Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin

Volume 100, No.
10
http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather
March 5, 2013
WEEKLY WEATHER
AND CROP BULLETIN
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service
and World Agricultural Outlook Board
HIGHLIGHTS
February 24 March 2, 2013
Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB
he second major storm in less than a week produced

heavy snow across parts of the central and southern
Plains and the Midwest, providing additional relief for
drought-stressed rangeland, pastures, and winter wheat.
However, the storm also brought another round of
livestock stress and travel disruptions. The two storms,
which primarily struck from February 20-22 and 25-27,
helped to maintain cold conditions across the majority of
the nation. In fact, weekly temperatures averaged as much
as 10F below normal across central portions of the
(Continued on page 3)
Contents
Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps ....... 2
Temperature Departure Map .......................................... 3
February 26 Drought Monitor & Record Reports ............ 4
National Weather Data for Selected Cities ..................... 5
National Agricultural Summary & Snow Cover Map ....... 8
International Weather and Crop Summary &
February Temperature/Precipitation Table .............. 9
Bulletin Information &
Sierra Nevada Snow Pack, 2012-13 vs. Normal ....... 20
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
March 5, 2013
March 5, 2013
((Continued from front cover)

Rockies and Plains. Mild weather
was mostly confined to the nations
northern tier, where readings
averaged more than 10F above
normal in northern New England.
The latest storm also produced
downpours
across
the
lower
Southeast, triggering some additional
lowland flooding. Although weekly
rainfall totaled 4 inches or more across
northern Florida and neighboring
areas, most of Floridas citrus belt
remained unfavorably dry and
continued to require irrigation. The
storm also bypassed the northern
Plains and upper Midwest, although
these regions had received some
beneficial precipitation earlier in the
year. Elsewhere, precipitation was
generally light and confined to areas
from the Pacific Northwest to the
Rockies. Little or no precipitation fell
from California into the Southwest, continuing a disappointingly
drier-than-normal trend that developed across much of the West
as 2013 began.
On February 24, heavy snow blanketed parts of New England,
where daily-record totals included 13.1 inches in Concord, NH,
and 10.7 inches in Portland, ME. The accumulations boosted
February snowfall totals to 43.6 inches in Concord and 49.5
inches in Portland. Farther west, a new storm took aim on the
nations mid-section. On February 25, daily-record snowfall
totals reached 19.0 inches in Amarillo, TX; 16.0 inches in
Borger, TX; and 4.8 inches in Wichita, KS. It was also
Amarillos snowiest February day on record, surpassing 12.0
inches on February 16, 1893. In addition, Amarillo set a record
with a 17-inch snow depth on the morning of February 26,
exceeding the 15-inch standard set on December 27, 2000.
Wichita, which received snowfall totals of 14.2 and 7.0 inches
from February 20-21 and 25-27, respectively, set a record for any
month with 21.2 inches of snow. Previously, Wichitas snowiest
month had been 20.5 inches in February 1913. On February 25,
high winds associated with the storm gusted to 69 mph in Raton,
NM; 63 mph in Corpus Christi, TX; and 62 mph in Dalhart,
TX. Later, heavy snow overspread the Midwest, where recordbreaking amounts for February 26 included 8.4 inches in Kansas
City, MO, and 4.8 inches in Chicago, IL. Waterloo, IA, set
consecutive daily snowfall records on February 26-27, totaling
10.4 inches. As precipitation spread from the Midwest into the
Northeast, daily-record snowfall totals for February 27 reached
5.4 inches in Milwaukee, WI, and 3.6 inches in Albany, NY. In
Maine, Caribou collected a daily-record snowfall (13.6 inches)
for February 28. Meanwhile, Northeastern precipitation totals
reached daily-record levels for February 27 in locations such as
New Yorks Central Park (1.56 inches) and Providence, RI
(1.39 inches). Elsewhere, heavy rain returned to the Deep South.
Record-setting totals for February 25 reached 3.95 inches in
Tallahassee, FL; 1.88 inches in Charleston, SC; and 1.74 inches
in Savannah, GA. Tallahassee (12.36 inches), Charleston
(10.47 inches), and Savannah (9.75 inches) also set records for
February wetness. Previously, records had been 12.22 inches (in

1914) in Tallahassee, 10.17 inches (in 1998) in Charleston, and
9.71 inches (in 1874) in Savannah. Late in the week,
precipitation returned to the Pacific Northwest, while snow
showers developed as far south as the central Gulf Coast States.
Astoria, OR, tallied a daily-record total (1.40 inches) for February
28, followed by a trace of snow on March 2 in Anniston, AL, and
Jackson, MS.
Cold air trailed the late-month storm into the West. In
California, daily-record lows for February 24 included 17F in
Montague and 31F in Eureka. The following day, Western
record lows for February 25 dipped to 3F in Cedar City, UT,
and 31F in Barstow-Daggett, CA. With a low of 18F,
Douglas, AZ, posted a daily-record low for February 26. In
contrast, record-setting warmth prevailed across Floridas
peninsula, where West Palm Beach (88F) collected a dailyrecord high for February 24. The following day, additional dailyrecord highs in Florida soared to 87F in Melbourne and 86F in
Vero Beach. Toward weeks end, record-breaking warmth
developed in the Pacific Coast States. Daily-record highs for
March 1 climbed to 89F in Camarillo, CA, and 68F in Yakima,
WA. Los Angeles (LAX Airport), CA, opened the new month
with consecutive daily-record highs (81 and 82F, respectively) on
March 1-2.
Cold weather persisted across western Alaska, but temperatures
rebounded to near- or above-normal levels across the remainder of
the state. On February 25, Nomes low of -30F represented its
lowest temperature since December 19. Meanwhile, significant
Alaskan precipitation was confined to the southern tier of the
state. On Annette Island, weekly rainfall totaled 2.67 inches.
Farther south, heavy showers subsided across Hawaiis windward
areas. Hilo received 1.41 inches of rain during the last 5 days of
February, boosting its monthly total to 23.12 inches (242 percent
of normal). Elsewhere, however, February rainfall was below
normal in locations such as Honolulu, Oahu (0.65 inch, or 33
percent of normal), and Lihue, Kauai (1.00 inch, or 32 percent).
U.S. Drought Monitor

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March 5, 2013
February 26, 2013

Valid 8 a.m. EST
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Drought Impact Types:
Delineates dominant impacts

S = Short-Term, typically <6 months
(e.g. agriculture, grasslands)
L = Long-Term, typically >6 months
(e.g. hydrology, ecology)
The Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions.

