There was no measurable rainfall at St. Petersburg and only traces at Tampa, while almost four inches fell at Ft. Lauderdale with monthly totals an inch and a third to almost six inches below normal. Topsoil moisture throughout the State is very short to short with scattered areas of adequate moisture. Farmers are delaying cotton and peanut planting due to dry soil. Some fields of cotton and peanuts need to be replanted.
Irrigated tobacco is in good condition.
The sugarcane crop is being irrigated and is in good condition. The corn crop is burning up at a rapid pace. A large percentage of the dry land corn crop is lost already and the balance will be lost if no rain comes in the next week. Many of the irrigation systems are not able to keep up with the demand of the crop being irrigated. Small grain harvest is virtually complete.