Montana Crop Weather Report
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Issue: 09-31
For the Week Ending: October 11, 2009
Released: October 13, 2009
For more information contact: Christel Pachl or John Hilton 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 cooler temperatures
with adequate moisture for the week ending October 11th. Highs were in
the 50s to 60s, and lows were mostly in the teens and 20s. Havre had the
high temperature of 67 degrees, and Cascade had the low temperature of
minus 12 degrees. Huntley had the greatest amount of weekly precipitation
with 1.48 inches. Topsoil moisture is 40 percent adequate and surplus,
down from last week's 45 percent as well as last year's 71 percent and
below the five-year average of 61 percent. Subsoil moisture is 29 percent
adequate and surplus, down from last week's 34 percent as well as last
year's 55 percent and below the five-year average of 37 percent. The number
of days suitable for field work decreased to 3.8 days from the previous
week's 5.0 days.
Montana temperatures are forecasted to be near normal, and precipitation
is forecasted to be above normal for October 20th to October 26th. Normal
temperatures for this period in the state are highs ranging from the lower
50s to the lower 60s and lows in the lower 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 |
15 |
20 |
7 |
11 |
| Short |
45 |
35 |
22 |
28 |
| Adequate |
39 |
45 |
66 |
57 |
| Surplus |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
| Subsoil
Moisture |
| Very
Short |
19 |
25 |
19 |
27 |
| Short |
52 |
41 |
26 |
36 |
| Adequate |
29 |
34 |
54 |
36 |
| Surplus |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Days Suitable
for Field Work |
| Days |
3.8 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
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Field Crops Report
Winter wheat seeding is ninety percent complete and emergence is fifty-one
percent complete, slightly below last year's progress. Cooler temperatures
along with moisture have put a halt on durum wheat harvest.
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| Crop
Condition Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Sugar Beets |
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Poor |
0 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
| Fair |
13 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
| Good |
41 |
35 |
44 |
43 |
| Excellent |
46 |
45 |
21 |
17 |
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| Crop
Progress Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Hay- Second Cutting |
|
|
|
|
