Georgia weather and crops, 2004 August 1

Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date August 1, 2004
RAIN NEEDED Rain showers were mostly scattered throughout the week, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistic Services. The moisture totals, though widely variable were especially helpful because many crops were showing signs of stress. Although the rainfall was welcomed, more rain is needed in the major producing areas for crops to reach their full potential. Overall, crop conditions were rated in mostly good to fair.
Field operations were active in most areas all week except in the heavier rainfall locations. Pastures were sprayed and mowed. Cattlemen hope to get more hay cut. Farmers sprayed cotton and peanuts for insects. There were reports of pond and stream levels beginning to decline.
Corn harvest was underway. Other activities included tobacco harvest, cutting and baling hay, and the routine care of livestock. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork.

Crop Progress Table
Corn, Dough Corn, Dent Corn, Mature Corn, Harvested for Grain Cotton, Setting Bolls Peanuts, Pegging Soybeans, Blooming Soybeans, Setting Pods Tobacco, Harvested Watermelons, Harvested Apples, Harvested Peaches, Harvested

Aug 1, 2004 97 86 42 2 91 99 82 55 52 96 6 89

Prev Week
94 78 25
0 82 96 70 37 40 95
5 79

Prev Year
94 78 41
2 83 94 64 34 47 97 10 90

5 Year Avg 96 83 51 9 85 95 66 37 48 95 7 94

Crop Condition Table

August 1, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

2

Cotton

1

Hay

1

Peanuts

0

Sorghum

0

Soybeans

3

Tobacco

6

Apples

0

Pecans

8

Pasture

1

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

7

29

49

6

25

51

7

31

54

4

26

54

2

34

62

8

43

41

19

43

30

4

12

71

17

40

33

7

33

52

Excellent
13 17
7 16
2 5 2 13 2 7

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

August 1, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

3

10

35

48

Dist 2(NC)

0

2

23

73

Dist 3(NE)

0

0

10

64

Dist 4(WC)

0

4

28

54

Dist 5(C)

5

14

38

41

Dist 6(EC)

0

7

43

49

Excellent
4 2 26 14 2 1

Dist 7(SW)

0

8

28

59

5

Dist 8(SC)

0

5

40

41

14

Dist 9(SE)

0

2

18

77

3

*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

Aug 1, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

7

0

Short

34

5

Adequate

55

65

Surplus

4

30

5 Year Avg
11 30 50
9

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

August 1, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

0

19

54

Dist 2(NC)

0

28

70

Dist 3(NE)

0

0

90

Dist 4(WC)

3

36

61

Dist 5(C)

27

36

36

Dist 6(EC)

6

41

50

Dist 7(SW)

6

40

51

Dist 8(SC)

5

37

56

Dist 9(SE)

