Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-01
For the Month Ending: January 31, 2009
Released: February 2, 2009
For more information contact: Christel Pachl or John Hilton at 1-800-835-2612. |
Completed and Summarized by:
USDA, NASS, Montana Field Office |
In conjunction with: MSU Extension Agents
and USDA County Service Centers |
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Weather Summary
Most of Montana received below normal moisture for the month ending
January 31st. Seeley Lake received the most monthly accumulated precipitation
with 4.70 inches. Temperatures during the month of January were above
normal. Highs were mostly in the 50s and 60s, and lows ranged from negative
30s to negative teens. Stanford had the high temperature of 67 degrees,
and St. Marie had the low temperature of minus 38 degrees. Topsoil moisture
adequate and surplus, at 81 percent, is slightly below last month's
82 percent but above last year's 32 percent. Subsoil moisture adequate
and surplus is 67 percent, above last month's 66 percent and last year's
21 percent.
The weather outlook for February 9th through February 15th is for below
normal temperatures and above normal precipitation for east of the continental
divide and for below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation
west of the divide. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana are
highs in the middle 20s to the upper 30s and lows ranging from 5 degrees
to the upper teens.
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| Soil Moisture |
This Month |
Last
Month |
Last
Year |
| Topsoil Moisture |
| Very Short |
3 |
2 |
27 |
| Short |
16 |
16 |
41 |
| Adequate |
77 |
75 |
31 |
| Surplus |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| Subsoil Moisture |
| Very Short |
10 |
12 |
39 |
| Short |
23 |
22 |
40 |
| Adequate |
65 |
64 |
20 |
| Surplus |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Field Crops Report
Winter wheat conditions declined since last month, but are above last
year with 68 percent good to excellent compared to 32 percent last year.
Snow cover declined from the previous month with snow cover rated mostly
fair to good. High winds and variable temperatures across most of the
state caused less damage to winter wheat compared to last year.
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| Crop Condition Table |
This
Month |
Last
Month |
Last
Year |
| Winter Wheat |
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Poor |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| Fair |
28 |
20 |
53 |
| Good |
59 |
61 |
29 |
| Excellent |
9 |
14 |
3 |
| Winter Wheat- Wind Damage |
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|
|
| None |
69 |
79 |
47 |
| Light |
26 |
19 |
43 |
| Moderate |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| Heavy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Winter Wheat- Freeze and Drought
Damage |
| None |
56 |
85 |
47 |
| Light |
41 |
14 |
41 |
| Moderate |
3 |
1 |
11 |
| Heavy |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Winter Wheat- Protectiveness of Snow
Cover |
| Very Poor |
6 |
2 |
45 |
| Poor |
11 |
4 |
33 |
| Fair |
39 |
17 |
11 |
| Good |
24 |
32 |
8 |
| Excellent |
20 |
45 |
3 |
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Livestock Report
Thirty-six percent of pastures are closed for livestock grazing compared
to 20 percent last year. Recent moisture and cold temperatures increased
the need for supplemental feeding. Hay supplies are being used up fast
with only about one fourth of the pastures being open. Ranchers have started
calving and lambing.
