Weather and Market Commentary- August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009 by sabrina829
Monday, August 31, 2009:
We saw some 37-39 degree temperature readings in parts of eastern South Dakota, eastern North Dakota, western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa on Sunday morning (Spencer, Worthington, Brookings, and Fargo were among the places getting to those levels), and as of this writing we have seen 39 degree readings on this Monday morning at Spencer (again) and Mason City (which set a record low for that location). None of this drawing any market attention though, and this may very well be the worst of the cold that is seen in the Corn Belt through most of the first half of September. It is going to be a while before above-normal readings are again seen (temperatures will likely average below normal in the Corn Belt through Saturday, though clearly the coldest weather will be very early in that period), but we are going to see a warm-up next week to keep another frost threat out of the forecast for at least ten days (and likely longer than that).
Welcome dry weather is also going to be seen for a while for eastern Iowa and points eastward, good news for an area that got so much rain last week (flood warnings are still in effect this morning for several counties in southeastern Iowa). Rain for this week will be in the western Corn Belt, largely in the vicinity of the Missouri River, with a slow-moving upper level low pressure system producing some pretty good totals for later Wednesday through about Friday. The weekend probably will be mostly dry in the Corn Belt, then rain chances are back in the western Corn Belt forecast for early next week and into the eastern Corn Belt for very late next week.
Freese-Notis Weather/Weather Trades, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa Copyright 2009 – All Rights Reserved
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Weather and Market Commentary- August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009 by sabrina829
Monday, August 31, 2009:
We saw some 37-39 degree temperature readings in parts of eastern South Dakota, eastern North Dakota, western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa on Sunday morning (Spencer, Worthington, Brookings, and Fargo were among the places getting to those levels), and as of this writing we have seen 39 degree readings on this Monday morning at Spencer (again) and Mason City (which set a record low for that location). None of this drawing any market attention though, and this may very well be the worst of the cold that is seen in the Corn Belt through most of the first half of September. It is going to be a while before above-normal readings are again seen (temperatures will likely average below normal in the Corn Belt through Saturday, though clearly the coldest weather will be very early in that period), but we are going to see a warm-up next week to keep another frost threat out of the forecast for at least ten days (and likely longer than that).
Welcome dry weather is also going to be seen for a while for eastern Iowa and points eastward, good news for an area that got so much rain last week (flood warnings are still in effect this morning for several counties in southeastern Iowa). Rain for this week will be in the western Corn Belt, largely in the vicinity of the Missouri River, with a slow-moving upper level low pressure system producing some pretty good totals for later Wednesday through about Friday. The weekend probably will be mostly dry in the Corn Belt, then rain chances are back in the western Corn Belt forecast for early next week and into the eastern Corn Belt for very late next week.
Freese-Notis Weather/Weather Trades, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa Copyright 2009 – All Rights Reserved
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