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Warm & dry across the Midwestern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly dry weather prevails. On July 19, topsoil moisture was rated 65% surplus in Ohio, along with 58% in Indiana, 47% in Missouri, and 44% in Illinois.
On the Plains, showers and thunderstorms are drenching northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Meanwhile, a few showers are crossing the northern Plains. Dry conditions in parts of Montana, where topsoil moisture was rated 55% very short to short on July 19, contrast with generally favorable moisture reserves across the remainder of the nation’s mid-section.
In the South, hot, humid conditions persist from southern and eastern Texas to the southern Atlantic States. As a result, stress continues to increase on pastures and rain-fed summer crops. By July 19, topsoil moisture was rated at least half very short to short in Mississippi (54%), South Carolina (52%), and Louisiana (51%). In contrast, showers and a few thunderstorms are affecting the northern fringe of the region, including Arkansas.
In the West, widely scattered showers stretch from the Sierra Nevada to the central Rockies. Unfavorably dry conditions persist in much of the Northwest, where 34% of Washington’s spring wheat was rated very poor to poor on July 19. On the same date, topsoil moisture was 66% very short to short in Washington.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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