Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-30
For the Week Ending: October 4, 2009
Released: October 5, 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 normal temperatures
with widespread moisture for the week ending October 4th. Highs were
in the 70s to 80s, and lows were mostly in the 20s and 30s. There were
several new records for precipitation as well as for snowfall set September
30th throughout Central and Southwest Montana. Rapelje had the high
temperature of 86 degrees, and Wisdom had the low temperature of 17
degrees for an entire month. Cascade had the greatest amount of weekly
precipitation with 1.27 inches. Topsoil moisture is 45 percent adequate
and surplus, up from last week's 28 percent, but below last year's 64
percent as well as the five-year average of 53 percent. Subsoil moisture
is 34 percent adequate and surplus, up from last week's 30 percent,
but below last year's 44 percent and above the five-year average of
31 percent. The number of days suitable for field work decreased to
5.0 days from the previous week's 6.7 days.
For October 12th to the 18th, temperatures east of the continental
divide are forecasted to be above normal and precipitation is forecasted
to be below normal. Both temperature and precipitation west of the divide
are supposed to be above normal. Normal temperatures for this period
in the state are highs ranging from the middle 50s to the middle 60s
and lows in the middle 20s to the upper 30s.
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| Soil Moisture and Field
Work Table |
This Week |
Last Week |
Last Year |
5 Yr Avg |
| Topsoil
Moisture |
| Very Short |
20 |
26 |
14 |
16 |
| Short |
35 |
46 |
22 |
31 |
| Adequate |
45 |
27 |
62 |
51 |
| Surplus |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
25 |
22 |
23 |
31 |
| Short |
41 |
48 |
33 |
38 |
| Adequate |
34 |
30 |
43 |
30 |
| Surplus |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Days Suitable
for Field Work |
| Days |
5.0 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
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|
|
| Field Crops Report Winter wheat seeding is eighty-six
percent complete and emergence is thirty-nine percent complete, both
ahead of last year's progress as well as the five-year average. Producers
are beginning to harvest corn for grain.
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| Crop Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Hay- Second Cutting |
| Other Hay |
88 |
86 |
87 |
92 |
| Harvested |
|
|
|
|
| Barley |
97 |
90 |
97 |
99 |
| Corn for Grain |
5 |
n/a |
2 |
5 |
| Corn for Silage |
87 |
58 |
77 |
83 |
| Dry Beans |
96 |
85 |
67 |
83 |
| Durum Wheat |
90 |
88 |
92 |
92 |
| Spring Wheat |
98 |
95 |
98 |
99 |
| Sugar Beets |
8 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
86 |
69 |
78 |
79 |
| Emerged |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
39 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
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|
| Crop Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Corn |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
1 |
2 |
1 |
n/a |
| Poor |
2 |
3 |
2 |
n/a |
| Fair |
30 |
27 |
16 |
n/a |