Local conditions may vary. See accompanying text summary
for forecast statements.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
Released Thursday, February 28, 2013
Author: Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center
Daily Weather Records (ASOS & COOP)

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Weather Data for the Week Ending March 2, 2013

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MAXIMUM
IN
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE JAN 1
IL
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE JAN 1
ID
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE MAR 1
HI
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE MAR 1
GA
GREATEST IN
24-HOUR, IN.
DC
DE
FL
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
CT
WEEKLY
TOTAL, IN.
CO
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
AR
CA
AVERAGE
AZ
EXTREME
LOW
AK
BIRMINGHAM
HUNTSVILLE
MOBILE
MONTGOMERY
ANCHORAGE
BARROW
FAIRBANKS
JUNEAU
KODIAK
NOME
FLAGSTAFF
PHOENIX
PRESCOTT
TUCSON
FORT SMITH
LITTLE ROCK
BAKERSFIELD
FRESNO
LOS ANGELES
REDDING
SACRAMENTO
SAN DIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKTON
ALAMOSA
CO SPRINGS
DENVER INTL
GRAND JUNCTION
PUEBLO
BRIDGEPORT
HARTFORD
WASHINGTON
WILMINGTON
DAYTONA BEACH
JACKSONVILLE
KEY WEST
MIAMI
ORLANDO
PENSACOLA
TALLAHASSEE
TAMPA
WEST PALM BEACH
ATHENS
ATLANTA
AUGUSTA
COLUMBUS
MACON
SAVANNAH
HILO
HONOLULU
KAHULUI
LIHUE
BOISE
LEWISTON
POCATELLO
CHICAGO/O'HARE
MOLINE
PEORIA
ROCKFORD
SPRINGFIELD
EVANSVILLE
FORT WAYNE
INDIANAPOLIS
SOUTH BEND
BURLINGTON
CEDAR RAPIDS
DES MOINES
DUBUQUE
SIOUX CITY
WATERLOO
CONCORDIA
DODGE CITY
GOODLAND
TOPEKA
EXTREME
HIGH
AL
AVERAGE
MINIMUM
STATES
AND
STATIONS
RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
PERCENT
PRECIPITATION
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE F
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
4
5
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
2
4
2
3
3
0
2
2
1
1
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*** Not Available
March 5, 2013
18
24
24
24
23
30
35
38
31
2
25
26
28
27
15
15
12
18
15
15
-9
-20
10
2
-7
27
28
28
17
16
18
19
20
-7
16
20
20
15
23
10
9
9
5
17
11
13
5
35
19
12
21
30
18
21
20
21
23
19
26
26
30
38
26
33
9
15
1
3
-3
17
22
24
21
23
22
20
32
36
36
38
38
52
54
54
48
26
35
40
36
34
27
30
26
29
30
28
20
14
27
25
20
46
45
43
31
29
33
32
39
24
34
32
38
35
36
25
29
25
29
29
33
30
29
52
42
36
33
40
39
35
29
30
32
32
38
42
41
48
43
49
28
31
17
15
15
28
32
35
31
34
33
31
-8
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
9
7
2
2
5
5
2
3
2
2
4
1
-2
3
2
-1
-6
-8
-5
-6
-8
-6
-8
6
-1
8
8
9
9
4
-7
-3
-5
-4
-3
0
0
-3
-2
1
-2
7
4
-5
7
3
2
4
5
-3
-6
-3
0
-2
-1
5
6
-2
-3
-5
6
1
-2
0
-1
-1
1
0.31
1.10
0.46
0.77
0.77
1.21
0.26
2.70
0.23
1.62
2.36
0.59
2.14
2.14
0.49
0.59
0.18
0.60
0.74
0.09
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.77
0.21
0.58
0.60
0.79
1.20
0.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.07
0.05
0.02
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.55
1.50
0.02
0.96
1.07
1.51
1.54
1.17
1.55
1.34
0.87
1.00
0.94
1.64
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
1.20
1.10
0.97
0.99
0.71
1.20
-0.09
0.10
-0.47
-0.14
-0.21
0.08
-0.43
1.49
-0.77
1.12
1.59
-0.23
1.34
1.35
0.14
0.22
-0.13
0.26
0.37
-0.24
-0.19
-0.13
-0.21
-0.18
-0.15
-0.32
-1.20
-0.73
-0.01
0.38
0.55
0.15
-0.15
-0.13
-0.06
-0.06
-0.14
-0.09
-0.12
-0.21
-0.24
-0.25
-0.14
-0.26
-0.11
-0.14
-0.20
-0.17
-0.25
-0.15
0.97
0.74
-0.09
0.40
0.46
0.93
1.04
0.65
0.57
0.40
0.07
0.03
0.05
0.71
-0.12
-0.06
-0.15
-0.14
-0.12
-0.09
0.59
0.36
0.41
0.43
0.13
0.65
0.26
0.46
0.38
0.64
0.53
0.62
0.23
1.90
0.23
1.50
1.14
0.52
1.37
1.24
0.33
0.39
0.12
0.45
0.46
0.04
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.77
0.21
0.33
0.45
0.41
0.85
0.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.03
0.04
0.02
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.05
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.97
1.15
0.02
0.79
0.57
0.90
0.82
0.60
1.52
1.16
0.82
0.96
0.86
1.64
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.80
1.02
0.54
0.72
0.60
0.85
0.00
0.47
0.06
0.09
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.01
0.01
0.18
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.06
0.10
0.01
0.00
0.05
0
162
21
33
39
0
0
0
0
73
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
57
7
3
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
27
59
6
0
31
2.64
8.07
6.06
7.12
11.87
22.04
16.61
13.82
7.48
5.76
5.78
5.60
4.73
5.51
4.55
6.45
5.35
5.19
9.09
5.39
2.58
4.07
2.20
1.95
1.77
17.44
18.85
12.46
5.41
2.90
6.48
5.42
0.88
0.41
0.43
0.67
1.04
1.55
1.47
0.77
1.27
0.68
1.20
1.28
0.51
1.03
1.31
0.43
0.12
0.45
5.17
6.33
0.35
3.17
4.51
5.32
5.76
4.38
12.15
7.88
8.67
9.74
7.13
7.31
0.65
0.08
1.87
0.80
0.50
1.06
4.11
5.48
4.52
4.07
4.39
4.59
133
107
88
105
155
190
185
118
82
111
78
83
63
74
141
176
181
164
232
111
128
268
116
111
126
166
161
122
132
112
141
118
62
39
62
106
84
180
78
59
89
48
125
77
44
124
85
32
5
30
94
88
36
66
87
93
127
90
149
101
126
97
92
87
65
10
134
62
42
110
83
93
91
83
87
93
88
90
90
85
91
87
80
79
81
89
94
81
91
92
89
84
85
82
77
86
81
87
82
79
85
91
96
79
86
85
84
86
60
84
77
86
69
80
88
90
85
88
90
83
83
88
82
31
57
76
96
80
59
92
89
88
85
85
87
88
84
88
85
91
87
90
88
94
91
94
84
84
91
84
90
94
69
61
75
59
58
42
37
57
35
57
71
53
73
71
70
64
69
70
64
61
60
47
63
66
56
48
56
53
65
64
69
72
31
42
37
69
32
63
72
80
67
74
56
71
45
73
55
19
33
41
73
53
18
63
74
73
72
66
60
49
44
60
47
48
67
55
69
73
71
80
72
68
71
68
69
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
6
3
3
1
0
0
2
7
7
5
3
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
3
4
3
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
6
7
7
3
5
6
7
6
5
5
6
3
5
0
3
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
7
.50 INCH
OR MORE
45
59
54
53
57
72
75
69
69
41
43
56
44
41
37
43
35
41
43
37
37
42
38
37
40
69
68
62
47
41
43
53
62
50
57
51
62
56
53
37
43
40
62
42
63
60
55
75
68
66
43
51
64
45
37
42
44
44
57
66
61
62
62
69
48
51
28
28
36
41
43
50
42
46
44
41
PRECIP
.01 INCH
OR MORE
25
30
30
32
32
42
43
47
35
17
30
32
32
30
23
24
19
24
23
23
10
-4
19
17
7
35
34
35
25
25
28
28
28
10
24
23
27
25
28
18
21
17
16
24
19
20
14
40
26
19
28
33
27
28
25
27
28
27
31
34
33
42
34
40
19
22
8
5
3
21
27
30
26
30
28
26
TEMP. F
32 AND BELOW
OH
39
43
42
44
44
61
65
61
60
35
39
47
41
37
31
35
33
33
36
33
31
31
34
32
32
57
57
51
37
34
38
37
50
38
45
41
49
45
44
33
37
32
41
34
46
41
43
64
58
53
38
47
51
41
33
34
35
37
46
51
48
54
53
58
37
41
26
25
28
34
36
40
35
39
38
36
NUMBER OF DAYS
90 AND ABOVE
ND
AVERAGE
MINIMUM
NC
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
NH
NJ
NM
NY
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE JAN01
NV
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE JAN01
NE
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE MAR 1
MT
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE MAR 1
MO
GREATEST IN
24-HOUR, IN.
MS
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
MN
WEEKLY
TOTAL, IN.
MI
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
MD
MA
AVERAGE
ME
EXTREME
LOW
LA
WICHITA
JACKSON
LEXINGTON
LOUISVILLE
PADUCAH
BATON ROUGE
LAKE CHARLES
NEW ORLEANS
SHREVEPORT
CARIBOU
PORTLAND
BALTIMORE
BOSTON
WORCESTER
ALPENA
GRAND RAPIDS
HOUGHTON LAKE
LANSING
MUSKEGON
TRAVERSE CITY
DULUTH
