Montana Crop Weather Report
 |
Issue: 09-20
For the Week Ending: July 26, 2009
Released: July 27, 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 saw temperatures in the high 90s to low 100s with limited moisture
last week. Miles City had the high temperature at 103 degrees. Wisdom,
for the third week in a row, had the low temperature at 33 degrees. Choteau
received the greatest amount of precipitation during the week with 1.04
inches. Topsoil moisture is 40 percent adequate and surplus, down from
last week's 55 percent, but up from last year's 32 percent. Subsoil moisture
is 34 percent adequate and surplus, down from last week's 47 percent,
and from last year's 38 percent. The number of days suitable for field
work was 6.6, up from last years 6.3 days. The weather outlook for the
week of August 3rd through August 9th is calling for below normal temperatures
east of the divide and near normal temperatures west of the divide. Near
normal precipitation is expected across the state. 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. |
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|
| Soil Moisture Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
13 |
7 |
25 |
28 |
| Short |
47 |
38 |
43 |
43 |
| Adequate |
39 |
53 |
31 |
28 |
| Surplus |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
17 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
| Short |
49 |
42 |
43 |
40 |
| Adequate |
34 |
47 |
37 |
34 |
| Surplus |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Field Work Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Days
Suitable for Field Work |
| Days |
6.6 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
|
|
|
Field Crops Report
Winter wheat harvest has started and is 4 percent complete. This is ahead
of last year's 2 percent, but behind the five year average of 25 percent.
The winter wheat crop is 48 percent good to excellent, down from last
years 54 percent. |
|
|
| Crop Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Boot Stage |
| Durum Wheat |
93 |
86 |
100 |
96 |
| Spring Wheat |
97 |
92 |
99 |
100 |
| Blooming |
| Canola |
100 |
80 |
100 |
100 |
| Dry Peas |
92 |
85 |
100 |
NA |
| Lentils |
96 |
88 |
94 |
NA |
| Headed |
| Barley |
88 |
70 |
88 |
93 |
| Durum Wheat |
91 |
80 |
89 |
89 |
| Oats |
98 |
76 |
89 |
94 |
| Spring Wheat |
91 |
79 |
95 |
96 |
| Turning |
| Barley |
31 |
15 |
38 |
57 |
| Canola |
49 |
17 |
49 |
NA |
| Durum Wheat |
23 |
6 |
56 |
50 |
| Oats |
51 |
29 |
61 |
62 |
| Spring Wheat |
29 |
13 |
46 |
57 |
| Winter Wheat |
93 |
78 |
92 |
97 |
| Hay- First Cutting |
| Alfalfa |
95 |
86 |
93 |
96 |
| Other Hay |
85 |
77 |
85 |
89 |
| Hay- Second Cutting |
|
|
|
|
| Alfalfa |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
