Montana Crop Weather Report
Issue: 09-19
For the Week Ending: July 19, 2009
Released: June 20, 2009
For more information contact: Alena Ogg orJ 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

The state received widespread moisture over the past week. Superior and Hardin had the high temperature in Montana last week at 98 degrees. Wisdom, for the second week in a row, had the low temperature at 34 degrees. Creston and Kalispell both received the greatest amount of precipitation during the week with 1.43 inches. Topsoil moisture is 55 percent adequate and surplus, down from last week's 59 percent, but up from last year's 28 percent. Subsoil moisture is 47 percent adequate and surplus, down from last week's 48 percent, but up from last year's 37 percent. The number of days suitable for field work was 6.1, up from last week's 5.0 days. The weather outlook for the week of July 27th through August 2nd is for below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation east of the divide. West of the divide is looking at near normal precipitation and temperatures. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana are highs in the upper 70s to the upper 80s, and lows in the lower 40s to the lower 60s.
 

Soil Moisture Table

 This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr Avg

Topsoil Moisture

 Very Short

7

6

22

22

 Short

38

35

50

43

 Adequate

53

56

26

33

 Surplus

2

3

1

2

Subsoil Moisture

 Very Short

11

7

15

20

 Short

42

45

48

48

 Adequate

47

47

36

36

 Surplus

0

1

1

1
 
Field Work Table This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr Avg

Days Suitable for Field Work

 Days

6.1

5.0

6.7

6.7
 
Field Crops Report

Montana continues to have hot weather and some grasshopper and sawfly damage persists. Seventy-eight percent of winter wheat is turning, up from 25 percent last week, and is caught up to last year at this time. Producers are expected to begin harvesting next week.0
 
Crop Progress  Table

This Week

Last Week

Last Year

5 Yr Avg
Boot Stage
 Barley

95

80

94

97
 Durum Wheat

86

60

98

92
 Oats

96

87

94

96
 Spring Wheat

92

81

95

97
Blooming
Canola

80

79

100

95
Dry Peas

85

74

99

NA
  Lentils

88

68

90

NA
Headed
  Barley

70

44

84

88
  Durum Wheat

80

41

81

75
  Oats

76

56

81

85
  Spring Wheat

79

48

88

89
Turning
  Barley

15

4

26

31
Canola

17

16

44

NA
Durum Wheat

6

5

37

30
Oats

29

7

36

35
Spring Wheat

13

12

25

29
Winter Wheat

78

25

78

88
Hay- First Cutting
Alfalfa

86

69

88

90
Other Hay

77

63

80

81
Harvested        
Dry Peas

6

5

5

NA
 
Crop Condition Table

This Week

Last Week

Last Year

5 Yr Avg
Winter Wheat
 Very Poor

2

2

2

2
 Poor

8

7

9

7
 Fair

33

30

34

29
 Good

48

50

41

43
 Excellent

9

11

14

19
Barley
 Very Poor

1

1

1

4
 Poor

6

6

7

9
 Fair

29

35

37

29
 Good

48

50

51

47
 Excellent

16

8

4

11
Spring Wheat
 Very Poor

3

2

5

6
 Poor

12

7

9

9
 Fair

28

48

34

28
 Good

49

39

49

50
 Excellent

8

4

3

7
Oats
 Very Poor

1

0

3

4
 Poor

5

2

9

8
 Fair

26

42

46

29
 Good

58

53

39

50
 Excellent

10

3

3

9
Durum Wheat
 Very Poor

5

3

10

7
 Poor

15

12

34

19
 Fair

35

49

31

26
 Good

36

30

25

40
 Excellent

9

6

0

8
 
 
Livestock Report

Range and pasture feed condition remained similar to last week and to a year ago with 45 percent good and excellent.