INT'L FALLS
MINNEAPOLIS
ROCHESTER
ST. CLOUD
JACKSON
MERIDIAN
TUPELO
COLUMBIA
KANSAS CITY
SAINT LOUIS
SPRINGFIELD
BILLINGS
BUTTE
CUT BANK
GLASGOW
GREAT FALLS
HAVRE
MISSOULA
GRAND ISLAND
LINCOLN
NORFOLK
NORTH PLATTE
OMAHA
SCOTTSBLUFF
VALENTINE
ELY
LAS VEGAS
RENO
WINNEMUCCA
CONCORD
NEWARK
ALBUQUERQUE
ALBANY
BINGHAMTON
BUFFALO
ROCHESTER
SYRACUSE
ASHEVILLE
CHARLOTTE
GREENSBORO
HATTERAS
RALEIGH
WILMINGTON
BISMARCK
DICKINSON
FARGO
GRAND FORKS
JAMESTOWN
WILLISTON
AKRON-CANTON
CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
DAYTON
MANSFIELD
EXTREME
HIGH
KY
AVERAGE
MINIMUM
STATES
AND
STATIONS
RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
PERCENT
PRECIPITATION
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE F
2
5
4
3
4
2
2
2
1
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
4
3
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
5
4
4
6
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
5
4
5
4
3
4
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
*** Not Available
March 5, 2013
19
21
22
24
33
15
27
25
28
36
33
23
21
23
28
22
24
22
29
36
36
31
30
-1
3
9
5
26
32
30
29
30
24
17
26
35
41
38
31
32
31
47
36
20
20
24
33
34
25
25
13
23
26
34
27
30
22
34
36
38
24
22
20
21
16
24
2
7
1
4
18
7
0
4
2
31
30
39
38
46
34
47
46
43
48
47
36
30
37
41
33
34
34
38
52
52
47
43
15
18
32
21
39
43
42
42
41
47
37
50
53
63
59
55
48
48
58
54
41
45
49
54
54
48
44
30
34
38
45
42
39
39
46
45
47
38
43
32
36
31
37
26
24
25
25
29
24
26
26
28
1
0
-6
-7
1
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
-1
3
4
0
2
2
5
-1
-1
-3
-4
-8
-7
2
-4
-2
-3
-2
-6
-3
-4
-6
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-4
-5
-6
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-8
11
-2
1
0
-2
2
5
2
3
3
5
-5
-4
-3
-3
3
0
-2
-2
0
-6
-5
-3
-2
1.74
1.19
0.86
1.37
2.35
0.05
0.37
0.15
0.28
0.39
0.27
0.58
1.03
0.75
0.52
1.11
0.63
1.03
1.73
3.52
2.02
1.21
1.53
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.32
0.90
0.71
0.73
0.32
0.03
0.30
0.01
0.64
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.03
0.01
0.31
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.28
0.02
0.48
0.71
1.19
0.74
1.27
0.76
1.77
7.52
0.80
0.29
0.03
0.39
0.54
0.38
0.82
0.00
0.15
0.03
0.43
1.00
0.09
0.16
0.14
0.00
1.27
0.66
0.32
0.74
0.52
-0.23
-1.10
-0.33
0.00
-0.57
-0.89
-0.11
0.45
0.01
-0.20
0.50
0.13
0.40
0.89
2.82
1.25
0.26
0.36
-0.15
-0.19
-0.13
-0.18
-0.57
-0.38
-0.37
-0.41
-0.69
-0.27
0.14
-0.54
-0.08
-0.20
-0.44
-0.23
-0.08
-0.70
-0.52
-0.71
0.14
-0.14
-0.27
-0.44
-0.48
-0.64
-0.18
-0.34
0.09
-0.09
0.34
-0.08
0.47
0.03
0.39
4.58
-0.14
-0.07
-0.14
-0.39
-0.31
-0.46
-0.01
-0.20
-0.11
-0.19
0.12
0.61
-0.08
0.02
-0.02
-0.14
1.33
0.77
0.84
1.21
1.35
0.04
0.24
0.07
0.21
0.24
0.21
0.34
0.58
0.55
0.45
0.76
0.28
0.51
1.39
2.88
1.88
1.21
1.45
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.19
0.81
0.53
0.72
0.19
0.03
0.30
0.01
0.56
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.31
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.28
0.01
0.25
0.71
1.16
0.73
1.27
0.72
1.10
2.19
0.28
0.15
0.03
0.18
0.29
0.17
0.66
0.00
0.11
0.03
0.25
0.57
0.09
0.08
0.14
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.26
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.15
0.01
0.09
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.18
3.41
0.23
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
38
0
0
50
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
23
0
47
3
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
46
416
88
10
0
9
4
8
17
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
6.40
4.29
3.93
4.78
15.61
0.74
2.85
1.58
1.38
4.74
3.06
5.97
5.90
4.96
5.42
4.35
3.40
4.15
6.46
11.93
10.82
6.72
9.27
1.68
1.66
0.64
1.34
11.91
13.69
15.21
13.59
9.70
1.89
2.24
3.39
11.52
1.48
1.70
1.33
0.71
5.74
9.46
4.53
2.20
1.53
1.83
2.94
4.11
7.16
2.70
2.28
2.57
7.71
7.56
7.94
9.33
5.28
8.10
25.03
5.96
2.36
0.13
6.33
5.97
6.56
5.72
2.19
4.11
2.28
5.32
6.24
0.78
0.72
1.98
1.76
162
95
131
128
87
31
20
34
50
50
27
93
118
83
84
83
73
74
80
162
146
77
103
166
150
74
124
166
129
171
153
122
86
182
84
125
57
47
84
83
128
138
66
175
133
88
83
89
158
96
81
64
112
101
117
143
88
57
93
62
69
6
99
89
95
87
115
179
101
203
173
61
77
178
128
84
84
85
83
93
90
94
93
80
89
93
85
82
86
78
83
86
84
87
85
84
82
86
85
92
85
90
86
78
84
77
83
77
82
60
84
80
66
46
35
70
77
79
87
64
65
71
83
79
84
83
92
79
82
79
64
78
93
88
83
91
79
86
88
89
86
85
86
88
88
87
75
71
76
76
73
74
51
64
82
68
81
57
60
79
79
59
73
50
49
59
61
59
67
46
50
50
49
78
75
43
79
52
57
52
54
54
44
49
29
32
39
32
24
13
32
35
36
48
29
33
25
41
37
55
52
69
43
54
51
46
53
82
80
73
65
54
64
54
55
57
57
66
54
70
74
60
52
39
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
6
7
0
7
2
3
4
0
0
6
6
4
3
6
6
5
3
0
0
2
2
7
7
7
7
5
2
2
2
2
5
7
4
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
6
6
4
0
0
4
5
6
6
6
0
2
3
4
0
0
0
4
4
7
4
7
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
.50 INCH
OR MORE
41
42
64
60
55
56
64
65
62
61
63
48
42
50
53
47
42
46
49
73
73
68
65
30
31
63
35
56
60
62
60
66
74
67
75
74
83
81
78
70
70
76
76
70
75
79
73
74
73
69
50
44
58
63
60
56
55
56
51
59
53
68
45
53
48
53
37
36
41
39
39
48
53
51
55
PRECIP
.01 INCH
OR MORE
26
26
28
29
41
22
39
35
34
42
40
28
26
31
34
28
29
28
33
44
43
37
34
3
9
17
13
32
37
34
36
34
32
26
34
42
50
44
40
34
36
50
41
27
28
31
40
40
33
31
22
30
29
38
34
34
31
40
41
42
32
31
26
30
24
31
18
17
16
17
24
14
16
14
15
TEMP. F
32 AND BELOW
AVERAGE
MINIMUM
36
35
50
47
51
45
55
56
53
54
54
44
35
44
47
38
39
40
44
61
60
57
52
26
27
46
29
47
50
49
49
48
62
49
67
65
76
74
70
61
60
67
66
55
62
67
68
68
63
57
38
38
46
52
51
44
46
51
49
52
44
55
37
43
38
43
33
32
34
33
33
33
35
38
41
NUMBER OF DAYS
90 AND ABOVE
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
WY
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE JAN01
WI
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE JAN01
WV
PCT. NORMAL
SINCE MAR 1
WA
TOTAL, IN.,
SINCE MAR 1
UT
VT
VA
GREATEST IN
24-HOUR, IN.
TX
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
TN
WEEKLY
TOTAL, IN.
SD
DEPARTURE
FROM NORMAL
RI
SC
AVERAGE
PA
EXTREME
LOW
OR
EXTREME
HIGH
OK
TOLEDO
YOUNGSTOWN
OKLAHOMA CITY
TULSA
ASTORIA
BURNS
EUGENE
MEDFORD
PENDLETON
PORTLAND
SALEM
ALLENTOWN
ERIE
MIDDLETOWN
PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH
WILKES-BARRE
WILLIAMSPORT
PROVIDENCE
BEAUFORT
CHARLESTON
COLUMBIA
GREENVILLE
ABERDEEN
HURON
RAPID CITY
SIOUX FALLS
BRISTOL
CHATTANOOGA
KNOXVILLE
MEMPHIS
NASHVILLE
ABILENE
AMARILLO
AUSTIN
BEAUMONT
BROWNSVILLE
CORPUS CHRISTI
DEL RIO
EL PASO
FORT WORTH
GALVESTON
HOUSTON
LUBBOCK
MIDLAND
SAN ANGELO
SAN ANTONIO
VICTORIA
WACO
WICHITA FALLS
SALT LAKE CITY
BURLINGTON
LYNCHBURG
NORFOLK
RICHMOND
ROANOKE
WASH/DULLES
OLYMPIA
QUILLAYUTE
SEATTLE-TACOMA
SPOKANE
YAKIMA
BECKLEY
CHARLESTON
ELKINS
HUNTINGTON
EAU CLAIRE
GREEN BAY
LA CROSSE
MADISON
MILWAUKEE
CASPER
CHEYENNE
LANDER
SHERIDAN
AVERAGE
MINIMUM
STATES
AND
STATIONS
RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
PERCENT
PRECIPITATION
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE F
3
6
2
2
6
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
0
0
1
0
5
2
5
2
5
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
5
1
2
2
1
3
6
7
6
3
1
4
4
5
5
0
1
1
3
3
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
*** Not Available
March 5, 2013
National Agricultural Summary