| Harvested |
|
|
|
|
| Dry Peas |
7 |
6 |
9 |
NA |
| Oats |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Winter Wheat |
4 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
|
|
|
| Crop Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Winter Wheat |
| Very Poor |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Poor |
12 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
| Fair |
36 |
33 |
37 |
28 |
| Good |
41 |
48 |
40 |
43 |
| Excellent |
7 |
9 |
14 |
20 |
| Barley |
| Very Poor |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Poor |
10 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
| Fair |
33 |
29 |
35 |
30 |
| Good |
44 |
48 |
50 |
45 |
| Excellent |
11 |
16 |
7 |
10 |
| Spring Wheat |
| Very Poor |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
| Poor |
12 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
| Fair |
31 |
28 |
33 |
29 |
| Good |
47 |
49 |
46 |
46 |
| Excellent |
5 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
| Durum Wheat |
| Very Poor |
5 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
| Poor |
10 |
15 |
31 |
20 |
| Fair |
41 |
35 |
31 |
27 |
| Good |
31 |
36 |
25 |
37 |
| Excellent |
13 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Livestock Report
Range and pasture feed conditions are below this time last year. They
were rated 39 percent good to excellent, down from the 44 percent rating
last year. The state received very little moisture the last week causing
pastures to dry out. |
|
|
| Range & Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
6 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
| Poor |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| Fair |
40 |
34 |
36 |
32 |
| Good |
34 |
37 |
31 |
34 |
| Excellent |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
|
|
|
Weather Information for the Week
ending 07/26/2009
| 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 |
99 |
48 |
72 |
156 |
+30 |
0.01 |
-0.20 |
4.98 |
-0.73 |
87 |
16.55 |
+5.10 |
145 |
| Anaconda |
95 |
44 |
70 |
139 |
+37 |
0.16 |
-0.12 |
7.94 |
+1.79 |
129 |
16.50 |
+5.97 |
157 |
| Clinton |
95 |
50 |
73 |
163 |
+76 |
0.12 |
-0.07 |
4.33 |
-1.10 |
80 |
11.08 |
-1.86 |
86 |
| Corvallis |
99 |
48 |
72 |
155 |
+33 |
0.50 |
+0.31 |
2.58 |
-2.54 |
50 |
7.64 |
-1.72 |
82 |
| Creston |
96 |
49 |
72 |
155 |
+50 |
0.25 |
-0.10 |
5.60 |
-3.06 |
65 |
13.78 |
-3.08 |
82 |
| Deer Lodge |
94 |
40 |
66 |
113 |
+27 |
0.53 |
+0.19 |
4.84 |
-0.65 |
88 |
8.20 |
+0.30 |
104 |
| Drummond |
96 |
40 |
68 |
132 |
+27 |
0.34 |
+0.11 |
3.29 |
-2.26 |
59 |
10.18 |
+0.12 |
101 |
| Hamilton |
99 |
48 |
72 |
151 |
+32 |
0.07 |
-0.14 |
3.05 |
-2.22 |
58 |
10.26 |
-0.77 |
93 |
| Kalispell |
93 |
46 |
71 |
