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Warm weather helps fields dryMontana Montana received light precipitation for the week ending Sept. 21, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office, Sept. 22. Kalispell set a new daily precipitation record of 0.87 of an inch on Sept. 21, breaking the old record of 0.50 of an inch set in 1968. Polson received the most weekly accumulated precipitation at 0.93 of an inch. Highs were mostly in the 80s, and lows were mostly in the 20s and 30s. Nashua had the high temperature of 92 degrees, and Wisdom had the low temperature of 23 degrees. Topsoil moisture adequate and surplus, at 65 percent, is above last week's 63 percent, last year's 24 percent, and the five-year average of 34 percent. Subsoil moisture adequate and surplus is 48 percent, above last week's 45 percent, last year's 22 percent, and the five-year average of 19 percent. The number of days suitable for field work was 5.7 days, up from the previous week's 4.4 days. The weather outlook for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 is for above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation both east and west of the continental divide. Normal temperatures for this period in Montana are highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s and lows in the mid 20s to the lower 40s. Warm weather over the past week helped the remaining unharvested fields dry out. Corn harvest is two to three weeks behind normal this year, and conditions declined from the previous week. Sugar beet condition is below last year but better than the five-year average with 64 percent good to excellent. Grasshoppers have had a large impact on pastures in the central district. Range and pasture feed conditions declined slightly from the previous week. Thirty-three percent is rated good to excellent compared to 35 percent the previous week. Conditions are better than last year and the five-year average. Twenty-two percent of cattle and 27 percent of sheep have been moved from summer pastures. 9/29/08 Date: 9/24/08
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