Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin December 28, 1999 See ou : 2 eRe % ee Regular Features* Text: U.S. Weather Highlights U.S. Weather and Crop Summary National Agricultural Summary Spring Wheat (April - September) Rice (April - November) Sorghum (April - November) Corn (April - November) Cotton (April - November) Oats (April - September) Barley (April - September Peanuts (April - November) Soybeans (May - November) Winter Wheat (September - August) U.S. Crop Production Highlights State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (April - November) State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (December - March) International Weather and Crop Summary National Charts: Precipitation Percent of Normal Precipitation Average Temperature Departure of Average Temperature from Normal Extreme Minimum Temperature (September - April) Extreme Maximum Temperature (April - September) Snow Depth (December - March) Average Soil Temperature, 4-Inch Depth, Bare Soil (March - May) Pan Evaporation Map (May - September) Growing Degree Days (May - October) Crop Moisture Index (April - October) Palmer Drought Severity Index (April - October) Additional Precipitation Needed to End Drought (April - October) International Charts (major crop areas): Precipitation Percent of Normal Precipitation Average Temperature Departure of Average Temperature from Normal National Tabulations: Weather Data for Selected Cities Weather Data for Selected Locations in the Delta Precipitation and Temperature Crop Progress: Planting, Development, Harvesting (April - November) Crop Condition (April - November) International Tabulation: Precipitation and Temperature * w = weekly, m = monthly, s = seasonal (published every March, June, September, and December for the preceding 3 months) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin December 28, 1999 See ou : 2 eRe % ee Regular Features* Text: U.S. Weather Highlights U.S. Weather and Crop Summary National Agricultural Summary Spring Wheat (April - September) Rice (April - November) Sorghum (April - November) Corn (April - November) Cotton (April - November) Oats (April - September) Barley (April - September Peanuts (April - November) Soybeans (May - November) Winter Wheat (September - August) U.S. Crop Production Highlights State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (April - November) State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (December - March) International Weather and Crop Summary National Charts: Precipitation Percent of Normal Precipitation Average Temperature Departure of Average Temperature from Normal Extreme Minimum Temperature (September - April) Extreme Maximum Temperature (April - September) Snow Depth (December - March) Average Soil Temperature, 4-Inch Depth, Bare Soil (March - May) Pan Evaporation Map (May - September) Growing Degree Days (May - October) Crop Moisture Index (April - October) Palmer Drought Severity Index (April - October) Additional Precipitation Needed to End Drought (April - October) International Charts (major crop areas): Precipitation Percent of Normal Precipitation Average Temperature Departure of Average Temperature from Normal National Tabulations: Weather Data for Selected Cities Weather Data for Selected Locations in the Delta Precipitation and Temperature Crop Progress: Planting, Development, Harvesting (April - November) Crop Condition (April - November) International Tabulation: Precipitation and Temperature * w = weekly, m = monthly, s = seasonal (published every March, June, September, and December for the preceding 3 months) December 28, 1999 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Special Features U.S. Charts and Tabulations: Bulletin No. io Selected 1998 Temperature and Precipitation Highlights 1998 Temperature/Precipitation Rankings 1998 Temperature Departure and Percent of Normal Precipitation Maps 1998 Weather: The Year in Graphs 1998 Temperature/Precipitation Table U.S. Corn and Soybean Production, 1989-1998 Mid- Winter Palmer Update 1998 Weather: The Year in Graphs, Part 2 pats mth Selected Records, January 1999 Record-High February Temperatures, February 11 OW©WRi ONg Wg N N March Weather: Selected Graphs Percent of Normal Precipitation, January-March Southeastern Percent of Normal Precipitation, January 24 - April 21 Damage Paths of Central Oklahoma Tornadoes, May 3 Percent of Normal Precipitation, February-April WNwaWo rNfe S Percent of Normal Precipitation, April 1 - June 12 Extreme Maximum Temperatures, July 3-5 Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, July 17-24 Selected Heat Wave Records Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, July 17-31 Percent of Normal Precipitation, April-July Track of Hurricane Bret, August 21-23 Image of Hurricane Dennis, August 29 Track of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Dennis, August 24 - September 5 August Weather: Selected Graphs N—eBl D dil a e Image of Hurricane Floyd, September 13 Track of Hurricane Floyd, September 14-17 Hurricane Floyd: Selected Rainfall and Flood Records Image of Active Tropics (Hurricane Gert and T.S. Harvey), September 20 ... No September Weather: Selected Graphs Percent of Normal Precipitation, August-September Track of Hurricane Irene, October 14-18 Mid-Atlantic Rainfall, February 1 - August 13 vs. August 14 - October 17 ... Percent of Normal Precipitation, August-October —K_hAE K RAN e Monthly Record Highs, November 1-15 Autumn Dryness Highlights: Selected Graphs Temperature Departure, October 24 - December 11 Noe Percent of Normal Precipitation, November 21 - December 25 WC— O U.S. Summaries: “1998 Weather Review” “Crop Production Highlights 1998” “Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States as of March 11” “Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States as of April 9” ‘‘Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States as of May 14” “Seasonal Storminess Returns to the Pacific Northwest” “La Nifia Impacts on the U.S. Winter Forecast” “Dry Conditions Prevail Across the Central U.S.” ... 0.20... 0.0.0ce0 ee. e ee 46 “1999 Atlantic Tropical Storm Summary” International Summaries: “Image of Hurricane Jose, October 20” “Super Cyclone 05B Strikes India’s Orissa State” “Hurricane Lenny Batters the Northeastern Caribbean” Climate Summaries: “La Nifia Update, January 19, 1999” “La Nifia Update, February 12, 1999” “La Nifia Update, March 5, 1999” “La Nifia Update, April 13, 1999” “La Nifia Update, May 10, 1999” “La Nifia Update, June 11, 1999” “La Nifia Update, July 12, 1999” “La Nifia Update, November 10, 1999” “La Nifia Update, December 10, 1999”