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WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN U.S. DEPARTMENT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OF AGRICULTURE National Oceanic and National Agricultural Atmospheric Administration, Statistics Service and National Weather Service World Agricultural Outlook Board Washington, D.C. January 7, 1992 TOTAL PRECIPITATION, DEC 29, i991-JAN 4, 1992 VZCARATER7 THiAs 2B EKES ‘a RR eoearenr at4 peves (22s5ore 2eca)rtar in Fe.S NOAA/USDA JOINT AGRICULTURAL WEATHER FACILITY Based on preuminary reports the brunt of the storm’s 70 mph wind gusts and tower- ing waves. Inland, rainfall reac -41 inches in HIGHLIGHTS Henderson, NC. At week's end, renewed storminess reached the west coast, promising to deliver bene- Gec. 29, i991 - Jan. 4, 1992 ficial moisture to reservoirs in northern California. Storms lashed the east and west coasts of the United States to start and end the week, and midweek rain and snow covered the central Plains. Arctic air was Contents Page noticeably absent for the fourth week in a row as temperatures averaged up to 26° F above normal in the Highlights & Total Precipitation Map ......... 1 upper Mississippi Valley. As the week began, heavy rain Temperature Departure & Extreme Minimum Maps . 2 fell along the central California coast and _ snow Snow Cover & Average Temperature Maps blanketed the Sierra Nevada Mountains, while rain soaked National Weather Data for Selected Cities .... the coastal Northeast and freezing rain glazed interior Weekly Heating Degree Day Table .......-see0- sections. The western storm took aim on the southern December Weather and Crop Summary Rockies and central Plains by New Year’s Eve. Snowfall December Precipitation & TemperatuMraeps .... totals included 5 inches in Flagstaff, AZ, 9 inches in December Weather Data for Selected Cities .... Imperial, NE, and 8 inches in Goodland, KS. Farther December Heating Degree Day Table............. 1 east, cold rain dampened the east- central Plains. Fog December Weather in Historical Perspective ... shrouded the North Central States for much of the week National Agricultural Summary as relatively mild air flowed across cold ground. In State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture ... southeastern Texas, flooding continued along the Brazos International Weather and Crop Summary & and Trinity Rivers, though heavy rains ended before December Precipitation/Temperature Table .. Christmas. By Thursday, a major east coast storm began to form east of Florida. The mid-Atlantic coastline bore Subscription and Mailing Permit Information 6& December Update: El Nifio Intensifies Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Januar y 7, 1992 Departure of Average Temperature from Normal(°F) DEC 29, 1991-JAN 4, 1992 Gx K GY “4, / ye a2g W i ea cy“ LOn WCAA G y OV sige RL PEN FAG RS At LIV VS Sr kh) Le a yare | iyg “YUL ys Gh WPyG VSINSI/ YEG v Lp} LY, GE Ying C gens Extreme Minimum Temperature(°F) DEC 29, 1991-JAN 4, 1992 CLIMATE ANALYSIS