Montana Crop Weather Report
 |
Issue: 09-29
For the Week Ending: September 27, 2009
Released: September 28, 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 |
| |
Weather Summary
Montana experienced above normal
temperatures with very limited precipitation for the week ending September
27th. Highs were in the 80s to 90s, and lows were mostly in the 20s and
30s. There were several new record high temperatures set September 24th
throughout North Central and Southwest Montana. Havre for the second consecutive
week along with Fort Benton shared the high temperature of 94 degrees,
and Wisdom had the low temperature for the third consecutive week of 17
degrees. Shelby and Sidney shared the greatest amount of weekly precipitation
with 0.25 of an inch. Topsoil moisture is 28 percent adequate and surplus,
down from last week's 30 percent, as well as last year's 64 percent and
below the five-year average of 48 percent. Subsoil moisture is 30 percent
adequate and surplus, down from last week's 31 percent, as well as last
year's 48 percent but above the five-year average of 29 percent. The number
of days suitable for field work increased to 6.7 days from the previous
week's 6.5 days.
Montana temperatures are forecasted to be below normal, and precipitation
is forecasted to be near normal for October 5th to October 11th. 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 40s.
|
|
|
| Soil Moisture and Field
Work Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
26 |
25 |
17 |
19 |
| Short |
46 |
45 |
19 |
33 |
| Adequate |
27 |
29 |
62 |
45 |
| Surplus |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
22 |
24 |
26 |
32 |
| Short |
48 |
45 |
26 |
39 |
| Adequate |
30 |
31 |
48 |
29 |
| Surplus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Days Suitable
for Field Work |
| Days |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
Field Crops Report
Winter wheat seeding is sixty-nine percent complete and emergence is eight
percent complete both ahead of last year's progress. Corn silage harvest
is over half way done.
|
|
|
| Crop
Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Hay- Second Cutting |
|
|
|
|
| Other Hay |
86 |
74 |
81 |
90 |
| Harvested |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
90 |
81 |
90 |
97 |
| Corn for Silage |
58 |
32 |
59 |
71 |
| Dry Beans |
85 |
77 |
66 |
81 |
| Durum Wheat |
88 |
76 |
91 |
89 |
| Spring Wheat |
95 |
89 |
95 |
97 |
| Sugar Beets |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
69 |
47 |
49 |
62 |
| Emerged |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
8 |
n/a |
6 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Crop
Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Sugar Beets |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Poor |
3 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
| Fair |
16 |
21 |
19 |
24 |
| Good |
37 |
40 |
53 |
46 |
| Excellent |
42 |
32 |
18 |
16 |
|
|
|
| Range
& Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
16 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
| Poor |
32 |
29 |
18 |
22 |
| Fair |
40 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
| Good |
10 |
17 |
34 |
24 |
| Excellent |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Livestock Moved
From Summer Ranges |
| Cattle and Calves |
43 |
28 |
32 |
37 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
