Moderate precipitation received

There were 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending April 15, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 4 percent short, 59 percent adequate, and 37 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 29 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 32.1 degrees Fahrenheit at Ashdown to 49.1 degrees Fahrenheit at Des Arc. Highs ranged from 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit at Keiser to 71.7 degrees Fahrenheit at Cabot. Moderate precipitation was received throughout the state, with the highest concentration occurring in the central part of the state with an average of 2.40 inches.