Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-02
For the Month Ending: February 28, 2009
Released: March 2, 2009
For more information contact: Lindsey Houska 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 February 28th. Swan Lake received the
most monthly accumulated precipitation with 2.59 inches. Kalispell had
a record snowfall of 6.5 inches on the 26th, breaking the previous record
of 3.7 inches set in 1919. Temperatures during the month of February
were mostly above normal. Highs ranged from 40s to 60s and lows ranged
from negative teens to positive teens. Grass Range, Roundup, and Hardin
shared the high temperature of 64 degrees, and Wisdom had the low temperature
of minus 19 degrees. Topsoil moisture adequate and surplus, at 83 percent,
is slightly above last month's 81 percent and much higher than last
year's 34 percent. Subsoil moisture adequate and surplus is 62 percent,
below last month's 67 percent but above last year's 24 percent.
The weather outlook for March 9th through March 15th is for below normal
temperatures and below normal precipitation both east and west of the
continental divide. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana are
highs in the mid 30s to the mid 40s and lows ranging from zero degrees
to the mid 20s.
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| According to the NRCS, snowpack on February 1st was 90 percent
of average and 89 percent of last year west of the continental divide
and 97 percent of average and 98 percent of 2007 east of the divide. Mountain
snow water content statewide was 93 percent of average and 91 percent
of last year. Spring streamflow is forecasted to average 80 to 94 percent.
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| Soil Moisture Table |
This Month |
Last Month |
Last Year |
| Topsoil Moisture |
| Very Short |
2 |
3 |
20 |
| Short |
15 |
16 |
46 |
| Adequate |
78 |
77 |
33 |
| Surplus |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Subsoil Moisture |
| Very
Short |
14 |
10 |
33 |
| Short |
24 |
23 |
43 |
| Adequate |
60 |
65 |
23 |
| Surplus |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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| Field Crops Report
Little wheat has suffered from freeze, drought, or wind this winter.
Snow cover declined slightly from last month with 39 percent good to
excellent compared to 44 percent the previous month. Winter wheat conditions
declined since last month but are better than last year. Fifty-nine
percent of winter wheat is good to excellent compared to 68 percent
last month and 35 percent last year.
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| Crop Condition Table |
This
Month |
Last
Month |
Last
Year |
| Winter Wheat |
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| Very Poor |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Poor |
4 |
3 |
13 |
| Fair |
36 |
28 |
49 |
| Good |
55 |
59 |
32 |
| Excellent |
4 |
9 |
3 |
| Winter Wheat- Wind Damage |
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| None |
65 |
69 |
67 |
| Light |
27 |
26 |
25 |
| Moderate |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| Heavy |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Winter Wheat- Freeze and Drought
Damage |
| None |
63 |
56 |
49 |
| Light |
30 |
41 |
35 |
| Moderate |
6 |
3 |
14 |
| Heavy |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Winter Wheat- Protectiveness of Snow
Cover |
| Very Poor |
7 |
6 |
68 |
| Poor |
24 |
11 |
14 |
| Fair |
30 |
39 |
13 |
| Good |
27 |
24 |
4 |
| Excellent |
12 |
20 |
1 |
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| Livestock Report Livestock birthing for both cattle and
sheep are behind last year. Twenty-seven percent of pastures are closed
for grazing compared to 16 percent last year and 36 percent last month.
