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Issue 55-27

June 27, 2005

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Crop Weather



CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 26, 2005

NEW MEXICO: There were 6.9 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was 21% very short, 41% short and 38% adequate. Wind damage was 5% light and 9% moderate. Farmers were busy installing conservation practices and harvesting crops. Alfalfa was in mostly fair to excellent condition with 89% of the second cutting complete and 26% of the third cutting complete. Cotton was 50% squared and the condition was reported as 16% very poor, 16% poor, 39% fair, 21% good and 8% excellent. Corn was in mostly fair to good condition. Sorghum was 91% planted and condition was 15% poor, 60% fair, 24% good and 1% excellent . Winter wheat was in mostly fair to good condition and was 77% harvested. Peanuts were in fair to good condition with 9% pegged. Chile condition was 15% poor, 29% fair, 46% good and 10% excellent. Onions were in fair to excellent condition and were 65% harvested. Apples were in very poor to fair condition. Pecans were in mostly fair to excellent condition. Ranchers were busy maintaining herds and waters. Cattle were reported as 3% poor, 32% fair, 50% good and 15% excellent. Sheep were 5% very poor, 7% poor, 54% fair, 26% good and 8% excellent. Range and pasture was reported as 6% very poor, 15% poor, 49% fair, 28% good, and 2% excellent.

CROP PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WITH COMPARISONS
CROP PROGRESS This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Average
COTTON Squaring 50 42 69 62
ONIONS Harvested 65 50 58 54
PEANUTS Pegging 9 9 40 42
SORGHUM (ALL) Planted 91 63 67 74
WHEAT (ALL) Harvested 77 25 55 71

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTAGES
Very
Short 		Short Adequate Surplus
Northwest 23 47 30 --
Northeast 8 42 50 --
Southwest 33 67 -- --
Southeast 38 23 39 --
State Current 21 41 38 --
State-Last Week 23 40 36 1
State-Last Year 40 34 25 1
State-5-Yr Avg. 45 31 23 1

            




CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITION PERCENTAGES
Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Alfalfa -- 2 45 37 16
Apples 11 19 70 -- --
Chile -- 15 29 46 10
Corn -- 2 34 60 4
Cotton 16 16 39 21 8
Onions -- -- 15 40 45
Peanuts -- -- 59 41 --
Pecan -- 1 24 44 31
Sorghum (All) -- 15 60 24 1
Wheat (All) -- 3 41 54 2
Cattle -- 3 32 50 15
Sheep 5 7 54 26 8
Range/Pasture 6 15 49 28 2


    
                            


WEATHER SUMMARY

Temperatures for the week were near normal in the southeast, but above normal elsewhere. The statewide average was 5 degrees above normal, and Farmington was 10 degrees above normal. Afternoon readings hit 100 degrees at most lower elevation stations in the south, and also at Farmington. Circulation around high pressure centered over Colorado allowed some moisture to seep into New Mexico to fuel afternoon and evening thunderstorms. These storms favored the northern half of the state, where Red River and Des Moines/Capulin both measured over an inch of rain.

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - JUNE 20 - 26, 2005
Temperature
Precipitation
Station
Mean
Maximum Minimum 06/20
06/26 		06/01
06/26
Normal
June
01/01
06/26 		Normal
Jan-Jun
Farmington 76.5 101 53 0.01 0.07 0.22 4.60 3 .37
Gallup 70.8 92 50 0.09 0.37 0.45 6.78 4 .19
Capulin 65.9 85 48 1.22 2.32 2.11 9.73 7 .27
Chama 64.5 88 43 0.20 0.30 1.12 14.48 8 .84
Johnson Ranch 69.6 97 46 0.00 0.11 0.68 5.53 3 .77
Las Vegas 66.6 87 48 0.76 1.22 2.04 7.89 6 .40
Los Alamos 70.1 90 52 0.13 0.26 1.36 9.87 6 .41
Raton 65.4 88 44 0.45 1.02 1.99 9.28 7 .16
Red River 56.7 83 36 1.42 1.98 1.40 13.25 8 .92
Santa Fe 71.3 94 53 0.38 0.47 1.17 7.60 5 .26
Clayton 74.7 94 57 0.61 1.76 2.27 10.57 6 .30
Clovis 77.7 95 58 0.37 0.39 2.84 7.03 7 .01
Roy 70.7 89 53 0.66 1.29 2.08 9.96 6 .06
Tucumcari 80.4 98 62 0.09 0.59 1.78 8.71 5 .27
Grants 69.8 95 47 0.30 0.49 0.55 4.92 3 .03
Quemado 66.6 93 43 0.97 1.07 0.74 5.20 4 .19
Silver City 74.9 95 48 0.00 0.00 0.70 9.34 4 .90
Albuquerque 79.1 96 63 0.03 0.09 0.59 5.94 3 .05
Carrizozo 74.8 96 52 0.00 0.00 0.78 7.52 3 .50
Socorro 75.6 99 54 0.01 0.01 0.57 4.31 2 .50
Gran Quivera 72.7 97 51 0.18 0.18 1.01 8.14 4 .71
Moriarty 70.1 95 46 0.30 0.48 0.92 7.37 3 .99
Ruidoso 66.0 86 43 0.07 0.07 1.86 8.39 6 .97
Carlsbad 81.8 100 62 0.00 0.01 1.30 5.39 3 .95
Roswell 77.7 97 58 0.01 0.10 1.52 4.01 4 .75
Tatum 75.9 94 55 0.00 0.17 2.03 6.68 6 .17
Alamogordo 83.4 99 65 0.00 0.02 0.90 6.09 3 .28
Animas 82.3 101 59 0.00 0.00 0.44 5.25 2 .48
Deming 82.7 104 59 0.00 0.00 0.55 3.78 2 .28
Las Cruces 83.1 102 64 0.00 0.00 0.72 4.35 2 .27
T or C 81.1 101 59 0.00 0.00 0.69 3.69 2 .58
(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction
All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.



                            

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