United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Crop Progress & Condition

   New 
England

Pam Hird, State Statistician		     4050 Crums Mill Rd. Ste. 203, Harrisburg, PA 17112	          Phone: 202-615-9845   Fax: 855-270-2719

	               	

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Week ending September 4, 2022	by the Northeastern Regional Field Office of NASS	Released September 6, 2022	

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New England, there were 5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, September 4, 2022. Topsoil moisture supplies were 4 percent very short, 10 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 3 percent very short, 22 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. 

Soil Moisture for Week Ending September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
TOPSOIL	4	10	80	6	
SUBSOIL	3	22	72	3	

Crop Conditions as of September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
CORN	1	6	23	62	8	
DRY HAY	2	10	30	53	5	
OATS (ME)	0	0	0	50	50	
PASTURE AND RANGE	5	32	15
	46	2	
POTATOES (ME)	0	0	20	40	40	
QUALITY OF DRY HAY MADE	2	5	18	67	8	

                   Crop Progress as of September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Avg.	
BARLEY (ME): HARVESTED FOR GRAIN	28	18	18	N/A	
OATS (ME): HARVESTED FOR GRAIN	27	10	14	24	
POTATOES (ME): HARVESTED	10	8	11	18	

For a complete nationwide weekly weather and crop bulletin, please visit www.usda.gov/oce/weather-drought-monitor and click on “Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.”