145 |
+45 |
0.04 |
-0.24 |
5.78 |
-0.99 |
85 |
13.28 |
-1.30 |
91 |
| Missoula |
100 |
50 |
75 |
175 |
+49 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
2.43 |
-3.28 |
43 |
8.54 |
-2.91 |
75 |
| Olney |
90 |
39 |
66 |
112 |
+28 |
0.05 |
-0.30 |
5.53 |
-2.37 |
70 |
16.28 |
-3.45 |
83 |
| Polson |
93 |
52 |
73 |
159 |
+28 |
0.05 |
-0.23 |
3.54 |
-3.36 |
51 |
9.13 |
-4.19 |
69 |
| St Ignatius |
95 |
49 |
73 |
161 |
+35 |
0.14 |
-0.14 |
4.46 |
-3.04 |
59 |
12.77 |
-0.92 |
93 |
| Seeley Lake |
97 |
42 |
69 |
133 |
+37 |
0.19 |
-0.02 |
4.45 |
-1.77 |
72 |
19.88 |
+2.08 |
112 |
| Sula |
94 |
37 |
65 |
107 |
+30 |
0.10 |
-0.18 |
6.16 |
-0.98 |
86 |
12.86 |
-0.34 |
97 |
| Superior |
98 |
49 |
75 |
174 |
+41 |
0.37 |
+0.16 |
4.85 |
-0.58 |
89 |
14.71 |
+0.95 |
107 |
| Swan Lake |
94 |
43 |
68 |
129 |
+45 |
0.16 |
-0.12 |
6.02 |
-2.30 |
72 |
20.98 |
-3.90 |
84 |
| Thompson Falls |
99 |
51 |
75 |
176 |
+35 |
0.05 |
-0.17 |
5.31 |
-1.69 |
76 |
18.45 |
-2.07 |
90 |
| West Glacier |
92 |
46 |
71 |
145 |
+44 |
0.12 |
-0.25 |
8.10 |
-1.28 |
86 |
23.53 |
-1.47 |
94 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
93 |
47 |
71 |
149 |
+29 |
0.05 |
-0.23 |
6.16 |
+0.21 |
104 |
11.55 |
+3.22 |
139 |
| Chinook |
96 |
49 |
73 |
162 |
+29 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
5.10 |
-1.90 |
73 |
8.26 |
-1.78 |
82 |
| Choteau |
88 |
44 |
68 |
126 |
+7 |
1.04 |
+0.76 |
4.96 |
-1.02 |
83 |
7.53 |
-0.21 |
97 |
| Cut Bank |
90 |
47 |
69 |
133 |
+35 |
0.01 |
-0.31 |
3.42 |
-3.51 |
49 |
4.79 |
-4.56 |
51 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
96 |
49 |
73 |
163 |
+24 |
0.05 |
-0.30 |
5.97 |
-1.01 |
86 |
9.96 |
-0.24 |
98 |
| Fort Benton |
97 |
49 |
74 |
171 |
+29 |
0.01 |
-0.26 |
5.39 |
-1.70 |
76 |
9.42 |
-1.31 |
88 |
| Goldbutte |
94 |
40 |
67 |
123 |
+18 |
0.06 |
-0.22 |
4.78 |
-2.35 |
67 |
7.44 |
-2.80 |
73 |
| Harlem |
95 |
47 |
73 |
160 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.36 |
4.74 |
-1.74 |
73 |
8.02 |
-0.91 |
90 |
| Havre |
99 |
46 |
74 |
173 |
+40 |
0.02 |
-0.31 |
4.50 |
-1.42 |
76 |
7.22 |
-1.80 |
80 |
| Malta |
97 |
52 |
76 |
186 |
+48 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
5.62 |
-1.66 |
77 |
9.66 |
-0.55 |
95 |
| Rudyard |
95 |
48 |
74 |
168 |
+42 |
0.05 |
-0.16 |
4.78 |
-0.92 |
84 |
8.33 |
+0.81 |
111 |
| Shelby |
94 |
48 |
71 |
147 |
+42 |
0.05 |
-0.18 |
5.11 |
-1.35 |
79 |
8.07 |
-1.33 |
86 |
| Turner |
93 |
47 |
71 |
145 |
+26 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
4.39 |
-2.17 |
67 |
6.74 |
-2.05 |
77 |
| Valier |
90 |
49 |
70 |
141 |
+22 |
0.06 |
-0.20 |
5.73 |
-1.19 |
83 |
8.72 |
-0.49 |
95 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
93 |
46 |
70 |
143 |
+3 |
0.01 |
-0.49 |
6.46 |
