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Oklahoma Crop Weather
Volume 34, Number 42 Weekly Summary for Nov 21-Nov 27 Issued November 28, 2011
Rainfall Improved Topsoil Condition
A significant rainfall event Monday brought a good soaking rain, especially
in southeast Oklahoma. All Mesonet stations recorded rainfall for the week
with an average of 1.61 inches for the state. The Southeast district
received an average of 3.91 inches of rain, with a high of 4.86 inches
measured at Talihina. Precipitation for the last 30 days was above normal
in all districts and 146 percent of normal for the state. However, rainfall
was still below normal for all districts for the period since September 1.
Recent rains were reflected in improvements to the November 22 Drought
Monitor; although 63 percent of the state is still in a severe to exceptional
drought, down from 85 percent the week before. The additional moisture
helped small grain conditions and improved the availability of wheat
grazing this fall. However, recent rains could not mitigate all the negative
effects of the drought, as the lack of hay and pasture were still problems
for livestock producers. Topsoil moisture conditions improved and are now
rated mostly adequate. Subsoil moisture conditions also improved, though
47 percent are still rated very short, down from 56 percent the week prior. There were 4.6 days suitable for field work due to the multiple
showers throughout the week.
Small Grains: Canola and small grain conditions continued to be rated mostly good to fair. Wheat grazing prospects improved, with
additional moisture still required to make it through the winter months. Wheat emerged reached 97 percent complete. Seedbed preparation
for oat ground was 85 percent complete, oat planting reached 64 percent complete, and 63 percent had emerged, even with the five-year
average.
Row Crops: The fall harvest began to wind down and was more than three-quarters complete for all row crops. The sorghum harvest was
85 percent complete, slightly behind the five-year average. Soybeans harvested reached 83 percent complete by Sunday, 11 points behind
normal. Peanuts combined reached 95 percent complete by Sunday. The cotton harvest was 77 percent complete by week’s end, eight
points ahead of the five-year average.
Hay: Recent rainfall events were too late in the season to benefit hay production, as very little hay was cut last week. Hay supplies for the
season were rated below average for 87 percent of the state. Third cuttings of alfalfa were 76 percent complete, and 23 percent of the state
had completed a fourth cutting. A second cutting of other hay was 61 percent complete by Sunday, 33 points behind normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Half of the pasture and range
in the state was rated in very poor condition. The
availability of grass continued to be of great concern to
livestock producers as continued growth of cool season
grasses is limited. Livestock conditions continued to be
rated mostly good to fair, unchanged from last week.
Many livestock ponds were replenished with the rains
last week, especially in the southeast. However, some
areas have still not received large enough rain amounts
to produce the run-off needed for ponds. Cattle prices
were unavailable due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent
Week Ending Sunday, November 27, 2011
Moisture Rating
Current
Week
Previous
Week
One Year
Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 16 21 7
Short 24 35 28
Adequate 57 43 63
Surplus 3 1 2
Subsoil
Very Short 47 56 13
Short 35 28 35
Adequate 18 16 52
Surplus 0 0 0
Conditions by Percent
For Week Ending Sunday, November 27, 2011
Commodity
Very
Poor
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Winter Wheat 2 8 34 49 7
Canola 1 6 42 43 8
Rye 1 4 29 59 7
Oats 1 3 29 55 12
Livestock 11 22 42 23 2
Pasture and Range 50 31 17 2 0
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Crop Progress by Percent
For Week Ending Sunday, November 27, 2011
Crop Stage Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Five Year
Average
Wheat Emerged 97 93 97 93
Oats Seedbed Prepared 85 85 91 93
Planted 64 63 63 69
Emerged 63 54 59 63
Sorghum Harvested 85 79 96 88
Soybeans Harvested 83 75 97 94
Peanuts Combined 95 88 100 97
Cotton Harvested 77 68 80 69
Alfalfa Hay 3rd Cutting 76 75 100 100
4th Cutting 23 22 100 100
Other Hay 2nd Cutting 61 60 100 94
Weather for Week Ending November 27, 2011:
Temperatures ranged from 20 degrees at Lake
Carl Blackwell on Sunday, November 27th, to 74
degrees at Goodwell on Thursday, November
24th. Precipitation ranged from 0.46 of an inch in
the Panhandle district to 3.91 inches in the
Southeast district. Soil temperature averages
ranged from 38 degrees at Hinton on Sunday,
November 27th, to 63 degrees at Broken Bow on
Monday, November 21st.
THIS IS THE FINAL WEEKLY CROP WEATHER REPORT OF THE SEASON.
MONTHLY CROP WEATHER WILL BEGIN JANUARY 3, 2012.
Mesonet Temperature and Precipitation Data
Week Ending Sunday, November 27, 2011
District Temperature Precipitation
High Low Average
Current
Week
Sep 1, 2011 to Nov 27, 2011
Total
Departure
From
Normal
Percent
of
Normal
Degrees Degrees Degrees Inches Inches Inches Percent
Panhandle 58 33 44 0.46 3.00 -1.33 69
West Central 56 37 46 1.14 6.60 -0.54 92
Southwest 57 38 47 1.13 7.84 -0.09 99
North Central 56 36 45 1.18 7.04 -0.62 92
Central 56 37 46 1.31 9.57 -0.73 93
South Central 57 39 48 1.71 10.26 -1.12 90
Northeast 54 36 45 1.74 9.89 -1.77 85
East Central 55 38 47 1.90 12.41 -0.69 95
Southeast 58 41 50 3.91 11.96 -2.13 85