Widespread rain last week may have kept farmers out of their fields for more than half the week, but the crops they are growing did not seem to mind.

According to the USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report, farmers were limited to just 3.4 days suitable for fieldwork because of storms that also damaged crops in some parts of the state. The rain was welcome, however, allowing most crops to move ahead of their five-year averages.

Corn emergence is 4 percentage points ahead of average at 93%, soybean emergence is 6 percentage points ahead at 91%, and oat emergence is 5 percentage points ahead at 97%.

Winter wheat also is making progress, with 83% headed and 9% coloring.

While farmers will have to dodge rain showers Wednesday, there is less than a 25% chance of rain over the next seven days.