OR-crop-weather Oregon Crop Weather Released: October 31, 2012 Week ending: October 28, 2012 OR-CW3112 OREGON CROP WEATHER NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE USDA, NASS, Oregon Field Office Phone: 503-326-2131 Released: October 29, 2012 Toll Free: 1-800-338-2157 Week ending: October 28, 2012 Email: nass-or@nass.usda.gov Volume: 31-12 Internet: www.nass.usda.gov/or Weather: Oregon was cool and rainy, as most stations reporting high temperatures in the upper 50's to lower 60's and measurable precipitation. Most areas had above average precipitation and below normal temperatures. Rome had the highest recorded temperature at 70 degrees, below its normal high for this time of the season. Almost all stations in central and eastern Oregon reported below freezing overnight temperatures. Christmas Valley and Baker City both had the lowest recorded temperature at 15 degrees. The precipitation and cold temperatures brought some snow to Klamath, Lake, and Wallowa counties this week. The ongoing rainfall delayed some harvesting but continued to improve overall soil conditions for fall crop planting and growth. Detroit Lake received the most precipitation at 4.92 inches, above its normal precipitation for this time of the year. Field Crops: Another rainy week has been beneficial to the germination of fall seeded turf and small grains. Umatilla County farmers were getting closer to having winter wheat acreage planted. Sherman and Wasco Counties are both close to completing planting, but wheat is 70 percent emerged in Sherman County while only 5 percent in Wasco County. Fall fieldwork and planting continued in Klamath County. The rain continued to slow down the harvest of sugarbeet and corn in eastern Oregon. Many Malheur County producers were still trying to dig sugarbeets and finish corn harvest, continuing harvest as field moisture permitted. Corn harvest continued in Umatilla County. Sunflower and corn harvests were delayed in Union and Baker counties due to weather. Klamath County potato harvest continued. Grass seed and winter grains were up and growing in lower Willamette Valley. Fruits and Nuts: Cranberry producers have started harvest season. Orchard and vineyard crops have nearly all been harvested. Pinot noir producers in Yamhill County who harvested this week benefitted from the recent rains, having a clean crop with few pest problems. In general, wine grapes appear to be a good crop this year. Some late apple varieties are still in the field awaiting harvest. Apples and asian pears are still looking to be a good crop in Lane County. Hazelnut harvest continued in western Oregon, facing difficulties due to the rain; some hazelnuts were being "mudded out". Vegetables: Vegetables, including garlic, leeks, chard, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, and peas, were growing well in southern Oregon. Cauliflower and broccoli were being picked and heading to cannery and processors in Washington County. Plenty of pumpkins are still waiting in fields for the public's arrival and purchase. Nurseries and Greenhouses: Nurseries and greenhouses were burning ripped out arborvitae and other shrubs, digging, and burlap and balling larger trees. With November near, Yamhill County will start to see Christmas trees as the next crop being harvested and shipped out on a large scale. Livestock, Range and Pasture: Some Lake County livestock were left to be shipped to California pastures. Coos and Curry counties' cattle continued to be gathered off low lying pastures as the ground get muddy. The germination of pastures in southern Oregon benefitted from another rainy week. In Josephine County, animals were finding green patches in places that were dry in the summer. Soil Moisture - Week Ending 10/28/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ : Very : : : : short : Short : Adequate : Surplus ------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Topsoil : 5 15 68 12 Subsoil : 20 19 60 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Progress - Week Ending 10/28/12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5 year Crop : week : week : year : average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn harvested : 81 71 - - Winter wheat planted : 84 68 88 89 Winter wheat emerged : 48 26 38 49 : Days suitable for fieldwork : 3.6 4.9 6.4 5.