Oklahoma crop weather, 07/15/2013, v.36 no.22

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Volume 36, Number 22
Weekly Summary for Jul 8 - Jul 14
Issued July 15, 2013
Sunday Storms Brought Rain
Most of the week had normal July weather, with temperatures as high as 107 degrees and very little rainfall. However, storms with an unusual trajectory brought rain from the east on Sunday and drastically cooled down temperatures. The rainfall totals for the week were the highest in the central third of the state, with a recorded high of 3.28 inches at Ketchum Ranch in Stephens County. Temperatures for the week averaged in the mid-80s, while Sunday’s highs only reached the mid-80s for most of the state. The US Drought Monitor for July 9th showed an increase in the portion of the state experiencing drought conditions. Just over half of the state, at 51 percent, was in a severe to exceptional drought, compared to 42 percent the week before. Western Oklahoma is still the hardest hit by the drought and remains significantly behind normal precipitation totals for the period since March 1st. A later than normal harvest was almost complete by the end of the week, while most row crops were behind normal progress. Topsoil moisture conditions rated adequate increased to include 42 percent of the state. Subsoil moisture conditions were rated 36 percent adequate and 64 percent short to very short. There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Harvest was virtually complete for all small grains by the end of the week. Wheat harvest was 99 percent complete by Sunday, and rye harvested was 100 percent complete by week’s end. Ninety-eight percent of oats were harvested by Sunday.
Row Crops: Most row crop development stages were behind normal progress as of Sunday. Corn silking was 42 percent complete by the end of the week, and seven percent had reached the dough state, 22 points below the five-year average. Sorghum emerged was 94 percent compete by Sunday. Thirteen percent of sorghum was heading by the end of the week, seven points behind normal. Soybean planting was virtually complete, and 89 percent had emerged by the end of the week. Peanuts pegging was 60 percent complete by Sunday. Cotton emerged was 98 percent complete by Sunday. Cotton squaring was 23 percent complete by the end of the week, 30 points behind the five-year average, and a small portion was setting bolls.
Virtually all watermelons were setting fruit by week’s end. Six percent of the crop was harvested, 18 points behind the five-year average.
Hay: Conditions of alfalfa and other hay were rated mostly good to fair. Hay harvesting continued to progress as most of the week was hot and dry. A second cutting of alfalfa hay was 88 percent complete by the end of the week, and a third cutting was 16 percent complete by Sunday, 31 points behind normal. A first cutting of other hay was 87 percent complete, and a second cutting was 11 percent complete by Sunday.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition, with 32 percent rated in fair condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, July 14, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 27 20 46
Short
30
44
45 Adequate 42 36 9
Surplus
1
0
0 Subsoil
Very Short
31
25
45 Short 33 38 44
Adequate
36
37
11 Surplus 0 0 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, July 14, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Corn
0
3
27
57
13 Sorghum 0 6 37 45 12
Soybeans
0
1
47
48
4 Peanuts 0 3 32 52 13
Cotton
8
37
33
20
2 Alfalfa Hay 7 12 33 43 5
Other Hay
4
10
45
37
4 Livestock 1 4 32 54 9
Pasture and Range
10
13
44
30
3