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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| |
| Rainfall | Dev. From
|==================|==============
| Since Last| Norm Norm
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.
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(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
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| |Relative
| Air Temperature |Humidity
|=====================|========
| Dev. | Average
Weather | Wkly. From |
Station | High Low Avg. Normal|High Low
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(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
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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
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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.
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| |
| Rainfall | Dev. From
|==================|==============
| Since Last| Norm Norm
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.
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(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
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| |Relative
| Air Temperature |Humidity
|=====================|========
| Dev. | Average
Weather | Wkly. From |
Station | High Low Avg. Normal|High Low
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(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
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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
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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.
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| |
| 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
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| |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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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
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| | |
| 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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
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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.
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| |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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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
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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.
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| |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| Rainfall | Dev. From |
|=================|==============|
| Since Last| Norm Norm |
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last |
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.|
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(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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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
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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).
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| Rainfall | Dev. From |
|=================|==============|
| Since Last| Norm Norm |
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last |
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.|
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(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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| Rainfall | Dev. From |
|=================|==============|
| Since Last| Norm Norm |
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last |
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.|
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(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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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===============================================
| | 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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | Growing
| Air Temperature | Degree Days
|=================|===============
| Dev.| Since Dev.
Weather | Wkly. From|Last Apr Since
Station |Hi Lo Avg. Norm|Week 1 Apr 1
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(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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| Rainfall | Dev. From |
|=================|==============|
| Since Last| Norm Norm |
Weather |Last April Four| Since Last |
Station |Week 1 Wks.| Apr 1 4 Wks.|
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(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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| |
| 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
===============================================
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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Kentucky rainfall maps are updated daily and are available at:
http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/Kyaverage.html
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| |
| 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
==============================================
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| | 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
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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
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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.
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| | |
| 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
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| | 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
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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
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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
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| 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
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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
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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
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| 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
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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
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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.
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| 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
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========================================================
| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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