Montana Crop Weather
Report
|
Issue: 09-11
For the Week Ending: May 25, 2009
Released: May 26, 2009
For more information contact: Alena Ogg or 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 |
| |
| Weather Summary Montana received light precipitation
throughout the state during the week ending May 24th. Superior, for
the second week in a row, received the most weekly accumulated precipitation
with 1.53 inches. Highs were mostly in the 70s and 80s, and lows mostly
ranged in the mid 20s to 40s. Broadus had the high temperature at 97
degrees. Cascade had the weekly low temperature at 18. Topsoil moisture
adequate and surplus is 83 percent, below last week's 91 percent, but
above last year's 74 percent and the five-year average of 69 percent.
Subsoil moisture adequate and surplus is 74 percent, below last week's
83 but above last year's 43 percent and the five-year average of 47
percent. The number of days suitable for field work was 6.1, up from
last week's 4.5 days.
The weather outlook for June 2nd through June 8th is for near normal
temperatures and above normal precipitation for both east and west of
the continental divide. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana
are highs in the mid 60s to the upper 70s and lows ranging from the
mid 30s to the lower 50s.
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|
|
| Soil Moisture Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
2 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Short |
15 |
8 |
18 |
23 |
| Adequate |
77 |
79 |
60 |
60 |
| Surplus |
6 |
12 |
14 |
9 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
5 |
3 |
26 |
20 |
| Short |
21 |
14 |
31 |
33 |
| Adequate |
71 |
78 |
40 |
44 |
| Surplus |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Field Work Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Days
Suitable for Field Work |
| Days |
6.1 |
4.5 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
| Field
Tillage Work in Progress |
| None |
0 |
9 |
3 |
n/a |
| Just
Started |
15 |
18 |
5 |
n/a |
| Well Underway |
85 |
73 |
92 |
n/a |
|
|
|
| Field Crops Report Progress of all small grains is behind
last year and the five year average, but recent warm weather furthered
progress from last week. Corn is 91 percent planted and 61 percent emerged,
up from 58 and 2, from last week, respectively.
|
|
|
| Crop Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
84 |
61 |
96 |
96 |
| Camelina |
85 |
78 |
98 |
n/a |
| Corn |
91 |
58 |
86 |
82 |
| Dry Peas |
93 |
85 |
100 |
78 |
| Durum Wheat |
70 |
56 |
90 |
84 |
| Lentils |
82 |
81 |
90 |
72 |
| Oats |
76 |
48 |
84 |
88 |
| Spring Wheat |
90 |
69 |
96 |
95 |
| Sugar Beets |
100 |
92 |
99 |
98 |
| Emerged |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
44 |
19 |
70 |
77 |
| Camelina |
60 |
25 |
85 |
n/a |
| Corn |
61 |
2 |
48 |
45 |
| Dry Peas |
45 |
7 |
71 |
53 |
| Durum Wheat |
30 |
4 |
52 |
48 |
| Lentils |
38 |
4 |
62 |
43 |
| Oats |
57 |
12 |
57 |
65 |
| Spring Wheat |
62 |
21 |
65 |
70 |
| Sugar Beets |
75 |
48 |
94 |
86 |
| Boot Stage |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
13 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
|
|
|
| Crop Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Winter Wheat |
| Very Poor |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
| Poor |
7 |
5 |
19 |
13 |
| Fair |
34 |
29 |
43 |
35 |
| Good |
50 |
47 |
28 |
37 |
| Excellent |
6 |
16 |
3 |
11 |
| Sugar Beets |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
2 |
n/a |
2 |
n/a |
| Poor |
2 |
n/a |
6 |
n/a |
| Fair |
9 |
n/a |
29 |
n/a |
| Good |
66 |
n/a |
43 |
n/a |
| Excellent |
21 |
n/a |
20 |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Livestock Report Sixty percent of cattle are moved to
summer ranges, up from 35 last week. Range and pasture feed condition
is above the five year average with 55 percent good to excellent.
