WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN. HIGHLIGHTS December 16 22, 2018 Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB

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1 Volume 105, No January 28, 2019 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 M HIGHLIGHTS December 16 22, 2018 Highlights provided by USDA/WAOB ild weather continued to expand across the country, boosting weekly temperatures at least 10ºF above normal across the northern half of the Plains and the upper Midwest. In fact, near- or above-normal temperatures prevailed nationwide, accompanied by mostly dry weather that favored final harvest efforts as field conditions permitted. Across portions of the southern Plains, producers monitored the effects of developing dryness on rangeland, pastures, and winter grains. After mid-week, significant precipitation fell in the East, maintaining soggy (Continued on page 3) Contents Extreme Maximum & Minimum Temperature Maps... 2 Temperature Departure Map... 3 December 18 Drought Monitor & U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook... 4 National Weather Data for Selected Cities... 5 International Weather and Crop Summary Bulletin Index Bulletin Information & Snow Cover Map... 18

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3 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 3 (Continued from front cover) conditions and resulting in another round of flash flooding and river flooding. In addition, several more annual precipitation records were broken, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic States. Elsewhere, significant precipitation was largely confined to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Early in the week, precipitation gradually ended across the Northeast. Lingering rain on December 16 resulted in daily-record totals in locations such as Mount Pocono, PA (1.89 inches); Wilmington, DE (1.53 inches); and Newark, NJ (1.47 inches). Farther north, Bangor, ME, received 6.7 inches of snow on December 17-18, aided by a dailyrecord sum of 6.0 inches on the former date. A few days later, on December 21-22, heavy precipitation returned to Bangor, totaling 1.92 inches all rain. Other areas of the East were also deluged with heavy rain, mainly on December On the 20th, daily-record totals in Florida included 4.18 inches in Sarasota-Bradenton; 3.65 inches in Orlando and 3.52 inches in Tampa. Severe weather accompanied Florida s heavy rain, with isolated tornadoes reported in Charlotte, Manatee, and Polk Counties. Elsewhere on December 20, daily-record totals reached 1.63 inches in Lynchburg, VA, and 1.55 inches in Huntington, WV. The following day, recordsetting precipitation totals for December 21 included 2.96 inches in Mount Pocono, PA; 2.03 inches in Millinocket, ME; and 1.73 inches at JFK Airport in New York. Annual precipitation records were broken on December 21 in locations such as Greensboro, NC, and Scranton, PA. Greensboro ended the year with inches (152 percent of normal), eclipsing its 2003 standard of inches. Scranton netted an annual sum of inches (160 percent of normal), toppling its 2011 mark of inches. As a low-pressure system crossed the Southeast on the 21st, December barometric pressure records were broken in locations such as Jacksonville, FL (29.41 inches, or millibars), and Alma, GA (29.31 inches, or millibars). The previous record in Jacksonville had been inches (997.3 millibars) on December 7, 1875, while the record in Alma had been inches (996.6 millibars) on December 18, Jacksonville also clocked a wind gust to 41 mph on December 21. Farther west, the week opened on December 16 with some heavy precipitation in northern California, where Red Bluff (1.77 inches) and downtown Sacramento (1.17 inches) collected daily-record totals. Two days later, Eugene, OR, netted a daily-record rainfall (1.52 inches) for December 18. Warmth preceded and accompanied the Northwestern precipitation, with daily-record highs for December 16 reaching 62ºF in Medford, OR, and 59ºF in Bellingham, WA. On December 18, Northwestern daily-record highs climbed to 59ºF in Portland, OR, and 54ºF in Seattle, WA. By mid-week, unusual warmth expanded across the nation s mid-section, where Waterloo, IA, notched a daily-record high (52ºF) for December 19. By December 20, widespread Western warmth resulted in daily-record highs in locations such as Campo, CA (84ºF); Prescott, AZ (67ºF); and Reno, NV (66ºF). Meanwhile, warmth developed in Florida, where daily-record highs for December 20 surged to 85ºF in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. Warmth more broadly covered the East on December 21, when readings of 65ºF in Boston, MA; Scranton, PA; and Syracuse, NY, were among dozens of daily-record highs. In Maine, lingering warmth on December 22 produced daily-record highs in Bangor (56ºF) and Houlton (53ºF). Many other areas of the country also remained warm, with December 22 featuring dailyrecord highs in Waco, TX (77ºF), and Douglas, AZ (73ºF). With the rampant warmth, snow covered just under 20 percent of the Lower 48 States by the morning of December 22, according to the National Weather Service. Most of the Alaskan interior finally experienced an extended spell of wintry weather. McGrath posted lows of -20ºF or below on 13 consecutive days from December 13-25, including a reading of -35ºF on the 21st. Kodiak collected a daily-record low of 5ºF on December 20. Meanwhile, significant precipitation fell across much of southern Alaska, where Valdez received 3.15 inches (and 9.9 inches of snow) from December During an exceptionally snowy 11-day period, from December 11-21, Anchorage reported 22.7 inches. Farther south, warm weather accompanied mostly windward showers in Hawaii. On the Big Island, Hilo s 1.74-inch total on December 19 marked the wettest day in that location since November 3, when 2.59 inches fell.

