Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-28
For the Week Ending: September 20, 2009
Released: September21, 2009
For more information contact: Christel Pachl 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 |
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| Weather Summary Montana experienced above normal temperatures
with limited precipitation for the week ending September 20th. Highs
were in the 80s to high 90s, and lows were mostly in the 30s and 40s.
There were several new record high temperatures for September 16th through
the 19th throughout North Central and Southwest Montana. Havre had the
high temperature of 99 degrees, and Wisdom had the low temperature for
the second consecutive week of 29 degrees. Neihart received the greatest
amount of weekly precipitation with 0.56 of an inch. Topsoil moisture
is 30 percent adequate and surplus, down from last week's 44 percent,
as well as last year's 65 percent and below the five-year average of
41 percent. Subsoil moisture is 31 percent adequate and surplus, down
from last week's 44 percent, as well as last year's 47 percent but above
the five-year average of 27 percent. The number of days suitable for
field work decreased to 6.5 days from the previous week's 6.6 days.
Montana temperatures are forecasted to be above normal, and precipitation
is forecasted to be below normal for September 28th to October 4th.
Normal temperatures for this period in the state are highs ranging from
the upper 50s to the upper 60s and lows in the middle 20s to the lower
40s.
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| Soil Moisture and Field Work Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
25 |
15 |
13 |
23 |
| Short |
45 |
41 |
22 |
36 |
| Adequate |
29 |
42 |
60 |
38 |
| Surplus |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
24 |
15 |
23 |
35 |
| Short |
45 |
41 |
30 |
38 |
| Adequate |
31 |
44 |
46 |
26 |
| Surplus |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Days Suitable
for Field Work |
| Days |
6.5 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
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|
| Field Crops Report Winter wheat seeding is almost fifty
percent complete, ahead of last year's progress of 29 percent and the
five year average of 41 percent. The warm temperatures allowed durum
wheat producers to make good progress last week. Producers are beginning
to harvest sugarbeets.
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| Crop
Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Hay- Second Cutting |
|
|
|
|
| Alfalfa |
97 |
93 |
95 |
96 |
| Other Hay |
74 |
70 |
80 |
88 |
| Harvested |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
81 |
80 |
83 |
94 |
| Dry Beans |
77 |
43 |
65 |
70 |
| Durum Wheat |
76 |
45 |
87 |
84 |
| Lentils |
95 |
94 |
92 |
n/a |
| Spring Wheat |
89 |
73 |
91 |
95 |
| Sugar Beets |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
47 |
25 |
29 |
41 |
|
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|
| Crop
Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Durum Wheat |
| Very Poor |
0 |
2 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Poor |
9 |
9 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Fair |
31 |
31 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Good |
38 |
37 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Excellent |
22 |
21 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Sugar Beets |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Poor |
