This data below is based on the 15 day forecast at Rocky Mount. This consistency of decent planting conditions from mid-April into early May is unusual. We normally have a cold spell right around the first of May, which thankfully is not in the current forecast. We will update cotton planting conditions as the situation changes.
Cotton Planting Condition April 18, 2016
(Updated: April 18, 2016, 5:26 p.m.)
| Planting date | DD60's | DD60s for next 5 days | Planting condition |
| April 19 | 10.5 | 30.5 | very good |
| 20 | 0.5 | 28 | very good |
| 21 | 10 | 36.5 | very good |
| 22 | 7.5 | 33 | very good |
| 23 | 2 | 35 | very good |
| 24 | 8 | 41 | very good |
| 25 | 9 | 39 | very good |
| 26 | 6.5 | 36 | very good |
| 27 | 9.5 | 36.5 | very good |
| 28 | 8 | 35 | very good |
| 29 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 6 | ||
| May 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 8 |