| Good |
50 |
52 |
62 |
n/a |
| Excellent |
17 |
16 |
19 |
n/a |
| Sugar Beets |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Poor |
0 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
| Fair |
20 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
| Good |
35 |
37 |
53 |
51 |
| Excellent |
45 |
42 |
18 |
17 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Livestock Report Range and pasture feed conditions improved
from last week with 17 percent good to excellent compared to 12 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 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
| Poor |
34 |
32 |
18 |
21 |
| Fair |
35 |
40 |
38 |
38 |
| Good |
15 |
10 |
31 |
24 |
| Excellent |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Livestock Moved
From Summer Ranges |
| Cattle and Calves |
44 |
43 |
49 |
46 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
45 |
43 |
56 |
46 |
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Weather Information for the Week
ending 10/04/2009
| 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 |
76 |
30 |
49 |
18 |
+1 |
0.01 |
-0.20 |
7.21 |
-1.00 |
88 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| Anaconda |
78 |
27 |
45 |
14 |
+2 |
0.62 |
+0.41 |
11.96 |
+2.85 |
131 |
0.04 |
-0.08 |
33 |
| Clinton |
76 |
32 |
49 |
17 |
+15 |
0.36 |
+0.15 |
7.54 |
-0.23 |
97 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| Corvallis |
76 |
30 |
46 |
11 |
-7 |
0.30 |
+0.09 |
4.25 |
-3.31 |
56 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| Creston |
74 |
34 |
49 |
11 |
+2 |
0.17 |
-0.15 |
6.85 |
-5.30 |
56 |
0.00 |
-0.17 |
0 |
| Deer
Lodge |
81 |
25 |
43 |
12 |
+4 |
0.45 |
+0.25 |
6.83 |
-1.45 |
82 |
0.00 |
-0.11 |
0 |
| Drummond |
71 |
25 |
46 |
4 |
-8 |
0.21 |
+0.00 |
6.24 |
-1.98 |
76 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| Hamilton |
74 |
30 |
47 |
12 |
-4 |
0.22 |
+0.01 |
5.85 |
-1.90 |
75 |
0.02 |
-0.10 |
17 |
| Kalispell |
72 |
29 |
49 |
8 |
+1 |
0.14 |
-0.10 |
8.00 |
-1.54 |
84 |
0.14 |
+0.02 |
117 |
| Missoula |
79 |
36 |
53 |
33 |
+16 |
0.07 |
-0.14 |
5.87 |
-2.34 |
71 |
0.03 |
-0.09 |
25 |
| Olney |
71 |
22 |
46 |
3 |
+3 |
0.34 |
+0.06 |
8.10 |
-2.93 |
73 |
0.29 |
+0.13 |
181 |
| Polson |
67 |
37 |
51 |
10 |
-12 |
0.11 |
-0.17 |
5.72 |
-4.16 |
58 |
0.00 |
-0.16 |
0 |
| St Ignatius |
74 |
35 |
50 |
14 |
-6 |
0.03 |
-0.25 |
6.09 |
-4.41 |
58 |
0.00 |
-0.16 |
0 |
| Seeley Lake |
76 |
26 |
47 |
15 |
+5 |
0.15 |
-0.13 |
7.00 |
-2.29 |
75 |
0.12 |
-0.04 |
75 |
| Sula |
83 |
23 |
46 |
14 |
+12 |
0.78 |
+0.50 |
9.82 |
-0.31 |
97 |
0.21 |
+0.05 |
131 |
| Superior |
81 |
29 |
51 |
21 |
-5 |
0.20 |
-0.01 |
7.21 |
-0.93 |
89 |
0.20 |
+0.08 |
167 |
| Swan Lake |
79 |
28 |
47 |
9 |
+6 |
0.45 |
+0.03 |
8.53 |
-3.93 |
68 |
0.45 |
+0.21 |
188 |
| Thompson Falls |
79 |
35 |
52 |
25 |
-5 |
0.18 |
-0.10 |
7.46 |
-2.29 |
77 |
0.17 |
+0.01 |
106 |
| West
Glacier |
67 |
29 |
46 |
0 |
-8 |
0.12 |
-0.30 |
10.81 |
-2.60 |
81 |
0.05 |
-0.19 |
21 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
78 |
29 |
47 |
11 |
-6 |
0.15 |
+0.01 |
7.59 |
-0.69 |
92 |
0.00 |
-0.08 |
0 |
| Chinook |
69 |
25 |
44 |
8 |
-8 |
0.27 |
+0.02 |
7.23 |
-2.90 |
71 |
0.27 |
+0.14 |
208 |
| Choteau |
77 |
22 |
44 |
6 |
-18 |
0.37 |
+0.22 |
8.14 |
-0.49 |
94 |
0.05 |
-0.03 |
63 |
| Cut
Bank |
76 |
32 |
47 |
13 |
+1 |
0.00 |
-0.17 |
3.85 |
-6.31 |
38 |
0.00 |
-0.09 |
0 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
75 |
27 |
45 |
9 |
-12 |
0.60 |
+0.36 |
8.61 |
-1.30 |
87 |
0.44 |
+0.32 |
367 |
| Fort Benton |
79 |
30 |
48 |
14 |
-16 |
0.59 |
+0.38 |
8.34 |
-1.82 |
82 |
0.21 |
+0.09 |
175 |
| Goldbutte |
79 |
19 |
45 |
11 |
-5 |
0.55 |
+0.31 |
7.05 |
-3.64 |
66 |
0.18 |
+0.06 |
150 |
| Harlem |
72 |
26 |
46 |
12 |
-6 |
0.35 |
+0.12 |
6.87 |
-2.32 |
75 |
0.05 |
-0.07 |
42 |
| Havre |
74 |
25 |
47 |
15 |
-3 |
0.53 |
+0.33 |
6.77 |
-1.69 |
80 |
0.49 |
+0.38 |
445 |
| Malta |
71 |
28 |
48 |
18 |
+1 |
0.44 |
+0.21 |
7.75 |
-2.30 |
77 |
0.40 |
+0.28 |
333 |
| Rudyard |
75 |
28 |
45 |
9 |
-9 |
0.52 |
+0.38 |
7.42 |
-0.69 |
91 |
0.26 |
+0.18 |
325 |
| Shelby |
75 |
27 |
47 |
15 |
-1 |
0.27 |
+0.11 |
7.27 |
-1.93 |
79 |
0.04 |
-0.04 |
50 |
| Turner |
68 |
22 |
45 |
10 |
-7 |
0.23 |
+0.03 |
6.63 |
-2.48 |
73 |
0.18 |
+0.07 |
164 |
| Valier |
74 |
30 |
47 |
11 |
-13 |
0.24 |
+0.05 |
8.06 |
-1.95 |
81 |
0.13 |
+0.03 |
130 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
68 |
31 |
45 |
6 |
-13 |
1.16 |
+0.92 |
11.54 |
+0.85 |
108 |
1.16 |
+1.04 |
967 |
| Culbertson |
72 |
29 |
49 |
16 |
-5 |
1.25 |
+0.95 |
12.00 |
+0.94 |
108 |
1.25 |
+1.09 |
781 |
| Glasgow |
74 |
30 |
48 |
14 |
-5 |
0.28 |
+0.07 |
7.56 |
-1.24 |
86 |
0.28 |
+0.16 |
233 |
| Glendive |
75 |
35 |
51 |
25 |
-3 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
10.34 |
-0.24 |
98 |
0.17 |
+0.01 |
106 |
| Jordan |
75 |
25 |
48 |
18 |
-2 |
0.50 |
+0.22 |
8.78 |
-0.97 |
90 |
0.50 |
+0.34 |
313 |
| Nashua |
75 |
28 |
49 |
19 |
-14 |
0.24 |
+0.02 |
7.55 |
-2.01 |
79 |
0.24 |
+0.11 |
185 |
| Opheim |
66 |
21 |
44 |
4 |
-6 |
0.42 |
+0.18 |
8.37 |
-2.10 |
80 |
0.42 |
+0.30 |
350 |
| Plentywood |
68 |
34 |
46 |
14 |
-2 |
1.00 |
+0.75 |
11.20 |
+0.68 |
106 |
1.00 |
+0.87 |
769 |
| St Marie |
71 |
30 |
47 |
13 |
-6 |
0.28 |
+0.07 |
7.23 |
-1.57 |
82 |
0.28 |
+0.16 |
233 |
| Scobey |
69 |
26 |
46 |
7 |
-5 |
0.74 |
+0.57 |
11.29 |
+0.96 |
109 |
0.74 |
+0.63 |
673 |
| Sidney |
73 |
37 |
50 |
22 |
-4 |
0.48 |
+0.17 |
8.92 |
-2.08 |
81 |
0.48 |
+0.32 |
300 |
| Wolf Point |
75 |
30 |
49 |
17 |
-7 |
0.32 |
+0.08 |
7.52 |
-1.94 |
79 |
0.32 |
+0.20 |
267 |
| CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cascade |
77 |
22 |
45 |
15 |
+3 |
1.27 |
+0.97 |
8.48 |
-2.62 |
76 |
0.20 |
+0.04 |
125 |
| Grass Range |
73 |
27 |
47 |
13 |
-6 |
0.35 |
+0.08 |
12.61 |
+0.21 |
102 |
0.02 |
-0.13 |
13 |
| Great
Falls |
84 |
33 |
50 |
30 |
+13 |
0.89 |
+0.66 |
10.30 |
-0.34 |
97 |
0.34 |
+0.20 |
243 |
| Harlowton |
85 |
21 |
45 |
14 |
-3 |
0.33 |
+0.12 |
10.70 |
-0.15 |
99 |
0.30 |
+0.18 |
250 |
| Helena |
84 |
32 |
50 |
24 |
+6 |
0.91 |
+0.70 |
7.17 |
-1.14 |
86 |
0.31 |
+0.19 |
258 |
| Lewistown |
85 |
29 |
47 |
24 |
+9 |
0.50 |
+0.22 |
10.58 |
-2.18 |
83 |
0.50 |
+0.34 |
313 |
| Martinsdale |
80 |
19 |
45 |
12 |
+0 |
0.63 |
+0.42 |
9.39 |
-1.01 |
90 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| Neihart |
79 |
26 |
44 |
14 |
-1 |
0.81 |
+0.42 |
12.07 |
-3.19 |
79 |
0.16 |
-0.05 |
76 |
| Rogers Pass |
79 |
24 |