5 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
| Fair |
21 |
18 |
21 |
27 |
| Good |
40 |
35 |
43 |
41 |
| Excellent |
32 |
42 |
23 |
16 |
|
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|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
| Livestock Report Range and pasture feed conditions declined
from last week with 19 percent good to excellent compared to 25 percent
the previous week.
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| Range
& Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
15 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
| Poor |
29 |
24 |
21 |
23 |
| Fair |
37 |
45 |
38 |
38 |
| Good |
17 |
22 |
28 |
22 |
| Excellent |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| Livestock Moved
From Summer Ranges |
| Cattle and Calves |
28 |
21 |
22 |
28 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
28 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
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Weather Information for the Week
ending 09/20/2009
| 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 |
91 |
38 |
66 |
112 |
+70 |
0.04 |
-0.22 |
7.19 |
-0.60 |
92 |
18.76 |
+5.23 |
139 |
| Anaconda |
88 |
44 |
66 |
112 |
+80 |
0.01 |
-0.27 |
11.34 |
+2.68 |
131 |
19.90 |
+6.86 |
153 |
| Clinton |
89 |
44 |
67 |
123 |
+100 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
7.18 |
-0.17 |
98 |
13.93 |
-0.93 |
94 |
| Corvallis |
92 |
43 |
65 |
105 |
+60 |
0.03 |
-0.18 |
3.95 |
-3.19 |
55 |
9.01 |
-2.37 |
79 |
| Creston |
88 |
42 |
63 |
94 |
+65 |
0.02 |
-0.35 |
6.68 |
-4.80 |
58 |
14.86 |
-4.82 |
76 |
| Deer
Lodge |
87 |
39 |
63 |
93 |
+69 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
6.38 |
-1.49 |
81 |
9.74 |
-0.54 |
95 |
| Drummond |
89 |
36 |
63 |
92 |
+59 |
0.00 |
-0.24 |
6.03 |
-1.77 |
77 |
12.92 |
+0.61 |
105 |
| Hamilton |
91 |
48 |
68 |
125 |
+85 |
0.10 |
-0.15 |
5.21 |
-2.12 |
71 |
12.42 |
-0.67 |
95 |
| Kalispell |
88 |
37 |
64 |
99 |
+72 |
0.04 |
-0.24 |
7.86 |
-1.16 |
87 |
15.36 |
-1.47 |
91 |
| Missoula |
91 |
46 |
68 |
131 |
+89 |
0.01 |
-0.25 |
5.79 |
-2.00 |
74 |
11.90 |
-1.63 |
88 |
| Olney |
86 |
31 |
58 |
57 |
+38 |
0.02 |
-0.26 |
7.76 |
-2.71 |
74 |
18.51 |
-3.79 |
83 |
| Polson |
86 |
43 |
65 |
104 |
+53 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
5.61 |
-3.71 |
60 |
11.20 |
-4.54 |
71 |
| St Ignatius |
91 |
44 |
65 |
104 |
+55 |
0.01 |
-0.34 |
6.06 |
-3.88 |
61 |
14.37 |
-1.76 |
89 |
| Seeley Lake |
88 |
36 |
64 |
97 |
+67 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
6.85 |
-1.88 |
78 |
22.28 |
+1.97 |
110 |
| Sula |
87 |
35 |
62 |
84 |
+64 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
9.04 |
-0.53 |
94 |
15.74 |
+0.11 |
101 |
| Superior |
94 |
45 |
68 |
130 |
+72 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
7.01 |
-0.71 |
91 |
16.87 |
+0.82 |
105 |
| Swan Lake |
89 |
39 |
61 |
80 |
+57 |
0.00 |
-0.49 |
8.01 |
-3.61 |
69 |
22.97 |
-5.21 |
82 |
| Thompson Falls |
94 |
45 |
68 |
129 |
+63 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
7.28 |
-1.91 |
79 |
20.42 |
-2.29 |
90 |
| West
Glacier |
84 |
36 |
61 |
78 |
+51 |
0.01 |
-0.48 |
10.57 |
-2.00 |
84 |
26.00 |
-2.19 |
92 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
92 |
41 |
66 |
115 |
+72 |
0.12 |
-0.09 |
7.31 |
-0.66 |
92 |
12.70 |
+2.35 |
123 |
| Chinook |
97 |
41 |
68 |
124 |
+82 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
6.76 |
-2.81 |
71 |
9.92 |
-2.69 |
79 |
| Choteau |
87 |
35 |
62 |
89 |
+38 |
0.08 |
-0.13 |
7.77 |
-0.50 |
