United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Crop Progress & Condition

Charles Walker, State Statistician		    10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235                        Phone: 518-457-5570      Fax: 855-270-2719

New York

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Week ending May 12, 2024	by the Northeastern Regional Field Office of NASS	Released May 13, 2024	

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New York, there were 4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 12, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 24 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 79 percent adequate, and 21 percent surplus. 

Soil Moisture for Week Ending May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
TOPSOIL	0	1	75	24	
SUBSOIL	0	0	79	21	

Crop Conditions as of May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
HAY, ALFALFA	0	3	17	56	24	
HAY, OTHER	0	2	22	56	20	
PASTURE AND RANGE	0	3	19	64	14	
WINTER WHEAT	0	5	19	46	30	

Crop Progress as of May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Avg.	
APPLES: GREEN TIP	73	66	75	64	
APPLES: PINK	47	34	48	43	
APPLES: FULL BLOOM	21	7	42	29	
BARLEY: PLANTED	26	23	42	41	
CORN: PLANTED	11	<5	18	13	
SPRING TILLAGE: PERCENT COMPLETE	45	30	60	N/A	
OATS: PLANTED	46	34	58	46	
ONIONS DRY: PLANTED	26	18	25	26	
POTATOES: PLANTED	10	<5	<5	N/A	
SOYBEANS: PLANTED	6	<5	<5	6	
SWEET CORN: PLANTED	10	6	13	N/A	
WINTER WHEAT: HEADED	10	6	N/A	N/A	

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May 12, 2024, New York Weekly Weather Summary