|
|
|
| Range & Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
1 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
| Poor |
8 |
7 |
22 |
16 |
| Fair |
36 |
30 |
39 |
33 |
| Good |
42 |
45 |
22 |
32 |
| Excellent |
13 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
| Moved to Summer Ranges |
| Cattle
& Calves |
60 |
35 |
66 |
56 |
| Sheep
& Lambs |
57 |
53 |
63 |
51 |
| Receiving
Supplemental Feed |
| Cattle
& Calves |
19 |
34 |
22 |
n/a |
| Sheep
& Lambs |
18 |
38 |
21 |
n/a |
| Livestock
Grazing |
| Open |
95 |
87 |
94 |
n/a |
| Difficult |
3 |
8 |
4 |
n/a |
| Closed |
2 |
5 |
2 |
n/a |
| Livestock Birthing |
|
|
|
|
| Calving
Complete |
97 |
96 |
98 |
99 |
| Lambing
Complete |
92 |
91 |
95 |
95 |
|
|
|
Weather Information for the Week ending 05/24/2009
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alberton |
88 |
28 |
57 |
54 |
+21 |
0.06 |
-0.43 |
2.09 |
-0.46 |
82 |
13.66 |
+5.37 |
165 |
| Anaconda |
85 |
27 |
57 |
54 |
+32 |
0.57 |
+0.15 |
3.96 |
+1.43 |
157 |
12.52 |
+5.61 |
181 |
| Clinton |
86 |
28 |
59 |
63 |
+46 |
0.07 |
-0.35 |
2.12 |
-0.22 |
91 |
8.87 |
-0.98 |
90 |
| Corvallis |
86 |
27 |
57 |
54 |
+17 |
0.46 |
+0.04 |
0.94 |
-1.35 |
41 |
6.00 |
-0.53 |
92 |
| Creston |
82 |
33 |
57 |
50 |
+21 |
0.22 |
-0.39 |
2.06 |
-1.55 |
57 |
10.24 |
-1.57 |
87 |
| Deer Lodge |
85 |
22 |
54 |
36 |
+19 |
0.75 |
+0.26 |
1.61 |
-0.51 |
76 |
4.97 |
+0.44 |
110 |
| Drummond |
88 |
19 |
56 |
47 |
+21 |
0.28 |
-0.21 |
1.03 |
-1.43 |
42 |
7.92 |
+0.95 |
114 |
| Hamilton |
85 |
29 |
57 |
46 |
+13 |
0.40 |
+0.04 |
1.52 |
-0.80 |
66 |
8.73 |
+0.65 |
108 |
| Kalispell |
84 |
28 |
57 |
55 |
+28 |
0.20 |
-0.29 |
1.88 |
-0.84 |
69 |
9.38 |
-1.15 |
89 |
| Missoula |
88 |
29 |
59 |
71 |
+38 |
0.04 |
-0.45 |
0.93 |
-1.62 |
36 |
7.04 |
-1.25 |
85 |
| Olney |
82 |
26 |
50 |
20 |
+0 |
0.17 |
-0.39 |
2.38 |
-0.69 |
78 |
13.13 |
-1.77 |
88 |
| Polson |
83 |
30 |
56 |
51 |
+12 |
0.10 |
-0.46 |
1.02 |
-2.07 |
33 |
6.61 |
-2.90 |
70 |
| St Ignatius |
87 |
31 |
57 |
52 |
+12 |
0.03 |
-0.60 |
1.73 |
-1.65 |
51 |
10.04 |
+0.47 |
105 |
| Seeley Lake |
83 |
25 |
52 |
30 |
+10 |
0.15 |
-0.34 |
1.81 |
-0.71 |
72 |
17.24 |
+3.14 |
122 |
| Sula |
84 |
22 |
54 |
36 |
+22 |
0.25 |
-0.29 |
1.83 |
-1.36 |
57 |
8.53 |
-0.72 |
92 |
| Superior |
87 |
30 |
60 |
72 |
+27 |
1.53 |
+1.11 |
4.29 |
+1.72 |
167 |
14.15 |
+3.25 |
130 |
| Swan Lake |
84 |
28 |
