North Carolina	
	USDA, NASS
North Carolina
Field Office
PO Box 27767
Raleigh, NC 27611
www.ncagr.gov/stats
1-800-928-5277	
Crop Progress & Condition Report			
Released: April 15, 2024			
CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 14, 2024	
Crop information in this report is provided voluntarily by county officials of the Cooperative Extension Service, FSA, NRCS, and other knowledgeable individuals.	
			
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK		SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT	
  This Week	Last Week	Last Year				VS	ST	A	SS	
5.5
	4.6	4.7	 		Subsoil Moisture	1	7	88	4	
		Topsoil Moisture	1	7	87	5	
		          VS= Very Short   ST = Short   A = Adequate   SS = Surplus	
			
CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS		 CROP CONDITION PERCENT	

	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5Yr Avg			VP	P	F	G	EX	
												
PLANTED:												
						Barley	1	3	15	79	2	
Corn	27	n/a	23	26		Oats	0	1	31	65	3	
						Pasture	1	2	18	76	3	
						Strawberries	0	1	8	79	12	
PHENOLOGICAL:						Winter Wheat	1	1	13	81	 4	
												
Barley Headed	41	23	29	26								
Winter Wheat Headed	18	5	28	16								

												

							

						VP = Very Poor   P = Poor  F = Fair  G = Good  EX = Excellent	

WINTER WHEAT CONDITION		TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT	

         Map depicts current drought conditions as of April 9, 2024.			

    
           			
The US Drought Monitor focuses on broad scale conditions. Information provided for North Carolina is relative to information provided from all other states and the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council. Local conditions may vary. http://www.ncdrought.org/ 		

Map depicts accumulations through dates listed.  This product is made possible by AWIS Weather Services, Inc. http://www.awis.com/	

	
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 14, 2024 1	
Location	Precipitation (Inches)	Temperature (Degrees F.)
This Week	
	This Week	Year to Date		
	Total	Departure
from
Normal	Total	Departure
from
Normal	High	Low	Avg.	Departure
from
Normal	Degree
Days 
(YTD)	
Asheboro             	0.82	0.12	13.41	0.18	73	37	58	1	346	
Asheville_Munic      	0.95	0.16	17.21	2.95	75	34	56	4	252	
Boone	2.88	1.76	18.7	3.01	69	29	51	4	93	
Burlington AP	0.37	-0.33	13.88	1.35	76	36	58	1	339	
Charlotte	0.57	-0.1	14.29	0.8	77	43	61	2	460	
Clayton WTP	0.17	-0.53	10.37	-2.78	77	37	60	3	429	
Clinton_2NE	0.29	-0.46	9.43	-4.13	80	36	62	2	499	
Elizabeth City 1.8 SE	0.08	-0.57	15.67	1.78	78	38	62	4	377	
Elizabethtown_NC     	0.45	-0.2	9.91	-3.07	79	45	62	3	573	
Erwin_AP	0.38	-0.36	10.8	-2.89	77	41	60	3	445	
Fayetteville_AP	0.25	-0.44	8.78	-4.33	80	43	63	4	570	
Frisco	1.05	0.3	18.21	1.73	71	40	60	1	418	
Gastonia-Gaston      	0.75	0.09	15.65	1.42	76	41	59	2	378	
Goldsboro_AFB	0.01	-0.76	9.01	-5.36	80	39	62	1	554	
Greensboro_AP	0.52	-0.25	14.47	2.28	75	41	58	2	331	
Greenville Airport	0.35	-0.42	10.94	-2.54	81	41	62	3	470	
Hickory              	1	0.16	15.21	0.29	75	38	59	2	333	
Jacksonville_AP	0.48	-0.22	11.67	-2	76	42	61	1	537	
Jacksonville_EOC	0.48	-0.22	13.42	-0.83	76	42	61	1	512	
Jefferson_2E	2.38	1.53	17.86	4.68	68	25	51	4	109	
Kinston Airport	0.39	-0.34	10.4	-3.49	81	39	61	1	493	
Louisburg	0.09	-0.61	12.52	-0.59	73	36	58	3	326	
Mt_Airy_2W	1.54	0.7	16.2	3.47	71	29	55	2	203	
New_Bern	0.64	-0.13	12.06	-2.73	80	42	63	3	548	
North_Wilkesboro	2.17	1.26	19.63	5.35	74	32	57	3	272	
Oxford_NC            	0.47	-0.18	13.42	0.75	72	36	57	2	228	
Raleigh	0.09	-0.54	13.35	0.42	77	41	62	4	467	
Red Springs 3.8 NW	1.32	0.67	11.71	-2.12	78	39	60	0	440	
Reidsville_2NW	0.75	0.05	14.85	2.29	74	37	58	2	328	
Roanoke_Rap_Dam	0.03	-0.67	13.81	0.89	74	39	60	4	320	
Robbinsville_AG	1.48	0.27	18.87	-2.55	75	32	55	1	201	
Rockingham	0.57	-0.06	11.71	-1.81	79	41	61	3	472	
Roxboro Airport	0.59	-0.06	13.41	0.98	72	34	56	1	231	
Southern_Pines       	0.2	-0.49	10.02	-3.66	78	40	61	2	457	
Statesville_2NNE	1.66	0.97	15.56	2.39	75	34	57	0	252	
Tarboro_1S	0.25	-0.45	10.38	-3.08	77	41	61	6	424	
Vale_Ag_2SW	1.26	0.52	16.97	3.31	75	31	58	0	285	
Wadesboro_AP         	0.66	0.08	12.78	-1.35	78	37	60	0	401	
Washington	0.33	-0.37	10.84	-2.21	79	43	63	4	456	
Waynesville_1E	1.01	0.18	16.24	0.79	72	27	55	5	157	
Whiteville_7NW	0.57	-0.09	10.09	-3.42	79	45	62	2	543	
Williamston_1E	0.03	-0.67	10.93	-2.28	78	41	62	4	468	
Wilmington_AP_NC	0.42	-0.22	10.77	-3.1	77	44	64	2	651	
Winston-Salem        	1.36	0.59	16.28	4.09	75	42	59	3	371	
1 This data is made possible by AWIS Weather Services, Inc. http://www.awis.com/ …