February 25 March 3, 2013
Weekly National Agricultural Summary provided by USDA/NASS
Below-normal temperatures were recorded throughout much of

the United States during the week. Most notably, weekly
temperatures in portions of the central Great Plains and Rocky
Mountains, as well as the Delta, were more than 9F below
normal. Much of the West was unfavorably dry, but beneficial
moisture was received in most regions east of the Mississippi
Valley. Storm systems dumped precipitation totaling more
than 4 inches in portions of the eastern Gulf Coast States and
Georgia.
Producers in northern Florida were busy assessing crops for
damage following a second week of freezing temperatures and
heavy rainfall. Much of the state received minimal to no
moisture, but portions of the panhandle accumulated more than
5 inches during the week. Winter wheat benefited from the
recent moisture. Rice fields in southern Florida were readied
for planting. Sweet corn and watermelon planting, as well as
cabbage harvesting, were delayed due to wet fields. Moderate
to heavy bloom was observed across the states citrus region.
Valencia harvest was underway.
Although precipitation in the Texas panhandle boosted topsoil
moisture levels, subsoil moisture remained well below normal
throughout much of the state. Across the remainder of Texas,
rainfall totaled less than 0.5 inch, allowing high winds to
quickly deplete topsoil moisture. Winter wheat in the
panhandle and Blacklands benefited from precipitation, but
dryland small grain crops were developing poorly due to a
28
severe lack of rainfall. Corn and sorghum were planted in the