43 |
28 |
39 |
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Livestock Report
Range and pasture feed conditions declined from last week with 12 percent
good to excellent compared to 19 percent the previous week.
|
|
|
| Range
& Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
16 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
| Poor |
32 |
29 |
18 |
22 |
| Fair |
40 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
| Good |
10 |
17 |
34 |
24 |
| Excellent |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Livestock Moved
From Summer Ranges |
| Cattle and Calves |
43 |
28 |
32 |
37 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
43 |
28 |
39 |
36 |
|
|
|
| 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
|
90
|
31
|
59
|
67
|
+39
|
0.01
|
-0.20
|
7.20
|
-0.80
|
90
|
18.77
|
+5.03
|
137
|
| Anaconda
|
85
|
32
|
60
|
73
|
+52
|
0.00
|
-0.24
|
11.34
|
+2.44
|
127
|
19.90
|
+6.62
|
150
|
| Clinton
|
87
|
32
|
60
|
75
|
+62
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
7.18
|
-0.38
|
95
|
13.93
|
-1.14
|
92
|
| Corvallis
|
86
|
34
|
59
|
66
|
+35
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
3.95
|
-3.40
|
54
|
9.01
|
-2.58
|
78
|
| Creston
|
82
|
33
|
58
|
54
|
+37
|
0.00
|
-0.35
|
6.68
|
-5.15
|
56
|
14.86
|
-5.17
|
74
|
| Deer
Lodge
|
86
|
27
|
56
|
45
|
+29
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
6.38
|
-1.70
|
79
|
9.74
|
-0.75
|
93
|
| Drummond
|
86
|
25
|
57
|
53
|
+32
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
6.03
|
-1.98
|
75
|
12.92
|
+0.40
|
103
|
| Hamilton
|
86
|
35
|
58
|
60
|
+33
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
5.63
|
-1.91
|
75
|
12.84
|
-0.46
|
97
|
| Kalispell
|
84
|
27
|
56
|
47
|
+30
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
7.86
|
-1.44
|
85
|
15.36
|
-1.75
|
90
|
| Missoula
|
87
|
35
|
61
|
78
|
+50
|
0.01
|
-0.20
|
5.80
|
-2.20
|
73
|
11.91
|
-1.83
|
87
|
| Olney
|
82
|
23
|
51
|
25
|
+14
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
7.76
|
-2.99
|
72
|
18.51
|
-4.07
|
82
|
| Polson
|
81
|
34
|
59
|
62
|
+25
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
5.61
|
-3.99
|
58
|
11.20
|
-4.82
|
70
|
| St Ignatius
|
88
|
34
|
61
|
76
|
+41
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
6.06
|
-4.16
|
59
|
14.37
|
-2.04
|
88
|
| Seeley Lake
|
90
|
29
|
57
|
53
|
+35
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
6.85
|
-2.16
|
76
|
22.28
|
+1.69
|
108
|
| Sula
|
89
|
22
|
55
|
40
|
+28
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
9.04
|
-0.81
|
92
|
15.74
|
-0.17
|
99
|
| Superior
|
93
|
32
|
62
|
89
|
+49
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
7.01
|
-0.92
|
88
|
16.87
|
+0.61
|
104
|
| Swan Lake
|
86
|
29
|
54
|
39
|
+26
|
0.07
|
-0.35
|
8.08
|
-3.96
|
67
|
23.04
|
-5.56
|
81
|
| Thompson Falls
|
92
|
35
|
64
|
101
|
+53
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
7.28
|
-2.19
|
77
|
20.42
|
-2.57
|
89
|
| West
Glacier
|
78
|
33
|
55
|
39
|
+22
|
0.00
|
-0.42
|
10.69
|
-2.30
|
82
|
26.12
|
-2.49
|
91
|
| NORTH CENTRAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester
|
85
|
35
|
58
|
61
|
+32
|
0.13
|
-0.04
|
7.44
|
-0.70
|
91
|
12.83
|
+2.31
|
122
|
| Chinook
|
89
|
35
|
59
|
65
|
+37
|
0.20
|
-0.11
|
6.96
|
-2.92
|
70
|
10.12
|
-2.80
|
78
|
| Choteau
|
89
|
31
|
60
|
76
|
+40
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
