Moderate precipitation received
There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Aug. 5, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas. Topsoil moisture supplies were 19 percent very short, 43 percent short, 35 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 15 percent very short, 52 percent short, 31 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Calico Rock to 69.3 degrees Fahrenheit at Dequeen. Highs ranged from 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit at Hope to 95.0 degrees Fahrenheit at Corning. Moderate precipitation was received throughout the state, with the highest concentration occurring in the southwest part of the state with an average of 1.46 inches.