Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date November 7, 2004 COOL TEMPERATURES A storm front passed through the State, toward the latter part of the week, bringing widely scattered rains and cooler temperatures, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Rainfall varied with reports of up to 4 inches in some areas. However, the drier weather during the first part of the week aided fall harvesting and seeding. Soil moisture levels were rated 1 percent very short, 12 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Despite the wet conditions in some areas, producers made excellent progress in harvesting fall crops and planting small grains. Peanut harvest neared completion. Cotton harvest progressed more rapidly than normal. Small grains benefitted from the recent rainfall as moist soils encouraged germination. Hay producers continued with their last cutting of hay. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Pecan harvest picked up momentum. Onion transplanting was underway. In some areas, cattlemen were feeding supplement hay. Other activities included the routine care of livestock and poultry. Crop Progress Table Nov 7, 2004 Cotton, Harvested 69 Peanuts, Combined 93 Rye, Planted 66 Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 76 Soybeans, Dropping Leaves 98 Soybeans, Harvested 40 Wheat, Planted 27 Wheat, Emerged 18 Other Small Grains, Planted 56 Onions, Transplanted 1 Apples, Harvested 95 Pecans, Harvested 28 Prev Week 57 85 56 71 94 26 18 11 45 0 92 17 Prev Year 54 96 70 80 97 38 30 20 60 8 91 29 5 Year Avg 62 95 67 79 96 43 22 13 55 4 96 26 Crop Condition Table November 7, 2004 Crop Very Poor Soybeans 3 Wheat 0 Pecans 21 Pasture 1 Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- 11 42 39 0 33 65 37 27 14 6 38 48 Excellent 5 2 1 7 Pasture Condition Table - District* Level November 7, 2004 Very Poor Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- Dist 1(NW) 0 6 40 45 Dist 2(NC) 0 1 25 58 Dist 3(NE) 0 5 21 64 Dist 4(WC) 0 8 37 44 Dist 5(C) 2 7 25 62 Dist 6(EC) 0 6 51 43 Dist 7(SW) 0 4 40 49 Dist 8(SC) 2 8 52 31 Dist 9(SE) 0 1 48 49 Excellent 9 16 10 11 4 0 7 7 2 *A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf. Soil Moisture Table Nov 7, 2004 Prev Year --Percentages-- Very Short 1 2 Short 12 22 Adequate 80 65 Surplus 7 11 5 Year Avg 19 27 47 7 Soil Moisture Table - District Level November 7, 2004 Very Short Short Adequate --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 0 51 Dist 2(NC) 0 0 76 Dist 3(NE) 0 1 94 Dist 4(WC) 0 10 87 Dist 5(C) 1 8 87 Dist 6(EC) 0 23 76 Dist 7(SW) 4 22 73 Dist 8(SC) 0 9 82 Dist 9(SE) 0 16 80 Surplus 49 24 5 3 4 1 1 9 4 Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2004 1/ 2004 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALMA 85 40 65 0.06 1 1.17 8.97 41.91 70 ALPHARETTA 81 34 61 1.71 4 3.20 11.89 51.53 65 ARLINGTON 87 39 65 0.04 1 1.91 9.36 45.07 70 ATTAPULGUS 85 39 65 0.52 1 3.14 7.59 42.03 71 BLAIRSVILLE 76 27 57 3.37 3 4.87 11.59 48.91 64 BRUNSWICK 85 47 68 0.03 1 2.99 8.01 47.28 72 BYRON 84 37 64 0.68 1 2.06 5.97 33.86 68 CAIRO 85 40 65 0.01 1 2.68 6.45 39.39 74 CALHOUN 81 31 60 3.43 3 6.31 10.57 48.68 64 CAMILLA 87 36 65 0.01 1 1.63 4.76 36.89 72 CORDELE 86 37 65 0.06 1 0.91 8.08 42.64 71 COVINGTON 82 36 63 0.85 2 2.41 8.77 44.24 68 DAHLONEGA 79 38 61 2.35 3 4.02 10.40 47.49 65 DALLAS 80 35 61 1.31 3 3.45 8.69 44.53 66 DAWSON 86 38 65 0.03 1 0.65 4.24 34.79 71 DEARING 84 38 64 0.43 1 1.29 6.12 40.68 69 DEMPSEY 80 36 63 0.92 3 4.18 10.33 47.29 66 DIXIE 85 41 65 1.52 2 3.82 9.43 48.77 71 