sc-crop-weather State South Carolina Crop Weather Release Date, Week Ending Date Week Ending November 14, 2004 Issue SC-CW1435 Agricultural Summary Warm weather blanketed the State on Monday, but high pressure caused temperatures to plummet on Tuesday. Scattered frost was reported in several counties in the Upstate. Rain moved into the State on Friday slowing cotton and soybean harvesting in some areas. Clear skies returned over the weekend with frosty mornings from the Midlands northward. Overall soil moisture was 3% very short, 14% short, 80% adequate, 3% surplus. There were 5.5 days suitable for field work. Field Crops Report COTTON condition was mostly good with 68 percent of the crop harvested. PEANUT harvesting was 98 percent completed by week's end. SOYBEANS were 80 percent matured and 44 percent harvested and the crop remained in mostly good condition. SORGHUM harvesting was 97 percent completed. Ninety-nine percent of the SWEET POTATO crop had been harvested by the end of the week. Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops Report APPLE harvesting was mostly completed by week's end. PECAN harvesting was 50 percent completed with the crop in mostly fair to good shape. Small Grains, Pasture and Livestock Report All SMALL GRAIN crops were in fair to mostly good condition for the week. WINTER WHEAT planting was 55 percent completed and crop emergence was ahead of its normal rate at 45 percent. Eighty-four percent of BARLEY planting was completed with 65 percent of the crop emerged. OATS were 81 percent planted and 65 percent emerged, and RYE was 75 percent planted and 57 percent emerged by week's end. PASTURES and LIVESTOCK remained in mostly good condition for the week. WINTER GRAZINGS planting remained ahead of its normal rate with the crop in mostly good condition. Crop Progress Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Yr : 5 Yr Crop Phase 2004 2003 Avg.:Crop Phase 2004 2003 Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Percent-- --Percent-- Apples Harvested 99 100 100 :Sorghum Harvested 97 96 94 Barley Planted 84 78 78 :Soybeans Turned Color 100 100 100 Barley Emerged 65 58 59 :Soybeans Leaves Dropped 94 93 92 Cotton Bolls Opened 100 97 99 :Soybeans Matured 80 80 80 Cotton Harvested 68 55 67 :Soybeans Harvested 44 46 40 Oats Planted 81 73 73 :SwtPotatoes Harvested 99 100 98 Oats Emerged 65 58 57 :Winter Graz.Planted 91 86 84 Peanuts Harvested 98 97 96 :Winter Graz.Emerged 84 69 70 Pecans Harvested 50 49 48 :Winter Wht. Planted 55 48 38 Rye Planted 75 78 71 :Winter Wht. Emerged 45 37 27 Rye Emerged 57 62 57 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Condition Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Very Excel- Very Excel- Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent :Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Percent -- -- Percent-- Barley 0 0 19 81 0 :Pecans 0 0 60 40 0 Cotton 0 3 22 66 9 :Rye 0 3 31 66 0 Livestock 0 1 20 65 14 :Soybeans 0 4 24 59 13 Oats 0 0 46 54 0 :Winter Graz. 1 3 23 70 3 Pastures 1 3 25 58 13 :Winter Wheat 0 0 27 72 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending November 14, 2004 Sunny and mild weather was observed on Monday. High pressure forced colder air into the State on Tuesday. Central and western counties reported several mornings of scattered frost. A secondary boundary of cold air approached the State on Friday producing rain and thunderstorms. Locations within the Pee Dee measured rainfall amounts near one inch. Clear blue skies returned over the weekend. Daytime high temperatures only managed to climb into the 50's while morning low's close to freezing were nearing the coast. For the period, the State average temperature was four degrees below normal. The highest official temperature reported was 80 degrees at Orangeburg on November 8. The lowest official temperature reported was 29 degrees at Long Creek, Chester, and Union on the morning of November 10. The heaviest official 24-hour rainfall reported was 1.67" at Mullins ending at 7:00 a.m. on November 13. The average statewide rainfall for the period was 0.5." SOIL: 4 inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 60 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were near normal. Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 62 degrees. 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