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| Range & Livestock Table |
This
Month |
Last
Month |
Last
Year |
| Livestock Birthing |
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| Calving Completed |
20 |
5 |
26 |
| Lambing Completed |
9 |
2 |
17 |
| Livestock Grazing |
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| Open |
28 |
20 |
62 |
| Difficult |
45 |
44 |
22 |
| Closed |
27 |
36 |
16 |
| Livestock Receiving Supplemental
Feed |
| Cattle and Calves |
94 |
94 |
96 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
96 |
95 |
96 |
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Weather Information for the month ending 02/28/2009
| Station |
Temperature |
Precipitation February |
Precipitation October 1 to date |
| Hi |
Low |
Avg |
DFN |
Total |
DFN |
% Nrm |
Total |
DFN |
% Nrm |
| NORTHWEST |
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| Alberton |
55 |
13 |
32 |
+4 |
1.31 |
+0.54 |
170 |
9.84 |
+5.06 |
206 |
| Anaconda |
59 |
8 |
32 |
+4 |
0.26 |
-0.20 |
57 |
5.43 |
+2.09 |
163 |
| Clinton |
49 |
10 |
31 |
+7 |
0.54 |
-0.55 |
50 |
5.00 |
-1.72 |
74 |
| Corvallis |
59 |
11 |
34 |
+3 |
0.65 |
+0.11 |
120 |
4.13 |
+0.57 |
116 |
| Creston |
46 |
6 |
28 |
+2 |
1.48 |
+0.29 |
124 |
6.81 |
-0.08 |
99 |
| Deer Lodge |
56 |
0 |
29 |
+2 |
0.18 |
-0.10 |
64 |
2.54 |
+0.60 |
131 |
| Drummond |
50 |
3 |
29 |
+3 |
0.54 |
-0.07 |
89 |
5.33 |
+1.57 |
142 |
| Hamilton |
60 |
12 |
33 |
+3 |
0.77 |
-0.06 |
93 |
6.13 |
+1.25 |
126 |
| Kalispell |
43 |
0 |
29 |
+2 |
0.96 |
-0.19 |
83 |
6.67 |
-0.03 |
100 |
| Missoula |
48 |
13 |
32 |
+3 |
0.65 |
-0.12 |
84 |
5.01 |
+0.23 |
105 |
| Olney |
45 |
-3 |
23 |
-1 |
0.89 |
-1.12 |
44 |
9.82 |
-0.67 |
94 |
| Polson |
51 |
3 |
30 |
-1 |
0.52 |
-0.36 |
59 |
4.71 |
-0.67 |
88 |
| St Ignatius |
55 |
3 |
31 |
+0 |
1.13 |
+0.36 |
147 |
6.76 |
+1.73 |
134 |
| Seeley Lake |
49 |
-3 |
27 |
+3 |
1.01 |
-0.64 |
61 |
12.82 |
+2.54 |
125 |
| Sula |
55 |
-5 |
29 |
+3 |
0.28 |
-0.52 |
35 |
4.95 |
-0.12 |
98 |
| Superior |
57 |
14 |
34 |
+2 |
1.72 |
+0.58 |
151 |
8.56 |
+1.49 |
121 |
| Swan Lake |
49 |
1 |
28 |
+3 |
2.59 |
+0.21 |
109 |
13.01 |
-1.61 |
89 |
| Thompson Falls |
51 |
15 |
34 |
+1 |
1.49 |
-0.55 |
73 |
10.79 |
-0.95 |
92 |
| West Glacier |
43 |
0 |
27 |
+1 |
1.90 |
-0.29 |
87 |
13.08 |
-0.71 |
95 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
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| Chester |
48 |
-14 |
21 |
-2 |
0.52 |
+0.26 |
200 |
4.94 |
+3.07 |
264 |
| Chinook |
50 |
-14 |
18 |
-2 |
0.06 |
-0.26 |
19 |
3.13 |
+0.65 |
126 |
| Choteau |
62 |
-10 |
29 |
+1 |
0.33 |
+0.14 |
