1.65 -1.47 Dix Dam 1.46 2.66 2.44 -1.87 -1.52 Evansville 3.11 5.65 4.45 +1.32 +0.66 Glasgow 0.72 2.30 1.75 -2.58 -2.52 Grayson 1.47 3.40 2.74 -0.50 -0.68 Hardinsburg 1.84 4.40 3.83 -0.22 -0.22 Henderson 2.71 5.36 3.91 +0.81 -0.08 Huntington 0.86 2.49 2.13 -1.38 -1.26 Jackson 1.38 3.49 3.16 -0.90 -0.68 Lexington 0.85 2.27 1.99 -1.90 -1.66 London 1.15 3.75 3.39 -0.44 -0.28 Louisville 3.10 4.52 4.12 -0.01 +0.16 Mayfield 0.82 4.76 4.23 -0.61 -0.47 Nashville 0.53 2.29 2.00 -2.39 -2.10 Nolin Lake 1.04 2.85 2.45 -2.03 -1.83 Paducah 0.91 6.40 2.97 +1.07 -1.69 Princeton 1.74 5.85 4.00 +0.73 -0.48 Quicksand 2.05 3.42 3.12 -0.97 -0.72 Somerset 3.25 6.03 5.73 +1.35 +1.63 Spindletop 0.92 1.87 1.65 -2.30 -2.00 Williamstown 0.34 2.03 1.64 -2.40 -2.24 =============================================== ================================================ | | Growing | Air Temperature | Degree Days |=================|=============== | Dev.| Since Dev. Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1 ================================================ (Degrees F) Bardstown 75 43 60.9 -0 82 352 +22 Berea 76 38 58.4 -2 77 397 +65 Bowling Gree 79 43 63.4 +2 100 391 +59 Bristol 75 37 56.6 -3 64 340 +42 Buckhorn Lak 75 38 58.4 -2 74 380 +82 Cape Girarde 79 42 62.4 -1 92 360 +26 Campbellsvil 78 40 61.9 +1 91 403 +71 Covington 75 41 58.0 -2 62 268 +0 Cumberland G 75 41 58.6 -1 71 358 +60 Dix Dam 75 41 59.5 -0 77 356 +26 Evansville 78 45 60.5 -3 77 322 +20 Glasgow 80 41 63.6 +2 103 450 +178 Grayson 76 42 60.4 +0 80 365 +99 Hardinsburg 80 39 60.5 -1 88 351 +19 Henderson 81 45 62.6 -1 94 371 +39 Huntington 76 43 58.1 -2 68 332 +34 Jackson 74 39 58.8 -1 68 372 +74 Lexington 73 43 59.1 -1 71 314 +46 London 75 37 59.1 -1 74 360 +62 Louisville 76 44 60.4 -1 79 330 +28 Mayfield 76 42 62.1 -1 92 397 +33 Nashville 80 44 63.1 +2 97 456 +92 Nolin Lake 79 41 62.4 +1 94 379 +49 Paducah 80 43 62.6 -1 96 396 +62 Princeton 81 45 64.5 +1 106 448 +86 Quicksand 75 37 58.3 -2 77 400 +102 Somerset 76 38 60.4 +0 83 381 +51 Spindletop 73 45 58.6 -1 65 282 +14 Williamstown 74 44 59.0 -1 70 322 +54 ================================================ CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 5/2/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 65 35 42 Emerged 33 18 27 Soybeans Planted 2 1 2 Wheat Headed or Heading 50 51 35 CROP CONDITIONS: 4/30/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 0 1 24 60 15 Wheat 0 2 19 54 25 Pasture 0 5 29 52 14 Hay Crops 0 4 25 57 14 ------------------------ April 26, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Above average temperatures held for the third full week of April. Rainfall was below normal for much of the State. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, April 23 was rated 1 percent very short, 19 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 3 percent very short, 15 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 4.8 out of a possible 6 days. Primary farming activities included preparing fields and machinery for planting and planting corn. TOBACCO: Plant size of tobacco in beds and greenhouses was 67 percent less than 2 inches, 26 percent 2 to 4 inches and 7 percent larger than 4 inches. About 74 percent of the tobacco plants will come from floatbeds and greenhouses and 26 percent from conventional beds this year. CORN: Planting was generally well ahead of schedule with 43 percent of the intended acreage complete as of Sunday, April 25, compared to 31 percent last year and 32 percent for the five year average. Soil temperatures continue to rise, improving field conditions for emergence. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: Reports of damage to winter wheat were non-existent. About 20 percent of winter wheat was headed or is heading. As of Friday, April 23 wheat condition was rated 3 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 57 percent good and 26 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 47 percent good and 13 percent excellent. Warmer weather stimulated strong pasture growth. A good hay crop is expected with minimal disease problems being reported at this time. Alfalfa harvest is expected to begin around May 10. Condition of the strawberry crop is 1 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Kentucky Weather Summary April 19 - 25, 1999 Above Normal Temperatures, Below Normal Rainfall. Cool Morning Low Temperatures on the Weekend: Temperatures for this past week averaged 61 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 11 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 74 in the West to 74 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 48 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 80's and extreme lows were in the low to mid 30's. Soil temperatures at a depth of 4 inches under a Bluegrass cover averaged in the upper 50's to low 60's. Alfalfa weevil degree day (AWDD) accumulations ranged from 338 at Covington to nearly 700 at Princeton. