Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-09
For the Week Ending: May 10, 2009
Released: May 11, 2009
For more information contact: Christel Pachlor Steve Anderson 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
Montana received limited precipitation throughout the state during
the week ending May 10th. West Glacier received the most weekly accumulated
precipitation with 1.20 inches. Highs were mostly in the 60s and 70s,
and lows were mostly in the 20s and 30s. Huntley had the weekly high
temperature at 76 degrees. Wisdom had the weekly low temperature at
18 degrees. Topsoil moisture adequate and surplus is 96 percent, unchanged
from last week, but above last year's 57 percent, and the five-year
average of 61 percent. Subsoil moisture adequate and surplus is 83 percent,
above last week's 76 percent, last year's 28 percent, and the five-year
average of 43 percent. The number of days suitable for field work was
3.4, up from last week's 1.6 days.
The weather outlook for May 18th through May 24th is for above normal
temperatures and below normal precipitation for both east and west of
the continental divide. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana
are highs in the upper 50s to the upper 60s and lows ranging from upper
20s to the mid 40s.
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| Soil Moisture Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
1 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
| Short |
3 |
4 |
30 |
26 |
| Adequate |
74 |
62 |
55 |
56 |
| Surplus |
22 |
34 |
2 |
5 |
| Subsoil Moisture |
| Very
Short |
2 |
4 |
36 |
24 |
| Short |
15 |
20 |
36 |
33 |
| Adequate |
74 |
64 |
26 |
40 |
| Surplus |
9 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
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| Field Work Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Days
Suitable for Field Work |
| Days |
3.40 |
1.60 |
4.30 |
5.40 |
| Field
Tillage Work in Progress |
| None |
26 |
41 |
8 |
n/a |
| Just
Started |
28 |
27 |
16 |
n/a |
| Well Underway |
46 |
32 |
76 |
n/a |
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Field Crops Report
Twenty-six percent of farmers have not started their field work yet. Farmers
were able to resume fieldwork due to warmer weather, but there are still
some wet fields as well as areas covered with snow. Winter wheat conditions
improved slightly from last week with 68 percent good to excellent compared
to 62 percent last week, 32 percent last year, and a five-year average
of 54 percent.
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| Crop
Progress and Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Winter Wheat |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
1 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
| Poor |
4 |
6 |
19 |
12 |
| Fair |
27 |
31 |
39 |
29 |
| Good |
53 |
46 |
30 |
41 |
| Excellent |
15 |
16 |
2 |
13 |
| Winter Wheat- Spring Stages |
| Still Dormant |
1 |
5 |
1 |
n/a |
| Greening |
9 |
22 |
23 |
n/a |
| Greening & Growing |
90 |
73 |
76 |
n/a |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
40 |
30 |
78 |
80 |
| Camelina |
73 |
51 |
92 |
n/a |
| Corn |
51 |
22 |
52 |
42 |
| Dry Peas |
51 |
28 |
95 |
65 |
| Durum Wheat |
25 |
9 |
64 |
57 |
| Lentils |
45 |
18 |
74 |
58 |
| Oats |
25 |
22 |
70 |
66 |
| Spring Wheat |
48 |
35 |
81 |
77 |
| Sugar Beets |
82 |
56 |
90 |
89 |
| Emerged |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
9 |
2 |
28 |
37 |
| Camelina |
14 |
9 |
53 |
n/a |
| Corn |
1 |
n/a |
8 |
4 |
| Dry Peas |
3 |
1 |
20 |
17 |
| Lentils |
1 |
n/a |
24 |
12 |
| Oats |
7 |
n/a |
23 |
26 |
| Spring Wheat |
8 |
2 |
22 |
29 |
| Sugar Beets |
26 |
19 |
57 |
42 |
| Boot Stage |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
2 |
n/a |
3 |
6 |
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Livestock Report
Spring snow storms that buried most of Carter and Powder River the previous
week resulted in over 4,000 deaths of livestock, mostly calves. Powder
River County lost about 1,759 cows and calves and 501 lambs and sheep.
Carter County lost about 1,620 cows and calves. Range and pasture feed
conditions improved from last week with 47 percent good to excellent,
compared to 41 percent last week, 25 percent last year, and a five-year
average of 39 percent.