 
Range & Livestock Table

This Week

Last Week

Last Year

5 Yr Avg
Range and Pasture Feed Condition
 Very Poor

6

3

5

7
 Poor

15

13

12

13
 Fair

34

38

37

33
 Good

37

37

38

38
 Excellent

8

9

8

9
 
Weather Information for the Week ending 07/19/2009                         

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

96

43

68

129

+8

0.74

+0.50

4.97

-0.53

90

16.54

+5.30

147

Anaconda

94

44

66

110

+13

0.48

+0.17

7.78

+1.91

133

16.34

+6.09

159

Clinton

95

46

69

137

+53

0.36

+0.15

4.21

-1.03

80

10.96

-1.79

86

Corvallis

97

46

68

130

+12

0.09

-0.12

2.08

-2.85

42

7.14

-2.03

78

Creston

92

48

66

116

+18

1.43

+1.05

5.35

-2.96

64

13.53

-2.98

82

Deer Lodge

90

41

63

94

+10

0.23

-0.12

4.31

-0.84

84

7.67

+0.11

101

Drummond

94

38

66

113

+10

0.34

+0.10

2.95

-2.37

55

9.84

+0.01

100

Hamilton

96

46

68

129

+14

0.09

-0.12

2.98

-2.08

59

10.19

-0.63

94

Kalispell

88

47

65

108

+12

1.43

+1.14

5.74

-0.75

88

13.24

-1.06

93

Missoula

97

47

69

138

+17

0.28

+0.04

2.43

-3.07

44

8.54

-2.70

76

Olney

86

42

64

97

+13

1.32

+0.93

6.12

-1.43

81

16.87

-2.51

87

Polson

91

47

67

119

-5

1.37

+1.09

3.49

-3.13

53

9.08

-3.96

70

St Ignatius

94

50

69

135

+14

1.37

+1.09

4.32

-2.90

60

12.63

-0.78

94

Seeley Lake

91

41

64

100

+10

0.74

+0.48

4.26

-1.75

71

19.69

+2.10

112

Sula

92

39

64

99

+22

0.47

+0.19

6.06

-0.80

88

12.76

-0.16

99

Superior

98

47

70

144

+16

0.60

+0.39

4.50

-0.72

86

14.36

+0.81

106

Swan Lake

91

43

64

99

+16

1.07

+0.74

5.86

-2.18

73

20.82

-3.78

85

Thompson Falls

97

50

71

152

+16

0.54

+0.26

5.26

-1.52

78

18.40

-1.90

91

West Glacier

87

47

65

109

+12

1.04

+0.62

7.98

-1.03

89

23.41

-1.22

95

NORTH CENTRAL

                          

Chester

91

49

67

124

+6

0.61

+0.28

6.11

+0.44

108

11.50

+3.45

143

Chinook

91

50

68

126

-6

0.31

-0.04

5.10

-1.55

77

8.26

-1.43

85

Choteau

92

44

66

111

-5

0.19

-0.09

3.92

-1.78

69

6.49

-0.97

87

Cut Bank

88

48

65

106

+12

0.66

+0.31

3.41

-3.20

52

4.78

-4.25

53

Ft Assinniboine

95

49

69

136

+3

0.49

+0.08

6.02

-0.61

91

10.01

+0.16

102

Fort Benton

97

48

70

140

+1

0.46

+0.18

5.38

-1.44

79

9.41

-1.05

90

Goldbutte

90

42

65

103

+3

0.64

+0.36

4.72

-2.13

69

7.38

-2.58

74

Harlem

94

49

68

126

-4

0.44

+0.02

4.74

-1.38

77

8.02

-0.55

94

Havre

97

49

69

135

+5

0.39

+0.04

4.48

-1.11

80

7.20

-1.49

83

Malta

93

51

71

148

+15

0.03

-0.38

5.62

-1.31

81

9.66

-0.20

98

Rudyard

94

48

69

137

+17

0.56

+0.29

4.73

-0.76

86

8.28

+0.97

113

Shelby

93

49

66

114

+13

0.50

+0.25

5.06

-1.17

81

8.02

-1.15

87

Turner

90

44

66

115

+0

0.30

-0.12

4.39

-1.82

71

6.74

-1.70

80

Valier

89

49

66

116

+2

0.52

+0.24

5.67

-0.99

85

8.66

-0.29

97

NORTHEAST

                          

Bredette

93

43

64

101

-34

0.95

+0.39

6.45

-0.70

90

11.06

+1.52

116

Culbertson

93

41

65

107

-38

0.33

-0.20

5.57

-1.81

75

9.73

-0.30

97

Glasgow

92

46

69

132

-11

0.10

-0.31

4.82

-1.03

82

8.02

-0.37

96

Glendive

91

39

65

107

-54

0.10

-0.31

6.17

-0.78

89

9.60

-0.53

95

Jordan

95

45

69

138

-13

0.16

-0.23

6.28

-0.31

95

9.88

+0.00

100

Nashua

97

46

70

146

-12

0.09

-0.40

5.18

-1.15

82

8.80

+0.22

103

Opheim

88

37

62

86

-21

0.43

-0.12

5.23

-1.85

74

8.11

-1.08

88

Plentywood

92

45

65

106

-27

1.39

+0.89

6.14

-0.79

89

10.51

+0.85

109

St Marie

93

46

68

129

-14

0.46

+0.05

4.74

-1.11

81

6.38

-2.01

76

Scobey

96

43

66

113

-1

0.70

+0.24

6.33

-0.65

91

10.49

+1.27

114

Sidney

92

46

65

109

-40

0.47

-0.02

5.83

-1.52

79

9.58

-1.21

89

Wolf Point

90

46

67

118

-39

0.68

+0.26

4.64

-1.67

74

6.51

-2.43

73

CENTRAL

                          