| Other Hay |
89 |
88 |
96 |
96 |
| Harvested |
|
|
|
|
| Durum Wheat |
91 |
90 |
95 |
95 |
| Sugar Beets |
16 |
8 |
47 |
32 |
| Planted |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
90 |
86 |
91 |
90 |
| Emerged |
|
|
|
|
| Winter Wheat |
51 |
39 |
52 |
51 |
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|
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Livestock Report
Range and pasture feed conditions declined from last week with 15 percent
good to excellent compared to 17 percent the previous week. Ranchers have
just begun supplemental feeding of livestock.
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| Range
& Livestock Table |
This
Week |
Last
Week |
Last
Year |
5
Yr Avg |
| Range and Pasture
Feed Condition |
| Very Poor |
18 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
| Poor |
30 |
34 |
18 |
21 |
| Fair |
37 |
35 |
35 |
38 |
| Good |
12 |
15 |
30 |
23 |
| Excellent |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Livestock Moved
From Summer Ranges |
| Cattle and Calves |
59 |
44 |
64 |
58 |
| Sheep and Lambs |
64 |
45 |
70 |
58 |
| Livestock Receiving
Supplemental Feed |
| Cattle and Calves |
9 |
n/a |
10 |
n/a |
| Sheep and Lambs |
8 |
n/a |
7 |
n/a |
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Weather Information for the Week
ending 10/11/2009
| 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 |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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| Alberton |
61 |
8 |
34 |
0 |
-7 |
0.20 |
-0.01 |
7.41 |
-1.01 |
88 |
0.20 |
-0.13 |
61 |
| Anaconda |
61 |
8 |
28 |
0 |
-5 |
0.41 |
+0.20 |
12.37 |
+3.05 |
133 |
0.45 |
+0.12 |
136 |
| Clinton |
59 |
11 |
33 |
0 |
+0 |
0.09 |
-0.12 |
7.63 |
-0.35 |
96 |
0.09 |
-0.24 |
27 |
| Corvallis |
60 |
15 |
34 |
0 |
-9 |
0.23 |
+0.02 |
4.48 |
-3.29 |
58 |
0.23 |
-0.10 |
70 |
| Creston |
60 |
9 |
33 |
0 |
-1 |
0.07 |
-0.21 |
6.92 |
-5.51 |
56 |
0.07 |
-0.38 |
16 |
| Deer
Lodge |
56 |
8 |
27 |
0 |
-1 |
0.03 |
-0.11 |
6.86 |
-1.56 |
81 |
0.03 |
-0.22 |
12 |
| Drummond |
60 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
-4 |
0.33 |
+0.12 |
6.57 |
-1.86 |
78 |
0.33 |
+0.00 |
100 |
| Hamilton |
62 |
15 |
36 |
0 |
-6 |
0.41 |
+0.24 |
5.87 |
-2.05 |
74 |
0.43 |
+0.14 |
148 |
| Kalispell |
59 |
6 |
34 |
0 |
+0 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
8.00 |
-1.75 |
82 |
0.14 |
-0.19 |
42 |
| Missoula |
60 |
11 |
35 |
0 |
-7 |
0.08 |
-0.13 |
5.95 |
-2.47 |
71 |
0.11 |
-0.22 |
33 |
| Olney |
56 |
8 |
32 |
0 |
+0 |
0.07 |
-0.21 |
8.17 |
-3.14 |
72 |
0.36 |
-0.08 |
82 |
| Polson |
59 |
10 |
35 |