CENTER, NOAA Computer generated isotherms Based on preliminary data January 7, 1992 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin SNOW COVER (INCHES) JANa §, 1992, 11 NORACUSDA AGRICULTURAL WEATHER FACILITY — gosed.on preliminary reports Average Temperature(°F) DEC 29, 1991-JAN 4, 1992 CLIMATE ANALYSIS CENTER, NOAA Computer generated isotherms Based on preliminary data a 7 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 7, 1992 National Weather Data for Selected Cities Weather Data for the Week Ending January 4, 1992 RELATIVE [NUMBER OF DAYS TEMPERATURE °F PRECIPITATION HUMIDITY, PERCENT | TEMP. °F |P RECIP. STATES AND STATIONS AVEMRAAXAGIVEMEM URIMNAE IGXMETHU IRMGE EHMX ETL ROEWM AEV ERADGEEPNF AORRROTMMWUA ERLETIE NOK. T LAYLD ,E NPFOARRROMTMGIAU NR LRE2I EN4A. -THEOTISNUO.TRT,SD 1 A, eIL cN, C EPN COTRSD1. eI McNA CLEIT N O.,TSJ1 A aILnN, C ENP COTRSJ1. aIM nNA CLAE V ERAAGVEEM IRNAIGAA9ME0NBU DOM V EBA3 2NE DL OW MORO RI.E5N0 C MOHRO RE BIRMINGHAM w @ w wo MOBILE =~r.o noan MONTGOMERY wO2u nn non w ' ANCHORAGE KruWww BARROW ' FAIRBANKS JUNEAU i) KODIAK uor NOME ' PHOENIX PRESCOTT TUCSON YUMA FORT SMITH LITTLE ROCK BAKERSFIELD EUREKA FRESNO LOS ANGELES REDDING SACRAMENTO SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO DENVER WeWOUNEHHrW ENR NW NeWHeUNN GRAND JUNCTION PUEBLO BRIDGEPORT HARTFORD WASHINGTON APALACHICOLA DAYTONA BEACH JACKSONVILLE KEY WEST MIAMI ORLANDO TALLAHASSEE OAHHDBBHAODNRDHOTHHUN O O HWHAU P CNN HHDO SHW TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH ATLANTA AUGUSTA MACON SAVANNAH HILO HONOLULU KAHULUI LIHUE BOISE LEWISTON POCATELLO WUWOrPNOWNWHeHKHOCOCCOCODRYHDPOmOWOAH YOECW NNOYW N IAHOACSBSDs NVOSIUAWHOANWWWEWHIDNOUSHHHOOKS CHICAGO HWHHUSEHRHHeNEHOOaN PO N NG@SDHIHO NOHHNOSWHOCRUOPHEHHN MOLINE PEORIA QUINCY ROCKFORD SPRINGFIELD EVANSVILLE FORT WAYNE INDIANAPOLIS SOUTH BEND DES MOINES SIOUX CITY WATERLOO CONCORDIA DODGE CITY GOODLAND TOPEKA WICHITA BOWLING GREEN LEXINGTON LOUISVILLE ALEXANDRIA BATON ROUGE LAKE CHARLES NEW ORLEANS RAWAEBEoDEBHKNwHHHNO WH MWU DOD DY OPN OHOHCEWOHNOOAO HRA NPHRRNNNANPPRRNREWR PNOSWN RAFONHN PO HW UDOKORPORPAHPNHNNKEOWHHHDHCOHTRPEEEHHNMP OHNHHNW IT OOEHH WHDPNN BHWAD WBNAHONHDBWESOHHHNHNHRUHWNNH NBWN ESCOOOOOOHAOOOOOOOOODODCSOOOCCC OOO OODYOCDDDDCOOODSOEo C OOOODDOOODODONOD OHO OO O OOOOUO C O CHReUOCPOO OO N PCCWH COAHOOHCHDHPWDNHHOHEOHOU H CNE DNPD HO UWCOOOKO POOOOOOOORDCOOSSCNW NOK D FKDOWCOCOOCO OECOD DHDEOO HO D DOHWOK H ENOPANWONUHKNHUHK NPUENKENNRSHPDUWHOSUNNHYONKNHKO RrSIOWYOOHOCCEOOWOCWDOHOCCECONOONrPNKNOEOCNDONOOWODOHDOWO WDDNOHCKORNEUESNNWSNNHNWDNOHONWOOWHP OOOKPOONONNWINS Based on 1951-80 normals. January 7, 1992 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Weather Data for the Week Ending January 4, 1992 RELATIVE |NUMBER OF DAYS TEMPERATURE °F PRECIPITATION HUMIDITY, PERCENT § TEMP. °F | PRECIP. STATES AND STATIONS AVEMRAAXAGIVEMEM URIMANE IGXMETU RME EMXETL ROEWM AEV ERADGEEPNF AORRROTMMWAU ELRTEI EONK T.L ALYD, ENPFOARRROMTMIGAU NRLR I2E EN4 .A- TTIHENOO.TS,SDAU1 eLITR,cN , CE