94 |
10.34 |
+0.31 |
103 |
| Cut
Bank |
90 |
38 |
66 |
112 |
+78 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
3.74 |
-6.04 |
38 |
5.11 |
-7.09 |
42 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
96 |
44 |
68 |
131 |
+77 |
0.06 |
-0.22 |
7.86 |
-1.53 |
84 |
11.85 |
-0.76 |
94 |
| Fort Benton |
96 |
41 |
68 |
127 |
+66 |
0.07 |
-0.21 |
7.64 |
-2.04 |
79 |
11.67 |
-1.65 |
88 |
| Goldbutte |
91 |
37 |
65 |
108 |
+69 |
0.40 |
+0.05 |
6.50 |
-3.67 |
64 |
9.16 |
-4.12 |
69 |
| Harlem |
94 |
43 |
69 |
136 |
+88 |
0.15 |
-0.20 |
6.52 |
-2.15 |
75 |
9.80 |
-1.32 |
88 |
| Havre |
99 |
43 |
70 |
142 |
+93 |
0.10 |
-0.11 |
6.16 |
-1.89 |
77 |
8.88 |
-2.27 |
80 |
| Malta |
95 |
44 |
70 |
145 |
+101 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
7.29 |
-2.25 |
76 |
11.33 |
-1.14 |
91 |
| Rudyard |
94 |
42 |
67 |
121 |
+74 |
0.02 |
-0.19 |
6.78 |
-1.02 |
87 |
10.33 |
+0.71 |
107 |
| Shelby |
92 |
40 |
66 |
112 |
+74 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
6.75 |
-2.08 |
76 |
9.71 |
-2.06 |
82 |
| Turner |
93 |
44 |
69 |
135 |
+91 |
0.08 |
-0.25 |
6.40 |
-2.23 |
74 |
8.75 |
-2.11 |
81 |
| Valier |
87 |
41 |
66 |
116 |
+65 |
0.12 |
-0.14 |
7.82 |
-1.79 |
81 |
10.81 |
-1.09 |
91 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
93 |
53 |
71 |
146 |
+96 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
10.32 |
+0.15 |
101 |
14.93 |
+2.37 |
119 |
| Culbertson |
91 |
47 |
70 |
144 |
+90 |
0.24 |
-0.14 |
10.56 |
+0.15 |
101 |
14.72 |
+1.66 |
113 |
| Glasgow |
96 |
52 |
73 |
163 |
+112 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
7.24 |
-1.14 |
86 |
10.44 |
-0.48 |
96 |
| Glendive |
94 |
48 |
73 |
165 |
+101 |
0.04 |
-0.31 |
10.16 |
+0.17 |
102 |
13.59 |
+0.42 |
103 |
| Jordan |
96 |
43 |
69 |
138 |
+85 |
0.00 |
-0.30 |
8.27 |
-0.92 |
90 |
11.87 |
-0.61 |
95 |
| Nashua |
97 |
48 |
72 |
159 |
+90 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
7.31 |
-1.77 |
81 |
10.93 |
-0.40 |
96 |
| Opheim |
93 |
44 |
69 |
137 |
+105 |
0.30 |
-0.01 |
7.95 |
-2.00 |
80 |
10.83 |
-1.23 |
90 |
| Plentywood |
90 |
48 |
69 |
137 |
+93 |
0.42 |
+0.08 |
10.10 |
+0.11 |
101 |
14.47 |
+1.75 |
114 |
| St Marie |
92 |
51 |
72 |
154 |
+103 |
0.02 |
-0.19 |
6.89 |
-1.49 |
82 |
8.53 |
-2.39 |
78 |
| Scobey |
94 |
41 |
67 |
119 |
+84 |
0.12 |
-0.09 |
10.54 |
+0.54 |
105 |
14.70 |
+2.46 |
120 |
| Sidney |
94 |
48 |
72 |
156 |
+94 |
0.05 |
-0.30 |
8.19 |
-2.15 |
79 |
11.94 |
-1.84 |
87 |
| Wolf Point |
97 |
49 |
71 |
147 |
+87 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
7.15 |
-1.79 |
80 |
9.02 |
-2.55 |
78 |
| CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cascade |
86 |
32 |
63 |
95 |
+64 |
0.22 |
-0.13 |
7.21 |
-3.24 |
69 |
10.95 |
-2.99 |
79 |
| Grass Range |
91 |
42 |
68 |
130 |
+86 |
0.01 |
-0.27 |
12.26 |
+0.41 |
103 |
17.73 |
+1.63 |
110 |
| Great
Falls |
92 |
44 |
71 |
149 |
+107 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
9.41 |
-0.72 |
93 |
14.02 |
-0.49 |
97 |
| Harlowton |
92 |
33 |
66 |
111 |
+69 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
10.27 |
-0.15 |
99 |
14.09 |
+0.34 |
102 |
| Helena |
94 |
47 |
71 |
149 |
+103 |
0.00 |
-0.23 |
6.23 |
-1.66 |
79 |
9.99 |
-1.02 |
91 |
| Lewistown |
91 |
40 |
68 |
128 |
+90 |
0.26 |
-0.06 |
9.98 |
-2.22 |
82 |
13.28 |
-4.16 |
76 |
| Martinsdale |
89 |
37 |
65 |
103 |
+72 |
0.00 |
-0.28 |
8.76 |
-1.16 |
88 |
13.19 |
-0.03 |
100 |
| Neihart |
87 |
37 |
61 |
81 |
+45 |
0.56 |
+0.09 |
11.23 |
-3.22 |
78 |
17.90 |
-2.90 |
86 |
| Rogers Pass |
88 |
34 |
64 |
