Daytime highs were in the 90s with Pensacola and Tallahassee reaching 102. Night time lows were mostly in the lower 70s with Daytona Beach and Jacksonville lows in the upper 60s. Topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies are mostly short to adequate across the State with scattered areas of very short supplies. Scattered rains and showers improved moisture supplies in some areas, while other areas remained dry. Some producers are making their first cutting of hay.
Growers continue to harvest tobacco with some areas reporting late harvesting.
Markets are set to open on August 1. Most cotton is in fair to good condition. Sugarcane and soybeans are in mostly good condition. In the Panhandle and northern Peninsula counties, pasture condition improved slightly in some areas but declined in others. Lightning started numerous fires in the drought stricken areas.