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Oklahoma and Kansas Continue to Fight Dry Weather Conditions
Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:12:39 CST
Weather conditions were cold and dry across Oklahoma in December. In the monthly crop weather report, the US Department of Agriculture said temperatures averaged in the low 40's and all nine districts had below normal precipitation levels for the month with the exception of the northeast district. The heaviest rainfall was in the east central and southeast districts. The east central district had 2.76 inches and the southeast district had 3.29 inches of rainfall last month. Drought conditions remained over the western half of the state. Overall, topsoil and subsoil moisture rated mostly adequate to short.
The limited moisture has impacted crops, especially oats with 62 percent rated fair to poor. The winter wheat crop rated two percent in excellent condition, 48 in good, 34 in fair and 12 percent in poor to very poor condition. Forty-one percent of the wheat crop was being grazed. That's a nine point increase over the previous year. Pasture conditions declined over the previous month with 25 percent in poor to very poor condition.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
Weather was warmer than usual for Kansas in December. USDA reports temperatures averaged four to six degrees above normal. The entire state received some precipitation with the heaviest amounts in the east. Top soil and subsoil moisture rated mostly adequate to short.
The winter wheat crop rated four percent in excellent condition, 45 in good, 42 in fair and nine percent in poor to very poor condition.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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