0

29

66

Surplus
27 2
10 0 1 3 3 2 5

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

AUGUST 1, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

94 71 80 0.77 4 3.13 11.88 22.15 83

ALPHARETTA

91 67 76 2.57 7 6.44 12.90 28.10 81

ARLINGTON

95 71 80 0.56 2 4.73 12.99 27.98 87

ATTAPULGUS

96 70 81 0.08 1 2.85 10.73 24.87 89

BLAIRSVILLE

88 63 73 1.35 4 3.06

8.24 27.53 79

BRUNSWICK

88 74 80 2.05 5 8.09 13.65 27.63 84

BYRON

95 70 80 0.23 3 0.76

7.43 19.59 83

CAIRO

94 71 81 0.35 2 1.63

9.37 22.93 84

CALHOUN

95 63 76 2.36 5 5.37 12.39 29.13 81

CAMILLA

94 71 81 1.09 3 2.27

7.36 22.09 89

CORDELE

94 70 80 1.98 5 4.57 11.51 23.45 84

COVINGTON

91 69 78 2.70 4 3.18 10.38 23.71 86

DAHLONEGA

88 63 74 0.90 5 2.26 10.58 26.98 78

DALLAS

88 65 76 2.17 3 4.63

9.59 29.38 81

DAWSON

95 70 80 0.35 2 2.92 10.84 22.81 85

DEARING

94 71 81 0.01 1 1.57 13.21 26.58 84

DEMPSEY

90 69 78 1.04 5 4.24 12.99 26.75 83

DIXIE

93 71 81 0.17 4 7.12 15.09 30.53 88

DUBLIN

96 70 80 0.53 2 0.97

9.57 21.63 88

DULUTH

92 68 77 0.51 3 1.40

8.60 22.68 82

DUNWOODY

89 68 76 2.26 4 5.66 13.77 29.21 81

EATONTON

93 68 79 0.08 1 0.46

9.76 21.60 91

ELLIJAY

88 62 74 1.15 5 3.13 11.31 28.74 78

FORT VALLEY

95 70 79 0.03 1 0.58

5.19 15.87 87

GAINESVILLE

88 69 77 1.10 3 1.46

5.85 21.33 82

GEORGETOWN

92 70 79 0.00 0 2.35 10.16 22.78 84

GRIFFIN

89 70 78 1.46 4 3.26 11.67 25.83 81

HOMERVILLE

95 69 80 0.00 0 3.19 12.01 25.06 85

JACKSONVILLE 94 70 79 0.26 2 0.69

8.82 22.81 85

JONESBORO

92 69 78 1.02 4 1.20

6.73 19.41 83

LAFAYETTE

90 59 74 2.62 4 3.93

9.73 26.74 77

MIDVILLE

94 72 80 1.53 2 2.68 10.01 26.12 88

NAHUNTA

93 70 79 0.62 3 4.57 19.68 33.34 84

NEWTON

93 71 80 0.17 2 2.95

9.08 25.09 86

PINE MOUNTAIN 91 68 78 1.29 3 4.38 16.52 31.88 80

PLAINS

92 70 79 0.66 3 3.71 11.60 25.28 85

ROME

92 64 77 1.72 4 4.67

9.93 31.90 80

ROOPVILLE

94 60 76 0.21 2 4.15

7.11 21.70 82

SAVANNAH

91 69 78 0.66 4 4.37 17.32 29.91 83

SNEADS

91 74 81 0.31 1 2.92

9.32 26.35 88

STATESBORO

95 71 80 0.15 3 1.70

6.72 17.75 88

TIFTON

93 71 81 0.06 3 2.20 12.82 31.54 82

VALDOSTA

95 73 82 0.04 1 2.30

8.02 21.61 88

VIDALIA

95 72 80 0.04 1 4.70 12.05 24.08 86

WATKINSVILLE 91 69 78 1.96 5 2.84

9.87 23.56 83

WILLIAMSON

90 68 77 2.14 4 4.20 12.85 25.74 83

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 August 1, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Scattered thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall for part of this week.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Rainfall widely variable. Stink bug pressure increased in cotton. Soil moisture critical in some areas.
Putting in hay. Really need a rain this week.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Dry and hot! Some light spotted showers in the county but no rain of significance. Some hay producers still harvesting their first cutting of hay. Pasture and hayfield conditions declined due to the heat and drought. Water levels in ponds and streams are beginning to decline also.
We have not received any significant rainfall over the past week.
Rain everywhere in the state of Georgia, but our county, we are beyond dry!
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL

Spraying stink bugs in cotton. Corn harvest has begun. Irrigation switching from corn to cotton causing more mepiquat spraying on DP555. Very little disease pressure on peanuts. Some dryland cotton "cutting out."
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Foliage feeding caterpillars damaging peanuts. We received 1.48" of rainfall. Stink bug pressure increased in cotton. Widely variable amounts of rainfall.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL High heat and humidity. Stripping tobacco fields. Spraying early planted cotton fields for stinkbugs. Peanuts sprayed with fungicides and herbicides and foliar nutrients. Cutting and baling hay. Rain needed across the entire county. Portions of county in better shape than other areas. Many fields extremely stressed. Hot, dry weather and very little rainfall has slowed down crop progress. Cotton is progressing rapidly due to heat units. We need rain on dryland crops.
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