43 |
8 |
-5 |
0.97 |
+0.62 |
10.59 |
-2.20 |
83 |
0.45 |
+0.25 |
225 |
| Roundup |
81 |
24 |
49 |
17 |
-12 |
0.54 |
+0.26 |
10.34 |
+0.19 |
102 |
0.19 |
+0.03 |
119 |
| Ryegate |
85 |
26 |
44 |
11 |
-5 |
0.20 |
-0.01 |
9.77 |
-0.05 |
99 |
0.20 |
+0.08 |
167 |
| Stanford |
84 |
28 |
48 |
25 |
+4 |
0.76 |
+0.48 |
9.36 |
-3.49 |
73 |
0.07 |
-0.09 |
44 |
| Townsend |
82 |
29 |
49 |
21 |
+0 |
0.65 |
+0.48 |
8.12 |
-0.16 |
98 |
0.00 |
-0.08 |
0 |
| Valentine |
73 |
24 |
45 |
11 |
-3 |
0.34 |
+0.13 |
10.40 |
+0.18 |
102 |
0.34 |
+0.22 |
283 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
78 |
25 |
46 |
16 |
+4 |
0.19 |
-0.09 |
9.41 |
-0.38 |
96 |
0.04 |
-0.12 |
25 |
| SOUTHWEST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boulder |
78 |
24 |
44 |
11 |
-1 |
0.64 |
+0.47 |
9.98 |
+1.21 |
114 |
0.04 |
-0.04 |
50 |
| Bozeman |
81 |
27 |
48 |
24 |
+7 |
0.80 |
+0.45 |
12.15 |
+0.56 |
105 |
0.30 |
+0.10 |
150 |
| Butte |
78 |
27 |
46 |
17 |
+14 |
0.71 |
+0.50 |
9.25 |
+0.10 |
101 |
0.23 |
+0.11 |
192 |
| Dillon |
74 |
26 |
46 |
14 |
+1 |
1.05 |
+0.85 |
8.28 |
+0.45 |
106 |
0.21 |
+0.10 |
191 |
| Ennis |
78 |
22 |
44 |
11 |
-4 |
0.51 |
+0.24 |
7.77 |
-2.08 |
79 |
0.09 |
-0.07 |
56 |
| Lakeview |
76 |
24 |
46 |
15 |
+15 |
0.56 |
+0.16 |
8.69 |
-3.68 |
70 |
0.08 |
-0.14 |
36 |
| W
Yellowstone |
75 |
22 |
44 |
9 |
+9 |
0.46 |
+0.18 |
12.43 |
+1.69 |
116 |
0.28 |
+0.12 |
175 |
| Wisdom |
79 |
17 |
41 |
12 |
+12 |
0.69 |
+0.48 |
9.05 |
+1.08 |
114 |
0.00 |
-0.12 |
0 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Billings |
81 |
35 |
52 |
30 |
+0 |
0.36 |
+0.01 |
6.49 |
-3.29 |
66 |
0.36 |
+0.16 |
180 |
| Cooke City |
70 |
22 |
38 |
1 |
+1 |
0.44 |
+0.06 |
12.65 |
-1.07 |
92 |
0.07 |
-0.14 |
33 |
| Gardiner |
82 |
27 |
49 |
31 |
+6 |
0.45 |
+0.24 |
6.10 |
-0.71 |
90 |
0.05 |
-0.07 |
42 |
| Hardin |
76 |
27 |
50 |
21 |
-16 |
0.28 |
-0.07 |
6.37 |
-1.91 |
77 |
0.00 |
-0.20 |
0 |
| Huntley |
77 |
21 |
46 |
8 |
-14 |
0.29 |
-0.05 |
9.27 |
-0.72 |
93 |
0.29 |
+0.10 |
153 |
| Hysham |
72 |
26 |
47 |
7 |
-24 |
0.66 |
+0.31 |
11.18 |
+1.46 |
115 |
0.18 |
-0.02 |
90 |
| Joliet |
85 |
26 |
48 |
19 |
-1 |
0.50 |
+0.14 |
7.91 |
-2.54 |
76 |
0.50 |
+0.29 |
238 |
| Livingston |
84 |
27 |
48 |
15 |
-4 |
0.63 |
+0.31 |
11.95 |
+0.50 |
104 |
0.57 |
+0.38 |
300 |
| Nye |
83 |
25 |
48 |
19 |
-2 |
0.40 |
-0.02 |
9.75 |
-3.66 |
73 |
0.03 |
-0.21 |
13 |
| Rapelje |
86 |
26 |
48 |
17 |
-7 |
0.35 |
+0.00 |
11.15 |
+0.32 |
103 |
0.08 |
-0.12 |
40 |
| SOUTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Albion |
76 |
32 |
47 |
12 |
-5 |
0.31 |
+0.05 |
12.74 |
+1.33 |
112 |
0.31 |
+0.17 |
221 |
| Baker |
74 |
32 |
48 |
13 |
-10 |
0.53 |
+0.21 |
12.28 |
+1.41 |
113 |
0.53 |
+0.33 |
265 |
| Broadus |
82 |
24 |
50 |
28 |
+0 |
0.23 |
-0.05 |
7.25 |
-2.40 |
75 |
0.20 |
+0.04 |
125 |
| Ekalaka |
74 |
24 |
46 |
22 |
-1 |
0.52 |
+0.10 |
9.05 |
-3.58 |
72 |
0.52 |
+0.28 |
217 |
| Miles City |
82 |
29 |
51 |
28 |
-2 |
0.17 |
-0.11 |
8.68 |
-1.45 |
86 |
0.17 |
+0.01 |
106 |
| Plevna |
74 |
32 |
49 |
20 |
-3 |
0.57 |
+0.25 |
11.63 |
+0.76 |
107 |
0.56 |
+0.36 |
280 |
| Compiled
by AWIS Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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