Moderate to heavy precipitation received
There were 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Aug. 19, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas. Topsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 18 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 14 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 4 percent very short, 30 percent short, 57 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 64.3 degrees Fahrenheit at Kingston to 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Sparkman. Highs ranged from 79.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Winslow to 95.9 degrees Fahrenheit at Crossett. Moderate to heavy precipitation was received throughout the state, with the highest concentration occurring in the west central part of the state with an average of 5.51 inches.