Volume 47, Number 9	Weekly Summary for April 8 – April 14	Issued April 15, 2024	

	
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.73 inches. According to the April 9th US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 50 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down 10 points from last year. Additionally, 15 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought categories, down 39 points from the previous year. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the upper 50’s to lower 60’s. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated adequate to short. There were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork.

Small Grains: Winter wheat jointing reached 75 percent, up 15 points from the previous year and up 7 points from normal. Winter wheat headed reached 15 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and up 7 points from normal. Canola blooming reached 9 percent, down 8 points from the previous year and down 23 points from normal. Rye jointing reached 61 percent, up 7 points from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Oats jointing reached 35 percent, down 11 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.

Pasture and Livestock: Pasture and range condition was rated at 77 percent fair to good. Livestock condition was rated at 88 percent good to fair.

Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent	
For Week Ending April 14, 2024	
Moisture Rating	Current Week	Previous Week	One Year Ago	
Topsoil				
  Very Short	6	3	39	
  Short	31	26	37	
  Adequate	59	64	23	
  Surplus	4	7	1	
Subsoil				
  Very Short	7	3	48	
  Short	28	27	26	
  Adequate	62	64	25	
  Surplus	3	6	1	

Crop and Livestock Conditions by Percent	
For Week Ending April 14, 2024	
Commodity	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
Wheat	2	8	30	52	8	
Rye 	1	5	38	53	3	
Oats	1	12	40	45	2	
Livestock	2	5	30	58	5	
Pasture and Range	6	12	40	37	5	

Crop Progress by Percent	
For Week Ending April 14, 2024	
Crop	Stage	Current Week	Previous Week	One Year Ago	Five Year Average 	
Wheat	Jointing 	75	55	60	68	
	Headed 	15	-	11	8	
Canola 	Blooming	9	N/A	17	32	
Rye	Jointing	61	42	54	59	
Oats 	Jointing	35	25	46	35	
(NA) Not available

Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 27 degrees at Kenton on Wednesday, April 10th, to 96 degrees at Freedom on Sunday, April 14th.  Precipitation ranged from 0.02 inches in the North Central District to 2.03 inches in the Southeast District. Soil temperature averages ranged from 49 degrees at Boise City on Wednesday, April 10th, to 73 degrees at Spencer on Sunday, April 14th. 

Mesonet Temperature and Precipitation Data
For Week Ending April 14, 2024	
Districts	Temperature	Precipitation	
	High	Low	Average	Current
 Week	September 1, 2023 to April 14, 2024	
					Total	Departure 
from Normal	Percent 
of Normal	
		degrees		inches	inches	inches	percent	
 Panhandle	75	39	58	0.06	0.65	-1.50	30	
 North Central	77	45	62	0.02	1.02	-2.73	27	
 Northeast	74	48	62	0.43	3.70	-1.42	72	
 West Central	74	46	61	0.68	1.79	-1.43	55	
 Central	75	49	63	0.39	3.30	-1.14	74	
 East Central	74	50	63	0.70	4.44	-1.05	81	
 Southwest	76	47	62	1.03	2.62	-0.68	79	
 South Central	75	51	63	1.21	4.45	-0.35	93	
 Southeast	74	48	62	2.03	7.92	1.73	128