The following are US agricultural weather tips for Monday, June 17, 2024, compiled exclusively by the Jin10 Futures App

Western US region

Cool and erratic weather is common in the western region, particularly in and around the Northern Rockies. There was even snow in some regions. On the morning of June 16, places such as McCall in Idaho, Alturas in California, and Yakima in Washington all set records for the lowest daily temperatures of 28°F, 30°F, and 35°F, respectively. However, hot weather still prevails in the southwestern United States, including the south-central Rocky Mountains.

American Plains

The southern Plains are hot, and today's maximum temperatures are expected to reach 100°F or higher, extending to eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Meanwhile, the Northern Plains region is dominated by cool and rainy weather. Today, temperatures will stay below 50°F in parts of western and central Montana.

American corn growing belt

Severe local thunderstorms occurred in the Upper Midwest, with the central Missouri Valley to the Upper Mississippi Valley receiving the most rainfall. In contrast, hot and mostly dry weather in the southern and eastern corn belt regions has reduced surface soil moisture.

Southern region of the United States

The influx of tropical moisture has led to an increase in shower activity in the central Gulf Coast region. Meanwhile, after last week's torrential rain in southern Florida, the weather has returned to dryness in most parts of southern Florida. In other parts of the region, very warm and humid weather has been ushered in, which will facilitate field work and rapid crop development.

Weather outlook

The early summer heatwave last weekend will engulf most of the southern, eastern, and lower Midwest regions of the United States. Since many regions have sufficient soil moisture and summer crops in the Midwest have not yet reached the reproductive growth stage, the impact of the heatwave on the corn belt should be minimal. However, in parts of the south, frequent approaches or high temperatures reaching 100°F may adversely affect maize during the reproductive period. In contrast, the northern and central plains and the Upper Midwest will experience stormy weather, and the total rainfall is expected to reach 1 to 4 inches or more over the next 5 days. Meanwhile, as activity in the tropical Atlantic basin increased, a low-pressure system began to form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Moisture will continue to accumulate in Central America and southern and eastern Mexico as the tropical cyclone forms in the next few days. Southern Texas and coastal regions may also experience heavy rain mid to late this week, with a total of 5 to 10 inches or more of rain. However, there will be little rainfall for the next 5 days in the area west of the Rocky Mountains and the area extending from the south-central to the north-central Atlantic states.

The US National Weather Service's 6-10 day forecast for June 22-26 shows that with the exception of parts of southern Texas, most parts of the US are expected to experience higher-than-normal weather. Meanwhile, rainfall in western Washington state and areas east of the West Dakota frontline from south-central Arizona will be above normal, in contrast to near or below normal rainfall in the North High Plains and much of the west.

Map of soybean growing regions in the United States

Map of corn growing regions in the United States

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