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| Livestock death numbers provided from the following article:
Southeast Montana ranchers tally livestock losses in Billings Gazette
on May 8, 2009. You can read the entire article at http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/05/08/news/state/18-soutlivestockloss.prt |
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| Range & Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
1 |
3 |
17 |
10 |
| Poor |
9 |
13 |
27 |
18 |
| Fair |
43 |
43 |
31 |
33 |
| Good |
37 |
38 |
20 |
32 |
| Excellent |
10 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
| Moved to Summer Ranges |
| Cattle
& Calves |
26 |
18 |
30 |
24 |
| Sheep
& Lambs |
23 |
17 |
22 |
19 |
| Receiving
Supplemental Feed |
| Cattle
& Calves |
53 |
70 |
60 |
48 |
| Sheep
& Lambs |
54 |
73 |
63 |
48 |
| Livestock
Grazing |
| Open |
84 |
68 |
83 |
n/a |
| Difficult |
9 |
18 |
11 |
n/a |
| Closed |
7 |
14 |
6 |
n/a |
| Livestock Birthing |
|
|
|
|
| Calving
Complete |
92 |
89 |
95 |
96 |
| Lambing
Complete |
86 |
82 |
87 |
87 |
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Weather Information for the Week ending 05/10/2009
| Station ID |
|
Precipitation |
| Temperature |
GDDs |
This Week |
April 1 to
Date |
October 1
to Date |
| Hi |
LOW |
AVG |
B50 |
DFN |
Total |
DFN |
Total |
DFN |
%NRM |
Total |
DFN |
%NRM |
| NORTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| Alberton |
66 |
28 |
47 |
0 |
-19 |
0.86 |
+0.46 |
1.65 |
+0.01 |
101 |
13.22 |
+5.84 |
179 |
| Anaconda |
61 |
25 |
44 |
0 |
-9 |
0.42 |
+0.05 |
2.98 |
+1.29 |
176 |
11.54 |
+5.47 |
190 |
| Clinton |
63 |
29 |
47 |
3 |
-1 |
0.47 |
+0.12 |
1.41 |
-0.10 |
93 |
8.16 |
-0.86 |
90 |
| Corvallis |
65 |
28 |
47 |
2 |
-20 |
0.15 |
-0.20 |
0.35 |
-1.13 |
24 |
5.41 |
-0.31 |
95 |
| Creston |
63 |
33 |
48 |
1 |
-14 |
0.57 |
+0.05 |
1.45 |
-0.99 |
59 |
9.63 |
-1.01 |
91 |
| Deer Lodge |
63 |
22 |
43 |
1 |
-4 |
0.09 |
-0.29 |
0.67 |
-0.54 |
55 |
4.03 |
+0.41 |
111 |
| Drummond |
65 |
21 |
45 |
1 |
-13 |
0.13 |
-0.27 |
0.70 |
-0.83 |
46 |
7.59 |
+1.55 |
126 |
| Hamilton |
66 |
27 |
46 |
2 |
-17 |
0.44 |
+0.09 |
0.79 |
-0.76 |
51 |
8.00 |
+0.69 |
109 |
| Kalispell |
65 |
32 |
50 |
12 |
-2 |
0.47 |
+0.06 |
1.46 |
-0.32 |
82 |
8.96 |
-0.63 |
93 |
| Missoula |
63 |
30 |
47 |
4 |
-15 |
0.32 |
-0.08 |
0.80 |
-0.84 |
49 |
6.91 |
-0.47 |
94 |
| Olney |
61 |
25 |
46 |
1 |
-5 |
0.76 |
+0.30 |
1.55 |
-0.46 |
77 |
12.30 |
-1.54 |
89 |
| Polson |
60 |
34 |
48 |
0 |
-23 |
0.31 |
-0.18 |
0.64 |
-1.36 |
32 |
6.23 |