4 4 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 U.S. Drought Monitor December 18, 2018 (Released Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018) SL Valid 7 a.m. EST L SL SL L L L SL Drought Impact Types: Delineates dominant impacts S = Short-Term, typically less than 6 months (e.g. agriculture, grasslands) Author: Curtis Riganti National Drought Mitigation Center S L = Long-Term, typically greater than 6 months (e.g. hydrology, ecology) Intensity: D0 Abnormally Dry D1 Moderate Drought D2 Severe Drought D3 Extreme Drought D4 Exceptional Drought The Drought Monitor focuses on broadscale conditions. Local conditions may vary. See accompanying text summary for forecast statements. SL

5 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 5 National Weather Data for Selected Cities Weather Data for the Week Ending December 22, 2018 Data Provided by Climate Prediction Center STATES AND STATIONS MAXIMUM MINIMUM EXTREME HIGH EXTREME LOW DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL WEEKLY TOTAL, IN. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL GREATEST IN 24-HOUR, IN. TOTAL, IN., SINCE DEC 1 PCT. NORMAL SINCE DEC 1 TOTAL, IN., SINCE JAN 1 PCT. NORMAL SINCE JAN 1 MAXIMUM MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS AL BIRMINGHAM HUNTSVILLE MOBILE MONTGOMERY AK ANCHORAGE BARROW FAIRBANKS JUNEAU KODIAK NOME AZ FLAGSTAFF PHOENIX PRESCOTT TUCSON AR FORT SMITH LITTLE ROCK CA BAKERSFIELD FRESNO LOS ANGELES REDDING SACRAMENTO SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO STOCKTON CO ALAMOSA CO SPRINGS DENVER INTL GRAND JUNCTION PUEBLO CT BRIDGEPORT HARTFORD DC WASHINGTON DE WILMINGTON FL DAYTONA BEACH JACKSONVILLE KEY WEST MIAMI ORLANDO PENSACOLA TALLAHASSEE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH GA ATHENS ATLANTA AUGUSTA COLUMBUS MACON SAVANNAH HI HILO HONOLULU KAHULUI LIHUE ID BOISE LEWISTON POCATELLO IL CHICAGO/O'HARE MOLINE PEORIA ROCKFORD SPRINGFIELD IN EVANSVILLE FORT WAYNE INDIANAPOLIS SOUTH BEND IA BURLINGTON CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES DUBUQUE SIOUX CITY WATERLOO KS CONCORDIA DODGE CITY GOODLAND TOPEKA Based on normals TEMPERATURE F PRECIPITATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENT TEMP. F 90 AND ABOVE 32 AND BELOW PRECIP.01 INCH OR MORE *** Not Available.50 INCH OR MORE