September 4, 2022, New England Weekly Weather Summary

	Air Temperature Last Week	Precipitation	
State	Station	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	DFN	One Week	Rain Days	MSG	DFN	Four Weeks	Four Weeks DFN	
Connecticut	NORTHWEST												
	Norfolk 2 Sw	78.1	58.1	68.14	64.8	3.34	0.25	1	0	-0.76	1.21	-2.93	
	Average	78.1	58.1	68.14	64.8	3.34	0.25	1	M	-0.76	1.21	-2.93	
	CENTRAL												
	Burlington	82	63.8	72.88	68.6	3.92	0.1	1	3	-0.5	1.54	-2.52	
	Danbury Municipal Ap	86.6	61	73.79	67.43	6.36	0.12	2	0	-0.99	0.76	-3.46	
	Hartford-Bradley International Airport	83.7	61.1	72.43	69.69	2.74	0.44	3	0	-0.42	2.78	-0.86	
	Meriden Markham Municipal Ap	83.6	59.3	71.43	69.2	2.23	0.11	3	0	-0.72	2.71	-0.47	
	Norwich Public Utility Plant	82	60.4	71.21	69.81	1.4	0	0	0	-1.01	3.72	-0.22	
	Staffordville	79	55.6	67.29	66.09	1.2	0.3	1	0	-0.68	2.54	-1.26	
	West Thompson Lake	79.6	56	67.79	66.74	1.04	0.51	1	0	-0.28	4.35	0.73	
	Willimantic Windham Ap	80.7	57	68.86	67.99	0.87	0.25	2	0	-0.73	2.61	-1.33	
	Average	82.2	59.3	70.71	68.19	2.47	0.23	3	M	-0.67	2.63	-1.17	
	COASTAL												
	Bridgeport-Success Hill	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Average	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	M	N/A	N/A	N/A	
	STATE TOTAL	81.2	59	70.1	67.39	2.68	0.23	3	M	-0.69	2.29	-1.59	
Maine	NORTHERN												
	Caribou Wfo	74.4	52.9	63.64	61.79	1.86	0.51	3	0	-0.3	3.51	0.29	
	Frenchville Northern Aroostook Ap	73.7	53	63.36	61.44	1.91	0.9	3	0	0.08	3.43	0.14	
	Houlton Airport	75.1	53.4	64.29	61.37	2.91	1.42	1	0	0.68	5.25	2.15	
	Millinocket Municipal Airport	77.3	54.6	65.93	63.57	2.36	0.37	1	0	-0.43	5.45	2.07	
	Moosehead	76.3	45	60.64	60.74	-0.1	0.33	2	0	-0.5	7.53	4.11	
	Rangeley	74.9	49.9	62.36	60.57	1.79	0.46	2	0	-0.38	5.73	2.15	
	Average	75.3	51.5	63.37	61.58	1.79	0.66	3	M	-0.14	5.15	1.82	
	SOUTHERN INTERIOR												
	Augusta State Airport	79.9	57.4	68.64	66	2.64	0.93	2	0	0.11	2.67	-0.48	
	Bangor International Airport	78.9	55.3	67.07	65.09	1.99	0.18	2	0	-0.58	3.45	0.65	
	Bethel 6 Sse	78.4	52.9	65.64	63.77	1.87	0.54	2	0	-0.49	5.54	1.2	
	Bridgton 3 Nw	M	M	M	63.33	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	78.3	51.6	64.93	62.89	2.04	0.78	2	0	-0.07	4.42	1.07	
	Harmony	84.6	51.5	69.1	63.97	4.98	0.73	2	0	-0.05	4.1	0.84	
	Livermore Falls 1 E	80.9	55	67.93	62.86	5.07	0.98	2	0	0.16	3.23	-0.07	
	Topsfield 2	75.9	54.7	65.29	63.53	1.76	1.76	1	0	0.93	6.68	3.59	
	Turner	78.4	53.9	66.14	64.64	1.5	0.65	2	0	-0.17	4.67	1.52	
	Woodland	82.9	63.9	73.36	66.49	6.87	0.36	1	0	-0.39	2.16	-0.14	
	Average	79.8	55.1	67.57	64.26	3.19	0.77	2	M	-0.06	4.1	0.91	
	COASTAL												
	Durham	79	53.3	66.14	63.11	3.03	0.86	2	0	0	3.38	0.07	
	East Surry	75.7	52.9	64.29	63.87	0.41	0.13	1	0	-0.72	3.22	0.19	
	Hollis	77	50.7	63.86	63.37	0.49	1.1	1	0	0.23	8.94	5.53	
	Portland Jetport	76.9	55.9	66.36	66.46	-0.1	1.15	1	0	0.36	5.56	2.33	
	West Rockport 1 Nnw	75.9	58.7	67.29	65.27	2.01	0.01	1	0	-0.88	3.97	0.8	
	Average	76.9	54.3	65.59	64.42	1.17	0.65	2	M	-0.2	5.01	1.78	
	STATE TOTAL	76.9	53	65.01	62.84	2.13	0.69	3	M	-0.13	4.8	1.53	
Massachusetts	WESTERN												
	Lenox Dale	84.3	61.7	73	64.81	7.63	0.42	1	4	-0.11	0.6	-1.32	
	North Adams Harriman Airport	81.9	55.9	68.86	64.94	3.91	0.26	3	0	-0.64	1.18	-2.7	
	Pittsfield Municipal Ap	78.7	53.5	66.08	64.24	1.97	0.46	2	0	-0.44	1.27	-2.14	
	Worthington	M	M	M	63.8	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Average	81.6	57	69.31	64.45	4.5	0.38	3	M	-0.4	1.02	-2.05	
	CENTRAL												
	Amherst	81	57	69	67.2	1.8	0.08	1	0	-0.79	2.81	-0.75	
	Barre Falls Dam	88.5	61.2	74.88	65.67	8.87	0.36	1	3	-0.14	2.31	-1.22	
	Bedford Hanscom Field	85	56.3	70.67	68.87	1.93	0.11	1	0	-0.63	0.84	-2.15	
	Birch Hill Dam	M	M	M	65.11	M	0.33	1	4	-0.03	1.28	-1.91	
	Chicopee Falls Westover Field	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	East Brimfield Lake	80.4	57.9	69.14	67.14	2	0.31	2	0	-0.56	2.82	-1.02	
	Fitchburg Municipal Ap	84.3	57.3	70.79	67.79	3	0.25	1	0	-0.48	1.26	-1.56	
	Greenfield No. 3	81.1	55.9	68.5	66.57	1.93	0.08	1	0	-0.8	2.9	-0.99	
	Lawrence	M	M	M	70.17	M	M	M	M	M	0.38	-0.47	
	Lowell	85.3	57.4	71.36	68.53	2.83	0.1	1	0	-0.73	1.18	-1.96	
	Norwood Memorial Ap	84.9	54	69.43	69.43	0	0.42	1	0	-0.35	2.23	-0.94	
