United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Great Lakes Region

IN-CW3622	Indiana Crop Weather	September 6, 2022	

Rains Finally Arrived

Much needed rainfall replenished soil moisture last week, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 60 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus. 

The average temperature for the week was 72.9 degrees Fahrenheit, 1.8 degrees above normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from 0.06 to 6.02 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 1.81 inches, 1.00 inches above normal. There were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending September 4. 

Early- and late-week rainfall aided crop development last week, especially in late planted fields. Both corn and soybean progress remained slightly behind the five-year average, and crop conditions remained stable. Silage and seed corn harvests were underway last week. Hay harvest progressed slowly where the weather allowed, and pasture conditions improved after the increased rainfall. Livestock were reported to have experienced some heat stress from the high temperatures back in July. Other activities for the week included tomato harvest and preparing equipment for harvest.

Crop Progress: Week Ending 09/04/22	
Crop/Activity	Percent Completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Days Suitable for Fieldwork	

Corn Dough	
Corn Dented	
Corn Mature	
Corn Harvested for Silage	
Soybeans Setting Pods	
Soybeans Dropping Leaves	
Alfalfa Hay 3rd Cutting	
Alfalfa Hay 4th Cutting	
Other Hay 2nd Cutting	
Other Hay 3rd Cutting		5.7

94
55
9
29
95
10
85
26
95
44	6.5

88
37
2
9
90
2
76
5
92
37	NA

96
70
14
28
97
17
91
40
NA
64	NA

92
62
15
NA
94
15
84
24
NA
64	

Soil Moisture: Week Ending 09/04/22	
Item	Very
short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture	
Subsoil moisture		9
11	31
32	57
55	3
2	

Crop Condition: Week Ending 09/04/22	
Crop	Very
poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn	
Soybeans	
Range and Pasture		4
3
5	9
9
12	33
32
36	47
49
43	7
7
4	

Weather Summary For Indiana	
	Week Ending 2022-09-04	Since April 1	
	Temperature	Precipitation	Precipitation	GDD Base 50	
	High 	Low 	Avg 	DFN 	Total 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	
Northwest	
CHALMERS 5 W 	89 	56 	73 	4 	2.38 	2 	18.58 	-2.80 	57 	2713 	235 	
KNOX WWTP 	87 	53 	69 	0 	3.14 	2 	23.70 	2.59 	60 	2296 	-221 	
LAPORTE 	89 	62 	74 	5 	0.69 	2 	17.33 	-3.47 	53 	2629 	132 	
RENSSELAER 	91 	52 	73 	3 	1.27 	2 	16.82 	-3.33 	56 	2633 	21 	
North Central	
GOSHEN 3SW 	89 	59 	74 	5 	0.57 	2 	18.96 	-1.42 	62 	2686 	230 	
ROCHESTER 	93 	57 	74 	5 	1.28 	2 	15.17 	-6.12 	48 	2589 	134 	
WABASH 	91 	57 	72 	4 	1.13 	2 	15.22 	-6.35 	52 	2748 	324 	
Northeast	
ANGOLA 	87 	57 	72 	5 	1.54 	2 	22.69 	2.44 	59 	2308 	96 	
COLUMBIA CITY 	88 	54 	70 	1 	0.90 	1 	20.99 	0.20 	49 	2340 	5 	
DECATUR 1 N 	90 	59 	74 	5 	1.21 	2 	21.82 	2.08 	49 	2512 	18 	
HUNTINGTON 	90 	48 	72 	3 	0.82 	2 	20.11 	-0.64 	53 	2538 	15 	
West Central	
CRAWFORDSVILLE 6 SE 	89 	51 	71 	2 	1.23 	2 	14.23 	-7.68 	46 	2606 	162 	
LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AP 	90 	54 	73 	1 	1.85 	2 	11.76 	-7.85 	38 	2904 	169 	
PERRYSVILLE 4 WNW 	92 	55 	73 	2 	1.52 	3 	17.53 	-3.37 	57 	2507 	-268 	
ROCKVILLE 	93 	54 	74 	2 	6.02 	4 	21.37 	-2.87 	64 	2992 	117 	
SPENCER 	92 	55 	74 	3 	0.25 	3 	20.09 	-4.39 	67 	2895 	243 	
Central	
COLUMBUS 	91 	51 	61 	-11 	2.18 	3 	19.95 	-2.00 	59 	1525 	-1360 	
FRANKFORT DISPOSAL 	88 	57 	73 	3 	2.02 	1 	15.83 	-5.42 	60 	2227 	-359 	
GREENFIELD 	90 	57 	73 	2 	3.07 	3 	21.37 	-2.25 	66 	2909 	201 	
INDIANAPOLIS INTL AP 	90 	58 	74 	2 	2.42 	3 	17.14 	-4.04 	60 	3150 	300 	
TIPTON 5 SW 	95 	54 	74 	5 	1.74 	2 	18.55 	-1.84 	63 	2680 	233 	
East Central	
FARMLAND 5 NNW 	92 	53 	73 	4 	1.36 	2 	17.52 	-3.55 	57 	2277 	-235 	
HARTFORD CITY 4 ESE 	91 	56 	74 	4 	1.28 	3 	18.35 	-2.15 	55 	2777 	181 	
NEW CASTLE 3 SW 	88 	53 	71 	2 	2.63 	3 	22.67 	0.26 	64 	2548 	86 	
RICHMOND WATER WORKS 	87 	55 	72 	2 	1.38 	3 	18.40 	-2.28 	55 	2587 	-31 	
Southwest	
BOONVILLE 1S 	94 	56 	76 	1 	0.06 	1 	20.76 	-1.12 	56 	3447 	167 	
SHAKAMAK STATE PARK 	91 	59 	76 	4 	2.69 	3 	25.43 	2.84 	53 	2930 	80 	
SHOALS 8 S 	94 	56 	76 	5 	1.64 	1 	27.34 	4.59 	51 	3319 	549 	
WASHINGTON 1 W 	91 	58 	76 	1 	1.40 	3 	30.82 	7.82 	46 	3220 	-25 	
South Central	
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV 	91 	59 	74 	2 	0.90 	2 	18.20 	-5.34 	57 	2743 	-122 	
OOLITIC PURDUE EX FRM 	90 	56 	73 	1 	0.93 	2 	26.61 	3.67 	57 	2837 	71 	
TELL CITY 	90 	59 	75 	-1 	3.12 	2 	27.33 	4.87 	52 	3093 	-296 	
Southeast	
BROOKVILLE 	95 	54 	74 	2 	2.25 	2 	20.35 	-0.81 	63 	2974 	165 	
NORTH VERNON 2 ESE 	88 	55 	73 	1 	2.17 	3 	20.91 	-2.15 	58 	2987 	52 	
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.