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition - Week Ending 10/28/12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Winter wheat : 0 0 52 48 0 Corn : 0 0 26 74 0 Range and pasture : 15 30 27 28 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Oregon COOS/CURRY: Lows were 1 to 5 degrees below the 5-year average for both counties. Coos County maximum high temp was 5.03 degrees below the 5-year average. Maximum high was over 6.5 degrees below the 5-year average in Southern Curry County. Cool mornings and rainy conditions prevailed most of the week along the coast, with heavy rain early in the week, drier mid-week with scattered showers continuing through the weekend. Cattle continue to be moved off low lying pastures as the ground gets muddy. Cranberry producers have started harvest season. Bandon (Coos and Northern Curry): Official Low temperature for the period was 39.18 degrees, 1.22 degrees below the 5-year average. High temperature for the period was 62.75 degrees, 5.03 degrees below the 5-year average. Precipitation for the period was 3.58 inches, which is 2.95 inches above the 5-year average for the week. Bandon got 1.77 inches on Monday alone. Weather year 2012 (through 9/30/2012) ended with a total of 65.04 inches, 11.27 above the 5-year average, and 4.64 above the historical average. Weather year 2013 (began 10/1/2012) precipitation stands at 5.77 inches, 2.77 inches above the 5-year average. Historical average precipitation for October is 4.07 inches. Brookings (Southern Curry): Low temperature for the period was 39.63 degrees, 4.48 degrees below the 5-year average. High temperature for the period was 63.08 degrees, 6.51 degrees below the 5-year average. Precipitation for the period was 3.98 inches, which is 2.77 inches above the 5-year average. Brookings got a total of 3.45 inches on Monday and Tuesday last week. Weather year 2012 (through 9/30/2012) ended with a total of 91.91 inches, 11.61 above the 5-year average, and 18.43 above the historical average. Weather year 2013 (began 10/1/2012) precipitation stands at 9.17 inches, 3.37 inches above the 5-year average. Historical average precipitation for October is 5.22 inches. DOUGLAS: Another rainy week has dropped 1.5 to 2 inches of rain over 80 percent of our area. This was important for the germination of fall seeded turf, pastures, and small grains. The soil temperature of 50 to 55 degrees was still warm enough to get good stands up in all cases. Orchard and vineyard crops have nearly all been harvested. Just a few late apple varieties were still in the field. JOSEPHINE: Overnight temperatures of 34 to 42 with daytime temperatures of 40 to 60, and 1.5 inches of rain. Harvests continued. People were cleaning up perennial beds and garden areas. Truck gardens had bountiful produce of all varieties this year. Animals were finding green patches in non-irrigated places that were dry in the summer. LANE: As harvest comes to a close, fall work was nearly completed with corn harvest finished and the remaining wheat crop being planted. Hazelnut harvest was in full swing with reports of above average crop yields. Pretty good weather for the week. More rain in the forecast. Some hazelnuts were being "mudded" out due to the rain. Apples and asian pears still looking to be a good crop. Grass seed and winter grains were up and growing. Agricultural activities were slowing down. YAMHILL: Wine grape harvest should be finished at this point with a good harvest reported. For those pinot noir producers who were brave enough to wait two weeks while it rained, they were rewarded. The buzz around the county is for an excellent vintage. There were no disease problems, no having to drop fruit this year, no pressure from birds and a very clean crop. Thursday was a non-rainy day, so hazelnut harvest resumed. Most of the hazelnut crop has been harvested. Hazelnut producers were trying to get through the orchards to finish up, but this is limited to the largest producers who need to make second passes on the first orchards they harvested. With November just a week away, the County will start to see Christmas trees as the next crop being harvested and shipped out on a large scale. Eastern Oregon KLAMATH: Some snow during the week. It was another week of warm temperatures outside of that. Potato harvest and fall field work and planting continued. LAKE: The County received three days of snow during the week with some mountain areas receiving up to 12 inches of snow. Some cattle were left to be shipped to California pastures. MALHEUR: High temperatures of 45 to 50 degrees with low temperatures of 31 to 40 degrees. There were several nights of frost or near frost. Normal high 60 and low 35. Rain for the week about a half inch, a good start for all winter wheat that was in