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| Range & Livestock Table |
This
Month |
Last
Month |
Last
Year |
| Livestock Birthing |
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| Calving Completed |
5 |
n/a |
4 |
| Lambing Completed |
2 |
n/a |
1 |
| Livestock Grazing |
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|
| Open |
20 |
13 |
51 |
| Difficult |
44 |
54 |
29 |
| Closed |
36 |
33 |
20 |
| Livestock Receiving Supplemental
Feed |
| Cattle and Calves |
94 |
93 |
96 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
95 |
95 |
95 |
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Weather Information for the month ending 01/31/2009
| Station |
Temperature |
Precipitation
January |
Precipitation
October 1 to date |
| Hi |
Low |
Avg |
DFN |
Total |
DFN |
% Nrm |
Total |
DFN |
% Nrm |
| NORTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Alberton |
48 |
-9 |
26 |
+3 |
1.63 |
+0.57 |
154 |
8.53 |
+4.52 |
213 |
| Anaconda |
51 |
-17 |
27 |
+3 |
0.82 |
+0.24 |
141 |
5.17 |
+2.29 |
180 |
| Clinton |
46 |
-11 |
26 |
+8 |
0.96 |
-0.52 |
65 |
4.46 |
-1.17 |
79 |
| Corvallis |
51 |
-10 |
29 |
+3 |
0.51 |
-0.20 |
72 |
3.49 |
+0.47 |
116 |
| Creston |
46 |
-8 |
26 |
+4 |
1.50 |
+0.18 |
114 |
5.33 |
-0.37 |
94 |
| Deer Lodge |
47 |
-18 |
24 |
+2 |
0.13 |
-0.20 |
39 |
2.36 |
+0.70 |
142 |
| Drummond |
44 |
-20 |
23 |
+3 |
0.95 |
+0.16 |
120 |
4.79 |
+1.64 |
152 |
| Hamilton |
51 |
-8 |
28 |
+3 |
1.08 |
-0.03 |
97 |
5.36 |
+1.31 |
132 |
| Kalispell |
46 |
-12 |
25 |
+4 |
1.82 |
+0.35 |
124 |
5.71 |
+0.16 |
103 |
| Missoula |
48 |
-7 |
26 |
+3 |
0.69 |
-0.37 |
65 |
4.36 |
+0.35 |
109 |
| Olney |
40 |
-15 |
18 |
+1 |
2.97 |
+0.58 |
124 |
8.93 |
+0.45 |
105 |
| Polson |
46 |
-1 |
28 |
+2 |
0.97 |
-0.14 |
87 |
4.19 |
-0.31 |
93 |
| St Ignatius |
51 |
-7 |
29 |
+3 |
0.61 |
-0.38 |
62 |
5.63 |
+1.37 |
132 |
| Seeley Lake |
45 |
-29 |
23 |
+3 |
4.70 |
+2.26 |
193 |
11.81 |
+3.18 |
137 |
| Sula |
45 |
-27 |
22 |
+2 |
2.65 |
+1.69 |
276 |
6.60 |
+2.33 |
155 |
| Superior |
42 |
-6 |
27 |
+0 |
1.63 |
+0.15 |
110 |
6.84 |
+0.91 |
115 |
| Swan Lake |
45 |
-16 |
24 |
+4 |
3.46 |
+0.48 |
116 |
10.42 |
-1.82 |
85 |
| Thompson Falls |
47 |
0 |
29 |
+2 |
3.84 |
+1.25 |
148 |
9.30 |
-0.40 |
96 |
| West Glacier |
44 |
-16 |
23 |
+2 |
4.01 |
+0.85 |
127 |
11.18 |
-0.42 |
96 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Chester |
46 |
-34 |
16 |
+0 |
1.50 |
+1.12 |
395 |
4.42 |
+2.81 |
275 |
| Chinook |
47 |
-34 |
13 |
+0 |
0.61 |
+0.07 |
113 |
3.07 |
+0.91 |
142 |
| Choteau |
63 |
-24 |
27 |
+5 |
0.40 |
+0.15 |
160 |
1.53 |
+0.30 |
124 |
| Cut Bank |
58 |
