Georgia weather and crops, 2005 January 16

Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date January 16, 2005
WARM WEATHER ENDS There was unseasonably warm weather for most of the week according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. It became colder at the end of the week. Most areas had temperatures in the upper 70's in the beginning of the week. These temperatures dropped to the chilling 40's by the end of the week. Soil moisture levels were rated 12 percent short, 74 percent adequate, and 14 percent surplus.
The unseasonably warm weather promoted winter grazing and was favorable for small grains. The warm weather also caused the blueberries, peaches, forsythia, and cherries to start blooming in the southern part of the state. There are concerns about the returning cold hurting these early season crops. Pasture, vegetable, and wheat conditions were all rated in mostly good or fair condition. Disease starting to be seen in small grains along with insect activity.
County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities included maintenance on chicken houses and equipment, preparing greenhouses for sowing tobacco seed in the next few weeks, preparing for spring planting, and routine care of livestock and poultry. Livestock producers began hay feeding due to bad pasture conditions in central Georgia.

Crop Progress Table January 16, 2005 Data for the table will resume in April 2005.

Crop Condition Table

January 16, 2005

Crop

Very Poor

Vegetables

0

Wheat

0

Pasture

3

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

2

33

59

0

28

67

9

42

44

Excellent
6 5 2

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

January 16, 2005

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

3

10

57

30

0

Dist 2(NC)

0

2

46

50

2

Dist 3(NE)

0

13

31

49

7

Dist 4(WC)

1

7

48

38

6

Dist 5(C)

9

9

28

54

0

Dist 6(EC)

0

16

35

49

0

Dist 7(SW)

3

12

36

48

1

Dist 8(SC)

6

7

48

35

4

Dist 9(SE)

0

1

64

34

1

*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

Jan 16, 2005 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

0

NA

Short

12

NA

Adequate

74

NA

5 Year Avg
NA NA NA

Surplus

14

NA

NA

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

January 16, 2005

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

0

0

85

Dist 2(NC)

0

0

76

Dist 3(NE)

0

1

93

Dist 4(WC)

1

17

66

Dist 5(C)

0

3

70

Dist 6(EC)

0

25

75

Dist 7(SW)

1

11

72

Dist 8(SC)

1

14

78

Dist 9(SE)

