Nevada Crop Progress & Condition

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Week Ending September 4, 2022		Released September 6, 2022	

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Weather Summary

The average lows for Nevada ranged from 40 degrees in Elko to 84 degrees in Las Vegas. The average highs ranged from 95 degrees in Ely and Eureka to 110 degrees in Las Vegas. No precipitation was observed at any of the reporting stations in Nevada.

Crops Summary

Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 7.0 days. Topsoil Moisture: 15% very short, 40% short, and 45% adequate. Subsoil Moisture: 20% very short, 45% short, and 35% adequate. Pasture and Range Condition: 20% very poor, 20% poor, 50% fair, and 10% good. Alfalfa hay was cut and baled.  Growers were preparing to harvest potatoes.

Weather for the Week of 08/29/2022 through 09/04/2022

Station
	Temperature	Precipitation 2	
	High
	Low
	Average
	Departure
from Normal 1
		
	-- Degrees Fahrenheit --	-- Inches --	
Reno	102	60	82	10	0.00	
Elko	100	40	74	8	0.00	
Ely	95	47	72	8	0.00	
Winnemucca	103	51	77	10	0.00	
Eureka	95	51	73	9	0.00	
Tonopah	98	61	79	9	0.00	
Las Vegas	110	84	96	7	0.00	

1 Normal periods 1990-2020 used in departure from normal calculations.
2 Rain or melted snow/ice.

Data retrieved from NOAA and NWS. Calculated by USDA NASS. All rights reserved.

Drought Conditions from the U.S. Drought Monitor
Time	Percent of Land in Drought Rating	Drought Severity (DSCI)	
	None	D0	D1	D2	D3	D4		
Current	0.00	0.00	0.48	47.32	52.21	0.00	352	
Last Week	0.00	0.00	0.48	47.32	52.21	0.00	352	
3 Months Ago	0.00	0.00	0.48	44.17	34.04	21.32	376	
One Year Ago	0.00	0.00	4.82	27.37	41.53	26.29	389	

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NV