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

Pennsylvania

	

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 3.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 12, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 88 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 5 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus.

Soil Moisture for Week Ending May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
TOPSOIL	0	0	88	12	
SUBSOIL	0	5	85	10	

Crop Conditions as of May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
BARLEY	0	2	16	70	12	
HAY, ALFALFA	0	1	7	74	18	
HAY, OTHER	0	2	10	70	18	
PASTURE AND RANGE	2	3	12	66	17	
WINTER WHEAT	0	1	10	65	24	

Crop Progress as of May 12, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Avg.	
BARLEY: HEADED	69	54	65	N/A	
CORN: PLANTED	29	23	33	26	
SOYBEANS: PLANTED	19	<5	22	12	
SPRING TILLAGE: PERCENT COMPLETE	66	62	87	N/A	
WINTER WHEAT: HEADED	25	5	7	6	

For a complete nationwide weekly weather and crop bulletin, please visit www.usda.gov/oce/weather-drought-monitor and click on “Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.”

May 12, 2024, Pennsylvania 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	
POCONO MOUNTAINS												
Milanville	M	M	M	55.86	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Pleasant Mount 1 W	63.7	42.5	53.08	51.76	1.15	1.68	4	1	0.75	3.81	0.17	
Prompton Dam	64	49	56.5	M	M	0.5	1	6	M	2.09	M	
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport	67.4	49.6	58.5	59.1	-0.6	0.65	4	0	-0.06	1.63	-1.38	
Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport	62.3	46	54.14	53.1	1.04	1.31	5	0	0.44	2.33	-1.49	
Average	64.3	46.8	55.55	54.95	0.53	1.03	5	M	0.38	2.46	-0.9	
EAST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS												
Allentown Lehigh Valley International Airport	67.4	50.7	59.07	60.1	-1.03	1.03	4	0	0.23	3.11	-0.23	
Lehighton 1Ssw	64.3	48.4	56.36	57.71	-1.36	1.42	5	0	0.49	3.06	-0.59	
Average	65.8	49.5	57.72	58.91	-1.2	1.23	5	M	0.36	3.08	-0.41	
SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT												
Dehart Dam	M	M	M	57.14	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Middletown Harrisburg Int'L Ap	69.4	54.4	61.93	61.4	0.53	1.99	6	0	1.13	2.91	-0.5	
Doylestown Airport	77	58.2	67.62	59.79	8.25	0.29	2	3	-0.24	0.96	-1.84	
Hamburg	M	M	M	59.5	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Lancaster Airport	70.3	53.7	62	59.86	2.14	1.16	6	0	0.4	2.2	-0.93	
Neshaminy Falls	69.1	51.4	60.29	58.86	1.43	0.73	4	0	-0.11	1.32	-2.22	
New Holland 2 Se	71.5	54.2	62.83	60.84	2.13	0.82	4	1	0.15	1.84	-1.3	
Philadelphia Franklin Institute	M	M	M	64.04	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Northeast Philadelphia Airport	70.6	54.4	62.5	62.36	0.14	0.48	4	0	-0.32	0.96	-2.42	
Phoenixville 1 E	80	60.7	70.33	60.99	9.97	0.1	2	4	-0.2	1.11	-1.5	
Heritage Field Airport	68.1	52.1	60.14	58.56	1.59	0.99	5	0	0.16	1.94	-1.43	
Reading Regional Airport	69.7	53.7	61.71	60.44	1.27	1.47	4	0	0.72	2.35	-0.74	
Sellersville	68.1	50.9	59.5	58.01	1.49	1.63	5	0	0.66	2.25	-1.56	
Average	71.4	54.4	62.89	60.14	2.89	0.97	6	M	0.23	1.78	-1.44	
LOWER SUSQUEHANNA												
Biglerville	71.4	55.8	63.6	59.56	4.32	1.12	3	2	0.4	2.22	-1.4	
Carlisle Water Plant	67.3	51.4	59.36	58.51	0.84	2.75	5	0	1.63	4.5	0.21	
Hanover 4 Sw	M	M	M	59.26	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
South Mountain	M	M	M	56.77	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