174 |
1.86 |
+0.44 |
131 |
| Cut Bank |
56 |
-16 |
26 |
+3 |
0.25 |
-0.03 |
89 |
0.89 |
-0.98 |
48 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
44 |
-13 |
21 |
-1 |
0.12 |
-0.21 |
36 |
3.95 |
+1.39 |
154 |
| Fort Benton |
62 |
-7 |
27 |
-2 |
0.17 |
-0.22 |
44 |
3.41 |
+0.62 |
122 |
| Goldbutte |
59 |
-6 |
24 |
+0 |
0.24 |
-0.09 |
73 |
2.44 |
+0.03 |
101 |
| Harlem |
42 |
-13 |
20 |
-3 |
0.11 |
-0.21 |
34 |
3.00 |
+0.93 |
145 |
| Havre |
41 |
-13 |
21 |
-2 |
0.10 |
-0.26 |
28 |
2.65 |
+0.25 |
110 |
| Malta |
46 |
-12 |
19 |
+1 |
0.26 |
-0.03 |
90 |
3.67 |
+1.33 |
157 |
| Rudyard |
42 |
-18 |
21 |
-3 |
0.14 |
-0.04 |
78 |
3.30 |
+1.90 |
236 |
| Shelby |
59 |
-13 |
25 |
+0 |
0.24 |
-0.09 |
73 |
2.26 |
-0.01 |
100 |
| Turner |
41 |
-14 |
16 |
-3 |
0.22 |
+0.04 |
122 |
2.13 |
+0.29 |
116 |
| Valier |
57 |
-15 |
27 |
+2 |
0.28 |
+0.04 |
117 |
1.80 |
+0.01 |
101 |
| NORTHEAST |
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| Bredette |
39 |
-11 |
12 |
-7 |
0.20 |
-0.02 |
91 |
4.47 |
+2.57 |
235 |
| Culbertson |
42 |
-13 |
13 |
-7 |
0.09 |
-0.14 |
39 |
4.09 |
+1.93 |
189 |
| Glasgow |
42 |
-11 |
16 |
-4 |
0.07 |
-0.19 |
27 |
3.04 |
+0.97 |
147 |
| Glendive |
50 |
-11 |
25 |
+4 |
0.20 |
-0.13 |
61 |
2.95 |
+0.34 |
113 |
| Jordan |
48 |
-10 |
24 |
+3 |
0.07 |
-0.29 |
19 |
3.32 |
+0.64 |
124 |
| Nashua |
38 |
-14 |
16 |
-8 |
0.25 |
+0.06 |
132 |
3.62 |
+1.77 |
196 |
| Opheim |
43 |
-14 |
12 |
-4 |
0.15 |
-0.08 |
65 |
2.84 |
+1.11 |
164 |
| Plentywood |
38 |
-14 |
11 |
-8 |
0.35 |
+0.04 |
113 |
4.37 |
+2.25 |
206 |
| St Marie |
42 |
-8 |
16 |
-4 |
0.14 |
-0.12 |
54 |
1.55 |
-0.52 |
75 |
| Scobey |
40 |
-14 |
13 |
-5 |
0.43 |
+0.29 |
307 |
4.00 |
+2.30 |
235 |
| Sidney |
45 |
-9 |
17 |
-5 |
0.13 |
-0.23 |
36 |
3.59 |
+0.71 |
125 |
| Wolf Point |
39 |
-12 |
15 |
-6 |
0.00 |
-0.25 |
0 |
1.79 |
-0.34 |
84 |
| CENTRAL |
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| Cascade |
60 |
0 |
30 |
+2 |
0.22 |
-0.15 |
59 |
2.68 |
-0.08 |
97 |
| Grass Range |
64 |
-2 |
29 |
+2 |
0.33 |
+0.02 |
106 |
4.56 |
+1.30 |
140 |
| Great Falls |
58 |
-7 |
30 |
+5 |
0.43 |
-0.08 |
84 |
3.66 |
+0.29 |
109 |
| Harlowton |
61 |
2 |
30 |
+3 |
0.40 |
+0.01 |
103 |
2.72 |
+0.12 |
105 |
| Helena |
60 |
6 |
34 |
+8 |
0.22 |
-0.16 |
58 |
2.63 |
+0.14 |
106 |
| Lewistown |
53 |
2 |
29 |
+4 |
0.12 |
-0.45 |
21 |
3.15 |
-0.93 |
77 |
| Martinsdale |
56 |
0 |
30 |
+3 |
0.31 |
-0.01 |
97 |
3.05 |
+0.46 |
118 |
| Neihart |
55 |
1 |
28 |
+1 |
0.32 |
-0.34 |
48 |
5.33 |
+0.34 |
107 |
| Rogers Pass |
58 |
-3 |
29 |
+3 |
0.68 |
+0.05 |
108 |
4.27 |
+0.24 |
106 |
| Roundup |
64 |
-5 |
33 |