-1.19 |
84 |
11.07 |
+1.03 |
110 |
| Culbertson |
94 |
44 |
72 |
152 |
+5 |
0.00 |
-0.46 |
5.57 |
-2.27 |
71 |
9.73 |
-0.76 |
93 |
| Glasgow |
99 |
50 |
75 |
174 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
4.82 |
-1.38 |
78 |
8.02 |
-0.72 |
92 |
| Glendive |
95 |
39 |
70 |
140 |
-26 |
0.01 |
-0.34 |
6.18 |
-1.12 |
85 |
9.61 |
-0.87 |
92 |
| Jordan |
99 |
46 |
73 |
161 |
+7 |
0.05 |
-0.30 |
6.33 |
-0.61 |
91 |
9.93 |
-0.30 |
97 |
| Nashua |
98 |
49 |
76 |
184 |
+23 |
0.00 |
-0.45 |
5.18 |
-1.60 |
76 |
8.80 |
-0.23 |
97 |
| Opheim |
94 |
49 |
71 |
151 |
+39 |
0.05 |
-0.43 |
5.28 |
-2.28 |
70 |
8.16 |
-1.51 |
84 |
| Plentywood |
91 |
44 |
71 |
147 |
+13 |
0.00 |
-0.45 |
6.14 |
-1.24 |
83 |
10.51 |
+0.40 |
104 |
| St Marie |
94 |
51 |
74 |
169 |
+22 |
0.04 |
-0.31 |
4.78 |
-1.42 |
77 |
6.42 |
-2.32 |
73 |
| Scobey |
92 |
40 |
68 |
126 |
+7 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
6.33 |
-1.07 |
86 |
10.49 |
+0.85 |
109 |
| Sidney |
93 |
49 |
72 |
154 |
+0 |
0.03 |
-0.39 |
5.86 |
-1.91 |
75 |
9.61 |
-1.60 |
86 |
| Wolf Point |
100 |
47 |
73 |
165 |
+4 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
4.64 |
-2.02 |
70 |
6.51 |
-2.78 |
70 |
| CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cascade |
91 |
39 |
66 |
112 |
+23 |
0.17 |
-0.18 |
4.27 |
-3.52 |
55 |
8.01 |
-3.27 |
71 |
| Grass Range |
93 |
45 |
71 |
146 |
+27 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
9.22 |
+0.13 |
101 |
14.69 |
+1.35 |
110 |
| Great
Falls |
95 |
53 |
73 |
165 |
+46 |
0.95 |
+0.67 |
6.83 |
-0.54 |
93 |
11.44 |
-0.31 |
97 |
| Harlowton |
98 |
46 |
70 |
141 |
+24 |
0.03 |
-0.32 |
5.69 |
-2.03 |
74 |
9.51 |
-1.54 |
86 |
| Helena |
99 |
55 |
75 |
178 |
+45 |
0.18 |
-0.10 |
3.00 |
-2.65 |
53 |
6.76 |
-2.01 |
77 |
| Lewistown |
91 |
46 |
70 |
140 |
+31 |
0.00 |
-0.42 |
7.23 |
-1.80 |
80 |
10.53 |
-3.74 |
74 |
| Martinsdale |
96 |
43 |
69 |
136 |
+45 |
0.30 |
-0.12 |
5.64 |
-1.62 |
78 |
10.07 |
-0.49 |
95 |
| Neihart |
88 |
42 |
66 |
113 |
+19 |
0.45 |
-0.04 |
7.75 |
-2.85 |
73 |
14.42 |
-2.53 |
85 |
| Rogers Pass |
93 |
45 |
69 |
133 |
+28 |
0.02 |
-0.33 |
4.15 |
-4.75 |
47 |
9.84 |
-4.22 |
70 |
| Roundup |
100 |
48 |
76 |
185 |
+35 |
0.16 |
-0.19 |
5.98 |
-1.21 |
83 |
10.32 |
-0.11 |
99 |
| Ryegate |
91 |
50 |
68 |
130 |
+11 |
0.01 |
-0.36 |
7.77 |
+0.85 |
112 |
11.78 |
+1.70 |
117 |
| Stanford |
92 |
52 |
73 |
160 |
+41 |
0.02 |
-0.41 |
5.36 |
-3.71 |
59 |
9.85 |
-3.65 |
73 |
| Townsend |
92 |
48 |
69 |
138 |
+18 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
5.75 |
+0.12 |
102 |
9.00 |
+0.90 |
111 |
| Valentine |
97 |
46 |
72 |
157 |
+25 |
0.03 |
-0.39 |
7.22 |
-0.12 |
98 |
11.38 |
+0.65 |
106 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
90 |
45 |
