ks-crop-weather State Kansas Crop Weather Issue KS-CW0701 Released: January 3, 2007 Agricultural Summary: The State experienced normal to above normal temperatures throughout most of the month. Much of the state received moisture in the form of snow or rain, with western counties experiencing heavy snow fall and blizzard conditions. Precipitation amounts during the last week of December ranged from a high of over 6 inches in Stevens County to less than a quarter of an inch in Chase County. Topsoil moisture was rated 3 percent very short, 18 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Wheat condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Eighty-nine percent of the State reported no wind damage to wheat, while 9 percent reported light wind damage, and 2 percent reported moderate wind damage. Freeze damage has been light, with 88 percent of the wheat having no damage, 11 percent receiving light damage, and 1 percent receiving moderate damage. Feed Supplies Report: Feed grain supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 14 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 12 percent very short, 35 percent short, 51 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service, the KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER, 2006 | Temperature | | | Temperature | Station | Air |Soil 4"|Precip| Station | Air |Soil 4"|Precip Dist| City |Max|Min|Avg|Max|Min| 1/ |Dist| City |Max|Min|Avg|Max|Min| 1/ | NW Colby 64 8 31 41 28 NA | SC Hesston 66 5 36 51 31 NA WC Tribune 68 6 31 40 31 NA | NE Powhatt 63 8 35 52 31 NA SW Grdn Cty 66 9 32 44 31 NA | NE Manhat 63 5 36 50 31 NA NC Scandia 63 3 33 46 28 NA | EC Ottawa 66 6 35 52 31 NA C Hays 64 7 34 50 28 NA | EC Slvr Lk 63 11 38 50 31 NA SC Hutch 68 5 37 49 36 NA | EC Rossvl 63 8 37 49 33 NA SC St John 68 10 38 52 35 NA | SE Parsons 69 1 36 54 34 NA 1/ Gauges have been covered for the winter. PRELIMINARY PRECIPITATION MAP FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER 2006 Allen 1.35 Greeley 2.46 Osborne 2.10 Anderson 1.14 Greenwood 0.53 Ottawa 2.06 Atchison 0.71 Hamilton 3.80 Pawnee 2.29 Barber 0.84 Harper 0.94 Phillips 2.84 Barton 1.58 Harvey 0.66 Pottawa 1.40 Bourbon 1.29 Haskell 4.27 Pratt 1.46 Brown 0.85 Hodgeman 3.87 Rawlins 1.97 Butler 0.51 Jackson 0.59 Reno 1.33 Chase 0.22 Jefferson 0.73 Republic 1.92 Chautauq 0.93 Jewell 1.78 Rice 1.34 Cherokee 1.74 Johnson 0.83 Riley 1.06 Cheyenne 1.43 Kearny 4.25 Rooks 3.03 Clark 3.12 Kingman 1.31 Rush 1.75 Clay 1.44 Kiowa 2.77 Russell 1.32 Cloud 2.15 Labette 1.45 Saline 1.46 Coffey 0.73 Lane 3.70 Scott 4.26 Comanche 2.59 Leaven 0.81 Sedgwick 0.67 Cowley 0.62 Lincoln 1.89 Seward 3.55 Crawford 1.69 Linn 1.12 Shawnee 0.71 Decatur 2.94 Logan 2.72 Sheridan 3.51 Dickins 1.42 Lyon 0.55 Sherman 1.46 Doniph 1.14 Marion 0.30 Smith 1.45 Douglas 0.71 Marshall Stafford 1.47 Edwards 2.87 McPherson 1.08 Stanton 1.81 Elk 0.76 Meade 3.87 Stevens 6.05 Ellis 1.25 Miami 1.03 Sumner 1.01 Ellsworth 1.96 Mitchell 1.59 Thomas 1.89 Finney 4.37 Montgom 1.36 Trego 4.18 Ford 3.21 Morris 0.59 Wabaun 0.96 Franklin 1.03 Morton 4.00 Wallace 1.82 Geary 1.19 Nemaha 1.08 Washington 2.06 Gove 3.56 Neosho 1.54 Wichita 5.37 Graham 2.17 Ness 2.63 Wilson 0.61 Grant 4.19 Norton 3.30 Woodson 0.92 Gray 3.68 Osage 0.90 Wyan 0.81