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Figure 4
Fall 2021 (Sept-Nov): Statewide Precipitation and Temperature Ranks, 1895-2021
Statewide Precipitation Ranks
September-November 2021
Period 1895-2021
122
26
75
74
74
84
69
85
38
18
27
25
69
31
56
30
53
75
84
48 68
87
121
87
National Centers for
Environmental
Information
Mon Dec 6, 2021
115
64
109
91
11
77
71
69
10
93
66
49
21
34
112
118
109
92
45
118
79
117
125
121
123
126
122
121
90
98
121
95
86
98
76
61
93
National Centers for
Environmental
Information
Mon Dec 6, 2021
86
83
95
126
116
108
113
122
126
125
125
99
125
123
122
124
122
118
115
122
110
114
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85
122
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123
Statewide Average Temperature Ranks
September-November 2021
Period 1895-2021
124
125
125
125
Record
Driest
(1)
Much
Below
Average
Below
Average
Source: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precep/us-maps
Near
Average
Above
Average
Much
Above
Average
Record
Wettest
(127)
Record
Coldest
(1)
Much
Below
Average
Below
Average
Near
Average
Above
Average
Much
Above
Average
Record
Warmest
(127)
and along the Gulf Coast. The remains of Hurricane
Ida pounded the mid-Atlantic States with
heavy rainfall and dozens of isolated tornadoes.
In the middle of September, Hurricane Nicholas,
a Category 1 storm, struck the Matagorda Peninsula
in Texas producing high winds and heavy
rainfall that drifted across to Louisiana before
dissipating.
However, abundant to excessive moisture
conditions did not extend to the northern Plains
or most of the West. Some relief came in late October
as multiple storms provided much needed
Table 1
Crop Yields and Production
2020
Crop
Corn
Barley
Grain Sorghum
Soybeans
All Wheat
Winter Wheat
Other Spring Wheat
Durum
Upland Cotton
Rice
8 SECONDQUARTER2022
Yield
77.5
73.2
50.2
49.7
50.9
48.6
41.4
2021
Yield
Bu./Harv. Ac. Bu./Harv. Ac.
172.0
177.0
60.4
69.0
51.4
44.3
50.2
32.6
24.3
Lbs./Harv. Ac. Lbs./Harv. Ac.
813
841
Lbs./Harv. Ac. Lbs./Harv. Ac.
7,619
7,709
Source: NASS Crop Production Annual Summary, January 2022
2020
Production
Mill. Bu.
14,182
165
373
4,135
1,825
1,171
585
68.8
1,000 Bales
14,401
1,000 Cwt.
227,583
2021
Production
Mill. Bu.
15,115
118
448
4,440
1,646
1,278
331
37.3
1,000 Bales
17,257
1,000 Cwt
191,796
% CHANGE IN
Production
6.6
-28.5
20.1
7.4
-9.8
9.1
-43.4
-45.8
19.8
-15.7
Crop Production
Summary
Weather-wise 2021 was another turbulent
year with a mix of hurricanes, tropical storms,
severe rains, tornados, and wildfires in the West,
which was exacerbated by continued dry conditions.
Absent local and regional impacts overall
the production of major crops flourished.
contrast, barley and spring and durum wheat
production plummeted as drought conditions
plagued crop yields while rice production fell as
acreage was diverted in some areas in response to
higher corn and soybean prices. Excessive rainfall
in the Delta also resulted in substantial prevented
planting (Table 1).
In
rainfall and higher-elevation snow in northern
California and into the northern Plains.
Dryness and higher temperatures prevailed
in November resulting in the end of fall being
the seventh warmest and eighth driest on record.
Only Washington and Florida reported above
average precipitation for the month, while below
average temperatures were confined to the middle
and lower Mississippi Valley along with the
middle and southern Atlantic States. Overall, despite
early season regionally heavy precipitation
the fall of 2021 saw the majority of the United
States reporting below or near average moisture
and all but three states-Alabama, Georgia,
and South Carolina-recording above average
temperatures.
[The information sources for this section
were: National Agricultural Statistics Service,
ISSN: 1057-7823, Crop Production 2021 Summary,
January2022;
https://downloads.usda.
library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/k3569432s/
w3764081j/5712n018r/cropan21.pdf an Weekly
Weather and Crop Bulletins, USDA, WAOB;
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/
publications/cj82k728n]

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precep/us-maps https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/k3569432s/w3764081j/5712n018r/cropan21.pdf https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/k3569432s/w3764081j/5712n018r/cropan21.pdf https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/k3569432s/w3764081j/5712n018r/cropan21.pdf https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/cj82k728n https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/cj82k728n

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