The following are US agricultural weather tips for Tuesday, June 11, 2024, compiled exclusively by the Jin10 Futures App

Western US region

Dry weather was accompanied by higher-than-normal temperatures, except in parts of western Washington. Today's high temperatures will reach over 100°F north of California's Sacramento Valley, and parts of the southwestern desert will exceed 110°F. Hot and dry conditions favor crop development, but increase the need for irrigation.

American Plains

Continued thunderstorms are confined to parts of Oklahoma and Texas. In the rest of the central part of the country, mild, dry weather promoted crop development and field work, including the maturation and harvesting of winter wheat. As of June 9, Oklahoma led the US with 48% winter wheat harvest, far above the 5-year average of 17%. Nationwide, 12% of winter wheat had been harvested as of that date, double the 5-year average of 6%.

American corn growing belt

With the exception of a few showers in the upper Midwest, the weather was generally cool and dry. Mostly dry weather favors the maturation of winter wheat and final summer crop planting. As of June 9, only 5% of the planned US corn area has yet to be cultivated, compared to 13% of soybeans.

Southern region of the United States

The wet summer season has finally begun in southern Florida. Before the rain began, however, Florida experienced its hottest May on record, accompanied by widespread moderate to severe droughts. Elsewhere, dry weather is almost ideal for field work and crop development, although there are still some excessively moist areas. As of June 9, surface soil moisture in Louisiana was rated as 39% excess, and 37% in Kentucky.

Weather outlook

The heatwave will establish or continue for the rest of the week, with the exception of the Northern Plateau and the Northwest. In the Midwest, the first 100 degrees of the season should arrive over the weekend. Similar increases in temperature will spread to other regions, particularly from the Central and Southern Great Plains to the central and southern Atlantic states, favoring winter wheat harvesting, but increasing pressure to reproduce summer crops, including early-planted corn. Additionally, showers will be more widely scattered than has been observed in recent weeks, with the exception of the Florida peninsula, where the total 5-day rainfall could reach 4 to 12 inches or more. With the exception of the region extending from the central plains to the upper Midwest, where there is likely to be 1 to 3 inches of total rainfall, the rest of the country will have little or no rainfall over the next 5 days.

The US National Weather Service's 6-10 day forecast from June 16 to 20 shows that with the exception of the Northern Plateau and the Northwest, most regions will be close to or above normal temperatures and rainfall. The eastern corn belt is most likely to experience higher-than-normal temperatures, while conditions below normal will be mostly confined to the Northern Plateau and Northwest China. Meanwhile, drier than normal weather should be limited to most parts of the eastern United States, including the north-central Atlantic states and parts of the Great Basin and the Inland West.

Map of soybean growing regions in the United States

Map of corn growing regions in the United States

Map of cotton growing regions in the United States