NP COTRSD1. eIM cNA CLTIE NO .T,SAJ1 aLIn,N CPNE OCRTSJ1M. aIA nN LCA EV EMRAAXAGIVEMEM URIMNA IGAA9MEN0BU DOM V EBA3 2NE DL OW MOOR RI.E5N0 C MOHRO RE SHREVEPORT w © w a w re ~ ~ n CARIBOU ne nw PORTLAND wnar y wit uaen e BALTIMORE SALISBURY OyNAN BOSTON eCo Unor ee CHATHAM NernrtHeiew ALPENA DETROIT FLINT GRAND RAPIDS HOUGHTON LAKE » LANSING ew@ wsnoweanru e MARQUETTE MUSKEGON et SAULT ST. MARIE UeNen Rs PRPNNNNNNWW ALEXANDRIA DULUTH INT'L FALLS MINNEAPOLIS ROCHESTER GREENWOOD JACKSON au MERIDIAN rere CAPBZ GIRARDEAU COLUMBIA KANSAS CITY SAINT LOUIS ' SPRINGFIELD HWHN HNNYUAUOR BILLINGS GLASGOW N@OWnatruav@weo@wmrownwaa uvrowtwnwe GREAT FALLS HAVRE HELENA KALISPELL MILES CITY MISSOULA GRAND ISLAND aea ea r LINCOLN NORFOLK PNR NORTH PLATTE OMAHA Nn SCOTTSBLUFF VALENTINE BLY LAS VEGAS RENO WINNEMUCCA sAeSeOLDbRW D hbOWAD bNHNR W NHOWUHNEIHCOOUOwwNW HHHOHEmHOoWWeUN HO HNPNHAb R N H HE NU NHN NNEAWORPNHORROWRH CONCORD ATLANTIC CITY ee ' me NRRNRe WNRR SUTHUVSUWWWWWWnNNrew i1 tirnenrrw CINCINNATI rw CLEVELAND COLUMBUS WAHPHNAUNHORWHOCHOHH NHEWHCOO HO A EANKMH N UHNHWHAHUO U OWReWerWKKHUHRPHUTHNN OEHRDKOPDNRwAPO P@nBHNHaDORRwWOFE ECPCWCOOHNHCAGWOOWENMOARHRINHOeOWmUUP0eHHOUH2OOm HWMwDR UH @ HN PS0OaHUW NKNU eUMA0r NKHWUNH0URO HrOOR HMOROHUOSBO MHOWUAeOeeHCUWKAMSITSUeAIMPHIHWVIA eTOYSBWIUIOTCW TSEOAOTAU ACOOAU ET HeOWOUeOOKPWHNAVONU T ACOWHNH NVWWOOE UNRRW POO CCOOSOOWVWH PCOOCNEEEHCNOCAEAOHOEHNEHU M OO KONHBSNUNNO PNP MUUINWO NYHN AIrNNHUONYI HWWNHCUINOHYENO IOO WOECTOrECW AWYCDNONOOHPOWHOSNUHDVNWN SOWWHCOROCUWUOPHHNMNHND H OOOOOHONOHNONSNONHSWC OHOHODODDOODOSDOOOO Based on 1951-80 normals. Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 7, 1992 Weather Data for the Week Ending January 4, 1992 RELATIVE INUMBER OF DAYS TEMPERATURE °F PRECIPITATION HUMIDITY | PERCENT § TEMP. °F | PRECIP. STATES AND STATIONS AVEMRAAXAGIVEMEM URIMNAE IGXMETHU IRMGM EHEX TREMAEV ERADGEEPNF AORRROTMMWUA ERLEIET NOK .T LAYLD ,E PNFAORRROTMMGIAU NR LRE2I EN4A. -THEOITSNUO.TR,TSD1 ,A eIL cN, C ENPC OTRDS1. eIM cNA CLEIT N O.,TSJ1 A aILnN, C ENP COTRSJ1. aMI nNA CLAE V EMRAAXAGIVEMEM UIRMNA IGAA9ME0BNU DOM V EBA3 2NE DL OW MORO RI5E0N CMOHOR RE DAYTON [= TOLEDO =~a n 1@ NN YOUNGSTOWN aNw@eO Nsweww w - x °o OKLAHOMA CITY TULSA R»o WUa oaH nON eor ASTORIA ry eDs eunr BURNS MEDFORD [= PENDLETON PORTLAND SALEM ~ ALLENTOWN ERIE HARRISBURG » PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH SCRANTON PROVIDENCE UWW WRUNWHAeWHWHAWRHN CHARLESTON ee UNOOKC UWOARSAUSCONDW® COLUMBIA FLORENCE » GREENVILLE AWNWAAECOCHOMSANKYHSW2DNWOHWDWeCHuOe WN We ABERDEEN HArPACCUrRPANWOrOCHWHYWRrHWw HURON KPrRWwWwW RAPID CITY SIOUX FALLS CHATTANOOGA KNOXVILLE eR MEMPHIS NASHVILLE ABILENE AMARILLO AUSTIN BEAUMONT ' BROWNSVILLE CORPUS CHRISTI DEL RIO eSANHUN WKFU N EL PASO FORT WORTH GALVESTON HOUSTON LUBBOCK MIDLAND SAN ANGELO PO©HHCC WHCPSHORH W MPH H O OCONBNROWHHNNENKOCHUWHIHAHHN SAN ANTONIO » PAUHDWHSOO U UNSSAH UWDHIOOWOANPTNOUNNYUEPNUWYN H VICTORIA WACO WICHITA FALLS SNOeRN NOCNOWWOr CEDAR CITY OHAPHPPOP RNRO HTRO MOPNIOPEE SALT LAKE