+4 |
0.30 |
-0.06 |
83 |
3.56 |
+0.96 |
137 |
| Ryegate |
61 |
-3 |
29 |
+4 |
0.44 |
+0.15 |
152 |
3.07 |
+0.53 |
121 |
| Stanford |
63 |
0 |
30 |
+3 |
0.29 |
-0.19 |
60 |
3.13 |
-0.32 |
91 |
| Townsend |
62 |
0 |
31 |
+3 |
0.14 |
-0.09 |
61 |
2.03 |
+0.10 |
105 |
| Valentine |
53 |
-6 |
25 |
+3 |
0.15 |
-0.17 |
47 |
3.71 |
+1.03 |
138 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
53 |
1 |
28 |
+3 |
0.14 |
-0.24 |
37 |
3.59 |
+0.86 |
132 |
| SOUTHWEST |
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| Boulder |
55 |
2 |
30 |
+4 |
0.15 |
-0.15 |
50 |
2.78 |
+0.49 |
121 |
| Bozeman |
55 |
1 |
31 |
+5 |
0.38 |
-0.16 |
70 |
3.49 |
-0.44 |
89 |
| Butte |
51 |
-1 |
28 |
+7 |
0.12 |
-0.35 |
26 |
2.21 |
-0.70 |
76 |
| Dillon |
54 |
10 |
31 |
+4 |
0.16 |
-0.04 |
80 |
1.13 |
-0.54 |
68 |
| Ennis |
54 |
5 |
31 |
+3 |
0.36 |
-0.09 |
80 |
2.31 |
-0.67 |
78 |
| Lakeview |
40 |
-13 |
19 |
+2 |
0.80 |
-0.16 |
83 |
4.82 |
-0.73 |
87 |
| W Yellowstone |
46 |
-4 |
24 |
+8 |
0.68 |
-1.09 |
38 |
7.26 |
-2.11 |
77 |
| Wisdom |
49 |
-19 |
21 |
+4 |
0.23 |
-0.28 |
45 |
4.36 |
+0.99 |
129 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
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| Billings |
59 |
6 |
35 |
+6 |
0.36 |
-0.22 |
62 |
4.12 |
+0.07 |
102 |
| Cooke City |
51 |
-3 |
29 |
+13 |
0.34 |
-1.45 |
19 |
3.40 |
-6.58 |
34 |
| Gardiner |
49 |
6 |
31 |
+3 |
0.29 |
-0.04 |
88 |
1.99 |
-0.53 |
79 |
| Hardin |
64 |
4 |
34 |
+6 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
0 |
2.91 |
-0.38 |
88 |
| Huntley |
63 |
0 |
32 |
+6 |
0.46 |
-0.02 |
96 |
4.74 |
+1.31 |
138 |
| Hysham |
60 |
-7 |
31 |
+4 |
0.30 |
-0.04 |
88 |
5.18 |
+2.12 |
169 |
| Joliet |
61 |
3 |
31 |
+4 |
0.60 |
-0.03 |
95 |
3.77 |
-0.47 |
89 |
| Livingston |
59 |
6 |
34 |
+5 |
0.28 |
-0.20 |
58 |
1.57 |
-2.02 |
44 |
| Nye |
57 |
2 |
33 |
+3 |
0.53 |
-0.05 |
91 |
3.90 |
-0.20 |
95 |
| Rapelje |
63 |
-5 |
31 |
+3 |
0.50 |
-0.04 |
93 |
3.35 |
-0.28 |
92 |
| SOUTHEAST |
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| Albion |
55 |
-8 |
28 |
+7 |
0.50 |
+0.19 |
161 |
5.81 |
+3.31 |
232 |
| Baker |
50 |
-4 |
23 |
+1 |
0.18 |
-0.26 |
41 |
2.58 |
-0.64 |
80 |
| Broadus |
60 |
-6 |
31 |
+4 |
0.45 |
+0.04 |
110 |
4.11 |
+0.90 |
128 |
| Ekalaka |
56 |
-10 |
26 |
+2 |
0.44 |
-0.07 |
86 |
4.79 |
+0.78 |
119 |
| Miles City |
57 |
-8 |
29 |
+5 |
0.04 |
-0.30 |
12 |
2.57 |
-0.35 |
88 |
| Plevna |
52 |
-6 |
23 |
+0 |
0.35 |
-0.09 |
80 |
3.64 |
+0.42 |
113 |
| Compiled
by AWIS, Inc. based on NWS data. DFN – Departure from normal
1971-2000. |
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