• Much of the wheat crop in Kansas and western Oklahoma doing much better than last year, despite the recent freeze
    • Agricultural areas in southcentral Texas progressing ahead of last years rate. There has been abundant moisture in this area
    • Increased and decreased greenness in the northern areas due to differences in snow cover when compared to last year
    • Too much water and cool temperatures in eastern Washington is slowing crop development, showing decreased greenness when compared to the previous year
    • Decreased greenness in the Snake River Valley when compared to last year
    • Much of southern Illinois and Indiana greener this year, due to good soil moisture levels
    • Vegetation in most of the South showing little change from last year
    • Much of the West and Southwest much dryer when compared to last year