	Westfield Barnes Municipal Ap	83.1	57.3	70.21	67.94	2.27	0.23	3	0	-0.62	3.27	0	
	Worcester	78.7	59.4	69.07	66.7	2.37	0.24	1	0	-0.66	2.34	-1.34	
	Average	83.2	57.4	70.3	67.59	2.7	0.23	3	M	-0.53	1.97	-1.19	
	COASTAL												
	Beverly Municipal Ap	82.9	58	70.43	67.99	2.44	0.19	1	0	-0.56	1.04	-1.88	
	Boston	81.9	63.7	72.79	70.2	2.59	0.33	1	0	-0.39	1.35	-1.52	
	Chatham Municipal Ap	80.3	61	70.64	68.2	2.44	0.08	1	0	-0.65	0.56	-2.29	
	Edgartown	82.2	64.4	73.3	69.97	3.14	0.06	1	2	-0.49	1.51	-1.56	
	Hyannis Barnstable Municipal Ap	81	58.1	69.57	68.5	1.07	0.08	1	0	-0.71	0.72	-2.3	
	New Bedford Municipal Ap	82.3	55.7	69	67.67	1.33	0.36	1	0	-0.49	2.86	-0.57	
	Plymouth Municipal Ap	81	58.1	69.57	67.71	1.86	0.54	1	0	-0.27	5.49	2.47	
	Taunton Municipal Ap	M	M	M	67.67	M	0	0	0	-0.9	1.43	-1.89	
	Average	81.7	59.9	70.76	68.49	2.12	0.21	1	M	-0.56	1.87	-1.19	
	STATE TOTAL	82.5	58	70.25	67.26	2.87	0.25	2	M	-0.51	1.76	-1.36	
New Hampshire	NORTHERN												
	Berlin	75.7	51.7	63.71	62.09	1.63	0.5	2	0	-0.29	4.67	1.33	
	Colebrook 3Sw	73.9	47.1	60.5	60.41	0.09	0.67	3	2	0.14	3.22	0.18	
	Errol Airport	75	48.4	61.71	60.44	1.27	0.66	3	0	-0.3	3.5	-0.37	
	Jefferson	73.7	51	62.36	61.16	1.2	0.52	1	0	-0.28	4.69	1.21	
	Average	74.6	49.6	62.07	61.02	1.05	0.59	3	M	-0.18	4.02	0.59	
	SOUTHERN												
	Bradford 2	M	M	M	63.74	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Concord Asos	83.7	54	68.86	66.53	2.33	0.75	1	0	-0.01	3.35	0.19	
	East Milford	82	54.9	68.43	66.74	1.69	0.45	1	0	-0.43	2.9	-0.53	
	Epping	81.7	52.6	67.14	66.37	0.77	0.52	1	0	-0.3	3.05	-0.15	
	Hancock	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Jaffrey Silver Ranch Airpark	81.3	58.3	69.79	66.41	3.37	0.55	1	0	-0.34	1.9	-1.65	
	Keene	81.7	52.3	67	64.81	2.19	0.08	1	0	-0.8	1.83	-1.89	
	Lakeport 2	80.1	59.1	69.64	67.24	2.4	0.39	1	0	-0.38	4.66	1.33	
	Lebanon Municipal Ap	83.4	54.4	68.93	65.53	3.4	0.32	3	0	-0.47	1.61	-1.61	
	North Conway	80	54.7	67.36	65.14	2.21	0.47	1	0	-0.4	5.13	1.28	
	Tamworth 4	76.7	53.4	65.07	61.71	3.36	0.19	2	0	-0.73	4.17	0.57	
	Biddeford Pool	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Average	81.2	54.9	68.02	65.42	2.41	0.41	3	M	-0.43	3.18	-0.27	
	STATE TOTAL	79.1	53.2	66.19	64.07	1.99	0.47	3	M	-0.35	3.44	-0.01	
Rhode Island	ALL												
	Newport State Ap	78.3	60.1	69.21	68.91	0.3	1.18	1	0	0.46	2.2	-0.77	
	Providence	82.7	61.4	72.07	70.34	1.73	0.22	1	0	-0.61	1.58	-1.69	
	Westerly State Airport	79.3	59.3	69.29	69.89	-0.6	0.32	1	0	-0.45	1.41	-1.68	
	Woonsocket	M	M	M	69.51	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Average	80.1	60.3	70.19	69.66	0.48	0.57	1	M	-0.2	1.73	-1.38	
	STATE TOTAL	80.1	60.3	70.19	69.66	0.48	0.57	1	M	-0.2	1.73	-1.38	
Vermont	NORTHEASTERN												
	Averill	74.5	51.5	65	60.04	4.8	0.26	2	0	-0.63	1.19	-2.35	
	Montpelier Ap	78.9	54.7	66.79	62.36	4.43	0.52	2	0	-0.19	2.19	-1.03	
	Corinth	72.6	50	61.29	60.07	1.21	1.18	2	0	0.33	2.68	-0.83	
	Johnson 2 N	77	50.4	63.71	61.86	1.86	0.48	2	0	-0.39	2	-1.68	
	Newport	78	52	65	62.76	2.24	0.71	2	0	-0.17	4.11	0.3	
	Rochester	M	M	M	63.87	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Saint Johnsbury	82.1	56.1	69.14	65.54	3.6	0.48	2	0	-0.25	2.6	-0.75	
	Sutton	74	51.7	62.86	61.54	1.31	0.77	3	0	-0.1	2.45	-1.51	
	Average	76.7	52.3	64.83	62.26	2.78	0.63	3	M	-0.2	2.46	-1.12	
	WESTERN												
	Bennington Morse State Ap	82.1	54.4	68.29	64.64	3.64	0.67	4	0	-0.18	1.45	-1.92	
	Burlington International Airport	79	58.6	68.79	67.91	0.87	0.62	2	0	-0.15	2.42	-0.71	
	Rutland	79.1	52.1	65.64	63.2	2.44	1.21	2	0	0.43	4.55	1.12	
	South Lincoln	74.6	51.6	63.07	60.26	2.81	0.73	1	0	-0.11	1.67	-1.36	
	Average	78.7	54.2	66.45	64	2.44	0.81	4	M	0	2.52	-0.72	
	SOUTHEASTERN												
	Marlboro College Vermont	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
	Springfield Hartness State Ap	81.4	54.4	67.93	64.8	3.13	0.59	3	0	-0.15	4.93	1.87	
	Woodstock	81.9	52.9	67.36	65.2	2.16	1.79	2	0	0.99	3.93	0.67	
	Average	81.7	53.6	67.65	65	2.65	1.19	3	M	0.42	4.43	1.27	
	STATE TOTAL	78.2	53.2	65.83	63.28	2.64	0.78	3	M	-0.03	2.8	-0.59	

DFN = Departure from normal.
MSG = Missing days.
M = Missing value.
Data may be subject to additional quality control.
Weather summary provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center, https://www.srcc.tamu.edu.