0 |
-10 |
0.23 |
-0.04 |
5.95 |
-4.20 |
59 |
0.23 |
-0.20 |
53 |
| St Ignatius |
59 |
13 |
34 |
0 |
-9 |
0.33 |
+0.05 |
6.42 |
-4.36 |
60 |
0.33 |
-0.11 |
75 |
| Seeley Lake |
56 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
-3 |
0.51 |
+0.23 |
7.51 |
-2.06 |
78 |
0.63 |
+0.19 |
143 |
| Sula |
56 |
11 |
33 |
0 |
+0 |
0.29 |
+0.05 |
10.11 |
-0.26 |
97 |
0.50 |
+0.10 |
125 |
| Superior |
62 |
12 |
38 |
1 |
-10 |
0.10 |
-0.11 |
7.31 |
-1.04 |
88 |
0.30 |
-0.03 |
91 |
| Swan Lake |
56 |
6 |
31 |
0 |
+0 |
0.06 |
-0.36 |
8.59 |
-4.29 |
67 |
0.51 |
-0.15 |
77 |
| Thompson Falls |
64 |
15 |
39 |
0 |
-15 |
0.03 |
-0.29 |
7.49 |
-2.58 |
74 |
0.20 |
-0.28 |
42 |
| West
Glacier |
56 |
5 |
32 |
0 |
-1 |
0.11 |
-0.31 |
10.93 |
-2.90 |
79 |
0.17 |
-0.49 |
26 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chester |
63 |
10 |
29 |
0 |
-7 |
0.08 |
-0.06 |
7.67 |
-0.75 |
91 |
0.08 |
-0.14 |
36 |
| Chinook |
64 |
15 |
33 |
0 |
-5 |
0.11 |
-0.08 |
7.34 |
-2.98 |
71 |
0.38 |
+0.06 |
119 |
| Choteau |
57 |
-4 |
29 |
0 |
-13 |
0.32 |
+0.18 |
8.46 |
-0.31 |
96 |
0.37 |
+0.15 |
168 |
| Cut
Bank |
59 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
-2 |
0.02 |
-0.12 |
3.87 |
-6.43 |
38 |
0.02 |
-0.21 |
9 |
| Ft Assinniboine |
65 |
14 |
33 |
1 |
-9 |
0.17 |
-0.04 |
8.79 |
-1.33 |
87 |
0.62 |
+0.29 |
188 |
| Fort Benton |
62 |
16 |
34 |
0 |
-18 |
0.24 |
+0.03 |
8.58 |
-1.79 |
83 |
0.45 |
+0.12 |
136 |
| Goldbutte |
63 |
2 |
28 |
0 |
-7 |
0.10 |
-0.11 |
7.15 |
-3.75 |
66 |
0.28 |
-0.05 |
85 |
| Harlem |
62 |
15 |
33 |
0 |
-9 |
0.10 |
-0.07 |
6.97 |
-2.39 |
74 |
0.15 |
-0.14 |
52 |
| Havre |
67 |
17 |
35 |
3 |
-6 |
0.08 |
-0.06 |
6.85 |
-1.75 |
80 |
0.57 |
+0.32 |
228 |
| Malta |
62 |
17 |
36 |
0 |
-8 |
0.05 |
-0.16 |
7.80 |
-2.46 |
76 |
0.45 |
+0.12 |
136 |
| Rudyard |
64 |
16 |
33 |
0 |
-9 |
0.00 |
-0.14 |
7.42 |
-0.83 |
90 |
0.26 |
+0.04 |
118 |
| Shelby |
61 |
5 |
29 |
0 |
-6 |
0.09 |
-0.05 |
7.36 |
-1.98 |
79 |
0.13 |
-0.09 |
59 |
| Turner |
61 |
9 |
33 |
0 |
-8 |
0.04 |
-0.09 |
6.67 |
-2.57 |
72 |
0.22 |
-0.02 |
92 |
| Valier |
57 |
2 |
29 |
0 |
-11 |
0.30 |
+0.16 |
8.36 |
-1.79 |
82 |
0.43 |
+0.19 |
179 |
| NORTHEAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bredette |
50 |
14 |
32 |
0 |
-8 |
0.09 |
-0.10 |
11.63 |
+0.75 |
107 |
1.25 |
+0.94 |
403 |
| Culbertson |
54 |
17 |
35 |
0 |
-9 |
0.17 |
-0.05 |
12.17 |
+0.89 |
108 |
1.42 |
+1.04 |
374 |
| Glasgow |
59 |
19 |
35 |
0 |
-9 |
0.01 |
-0.18 |
7.57 |
-1.42 |
84 |
0.29 |
-0.02 |
94 |
| Glendive |
48 |
22 |
36 |
0 |
-14 |
0.85 |
+0.57 |
11.19 |
+0.33 |
103 |
1.02 |
+0.58 |
232 |
| Jordan |
59 |