-2.19 |
74 |
| St Ignatius |
63 |
32 |
47 |
0 |
-24 |
0.50 |
-0.03 |
1.25 |
-0.91 |
58 |
9.56 |
+1.21 |
114 |
| Seeley Lake |
61 |
25 |
44 |
0 |
-7 |
0.51 |
+0.12 |
1.23 |
-0.37 |
77 |
16.66 |
+3.48 |
126 |
| Sula |
62 |
22 |
42 |
0 |
-1 |
0.62 |
+0.14 |
1.10 |
-1.06 |
51 |
7.80 |
-0.42 |
95 |
| Superior |
67 |
30 |
49 |
4 |
-23 |
0.58 |
+0.19 |
1.41 |
-0.32 |
82 |
11.27 |
+1.21 |
112 |
| Swan Lake |
61 |
28 |
46 |
0 |
-13 |
1.06 |
+0.54 |
2.20 |
-0.18 |
92 |
17.16 |
-1.78 |
91 |
| Thompson Falls |
69 |
34 |
51 |
9 |
-24 |
0.86 |
+0.39 |
1.74 |
-0.42 |
81 |
14.88 |
-0.80 |
95 |
| West Glacier |
63 |
32 |
47 |
1 |
-13 |
1.20 |
+0.67 |
2.55 |
+0.03 |
101 |
17.98 |
-0.16 |
99 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
63 |
31 |
49 |
3 |
-19 |
0.17 |
-0.16 |
2.40 |
+1.24 |
207 |
7.79 |
+4.25 |
220 |
| Chinook |
70 |
29 |
50 |
9 |
-17 |
0.08 |
-0.38 |
1.50 |
-0.13 |
92 |
4.66 |
-0.01 |
100 |
| Choteau |
59 |
26 |
46 |
0 |
-20 |
0.12 |
-0.26 |
1.99 |
+0.75 |
160 |
4.56 |
+1.56 |
152 |
| Cut Bank |
57 |
31 |
46 |
0 |
-13 |
0.12 |
-0.31 |
0.46 |
-1.02 |
31 |
1.83 |
-2.07 |
47 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
70 |
31 |
51 |
15 |
-12 |
0.31 |
-0.12 |
2.12 |
+0.54 |
134 |
6.11 |
+1.31 |
127 |
| Fort Benton |
70 |
26 |
49 |
6 |
-31 |
0.46 |
+0.01 |
2.58 |
+0.74 |
140 |
6.61 |
+1.13 |
121 |
| Goldbutte |
64 |
30 |
48 |
4 |
-12 |
0.38 |
-0.04 |
1.27 |
-0.40 |
76 |
3.93 |
-0.85 |
82 |
| Harlem |
67 |
31 |
50 |
7 |
-20 |
0.26 |
-0.12 |
1.04 |
-0.22 |
83 |
4.32 |
+0.61 |
116 |
| Havre |
68 |
30 |
51 |
15 |
-11 |
0.25 |
-0.11 |
1.52 |
+0.15 |
111 |
4.24 |
-0.23 |
95 |
| Malta |
70 |
33 |
49 |
10 |
-16 |
0.48 |
+0.05 |
3.01 |
+1.53 |
203 |
7.05 |
+2.64 |
160 |
| Rudyard |
69 |
30 |
51 |
9 |
-13 |
0.26 |
-0.13 |
1.21 |
-0.01 |
99 |
4.76 |
+1.72 |
157 |
| Shelby |
60 |
31 |
47 |
1 |
-16 |
0.13 |
-0.29 |
1.93 |
+0.31 |
119 |
4.89 |
+0.33 |
107 |
| Turner |
70 |
29 |
47 |
2 |
-18 |
0.22 |
-0.08 |
0.94 |
-0.01 |
99 |
3.29 |
+0.11 |
103 |
| Valier |
58 |
31 |
46 |
0 |
-20 |
0.23 |
-0.19 |
2.47 |
+0.98 |
166 |
5.46 |
+1.68 |
144 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
70 |
30 |
49 |
10 |
-20 |
0.20 |
-0.15 |
2.20 |
+0.88 |
167 |
6.81 |
+3.10 |
184 |
| Culbertson |
72 |
27 |
52 |
20 |
-19 |
0.11 |
-0.28 |
1.64 |
+0.19 |
113 |
5.80 |
+1.70 |
141 |
| Glasgow |
71 |
31 |
50 |
11 |
-21 |
0.27 |
-0.05 |
1.61 |
+0.42 |
135 |
4.81 |
+1.08 |
129 |
| Glendive |
72 |
31 |
53 |
30 |
-8 |
0.46 |
+0.04 |
2.43 |
+0.69 |
140 |
5.86 |
+0.94 |
119 |
| Jordan |
70 |
29 |
49 |
5 |
-25 |
0.92 |
+0.49 |