7.77
|
-0.71
|
92
|
10.34
|
+0.10
|
101
|
| Cut
Bank
|
92
|
33
|
61
|
85
|
+61
|
0.11
|
-0.10
|
3.85
|
-6.14
|
39
|
5.22
|
-7.19
|
42
|
| Ft Assinniboine
|
93
|
39
|
61
|
80
|
+44
|
0.11
|
-0.17
|
8.01
|
-1.66
|
83
|
12.00
|
-0.89
|
93
|
| Fort Benton
|
94
|
39
|
61
|
76
|
+31
|
0.11
|
-0.16
|
7.75
|
-2.20
|
78
|
11.78
|
-1.81
|
87
|
| Goldbutte
|
91
|
28
|
62
|
84
|
+59
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
6.50
|
-3.95
|
62
|
9.16
|
-4.40
|
68
|
| Harlem
|
91
|
37
|
61
|
76
|
+43
|
0.00
|
-0.29
|
6.52
|
-2.44
|
73
|
9.80
|
-1.61
|
86
|
| Havre
|
94
|
36
|
60
|
76
|
+43
|
0.08
|
-0.13
|
6.24
|
-2.02
|
76
|
8.96
|
-2.40
|
79
|
| Malta
|
89
|
37
|
62
|
85
|
+56
|
0.02
|
-0.26
|
7.31
|
-2.51
|
74
|
11.35
|
-1.40
|
89
|
| Rudyard
|
90
|
39
|
60
|
71
|
+39
|
0.12
|
-0.05
|
6.90
|
-1.07
|
87
|
10.45
|
+0.66
|
107
|
| Shelby
|
91
|
33
|
59
|
69
|
+44
|
0.25
|
+0.04
|
7.00
|
-2.04
|
77
|
9.96
|
-2.02
|
83
|
| Turner
|
90
|
36
|
62
|
88
|
+58
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
6.40
|
-2.51
|
72
|
8.75
|
-2.39
|
79
|
| Valier
|
92
|
34
|
63
|
96
|
+60
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
7.82
|
-2.00
|
80
|
10.81
|
-1.30
|
89
|
| NORTHEAST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette
|
85
|
38
|
61
|
80
|
+47
|
0.06
|
-0.22
|
10.38
|
-0.07
|
99
|
14.99
|
+2.15
|
117
|
| Culbertson
|
85
|
33
|
61
|
75
|
+39
|
0.19
|
-0.16
|
10.75
|
-0.01
|
100
|
14.91
|
+1.50
|
111
|
| Glasgow
|
87
|
38
|
63
|
92
|
+58
|
0.04
|
-0.17
|
7.28
|
-1.31
|
85
|
10.48
|
-0.65
|
94
|
| Glendive
|
85
|
35
|
62
|
89
|
+44
|
0.01
|
-0.30
|
10.17
|
-0.13
|
99
|
13.60
|
+0.12
|
101
|
| Jordan
|
86
|
30
|
60
|
73
|
+38
|
0.01
|
-0.27
|
8.28
|
-1.19
|
87
|
11.88
|
-0.88
|
93
|
| Nashua
|
88
|
33
|
62
|
84
|
+34
|
0.00
|
-0.26
|
7.31
|
-2.03
|
78
|
10.93
|
-0.66
|
94
|
| Opheim
|
88
|
27
|
61
|
78
|
+59
|
0.04
|
-0.24
|
7.99
|
-2.24
|
78
|
10.87
|
-1.47
|
88
|
| Plentywood
|
86
|
32
|
60
|
73
|
+45
|
0.10
|
-0.18
|
10.20
|
-0.07
|
99
|
14.57
|
+1.57
|
112
|
| St Marie
|
84
|
40
|
63
|
90
|
+56
|
0.06
|
-0.15
|
6.95
|
-1.64
|
81
|
8.59
|
-2.54
|
77
|
| Scobey
|
89
|
27
|
59
|
64
|
+42
|
0.01
|
-0.15
|
10.55
|
+0.39
|
104
|
14.71
|
+2.31
|
119
|
| Sidney
|
86
|
35
|
62
|
87
|
+43
|
0.25
|
-0.10
|
8.44
|
-2.25
|
79
|
12.19
|
-1.94
|
86
|
| Wolf Point
|
89
|
32
|
61
|
79
|
+38
|
0.05
|
-0.23
|
7.20
|
-2.02
|
78
|
9.07
|
-2.78
|
77
|
| CENTRAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cascade
|
91
|
28
|
61
|
79
|
+59
|
0.00
|
-0.35
|
7.21
|
-3.59
|
67
|
10.95
|
-3.34
|
77
|
| Grass Range
|
87
|
36
|
61
|
78
|
+47
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
12.26
|
+0.13
|
101
|
17.73
|
+1.35
|
108
|
| Great
Falls
|
93
|
37
|
64
|
99
|
+70
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
9.41
|
-1.00
|
90
|
14.02
|
-0.77
|
95
|
| Harlowton
|
90
|
31
|
59
|
69
|
+40
|
0.10
|
-0.12
|
10.37
|
-0.27
|
97
|
14.19
|
+0.22
|
102
|
| Helena
|
88
|
34
|
62
|
83
|
+52
|
0.03
|
-0.18
|
6.26
|
-1.84
|
77
|
10.02
|
-1.20
|
89
|
| Lewistown
|
89
|
35
|
58
|
63
|
+38
|
0.10
|
-0.18
|
10.08
|
-2.40
|
81
|
13.38
|
-4.34
|
76
|
| Martinsdale
|
86
|
32
|
57
|
51
|
+30
|
0.00
|
-0.27
|
8.76
|
-1.43
|
86
|
13.19
|
-0.30
|
98
|
| Neihart
|
87
|
31
|
58
|
58
|
+34
|
0.03
|
-0.39
|
11.26
|
-3.61
|
76
|
17.93
|
-3.29
|
84
|
| Rogers Pass
|
90
|
32
|
58
|
63
|
+39
|
0.10
|
-0.25
|
9.62