20 |
35 |
0 |
-10 |
0.38 |
+0.17 |
9.16 |
-0.80 |
92 |
0.88 |
+0.51 |
238 |
| Nashua |
57 |
16 |
35 |
0 |
-20 |
0.10 |
-0.11 |
7.65 |
-2.12 |
78 |
0.34 |
+0.00 |
100 |
| Opheim |
54 |
12 |
31 |
0 |
-2 |
0.10 |
-0.11 |
8.47 |
-2.21 |
79 |
0.52 |
+0.19 |
158 |
| Plentywood |
52 |
18 |
34 |
0 |
-6 |
0.00 |
-0.21 |
11.20 |
+0.47 |
104 |
1.00 |
+0.66 |
294 |
| St Marie |
57 |
13 |
34 |
0 |
-9 |
0.07 |
-0.12 |
7.30 |
-1.69 |
81 |
0.35 |
+0.04 |
113 |
| Scobey |
52 |
18 |
34 |
0 |
-3 |
0.09 |
-0.05 |
11.38 |
+0.91 |
109 |
0.83 |
+0.58 |
332 |
| Sidney |
52 |
20 |
36 |
0 |
-13 |
0.63 |
+0.35 |
9.55 |
-1.73 |
85 |
1.11 |
+0.67 |
252 |
| Wolf Point |
56 |
20 |
36 |
0 |
-11 |
0.14 |
-0.05 |
7.66 |
-1.99 |
79 |
0.46 |
+0.15 |
148 |
| CENTRAL |
|
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|
|
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|
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| Cascade |
51 |
-12 |
23 |
0 |
-5 |
1.06 |
+0.82 |
9.54 |
-1.80 |
84 |
1.26 |
+0.86 |
315 |
| Grass Range |
56 |
10 |
31 |
0 |
-10 |
0.38 |
+0.17 |
12.99 |
+0.38 |
103 |
0.40 |
+0.04 |
111 |
| Great
Falls |
56 |
4 |
29 |
0 |
-9 |
0.35 |
+0.14 |
10.65 |
-0.20 |
98 |
0.69 |
+0.34 |
197 |
| Harlowton |
59 |
-3 |
28 |
0 |
-8 |
0.43 |
+0.22 |
11.13 |
+0.07 |
101 |
0.73 |
+0.40 |
221 |
| Helena |
59 |
9 |
32 |
0 |
-8 |
0.06 |
-0.08 |
7.23 |
-1.22 |
86 |
0.37 |
+0.11 |
142 |
| Lewistown |
55 |
5 |
28 |
0 |
-6 |
0.27 |
-0.01 |
10.85 |
-2.19 |
83 |
0.77 |
+0.33 |
175 |
| Martinsdale |
52 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
-5 |
0.37 |
+0.16 |
9.76 |
-0.85 |
92 |
0.37 |
+0.04 |
112 |
| Neihart |
48 |
-1 |
24 |
0 |
-7 |
1.16 |
+0.81 |
13.23 |
-2.38 |
85 |
1.32 |
+0.76 |
236 |
| Rogers Pass |
54 |
-2 |
25 |
0 |
-7 |
0.70 |
+0.41 |
11.29 |
-1.79 |
86 |
1.15 |
+0.66 |
235 |
| Roundup |
58 |
13 |
33 |
0 |
-17 |
0.79 |
+0.51 |
11.13 |
+0.70 |
107 |
0.98 |
+0.54 |
223 |
| Ryegate |
54 |
-4 |
26 |
0 |
-7 |
0.46 |
+0.25 |
10.23 |
+0.20 |
102 |
0.66 |
+0.33 |
200 |
| Stanford |
54 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
-11 |
0.92 |
+0.67 |
10.28 |
-2.82 |
78 |
0.99 |
+0.58 |
241 |
| Townsend |
56 |
11 |
32 |
0 |
-11 |
0.25 |
+0.11 |
8.40 |
-0.02 |
100 |
0.25 |
+0.03 |
114 |
| Valentine |
61 |
17 |
33 |
0 |
-6 |
0.53 |
+0.36 |
10.93 |
+0.54 |
105 |
0.87 |
+0.58 |
300 |
| Wht Sulphur Spr |
62 |
-1 |
27 |
0 |
-4 |
0.13 |
-0.14 |
9.54 |
-0.52 |
95 |
0.17 |
-0.26 |
40 |
| SOUTHWEST |
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| Boulder |
55 |
9 |
28 |
0 |
-5 |
0.32 |
+0.18 |
10.30 |
+1.39 |
116 |
0.36 |
+0.14 |
164 |
| Bozeman |
50 |
12 |
30 |