	Air Temperature Last Week	Precipitation	
Station	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	DFN	One Week	Rain Days	MSG	DFN	Four Weeks	Four Weeks DFN	
WESTERN PLATEAU												
Alfred	72	45	58.5	52.89	6.12	0.06	2	3	-0.36	1.5	-1.17	
Corning	65	43	54	52.63	2.2	0.04	1	5	-0.16	1.12	-1.38	
Franklinville	M	M	M	52.76	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Hornell Almond Dam	64.1	42.3	53.21	52.43	0.79	1.13	5	0	0.38	2.15	-0.94	
Olean	65.1	42.9	54	53.93	0.07	0.68	5	0	-0.12	2.22	-1.03	
Perrysburg	66.3	44.8	55.58	53.89	1.92	0.1	1	1	-0.6	2.11	-1.21	
Elmira	68.1	46	57.07	55.61	1.46	1.49	6	0	0.82	3.07	0.11	
Average	66.8	44	55.39	53.45	2.09	0.58	6	M	-0.01	2.03	-0.94	
EASTERN PLATEAU												
Cooperstown	63.1	44.4	53.79	50.63	3.16	0.84	3	0	0	3.06	-0.64	
Emmons	M	M	M	52.06	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Sherburne	65.7	43	54.33	53.37	0.78	0.71	5	1	0.03	2.01	-1.22	
Cobleskill 2 Ese	M	M	M	53.34	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Binghamton (Greater Ap)	62.7	46.9	54.79	54.16	0.63	1.2	5	0	0.39	2.9	-0.48	
Waverly	66.6	47	56.79	55.57	1.21	1.42	5	0	0.72	2.77	-0.31	
Whitney Point Dam	64.3	46.1	55.21	53.77	1.44	0.95	6	0	0.15	2.09	-1.27	
East Jewett	M	M	M	50.54	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Walton 2	63.3	41.9	52.57	51.6	0.97	1.18	5	0	0.25	2.75	-0.94	
Average	64.3	44.9	54.58	52.78	1.36	1.05	6	M	0.26	2.6	-0.81	
NORTHERN PLATEAU												
Highmarket 2W	60.9	40.4	50.64	49.76	0.89	1.4	5	0	0.37	3.96	-0.13	
Lowville	63.7	44.7	54.21	52.3	1.91	0.79	5	0	0.05	1.86	-1.15	
Indian Lake 2Sw	61.3	41.7	51.5	49.04	2.46	0.84	5	0	0	1.86	-1.69	
Newcomb	50	44	47	49.46	-1.3	0.35	1	6	0.21	1.53	-1.21	
Tupper Lake Sunmount	62.7	41.1	51.93	50.41	1.51	1.08	5	0	0.25	2.11	-1.39	
Boonville 4 Ssw	64	42.2	53.1	50.57	2.9	0.82	3	2	0.1	3.42	-0.51	
Average	60.4	42.4	51.4	50.26	1.39	0.88	5	M	0.16	2.46	-1.01	
COASTAL												
Centerport	66.3	50.1	58.21	58.17	0.04	1.07	4	0	0.2	1.8	-2.02	
Laguardia Airport	69	54	61.5	61.7	-0.2	0.52	3	0	-0.26	1.04	-2.36	
Westhampton Gabreski Ap	70.2	54.2	62.25	53.71	9	0.7	3	3	0.3	1.63	-0.89	
Average	68.5	52.8	60.65	57.86	2.95	0.76	4	M	0.08	1.49	-1.76	
HUDSON VALLEY												
Albany International Airport	70.7	49.1	59.93	57.59	2.34	0.53	2	0	-0.19	2.57	-0.35	
Alcove Dam	66.5	46.3	56.42	54.36	2.17	0.72	4	1	0.09	2.05	-1.05	
Buskirk	67.3	45.6	56.43	55.17	1.26	1.66	3	0	0.9	3.31	0.14	
Glens Falls/Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport	66.6	46	56.29	54.4	1.89	0.93	3	0	0.2	2.67	-0.35	
Sara New York	72.2	47.8	60	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Carmel 4N	64.3	45.9	55.25	55.26	0.12	2.12	5	0	1.24	3.38	0.02	
Montgomery Orange County Ap	66.7	45.4	56.07	56.41	-0.34	0.98	5	0	0.24	3.04	-0.09	
Poughkeepsie	M	M	M	57.8	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Shrub Oak	67.3	46.1	56.71	56.73	-0.01	1.06	4	0	-0.02	2.55	-1.59	
Average	67.7	46.5	57.14	55.96	1.06	1.14	5	M	0.35	2.8	-0.47	
MOHAWK VALLEY												
Gloversville 7Nw (Peck Lake)	61.6	44.1	52.86	50.09	2.77	1.44	6	0	0.45	5.06	1	
Average	61.6	44.1	52.86	50.09	2.77	1.44	6	M	0.45	5.06	1	
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY												
Plattsburgh International Airport	63.6	45.4	54.5	54.01	0.49	0.28	3	0	-0.32	2.01	-0.48	
Average	63.6	45.4	54.5	54.01	0.49	0.28	3	M	-0.32	2.01	-0.48	
ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY												
Gouverneur 3 Nw	63.1	46.7	54.93	51.71	3.21	1.25	2	5	1.07	2.87	0.71	
Massena Intl Ap	63.6	44.3	53.93	53.7	0.23	0.61	4	0	-0.05	2.11	-0.64	
Ogdensburg 4 Ne	M	M	M	54.09	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Malone	61.4	42.9	52.14	52.09	0.06	1.17	3	0	0.47	3.86	0.81	
Average	62.7	44.6	53.67	52.9	1.17	1.01	4	M	0.5	2.95	0.29	
GREAT LAKES												
Watertown International Airport	64.4	45.7	55.07	52.77	2.3	0.35	4	0	-0.3	2.31	-0.51	
Buffalo Niagara International Airpor	66.7	47.4	57.07	55.54	1.53	0.47	3	0	-0.23	1.39	-1.62	
Colden 1W	64.4	44.1	54.29	53.04	1.24	1.11	3	0	0.21	3.37	-0.56	
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport	67.6	46.4	57	56.6	0.4	0.47	1	0	-0.12	1.92	-0.72	
Youngstown 1S	M	M	M	54.21	M	0.22	2	0	-0.45	1.09	-2.2	
Fulton Oswego County Ap	65.3	45.9	55.57	54.57	1	0.94	4	0	0.16	2.69	-0.4	
Jamestown 4 Ene	67.4	47.1	57.29	54.46	2.83	0.61	4	0	-0.24	2.37	-1.17	
Average	66	46.1	56.05	54.46	1.55	0.6	4	M	-0.14	2.16	-1.03	
CENTRAL LAKES												
Avon	67.1	44.1	55.64	54.91	0.73	0.19	6	0	-0.46	1.43	-1.23	
Canandaigua 3 S	66.7	47.1	56.93	55.19	1.74	0.45	5	0	-0.25	1.58	-1.38	
Dansville Municipal Airport	69.6	47.9	58.71	56.67	2.04	0.5	3	0	-0.09	1.45	-0.75	
Geneva Research Farm	63.2	45.2	54.2	54.26	-0.34	0.7	3	3	-0.03	2.21	-0.51	
Warsaw 6 Sw	63	43.4	53.21	51.97	1.24	1.12	4	0	0.28	2.99	-0.34	
Auburn	65.3	45.9	55.57	54.66	0.91	1.15	5	0	0.31	2.57	-0.93	
Ithaca 13 E	62.3	44.1	53.21	52.37	0.84	0.69	3	2	0.13	1.97	-1.2	
Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap	68.7	49.9	59.29	56.11	3.17	1.29	5	0	0.56	3.18	0.05	
Ithaca Cornell Univ	67.4	44.2	55.8	53.51	2.62	0.41	3	2	-0.1	1.28	-1.61	
Mecklenburg 4Sw	64	43.3	53.64	52.61	1.03	1.06	6	0	0.38	2.15	-0.86	
Average	65.7	45.5	55.62	54.23	1.4	0.76	6	M	0.07	2.08	-0.88	
STATE TOTAL	64.7	45.2	54.91	53.4	1.49	0.86	5	M	0.14	2.52	-0.69	

DFN = Departure from normal.
MSG = Missing days.
M = Missing value.
Data may be subject to additional quality control.
Weather summary provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center, https://www.srcc.tamu.edu.