the ground.. Rain accumulation for October was 1.02 inches, which is a little lower than normal. Sugarbeet and corn harvest continued as field moisture permitted. Many farmers were still trying to dig sugar beets and finish corn harvest. SHERMAN/WASCO: While both counties are now very close in percentage planted, the wheat is closer to 70 percent emerged in Sherman County and five percent in Wasco County. So far about an inch or more of rain has blessed the soil and crops this fall crop season. UNION/BAKER: Lots of rain this week. Sunflower and corn harvest delayed due to weather. UMATILLA: Corn harvest continued, and farmers were getting closer to having winter wheat acreage planted. Wheat emergence has been aided by recent rains. WALLOWA: Snow off and on during the week along with cold temperatures. Weather data for selected stations in Oregon, Week ending: October 28, 2012 (as of 11:00 am) 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Growing : Last week precip. 4/ : Season cum. precipitation 5/ : Air temperature 2/ : degree days 3/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- Station :-------------------------------:-----------------: Total : : : Total : : Pct. : : Low : High : Avg. :DFN 6/ : Total :DFN 6/ : inches :DFN 6/ :Days 7/: inches :DFN 6/ : normal :Days 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COASTAL AREAS : Astoria : 34 58 49 -3 11 -3 3.60 +1.97 7 8.70 +0.66 108 19 Bandon 8/ : 39 63 52 +1 24 +3 3.58 +2.28 7 5.82 +0.51 110 19 Crescent City : 39 63 53 -2 21 -12 2.67 +1.13 6 5.52 -0.52 91 18 Florence : 37 58 49 -4 12 -11 4.04 +2.27 6 9.95 +2.19 128 17 North Bend : 39 63 54 +0 28 +0 2.66 +1.21 7 4.97 -0.89 85 13 Tillamook : 37 61 51 +0 15 +1 4.59 +2.54 6 10.25 +0.13 101 16 WILLAMETTE : VALLEY : Aurora 8/ : 37 62 50 +1 15 +3 2.67 +1.74 7 5.72 +1.07 123 18 Corvallis : 33 64 50 +0 17 +3 1.69 +0.73 7 4.82 +0.56 113 16 Detroit Lake 8/ : 36 57 44 -1 4 -2 4.92 +3.41 7 11.84 +5.24 179 18 Eugene : 33 65 51 +1 20 +3 1.00 -0.11 5 3.82 -0.82 82 14 Hillsboro : 35 59 48 -2 6 -5 1.65 +0.81 7 4.14 +0.13 103 16 McMinnville : 38 60 50 +0 15 +1 1.93 +0.97 7 4.38 -0.11 98 14 Portland : 41 63 51 -1 15 -4 1.74 +0.97 7 4.66 +0.55 113 15 Salem : 35 63 51 +1 18 +6 1.52 +0.62 6 4.78 +0.59 114 16 SW VALLEYS : Grants Pass : 36 61 48 -6 7 -19 1.84 +1.08 7 2.94 -0.10 97 12 Medford : 40 61 50 -2 8 -13 0.51 +0.06 6 1.56 -0.61 72 10 Roseburg : 39 67 52 -2 20 -5 0.91 +0.16 7 2.06 -1.14 64 14 NORTH CENTRAL : Condon : 29 56 41 -4 - -3 0.51 +0.22 3 1.54 -0.06 96 10 Echo 8/ : 29 63 44 -5 5 -3 0.67 +0.48 4 1.43 +0.47 149 10 Heppner : 30 54 42 -7 - -11 0.50 +0.22 5 1.42 -0.31 82 10 Hermiston : 31 64 44 -5 5 -3 0.59 +0.40 5 1.49 +0.53 155 12 Madras 8/ : 29 63 46 -2 11 +4 0.27 +0.06 4 0.72 -0.41 64 11 Moro : 28 59 43 -4 - -5 0.48 +0.26 5 1.56 +0.37 131 11 Parkdale 8/ : 30 61 45 -3 6 -2 1.85 +1.16 7 4.71 +1.63 153 19 Pendleton : 31 59 43 -6 4 -8 0.50 +0.25 6 1.45 +0.09 107 12 Prairie City 8/ : 29 63 46 -2 11 +4 0.27 +0.06 4 0.72 -0.41 64 11 The Dalles : 37 64 49 +3 8 +1 0.78 +0.54 4 1.52 +0.26 121 9 SOUTH CENTRAL : Agency Lake 8/ : 21 62 38 -5 - +0 0.33 -0.06 3 1.13 -0.71 61 5 Bend : 26 60 42 -3 5 +0 0.12 -0.09 1 0.85 -0.18 83 2 Burns : 21 66 36 -6 - +0 0.36 +0.15 4 0.77 -0.43 64 7 Christmas Valley 8/ : 15 66 38 -9 2 -5 0.09 -0.19 4 0.65 -0.81 45 8 Klamath Falls : 25 58 40 -6 - -7 0.18 -0.13 3 0.41 -1.08 28 5 Klamath Falls 8/ : 25 63 41 -6 - -7 0.31 +0.00 5 0.52 -0.97 35 8 Lakeview 8/ : 19 64 36 -8 - -4 0.41 +0.07 4 0.58 -1.12 34 7 Lorella 8/ : 19 64 39 -7 - -7 0.48 +0.17 4 0.73 -0.76 49 7 Redmond : 26 63 43 -2 8 +1 0.27 +0.10 5 1.28 +0.41 147 11 Worden 8/ : 22 66 40 -6 - -7 0.20 -0.11 4 0.37 -1.12 25 8 NORTHEAST : Baker City : 15 46 34 -10 - +0 0.34 +0.20 5 0.66 -0.63 51 11 Joseph : 21 45 32 -9 - +0 0.29 -0.21 5 1.86 -1.16 62 13 La Grande : 28 54 40 -6 - -7 0.31 -0.04 5 0.82 -1.27 39 8 Imbler 8/ : 27 50 38 -7 - -3 2.00 +1.51 7 3.27 +0.66 125 17 SOUTHEAST : Ontario : 27 52 39 -9 - -7 0.39 +0.22 4 0.95 -0.11 90 9 Rome : 18 70 41 -5 7 +1 0.17 +0.03 4 0.38 -0.70 35 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Summary based on NWS data. Copyright 2012: AWIS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2/ Air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. 3/ Growing degree days base-50 degrees Fahrenheit. 4/ Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches. 5/ Season cumulative precipitation starts September 1, 2012. 6/ DFN=Departure from normal (using 1961-1990 normal period). 7/ Precipitation days = Days with precipitation of 0.01 inch or more. 8/ Agri-Met weather stations.