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.23 inches statewide which was 0.75 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.10 inches, Central 0.09 inches, Bluegrass 0.29 inches and East 0.45 inches, which was 0.97, 0.92, 0.65 and 0.47 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at Henderson to a high of 0.77 inches at Huntington. For the past 30 days, rainfall departure from normal across the state ranged from 1 to 3 inches BELOW NORMAL. This was the sixth (6th) week straight with BELOW NORMAL rainfall for the state totals. ========================================= | Precipitation|Deviation| |==============| From | | Since| Normal | Weather | Last Jan | Since | Station | Week 1 | Jan 1 | ========================================= (I n c h e s) Bardstown 0.11 13.82 +0.12 Berea 0.26 9.06 -4.54 Bowling Green 0.10 15.90 -0.75 Bristol 0.04 11.57 -1.55 Buckhorn Lake 0.53 12.09 -2.50 Cape Girardeau 0.34 19.29 +4.35 Campbellsville 0.12 15.21 -1.27 Covington 0.67 12.72 +0.08 Cumberland Gap 0.15 13.57 -3.21 Dix Dam 0.22 11.40 -2.84 Evansville 0.04 14.74 +0.90 Glasgow 0.04 18.51 +1.61 Grayson 0.21 13.86 +1.68 Hardinsburg 0.09 17.77 +2.21 Henderson 0.01 11.73 -2.70 Huntington 0.77 13.78 +1.67 Jackson 0.66 14.67 +0.02 Lexington 0.25 13.21 -0.49 London 0.51 14.84 +0.07 Louisville 0.08 14.52 +0.17 Mayfield 0.11 16.80 -1.19 Nashville 0.01 17.58 +1.68 Nolin Lake 0.11 16.77 +0.97 Paducah 0.08 16.54 +0.27 Princeton 0.01 19.22 +2.05 Quicksand 0.35 11.69 -2.96 Somerset 0.42 17.15 +1.44 Spindletop 0.09 12.18 -1.52 Williamstown 0.24 12.85 -0.62 ============================================== ======================================================== | T e m p e r a t u r e s |Air Temp. |============================| | S o i l A i r |Deviation Weather |4 In. Grass Wkly.| From Station |High Low High Low Avg.| Normal ======================================================== (D e g r e e s F a h r e n h e i t) Bardstown 65 49 80 37 60.7 +2 Berea 67 50 82 35 61.9 +4 Bowling Green -- -- 83 38 62.3 +3 Bristol -- -- 82 36 59.5 +2 Buckhorn Lake -- -- 83 35 61.1 +4 Cape Girardeau -- -- 79 40 61.4 +0 Campbellsville 64 50 84 38 62.1 +3 Covington -- -- 78 37 56.9 -1 Cumberland Gap 64 52 81 38 61.1 +4 Dix Dam -- -- 81 36 60.6 +3 Evansville -- -- 81 37 60.1 -1 Glasgow 64 50 85 40 63.9 +5 Grayson 64 52 81 40 61.3 +4 Hardinsburg 79 49 84 42 61.5 +3 Henderson 64 52 83 39 61.7 +1 Huntington -- -- 82 39 58.9 +1 Jackson -- -- 84 40 61.5 +4 Lexington -- -- 80 36 58.5 +1 London -- -- 82 37 60.8 +3 Louisville -- -- 82 39 60.3 +1 Mayfield 65 51 81 36 61.1 +0 Nashville -- -- 83 42 65.4 +7 Nolin Lake -- -- 84 41 62.3 +3 Paducah 72 52 80 41 63.8 +3 Princeton 69 58 84 41 64.7 +4 Quicksand 63 55 84 32 61.5 +4 Somerset 64 54 82 35 60.7 +3 Spindletop 66 47 79 35 56.6 -1 Williamstown 64 47 80 36 59.0 +1 ======================================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 4/25/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Corn Planted 43 31 32 Emerged 15 NA NA Wheat Headed or Heading 20 NA NA CROP CONDITIONS: 4/23/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Corn Emerged 0 3 30 57 10 Wheat 0 3 14 57 26 Pasture 1 4 35 47 13 Strawberries 0 1 30 55 14 --- April 19, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Weather was the main story of the week with below normal temperatures and rain in the second half of the week. The week began with normal to above normal temperatures, but dropped significantly in the second half of the week. The change in weather conditions affected fieldwork as soil temperatures remained cool and slowed germination of corn and tobacco beds. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, April 16 was rated 3 percent very short, 19 percent short, 60 percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 4 percent very short, 18 percent short, 63 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 4.0 out of a possible 6 days. Primary farming activities included finishing up seeding of greenhouse and traditional tobacco beds, fertilizing and preparing fields especially hay and pasture acreage. Preparing machinery for planting and other fieldwork, working cattle and fencing projects. The rains stopped fieldwork throughout most of the State from Thursday on through the weekend. TOBACCO: Seeding of float and conventional tobacco beds advanced to 92 percent complete by Sunday, April 18. This compares with 94 percent in 1998, and 91 percent for the five year average. The number of beds having plants up was 69 percent. This compares with 63 percent last year, and 61 percent for the five year average. The condition of tobacco plants in beds was rated as 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Some areas report ground breaking is beginning for setting tobacco. CORN: Planting made progress this past week due to the warm dry weather early in the week, and was 21 percent complete as of Sunday, April 18, compared to 25 percent last year and 20 percent for the five year average. There was concern for ungerminated corn in the ground because of the cold wet weather ending the week. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: Minimal damage to the wheat crop this spring because of weather conditions. As of Friday, April 16 wheat condition was rated as 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 23 percent excellent. Barley condition was rated as 1 percent poor, 9 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 35 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture condition was rated as 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. The recent cloudy cold temperatures have slowed pasture development. The average height of alfalfa as of Friday, April 16 was 9 inches. Only a few reports of alfalfa weevil have been indicated. Peach and pear trees are mostly past bloom with minimal damage due to the light frost the State received. Reports indicate that 75 percent of the apple trees are in bloom. All bloom development was slowed with the cool weather. Kentucky Weather Summary April 12 - 18, 1999 BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL: Temperatures for this past week averaged 50 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL and 14 degrees cooler than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 58 in the West to 61 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 13 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 42 degrees in the West to 41 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 70's and extreme low temperatures were in the low to mid 30's. Corn Growing Degree Day (CGDD's) accumulations ranged from 147 at Covington to 238 at Princeton. Alfalfa Weevil Degree Day (AWDD's) accumulations ranged from 260 at Covington to 570 at Princeton. Soil temperatures at 4 inches under a grass cover averaged in the mid to upper 50s...with highs averaging in the low 60's and low soil temperatures averaging near 50 degrees. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.63 inches statewide which was 0.35 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.94 inches, Central 0.56 inches, Bluegrass 0.46 inches and East 0.56 inches, which was 0.13, 0.45, 0.48 and 0.36 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.25 inches at Bardstown to a high of 1.57 inches at Mayfield. ========================================= | Precipitation|Deviation| |==============| From | | Since| Normal | Weather | Last Jan | Since | Station | Week 1 | Jan 1 | ========================================= (I n c h e s) Bardstown 0.25 13.71 +0.91 Berea 0.61 8.80 -3.81 Bowling Green 0.51 15.80 +0.16 Bristol 0.61 11.53 -0.82 Buckhorn Lake 0.46 11.56 -2.16 Cape Girardeau 0.81 18.95 +5.04 Campbellsville 0.71 15.09 -0.28 Covington 0.54 12.05 +0.28 Cumberland Gap 0.68 13.42 -2.41 Dix Dam 0.36 11.18 -2.07 Evansville 0.35 14.70 +1.80 Glasgow 0.70 18.47 +2.63 Grayson 0.46 13.65 +2.31 Hardinsburg 0.79 17.68 +3.12 Henderson 0.72 11.72 -1.72 Huntington 0.32 13.01 +1.74 Jackson 0.44 14.01 +0.32 Lexington 0.42 12.96 +0.16 London 0.54 14.33 +0.48 Louisville 0.39 14.44 +1.08 Mayfield 1.57 16.69 -0.12 Nashville 1.01 17.57 +2.69 Nolin Lake 0.69 16.66 +1.92 Paducah 1.17 16.46 +1.36 Princeton 1.02 19.21 +3.16 Quicksand 0.42 11.34 -2.35 Somerset 1.16 16.73 +2.03 Spindletop 0.33 12.09 -0.71 Williamstown 0.51 12.61 +0.11 ============================================== ======================================================== | T e m p e r a t u r e s |Air Temp. |============================| | S o i l A i r |Deviation Weather |4 In. Grass Wkly.| From Station |High Low High Low Avg.| Normal ======================================================== (D e g r e e s F a h r e n h e i t) Bardstown 62 50 64 35 48.8 -8 Berea 65 50 72 33 50.9 -4 Bowling Green -- -- 65 35 49.9 -7 Bristol -- -- 67 30 49.8 -5 Buckhorn Lake -- -- 71 32 52.1 -3 Cape Girardeau -- -- 66 33 49.6 -9 Campbellsville 58 50 72 34 51.3 -5 Covington -- -- 64 34 46.8 -8 Cumberland Gap 62 51 67 33 50.6 -4 Dix Dam -- -- 65 34 49.2 -6 Evansville -- -- 72 35 50.3 -8 Glasgow 59 50 74 35 52.4 -4 Grayson 62 51 68 34 50.4 -5 Hardinsburg 63 50 62 36 48.6 -8 Henderson 64 53 60 35 48.9 -10 Huntington -- -- 68 32 49.7 -5 Jackson -- -- 70 35 50.1 -5 Lexington -- -- 64 34 47.5 -7 London -- -- 67 33 49.8 -5 Louisville -- -- 65 37 48.8 -8 Mayfield 69 38 77 34 51.1 -8 Nashville -- -- 66 41 53.3 -3 Nolin Lake -- -- 64 35 49.3 -7 Paducah 61 52 65 34 49.4 -9 Princeton 68 54 70 35 51.2 -7 Quicksand 64 54 77 32 53.0 -2 Somerset 59 49 77 31 51.2 -4 Spindletop 61 47 64 35 47.6 -7 Williamstown 65 46 65 35 49.2 -6 ======================================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 4/18/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Tobacco Transplants Seeded 92 94 91 Emerged 69 63 61 Corn Planted 21 25 20 CROP CONDITIONS: 4/16/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Wheat 1 2 13 61 23 Barley 0 1 9 55 35 Pasture 1 8 33 43 15 Tobacco Transplants 1 3 24 57 15 ------------------------ April 12, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: Above average temperatures from the previous week held for the first full week of April. Rainfall was below normal for much of the state. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, April 9 was rated 10 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 17 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 2 percent very short, 9 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 16 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 3.8 out of a possible 6 days. Primary farming activities included seeding of traditional and greenhouse tobacco beds, preparing fields and machinery for planting, and working cattle. Corn planting continued slowly this week throughout most of the State. TOBACCO: Seeding of float and conventional tobacco beds advanced to 86 percent complete by Sunday, April 11. This compares with 81 percent in 1998, and 80 percent for the five year average. Greenhouses and floatbeds continue to produce the majority of plants. The number of beds having plants up was 48 percent. This compares to 36 percent last year and 33 percent for the five year average. Some areas reported starting a 2nd greenhouse seeding. CORN: Planting was on schedule with 8 percent of the intended acreage complete as of Sunday, April 11, compared to 13 percent last year and 9 percent for the five year average. Soil temperatures continue to rise, improving field conditions. Corn planting continued throughout most of the State; however, the western portions of the State reported soils were too wet for planting in some areas. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: Reports of damage to winter wheat were minimal. The average height of winter wheat was 11 inches. As of Friday, April 9 wheat condition was rated as 2 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 23 percent excellent. Barley condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 78 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. OTHER CROPS: Pasture condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 44 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. The warm weather has supported strong pasture growth. A good hay crop is expected with minimal disease problems being reported at this time. Approximately 60 percent of the fruit trees throughout the State are budding or are in bloom, with peaches and plums leading the apples in bloom stage. After a relatively mild winter temperature wise, the spring weather has followed the trend with warm temperatures and little to no damage reported on this years fruit crops. Kentucky Weather Summary April 5 - 11, 1999 Continued Mild Temperatures with BELOW NORMAL Rainfall...Except NEAR NORMAL Rainfall West: Temperatures for this past week averaged 64 degrees across the state which was 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL and 5 degrees milder than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 76 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 16 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 54 degrees in the West to 53 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 11 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 80's and extreme low temperatures were in the upper 30's to low 40's. Alfalfa weevil degree day accumulations ranged from a low of 248 at Covington to a high of 530 at Princeton. 4 inch soil temperatures for last week averaged in the upper 50's to low 60's across the state. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.67 inches statewide which was 0.31 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.05 inches, Central 0.58 inches, Bluegrass 0.43 inches and East 0.63 inches, which was 0.02, 0.43, 0.51 and 0.29 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.12 inches at Berea to a high of 1.73 inches at Mayfield. ========================================= | Precipitation|Deviation| |==============| From | | Since| Normal | Weather | Last Jan | Since | Station | Week 1 | Jan 1 | ========================================= (I n c h e s) Bardstown 0.53 13.46 +1.57 Berea 0.12 8.19 -3.42 Bowling Green 0.37 15.29 +0.66 Bristol 0.56 10.92 -0.66 Buckhorn Lake 0.49 11.10 -1.75 Cape Girardeau 1.11 18.14 +5.27 Campbellsville 0.44 14.38 +0.11 Covington 0.75 11.51 +0.62 Cumberland Gap 0.66 12.74 -2.14 Dix Dam 0.40 10.82 -1.45 Evansville 0.95 14.35 +2.39 Glasgow 0.29 17.77 +2.99 Grayson 0.60 13.19 +2.70 Hardinsburg 1.11 16.89 +3.34 Henderson 0.47 11.00 -1.44 Huntington 0.18 12.69 +2.26 Jackson 0.68 13.57 +0.84 Lexington 0.47 12.54 +0.65 London 1.19 13.79 +0.85 Louisville 0.55 14.05 +1.68 Mayfield 1.73 15.12 -0.51 Nashville 0.45 16.56 +2.70 Nolin Lake 0.61 15.97 +2.29 Paducah 0.81 15.29 +1.36 Princeton 1.23 18.19 +3.26 Quicksand 0.30 10.92 -1.81 Somerset 0.90 15.57 +1.89 Spindletop 0.31 11.76 -0.13 Williamstown 0.55 12.10 +0.57 =========================================== ======================================================== | T e m p e r a t u r e s |Air Temp. |============================| | S o i l A i r |Deviation Weather |4 In. Grass Wkly.| From Station |High Low High Low Avg.| Normal ======================================================== (D e g r e e s F a h r e n h e i t) Bardstown 63 58 76 42 63.4 +10 Berea 65 55 80 39 64.3 +12 Bowling Green -- -- 82 43 65.6 +12 Bristol -- -- 82 45 64.1 +12 Buckhorn Lake -- -- 81 45 66.2 +14 Cape Girardeau -- -- 76 49 63.1 +7 Campbellsville 61 52 81 43 65.7 +12 Covington -- -- 77 37 57.9 +5 Cumberland Gap 63 54 82 47 65.9 +14 Dix Dam -- -- 78 43 63.5 +11 Evansville -- -- 76 42 60.6 +4 Glasgow 59 53 83 43 67.6 +14 Grayson 63 54 78 44 64.6 +12 Hardinsburg 65 56 78 43 62.6 +9 Henderson 63 54 77 44 64.1 +8 Huntington -- -- 82 44 64.8 +12 Jackson -- -- 82 47 67.4 +15 Lexington -- -- 76 42 62.0 +10 London -- -- 81 43 65.4 +13 Louisville -- -- 76 44 62.6 +9 Mayfield 64 53 81 45 66.3 +10 Nashville -- -- 85 48 70.6 +17 Nolin Lake -- -- 79 43 64.8 +11 Paducah 62 58 79 46 65.6 +9 Princeton 68 54 82 49 68.0 +12 Quicksand 64 54 88 41 66.5 +14 Somerset 63 47 80 40 64.9 +13 Spindletop 65 54 77 42 60.5 +8 Williamstown 63 54 78 37 60.6 +8 ======================================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 4/11/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Tobacco Transplants Seeded 86 81 80 Emerged 48 36 33 Corn Planted 8 13 9 CROP CONDITIONS: 4/9/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Wheat 0 2 14 61 23 Barley 1 3 4 78 14 Pasture 1 8 31 44 16 ------------------------ April 5, 1999 AGRICULTURAL NEWS: March ended with very warm temperatures for the state. Temperatures averaged 8 degrees above normal. Rainfall was normal across the state except for the Western portion where the week ended wet. Topsoil moisture, as of Friday, April 2 was rated 10 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 19 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture, was rated 10 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 3.7 out of a possible 6 days. Primary farming activities included completing fertilization of winter wheat, seeding of traditional and greenhouse tobacco beds, plowing and preparing fields, and general repairs to machinery and fencing. Corn planting has begun in the western areas of the state. TOBACCO: Seeding was 72 percent complete by Sunday, April 4. This compares with 51 percent in 1998, and 55 percent for the five year average. Kentucky burley gross sales