Blacklands and North East Texas regions, while planting in the
Lower Valley slowed as producers waited for additional
moisture. High winds damaged a portion of the potato crop in
South Texas. Bud and shoot development was evident on fruit
trees from the Edwards Plateau to East Texas.
Below-average temperatures and dry conditions blanketed
Arizona during the week. With over 70 percent of the crop
reported in good to excellent condition, producers harvested
hay from approximately three-quarters of the states alfalfa
fields. Recently sown barley and Durum wheat were reported
in mostly fair to excellent condition. Cooler weather helped to
slow the loss of moisture in pastures across the state; however,
additional moisture was needed to aid forage growth. Fruit
and vegetable growers in central and western portions of
Arizona continued to harvest and ship a variety of crops.
In California, mild, dry weather aided small grain crop
development during the week; however, dryland fields needed
additional moisture to sustain growth. Blooming gained speed
on many early variety nectarine, peach, plum, and pluot trees.
Producers continued to harvest a variety of citrus crops.
Fungicides sprays were made in some nut orchards ahead of
forecasted rainfall. Winter vegetables were harvested for
farmers markets, while fields were being prepared for spring
and summer crops. In Fresno County, some onion fields were
treated for Downy mildew.
Snow Depth
March 03, 2013
43
17
9 4 7 34 11
8
13
29 11
17
12
14
94
15
13
510 2 7 10 2
159 4 23
23
12
1
7 12
14
1
16
18 15
17
1 8
14
4
12
16
31 4 4
15 13
12 11 22
8
15
2
11
8
10
4
2 1 14
25
3
9
10
14
17 15 917 9
2
1
28
19 10 511
6 12
17 10 37 21 15 3 1
13
1 874 11 5
7 9 10 15 9
12
5
5
1
7
9
14 18 15 16
23 4
24
9 11 38
49
24
13
147 9
75
3
8
2 12 30 1 20 2 1 2 3
11
18 13
8 13 9 129
20
10
7
1311
44
13
85 16 14 1 3 5 6
8
14
1 9 29
5 66 8 9 89 11 10 3 9 5 4
6 7 710
2
5
19
7
3
5
14
98 104
10 6 3
2
2
7
2
1
28 22
1 1
8
8
16 9 5
7 2
6
2 6 5 39 30 7 19 1 15 7 12 156
17
1
1 22
4
13 4 2 1
6 11 2 3 1 5 4 8 6 56
8
8
2 16
1 4 1 1
31 11
2 2 1
5
2
22 4 44
6 57 1 4
2 2 3 1 3 5 3 5 5 27 4
1
1
3
28
33
2
7
2
1
5
1 2
1
4 3
24
2 3211 1
2
2 3
8 44 41 16 8
31 17
2
1 1 2 311 4 4
2 12
2
1 2 6
1
2
2 2 3
1
10
4 44 6
1 3
5 412
9 3 41 11
24 4 2
1 4 1 2 2 1 22 1
5
1 31
6 32 3 2 4
1
13
6
6
5
1
4
1
1
2
5 55 4
30
21 1
34
1 1 21
11
1 817
45
2
71
1
2
1 33 7 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1
3 3
27 6 1 1
1
11 1
21
9
1 1 1 1 7 6
2
3
6
1 1
1
49 27 2 16 4 26 36 6610
31 1 1
2
1 1
3
4
5
32 7
4
7
6
1
8 1 15 2 1 2
4
5
1
2
2
8
16
11 2 22 4
26 22 3
4 5
1 1 4 6 86 5 5 2 1
2 11 1
3 88 8 1 1 4
1 3
17
2
1
3
9
1
9
6
4
31
9 31 1
11
1
14 7 8
33 1
22
4
1
11
1 3 1
41
1 411 2 1 2 5
1 12 2
8 58
1
1
12
1 19 721
25
1 11 1
1 11
32 814 6
36 5
2 31 11
6
2
6
5
1 1 11 1
3 1
1
12
1 2
1
2
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
1 11
4 22
1
1
1
1
1
425 11
23
1 1
2 1
1
28
11 11 1
1
2
6 2
11 1
23
10 6 2
8
2
1
1
1
2
15
1
1
12 10
1 1
1
1
Inches
3
10
12
120+
39
8
3
84
33
60
36
24
12
8
4
2
Winter Wheat Area
1
T
Agricultural Weather Assessments

Snow analysis and data (plotted values, in inches) are provided by

NOAA's National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC).
March 5, 2013
February 2013
COUNTRY CITY
TEMPERATURE
PRECIP.
(C)
(MM)
International Weather and Crop Summary

AVG
MAX
February 24 - March 2, 2013

International Weather and Crop Highlights and Summaries
provided by USDA/WAOB
ALGERI
ARGENT
EUROPE: Cold, generally dry weather in western

Europe contrasted with mild, rainy conditions farther east.
FSU-WESTERN: Unseasonably mild weather kept
southern growing areas free of snow cover and
encouraged early spring grain planting and winter wheat
green up.
AUSTRA
DEP
NRM
TOT
DEP
NRM
ALGER
16
23
-1
11
-0.6
102
BATNA
12
22
-6
-0.5
24
IGUAZU
31
20
36
16
26
0.5
239
37
FORMOSA
34
21
40
16
28
0.8
53
-76
CERES
30
19
42
13
25
0.3
179
43
CORDOBA
28
16
36
10
22
-0.2
196
68
RIO CUARTO
28
17
34
10
22
0.4
60
-43
ROSARIO
29
18
37
10
23
0.2
98
-27
BUENOS AIRES
29
18
36
23
85
-14
SANTA ROSA
32
15
38
23
1.1
25
-54
TRES ARROYOS
29
19
35
12
24
3.7
46
-35
36
27
34
22
29
1.2
498
160
27
23
30
19
25
-0.2
354
183
PERTH
35
19
41
10
27
1.7
-17
CEDUNA
27
17
40
10
22
0.1
-9
ADELAIDE
28
17
38
12
23
0.3
11
-29
MELBOURNE
28
16
37
11
22
35
-9
WAGGA
32
18
39
11
25
1.6
31
-9
CANBERRA
27
14
35
21
0.6
45
-11
VIENNA
-1
11
-9
0.1
59
26
INNSBRUCK
-4
11
-12
-1
-1.5
44
NASSAU
27
20
31
15
24
21
-21
BARBAD
BRIDGETOWN
29
24
30
21
27
25
-16
BELARU
MINSK
-4
-8
-2
2.8
51
17
BERMUD
ST GEORGES
19
16
23
12
18
-0.8
154
43
BOLIVI
LA PAZ
14
18
0.3
135
33
BRAZIL
FORTALEZA
31
26
32
24
28
0.4
52
-161
RECIFE
30
26
32
23
28
-1.2
10
-91
CAMPO GRANDE
30
22
34
20
26
0.5
98
-69
FRANCA
28
19
31
17
24
0.7
285
57
RIO DE JANEIRO
33
25
37
21
29
119
-6
LONDRINA
30
20
34
17
25
249
65
SANTA MARIA
30
19
39
10
25
-0.3
98
-33
TORRES
28
21
31
16
25
-1.9
292
139
18
BAHAMA
SOUTH AFRICA: Scattered showers brought some

relief from dryness to major eastern production areas.
ARGENTINA: Widespread, locally heavy rain improved
prospects of later-planted corn and soybeans.
BRAZIL: Showers brought some relief to previously dry
cotton and soybean areas of the northeast.
AVG
32
AUSTRI
AUSTRALIA: Soaking rains disrupted fieldwork and

slowed maturation of the earliest planted summer crops.
LO
MIN
DARWIN
maintained
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Drier conditions in western Java,