DUBLIN 86 38 64 0.47 1 1.60 6.72 40.99 69 DULUTH 80 34 61 1.50 2 3.11 9.61 38.13 66 DUNWOODY 80 35 62 1.94 2 3.63 13.02 51.83 66 EATONTON 82 34 62 0.82 3 2.74 10.81 42.90 66 ELLIJAY 80 30 58 4.35 3 6.51 15.42 50.36 63 FORT VALLEY 83 38 64 0.76 2 2.76 6.30 29.82 68 GAINESVILLE 79 42 63 1.17 3 2.33 8.34 39.89 68 GEORGETOWN 86 36 65 0.47 1 1.50 8.47 36.36 69 GRIFFIN 80 36 63 0.95 3 4.35 11.50 47.22 67 HOMERVILLE 86 39 64 0.01 1 1.54 13.72 52.21 70 JACKSONVILLE 83 40 64 0.18 1 1.88 8.38 41.80 69 JONESBORO 81 37 63 2.77 3 5.03 12.00 40.64 66 LAFAYETTE 80 32 61 3.16 3 5.41 9.60 40.27 66 MIDVILLE 84 39 64 0.14 1 0.98 4.42 44.32 69 NAHUNTA 82 33 60 0.00 0 1.84 10.38 60.66 71 NEWTON 86 37 64 0.01 1 1.91 5.97 38.48 71 PINE MOUNTAIN 81 36 62 1.01 4 3.82 10.90 52.31 66 PLAINS 83 39 64 0.47 2 1.08 8.31 43.79 67 ROME 82 33 61 0.87 2 2.35 4.80 40.78 66 ROOPVILLE 82 34 61 1.86 3 4.73 9.14 43.58 67 SAVANNAH 83 38 63 0.00 0 3.60 6.26 47.27 72 SNEADS 84 46 68 0.21 1 4.69 9.28 39.62 73 STATESBORO 84 40 64 0.17 1 1.29 5.43 33.28 71 TIFTON 84 39 65 0.18 1 1.21 8.88 49.46 69 VALDOSTA 86 43 67 0.26 4 2.38 9.17 42.69 71 VIDALIA 84 40 65 0.31 2 1.21 4.46 45.48 71 WATKINSVILLE 81 38 63 2.13 3 3.34 11.12 42.65 66 WILLIAMSON 81 35 63 0.88 4 4.10 10.65 44.17 67 1/ Weather data supplied by Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of Georgia. For detailed Georgia weather data visit the AEMN homepage, www.georgiaweather.net. NA - not available. District Highlights These comments are written by the Georgia County Extension Agents, and have been complied and edited by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. DISTRICT COMMENTS November 7, 2004 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Continuous rains have saturated the soils. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Received over an inch of rain this week. Temperatures have finally cooled down and the apple harvest is complete. Rain this week delayed final corn harvest and wheat planting. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Cool, dry weather prevailed at the end of the week, should help plants enter dormancy. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Pasture growth has slowed. Some hay being fed. Soybean harvest has been slowed by morning fogs and overcast conditions. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Heavy rain on Thursday, 1.5 inches or more in some locations. Cooler temperatures late in the week. Small grain and winter grazing planting continued. Small grains looked good. Hay harvesting continued. Conditions are good in the county. Mild temperatures and moisture have made this fall very good for planting wheat & winter grazing. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Still slow in finishing up cotton and peanuts due to humid, wet weather. Soil conditions good for small grain planting and germination. Widely varying soybeans yields were reported. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 0.69" of rainfall. Peanut harvest complete. Small grain planted. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Picked cotton and peanuts. Planted small grains for grazing. Cut down cotton stalks and baling hay. Significant portion of cotton crop still to be harvested. Many peanuts dug, but not picked. Cooler temperatures Thursday and Friday. The light shower Thursday slowed down harvest. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available. Contact Information David S. Abbe, Director Georgia Agricultural Statistics Phone: 706-546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga