Light precipitation received

According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending March 18. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 50 percent adequate, and 48 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 4 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 40 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 27.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Lead Hill to 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit at Hot Springs. Highs ranged from 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit at Kingston to 70.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Nashville. Precipitation was light throughout the state, with the highest concentration occurring in the east central part of the state with an average of 0.18 inches.