2.84 |
+1.27 |
181 |
6.44 |
+1.58 |
133 |
| Nashua |
72 |
31 |
51 |
15 |
-28 |
0.35 |
+0.00 |
1.91 |
+0.48 |
134 |
5.53 |
+1.85 |
150 |
| Opheim |
66 |
26 |
46 |
4 |
-15 |
0.02 |
-0.35 |
1.25 |
+0.12 |
111 |
4.13 |
+0.89 |
127 |
| Plentywood |
70 |
28 |
50 |
19 |
-12 |
0.29 |
-0.05 |
1.81 |
+0.53 |
141 |
6.18 |
+2.17 |
154 |
| St Marie |
68 |
29 |
50 |
13 |
-19 |
0.27 |
-0.05 |
1.01 |
-0.18 |
85 |
2.65 |
-1.08 |
71 |
| Scobey |
71 |
28 |
49 |
7 |
-16 |
0.25 |
-0.03 |
2.00 |
+0.77 |
163 |
6.16 |
+2.69 |
178 |
| Sidney |
73 |
29 |
52 |
27 |
-17 |
0.12 |
-0.26 |
1.22 |
-0.38 |
76 |
4.97 |
-0.07 |
99 |
| Wolf Point |
71 |
26 |
50 |
14 |
-29 |
0.15 |
-0.15 |
1.74 |
+0.53 |
144 |
3.61 |
-0.23 |
94 |
| CENTRAL |
|
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|
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|
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| Cascade |
63 |
23 |
45 |
1 |
-4 |
0.24 |
-0.30 |
2.17 |
+0.23 |
112 |
5.91 |
+0.48 |
109 |
| Grass Range |
71 |
31 |
49 |
5 |
-13 |
0.35 |
-0.26 |
4.47 |
+2.18 |
195 |
9.94 |
+3.40 |
152 |
| Great
Falls |
65 |
31 |
47 |
2 |
-12 |
0.60 |
+0.08 |
3.11 |
+0.99 |
147 |
7.72 |
+1.22 |
119 |
| Harlowton |
68 |
30 |
48 |
6 |
-8 |
0.05 |
-0.37 |
1.31 |
-0.59 |
69 |
5.13 |
-0.10 |
98 |
| Helena |
67 |
32 |
50 |
10 |
-10 |
0.21 |
-0.14 |
0.85 |
-0.55 |
61 |
4.61 |
+0.09 |
102 |
| Lewistown |
68 |
29 |
46 |
2 |
-9 |
0.77 |
+0.18 |
2.78 |
+0.60 |
128 |
6.08 |
-1.34 |
82 |
| Martinsdale |
65 |
24 |
45 |
0 |
-4 |
0.26 |
-0.18 |
1.84 |
+0.02 |
101 |
6.27 |
+1.15 |
122 |
| Neihart |
64 |
26 |
42 |
0 |
-3 |
0.34 |
-0.39 |
2.16 |
-0.68 |
76 |
8.83 |
-0.36 |
96 |
| Rogers Pass |
62 |
27 |
46 |
0 |
-12 |
0.03 |
-0.67 |
2.22 |
-0.31 |
88 |
7.91 |
+0.22 |
103 |
| Roundup |
74 |
30 |
51 |
15 |
-15 |
0.30 |
-0.19 |
1.70 |
-0.26 |
87 |
6.04 |
+0.84 |
116 |
| Ryegate |
73 |
26 |
47 |
6 |
-7 |
0.20 |
-0.18 |
2.55 |
+0.92 |
156 |
6.56 |
+1.77 |
137 |
| Stanford |
65 |
30 |
46 |
1 |
-15 |
0.41 |
-0.17 |
2.70 |
+0.36 |
115 |
7.19 |
+0.42 |
106 |
| Townsend |
71 |
26 |
48 |
10 |
-13 |
0.24 |
-0.09 |
0.86 |
-0.30 |
74 |
4.11 |
+0.48 |
113 |
| Valentine |
71 |
32 |
49 |
7 |
-11 |
0.31 |
-0.29 |
3.37 |
+1.40 |
171 |
7.53 |
+2.17 |
140 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
61 |
26 |
44 |
0 |
-5 |
0.39 |
-0.08 |
1.55 |
-0.28 |
85 |
8.56 |
+3.16 |
159 |
| SOUTHWEST |
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|
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| Boulder |
61 |
24 |
44 |
0 |
-6 |
0.17 |
-0.23 |
1.30 |
-0.01 |
99 |
5.30 |