Indonesia, benefited rice harvesting.
HI
MAX
BRISBANE
MIDDLE EAST: Mild, wet weather continued to benefit

winter wheat and barley.
NORTHWEST AFRICA:
Showers
abundant soil moisture for winter grains.
AVG
MIN
BULGAR
SOFIA
17
-4
1.6
51
BURKIN
OUAGADOUGOU
37
20
42
14
29
0.7
-1
CANADA
TORONTO
-1
-8
-18
-5
0.8
92
51
MONTREAL
-4
-10
-21
-7
1.4
62
WINNIPEG
-9
-19
-1
-34
-14
-0.5
-5
REGINA
-5
-15
-28
-10
1.5
-12
SASKATOON
-6
-16
-25
-11
-10
LETHBRIDGE
-9
12
-40
-3
1.2
11
-2
CALGARY
-6
11
-13
-1
4.7
-1
EDMONTON
-9
-15
-4
10
-4
VANCOUVER
10
-1
0.6
74
-47
CANARY
LAS PALMAS
21
16
24
14
19
0.6
-12
CHILE
SANTIAGO
30
14
35
22
2.7
-5
CHINA
HARBIN
-11
-23
-2
-32
-17
-4.4
HAMI
-11
10
-18
-4
-0.1
BEIJING
-6
16
-13
-1
-1
-1
TIENTSIN
-5
13
-13
-1
-0.6
LHASA
11
-4
16
-9
1.7
-1
KUNMING
23
26
15
5.2
-16
16
-5
0.6
-4
YEHCHANG
10
18
-1
0.3
22
-9
HANKOW
10
17
-3
-0.4
39
-20
CHUNGKING
15
10
22
13
2.5
29
CHIHKIANG
10
22
-1
1.2
40
-10
WU HU
10
21
-3
2.1
90
29
SHANGHAI
10
18
-2
0.9
67
NANCHANG
11
19
-2
1.3
115
14
TAIPEI
22
17
28
14
19
2.9
35
-168
CANTON
22
15
28
18
3.8
10
-59
NANNING
20
13
28
17
2.5
29
-14
BOGOTA
19
21
14
191
152
COTE D
ABIDJAN
33
26
36
22
29
1.7
-39
CUBA
HAVANA
28
17
31
23
0.8
-32
CYPRUS
LARNACA
19
23
14
2.2
35
-9
CZECHR
PRAGUE
-3
-8
-1
-0.5
30
11
DENMAR
COPENHAGEN
-2
-8
-0.8
16
-8
CHENGCHOW
COLOMB
Based on Preliminary Reports
10
March 5, 2013
February 2013
COUNTRY CITY
AVG
MAX
EGYPT
AVG
MIN
TEMPERATURE
PRECIP.
(C)
(MM)
HI
MAX
LO
MIN
AVG
DEP
NRM
COUNTRY CITY
TEMPERATURE
PRECIP.
(C)
TOT
DEP
NRM
CAIRO
21
12
28
17
1.5
-2
ASWAN
28
13
37
20
2.6
AVG
MAX
HI
MAX
(MM)
LO
MIN
AVG
DEP
NRM
TOT
DEP
NRM
TLAXCALA
25
28
17
2.3
-5
ORIZABA
24
15
32
10
19
3.3
51
18
CASABLANCA
17
10
20
13
-0.3
16
-25
MARRAKECH
23
28
15
0.6
14
-18
30
22
34
20
26
-0.1
64
-51
ESTONI
TALLINN
-4
-15
-2
2.0
38
ETHIOP
ADDIS ABABA
25
11
28
18
1.4
-37
F GUIA
CAYENNE
29
24
31
22
26
0.7
625
306
MOZAMB
MAPUTO
FIJI
NAUSORI
31
23
32
22
27
0.5
692
431
N KORE
PYONGYANG
-7
-16
-4
-1.1
25
11
FINLAN
HELSINKI
-1
-5
-11
-3
3.0
24
-10
NEW CA
NOUMEA
28
25
32
21
26
0.4
32
-92
NIGER
NIAMEY
37
20
43
15
28
1.2
-1
NORWAY
OSLO
-3
-8
-17
-5
0.3
19
-26
FRANCE
PARIS/ORLY
12
-5
-1.7
47
STRASBOURG
-1
-9
-1.3
42
10
BOURGES
12
-4
-1.6
62
BORDEAUX
10
15
-3
-0.9
79
MOROCC
AVG
MIN
NZEALA
AUCKLAND
25
16
28
11
20
*****
25
******
WELLINGTON
21
15
25
11
18
*****
54
******
TOULOUSE
17
-6
-1.4
62
15
P RICO
SAN JUAN
29
22
32
21
26
0.7
61
MARSEILLE
10
15
-4
-2.3
-34
PAKIST
KARACHI
28
15
32
11
22
1.1
28
18
GABON
LIBREVILLE
31
25
33
23
28
0.9
241
-31
PERU
LIMA
28
21
31
19
24
1.1
GERMAN
HAMBURG
-1
-6
-1.0
38
-5
PHILIP
MANILA
31
25
33
23
28
0.6
70
57
BERLIN
-1
-6
-0.7
31
-2
PNEWGU
PORT MORESBY
31
26
34
24
29
2.0
146
-52
DUSSELDORF
-1
10
-5
-1.8
40
-11
POLAND
WARSAW
-2
-9
-1
0.5
30
LEIPZIG
-2
-7
-0.3
31
LODZ
-2
-9
-1
0.1
24
-6
-1
-6
0.3
40
15
18
12
-0.6
50
-34
15
GREECE
DRESDEN
-2
-7
-1
-0.7
43
STUTTGART
-3
-11
-1
-1.8
56
20
PORTUG
LISBON
NURNBERG
-2
-10
-1.2
41
ROMANI
BUCHAREST
16
-5
2.2
45
AUGSBURG
-4
-14
-2
-1.9
52
14
RUSSIA
ST.PETERSBURG
-1
-4
-17
-3
3.3
32
12
20
1.9
79
39
KAZAN
-5
-9
-16
-7
3.5
13
-18
THESSALONIKA
KATOWICE
LARISSA
13
22
-1
1.9
63
25
MOSCOW
-1
-6
-15
-4
3.1
37
ATHENS
***
20
***
*****
120
85
YEKATERINBURG
-4
-11
-22
-7
4.3
10
-9
GUADEL
RAIZET
29
21
30
17
25
0.7
38
-29
OMSK
-9
-16
-3
-26
-13
3.0
11
-5
HONGKO
HONG KONG INT
23
18
28
11
20
3.5
-42
BARNAUL
-10
-18
-3
-30
-14
0.1
19
-2
HUNGAR
BUDAPEST
12
-5
1.2
80
55
KHABAROVSK
-13
-23
-29
-18
-2.2
-4
ICELAN
REYKJAVIK
***
***
***
*****
*****
******
VLADIVOSTOK
-8
-14
-19
-11
-1.6
26
10
INDIA
AMRITSAR
20
23
14
0.2
96
62
VOLGOGRAD
-1
-6
-14
-3
3.5
13
-10
NEW DELHI
23
11
28
17
0.4
108
87
ASTRAKHAN
-3
-14
4.8
-5
AHMEDABAD
31
16
35
10
23
0.9
******
ORENBURG
-7
-15
-25
-11
1.5
-11
INDORE
28
14
32
21
0.5
15
12
CALCUTTA
29
16
33
13
23
0.0
11
-14
VERAVAL
29
18
33
12
24
1.0
-1
BOMBAY
32
18
35
13
25
0.0
******
POONA
33
14
35
23
1.5
-2
BEGAMPET
32
19
35
14
26
0.4
17
VISHAKHAPATNAM
30
21
32
18
25
-0.8
-11
MADRAS
32
22
34
20
27
0.3
21
S AFRI
S KORE
PRETORIA
33
18
38
15
26
3.3
25
-77
JOHANNESBURG
27
15
31
11
21
2.2
40
-69
DURBAN
29
21
33
18
25
1.2
52
-80
CAPE TOWN
26
17
32
14
22
1.2
38
24
-4
14
-16
-1
-1.1
74
48
-42
SEOUL
SAMOA
PAGO PAGO
31
26
33
24
28
0.5
267
SENEGA
DAKAR
27
19
37
16
23
2.4
SPAIN
VALLADOLID
10
15
-3
-1.1
26
-7
MANGALORE
34
23
38
20
28
0.5
50
47
MADRID
11
16
-2
-0.7
-15
INDONE
SERANG
32
24
33
22
28
0.6
208
-15
SEVILLE
16
22
11
-1.4
97
56
IRELAN
DUBLIN
13
-3
-1.1
47
-4
ZURICH
-3
-10
-1
-2.3
60
-8
ITALY
MILAN
***
***
12
-4
***
*****
*****
******
GENEVA
-2
-9
-2.0
59
-13
VERONA
12
-4
-0.1
52
10
SYRIA
DAMASCUS
18
26
11
3.7
-19
VENICE
13
-3
-0.6
16
-29
TAHITI
PAPEETE
30
25
32
24
28
0.4
180
-36
GENOA
***
***
13
***
*****
*****
******
TANZAN
DAR ES SALAAM
33
26
35
24
30
1.8
-56
ROME
11
14
-1
-1.6
10
-56
THAILA
PHITSANULOK
34
23
37
20
29
1.1
-10
SWITZE
NAPLES
11
15
-0.6
58
-28
BANGKOK
35
26
37
24
31
2.2
-11
JAMAIC
KINGSTON
31
23
34
22
27
1.2
-19
TOGO
LOME
33
26
34
23
30
1.9
-32
JAPAN
SAPPORO
-1
-7
-11
-4
-0.6
120
24
TRINID
PORT OF SPAIN
31
23
33
20
27
1.3
-31
16
-3
0.3
72
TUNISI
TUNIS
16
22
12
-0.4
69
11
TOKYO
10
21
-1
0.4
31
-30
TURKEY
ISTANBUL
12
19
3.1
51
-8
YOKOHAMA
10
20
-0.2
59
-10
ANKARA
10
-1
16
-5
4.5
30
-2
NAGOYA
KAZAKH
KYOTO
20
-2
-0.2
100
18
TURKME
ASHKHABAD
13
22
-1
3.7
38
OSAKA
17
-1
-0.1
96
36
UKINGD
ABERDEEN
11
-5
-0.3
46
-7
KUSTANAY
-7
-17
-4
-26
-12
2.7
22
LONDON
12
-2
-1.3
38
TSELINOGRAD
-9
-17
-1
-24
-13
1.5
17
UKRAIN
KIEV
-2
-7
2.9
78
39
8
KARAGANDA
-8
-16
-3
-24
-12
0.9
15
-4
LVOV
-3
-12
-1
1.3
50
KENYA
NAIROBI
28
13
31
10
21
0.5
-46
KIROVOGRAD
-2
-6
4.0
34
LIBYA
TRIPOLI
19
27
13
0.1
22
-13
ODESSA
11
-3
3.1
34
-1
BENGHAZI
18
10
23
14
0.6
35
-10
YALTA
******
LITHUA
KAUNAS
-2
-9
-1
2.0
42
11
LUXEMB
LUXEMBOURG
-2
-7
-1.8
30
-37
UZBEKI
***
***
***
*****
*****
KHARKOV
-3
-10
-1
3.4
18
-16
TASHKENT
10
19
-2
3.3
45
-10
28
23
31
21
25
0.4
-12
15
-4
1.4
52
14
28
16
30
13
22
-1.2
194
31
MALAYS
KUALA LUMPUR
32
24
35
22
28
1.1
335
158
VENEZU
CARACAS
MALI
BAMAKO
***
***
38
17
***
*****
*****
******
YUGOSL
BELGRADE
MARSHA
MAJURO
***
***
31
26
***
*****
263
84
ZIMBAB
KADOMA
MARTIN
LAMENTIN
29
23
30
18
26
1.3
66
-84
MAURIT
NOUAKCHOTT
33
19
37
15
26
3.1
-3
MEXICO
GUADALAJARA
27
10
31
19
2.2
-7
Based on Preliminary Reports
March 5, 2013
11
EUROPE
A large, nearly stationary area of high pressure brought