53 |
35 |
+14 |
0.13 |
-0.50 |
3.17 |
-0.41 |
89 |
18.13 |
-2.01 |
90 |
| Thompson Falls |
88 |
33 |
60 |
72 |
+20 |
0.10 |
-0.46 |
2.99 |
-0.23 |
93 |
16.13 |
-0.61 |
96 |
| West Glacier |
83 |
30 |
55 |
43 |
+17 |
0.56 |
-0.08 |
4.41 |
+0.67 |
118 |
19.84 |
+0.48 |
102 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
78 |
30 |
54 |
39 |
+1 |
0.15 |
-0.29 |
2.58 |
+0.59 |
130 |
7.97 |
+3.60 |
182 |
| Chinook |
80 |
29 |
54 |
33 |
-14 |
0.00 |
-0.56 |
1.57 |
-1.15 |
58 |
4.73 |
-1.03 |
82 |
| Choteau |
78 |
28 |
54 |
38 |
+3 |
0.36 |
-0.13 |
2.37 |
+0.19 |
109 |
4.94 |
+1.00 |
125 |
| Cut Bank |
74 |
30 |
51 |
19 |
-2 |
0.03 |
-0.53 |
0.62 |
-1.91 |
25 |
1.99 |
-2.96 |
40 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
78 |
31 |
53 |
31 |
-15 |
0.07 |
-0.47 |
2.55 |
-0.06 |
98 |
6.54 |
+0.71 |
112 |
| Fort Benton |
79 |
27 |
56 |
48 |
-7 |
0.05 |
-0.51 |
2.82 |
-0.09 |
97 |
6.85 |
+0.30 |
105 |
| Goldbutte |
75 |
23 |
50 |
21 |
-8 |
0.48 |
-0.05 |
1.91 |
-0.77 |
71 |
4.57 |
-1.22 |
79 |
| Harlem |
76 |
29 |
55 |
40 |
-6 |
0.27 |
-0.22 |
1.46 |
-0.74 |
66 |
4.74 |
+0.09 |
102 |
| Havre |
78 |
28 |
54 |
38 |
-7 |
0.03 |
-0.40 |
1.68 |
-0.54 |
76 |
4.40 |
-0.92 |
83 |
| Malta |
78 |
36 |
58 |
57 |
+11 |
0.12 |
-0.44 |
3.25 |
+0.71 |
128 |
7.29 |
+1.82 |
133 |
| Rudyard |
80 |
28 |
54 |
37 |
-1 |
0.00 |
-0.49 |
1.65 |
-0.52 |
76 |
5.20 |
+1.21 |
130 |
| Shelby |
78 |
29 |
53 |
28 |
-2 |
0.17 |
-0.37 |
2.43 |
-0.22 |
92 |
5.39 |
-0.20 |
96 |
| Turner |
77 |
28 |
53 |
27 |
-11 |
0.05 |
-0.40 |
1.09 |
-0.69 |
61 |
3.44 |
-0.57 |
86 |
| Valier |
75 |
33 |
52 |
24 |
-9 |
0.12 |
-0.44 |
2.90 |
+0.36 |
114 |
5.89 |
+1.06 |
122 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
72 |
31 |
53 |
22 |
-30 |
0.70 |
+0.23 |
3.05 |
+0.86 |
139 |
7.66 |
+3.08 |
167 |
| Culbertson |
77 |
27 |
55 |
39 |
-25 |
0.24 |
-0.28 |
2.31 |
-0.12 |
95 |
6.47 |
+1.39 |
127 |
| Glasgow |
78 |
33 |
56 |
47 |
-6 |
0.04 |
-0.38 |
1.78 |
-0.21 |
89 |
4.98 |
+0.45 |
110 |
| Glendive |
84 |
38 |
61 |
75 |
+11 |
0.00 |
-0.49 |
2.48 |
-0.21 |
92 |
5.91 |
+0.04 |
101 |
| Jordan |
84 |
29 |
57 |
51 |
-1 |
0.01 |
-0.54 |
2.90 |
+0.29 |
111 |
6.50 |
+0.60 |
110 |
| Nashua |
79 |
32 |
58 |
61 |
-7 |
0.15 |
-0.27 |
2.18 |
-0.08 |
96 |
5.80 |
+1.29 |
129 |
| Opheim |
74 |
21 |
51 |
22 |
-15 |
0.00 |
-0.52 |
1.29 |
-0.81 |
61 |
4.17 |
-0.04 |
99 |
| Plentywood |
77 |
28 |
