Volume 58 Number 4 May 23 2013This Week's Weather & Pests An unsettled weather pattern persisted during the week as low pressure remained stalled over the upper Midwest. Southerly breezes prevailed across much of the state and conditions were warm and humid, with high temperatures 5-10 degrees above seasonal normals until Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred intermittently throughout the week and interrupted fieldwork planting efforts statewide. A few of the storms on May 19 were severe, with large hail and 70 mph wind gusts along a line extending from Brodhead to South Beloit and near Poplar Grove in Green and Rock counties. Damage to crops from wind and hail was reported from Grant County in the southwest to Marquette County in the central area. Showers lingered until drier and cooler air arrived late in the week. Warm temperatures accelerated insect development, resulting in increased alfalfa weevil pressure in portions of southern Wisconsin. |