97 |
+62 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
9.52 |
-2.57 |
79 |
15.21 |
-2.04 |
88 |
| Roundup |
96 |
42 |
71 |
147 |
+86 |
0.00 |
-0.33 |
9.80 |
+0.21 |
102 |
14.14 |
+1.31 |
110 |
| Ryegate |
91 |
42 |
66 |
117 |
+77 |
0.01 |
-0.23 |
9.57 |
+0.17 |
102 |
13.58 |
+1.02 |
108 |
| Stanford |
89 |
41 |
69 |
132 |
+85 |
0.47 |
+0.12 |
8.57 |
-3.69 |
70 |
13.06 |
-3.63 |
78 |
| Townsend |
90 |
44 |
69 |
133 |
+86 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
7.40 |
-0.50 |
94 |
10.65 |
+0.28 |
103 |
| Valentine |
95 |
42 |
68 |
128 |
+88 |
0.00 |
-0.22 |
9.94 |
+0.14 |
101 |
14.10 |
+0.91 |
107 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
91 |
47 |
67 |
121 |
+88 |
0.13 |
-0.17 |
9.17 |
-0.06 |
99 |
16.18 |
+3.38 |
126 |
| SOUTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boulder |
86 |
41 |
64 |
98 |
+66 |
0.17 |
-0.07 |
9.32 |
+0.93 |
111 |
13.32 |
+2.12 |
119 |
| Bozeman |
89 |
43 |
68 |
130 |
+89 |
0.03 |
-0.39 |
11.35 |
+0.47 |
104 |
16.59 |
+0.68 |
104 |
| Butte |
86 |
42 |
64 |
99 |
+75 |
0.00 |
-0.27 |
8.53 |
-0.20 |
98 |
11.59 |
-0.88 |
93 |
| Dillon |
87 |
47 |
67 |
120 |
+85 |
0.22 |
+0.01 |
7.23 |
-0.19 |
97 |
9.70 |
+0.08 |
101 |
| Ennis |
88 |
39 |
63 |
93 |
+58 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
7.26 |
-2.04 |
78 |
11.70 |
-1.46 |
89 |
| Lakeview |
84 |
45 |
64 |
97 |
+80 |
0.05 |
-0.40 |
8.18 |
-3.37 |
71 |
14.86 |
-4.00 |
79 |
| W
Yellowstone |
84 |
38 |
62 |
84 |
+75 |
0.28 |
-0.07 |
11.97 |
+1.86 |
118 |
21.33 |
+0.03 |
100 |
| Wisdom |
82 |
29 |
57 |
49 |
+43 |
0.03 |
-0.18 |
8.36 |
+0.81 |
111 |
14.22 |
+2.63 |
123 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Billings |
93 |
52 |
73 |
166 |
+103 |
0.01 |
-0.32 |
5.95 |
-3.13 |
66 |
11.42 |
-2.83 |
80 |
| Cooke City |
75 |
30 |
54 |
31 |
+31 |
0.44 |
-0.01 |
12.21 |
-0.71 |
95 |
17.25 |
-7.65 |
69 |
| Gardiner |
88 |
34 |
65 |
109 |
+55 |
0.11 |
-0.12 |
5.65 |
-0.74 |
88 |
8.08 |
-1.46 |
85 |
| Hardin |
96 |
50 |
72 |
153 |
+78 |
0.00 |
-0.31 |
6.09 |
-1.49 |
80 |
9.33 |
-2.21 |
81 |
| Huntley |
94 |
43 |
68 |
131 |
+78 |
0.02 |
-0.33 |
8.83 |
-0.47 |
95 |
14.60 |
+0.96 |
107 |
| Hysham |
90 |
48 |
68 |
128 |
+64 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
10.52 |
+1.45 |
116 |
16.35 |
+3.40 |
126 |
| Joliet |
91 |
37 |
68 |
129 |
+81 |
0.12 |
-0.23 |
7.32 |
-2.42 |
75 |
12.70 |
-2.55 |
83 |
| Livingston |
91 |
48 |
68 |
130 |
+84 |
0.28 |
-0.07 |
11.27 |
+0.49 |
105 |
14.05 |
-1.17 |
92 |
| Nye |
88 |
37 |
66 |
115 |
+69 |
0.11 |
-0.32 |
9.25 |
-3.32 |
74 |
16.46 |
-1.34 |
92 |
| Rapelje |
91 |
43 |
70 |
139 |
+85 |
0.00 |
-0.33 |
10.80 |
+0.67 |
107 |
15.42 |
+0.64 |
104 |
| SOUTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Albion |
89 |
47 |
68 |
128 |
+81 |
0.07 |
-0.14 |
12.31 |
+1.37 |
113 |
19.49 |
+5.53 |
140 |
| Baker |
92 |
45 |
70 |
141 |
+84 |
0.04 |
-0.31 |
11.71 |
+1.48 |
114 |
15.01 |
+0.79 |
106 |
| Broadus |
93 |
49 |
72 |
152 |
+89 |
0.03 |
-0.22 |
6.86 |
-2.23 |
75 |
13.25 |
+0.08 |
101 |
| Ekalaka |
86 |
49 |
70 |
140 |
+82 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
8.73 |
-3.13 |
74 |
16.42 |
-0.26 |
98 |
| Miles City |
96 |
56 |
76 |
179 |
+109 |
0.16 |
-0.12 |
8.49 |
-1.08 |
89 |
11.46 |
-1.61 |
88 |
| Plevna |
92 |
49 |
70 |
143 |
+86 |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
11.04 |
+0.81 |
108 |
15.33 |
+1.11 |
108 |
| Compiled
by AWIS Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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