WELL WE HAD A STORM SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND THAT WAS VERY MUCH AN OVER ACHIEVER IN ALL ASPECTS! THIS LITTLE RIPPLE OF THE ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS ANYWHERE FROM 1.5 INCHES TO AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES IN BENTON COUNTY! WE HAVE THE FRONT THAT CAUSED ALL THIS FINALLY MAKING ITS WAY INTO OUR AREA AND WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THEN IT SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE BY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A DRY PERIOD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH IS GREAT TIMING FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY. WE CAN ALSO EXPECT THE RIVER BOTTOMS TO BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER, AS THE RIVERS ARE ON THE RISE. YOU CAN FIND THE RIVER LEVELS OF ALL THE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS BY GOING TO WWW.SUBBYSWEATHERTALK.COM . WE WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH THE LATE COLD SNAP AND SNOW THAT FELL LATE IN THE WINTER AND HOW THAT WAS GOING TO AFFECT WINTER WHEAT. LUCKILY, THE SNOW PACK PROTECTED THE CROP FROM THE BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND OUR STATE HAS SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS! WINTER WHEAT HEADED REACHED 100 PERCENT, COMPARED TO THE 5 YEAR AVERAGE OF 100 PERCENT. RIGHT NOW, DUE TO THE MOISTURE IN THE FIELDS, WINTER WHEAT HARVESTED REACHED ONLY 29 PERCENT THUS FAR, COMPARED TO A 5 YEAR AVERAGE OF 51 PERCENT. WE JUST NEED A DRY STRETCH TO GET THE WHEAT OUT OF THE FIELDS, AND WE SHOULD BE DOING JUST FINE. THAT’S IT FOR TODAY AND I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE AG METEOGRAM FOR THIS WEEK. HAVE A GREAT ONE! SUBBY