6 6 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 Weather Data for the Week Ending December 22, 2018 STATES AND STATIONS MAXIMUM MINIMUM EXTREME HIGH EXTREME LOW DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL WEEKLY TOTAL, IN. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL GREATEST IN 24-HOUR, IN. TOTAL, IN., SINCE DEC 1 PCT. NORMAL SINCE DEC 1 TOTAL, IN., SINCE JAN01 PCT. NORMAL SINCE JAN01 MAXIMUM MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS WICHITA KY JACKSON LEXINGTON LOUISVILLE PADUCAH LA BATON ROUGE LAKE CHARLES NEW ORLEANS SHREVEPORT ME CARIBOU PORTLAND MD BALTIMORE MA BOSTON WORCESTER MI ALPENA GRAND RAPIDS HOUGHTON LAKE LANSING MUSKEGON TRAVERSE CITY MN DULUTH INT'L FALLS MINNEAPOLIS ROCHESTER ST. CLOUD MS JACKSON MERIDIAN TUPELO MO COLUMBIA KANSAS CITY SAINT LOUIS SPRINGFIELD MT BILLINGS BUTTE CUT BANK GLASGOW GREAT FALLS HAVRE MISSOULA NE GRAND ISLAND LINCOLN NORFOLK NORTH PLATTE OMAHA SCOTTSBLUFF VALENTINE NV ELY LAS VEGAS RENO WINNEMUCCA NH CONCORD NJ NEWARK NM ALBUQUERQUE NY ALBANY BINGHAMTON BUFFALO ROCHESTER SYRACUSE NC ASHEVILLE CHARLOTTE GREENSBORO HATTERAS RALEIGH WILMINGTON ND BISMARCK DICKINSON FARGO GRAND FORKS JAMESTOWN WILLISTON OH AKRON-CANTON CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DAYTON MANSFIELD Based on normals TEMPERATURE F PRECIPITATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENT TEMP. F 90 AND ABOVE 32 AND BELOW PRECIP.01 INCH OR MORE *** Not Available.50 INCH OR MORE

7 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 7 Weather Data for the Week Ending December 22, 2018 STATES AND STATIONS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE F MINIMUM EXTREME HIGH EXTREME LOW DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL WEEKLY TOTAL, IN. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL PRECIPITATION GREATEST IN 24-HOUR, IN. TOTAL, IN., SINCE DEC 1 PCT. NORMAL SINCE DEC 1 TOTAL, IN., SINCE JAN01 PCT. NORMAL SINCE JAN01 RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENT MAXIMUM MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS TEMP. F TOLEDO YOUNGSTOWN OK OKLAHOMA CITY TULSA OR ASTORIA BURNS EUGENE MEDFORD PENDLETON PORTLAND SALEM PA ALLENTOWN ERIE MIDDLETOWN PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH WILKES-BARRE WILLIAMSPORT RI PROVIDENCE SC CHARLESTON COLUMBIA FLORENCE GREENVILLE SD ABERDEEN HURON RAPID CITY SIOUX FALLS TN BRISTOL CHATTANOOGA KNOXVILLE MEMPHIS NASHVILLE TX 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 UT SALT LAKE CITY VT BURLINGTON VA LYNCHBURG NORFOLK RICHMOND ROANOKE WASH/DULLES WA OLYMPIA QUILLAYUTE SEATTLE-TACOMA SPOKANE YAKIMA WV BECKLEY CHARLESTON ELKINS HUNTINGTON WI EAU CLAIRE GREEN BAY LA CROSSE MADISON MILWAUKEE WY CASPER CHEYENNE LANDER SHERIDAN Based on normals *** Not Available 90 AND ABOVE 32 AND BELOW PRECIP.01 INCH OR MORE.50 INCH OR MORE

8 8 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 EUROPE A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

9 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 9 MIDDLE EAST A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

10 10 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 NORTHWESTERN AFRICA A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

11 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 11 SOUTHEAST ASIA A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

12 12 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 AUSTRALIA A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

13 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 13 SOUTH AFRICA A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

14 14 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, 2019 ARGENTINA A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

15 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 15 BRAZIL A summary of weather events occurring since December 16, 2018, will be published in Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Volume 106, No 6. For additional information contact: mbrusberg@oce.usda.gov