67 |
122 |
+22 |
0.78 |
+0.48 |
6.96 |
-0.04 |
99 |
13.97 |
+3.40 |
132 |
| SOUTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boulder |
92 |
45 |
68 |
128 |
+20 |
0.00 |
-0.33 |
6.88 |
+0.91 |
115 |
10.88 |
+2.10 |
124 |
| Bozeman |
91 |
47 |
70 |
140 |
+28 |
0.51 |
+0.23 |
9.57 |
+1.33 |
116 |
14.81 |
+1.54 |
112 |
| Butte |
91 |
40 |
66 |
113 |
+18 |
0.10 |
-0.18 |
5.28 |
-1.10 |
83 |
8.34 |
-1.78 |
82 |
| Dillon |
94 |
46 |
69 |
136 |
+24 |
0.38 |
+0.17 |
5.68 |
+0.16 |
103 |
8.15 |
+0.43 |
106 |
| Ennis |
94 |
40 |
67 |
118 |
+12 |
0.05 |
-0.23 |
5.24 |
-1.70 |
76 |
9.68 |
-1.12 |
90 |
| Lakeview |
92 |
45 |
68 |
128 |
+58 |
0.16 |
-0.21 |
7.04 |
-1.42 |
83 |
13.72 |
-2.05 |
87 |
| W
Yellowstone |
91 |
45 |
66 |
113 |
+43 |
0.27 |
-0.11 |
9.70 |
+2.20 |
129 |
19.06 |
+0.37 |
102 |
| Wisdom |
91 |
33 |
61 |
76 |
+14 |
0.03 |
-0.25 |
6.12 |
+0.57 |
110 |
11.98 |
+2.39 |
125 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Billings |
100 |
54 |
76 |
183 |
+22 |
0.00 |
-0.26 |
4.51 |
-2.73 |
62 |
9.98 |
-2.43 |
80 |
| Cooke City |
82 |
38 |
60 |
71 |
+22 |
0.34 |
-0.12 |
8.63 |
-0.55 |
94 |
13.67 |
-7.49 |
65 |
| Gardiner |
91 |
48 |
69 |
136 |
-4 |
0.07 |
-0.21 |
4.88 |
+0.18 |
104 |
7.31 |
-0.54 |
93 |
| Hardin |
99 |
49 |
76 |
185 |
+17 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
4.92 |
-1.09 |
82 |
8.16 |
-1.81 |
82 |
| Huntley |
99 |
46 |
71 |
151 |
+11 |
0.00 |
-0.30 |
6.51 |
-0.62 |
91 |
12.28 |
+0.81 |
107 |
| Hysham |
95 |
52 |
74 |
166 |
+12 |
0.65 |
+0.35 |
7.72 |
+0.68 |
110 |
13.55 |
+2.63 |
124 |
| Joliet |
96 |
48 |
70 |
142 |
+6 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
5.63 |
-1.96 |
74 |
11.01 |
-2.09 |
84 |
| Livingston |
97 |
44 |
70 |
142 |
+15 |
0.34 |
+0.03 |
8.16 |
-0.05 |
99 |
10.94 |
-1.71 |
86 |
| Nye |
95 |
43 |
69 |
137 |
+26 |
0.08 |
-0.27 |
7.03 |
-2.64 |
73 |
14.24 |
-0.66 |
96 |
| Rapelje |
96 |
46 |
73 |
161 |
+25 |
0.54 |
+0.19 |
6.53 |
-1.22 |
84 |
11.15 |
-1.25 |
90 |
| SOUTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Albion |
95 |
49 |
70 |
139 |
-4 |
0.04 |
-0.35 |
8.42 |
-0.18 |
98 |
15.60 |
+3.98 |
134 |
| Baker |
97 |
49 |
72 |
154 |
+0 |
0.02 |
-0.33 |
8.43 |
+0.82 |
111 |
11.73 |
+0.13 |
101 |
| Broadus |
99 |
50 |
74 |
166 |
+5 |
0.00 |
-0.29 |
5.33 |
-2.02 |
73 |
11.72 |
+0.29 |
103 |
| Ekalaka |
92 |
52 |
71 |
151 |
-1 |
0.04 |
-0.31 |
6.76 |
-2.61 |
72 |
14.45 |
+0.26 |
102 |
| Miles City |
103 |
52 |
77 |
193 |
+18 |
0.13 |
-0.19 |
6.15 |
-1.27 |
83 |
9.12 |
-1.80 |
84 |
| Plevna |
96 |
46 |
71 |
151 |
-3 |
0.02 |
-0.33 |
8.28 |
+0.67 |
109 |
12.57 |
+0.97 |
108 |
| Compiled by AWIS
Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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