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A look at precipitation totals since the beginning of the fall season, as tabulated by my colleague Joel Burgio, shows that there has been definite improvement in the Eastern Corn Belt, along with continued lag relative to normal in other crop areas. Here’s how the numbers add up—precip totals are through Friday November 9 with the numbers shown in state averages and then compared to normal.

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A look at precipitation totals since the beginning of the fall season, as tabulated by my colleague Joel Burgio, shows that there has been definite improvement in the Eastern Corn Belt, along with continued lag relative to normal in other crop areas. Here’s how the numbers add up—precip totals are through Friday November 9 with the numbers shown in state averages and then compared to normal.

EASTERN CORN BELT

State Avg Precip Norm Precip % Normal

WI 5.34” 7.26” 73%

IL 8.08” 6.82” 120%

MI 6.66” 5.82” 114%

IN 8.72” 6.26” 141%

OH 7.78” 5.62” 140%

KY 8.61” 6.67” 130%

Region 7.79” 6.39” 124%

WESTERN CORN BELT

State Avg Precip Norm Precip % Normal

MN 1.89” 5.09” 37%

IA 4.51” 6.25” 72%

NE 3.02” 4.93” 58%

MO 7.18” 7.24” 99%

SD 1.75” 3.46” 51%

Region 3.74” 5.52” 64%

SOUTHERN PLAINS HRW

State Avg Precip Norm Precip % Norm

NE 1.45” 3.63” 40%

KS 3.30” 5.41” 60%

TX 4.39” 5.72” 80%

OK 3.22 6.14” 52%

CO 1.78” 2.48” 72%

Region 14.14” 23.38” 60%

Northern Plains HRS Wheat

State Avg Precip Norm Precip % Norm

ND 2.11” 2.70” 78%

SD 1.17” 2.87” 39%

MT 1.59” 2.06” 81%

Region 1.68” 2.56” 68%

(ES/AG/CZ)