Cascade

89

39

63

93

+9

0.25

-0.10

4.10

-3.34

55

7.84

-3.09

72

Grass Range

89

44

67

120

+6

0.12

-0.34

9.22

+0.55

106

14.69

+1.77

114

Great Falls

94

46

68

128

+12

0.47

+0.17

5.88

-1.21

83

10.49

-0.98

91

Harlowton

92

42

66

114

+2

0.32

-0.04

5.66

-1.71

77

9.48

-1.22

89

Helena

97

51

71

150

+24

0.10

-0.18

2.82

-2.55

53

6.58

-1.91

78

Lewistown

90

44

66

116

+13

0.51

+0.03

7.23

-1.38

84

10.53

-3.32

76

Martinsdale

91

40

64

100

+16

0.19

-0.23

5.34

-1.50

78

9.77

-0.37

96

Neihart

87

39

62

85

-4

0.34

-0.15

7.30

-2.81

72

13.97

-2.49

85

Rogers Pass

91

44

66

115

+12

0.19

-0.17

4.13

-4.42

48

9.82

-3.89

72

Roundup

96

48

72

155

+9

0.13

-0.22

5.82

-1.02

85

10.16

+0.08

101

Ryegate

88

43

65

109

-4

0.50

+0.08

7.76

+1.21

118

11.77

+2.06

121

Stanford

90

42

67

122

+9

0.25

-0.24

5.34

-3.30

62

9.83

-3.24

75

Townsend

89

46

66

110

-9

0.68

+0.40

5.75

+0.40

107

9.00

+1.18

115

Valentine

96

47

69

131

+5

0.06

-0.36

7.19

+0.27

104

11.35

+1.04

110

Wht Sulphur Spr

85

42

62

88

-9

0.43

+0.08

6.18

-0.52

92

13.19

+2.92

128

SOUTHWEST

                          

Boulder

90

41

64

98

-6

0.66

+0.31

6.88

+1.24

122

10.88

+2.43

129

Bozeman

89

46

66

116

+6

0.65

+0.31

9.06

+1.10

114

14.30

+1.31

110

Butte

89

41

63

95

+4

0.42

+0.07

5.18

-0.92

85

8.24

-1.60

84

Dillon

90

45

66

112

+7

0.11

-0.16

5.30

-0.01

100

7.77

+0.26

103

Ennis

92

40

64

103

-2

0.66

+0.38

5.19

-1.47

78

9.63

-0.89

92

Lakeview

89

38

63

94

+28

0.24

-0.18

6.88

-1.21

85

13.56

-1.84

88

W Yellowstone

89

43

63

92

+22

0.29

-0.13

9.43

+2.31

132

18.79

+0.48

103

Wisdom

93

34

62

86

+30

0.45

+0.17

6.09

+0.82

116

11.95

+2.64

128

SOUTH CENTRAL

                          

Billings

94

53

73

164

+7

0.35

+0.07

4.51

-2.47

65

9.98

-2.17

82

Cooke City

88

35

59

61

+17

0.40

-0.09

8.03

-0.69

92

13.07

-7.63

63

Gardiner

92

48

69

135

+2

0.40

+0.12

4.81

+0.39

109

7.24

-0.33

96

Hardin

98

51

74

168

+4

0.01

-0.26

4.92

-0.88

85

8.16

-1.60

84

Huntley

94

46

69

136

-2

1.37

+1.02

6.51

-0.32

95

12.28

+1.11

110

Hysham

92

48

69

136

-16

0.94

+0.59

7.07

+0.33

105

12.90

+2.28

121

Joliet

93

47

69

134

+1

0.12

-0.14

5.63

-1.75

76

11.01

-1.88

85

Livingston

93

45

67

122

-1

0.67

+0.32

7.82

-0.08

99

10.60

-1.74

86

Nye

90

43

67

120

+15

0.27

-0.12

6.95

-2.37

75

14.16

-0.39

97

Rapelje

95

46

69

134

+3

0.21

-0.18

5.99

-1.41

81

10.61

-1.44

88

SOUTHEAST

                          

Albion

85

48

65

108

-31

0.78

+0.36

8.38

+0.17

102

15.56

+4.33

139

Baker

87

47

65

109

-38

1.02

+0.62

8.41

+1.15

116

11.71

+0.46

104

Broadus

97

48

71

147

-9

0.00

-0.35

5.33

-1.73

75

11.72

+0.58

105

Ekalaka

94

43

67

118

-29

0.50

+0.09

6.72

-2.30

75

14.41

+0.57

104

Miles City

96

50

72

158

-13

0.18

-0.17

6.02

-1.08

85

8.99

-1.61

85

Plevna

97

44

66

111

-36

0.76

+0.36

8.26

+1.00

114

12.55

+1.30

112

Compiled by AWIS Inc. based on NWS data.  DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.  GDD-Growing degree days
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