CITY NRHNHDWePBPOe HRPSIH K ETNP EHN ON OHUDAN BURLINGTON sneonu NORFOLK w RICHMOND ROANOKE QUILLAYUTE SEATTLE-TACOMA rur SPOKANE rPeeuuure YAKIMA HBmORSCCECHEeWH PHNHWIR DNN wO PEHY NoOBDC ANHE BECKLEY CHARLESTON HUNTINGTON PARKERSBURG BIYICSCBODAUAABDBDUOCNHSUWNSWUKOAW GREEN BAY LACROSSE MADISON MILWAUKEE WAUSAU RRPUPP UN R CASPER CHEYENNE LANDER SHERIDAN PHHaCREHHENw W ODKHORHPPRRON2&RRMCFPR P20 NHH POP 0 NR W AN NAeNAOTH UR WWaAFIITRUUNPWUNW RUAUaEPDOOUHNOHPNNORH HN ERHOFHNHR N PRN@H® O VTUN CKOOIOOSCOOSOoOGOSOoCOnmCOEOS oa SeR Ko ORSn oCO eDsO O oO d M OVAOeOSM?eEUOARHSsRsR No OMUb Ees’NUS Se UNHSAAOWU eSSERSEUOOAR P UeoONN MEon AaHN CONAOSMaNO OAEMOMAAHOULcRE NCMOEEGePWACO AUNRHNOEeoLR NORIN Cn OYC EHeOSHAE SCSDKHECDIN V ONADAEAUSDOaOSDoNCOBGANeEGS eSCnOTnSOnCUeOG NEGMSODHENOGMEMSOOHMNHNMAE NCOMM Based on 1951-80 normals. January 7, 1992 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65° F) December 29, 1991 - January 4, 1992 (Cumulative totals and departures from normal are for the period July 1, 1991 - January 4, 1992) WEEKLY CUMULATIVE WEEKLY CUMULATIVE WEEKLY CUMULATIVE STATES STATES STATES AND AND AND STATIONS STATIONS STATIONS DEPARTURE DEPARDf9m0ET- PU9 1R E DEPARTURE DEPARDf90mTE- PU9 1R E DEPARTURE DEPARDf90mET- PU9 1R E BIRMINGHAM CINCINNATI MOBILE DAYTON MONTGOMERY TOLEDO ANCHORAGE YOUNGSTOWN BARROW OKLAHOMA CITY FAIRBANKS TULSA JUNEAU ASTORIA KODIAK BURNS NOME MEDFORD FLAGSTAFF PENDLETON PHOENIX PORTLAND PRESCOTT SALEM TUCSON HOUGHTON LAKE ALLENTOWN WINSLOW LANSING ERIE YUMA MARQUETTE HARRISBURG FORT SMITH MUSKEGON PHILADELPHIA LITTLE ROCK SAULT ST MARIE PITTSBURGH BAKERSFIELD ALEXANDRIA SCRANTON EUREKA DULUTH PROVIDENCE FRESNO INT’L FALLS CHARLESTON LOS ANGELES COLUMBIA REDDING FLORENCE SACRAMENTO SAINT CLOUD GREENVILLE SAN DIEGO GREENWOOD ABERDEEN SAN FRANCISCO JACKSON HURON STOCKTON MERIDIAN RAPID CITY DENVER CAPE GIRARDEAU SIOUX FALLS GRAND JUNCTION COLUMBIA KANSAS CITY SAINT LOUIS SPRINGFIELD WILMINGTON BILLINGS WASHINGTON GLASGOW APALACHICOLA GREAT FALLS DAYTONA BEACH HAVRE FORT MYERS HELENA JACKSONVILLE KALISPELL CORPUS CHRISTI KEY WEST MILES CITY DEL RIO MIAMI MISSOULA EL PASO ORLANDO GRAND ISLAND FORT WORTH TALLAHASSEE LINCOLN GALVESTON TAMPA NORFOLK HOUSTON WEST PALM BEACH NORTH PLATTE LUBBOCK OMAHA MIDLAND ODESSA SCOTTSBLUFF SAN ANGELO VALENTINE SAN ANTONIO ELY VICTORIA LAS VEGAS WACO RENO WICHITA FALLS WINNEMUCCA BLANDING CONCORD CEDAR CITY ATLANTIC CITY SALT LAKE CITY PEORIA BURLINGTON QUINCY LYNCHBURG ROCKFORD NORFOLK SPRINGFIELD RICHMOND EVANSVILLE ROANOKE FORT WAYNE COLVILLE INDIANAPOLIS QUILLAYUTE SOUTH BEND ROCHESTER SEATTLE-TACOMA DES MOINES SYRACUSE SPOKANE DUBUQUE ASHEVILLE YAKIMA SIOUX CITY CAPE HATTERAS WATERLOO CHARLOTTE CONCORDIA GREENSBORO HUNTINGTON NEW BERN PARKERSBURG RALEIGH-DURHAM GREEN BAY WILMINGTON LA CROSSE BISMARCK MADISON FARGO MILWAUKEE GRAND FORKS WAUSAU WILLISTON CASPER AKRON-CANTON CLEVELAND COLUMBUS Based on 1951-80 normals. Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 7, 1992 December Weather and Crop Summary Weather At month’s end, two storms crossed California, providing much-needed moisture to the State, n especially in the south. Until the 27th, this During the past two Decembers, severe freezes year’s rainy season (most of the State’s rain highlighted monthly weather stories. In 1989, falls between October and April) had closely Texas and Florida suffered. In 1990, California matched last year’s near-record autumn and early absorbed an arctic blow. But in December 1991, winter dryness. arctic outbreaks were non-existent. Instead, severe flooding battered eastern Texas, and late-month rains quelled drought concerns in Fieldwork California. The passage of several storm fronts during vered the eastern Canadian Border December replenished supplies of soil moisture in trt(1o?)Q the 5th, then receded into Canada, most parts of the Nation, but delayed the Fte w irn for the duration of the month. completion of late-season activities. Small 3em@eo) e mild conditions prevailed in the grain seeding was continuing in the Southeast, J owKnOc to orT Otooac lains, where temperatures averaged up southern Great Plains, Delta, and Southwest ct Ne]0 * above normal, leaving winter wheat entering December. Fieldwork was suspended by fields free of protective snow cover. Only rains in Texas and Oklahoma during much of the northern Maine (clipped by cold airmasses) and month, while seeding was completed in the mountain valleys inthe central Rockies (chilled Southeast and advanced to the latter stages in by nighttime radiational cooling) had tempera- the Southwest. Well-above-normal temperatures ures more than 278 below normal for prevailed during the month, melting much of the December. snow cover in the North Central and Rocky Mountain States. Fall-seeded grains were left Two storms during the first 10 days of the month vulnerable to freeze, but grains were favored by (December 1-3 and 8-9) dropped heavy rain from the mild temperatures of the month. At the endof eastern Texas to the mid-Atlantic region. the month, winter wheat condition remained mainly Widespread minor flooding occurred from eastern fair to good. Texas to the Tennessee Valley. After the 10th, aimed their fury farther west. AS a Late-season row crop harvests were also in the monthly precipitation exceeded twice latter stages entering December. Corn harvest mal values from the Southwest to the was slowed by snow and mud in Iowa during early and southern Plains. December, while weather conditions permitted the harvest of late fields in New York and the Pacific The event of the month was an inundating 6-day Northwest. Efforts to harvest remaining corn in ainfall in the southern Plains. East-central Iowa were persistently hampered by storms during rexas (from Dallas to San Antonio) endured more the month, and it was feared that some fields han 6 inches of rain. The runoff caused massive might remain unharvested until spring. By the flooding along the Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, end of the month, however, weather conditions and Guadalupe