cold, mostly dry weather to central and northern Europe. A
weakening storm system drifted south across western
Europe, with lingering snow and freezing rain changing to
rain. Precipitation totals were generally light (mostly less
than 5 mm), with somewhat higher amounts (5-20 mm) in
southern Germany and north-central France. In the storms
wake, a broad area of high pressure brought dry, cold
conditions (2-6C below normal) to western Europe,
keeping winter grains and oilseeds dormant in England,
France, and Germany. However, freezes may have caused

some burnback to vegetative winter wheat and barley in
Spain, although the cold was not intense enough to cause
widespread freeze damage. Meanwhile, a Mediterranean
storm was accompanied by widespread rain (10-50 mm) and
above-normal temperatures (daytime highs reaching 1015C) in the Balkans, promoting early greening of winter
grains. Showers (5-15 mm) were also reported in Italy,
where winter wheat prospects remained favorable due to
abundant winter precipitation.
For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov
12
March 5, 2013
WESTERN FSU
Mostly dry, mild weather prevailed, promoting early season

fieldwork in southern crop districts. An area of high pressure
across the southern half of the region maintained warmer-thannormal weather (3-5C above normal) in Ukraine and Russias
Southern District, encouraging additional greening of winter
grains while encouraging producers to sow spring grains
several weeks earlier than normal. Mild weather expanded

north, with temperatures up to 5C above normal in the Volga
District causing some snow melt. At weeks end, snow depths
averaged 10 to 30 cm from Belarus and northern Ukraine into
Russias Volga District, while primary southern winter wheat
areas remained snow free.
March 5, 2013
13
MIDDLE EAST
A Mediterranean storm maintained wet, mild weather in the

region. Rain and high elevation snow totaled 5 to 25 mm
(liquid equivalent) from Turkey into northern portions of Iraq
and Iran. Temperatures for the week averaged up to 5C
above normal, which coupled with the favorable moisture
encouraged additional greening of winter grains in the north

and promoted winter wheat and barley growth in the south.
Conditions so far in the 2012-13 growing season have been
excellent, with minimal winterkill and abundant precipitation,
even in the typically drier southern irrigated farming areas.
14
March 5, 2013
NORTHWEST AFRICA
The favorable growing season continued, as additional rain

