Typical July pattern; tropical feature along the Gulf Coast

Typical July pattern; tropical feature along the Gulf Coast

Across the Corn Belt, a cold front extends southward

from the Great Lakes region. Very warm weather in advance of the front prevails

in the eastern Corn Belt, while cool conditions cover the upper Midwest. Due to

weather challenges that led to extremely late planting, only slightly more than

one-half of the U.S. corn (57%) and soybeans (53%) were rated in good to

excellent condition on July 7.

On the Plains, a few showers and thunderstorms

linger early Wednesday from Kansas to the Dakotas, accompanied by below-normal

temperatures.

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