PALOMA  COTTON DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
                                    MAY 19, 2013 
PLANTING                                                               +/- normal
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3/15******************** 985                                              +6 days
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4/1 *************** 754                                                   +3 days
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4/15*********** 553                                                       +1 day
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5/1 ****** 315                                                             0 days
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5/15* 56                                                                   0 days
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    |           Pin Sus   1st     1"    Pk. Bloom    Cut-Out    Terminate     |
    |          head  Sq. Flowr   Boll   +---+---+   +---+---+   +---+---+     |
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    0      400     800     1200    1600    2000    2400    2800    3200    3600
               HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATED FROM  PLANTING to MAY 18
     v = Heat Units on MAY 11;  S,M,F = Short, Medium, and Full Season Varieties

  HEAT UNITS 
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Heat Unit (HU) accumulation since Jan 1 = 1341;  Last year = 1132;  Normal = 1266
HUs since Jan 1 are running about 4 days ahead of normal.
HU last week = 144

HISTORICAL STATISTICS 
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  Last Week : MAY 12 - MAY 18             This Week : MAY 19 - MAY 25
           HIGH  LOW DEWPT HUs  RAIN               HIGH  LOW DEWPT HUs
  Normal     96   58   40  136  ----       Normal    95   59   41  137
  Recorded   96   61   48  144  0.00         2012    82   50   43   84

ESTIMATED WATER USE 
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      Planting date :    3/15     4/1     4/15     5/1    5/15
Water Use (last week):     .75"    .44"     .42"    .42"    .42"

WEATHER UPDATE 
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--The mild weekend weather will end early in the week as high pressure settles
over AZ. Much warmer temperatures are expected by mid-week. Another storm system
is expected to pass north of AZ late in the week, producing breezy conditions &
slightly cooler temperatures. No precipitation is expected from this system.

--Revised long range forecasts were issued by the CPC last week. The forecast
for June shows a weak (SW AZ) to moderate (rest of AZ) bias for above normal
June temperatures. The long range forecast for the monsoon (Jul-Sep) is similar.
There is no bias in the precipitation forecasts for June & the monsoon season,
suggesting near normal precipitation in the coming months. Note that long range
forecast models rarely show a precipitation bias during the monsoon.

-N fertilizer should be applied in split applications between pinhead square &
early bloom (700-1200 HU after planting). See pub. AZ1200 on ACIS website.