Weather and Market Commentary: August 27, 2010
August 27, 2010 by sabrina829
Friday, August 27, 2010:
The summer of 2010 will be remembered for all of its wet weather in the Midwest (it has been the second wettest summer ever for a state like Iowa) but it is certainly ending on a dry note in some spots. Under an inch of rain has fallen so far this month at Lansing, Flint, South Bend, Indianapolis, Bloomington (IN) and Evansville, and with no rain in the forecast for those areas through Tuesday, that is how they will end the month. For both Flint and Indianapolis, that means that this will be their driest August on record. For those two places and also for Lansing, that continues a dry trend that began in July, as all three of those locations have picked up under 3.25 inches of rain since July 1. With those same places running over five degrees above normal on temperatures this month (after a July that produced temperatures 3-4 degrees above normal at those locations), it is obvious that not everyone has had wet weather as their biggest problem this summer and certainly this growing season is not finishing on a high note in those areas. (We have some notably dry locations in the Delta too; Jonesboro, Dyersburg, Jackson (TN), Greenwood, and Tupelo have all recorded less than 1.25 inches of rain since August 1). At least it has been cooler as of late, but that is not going to last for long with Sunday through Wednesday of next week still looking to be a very warm period for the Corn Belt. By Sunday, highs in the upper 80s will be possible anywhere in the Midwest, but low 90s will be seen in especially areas west of the Missouri River and in areas along and south of Interstate 80. We will probably not see much change in those conditions through Wednesday, but all but southeastern parts of the region are cooler for Thursday (Indiana still probably quite warm that day, so the dry areas there could have five straight days next week with highs of 90 or higher). The next rainfall threat to monitor is still slated to begin Monday night in the far northwestern Corn Belt, with rain chances not reaching the far eastern Corn Belt until Thursday. It still looks like the best rains from that system will be over the western Corn Belt (northern Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and western Wisconsin could see substantial amounts), with amounts looking light (early guess would be under a half inch) the further you go east in the Midwest (and also for the Delta). Beyond that event the weather pattern does not look especially wet in the Nation’s midsection either. With the warmth and the dryness coming up (along with a good amount of wind on a lot of days), corn and soybean crops will continue to be pushed rapidly towards maturity, crop drydown conditions look to be close to optimal, and we will continue to see harvesting go forth with ease in areas where crops are ready.
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Weather and Market Commentary: August 27, 2010
August 27, 2010 by sabrina829
Friday, August 27, 2010:
The summer of 2010 will be remembered for all of its wet weather in the Midwest (it has been the second wettest summer ever for a state like Iowa) but it is certainly ending on a dry note in some spots. Under an inch of rain has fallen so far this month at Lansing, Flint, South Bend, Indianapolis, Bloomington (IN) and Evansville, and with no rain in the forecast for those areas through Tuesday, that is how they will end the month. For both Flint and Indianapolis, that means that this will be their driest August on record. For those two places and also for Lansing, that continues a dry trend that began in July, as all three of those locations have picked up under 3.25 inches of rain since July 1. With those same places running over five degrees above normal on temperatures this month (after a July that produced temperatures 3-4 degrees above normal at those locations), it is obvious that not everyone has had wet weather as their biggest problem this summer and certainly this growing season is not finishing on a high note in those areas. (We have some notably dry locations in the Delta too; Jonesboro, Dyersburg, Jackson (TN), Greenwood, and Tupelo have all recorded less than 1.25 inches of rain since August 1). At least it has been cooler as of late, but that is not going to last for long with Sunday through Wednesday of next week still looking to be a very warm period for the Corn Belt. By Sunday, highs in the upper 80s will be possible anywhere in the Midwest, but low 90s will be seen in especially areas west of the Missouri River and in areas along and south of Interstate 80. We will probably not see much change in those conditions through Wednesday, but all but southeastern parts of the region are cooler for Thursday (Indiana still probably quite warm that day, so the dry areas there could have five straight days next week with highs of 90 or higher). The next rainfall threat to monitor is still slated to begin Monday night in the far northwestern Corn Belt, with rain chances not reaching the far eastern Corn Belt until Thursday. It still looks like the best rains from that system will be over the western Corn Belt (northern Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and western Wisconsin could see substantial amounts), with amounts looking light (early guess would be under a half inch) the further you go east in the Midwest (and also for the Delta). Beyond that event the weather pattern does not look especially wet in the Nation’s midsection either. With the warmth and the dryness coming up (along with a good amount of wind on a lot of days), corn and soybean crops will continue to be pushed rapidly towards maturity, crop drydown conditions look to be close to optimal, and we will continue to see harvesting go forth with ease in areas where crops are ready.
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