16 16 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin January 28, Bulletin Index Volume 105 Regular Features* Text U.S. Weather Highlights... w/s U.S. Weather and Crop Summary... m U.S. Weather in Historical Perspective... m/s National Agricultural Summary... w Spring Wheat (April - September)... w Rice (April - November)... w Sorghum (April - November)... w Corn (April - November)... w Cotton (April - November)... w Oats (April - September)... w Barley (April - September)... w Peanuts (April - November)... w Soybeans (May - November)... w Winter Wheat (September - November and April - August)... w Sugarbeets (April - May and September - November)... w Sunflowers (May - June and September - November)... w U.S. Crop Production Highlights... m State Summaries of Weather and Agriculture (December - March)... m Water Supply Forecast for the Western United States (January - May)... m International Weather and Crop Summary... w/m NWS/CPC ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation) Updates... m National Charts Precipitation... w/m/s Percent of Normal Precipitation... m/s Average Temperature... m/s Departure of Average Temperature from Normal... w/m/s Extreme Minimum Temperature... w/m/s Extreme Maximum Temperature... w/m/s Snow Depth (December - March)... w Average Soil Temperature, 4-Inch Depth, Bare Soil (March - June)... w Pan Evaporation Map (May - September)... w Growing Degree Days (May - October)... w Crop Moisture Index (April - October)... w Palmer Drought Severity Index (April - October)... w Drought Monitor... w Topsoil and Subsoil Moisture (April - November)... w Days Suitable for Fieldwork (April - November)... w NWS/CPC Monthly Drought Outlook... m NWS/CPC Seasonal Drought Outlook... m International Charts (major crop areas) Precipitation... w/m Percent of Normal Precipitation... m Average Temperature... m Departure of Average Temperature from Normal... m National Tabulations Weather Data for Selected Cities... w Precipitation and Temperature... m/s Crop Progress: Planting, Development, Harvesting (April - November)... w Crop Condition (April - November)... w Pasture and Range Condition (May - October)... w International Tabulation Precipitation and Temperature... m *w = weekly, m = monthly, s = seasonal (published every March, June, September, and December for the preceding 3 months)

17 January 28, 2019 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin 17 Special Features U.S. Satellite Images and Charts/Tabulations: No. Page Frigid Weather in Major Winter Wheat Areas, January Satellite Image of Atlantic Coastal Storm, January Satellite Image of Southern Snow, January Freeze in Florida Specialty Crop Areas, January Precipitation and Temperature Summary Precipitation and Temperature Maps Satellite Image of Midwestern Winter Storm, January California Snowpack and Reservoir Update Satellite Image of Sierra Nevada Snowpack, February Southern Plains Drought Lowers Winter Wheat Condition Satellite Image of Northern Snow, February California Snowpack and Reservoir Update Satellite Image of Great Lakes Ice, February Flooding in the Central U.S., February Selected Record-High U.S. February Temperatures Flooding in the Central U.S., March U.S. Spring Flood Outlook California Snowpack and Reservoir Update U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Index, U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Index, Satellite Image of Wildfire Smoke on the Plains, April California Reservoir Update, 1977 and Texas and Oklahoma Winter Wheat Abandonment, Satellite Image of Subtropical Storm Alberto, May Satellite Image of Northern California Wildfires, June U.S. Corn, Percent Dented, Satellite Image of Mendocino Complex Burn Scar, August Satellite Image of Hurricane Lane, August Satellite Image of Tropical Storm Gordon, September Satellite Image of Hurricane Florence, September Hurricane Florence, Storm-Related Winds and Rainfall Hurricane Florence, Storm-Related Winds and Rainfall Satellite Image of Former Hurricane Rosa, October Hurricane Michael, Storm-Related Winds and Rainfall Satellite Image of Hurricane Michael, October Satellite Image of Hurricane Willa, October Satellite Image of Southern Storms, November Five Slowest U.S. Cotton and Soybean Harvests, Satellite Image of Eastern Storm, December Selected U.S. Annual Precipitation Records U.S. Summaries: 2017 U.S. Weather Review U.S. Fieldwork Highlights U.S. Crop Production Highlights In Memoriam: Orus Wesley Wes Byrd U.S. Prospective Planting Highlights U.S. Acreage Highlights Small Grains Summary November Wildfires Devastate Parts of California

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