Late wheat harvest pushes back planting

Wyoming experienced below normal temperatures for the week ending Aug. 26, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Twenty-eight of the 33 reporting stations reported below normal temperatures for the week with a high temperature of 96 degrees recorded at Torrington and a low of 30 degrees recorded at Yellowstone. Below normal moisture was reported at 21 of the 34 reporting stations. One reporting station (Powell) had no precipitation. Windy Peaks reported the most moisture with 0.75 inches. A reporter from western Wyoming noted that it has been hot and dry for the most part with some thunderstorm activity and extreme fire conditions. A reporter from southwestern Wyoming indicated that they had received a good rain, but after the wind things remained dry. A reporter from southeastern Wyoming indicated that dry, late summer conditions persist. Another reporter from southeastern Wyoming stated that mild conditions persisted for the week. They also indicated that the late wheat harvest has pushed back wheat planting.