Volume 48, Number 15       	Weekly Summary for May 18 – May 25		Issued May 27, 2025 	

	
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 2.26 inches. According to the May 20th US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 16 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down 14 points from the previous year. Additionally, 12 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought categories, up 1 point from the previous year. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the upper 60’s to upper 70’s. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated adequate to short. There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork.

Small Grains: Canola coloring reached 50 percent, up 13 points from the previous week but unchanged from normal. Rye headed reached 95 percent, up 15 points from the previous week. Oats jointing reached 80 percent, up 7 points from the previous week but down 2 points from normal. Oats headed reached 44 percent, up 9 points from the previous week but down 11 points from normal. 

Row Crops: Corn planted reached 74 percent, up 5 points from the previous week but down 1 point from normal. Corn emerged reached 52 percent, up 10 points from the previous week but down 9 points from normal. Sorghum planted reached 34 percent, up 4 points from the previous week and up 9 points from normal. Soybeans planted reached 40 percent, up 3 points from the previous week and up 5 points from normal. Soybeans emerged reached 14 percent, up 3 points from the previous week. Peanuts planted reached 42 percent, up 6 points from the previous week and up 9 points from normal. Cotton planted reached 31 percent, up 3 points from the previous week and up 4 points from normal. 

Hay: The first cutting of alfalfa hay reached 40 percent, up 11 points from the previous week and up 13 points from normal. The first cutting of other hay reached 17 percent, up 10 points from the previous week but down 8 points from normal. 

Pasture and Livestock: Pasture and range condition was rated at 80 percent good to fair. Livestock condition was rated at 83 percent good to fair.

Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent
For Week Ending May 25, 2025	
Moisture Rating	Current Week	Previous Week	One Year Ago	
Topsoil				
  Very Short	1	1	2	
  Short	17	13	25	
  Adequate	67	75	65	
  Surplus	15	11	8	
Subsoil				
  Very Short	2	2	2	
  Short	20	13	27	
  Adequate	66	74	66	
  Surplus	12	11	5	

Crop and Livestock Conditions by Percent
For Week Ending May 25, 2025	
Commodity	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
Winter Wheat	4	10	40	42	4	
Rye 	3	7	54	33	3	
Oats	8	20	43	26	3	
Canola	3	10	45	39	3	
Corn 	4	14	37	34	11	
Livestock	1	5	27	56	11	
Pasture and Range	2	10	34	46	8	

Crop Progress by Percent
For Week Ending May 25, 2025	
Crop	Stage	Current Week	Previous Week	One Year Ago	Five Year Average	
Winter Wheat	Headed 	97	90	100	98	
Canola 	Coloring	50	37	57	50	
Rye	Headed	95	80	(NA)	(NA)	
Oats 	Jointing	80	73	89	82	
	Headed	44	35	64	55	
Corn 	Planted	74	69	90	75	
	Emerged	52	42	78	61	
Sorghum	Planted	34	30	39	25	
Soybeans 	Planted	40	37	28	35	
	Emerged	14	11	-	(NA)	
Peanuts 	Planted	42	36	46	33	
Upland Cotton 	Planted	31	28	35	27	
Alfalfa Hay	First Cutting 	40	29	32	27	
Other Hay	First Cutting	17	7	27	25	
(NA) Not Available.
- Represents zero.

Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 39 degrees at Kenton on Tuesday, May 20th, to 100 degrees at Hollis on Saturday, May 24th. Precipitation ranged from 0.15 inches in the West Central District to 4.64 inches in the East Central District. Soil temperature averages ranged from 64 degrees at Boise City on Tuesday, May 20th, to 84 degrees at Tipton on Saturday, May 24th.					
Mesonet Temperature and Precipitation Data
For Week Ending May 25, 2025	
Districts	Temperature	Precipitation	
	High	Low	Average	Current Week	March 1, 2025 to May 26, 2025	
					Total	Departure from Normal	Percent of Normal	
 		degrees		inches	inches	inches	percent	
Panhandle	80	52	66	0.64	4.76	-0.48	91%	
North Central	83	58	71	1.01	9.67	0.66	107%	
Northeast	79	59	69	3.58	19.16	6.85	156%	
West Central	86	59	73	0.15	11.05	3.10	139%	
Central	83	61	72	2.37	17.57	6.86	164%	
East Central	79	60	70	4.64	22.66	9.70	175%	
Southwest	89	61	75	0.60	15.58	7.19	186%	
South Central	83	62	73	3.38	22.26	10.65	192%	
Southeast	83	60	72	3.97	20.63	6.39	145%	

A root zone soil moisture map for May 20, 2025 is available below. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) provides measurements of soil moisture in the root zone as a daily average, represented by pixels. Each pixel represents 9 by 9 kilometer plot or about 20,000 acres. The SMAP data measures soil moisture in cubic centimeters of water/cubic centimeters of soil. The scale represents the percent of water in a given volume of soil. More information and additional mapping is available on Crop-CASMA at https://nassgeo.csiss.gmu.edu/CropCASMA/.