Rivers, all of which drain south- improved and harvest was virtually completed. eastward toward the Gulf of Mexico, and their wninsicbeia j . Monthly rainfall records fell in Soybean harvest was very near completion in the iti including: Atlantic and Gulf Coast States in early December and predominately dry weather along the Atlantic Coast allowed the completion of harvest before 1991 Previous Record the Holidays. Rains, meanwhile, delayed the Inches Inches Year completion of harvest in Texas and the Delta. By . 60 sae 1914 the end of the month, a few fields along Texas’ 56? 2. 66 1943 Upper Coast and High Plains remained unharvested. «iS 731 1944 . 80 Ps es 1937 Early in December, cotton harvest was progressing - 96 nae 1986 rapidly, as mostly dry weather prevailed from -93 2a2 1911 California through western Oklahoma. Harvest was also active, though well along, in the Southeast. Rain showers halted activities during the second addition, Austin achieved its all-time week of the month in Texas and Oklahoma, and wettest year (52.21 inches), topping the 51.30- frequent rains through the end of the month nch total Set in 1957. hampered efforts to complete picking. Harvest was completed under more favorable conditions in A second, weaker storm aggravated flooding in the Southeast and Southwest, and stalk shredding southeastern Texas between the 25th and 27th. and plowing for the control of boll worm was — storm strengthened as it moved eastward, completed. Some Texas and Oklahoma fields ropping beneficial moisture on the Southeast, remained too wet for harvest at the end of the drier than normal since late August. However, month, and excess moisture was lowering yields Florida remained unusually dry for the third and quality in unharvested fields. month in ae row. Elsewhere, the Pacific Northwest and the northern Plains had generally Sorghum harvest was completed during the first less than half of the normal precipitation, as half of the month, as progress advanced rapidly storms primarily passed to t] south. in New Mexico and the Texas High Plains. January 7, 1992 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Oo — < pel oO (04u J O = oO.m a- < - paoO z . rraA O pr iJ ” DECEMBER 1991 V E . SS NN {A R o OW SISSY S CW WKR 8 UR RK . PSS RP DOR14) KALAMSSN:x wOw ) OoO Oo Re ecene:: “rece PSS SROAK SES \N RKORSOX E1S&SK0 OSSSSSEK 0P\OA\RRHKOS? MYSO‘S \R S O NOROO KPKLK Ncy EY ox) _ ‘\ S K S KR PK K KKK — «! "TKen KOPO ONXSSR CSCOORe2SY sEK4Z IO E E oth RXR K Y OXO Qj O EAN N A/A" ONY VY - 5 , KOK « § 4 oe DOA PERCENTAGE OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION DECEMBER 1991 SOOSHADED AREAS 100% OR MORE iso DASHED AREAS SOX OR LESS JOINT AGRICULTURAL WEATHER FACILITY sesedion protiminery Earn Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Januar y 7, 1992 | AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (°F) DECEMBER 1991 TURE OF AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FROM NORMAL (°F ) DECEMBER 1991

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