Weather and Market Commentary- October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009 by sabrina829
Tuesday, October 13, 2009:
Precipitation amounts since the beginning of the meteorological fall (i.e. since September 1) across a large part of the Nation’s midsection are nothing short of amazing. Getting hit the hardest during that time frame was the southern Corn Belt and Delta, where it is easy to find places recording more than nine inches of rain during that period and it is not hard to find places getting more than a foot (Vichy and Joplin in Missouri; Eldorado in Arkansas; Greenwood and Tupelo in Mississippi; Monroe in Louisiana; and Birmingham in Alabama would be such locations). Parts of the northern Corn Belt actually recorded below normal rainfall in September so their September-October rainfall totals are not impressive, but looking just at October finds that, with the exception of some places in Nebraska, EVERYONE in the Corn Belt has recorded above-normal rainfall this month. In fact, the number of locations in the Corn Belt and Delta that have recorded more than double their normal rainfall here so far in October far exceeds those that have not. With crops so late in maturing this year, this wet spell of weather that we have had could not have come at a worse time.
There is a little better weather ahead for us. Considerable moisture will be present in much of the Nation’s midsection through Thursday (with the notable exception to that being northeastern parts of the Corn Belt). Not much precipitation will fall on Friday and Saturday, but there will be some areas of very light rain or light snow to keep drying conditions those days fairly poor. Those also look to be exceptionally cold days as well. Probably some of the best weather (and some of the best drying conditions) that we have had so far this fall will be arriving for Sunday and Monday, as we will see wall-to-wall sunshine, breezy conditions, and above-normal temperatures. We might see that weather last into Tuesday for a good part of the Midwest and Delta, but rain will start to break out late that day in northern and northwestern parts of the Corn Belt. That system should sweep across the heart of the Corn Belt and Delta for the October 21-22 time frame.
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Weather and Market Commentary- October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009 by sabrina829
Tuesday, October 13, 2009:
Precipitation amounts since the beginning of the meteorological fall (i.e. since September 1) across a large part of the Nation’s midsection are nothing short of amazing. Getting hit the hardest during that time frame was the southern Corn Belt and Delta, where it is easy to find places recording more than nine inches of rain during that period and it is not hard to find places getting more than a foot (Vichy and Joplin in Missouri; Eldorado in Arkansas; Greenwood and Tupelo in Mississippi; Monroe in Louisiana; and Birmingham in Alabama would be such locations). Parts of the northern Corn Belt actually recorded below normal rainfall in September so their September-October rainfall totals are not impressive, but looking just at October finds that, with the exception of some places in Nebraska, EVERYONE in the Corn Belt has recorded above-normal rainfall this month. In fact, the number of locations in the Corn Belt and Delta that have recorded more than double their normal rainfall here so far in October far exceeds those that have not. With crops so late in maturing this year, this wet spell of weather that we have had could not have come at a worse time.
There is a little better weather ahead for us. Considerable moisture will be present in much of the Nation’s midsection through Thursday (with the notable exception to that being northeastern parts of the Corn Belt). Not much precipitation will fall on Friday and Saturday, but there will be some areas of very light rain or light snow to keep drying conditions those days fairly poor. Those also look to be exceptionally cold days as well. Probably some of the best weather (and some of the best drying conditions) that we have had so far this fall will be arriving for Sunday and Monday, as we will see wall-to-wall sunshine, breezy conditions, and above-normal temperatures. We might see that weather last into Tuesday for a good part of the Midwest and Delta, but rain will start to break out late that day in northern and northwestern parts of the Corn Belt. That system should sweep across the heart of the Corn Belt and Delta for the October 21-22 time frame.
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