-20 |
26 |
+8 |
0.03 |
-0.36 |
8 |
0.64 |
-0.95 |
40 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
43 |
-26 |
16 |
+2 |
0.86 |
+0.38 |
179 |
3.83 |
+1.60 |
172 |
| Fort Benton |
58 |
-21 |
25 |
+3 |
0.78 |
+0.23 |
142 |
3.24 |
+0.84 |
135 |
| Goldbutte |
59 |
-26 |
23 |
+5 |
0.33 |
-0.09 |
79 |
2.20 |
+0.12 |
106 |
| Harlem |
45 |
-36 |
14 |
+0 |
0.80 |
+0.39 |
195 |
2.89 |
+1.14 |
165 |
| Havre |
42 |
-27 |
16 |
+2 |
0.48 |
+0.01 |
102 |
2.55 |
+0.51 |
125 |
| Malta |
48 |
-30 |
16 |
+6 |
0.56 |
+0.18 |
147 |
3.41 |
+1.36 |
166 |
| Rudyard |
47 |
-34 |
16 |
-2 |
0.81 |
+0.56 |
324 |
3.16 |
+1.94 |
259 |
| Shelby |
55 |
-22 |
24 |
+6 |
0.49 |
+0.05 |
111 |
1.51 |
-0.43 |
78 |
| Turner |
41 |
-27 |
13 |
+2 |
0.22 |
-0.07 |
76 |
1.91 |
+0.25 |
115 |
| Valier |
61 |
-30 |
26 |
+5 |
0.35 |
+0.04 |
113 |
1.52 |
-0.03 |
98 |
| NORTHEAST |
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| Bredette |
43 |
-23 |
10 |
-2 |
0.67 |
+0.39 |
239 |
4.27 |
+2.59 |
254 |
| Culbertson |
42 |
-34 |
10 |
-1 |
0.59 |
+0.28 |
190 |
4.00 |
+2.07 |
207 |
| Glasgow |
44 |
-28 |
11 |
+1 |
0.35 |
+0.00 |
100 |
2.97 |
+1.16 |
164 |
| Glendive |
47 |
-18 |
19 |
+6 |
0.20 |
-0.21 |
49 |
2.75 |
+0.47 |
121 |
| Jordan |
48 |
-17 |
19 |
+5 |
0.48 |
-0.03 |
94 |
3.25 |
+0.93 |
140 |
| Nashua |
47 |
-30 |
12 |
-4 |
0.32 |
+0.03 |
110 |
3.37 |
+1.71 |
203 |
| Opheim |
41 |
-29 |
11 |
+3 |
0.91 |
+0.65 |
350 |
2.69 |
+1.19 |
179 |
| Plentywood |
39 |
-38 |
8 |
-2 |
0.87 |
+0.53 |
256 |
4.02 |
+2.21 |
222 |
| St Marie |
42 |
-22 |
12 |
+2 |
0.20 |
-0.15 |
57 |
1.41 |
-0.40 |
78 |
| Scobey |
40 |
-36 |
10 |
+2 |
0.91 |
+0.65 |
350 |
3.57 |
+2.01 |
229 |
| Sidney |
44 |
-27 |
14 |
+1 |
0.34 |
-0.07 |
83 |
3.46 |
+0.94 |
137 |
| Wolf Point |
42 |
-32 |
11 |
-1 |
0.17 |
-0.28 |
38 |
1.79 |
-0.09 |
95 |
| CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Cascade |
63 |
-23 |
26 |
+3 |
0.42 |
-0.08 |
84 |
2.46 |
+0.07 |
103 |
| Grass Range |
61 |
-16 |
28 |
+5 |
0.84 |
+0.05 |
106 |
4.23 |
+1.28 |
143 |
| Great Falls |
57 |
-20 |
28 |
+7 |
0.52 |
-0.16 |
76 |
3.23 |
+0.37 |
113 |
| Harlowton |
62 |
-20 |
26 |
+4 |
0.55 |
+0.10 |
122 |
2.32 |
+0.11 |
105 |
| Helena |
55 |
-8 |
29 |
+10 |
0.42 |
-0.10 |
81 |
2.41 |
+0.30 |
114 |
| Lewistown |
52 |
-17 |
25 |
+5 |
0.67 |
-0.22 |
75 |
3.03 |
-0.48 |
86 |
| Martinsdale |
58 |
-22 |
28 |
+5 |
0.52 |
+0.03 |
106 |
2.74 |
+0.47 |
121 |
| Neihart |
58 |
-21 |
24 |
+0 |
0.80 |
-0.15 |
84 |
5.01 |
+0.68 |
116 |
| Rogers Pass |
52 |
-25 |
25 |
+5 |
0.59 |
-0.20 |
75 |
3.59 |
+0.19 |
106 |
| Roundup |
62 |
-16 |
30 |
+6 |
0.27 |
-0.16 |
63 |
3.26 |
+1.02 |
