United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Great Lakes Region 
		
OH-CW4624	Ohio Crop Weather	November 18, 2024	

Warm Weather and Timely Rain

Scattered rain showers replenished soil moisture levels somewhat, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 54 percent short to very short for week ending on November 17. The average temperature last week was 46.7 degrees, 5.9 degrees above normal. Weather stations recorded an average of 1.26 inches of precipitation last week, 0.60 inches above average. There were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 17.

Much needed rain events replenished dry topsoil, and unseasonably warm temperatures bolstered remaining harvest efforts. Winter wheat emergence progress neared completion with 59 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition. Other activities last week included fall tillage, equipment maintenance, winter preparations, and fertilizer applications. 

Soil Moisture: Week Ending 11/17/24	
Item	Very
short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture	
Subsoil moisture		8
41	46
43	43
16	3
0	

Crop Progress: Week Ending 11/17/24	
Crop/Activity	Percent Completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Days Suitable for Fieldwork	
Winter Wheat Emerged		4.0
94	5.2
86	NA
94	NA
92	
		
Crop Condition: Week Ending 11/17/24	
Crop	Very
poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Winter Wheat		1	4	36	47	12	

Weather Summary For Ohio	
	Week Ending 2024-11-17	Since April 1	
	Temperature	Precipitation	Precipitation	GDD Base 50	
	High 	Low 	Avg 	DFN 	Total 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	Days 	Total 	DFN 	
Northwest	
BRYAN 2 SE 	63 	28 	46 	5 	0.70 	2 	20.06 	-6.33 	76 	3432 	532 	
TOLEDO EXPRESS AP 	60 	32 	47 	5 	0.70 	1 	24.68 	1.01 	69 	3141 	143 	
VAN WERT 1 S 	57 	40 	49 	6 	0.05 	1 	22.37 	-5.50 	69 	3754 	569 	
North Central	
BUCYRUS 	63 	36 	49 	8 	1.10 	3 	25.42 	-2.44 	85 	3596 	761 	
FREMONT 	64 	29 	46 	4 	0.72 	2 	21.17 	-4.61 	76 	3668 	615 	
MANSFIELD LAHM RGNL AP 	58 	30 	46 	4 	0.59 	1 	19.68 	-10.90 	74 	3597 	823 	
Northeast	
CHARDON 	58 	31 	45 	4 	1.17 	4 	28.67 	-3.74 	91 	2939 	596 	
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL AP 	57 	34 	47 	2 	0.62 	2 	20.42 	-6.05 	77 	3753 	679 	
WARREN 3 S 	59 	24 	44 	2 	1.47 	3 	26.40 	-1.69 	82 	2929 	445 	
West Central	
BELLEFONTAINE 	60 	35 	46 	4 	0.31 	1 	24.81 	-2.75 	85 	3537 	493 	
SIDNEY 1 S 	62 	34 	48 	6 	0.00 	0 	21.74 	-6.00 	77 	3468 	484 	
Central	
CENTERBURG 2 SE 	60 	32 	45 	2 	1.67 	5 	26.80 	-1.42 	83 	3598 	612 	
CIRCLEVILLE 	63 	34 	48 	3 	2.07 	4 	22.79 	-4.08 	78 	3911 	592 	
MARYSVILLE 	61 	32 	48 	4 	1.18 	3 	23.47 	-3.14 	78 	3780 	487 	
East Central	
DENNISON WATER WORKS 	61 	32 	47 	5 	1.19 	4 	22.44 	-5.12 	73 	3517 	694 	
STEUBENVILLE 	62 	30 	46 	2 	0.85 	5 	20.02 	-8.17 	82 	3208 	146 	
Southwest	
DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AP 	63 	35 	49 	4 	1.00 	3 	17.15 	-9.54 	73 	4082 	757 	
EATON 	62 	33 	46 	3 	1.30 	4 	36.57 	8.39 	86 	3580 	366 	
FRANKLIN 	62 	32 	46 	2 	1.49 	3 	22.97 	-3.82 	76 	3459 	144 	
South Central	
HILLSBORO 	64 	31 	47 	3 	2.39 	2 	27.54 	-0.23 	83 	3796 	609 	
PORTSMOUTH-SCIOTOVILLE 	71 	32 	49 	3 	2.18 	6 	34.17 	7.37 	88 	4065 	462 	
SOUTH POINT 	71 	36 	52 	5 	2.20 	3 	24.76 	-5.87 	66 	4424 	736 	
WAVERLY 	66 	33 	49 	4 	2.60 	3 	28.31 	1.77 	65 	4084 	684 	
Southeast	
BEVERLY STP 	63 	30 	47 	3 	1.35 	3 	17.54 	-10.51 	77 	3815 	583 	
HANNIBAL LOCKS AND DAM 	62 	29 	48 	3 	2.21 	4 	25.49 	-1.94 	79 	3573 	477 	
LOGAN 	65 	29 	47 	5 	1.92 	3 	23.22 	-5.45 	79 	3790 	877 	
ZANESVILLE MUNICIPAL AP 	63 	32 	48 	5 	0.65 	2 	17.88 	-8.14 	72 	3924 	863 	
Note: 												
Summary based on NOAA Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) data. Climate normals used are for the 1991-2020 period.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches. Air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.