• Much of the wheatbelt showing little or no change when compared to the last period
• Good vegetative growth is parts of eastern Texas, which is a forested area
• Areas of increased greenness in the north due to decreases in snow cover
• Decreased greenness in wheat growing areas of Washington due to wet weather and freeze damage
• Pasture areas in southern Oklahoma greenning
• Large "lines" on this map are present when satellite scenes from different dates within the period are joined together in order to produce a cloud free image