0 |
-8 |
0.85 |
+0.50 |
13.00 |
+1.06 |
109 |
1.15 |
+0.60 |
209 |
| Butte |
53 |
12 |
29 |
0 |
+0 |
0.11 |
-0.10 |
9.36 |
+0.00 |
100 |
0.34 |
+0.01 |
103 |
| Dillon |
50 |
8 |
30 |
0 |
-7 |
0.03 |
-0.11 |
8.31 |
+0.34 |
104 |
0.24 |
-0.01 |
96 |
| Ennis |
53 |
11 |
30 |
0 |
-7 |
0.22 |
-0.04 |
7.99 |
-2.12 |
79 |
0.31 |
-0.11 |
74 |
| Lakeview |
47 |
13 |
31 |
0 |
+0 |
0.35 |
+0.00 |
9.22 |
-3.50 |
72 |
0.66 |
+0.09 |
116 |
| W
Yellowstone |
46 |
10 |
29 |
0 |
+0 |
0.70 |
+0.42 |
13.13 |
+2.11 |
119 |
0.98 |
+0.54 |
223 |
| Wisdom |
51 |
2 |
28 |
0 |
+0 |
0.07 |
-0.12 |
9.12 |
+0.96 |
112 |
0.07 |
-0.24 |
23 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL |
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|
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| Billings |
54 |
18 |
33 |
0 |
-17 |
1.24 |
+0.94 |
7.73 |
-2.35 |
77 |
1.60 |
+1.10 |
320 |
| Cooke City |
44 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
+0 |
0.46 |
+0.11 |
13.11 |
-0.96 |
93 |
0.53 |
-0.03 |
95 |
| Gardiner |
47 |
9 |
31 |
0 |
-12 |
0.03 |
-0.16 |
6.13 |
-0.87 |
88 |
0.08 |
-0.23 |
26 |
| Hardin |
58 |
19 |
35 |
0 |
-22 |
1.03 |
+0.69 |
7.40 |
-1.22 |
86 |
1.03 |
+0.49 |
191 |
| Huntley |
57 |
15 |
32 |
0 |
-10 |
1.48 |
+1.20 |
10.75 |
+0.48 |
105 |
1.77 |
+1.30 |
377 |
| Hysham |
57 |
15 |
34 |
0 |
-17 |
1.10 |
+0.81 |
12.28 |
+2.27 |
123 |
1.28 |
+0.79 |
261 |
| Joliet |
52 |
6 |
29 |
0 |
-9 |
1.28 |
+0.88 |
9.19 |
-1.66 |
85 |
1.78 |
+1.17 |
292 |
| Livingston |
48 |
8 |
29 |
0 |
-10 |
0.86 |
+0.58 |
12.81 |
+1.08 |
109 |
1.43 |
+0.96 |
304 |
| Nye |
53 |
3 |
29 |
0 |
-12 |
0.68 |
+0.32 |
10.43 |
-3.34 |
76 |
0.71 |
+0.11 |
118 |
| Rapelje |
55 |
3 |
29 |
0 |
-12 |
1.02 |
+0.73 |
12.17 |
+1.05 |
109 |
1.10 |
+0.61 |
224 |
| SOUTHEAST |
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|
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| Albion |
47 |
14 |
32 |
0 |
-6 |
1.14 |
+0.86 |
13.88 |
+2.19 |
119 |
1.45 |
+1.03 |
345 |
| Baker |
50 |
20 |
34 |
0 |
-10 |
0.77 |
+0.47 |
13.05 |
+1.88 |
117 |
1.30 |
+0.80 |
260 |
| Broadus |
56 |
15 |
34 |
0 |
-13 |
1.28 |
+0.98 |
8.53 |
-1.42 |
86 |
1.48 |
+1.02 |
322 |
| Ekalaka |
45 |
9 |
29 |
0 |
-10 |
1.22 |
+0.82 |
10.27 |
-2.76 |
79 |
1.74 |
+1.10 |
272 |
| Miles City |
56 |
22 |
36 |
0 |
-15 |
0.87 |
+0.59 |
9.55 |
-0.86 |
92 |
1.04 |
+0.60 |
236 |
| Plevna |
52 |
19 |
33 |
0 |
-10 |
0.89 |
+0.59 |
12.52 |
+1.35 |
112 |
1.45 |
+0.95 |
290 |
| Compiled
by AWIS Inc. based on NWS data. DFN-Departure from normal 1971-2000.
GDD-Growing degree days |
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