54 |
32 |
-23 |
0.20 |
-0.27 |
2.15 |
+0.00 |
100 |
6.52 |
+1.64 |
134 |
| St Marie |
74 |
32 |
55 |
36 |
-17 |
0.03 |
-0.39 |
1.13 |
-0.86 |
57 |
2.77 |
-1.76 |
61 |
| Scobey |
73 |
25 |
52 |
24 |
-19 |
0.19 |
-0.25 |
2.40 |
+0.38 |
119 |
6.56 |
+2.30 |
154 |
| Sidney |
79 |
33 |
58 |
57 |
-12 |
0.00 |
-0.50 |
1.42 |
-1.11 |
56 |
5.17 |
-0.80 |
87 |
| Wolf Point |
80 |
29 |
56 |
45 |
-22 |
0.04 |
-0.38 |
1.92 |
-0.06 |
97 |
3.79 |
-0.82 |
82 |
| CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cascade |
82 |
18 |
54 |
42 |
+23 |
0.24 |
-0.42 |
2.41 |
-0.82 |
75 |
6.15 |
-0.57 |
92 |
| Grass Range |
86 |
30 |
56 |
44 |
+11 |
0.22 |
-0.54 |
4.86 |
+1.11 |
130 |
10.33 |
+2.33 |
129 |
| Great
Falls |
80 |
30 |
54 |
37 |
+9 |
0.00 |
-0.62 |
3.27 |
-0.03 |
99 |
7.88 |
+0.20 |
103 |
| Harlowton |
79 |
27 |
53 |
35 |
+5 |
0.23 |
-0.31 |
1.54 |
-1.39 |
53 |
5.36 |
-0.90 |
86 |
| Helena |
88 |
32 |
62 |
86 |
+51 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
0.96 |
-1.28 |
43 |
4.72 |
-0.64 |
88 |
| Lewistown |
86 |
28 |
55 |
43 |
+20 |
0.03 |
-0.67 |
3.08 |
-0.46 |
87 |
6.38 |
-2.40 |
73 |
| Martinsdale |
84 |
21 |
55 |
42 |
+24 |
0.00 |
-0.53 |
1.95 |
-0.89 |
69 |
6.38 |
+0.24 |
104 |
| Neihart |
81 |
26 |
53 |
34 |
+17 |
0.20 |
-0.64 |
2.36 |
-2.13 |
53 |
9.03 |
-1.81 |
83 |
| Rogers Pass |
80 |
30 |
53 |
32 |
+10 |
0.02 |
-0.78 |
2.24 |
-1.86 |
55 |
7.93 |
-1.33 |
86 |
| Roundup |
94 |
31 |
60 |
73 |
+23 |
0.10 |
-0.46 |
2.00 |
-1.07 |
65 |
6.34 |
+0.03 |
100 |
| Ryegate |
88 |
28 |
56 |
48 |
+22 |
0.16 |
-0.31 |
2.78 |
+0.26 |
110 |
6.79 |
+1.11 |
120 |
| Stanford |
77 |
29 |
55 |
40 |
+10 |
0.00 |
-0.70 |
2.86 |
-0.82 |
78 |
7.35 |
-0.76 |
91 |
| Townsend |
89 |
28 |
59 |
66 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
1.03 |
-0.93 |
53 |
4.28 |
-0.15 |
97 |
| Valentine |
77 |
30 |
55 |
39 |
+3 |
0.15 |
-0.53 |
3.60 |
+0.28 |
108 |
7.76 |
+1.05 |
116 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
83 |
25 |
56 |
55 |
+36 |
0.02 |
-0.54 |
1.93 |
-0.98 |
66 |
8.94 |
+2.46 |
138 |
| SOUTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boulder |
86 |
23 |
55 |
50 |
+30 |
0.10 |
-0.39 |
1.83 |
-0.43 |
81 |
5.83 |
+0.76 |
115 |
| Bozeman |
87 |
31 |
60 |
74 |
+45 |
0.03 |
-0.64 |
4.26 |
+0.54 |
115 |
9.50 |
+0.75 |
109 |
| Butte |
84 |
23 |
55 |
50 |
+37 |
0.01 |
-0.48 |
1.85 |
-0.69 |
73 |
4.91 |
-1.37 |
78 |
