sc-crop-weather South Carolina Weekly Weather and Crop Progress Report Released: June 4, 2012 Week Ending Date: June 3, 2012 Issue: SC-CW002312 GENERAL The passage of Tropical Depression Beryl provided beneficial rainfall to South Carolina during the week ending June 3, 2012. The storm traveled eastward through the State dumping rainfall on central and coastal counties. An EF1 tornado was reported in Holly Hill early Wednesday morning with minor damage observed. Some areas near the coast received localized downpours causing some tobacco fields to flop. The rainfall cleared by the weekend and pleasant weather was observed Saturday and Sunday. Soil moisture conditions improved to 3% very short, 21% short, 68% adequate and 8% surplus. The State average rainfall for the period was 1.8 inches. The State average temperature for the period was three degrees above normal with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork. FIELD CROPS Thirty percent of CORN had silked by Sunday, nine points ahead of last year. Conditions improved to 4% poor, 26% fair, 59% good and 11% excellent. COTTON planting was 91% complete by the end of the week, falling to three points behind five year average. Five percent of the crop had squared. Ninety-one percent of PEANUTS were planted, six points ahead of last year. SOYBEANS were 60% planted and 48% emerged by Sunday. OATS and WINTER WHEAT were 95% ripe and 35% harvested. Conditions for small grains were predominately fair to good. TOBACCO conditions improved slightly to 1% poor, 38% fair, 55% good and 6% excellent. Ninety-three percent of HAY had been harvested, one points behind the five year average. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST PEACH harvest continued ahead of schedule with 24% harvested by Sunday. Conditions fell slightly to 54% fair, 45% good and 1% excellent. PASTURE conditions improved to 6% poor, 39% fair, 53% good and 2% excellent. LIVESTOCK conditions also improved to 2% poor, 27% fair, 70% good and 1% excellent. TOMATO conditions improved to 40% fair, 49% good and 11% excellent. Thirty-five percent of CUCUMBERS had been harvested. Conditions were 60% fair, 39% good and 1% excellent. SNAPBEAN harvest was 25% complete, two points ahead of last year. Coming soon - NASS's annual June surveys on crops and livestock. In the first two weeks of June, NASS will survey about 140,000 U.S. producers and visit 42,000 tracts of farm land to collect information. Responses to these surveys provide the foundation for estimates in the upcoming growing year and will first be released in the Acreage and other reports on June 29. Watch for the survey and be sure to respond. Your information matters! Crop Progress for Week Ending June 3, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop and Stage : 2012 : 2011 :5-Yr Avg :: Crop and Stage : 2012 : 2011 :5-Yr Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : Corn, Silked : 30 21 11 :: Peaches, Harvested : 24 12 9 Cotton, Planted : 91 92 94 :: Peanuts, Planted : 91 85 88 Cotton, Squared : 5 1 0 :: Snapbeans, Fresh, Harvested : 25 23 12 Cucumbers, Fresh, Harvested : 35 34 20 :: Soybeans, Planted : 60 70 60 Hay, Grain Hay, Harvested : 93 92 94 :: Soybeans, Emerged : 48 53 44 Oats, Ripe : 95 88 76 :: Winter Wheat, Ripe : 95 73 67 Oats, Harvested : 35 43 30 :: Winter Wheat, Harvested : 35 28 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Condition for Week Ending June 3, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor: Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent :: Crop :Very Poor: Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : Cantaloup : 0 1 45 54 0 :: Peanuts : 0 1 33 62 4 Corn : 0 4 26 59 11 :: Snapbeans : 0 0 68 28 4 Cotton : 0 2 34 59 5 :: Soybeans : 0 2 32 63 3 Cucumbers : 0 0 60 39 1 :: Tobacco : 0 1 38 55 6 Livestock : 0 2 27 70 1 :: Tomatoes : 0 0 40 49 11 Oats : 1 2 32 62 3 :: Watermelons : 0 1 48 49 2 Pasture : 0 6 39 53 2 :: Winter Wheat : 1 3 36 56 4 Peaches : 0 0 54 45 1 :: : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending June 3, 2012 A mostly sunny Memorial Day Monday included interruptions for passing thundershowers being forced northward around the circulation of Tropical Storm Beryl. A weakened Tropical Depression Beryl moved northeast from Florida on Tuesday bringing periods of heavy rain to central South Carolina and eastward to the beaches. Orangeburg reported a 24-hour rainfall of 3.28 inches. Tropical downpours on Tuesday caused localized flooding within Allendale, Jasper and Charleston counties. At 12:16 a.m. on Wednesday morning, an EF1 tornado caused light property damage three miles ESE of Holly Hill. The CoCoRaHS volunteer observer in Cameron measured 7.30 inches of rain for the two-day period ending Wednesday morning. Barnwell received 5.09 inches and nearby Allendale 4.80 inches. Instruments at Springmaid Pier measured a minimum barometric pressure of 29.54 inches of mercury at 7:24 a.m. and a peak wind gust of 41 mph from the north at 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., the northeastward-moving Tropical Depression Beryl was located near Wilmington, N.C. A sunny Anderson and Clinton reported a Wednesday afternoon high temperature of 91 degrees. Mullins received 0.55 inches of rain for the 24-hours ending on Thursday morning. Dry air, drawn into the exiting tropical weather, helped temperatures on Thursday morning to fall into the 60's. Conway, Manning and Summerville reported a Thursday morning low temperature of 63 degrees. The Kingstree AP thermometer climbed to 93 degrees on a sunny Thursday afternoon. A late round of convection left 1.43 inches of rain at McCormick and 0.79 inches at Lugoff. At the end of May 2012, Conway had received 11.99 inches of rain while a distant Anderson AP had only received 2.22 inches. On Friday afternoon, Pelion, Johnston, Florence, Pinopolis and Walterboro warmed to 90 degrees before a boundary of cooler air moved eastward across the State. Afternoon thunderstorms at Hemingway left 2.44 inches of rain and 1.80 inches at Givhans. Sunny, pleasant weather was observed on Saturday and Sunday. Bamberg reported a Saturday high temperature of just 84 degrees. On Sunday, both Florence and the Charleston peninsula also warmed to 84 degrees. The State average temperature for the seven-day period was three degrees above normal. The highest official temperature reported was 94 degrees at Saluda on May 31. The lowest official temperature reported was 47 degrees at Caesars Head and Long Creek on June 2. The heaviest official 24-hour rainfall reported was 5.05 inches at Bamberg ending at 7:00 a.m. on May 30. The State average rainfall for the period was 1.8 inches. SOIL: 4-inch depth soil temperature: Columbia 77 degrees, Charleston 81 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were near to below normal. Ocean water temperatures at nearby Johnny Mercer Pier in Wrightsville Beach, NC, were reported at 78 degrees. Precipitation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location : Total : Total : Deviation : for Week : for 2012 : from Average --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greer AP : 0.28 15.06 -4.8 Anderson AP : 0.56 13.31 -5.5 Columbia Metro AP : 1.85 14.19 -2.7 Orangeburg AP : 3.97 16.12 -2.0 Charlotte, NC AP : 0.08 15.11 -2.2 Augusta, GA Bush AP : 1.70 10.84 -7.1 Florence AP : 2.08 18.76 3.0 N Myrtle Beach AP : 1.32 12.22 -5.6 Charleston AP : 2.14 13.38 -3.4 Savannah, GA AP : 2.34 16.62 -0.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly rainfall totals this period ending midnight Sunday.