Good crops reported but more moisture needed

Wyoming experienced below normal temperatures for the week ending Aug. 5, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Thirty-one of the 34 reporting stations reported below normal temperatures for the week with a high temperature of 96 degrees recorded at Greybull and a low of 32 degrees recorded at Yellowstone. Below normal moisture was reported at 28 of the 34 reporting stations. Two reporting stations had no precipitation. Chugwater reported the most moisture with 1.02 inches. A reporter from northwestern Wyoming noted that wildfires and hailstorms have affected the area. A reporter from north central Wyoming reported that the crops look good and the pastures are green but to the south of them conditions are very dry. A reporter from southeastern Wyoming stated that late summer conditions persist with most areas in need of moisture. Another reporter from southeastern Wyoming indicated that they have received some scattered rain showers, which have helped the soil moisture situation.