| Dillon |
89 |
28 |
60 |
75 |
+52 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
1.96 |
-0.35 |
85 |
4.43 |
-0.08 |
98 |
| Ennis |
88 |
22 |
58 |
66 |
+42 |
0.03 |
-0.49 |
2.19 |
-0.74 |
75 |
6.63 |
-0.16 |
98 |
| Lakeview |
84 |
29 |
58 |
58 |
+55 |
0.13 |
-0.50 |
3.25 |
-0.24 |
93 |
9.93 |
-0.87 |
92 |
| W
Yellowstone |
83 |
29 |
55 |
43 |
+43 |
0.00 |
-0.50 |
4.28 |
+1.14 |
136 |
13.64 |
-0.69 |
95 |
| Wisdom |
80 |
28 |
56 |
45 |
+44 |
0.10 |
-0.32 |
1.74 |
-0.52 |
77 |
7.60 |
+1.30 |
121 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Billings |
92 |
40 |
62 |
83 |
+31 |
0.01 |
-0.55 |
2.37 |
-1.29 |
65 |
7.84 |
-0.99 |
89 |
| Cooke City |
82 |
29 |
56 |
47 |
+47 |
0.23 |
-0.40 |
3.23 |
-0.55 |
85 |
8.27 |
-7.49 |
52 |
| Gardiner |
85 |
31 |
61 |
80 |
+43 |
0.02 |
-0.40 |
2.72 |
+0.82 |
143 |
5.15 |
+0.10 |
102 |
| Hardin |
94 |
38 |
65 |
104 |
+40 |
0.00 |
-0.49 |
3.48 |
+0.56 |
119 |
6.72 |
-0.16 |
98 |
| Huntley |
91 |
32 |
60 |
72 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.56 |
2.62 |
-0.82 |
76 |
8.39 |
+0.61 |
108 |
| Hysham |
91 |
36 |
61 |
82 |
+26 |
0.00 |
-0.63 |
3.28 |
+0.01 |
100 |
9.11 |
+1.96 |
127 |
| Joliet |
90 |
31 |
58 |
60 |
+21 |
0.00 |
-0.69 |
2.70 |
-1.60 |
63 |
8.08 |
-1.73 |
82 |
| Livingston |
86 |
24 |
57 |
57 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.69 |
3.17 |
-0.55 |
85 |
5.95 |
-2.21 |
73 |
| Nye |
87 |
32 |
58 |
58 |
+29 |
0.45 |
-0.25 |
3.23 |
-1.12 |
74 |
10.44 |
+0.86 |
109 |
| Rapelje |
88 |
27 |
58 |
57 |
+22 |
0.00 |
-0.63 |
2.61 |
-1.15 |
69 |
7.23 |
-1.18 |
86 |
| SOUTHEAST |
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|
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| Albion |
86 |
43 |
59 |
63 |
+25 |
0.00 |
-0.63 |
2.57 |
-0.93 |
73 |
9.75 |
+3.23 |
150 |
| Baker |
82 |
40 |
59 |
63 |
+13 |
0.03 |
-0.53 |
2.82 |
-0.28 |
91 |
6.12 |
-0.97 |
86 |
| Broadus |
97 |
45 |
65 |
107 |
+52 |
0.00 |
-0.56 |
2.57 |
-0.73 |
78 |
8.96 |
+1.58 |
121 |
| Ekalaka |
83 |
40 |
59 |
64 |
+15 |
0.00 |
-0.63 |
2.67 |
-1.18 |
69 |
10.36 |
+1.69 |
119 |
| Miles City |
90 |
40 |
62 |
84 |
+20 |
0.00 |
-0.51 |
2.30 |
-0.73 |
76 |
5.27 |
-1.26 |
81 |
| Plevna |
81 |
40 |
59 |
67 |
+17 |
0.37 |
-0.19 |
3.05 |
-0.05 |
98 |
7.34 |
+0.25 |
104 |
| Compiled by AWIS
Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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