146 |
| Ryegate |
62 |
-16 |
25 |
+5 |
0.45 |
-0.07 |
87 |
2.63 |
+0.38 |
117 |
| Stanford |
67 |
-20 |
28 |
+5 |
0.44 |
-0.25 |
64 |
2.84 |
-0.13 |
96 |
| Townsend |
53 |
-19 |
25 |
+2 |
0.19 |
-0.16 |
54 |
1.89 |
+0.19 |
111 |
| Valentine |
51 |
-21 |
19 |
+5 |
0.76 |
+0.14 |
123 |
3.56 |
+1.20 |
151 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
48 |
-17 |
24 |
+4 |
0.48 |
+0.01 |
102 |
3.45 |
+1.10 |
147 |
| SOUTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| Boulder |
53 |
-17 |
27 |
+6 |
0.38 |
-0.02 |
95 |
2.72 |
+0.73 |
137 |
| Bozeman |
54 |
-17 |
27 |
+4 |
0.21 |
-0.63 |
25 |
4.09 |
-0.22 |
95 |
| Butte |
44 |
-24 |
24 |
+7 |
0.15 |
-0.38 |
28 |
2.09 |
-0.35 |
86 |
| Dillon |
51 |
-20 |
27 |
+5 |
0.04 |
-0.22 |
15 |
0.97 |
-0.50 |
66 |
| Ennis |
52 |
-19 |
25 |
+2 |
0.10 |
-0.36 |
22 |
1.95 |
-0.58 |
77 |
| Lakeview |
44 |
-24 |
20 |
+8 |
0.37 |
-0.51 |
42 |
3.97 |
-0.62 |
86 |
| W Yellowstone |
44 |
-21 |
21 |
+9 |
1.79 |
-0.17 |
91 |
6.58 |
-1.02 |
87 |
| Wisdom |
41 |
-35 |
17 |
+4 |
1.20 |
+0.58 |
194 |
4.04 |
+1.18 |
141 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
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|
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| Billings |
62 |
-3 |
31 |
+7 |
0.43 |
-0.38 |
53 |
3.76 |
+0.29 |
108 |
| Cooke City |
48 |
-17 |
26 |
+14 |
0.33 |
-1.96 |
14 |
3.06 |
-5.13 |
37 |
| Gardiner |
47 |
-4 |
25 |
+3 |
0.34 |
-0.03 |
92 |
1.70 |
-0.49 |
78 |
| Hardin |
58 |
-15 |
28 |
+5 |
0.40 |
-0.21 |
66 |
2.91 |
-0.03 |
99 |
| Huntley |
60 |
-21 |
27 |
+7 |
0.41 |
-0.18 |
69 |
4.28 |
+1.33 |
145 |
| Hysham |
55 |
-12 |
25 |
+5 |
0.58 |
+0.07 |
114 |
4.88 |
+2.16 |
179 |
| Joliet |
60 |
-14 |
27 |
+6 |
0.38 |
-0.36 |
51 |
3.17 |
-0.44 |
88 |
| Livingston |
57 |
-12 |
31 |
+6 |
0.01 |
-0.63 |
2 |
1.29 |
-1.82 |
41 |
| Nye |
66 |
-16 |
30 |
+2 |
0.11 |
-0.52 |
17 |
3.37 |
-0.15 |
96 |
| Rapelje |
63 |
-16 |
28 |
+4 |
0.33 |
-0.30 |
52 |
2.85 |
-0.24 |
92 |
| SOUTHEAST |
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| Albion |
49 |
-10 |
21 |
+7 |
1.10 |
+0.81 |
379 |
5.31 |
+3.12 |
242 |
| Baker |
44 |
-14 |
18 |
+3 |
0.17 |
-0.38 |
31 |
2.40 |
-0.38 |
86 |
| Broadus |
58 |
-16 |
26 |
+6 |
0.32 |
-0.17 |
65 |
3.66 |
+0.86 |
131 |
| Ekalaka |
48 |
-13 |
21 |
+3 |
0.23 |
-0.36 |
39 |
4.35 |
+0.85 |
124 |
| Miles City |
46 |
-15 |
21 |
+4 |
0.10 |
-0.40 |
20 |
2.53 |
-0.05 |
98 |
| Plevna |
45 |
-25 |
17 |
+2 |
0.22 |
-0.33 |
40 |
3.29 |
+0.51 |
118 |
| Compiled by
AWIS, Inc. based on NWS data. DFN – Departure from normal 1971-2000. |
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