Wyoming Crop Progress

Cooperating with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
USDA, NASS, Wyoming Field Office
PO Box 1148 · Cheyenne, WY 82003
(800) 892-1660 · (307) 432-5598 FAX · www.nass.usda.gov/wy

Released:  Monday, November  24, 2014

Week of November 17 – November 23, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  Campbell County reported moisture needed, wind not so much.  Johnson County reported snow cover and very cold temperatures this past week.  Soil moisture content will change little until next spring when it thaws out.  Lincoln County reports that winter is here in full force.  Most ranchers are feeding hay by now and snow is starting to pile up.  Converse County reported that winter conditions persist.  Weather allowed for 3.7 days of fieldwork for the week.

Field Crop Report:  Corn harvest continued despite poor weather conditions with 86 percent of the acreage harvested. Irrigation water supplies were reported at 4 percent very poor, 2 percent fair, 81 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Winter Wheat	0	0	34	62	4	

Livestock  Report:  Livestock condition was reported at 11 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 16 percent excellent.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Corn harvested	86	57	69	77	

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	6	2	10	
Short	23	23	12	22	
Adequate	71	71	85	65	
Surplus	0	0	1	3	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	8	8	5	12	
Short	22	22	24	28	
Adequate	70	      70	70	59	
Surplus	0	0	1	1	

Note: This report concludes the weekly crop progress report for 2014. Wyoming’s weekly report will begin next year in April 2015.

Monthly reports will be released for December on Monday, January 5, 2015; for January on Monday, February 2, 2015; for February on Monday, March 2, 2015; and for March on Monday, March 30, 2015.

Our thanks to the weekly reporters for providing crop progress observations during the 2014 season.

Weather Data for the Week Ending November 23, 2014 1/

	Weekly Air Temperature	Weekly Precipitation	Since Jan 1
Precipitation	
	Hi	Lo	Avg	DFN	Total Inches	Normal Inches	DFN	Total Inches	DFN	
District 1	
Cody	48	0	27	-6	0	0.09	-0.09	9.83	-0.61	
Dubois	42	-16	24	-3	0.04	0.12	-0.08	12.11	2.97	
Greybull	43	-20	10	-18	0	0.07	-0.07	6.83	-0.30	
Jeffrey City	46	-4	24	-3	0	0.14	-0.14	8.74	-1.34	
Lake Yellowstone	35	-13	18	-2	0.22	0.42	-0.20	27.78	9.48	
Lander	46	5	24	-4	0.15	0.21	-0.06	10.01	-2.60	
Powell	45	-9	20	-8	0.13	0.03	0.10	7.30	0.50	
Riverton	46	-2	20	-9	0	0.07	-0.07	6.58	-0.97	
Worland	46	-19	12	-18	0	0.07	-0.07	7.25	-0.40	
District 2										
Big Horn	59	1	29	0	0	0.16	-0.16	16.71	2.81	
Buffalo-Johnson	54	4	30	2	0.01	0.10	-0.09	12.55	-0.39	
Gillette	45	7	25	-4	0	0.15	-0.15	13.71	-2.10	
Midwest	46	-10	23	-7	0	0.14	-0.14	13.36	0.44	
Newcastle	49	0	25	-6	0	0.14	-0.14	12.12	-3.20	
Sheridan	63	1	29	-1	0.03	0.14	-0.11	13.87	0.09	
Sundance	51	5	27	-2	0.02	0.21	-0.19	19.13	1.25	
District 3										
Afton	44	-10	19	-6	0.41	0.35	0.06	17.99	1.60	
Big Piney	56	-1	24	3	0	0.07	-0.07	5.80	-1.20	
Evanston	45	4	27	0	0.09	0.21	-0.12	12.00	1.29	
Jackson Hole	34	-13	12	-12	0.15	0.56	-0.41	14.27	-4.27	
District 4										
Casper	47	8	28	-2	0	0.2	-0.20	10.82	-1.45	
Laramie	48	1	27	1	0	0.14	-0.14	11.91	1.14	
Rawlins	45	8	28	-2	0.05	0.14	-0.09	5.73	-3.38	
Rock Springs	44	10	29	3	0.05	0.14	-0.09	4.21	-4.50	
Shirley Basin	43	-4	22	2	0.02	0.07	-0.05	12.65	2.99	
District 5										
Buford	54	-2	29	3	0	0.19	-0.19	18.65	4.20	
Cheyenne	55	16	33	2	0	0.14	-0.14	14.56	-0.29	
Chugwater	56	9	32	1	0	0.14	-0.14	18.64	3.67	
Douglas	67	5	30	-2	0	0.14	-0.14	11.28	-0.80	
LaGrange 	56	2	33	-1	0	0.14	-0.14	15.73	0.95	
Lance Creek	50	2	23	-8	0	0.14	-0.14	13.72	0.74	
Old Fort Laramie	56	-13	25	-8	0	0.14	-0.14	16.40	3.59	
Torrington	60	1	31	-3	0	0.14	-0.14	17.19	3.82	
Wheatland	57	-2	33	-4	0	0.13	-0.13	17.21	4.52	
1/ Summary based on NWS data. DFN=Departure from Normal. Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches. Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit. Weather data prepared by AWIS, Inc. For more weather information visit www.awis.com or call 1-888-798-9955