benefited vegetative winter grains. A slow-moving storm
system generated widespread showers (5-50 mm) from
northern Morocco into Algeria and Tunisia, maintaining
excellent prospects for wheat and barley. However, rain
bypassed southwestern Morocco, limiting soil moisture for

winter crops in this relatively small production area.
Temperatures averaged up to 4C below normal, with
nighttime freezes raising the possibility of some burnback to
vegetative winter crops in Algeria.
March 5, 2013
15
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Beneficially drier weather prevailed across western portions

of Java, Indonesia, as rice harvesting was underway. Heavy
showers (100-200 mm), however, continued in central and
eastern Java, slowing rice maturation and harvesting. A
similar pattern existed for oil palm, with southern Sumatra
and western Kalimantan experiencing drier weather, while
much of Malaysia and eastern Kalimantan continued to

receive heavy rainfall (100-200 mm). Meanwhile, more
seasonable rainfall (50-150 mm) returned to the Philippines
after last weeks deluge. In Vietnam, winter-spring rice
harvesting was underway in the south, benefited by warm,
dry weather.
16
March 5, 2013
AUSTRALIA
Widespread, soaking rains (50-100 mm or more) in southern

Queensland and northern New South Wales disrupted
fieldwork and slowed maturation of the earliest planted
summer crops. However, the wet weather benefited crops
that were planted later in the growing season, maintaining
yield prospects for immature cotton and sorghum. The

weather in major summer crop producing areas was relatively
cool; temperatures averaged 1 to 2C below normal, with
maximum temperatures generally in the middle 20s to lower
30s degrees C.
March 5, 2013
17
SOUTH AFRICA
Scattered showers brought some relief from several weeks of

unseasonable warmth and dryness. Rainfall totaled 10 to 25
mm across most of the corn belt, though a few locations
recorded more than 25 mm. These included white corn areas
of North West, where daytime highs in the upper 30s (degrees
C) stressed reproductive to filling corn prior to the onset of the
rain, as well as outlying production areas of Mpumalanga and
KwaZulu-Natal. In general, weekly temperatures averaged 1
to 3C above normal, with daytime highs reaching the lower
30s even in the traditionally milder eastern sections of the corn

belt (in and around southern Mpumalanga). Elsewhere,
moderate to heavy rain (15-50 mm) boosted moisture for rainfed sugarcane in KwaZulu-Natal and nearby locations in
Eastern Cape. Warm, mostly dry weather dominated the
remainder of the Cape Provinces, aiding rapid development of
irrigated summer row crops. Light showers (less than 5 mm)
likely had little impact on harvesting of tree and vine crops in
Western Cape.
18
March 5, 2013
ARGENTINA
Widespread, locally heavy rain improved prospects of laterplanted corn and soybeans in key farming areas of central
Argentina. Following several weeks of scattered showers that
missed some production areas, multiple frontal passages
produced rainfall in excess of 50 mm throughout La Pampa,
Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, and southern sections of Cordoba
and Santa Fe. Weekly average temperatures were 2 to 3C
below normal in the affected area, although daytime highs still
reached the upper 20s and lower 30s (degrees C) on several
days between the rain events. Nighttime lows fell below 5C
in some of the traditionally cooler locations of southern

Buenos Aires, but no damage from frost was expected. Some
of the rainfall reached northern Argentina, but amounts were
generally lower than those recorded last week. In fact, little to
no rain fell over a broad area stretching from northern Cordoba
to western Formosa, including key cotton producing areas of
Chaco, northern Santa Fe, and Santiago del Estero, which
recorded abundant rainfall last week. Weekly temperatures
averaged up to 2C above normal in some of these drier areas,
with daytime highs approaching 40C.
March 5, 2013
19
BRAZIL
Beneficial rain covered most major summer grain, oilseed, and

cotton areas. Rainfall was highly variable in the south, with
most areas recording at least 25 mm; exceptions included Rio
Grande do Sul and parts of Parana and Sao Paulo that received
heavy rain last week. Weekly temperatures averaged within
1C of normal, with daytime highs mostly in the lower 30s
(degrees C) maintaining seasonable levels of crop growth and
evapotranspiration. Elsewhere, heavy rain (50-150 mm) ended
a dry spell from northeastern Mato Grosso do Sul to western
Bahia, providing timely moisture for the regions main-season
corn, soybeans, and cotton. Heavy rain (greater than 100 mm)
covered a large section of Mato Grosso, slowing soybean
harvesting but boosting moisture reserves for planting secondseason (safrinha) corn. Weekly average temperatures were 1
to 3C above normal in central and northeastern Brazil, with
daytime highs reaching the middle and upper 30s. Some of the
highest temperatures were recorded in far northeastern Brazil,
where the dryness aided harvesting of sugarcane and cocoa but
further taxed irrigation reserves depleted by an extended period
of unseasonable warmth and dryness.
Sierra Nevada Snow Pack (Liquid Equivalent in Inches)

2012-13 vs. Normal
Normal
2012-13
Following a promising start to the 2012-13 wet season, mostly dry weather dominated Californias key watershed areas in JanuaryFebruary 2013. As a result, the water equivalency of the Sierra Nevada snow pack increased only 2 inches (from 14 to 16 inches)
between late December and early March. Compared to typical values, the water equivalency fell from about 150 percent of normal in
late December to less than two-thirds of normal by early March. Source: California Department of Water Resources.
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Volume 100, No.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

he second major storm in less than a week produced

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((Continued from front cover)

February wetness. Previously, records had been 12.22 inches (in

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U.S. Drought Monitor

February 26, 2013

Drought Impact Types:

Delineates dominant impacts

The Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions.

Released Thursday, February 28, 2013

Author: Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center

Daily Weather Records (ASOS & COOP)

Joint Agricultural Weather Facility

Data courtesy of the U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

" Tmax (66)

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Weather Data for the Week Ending March 2, 2013

Based on 1971-2000 normals

*** Not Available

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Weather Data for the Week Ending March 2, 2013

Based on 1971-2000 normals

*** Not Available

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Weather Data for the Week Ending March 2, 2013

Based on 1971-2000 normals

*** Not Available

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National Agricultural Summary

Below-normal temperatures were recorded throughout much of

severe lack of rainfall. Corn and sorghum were planted in the

Winter Wheat Area

Agricultural Weather Assessments

Snow analysis and data (plotted values, in inches) are provided by

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International Weather and Crop Summary

February 24 - March 2, 2013

EUROPE: Cold, generally dry weather in western

SOUTH AFRICA: Scattered showers brought some

AUSTRALIA: Soaking rains disrupted fieldwork and

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Drier conditions in western Java,

MIDDLE EAST: Mild, wet weather continued to benefit

Based on Preliminary Reports

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HONG KONG INT

Based on Preliminary Reports

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A large, nearly stationary area of high pressure brought

France, and Germany. However, freezes may have caused

For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

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Mostly dry, mild weather prevailed, promoting early season

several weeks earlier than normal. Mild weather expanded

For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

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A Mediterranean storm maintained wet, mild weather in the

encouraged additional greening of winter grains in the north