Moderate precipitation received
There were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sept. 2, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas. Topsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 16 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 3 percent very short, 25 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 67.1 degrees Fahrenheit at Kingston to 75.8 degrees Fahrenheit at Searcy. Highs ranged from 82.7 degrees Fahrenheit at Kingston to 97.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Ashdown. Moderate precipitation was received throughout the state, with the highest concentration occurring in the west central part of the state with an average of 1.42 inches.