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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1982
Page
4
Western wheat crops face prolonged rains in Oklahoma Kansas and Texas. Harvests slip well behind schedule as fields stay muddy and disease and weeds reduce yields. Officials estimate state totals at 488 million in Kansas 221 million in Oklahoma and 164 million in Texas with national supplies buffered by 1.16 billion bushels in storage.
National Weather Service data list daily high and low temperatures for Eau Claire from June 30 to July 6. Highlights include highs of 101 on 1930 and 103 on 1936, with lows of 44 on 1924 and 44 on 1969, plus other readings across the week such as 100, 98, 96, 99, and 103 degrees corresponding to specific dates in July.
Area residents can view a total lunar eclipse the night of July 5 into July 6. UW Eau Claire astronomer Robert Elliott notes three more eclipses in 1982 but most won't be visible here. The total eclipse lasts about 1 hour with peak at 2 31 a.m. and ends around 3 24 a.m. Dark skies may reveal brighter Mars Jupiter and Saturn.
A State Agriculture Department plant pathologist warns of barley yellow dwarf or red leaf disease in oats across the state. Aphids spread the disease and spraying is past. Infected fields may yield less grain. farmers may chop or plow under infected crops as green manure.
California officials restarted aerial spraying of the Mediterranean fruit fly after a fertile specimen was found in the San Joaquin Valley. An 81 square mile quarantine halted host crop shipments and a 9 square mile area around Stockton was sprayed by two helicopters with malathion bait. Florida issued a full Medfly alert inspecting fruit entering from California Arizona and Texas as authorities rushed to wrap up an two year 82 million campaign that week.
A seven day outlook lists daily high and low temperatures with averages. July 1 to July 6 show consistent highs near 81 and lows near 58 to 59 with average values around 69 or 70. No precipitation data or additional conditions provided in the readable text.
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