York Airport	69.6	53.1	61.36	58.89	2.47	1.08	5	0	0.18	2.14	-1.21	
Average	69.4	53.4	61.44	58.6	2.54	1.65	5	M	0.74	2.95	-0.8	
MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA												
Williamsport Regional Ap	69.1	52.1	60.64	58.7	1.94	2	4	0	1.14	3.12	-0.32	
Lewistown	68.1	52.9	60.5	59	1.5	2.55	5	0	1.63	3.94	0.42	
Selinsgrove 2 S	71	53	62	57.63	4.85	0.13	1	5	-0.12	1.06	-1.71	
Average	69.4	52.7	61.05	58.44	2.76	1.56	5	M	0.88	2.71	-0.54	
UPPER SUSQUEHANNA												
Canton	64.6	46	55.29	54.29	1	1.98	5	0	1.18	3.12	-0.3	
Laporte	61	44.3	52.64	52.76	-0.11	1.8	6	0	0.76	3.4	-0.72	
Wellsboro 4 Sw	62.1	44.6	53.36	53.29	0.07	2.08	5	0	1.28	3.46	0.15	
Average	62.6	45	53.76	53.45	0.32	1.95	6	M	1.07	3.33	-0.29	
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS												
Lock Haven Sewage Plant	78.4	51.6	65	57.96	7.36	1.65	3	2	1.02	2.8	0.46	
Renovo	67.7	48.1	57.93	57.19	0.74	1.59	5	0	0.74	2.97	-0.45	
Ridgway	65.1	44.4	54.79	54.67	0.11	1.56	5	0	0.6	3.27	-0.51	
Stevenson Dam	67	46.7	56.86	54.27	2.59	1.85	5	0	1	3.29	-0.34	
State College	64.7	51.9	58.29	57.99	0.3	2.01	5	0	1.2	3.4	0.07	
Average	68.6	48.5	58.57	56.42	2.22	1.73	5	M	0.91	3.15	-0.15	
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS												
Altoona Blair County Ap	67.1	52.6	59.86	58.46	1.4	2.68	7	0	1.86	3.75	0.49	
Prince Gallitzin St Park	M	M	M	55.56	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Everett	M	M	M	58.24	M	M	M	M	M	0.64	-1.55	
Average	67.1	52.6	59.86	57.42	1.4	2.68	7	M	1.86	2.19	-0.53	
SOUTHWEST PLATEAU												
Butler 2 Sw	M	M	M	55.36	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
New Castle 1 N	M	M	M	58	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Slippery Rock 1 Ssw	66.9	45.6	56.21	55.2	1.01	1.65	5	0	0.76	3.77	0.2	
Connellsville 2 Ssw	76.9	53.4	65.14	59.07	6.07	1.91	7	0	0.86	3.66	-0.36	
Grays Landing	70.9	52.6	61.71	58.6	3.11	1.28	5	0	0.37	3.27	-0.23	
Indiana 3 Se	69.1	47.1	58.14	56.9	1.24	2.36	6	0	1.4	5.64	1.82	
Meyersdale 2 Ssw	M	M	M	53.54	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Pittsburgh Allegheny County Ap	69.1	53.9	61.5	60.16	1.34	2.05	4	0	1.16	3.69	0.51	
Pittsburgh International Airport	69.3	52.9	61.07	59.43	1.64	2.04	5	0	1.22	3.1	-0.09	
Waynesburg 1 E	71.6	52.9	62.21	58.04	4.17	0.99	6	0	-0.02	2.21	-1.33	
Average	70.5	51.2	60.85	57.43	2.65	1.75	7	M	0.82	3.62	0.07	
NORTHWEST PLATEAU												
Clarion 3 Sw	73.8	48.2	61	55.31	6.02	1.1	3	2	0.47	2.06	-0.06	
Erie Intl Ap	63.7	47.4	55.57	56.47	-0.9	0.59	3	0	-0.17	1.83	-1.31	
Franklin	67.7	50.1	58.93	56.39	2.54	1.35	5	0	0.45	2.68	-1.09	
Meadville Port Meadville Ap	67	48.2	57.58	56.24	1.5	1.21	4	0	0.4	2.53	-0.86	
Springboro 3 Wnw	66.4	43.7	55.07	53.96	1.11	0.82	5	0	-0.12	1.92	-1.83	
Titusville Water Works	67.3	44.4	55.86	54.23	1.63	0.9	3	0	-0.02	2.23	-1.62	
Warren	68	45.3	56.67	55.4	1.43	0.47	2	1	-0.37	2.17	-1.64	
Bradford Regional Airport	65.7	43	54.36	53.5	0.86	1.07	6	0	0.15	1.95	-1.56	
Coudersport 1 Sw	63.4	46	54.71	52.69	2.03	1.66	5	0	0.83	3.18	-0.26	
Kane 1Nne	68.3	43.3	55.83	51.74	4.73	0.38	2	4	-0.05	0.99	-0.86	
Oswayo 1 Ene	M	M	M	51.39	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Dubois Regional Airport	66.1	48	57.07	55.67	1.4	0.94	6	0	0.14	2.43	-0.97	
Average	67	46.1	56.6	54.42	2.03	0.95	6	M	0.16	2.18	-1.1	
STATE TOTAL	68	49.8	58.92	56.78	1.91	1.53	6	M	0.71	2.76	-0.59	

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.