Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin December 27, 2001 2001 Bulletin Index Volume 88 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 - November and April - August) Sugar Beets (April - May and September - November) Sunflowers (May - June and September - November) U.S. Crop Production Highlights State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (April - November) State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (December - March) Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States (January - May) 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) Drought Monitor 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 and Bootheel Precipitation and Temperature Crop Progress: Planting, Development, Harvesting (April - November) Crop Condition (April - November) Pasture and Range Condition (May - October) 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 27, 2001 2001 Bulletin Index Volume 88 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 - November and April - August) Sugar Beets (April - May and September - November) Sunflowers (May - June and September - November) U.S. Crop Production Highlights State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (April - November) State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (December - March) Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States (January - May) 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) Drought Monitor 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 and Bootheel Precipitation and Temperature Crop Progress: Planting, Development, Harvesting (April - November) Crop Condition (April - November) Pasture and Range Condition (May - October) International Tabulation: Precipitation and Temperature * w = weekly, m = monthly, s = seasonal (published every March, June, September, and December for the preceding 3 months) December 27, 2001 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Special Features U.S. Charts and Tabulations: Bulletin No. i) @ Temperature Departure Map, November-December 2000 1 December and All-Time Monthly Snowfall Records ¢ 2000 Weather: The Year in Graphs Selected 2000 Temperature and Precipitation Highlights 2000 Precipitation/Temperature Table ponY&Wd W N March and Seasonal Snowfall Records Selected Precipitation Deficit Graphs Spring Flooding, April 2001 Red River Stages at Fargo, ND, April 8-19, 2001 Average Surface Elevation of Lake Okeechobee, January 2000 - April 2001 . . — Spring Flood Table, Updated through April 30 April Weather: Selected Graphs Percent of Normal Precipitation Map, April 1 - May 12 May Heat in California and the Southwest Top Three Mississippi River Floods, St. Paul, MN, to Winfield, MO Tropical Storm Allison: Track and Total Rainfall Selected June Rainfall Records, Based on NWS Data for June 1-11 Wowe Percent of Normal Precipitation Map, April 1 - June 23 June Weather: Selected Graphs Plains and Western Heat Wave Highlights, July 2-6 Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, June 1 - July 15 Temperature Derastare Map. June 1 - Jaby 15... ... oie n.e ccc ices ncecccses 29 NHWDBwAA eIW D AA NAD Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, July 1-22 1 Percent of Normal Precipitation Map, June 1 - July 22 6 Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, July 1-29 l July Weather: Selected Graphs J Number of Days with Maximum Temperatures > 95°F, July 1 - August 5 .... 7 Track of Tropical Storm Barry 4 Number of Days with High Temperatures > 95 & 100°F, July 1 - August 12 .. 6 Early-August Heat Wave Highlights, Updated through August 12 a August Weather: Selected Graphs 1 Southern Rainfall, August 26 - September 5 0 Tropical Storm Gabrielle: Track and Total Rainfall 6 8 eee A re er eee oI 5 Midwestern Peak Wind Gusts, October 24 1 Midwestern Hail Reports, October 21-24 a October Daily Temperature Graphs for Phoenix, AZ, and Valentine, NE 2 October Daily Precipitation Graphs for Houston, TX, and Grand Rapids, MI . 3 Percent of Normal Precipitation Map, September 27 - November 11 1 Tornado and Hail Reports, November 23-24 3 November Temperature and Precipitation Records 2 Monthly Record Highs, December 5-6 3 Delta Rainfall Totals, November 20 - December 18 2 U.S. Summaries: “January | and 5 Minimum Temperatures and Freeze Durations in Florida” .. . “2000 U.S. Weather Review” “U.S. Crop Production Highlights 2000” “Comparison of Dec. 1989 vs. Jan. 2001 Florida Citrus Freeze Survey” “U.S. Prospective Planting Highlights” “Allison Finally Moves Out” “U.S. Acreage Highlights” “Wildfire Update” “Sub-Freezing Temperatures in Parts of the Northwestern Soybean Belt” .... “A Second Round of Cold Weather in the Soybean Belt, October 6-7” “Autumn Dryness Stresses Winter Wheat” International Summaries: “Satellite Image of Tropical Storm Chantal” (Yucatan Peninsula) “Compact but Intense Hurricane Iris Slams Belize” “Hurricane Michelle Track and Central America Total Storm Rainfall” Climate Summaries: “La Nina Update, January 11, 2001” “La Nifia Update, February 14, 2001” “La Nina Update, March 12, 2001” “La Nina Update, April 10, 2001” “La Nifia Update, May 10, 2001” “August ENSO Update: La Nifia Fades” “October 10 ENSO Update” “November 9 ENSO Update”