United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Great Lakes Region 
		
OH-CW1624	Ohio Crop Weather	April 22, 2024	

Drying out 

Warmer weather and high winds helped to dry ground and allowed for fieldwork to begin, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 1 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 44 percent surplus. Statewide, the average temperature for the week ending on April 21 was 57.7 degrees, 5.6 degrees above normal. Weather stations recorded an average of 0.55 inches of precipitation, 0.22 inches below average. There were 2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 21.

Farmers reported most flooding from earlier in the month had subsided and fields were recovering well. Some fieldwork began including tillage, spraying, fertilizer applications, and some planting. Oats were 27 percent planted. Winter wheat was 69 percent jointed and winter wheat condition was 68 percent good to excellent. Farmers reported nitrogen applications made to wheat made improvements to stand quality. Pastures greened up and were looking lush, and animals have been grazing well. Warmer conditions continued to move along fruit phenology and brought a lot of pollinator activity.

Soil Moisture: Week Ending 04/21/24	
Item	Very
short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture	
Subsoil moisture		0
0	1
2	55
62	44
36	

Crop Progress: Week Ending 04/21/24	
Crop/Activity	Percent Completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Days Suitable for Fieldwork	
Corn Planted	
Soybeans Planted	
Winter Wheat Jointing	
Oats Planted	
Oats Emerged		2.0
0
0
69
27
10	0.7
0
0
51
11
6	NA
4
4
62
55
15	NA
2
2
36
43
15	

Crop Condition: Week Ending 04/21/24	
Crop	Very
poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Winter Wheat		1	3	28	54	14	

Weather Summary For Ohio	
	Week Ending 2024-04-21	Since April 1	
	Temperature	Precipitation	Precipitation	GDD Base 50	
	High 	Low 	Avg 	DFN 	Total 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	
Northwest	
BRYAN 2 SE 	80 	38 	56 	6 	0.74 	3 	4.00 	1.47 	11 	79 	28 	
TOLEDO EXPRESS AP 	78 	38 	56 	6 	0.59 	2 	5.44 	3.19 	11 	106 	47 	
VAN WERT 1 S 	82 	38 	58 	7 	0.94 	3 	6.69 	4.37 	11 	107 	39 	
North Central	
BUCYRUS 	81 	45 	63 	14 	0.50 	4 	4.09 	1.71 	14 	113 	54 	
FREMONT 	79 	41 	59 	9 	0.31 	3 	3.78 	1.36 	13 	86 	29 	
MANSFIELD LAHM RGNL AP 	79 	36 	56 	7 	0.35 	2 	4.53 	1.60 	13 	109 	48 	
Northeast	
CHARDON 	77 	38 	58 	11 	0.65 	3 	5.08 	2.24 	14 	68 	28 	
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL AP 	77 	37 	56 	5 	0.39 	2 	4.09 	1.56 	11 	111 	43 	
WARREN 3 S 	79 	38 	56 	8 	0.32 	2 	4.93 	2.41 	12 	79 	30 	
West Central	
BELLEFONTAINE 	81 	37 	59 	8 	0.52 	3 	5.68 	3.19 	14 	112 	39 	
SIDNEY 1 S 	83 	40 	59 	9 	0.46 	3 	6.46 	4.01 	13 	120 	58 	
Central	
CENTERBURG 2 SE 	84 	37 	62 	11 	0.16 	3 	6.53 	3.87 	12 	129 	51 	
CIRCLEVILLE 	87 	36 	61 	7 	0.39 	3 	3.54 	1.11 	12 	151 	55 	
MARYSVILLE 	82 	49 	65 	12 	0.60 	3 	6.47 	4.20 	13 	118 	30 	
East Central	
DENNISON WATER WORKS 	83 	36 	59 	8 	0.33 	3 	5.26 	2.72 	14 	120 	58 	
STEUBENVILLE 	81 	34 	59 	7 	0.41 	3 	6.97 	4.53 	13 	112 	38 	
Southwest	
DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AP 	85 	38 	60 	7 	0.26 	2 	2.55 	-0.12 	12 	169 	74 	
EATON 	81 	43 	61 	9 	0.34 	2 	3.97 	1.23 	11 	109 	35 	
South Central	
HILLSBORO 	84 	33 	61 	8 	0.43 	3 	4.54 	1.69 	12 	151 	60 	
PORTSMOUTH-SCIOTOVILLE 	88 	39 	64 	8 	0.12 	3 	3.15 	0.75 	13 	184 	58 	
SOUTH POINT 	89 	42 	67 	11 	0.01 	1 	3.76 	1.10 	10 	218 	97 	
WAVERLY 	88 	37 	64 	11 	0.30 	2 	4.45 	1.90 	11 	188 	91 	
Southeast	
BEVERLY STP 	85 	37 	61 	8 	0.43 	1 	4.13 	1.78 	12 	153 	70 	
HANNIBAL LOCKS AND DAM 	82 	35 	60 	7 	0.34 	1 	6.13 	3.80 	12 	135 	59 	
LOGAN 	87 	34 	61 	9 	0.85 	3 	4.69 	2.12 	12 	154 	88 	
ZANESVILLE MUNICIPAL AP 	85 	34 	60 	8 	0.56 	1 	5.64 	3.22 	10 	172 	88 	
Note: 												
Summary based on NOAA Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) data. Climate normals used are for the 1991-2020 period.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches. Air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.