0

37

62

Surplus
15 24
6 16 27
0 16
7 1

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

JANUARY 16, 2005 1/

2005

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

78 38 57 0.78 2 0.78 0.78 0.78 59

ALPHARETTA

70 26 49 1.22 2 1.59 1.59 1.59 49

ARLINGTON

76 37 56 1.85 2 1.92 1.92 1.92 58

ATTAPULGUS

77 41 57 1.17 2 1.19 1.19 1.19 60

BLAIRSVILLE

65 22 46 1.79 2 2.27 2.27 2.27 50

BOWEN

77 38 56 0.65 2 0.65 0.65 0.65 60

BRUNSWICK

74 39 58 0.86 3 0.86 0.86 0.86 62

BYRON

74 31 53 0.96 3 1.01 1.01 1.01 56

CAIRO

77 40 57 0.84 2 0.84 0.84 0.84 63

CALHOUN

71 25 49 0.86 1 1.22 1.22 1.22 51

CAMILLA

77 39 57 0.91 2 0.91 0.91 0.91 60

CLARKS HILL

80 32 51 1.24 2 1.31 1.31 1.31 53

CORDELE

75 36 55 1.59 3 1.60 1.60 1.60 58

COVINGTON

70 28 51 1.11 3 1.24 1.24 1.24 55

DAHLONEGA

67 25 48 0.85 2 1.50 1.50 1.50 49

DALLAS

69 26 50 1.22 2 1.59 1.59 1.59 52

DAWSON

75 35 55 1.39 2 1.40 1.40 1.40 59

DEARING

76 34 53 1.20 3 1.33 1.33 1.33 57

DEMPSEY

70 26 52 1.31 2 1.52 1.52 1.52 53

DIXIE

79 39 58 1.15 2 1.15 1.15 1.15 61

DUBLIN

78 36 55 0.98 2 0.98 0.98 0.98 57

DULUTH

68 26 49 0.96 2 1.20 1.20 1.20 52

DUNWOODY

69 26 50 1.12 2 1.48 1.48 1.48 52

EATONTON

71 29 51 1.51 3 1.67 1.67 1.67 52

GAINESVILLE

66 29 50 0.95 2 1.23 1.23 1.23 53

GEORGETOWN

73 34 54 2.59 3 2.64 2.64 2.64 58

HOMERVILLE

79 36 57 0.95 2 0.95 0.95 0.95 60

JACKSONVILLE 73 32 53 1.53 2 1.55 1.55 1.55 56

JONESBORO

71 28 51 1.59 2 1.84 1.84 1.84 52

MCRAE

78 37 54 0.68 2 0.69 0.69 0.69 58

MIDVILLE

78 37 55 1.26 2 1.26 1.26 1.26 57

NAHUNTA

80 32 55 0.82 3 0.83 0.83 0.83 61

NEWTON

77 39 56 1.74 2 1.75 1.75 1.75 60

PINE MOUNTAIN 72 27 51 1.43 2 1.70 1.70 1.70 53

PLAINS

73 33 54 1.86 2 1.91 1.91 1.91 55

ROME

71 26 50 0.67 1 1.11 1.11 1.11 52

SASSER

75 38 55 1.77 2 1.83 1.83 1.83 57

SAVANNAH

71 32 51 0.91 5 0.91 0.91 0.91 59

SHELLMAN

75 36 55 1.77 3 1.79 1.79 1.79 58

SKIDAWAY

73 36 55 0.62 4 0.62 0.62 0.62 58

STATESBORO

76 38 55 0.87 1 0.87 0.87 0.87 58

TIFTON

76 38 57 1.07 2 1.07 1.07 1.07 59

TIGER

68 25 48 0.77 2 1.39 1.39 1.39 48

VALDOSTA

80 43 59 1.14 2 1.14 1.14 1.14 62

VIDALIA

78 40 56 0.93 3 0.94 0.94 0.94 58

WATKINSVILLE 68 30 51 2.05 3 2.24 2.24 2.24 52

WILLIAMSON

71 27 51 1.70 2 1.95 1.95 1.95 52

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 January 16, 2005
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Routine care of livestock and poultry this week - some heavy rain in scattered locations.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Unseasonably warm weather has made conditions very favorable for cool season perennial and annual grasses to grow. This made for excellent pasture conditions.
Unusually mild weather came to an abrupt end but was good for wheat & winter grazing progress. Routine care of livestock and poultry, feeding lots of hay and breaking ice in troughs as of late.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Rain late in the week! One half to 1 inch in most locations of the county. Still unseasonably warm weather early in the week but turned back to more normal temperatures late in the week. Small grain conditions continued to be good. Hay feeding still increased due to declining pasture conditions. Warm temperatures and rain helped winter grazing conditions improve slightly. Some farmers serviced equipment to get it ready for land preparation for spring planting.
Warmer weather has been great for winter annual crops and for fescue pastures.
It has been unseasonably warm. Hopefully, we won't see any early disease and pest problems emerging from the warm weather.
Received 1+ inches of rainfall on Thursday night - recent warm weather has been beneficial to the growth of ryegrass in pastures and small grains for silage - weather returning to more seasonable cold this weekend.
Forsythia and cherry are already blooming.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL

Finally some cooler weather. Saw disease in small grain due to warm weather.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST It has been unseasonably warm the past two weeks. There were insect activity and clovers and winter weeds were growing. We received 0.13" of rainfall. Discing cotton stalks. Harrowed fields, applied poultry litter to small grains for grazing. Worked on chicken houses and farm equipment and tractors. Readied greenhouses for sowing tobacco seed in the next few weeks.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Above normal temperatures for the past two weeks have speeded green-up in lawns and some early season fruit blooming. Some real cold temperatures could hurt early season blueberries and peaches.
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