Across the Corn Belt, cool weather covers the Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, a cold front crossing the upper Midwest is producing locally heavy showers and thunderstorms. On June 3, soybean emergence ranged from 26 to 30 percentage points ahead of the statewide 5-year averages in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri.
On the Plains, scattered showers and thunderstorms accompany above-normal temperatures. Across the drought-affected southern Plains, showers are providing only local relief. On June 3 in Texas, topsoil moisture was rated 77% very short to short.
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