Heat and dryness have caused damage to pollinating corn and other crops during the last few weeks. A change in the weather pattern for next week suggests lower temperatures and better chances for more widespread rain. But how long will this last?
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Extreme heat is spreading through Europe this week. Record-breaking temperatures and dry conditions are causing wildfires and are being blamed for deaths in western Europe. The high heat spreads eastward while northern areas will see at least some reprieve. More heat is on...
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
World climate reports show Europe and Asia temperatures for June were the second highest on record.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Drought in the Canadian Prairies has been slowly chipped away for the last six months and now only a small section of it remains in the southwest. The forecast through the end of summer indicates that trend will continue.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Heat will be spreading across the U.S. the rest of this week and continue through most of next week. Combined with limited showers and decreasing soil moisture, stress is likely during the most important time period for corn -- pollination.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Studies comparing similar weather years to 2022 suggest heat and dryness will be the big late-summer crop region features.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Many high production sectors of the central U.S. have seen useful rainfall for crops in early July.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
The Pacific Ocean atmospheric pattern shows that La Nina circulation is likely through the balance of the 2022 growing season.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
High temperatures in June have sapped soil moisture across many areas that previously were sitting in good shape. The result is quickly developing drought conditions.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Low reservoirs and dwindling snowmelt leave western U.S. cities and farms looking at a future with reduced water supplies.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere has been providing intense and record-breaking heat for the last couple weeks. It will be shifting westward next week, but is that just a temporary shift?
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Corn plant roots can reach a depth of 6 feet with favorable soil moisture.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Widespread heavy rain has fallen this week due to a strong storm system moving through the region. Rainfall has helped alleviate some of the drought conditions in the southwestern corner of the region. More rain is on the way.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Springtime was either cool, wet, or both for a lot of the country's growing regions. Heat has been needed to help pick up the growing pace that has been behind schedule due to both conditions. We are seeing some short-term help in that regard with higher temperatures across...
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With meteorological spring in the rear-view mirror, La Nina dominated weather patterns across the U.S. A month-by-month break down of the precipitation and temperature patterns from March through May showed a challenging start to the growing season for producers.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Thunderstorms are coming together early morning on June 13 to potentially bring a significant severe weather event to the Midwest, including a possible derecho.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Damaging heat reduced India's wheat crop. Attention now turns to how monsoon rains perform for summer crops.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
After a large hail event on June 7 struck portions of the High Plains and Nebraska, we check up on how the severe weather season has shaped up so far.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A ridge of high pressure is set to park itself across the Central U.S. by June 18 in most model solutions. A ridge would favor hot and dry conditions, a poor combination for crops. But there are uncertainties in how quickly this ridge will push north.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The active spring weather pattern that has caused heavy rain in the Northern Plains, improved moisture across the Central and Southern Plains, and kept the Midwest and Delta wet continues for the first few weeks of June. A turn toward hot and dry weather looks to come...
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