through March totaled 638.6 million pounds and averaged $190.25 per hundred pounds. SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES: A relatively mild winter helped keep Kentucky's winter wheat crop in mostly good to excellent condition. Producers report about 2 percent of wheat acreage lost due to winter kill. As of Sunday April, 4 wheat condition was rated as 1 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. About 1 percent of barley acreage was lost due to winter kill. Barley was rated 21 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Losses to alfalfa and red clover stands averaged 4 percent and 6 percent respectively. PASTURE AND LIVESTOCK: Pasture condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Approximately 27 percent of the current roughage requirements for livestock are being met from pastures. About 79 percent of the State's farms with livestock currently have animals on winter feed. Hay supplies are holding well and are in surplus in Eastern counties with some farmers reporting hay for sale. Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday April 4, 1999 Very Warm and with Near Normal Rainfall..except Wet for Western sections of the Commonwealth: Temperatures for this past week averaged 59 degrees across the state which was 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL...and 16 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 71 in the West to 70 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 46 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were near 80 degrees and extreme low temperatures were in the low to mid 30's. By week's end soil temperatures at a depth of 4 inches under a grass cover averaged in the low to mid 50's. Alfalfa weevil degree day (AWDD's) accumulations ranged from 171 at Covington to 393 AWDD's at Princeton. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.97 inches statewide which was NEAR NORMAL (-0.03 inches). No snowfall was reported this past week. Rainfall totals by climate division, West 2.21 inches, Central 0.84 inches, Bluegrass 0.36 inches and East 0.48 inches, which was +1.11, -0.19, -0.60 and -0.45 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.11 inches at Berea to a high of 3.67 inches at Paducah. ========================================= | Precipitation|Deviation| |==============| From | | Since| Normal | Weather | Last Jan | Since | Station | Week 1 | Jan 1 | ========================================= (I n c h e s) Bardstown 0.49 12.93 +1.94 Berea 0.11 8.07 -2.55 Bowling Green 1.07 14.92 +1.29 Bristol 0.44 10.36 -0.45 Buckhorn Lake 0.39 10.61 -1.36 Cape Girardeau 2.28 17.03 +5.19 Campbellsville 0.58 13.94 +0.78 Covington 0.48 10.76 +0.74 Cumberland Gap 0.57 12.08 -1.84 Dix Dam 0.38 10.42 -0.86 Evansville 1.53 13.40 +2.37 Glasgow 1.00 17.48 +3.76 Grayson 0.91 12.59 +2.95 Hardinsburg 0.90 15.78 +3.24 Henderson 1.68 10.53 -0.92 Huntington 0.36 12.51 +2.92 Jackson 0.37 12.89 +1.11 Lexington 0.41 12.07 +1.08 London 0.50 12.60 +0.58 Louisville 0.62 13.50 +2.12 Mayfield 1.12 13.39 -1.06 Nashville 0.93 16.11 +3.27 Nolin Lake 0.95 15.36 +2.74 Paducah 3.67 14.48 +1.72 Princeton 2.96 17.58 +3.77 Quicksand 0.30 10.62 -1.16 Somerset 0.48 14.67 +2.00 Spindletop 0.39 11.45 +0.46 Williamstown 0.39 11.55 +0.99 ======================================== =========================================================== T e m p e r a t u r e s Air Temp. =========================================================== S o i l A i r |Deviation 4 In. Grass Wkly. | From STATION High Low High Low Avg.| Normal =========================================================== (D e g r e e s F a h r e n h e i t) Bardstown 58 45 74 35 58.3 +7 Berea 61 45 80 34 59.9 +10 Bowling Green -- -- 80 35 58.6 +7 Bristol -- -- 80 30 56.4 +7 Buckhorn Lake -- -- 79 29 56.8 +7 Cape Girardeau -- -- 78 34 60.3 +7 Campbellsville 57 46 80 34 58.9 +8 Covington -- -- 72 31 57.0 +7 Cumberland Gap 59 46 82 32 57.9 +8 Dix Dam -- -- 76 34 58.6 +9 Evansville -- -- 77 34 57.6 +4 Glasgow 55 46 84 36 62.0 +11 Grayson 59 46 77 34 58.6 +9 Hardinsburg 61 47 76 36 59.1 +8 Henderson 61 48 78 37 59.9 +6 Huntington -- -- 82 33 58.2 +8 Jackson -- -- 79 41 60.1 +10 Lexington -- -- 72 33 57.7 +8 London -- -- 82 32 58.1 +8 Louisville -- -- 74 36 58.1 +7 Mayfield 60 48 77 36 60.0 +6 Nashville -- -- 85 38 61.2 +10 Nolin Lake -- -- 77 35 58.5 +7 Paducah 59 47 80 28 60.7 +7 Princeton 62 50 80 40 62.4 +9 Quicksand 58 46 79 28 55.6 +6 Somerset 51 47 79 31 57.1 +7 Spindletop 61 45 73 35 57.4 +8 Williamstown 60 42 70 39 58.0 +8 ============================================================== CROP PROGRESS: THROUGH 4/4/99 This Prev. 5-Yr. Week Yr. Avg. Tobacco Beds Seeded 72 51 55 CROP CONDITIONS: 4/2/99 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc. Wheat 0 1 20 63 16 Barley 0 0 21 69 10 Pasture 2 14 38 38 8 --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday March 28,1999 BELOW NORMAL Temperatures and Rainfall: Temperatures for this past week averaged 43 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees COOLER than NORMAL and 4 degrees COOLER than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 55 in the West to 54 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 9 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 32 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low-to- mid 60's and extreme low temperatures were in the mid 20's. Alfalfa Weevil Degree Days (AWDD's) ranged from 100 at Covington to 290 at Princeton. Generally, the 190 AWDD line ran West-to-East along the Southern Kentucky counties parallel to the KY-TN border. For the past 30 days, temperatures were BELOW NORMAL (-3 degrees). Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.46 inches statewide which was 0.57 inches BELOW NORMAL and allowed some drydown of KY soils. This was the second week straight with BELOW NORMAL rainfall. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.58 inches, Central 0.46 inches, Bluegrass 0.51 inches and East 0.30 inches, which was 0.54, 0.60, 0.48 and 0.67 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals in Kentucky ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Covington to a high of 0.96 inches at Bardstown. For the past 30 days, rainfall has been BELOW NORMAL (0.93 inches) for the state as a whole with the Western and Bluegrass areas drier than Central and Eastern sections of the state. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday, March 21, 1999 MILD AND DRY: The first couple of days of the workweek were very mild with temperatures in the 60's on Tueday and in the 70's on Wednesday. The remainder of the week was more seasonal. The mild, dry weather favored some drying of those soils that have been near saturation for the past two months. But by the end of the workweek, most moderate to heavy soils were still at field capacity according to soil moisture sensors at the Woodford County Reseach Farm Weather Station. Temperatures for this past week averaged 47 degrees across the state which was 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL and was over 10 degrees warmer than the previous week. High temperatures averaged from 58 in the West to 61 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 34 degrees in the West to 35 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low to mid 70's and extreme lows were in the low 20's. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.12 inches statewide which was 0.92 inches BELOW NORMAL and a reversal from the previous weeks wet conditions. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.04 inches, Central 0.22 inches, Bluegrass 0.01 inches and East 0.20 inches, which was 1.08, 0.84, 0.99 and 0.77 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Berea to a high of 0.80 inches at Hardinsburg. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday March 14, 1999 Cold Temperatures Ruled the Workweek...Wet Conditions at Mid-week and Wintery Mix on the Weekend: Temperatures for this past week averaged 35 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees BELOW NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 43 in the West to 43 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 15 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 10 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 30 degrees in the West to 28 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 1.38 inches statewide which was 0.35 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Snowfall occurred at week's end in the extreme Northern third of the state with totals from 4 to 6 inches... and 2 to 4 inches in extreme Southeast sections of the state with some locally isolated greater amounts. Most Central and Southern sections of the Bluegrass managed to dodge the snowfall bullet...receiving mostly rain with some freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.32 inches, Central 1.73 inches, Bluegrass 1.19 inches and East 1.27 inches, which was 0.20, 0.68, 0.20 and 0.31 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.54 inches at Bristol to a high of 1.99 inches at Glasgow. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday March 07, 1999 Seasonal Temperatures and BELOW NORMAL Rainfall: Temperatures for the week averaged 41 degrees across the state which was NEAR NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 53 in the West to 51 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 31 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from NEAR NORMAL in the West to 1 degree1 ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low to mid 60's and extreme lows were in the mid teens (Covington: 15). Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.88 inches statewide which was 0.16 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.82 inches, Central 0.85 inches, Bluegrass 0.79 inches and East 1.05 inches, which was -0.30, -0.21, -0.20 and +0.08 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Henderson to a high of 1.56 inches at Glasgow. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Sunday Feb. 28, 1999 Final Week of Feb. 1999...Near Normal Rainfall...Seesaw Temperatures, High Winds, Tornado Rip thru Morganfield in Union County. Temperatures for this past week averaged 39 degrees across the state which was NEAR NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 50 in the West to 47 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 4 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to NEAR NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 29 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 1 degree ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 60's and extreme lows were in the mid teens. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.83 inches statewide which was 0.06 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.83 inches, Central 0.92 inches, Bluegrass 0.77 inches and East 0.78 inches, which was -0.12, -0.03, +0.01 and -0.09 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.36 inches at Buckhorn Lake to a high of 1.38 inches at Glasgow. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week ending Sunday Feb 21, 1999 BELOW NORMAL Precipitation and ABOVE NORMAL Temperatures: Mild conditions started off the work week...but by Wednesday more seasonal temperatures dominated Kentucky's weather. Temperatures for this past week averaged 39 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 48 in the West to 48 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 31 degrees in the West to 29 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 3 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures ranged in the low to mid 60's and extreme low temperatures were in the upper teens to low 20's. Alfalfa weevil degree days ranged from near 70 AWDD's at Covington to near 190 at Princetion. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.26 inches statewide which was 0.62 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.23 inches, Central 0.28 inches, Bluegrass 0.21 inches and East 0.32 inches, which was 0.71, 0.67, 0.55 and 0.55 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.08 inches at Paducah to a high of 0.97 inches at Cumberland Gap. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Feb. 14, 1999 The Roller-Coaster Temperatures Continued...With Rain and Snow: Recorder breaking warmth occurred at mid-week across the Commonwealth of Kentucky with the approach of a strong spring-like low pressure system...followed by 1" to 2" of snow after frontal passage and temperatures dropping 50 degrees for the weekend low temperatures into the teens. Temperatures for this past week averaged 45 degrees across the state which was 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 59 in the West to 55 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 10 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the West to 31 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 7 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low to mid 70's setting new record temperatures for several locations and extreme low temperatures were in the teens. Rainfall occurred at mid-week as a strong cold front moved through Kentucky with rainfall amounts near one-half to three-quarters of an inch. This same front also dumped one to two inches of snow across Kentucky after frontal passage. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.61 inches statewide which was 0.27 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.38 inches, Central 0.88 inches, Bluegrass 0.54 inches and East 0.64 inches, which was 0.56, 0.08, 0.22 and 0.23 inches respectively BELOW NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.22 inches at Bristol to a high of 1.35 inches at Glasgow. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending February 07, 1999 Very Mild with ABOVE NORMAL Rainfall...50+ mph Wind GUSTS on Sunday: Temperatures for this past week averaged 46 degrees across the state which was 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 56 in the West to 56 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 9 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 14 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 38 degrees in the West to 37 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 13 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 13 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were near RECORD breaking levels on the weekend and were near 70 degrees and extreme lows were in the upper teens to low 20's. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 1.00 inches statewide which was 0.12 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.71 inches, Central 1.16 inches, Bluegrass 1.27 inches and East 0.86 inches, which was -0.24, +0.21, +0.51 and -0.01 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.21 inches at Nashville to a high of 2.38 inches at Hardinsburg. No snow was reported. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Jan. 31, 1999 Much Above Normal Temperatures and Below Normal Precip: Temperatures for the week averaged 45 degrees across the state which was 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 53 in the West to 57 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 17 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 37 degrees in the West to 35 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 13 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 13 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 70's and extreme lows were in the mid 20's. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 0.64 inches statewide which was 0.08 inches BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.01 inches, Central 0.67 inches, Bluegrass 0.55 inches and East 0.34 inches, which was +0.29, -0.09, -0.08 and -0.43 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at Quicksand to a high of 1.05 inches at U.K. Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Jan 24, 1999 Record Mild Temperatures and Excessive Rainfall: Temperatures for this past week averaged 50 degrees across the state which was 19 degrees ABOVE NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 58 in the West to 61 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 14 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 21 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 39 degrees in the West to 43 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 15 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 21 degrees from ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Record breaking extreme high temperatures were in the mid 70's and extreme lows were in the low to mid 20's. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week was all in the form of rain and totaled 2.65 inches statewide which was 1.92 inches ABOVE NORMAL on already-saturated soils. Western, Central and Eastern sections of the state received the greater rainfall amounts with flooding/flash flooding reported in those locations but the entire state received ABOVE NORMAL rainfall. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 3.65 inches, Central 3.17 inches, Bluegrass 1.42 inches and East 2.34 inches, which was 2.93, 2.40, 0.80 and 1.57 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 1.11 inches at U.K. Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington to a high of 6.46 inches at Cape Girardeau. --- Kentucky Climate Summary: For the Week Ending Jan. 17, 1999 SNOW, RAIN, COLD AND WARM FOUND THEIR WAY INTO THE WEEK Temperatures for the period averaged 39 degrees across the state which was 7 degrees above normal. High temperatures averaged from 48 in the West to 50 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 dEgrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 12 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 28 degrees in the West to 31 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the West to 8 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.57 inches statewide which was 0.15 inches BELOW NORMAL. Along with rain, temperatures fluctuated enough to bring several snow showers to the state along with a period of freezing rain. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.37 inches, Central 0.45 inches, Bluegrass 0.65 inches and East 0.81 inches, which was 0.35 BELOW NORMAL, 0.32 BELOW NORMAL, 0.03 ABOVE NORMAL and 0.04 ABOVE NORMAL inches respectively. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.11 inches at Paducah to a high of 1.32 inches at Bristol. --- Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Ending Jan. 10, 1999 VERY COLD AND WET WITH SNOW, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN: Temperatures for this past week averaged 23 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees BELOW NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 31 in the West to 33 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 11 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL. Low temperatures averaged from 15 degrees in the West to 18 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 9 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 6 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the low 50's and extreme low temperatures dipped to -8 degrees. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 1.79 inches statewide which was 1.07 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.91 inches, Central 2.30 inches, Bluegrass 1.66 inches and East 2.29 inches, which was 0.19, 1.53, 1.03 and 1.52 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.04 inches at Cape Girardeau to a high of 3.52 inches at Somerset. --- January 4, 1999 KENTUCKY: Much above normal temperatures prevailed the first two-thirds of December, with below normal temperatures finishing out the month. Rainfall alternated between a week of below normal precipitation and a week of above normal precipitation throughout the month. Cold Arctic Air invaded the State bringing 0.5 to 2 inches of snow and ice to much of the State at the months end. Burley tobacco stripping continued at a faster than normal pace, aided by favorable humidity levels. KY Gross burley tobacco sales volume through 12/17 was 306.3 million lbs. for an average price of $191.12 per cwt. Auctions recessed for Christmas break and the reopening has been postponed until Monday, January 11, 1999. The Burley Cooperative took 5.8 percent for the season-to-date for the Burley Belt compared with 4.3 percent last year before Christmas. Poor pasture conditions going into winter caused continued supplemental feeding of cattle for most of December. Hay supplies remain adequate but some spot shortages are expected by spring. Winter wheat conditions were generally good to fair as warm weather and sufficient rainfall maintained growth. Kentucky Weather Summary: For the Week Dec 28, 1998 to Jan 03, 1999 A Major Winter Storm Hit Kentucky and the Midsection of the United States this Second full Week of Winter and Start of the New Year providing BELOW NORMAL Temperatures, bitter cold wind chill Temperatures and ABOVE NORMAL Mix of Rain, Freezing Rain and Snow: Temperatures for this past week averaged 29 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees BELOW NORMAL. High temperatures averaged from 34 in the West to 38 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 21 degrees in the West to 24 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees BELOW NORMAL in the West to 2 degrees ABOVE NORMAL in the East. Extreme high temperatures were in the mid 40's and extreme low temperatures were in the single digits with Covington reporting 3 degrees on New Year's day. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 4 inches across the state with a coating of frozen rain of 1/2 to 1 inches in Southern and Southeastern locations. By far the greater precip amounts occurred as rain with many locations reporting 1/2 to 3/4 inches of rain. Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the week totaled 1.01 inches statewide which was 0.16 inches ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.01 inches, Central 1.16 inches, Bluegrass 0.96 inches and East 0.91 inches, which was 0.13, 0.24, 0.20 and 0.05 inches respectively ABOVE NORMAL. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.58 inches at Huntington to a high of 1.73 inches at Cape Girardeau.