Crop Progress and Condition

USDA, NASS, West Virginia Field Office
Alissa Cowell-Mytar, State Statistician
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 357-5123 
Homepage: https://www.nass.usda.gov/wv

In Cooperation with: 
U.S. Dept. of Commerce - NOAA 
USDA Farm Service Agency
WV Cooperative Extension Service
WV Department of Agriculture

   

Released: May 27, 2025	

                                                                           Issue: 11-25 	

	

Agricultural News:  Days suitable for fieldwork were 3.6. Weather conditions were mostly cool with rain. Some areas had flash flooding. Farming activities this week included vaccinating livestock and getting equipment ready for hay. There are abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions in the State. 
SOIL MOISTURE and SUPPLIES for week ending 5/25/25
	
	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	%	%	%	%	
Topsoil	3	33	61	3	
Subsoil	1	33	64	2	
Hay & Roughage	10	59	30	1	
Feed grain	1	32	66	1	

                                 

                                 - Represents zero.

TOPSOIL MOISTURE for week ending 5/25/25

CROP and LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS for week ending 5/25/25	
Crop/Livestock	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	%	%	%	%	%	
Apples	-	2	17	79	2	
Peaches	-	1	27	72	-	
Hay	1	6	51	40	2	
Pasture	1	8	38	50	3	
Winter Wheat	-	4	75	20	1	
Cattle & Calves	-	4	12	76	8	
Sheep & Lambs	-	2	15	79	4	
	-	Represents zero.	

CROP PROGRESS for week ending 5/25/25	
Crop Stage	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Yr Avg	
	%	%	%	%	
Corn planted	44	33	67	53	
Corn emerged	24	17	51	27	
Hay first cutting	5	-	10	8	
Soybeans planted	28	20	41	40	
Soybeans emerged	19	13	21	15	
Winter Wheat headed	56	42	79	64	
	-	Represents data not available.	

Weather Summary- For the week ending May 25, 2025

Monday began the week under high pressure, with minimal clouds, no precipitation, and near normal temperatures across West Virginia. As a low pressure system to the west moved north on Tuesday, rain began early and continued as a soaking rain all through the day. Rain, heavy at times, continued into Wednesday. The main cold front crossed over the Mountain State late Wednesday morning, creating more showers and thunderstorms. Flash flooding was reported. The remnants from the front, and the main area of low pressure slowly  moved out of the area during the day on Thursday, dragging the showers and storms with it. The weather cleared out early on Friday, ushering in cooler and dryer air for the weekend. Saturday was cooler than normal and dry under high pressure. Clouds slowly moved in on Sunday ahead of a front approaching from the south, and rains began late Sunday into Monday. Overall, the week was cool with periods of rain. 

Temperatures:  Williamson had the highest recorded temperature of 82 degrees. Elkins and Terra Alta had the lowest recorded temperature of 37 degrees. The state average temperature was 58 degrees.

Precipitation:  Terra Alta had the highest recorded amount of precipitation with 1.80 inches. Creston had the lowest recorded amount of precipitation with 0.29 inches. The state average precipitation was 0.82 inches. 

Drought Conditions:  Small area of abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1)  in the Eastern Panhandle.

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?WV
Temperature and Precipitation Data for the Week Ending 5/25/25	
	Temperature	Precipitation	
			Weekly	Week’s	Since April 1st
 2025	Same Week	Season	
Station	High	Low	Average	Departure	Total	Norm		Last Year	Normal	
--NORTHWEST		
WHEELING	73	40	54	-9	1.37	0.99	8.85	7.44	7.03	
PARKERSBURG	74	39	57	-8	0.35	0.97	7.21	5.15	7.08	
CRESTON	74	44	59		0.29		7.54	8.87		
--NORTHCENTRAL		
MORGANTOWN	79	41	57	-7	1.51	0.98	10.04	7.60	7.54	
CLARKSBURG	77	40	57	-7	0.48	0.99	8.17	7.08	7.42	
BELINGTON	75	39	57		0.89		10.89	5.42		
WESTON	76	40	57		0.61		10.93	6.72		
--SOUTHWEST		
WILLIAMSON	82	45	63		0.86		9.52	6.21		
HUNTINGTON	80	47	62	-5	0.76	0.96	8.21	7.02	7.73	
CHARLESTON	76	44	60	-6	0.50	1.14	9.72	7.86	8.47	
RIPLEY	80	45	60		0.37		7.40	8.22		
--CENTRAL		
TERRA ALTA	75	37	54		1.80		11.98	5.70		
ELKINS	77	37	55	-7	1.06	1.16	9.55	6.44	8.45	
MARLINTON	74	40	56		0.86		8.54	5.32		
--SOUTHERN		
BECKLEY	75	40	59	-3	0.74	1.06	7.41	4.26	7.50	
PINEVILLE	80	43	61		1.15		9.93	6.41		
BLUEFIELD	73	42	58	-3	0.45	1.04	6.17	8.55	7.46	
WHITE SUL SP	77	38	57		0.57		7.58	5.50		
BLUESTONE DAM	77	43	59		0.53		8.94	6.32		
--NORTHEASTERN		
MARTINSBURG	73	43	58	-6	0.72	0.89	9.68	5.21	6.77	
KEYSER	77	39	57		1.38		11.38	10.35		
MOOREFIELD	73	39	57		0.89		8.25	4.43		
CHARLES TOWN	72	44	58		0.61		8.75	N/A		
										
State Average Temperature	58									
State Average Precipitation	0.82									

Source:
Weather comments and data - Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service, Charleston, WV. N/A-Not available.

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