Daytime highs were mostly in the 80s and 90s while nighttime lows were mostly in the 60s and 70s. Thunderstorms brought from traces to almost two inches of rain to many localities about mid-week. Topsoil moisture throughout the State is very short to short with scattered areas of adequate moisture. Most farmers are delaying cotton and peanut planting due to dry soil. In some areas cotton has below average stands.
Irrigated tobacco is in good condition.
The corn crop is beginning to show drought stress. Small grain harvest is starting. There have been a number of wild fires in the center of the Peninsula due to the lack of rainfall. Growers reported 39 percent of the peanuts are planted, compared to 23 percent last week and 49 percent last year. In the Panhandle and central counties, ranchers in many locations are feeding hay to supplement the poor pasture.