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  17, 2014

Week of November 10 – November 16, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  Converse County reported that winter conditions persisted, with temperatures in some places falling to 40 degrees below normal. Carbon County reported two days of snow, temperatures below freezing, and snow still on the ground. Weather allowed for 3.3 days of fieldwork for the week.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	6	2	10	
Short	23	22	13	23	
Adequate	71	72	84	64	
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	21	24	28	
Adequate	70	      71	70	59	
Surplus	0	0	1	1	
Field Crop Report:  Corn harvest continued despite poor weather conditions with 57 percent of the acreage harvested and most of the crop reported fair to good condition. 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	
Corn	4	7	12	77	0	
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	57	46	57	65	

Weather Data for the Week Ending November 16, 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	63	-17	5	-31	0.08	0.14	-0.06	9.83	-0.52	
Dubois	59	-25	6	-23	0.73	0.14	0.59	12.07	3.05	
Greybull	54	-22	8	-23	0.09	0.07	0.02	6.83	-0.23	
Jeffrey City	58	-31	6	-24	0.12	0.14	-0.02	8.74	-1.20	
Lake Yellowstone	41	-20	8	-15	0.81	0.42	0.39	27.56	9.68	
Lander	67	-18	8	-24	0.55	0.22	0.33	9.86	-2.54	
Powell	59	-16	7	-25	0.71	0.07	0.64	7.17	0.40	
Riverton	64	-21	6	-27	0.33	0.07	0.26	6.58	-0.90	
Worland	64	-28	6	-28	0.42	0.07	0.35	7.25	-0.33	
District 2										
Big Horn	58	-16	6	-26	0.61	0.21	0.40	16.71	2.97	
Buffalo-Johnson	65	-13	8	-24	0.12	0.14	-0.02	12.54	-0.30	
Gillette	65	-15	6	-26	0.45	0.21	0.24	13.71	-1.95	
Midwest	61	-20	5	-28	0.17	0.14	0.03	13.36	0.58	
Newcastle	54	-14	8	-26	0.69	0.15	0.54	12.12	-3.06	
Sheridan	55	-17	7	-27	0.70	0.14	0.56	13.84	0.20	
Sundance	32	-15	5	-27	0.08	0.21	-0.13	19.11	1.44	
District 3										
Afton	56	-4	21	-7	0.44	0.35	0.09	17.58	1.54	
Big Piney	60	-18	14	-11	0.05	0.07	-0.02	5.80	-1.13	
Evanston	60	-2	22	-9	0.48	0.21	0.27	11.91	1.41	
Jackson Hole	55	-17	14	-13	0.84	0.51	0.33	14.12	-3.86	
District 4										
Casper	60	-27	5	-28	0.54	0.21	0.33	10.82	-1.25	
Laramie	60	-24	12	-18	0.06	0.14	-0.08	11.91	1.28	
Rawlins	58	-24	13	-20	0.11	0.14	-0.03	5.68	-3.29	
Rock Springs	61	-12	16	-15	0.05	0.14	-0.09	4.16	-4.41	
Shirley Basin	53	-4	15	-8	0.07	0.07	0.00	12.63	3.04	
District 5										
Buford	64	-15	15	-15	0.27	0.21	0.06	18.65	4.39	
Cheyenne	64	-14	13	-22	0.05	0.18	-0.13	14.56	-0.15	
Chugwater	64	-20	12	-22	0.34	0.20	0.14	18.64	3.81	
Douglas	65	-25	10	-24	0.06	0.21	-0.15	11.28	-0.66	
LaGrange 	58	-17	11	-25	0.02	0.18	-0.16	15.73	1.09	
Lance Creek	63	-25	6	-29	0.31	0.14	0.17	13.72	0.88	
Old Fort Laramie	66	-16	13	-23	0.05	0.14	-0.09	16.40	3.73	
Torrington	65	-14	15	-20	0.05	0.14	-0.09	17.19	3.96	
Wheatland	65	-19	13	-26	0.02	0.14	-0.12	17.21	4.65	
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