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AdvertisementWinter wheat seeding nearly completeMontana Montana experienced warmer temperatures with limited precipitation for the week ending Oct. 18, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office, Oct. 19. Highs were in the 60s to 70s, and lows were mostly in the teens and 20s. There were several new records for snowfall set Oct. 14 throughout North Central Montana. Also, Kalispell received 0.3 of an inch of snow Oct. 14 breaking the old daily record of a trace of snow set in 1992. Fort Benton had the high temperature of 80 degrees, and Drummond had the low temperature of minus 2 degrees. West Glacier had the greatest amount of weekly precipitation with 0.78 of an inch. Topsoil moisture is 69 percent adequate and surplus, well above last week's 40 percent, but below last year's 75 percent and above the five-year average of 62 percent. Subsoil moisture is 42 percent adequate and surplus, above last week's 29 percent, but below last year's 54 percent and above the five-year average of 37 percent. The number of days suitable for field work increased to 3.9 days from the previous week's 3.8 days. For Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, temperatures east of the continental divide are forecasted to be above normal, and precipitation is forecasted to be below normal. Both temperature and precipitation west of the divide are supposed to be near normal. Temperatures for this period in the state are highs ranging from the middle 40s to the lower 50s and lows in the upper teens to the lower 30s. Winter wheat seeding is 91 percent complete and emergence is 53 percent complete, slightly below last year's progress. Sugar beet harvest is 36 percent complete, behind last year's progress due to the snow and freezing temperatures. Advertisement
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