+1.18 |
129 |
| Bozeman |
64 |
30 |
47 |
5 |
-10 |
0.91 |
+0.33 |
3.97 |
+1.55 |
164 |
9.21 |
+1.76 |
124 |
| Butte |
56 |
22 |
41 |
0 |
+0 |
0.47 |
+0.06 |
1.47 |
-0.11 |
93 |
4.53 |
-0.79 |
85 |
| Dillon |
62 |
27 |
45 |
0 |
-13 |
0.18 |
-0.19 |
1.96 |
+0.49 |
133 |
4.43 |
+0.76 |
121 |
| Ennis |
66 |
22 |
45 |
2 |
-12 |
0.26 |
-0.18 |
2.12 |
+0.20 |
110 |
6.56 |
+0.78 |
113 |
| Lakeview |
59 |
24 |
44 |
0 |
+0 |
0.46 |
-0.06 |
2.87 |
+0.60 |
126 |
9.55 |
-0.03 |
100 |
| W
Yellowstone |
58 |
24 |
42 |
0 |
+0 |
0.74 |
+0.28 |
4.01 |
+1.86 |
187 |
13.37 |
+0.03 |
100 |
| Wisdom |
61 |
18 |
38 |
0 |
+0 |
0.60 |
+0.25 |
1.42 |
-0.04 |
97 |
7.28 |
+1.78 |
132 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
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|
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| Billings |
72 |
35 |
53 |
23 |
-7 |
0.29 |
-0.27 |
2.14 |
-0.40 |
84 |
7.61 |
-0.10 |
99 |
| Cooke City |
60 |
26 |
44 |
0 |
+0 |
0.48 |
-0.07 |
2.77 |
+0.23 |
109 |
7.81 |
-6.71 |
54 |
| Gardiner |
64 |
30 |
46 |
0 |
-20 |
0.48 |
+0.14 |
2.67 |
+1.60 |
250 |
5.10 |
+0.88 |
121 |
| Hardin |
74 |
32 |
53 |
23 |
-19 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
3.23 |
+1.26 |
164 |
6.47 |
+0.54 |
109 |
| Huntley |
76 |
27 |
52 |
24 |
-1 |
0.30 |
-0.21 |
2.32 |
+0.00 |
100 |
8.09 |
+1.43 |
121 |
| Hysham |
72 |
31 |
51 |
10 |
-23 |
0.24 |
-0.30 |
2.64 |
+0.58 |
128 |
8.47 |
+2.53 |
143 |
| Joliet |
71 |
32 |
50 |
7 |
-14 |
0.22 |
-0.46 |
2.58 |
-0.33 |
89 |
7.96 |
-0.46 |
95 |
| Livingston |
66 |
28 |
48 |
8 |
-7 |
0.54 |
-0.05 |
2.91 |
+0.51 |
121 |
5.69 |
-1.15 |
83 |
| Nye |
65 |
29 |
50 |
12 |
-5 |
0.10 |
-0.54 |
2.58 |
-0.37 |
87 |
9.79 |
+1.61 |
120 |
| Rapelje |
69 |
28 |
47 |
1 |
-18 |
0.04 |
-0.56 |
2.50 |
+0.00 |
100 |
7.12 |
-0.03 |
100 |
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| Albion |
70 |
30 |
48 |
8 |
-11 |
0.68 |
+0.14 |
2.28 |
-0.02 |
99 |
9.46 |
+4.14 |
178 |
| Baker |
69 |
33 |
50 |
13 |
-15 |
1.13 |
+0.65 |
1.94 |
-0.10 |
95 |
5.24 |
-0.79 |
87 |
| Broadus |
75 |
30 |
52 |
20 |
-12 |
0.52 |
+0.03 |
2.29 |
+0.04 |
102 |
8.68 |
+2.35 |
137 |
| Ekalaka |
68 |
30 |
49 |
9 |
-17 |
0.90 |
+0.34 |
2.41 |
-0.23 |
91 |
10.10 |
+2.64 |
135 |
| Miles City |
72 |
35 |
53 |
27 |
-11 |
0.71 |
+0.26 |
1.97 |
-0.06 |
97 |
4.94 |
-0.59 |
89 |
| Plevna |
70 |
27 |
49 |
6 |
-22 |
1.11 |
+0.63 |
2.18 |
+0.14 |
107 |
6.47 |
+0.44 |
107 |
| Compiled by AWIS
Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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