|
-2.82
|
77
|
15.31
|
-2.29
|
87
|
| Roundup
|
88
|
32
|
61
|
81
|
+37
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
9.80
|
-0.07
|
99
|
14.14
|
+1.03
|
108
|
| Ryegate
|
86
|
33
|
57
|
55
|
+29
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
9.57
|
-0.04
|
100
|
13.58
|
+0.81
|
106
|
| Stanford
|
89
|
39
|
63
|
90
|
+56
|
0.03
|
-0.28
|
8.60
|
-3.97
|
68
|
13.09
|
-3.91
|
77
|
| Townsend
|
87
|
29
|
58
|
58
|
+25
|
0.07
|
-0.14
|
7.47
|
-0.64
|
92
|
10.72
|
+0.14
|
101
|
| Valentine
|
87
|
36
|
60
|
69
|
+44
|
0.12
|
-0.09
|
10.06
|
+0.05
|
100
|
14.22
|
+0.82
|
106
|
| Wht Sulphur Spr
|
84
|
28
|
57
|
55
|
+32
|
0.05
|
-0.23
|
9.22
|
-0.29
|
97
|
16.23
|
+3.15
|
124
|
| SOUTHWEST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boulder
|
83
|
27
|
57
|
51
|
+30
|
0.02
|
-0.19
|
9.34
|
+0.74
|
109
|
13.34
|
+1.93
|
117
|
| Bozeman
|
86
|
30
|
61
|
80
|
+52
|
0.00
|
-0.36
|
11.35
|
+0.11
|
101
|
16.59
|
+0.32
|
102
|
| Butte
|
85
|
29
|
56
|
50
|
+37
|
0.01
|
-0.20
|
8.54
|
-0.40
|
96
|
11.60
|
-1.08
|
91
|
| Dillon
|
86
|
31
|
59
|
67
|
+43
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
7.23
|
-0.40
|
95
|
9.70
|
-0.13
|
99
|
| Ennis
|
86
|
27
|
55
|
44
|
+20
|
0.00
|
-0.28
|
7.26
|
-2.32
|
76
|
11.70
|
-1.74
|
87
|
| Lakeview
|
81
|
25
|
54
|
35
|
+27
|
0.00
|
-0.42
|
8.13
|
-3.84
|
68
|
14.81
|
-4.47
|
77
|
| W
Yellowstone
|
81
|
28
|
54
|
35
|
+35
|
0.00
|
-0.35
|
11.97
|
+1.51
|
114
|
21.33
|
-0.32
|
99
|
| Wisdom
|
84
|
17
|
53
|
32
|
+32
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
8.36
|
+0.60
|
108
|
14.22
|
+2.42
|
121
|
| SOUTH CENTRAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Billings
|
91
|
43
|
63
|
94
|
+48
|
0.18
|
-0.17
|
6.13
|
-3.30
|
65
|
11.60
|
-3.00
|
79
|
| Cooke City
|
82
|
21
|
50
|
18
|
+18
|
0.00
|
-0.42
|
12.21
|
-1.13
|
92
|
17.25
|
-8.07
|
68
|
| Gardiner
|
84
|
33
|
59
|
65
|
+25
|
0.00
|
-0.21
|
5.65
|
-0.95
|
86
|
8.08
|
-1.67
|
83
|
| Hardin
|
92
|
32
|
62
|
88
|
+32
|
0.00
|
-0.35
|
6.09
|
-1.84
|
77
|
9.33
|
-2.56
|
78
|
| Huntley
|
91
|
30
|
58
|
59
|
+23
|
0.15
|
-0.20
|
8.98
|
-0.67
|
93
|
14.75
|
+0.76
|
105
|
| Hysham
|
88
|
33
|
60
|
60
|
+13
|
0.00
|
-0.30
|
10.52
|
+1.15
|
112
|
16.35
|
+3.10
|
123
|
| Joliet
|
89
|
30
|
58
|
55
|
+22
|
0.09
|
-0.26
|
7.41
|
-2.68
|
73
|
12.79
|
-2.81
|
82
|
| Livingston
|
88
|
30
|
58
|
63
|
+31
|
0.05
|
-0.30
|
11.32
|
+0.19
|
102
|
14.10
|
-1.47
|
91
|
| Nye
|
89
|
32
|
59
|
67
|
+35
|
0.10
|
-0.32
|
9.35
|
-3.64
|
72
|
16.56
|
-1.66
|
91
|
| Rapelje
|
87
|
35
|
60
|
70
|
+33
|
0.00
|
-0.35
|
10.80
|
+0.32
|
103
|
15.42
|
+0.29
|
102
|
| SOUTHEAST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Albion
|
84
|
40
|
58
|
56
|
+26
|
0.12
|
-0.09
|
12.43
|
+1.28
|
111
|
19.61
|
+5.44
|
138
|
| Baker
|
84
|
32
|
59
|
70
|
+30
|
0.04
|
-0.28
|
11.75
|
+1.20
|
111
|
15.05
|
+0.51
|
104
|
| Broadus
|
87
|
32
|
59
|
65
|
+20
|
0.16
|
-0.12
|
7.02
|
-2.35
|
75
|
13.41
|
-0.04
|
100
|
| Ekalaka
|
80
|
29
|
55
|
42
|
+2
|
0.07
|
-0.28
|
8.80
|
-3.41
|
72
|
16.49
|
-0.54
|
97
|
| Miles City
|
90
|
36
|
64
|
98
|
+49
|
0.02
|
-0.26
|
8.51
|
-1.34
|
86
|
11.48
|
-1.87
|
86
|
| Plevna
|
84
|
27
|
57
|
54
|
+14
|
0.02
|
-0.30
|
11.06
|
+0.51
|
105
|
15.35
|
+0.81
|
106
|
| Compiled
by AWIS Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days
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