Mostly dry conditions continued during the week of October 22 through 28. Although isolated showers dropped from traces in several localities to almost an inch of rain at Hastings, most stations recorded no measurable rain for the week. Temperatures at the major stations mostly averaged from two degrees below normal to one degree above. Daytime highs were in the 70s and 80s while nighttime lows were in the 50s at Jacksonville and Tallahassee, the 60s in most central Peninsula localities, and the 70s at Miami. Field Crops Report Topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies are mostly short across the State with scattered areas of very short or adequate supplies.
Most areas remain dry.
Growers continue to harvest cotton, sugarcane, and soybeans. Ninety four percent of the peanuts for nuts are reported harvested. Pastures in the north and Panhandle are in worse condition due to drought, wind, and cooler weather. Dry weather is holding back conventional cool season forage planting. Some ranchers are doing no-till seeding.