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Dry weather (for now) across the Corn BeltMidwest
Across the Corn Belt, cooler, mostly dry weather prevails in the wake of a cold front’s passage, although a few thunderstorms linger in the lower Great Lakes region. Recovery efforts are underway in areas affected by Monday’s severe weather outbreak, which included damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
On the Plains, mostly dry weather favors crop development and late-season planting efforts. In Kansas, 27% of the intended soybean acreage, 22% of the sorghum, and 20% of the cotton had not been planted by June 21.
In the South, high temperatures will approach or reach 100° from the Mississippi Delta to the southern Mid-Atlantic States. The heat is maintaining stress on Southeastern pastures and dryland summer crops, although isolated thundershowers are providing localized relief.
In the West, dry weather accompanies building heat. The heat is boosting irrigation demands in most areas, including California, where topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were rated 90% very short to short on June 21. Hot, dry weather is also stressing rain-fed crops in the Northwest. In Oregon, more than one-quarter (29%) of the winter wheat was rated in very poor to poor condition on June 21, up from 14% at the end of May.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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