Weather outlook


Early look at U.S. summer weather


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slightly above normal, which would limit the potential for significant heat stress in the major corn and soybean growing areas. The best potential for any heat stress for crops this summer would be found across the southwestern Plains.


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The precipitation outlook for this summer is fairly benign across the central and eastern United States. Near normal rainfall is expected across most of the Corn Belt, with slightly above normal rainfall expected across the east central Midwest. Wetter than normal weather is also possible across the southern Delta. Below normal rainfall is expected across the western United States, with some of that dryness possibly expanding into the northern Plains and the Canadian Prairies, which could stress spring wheat, canola and pulses. Given the drought conditions currently in place across the western Plains, there is a dry risk to the forecast in this area. The expected transition away from La Niña and the potential move toward El Niño late this year support the Radiant Solutions forecast for relatively benign summer weather across the central United States.


Radiant


Solutions summer


temperature forecast


(A = above normal, B = below normal,


N = normal, 0 = zero – the dividing line


between negative and positive temperature anomalies)


hotter than normal summer is expected across most of North America this year, with the strongest heat relative to normal favoring the western United States. Across the Corn Belt, however, temperatures are expected to be only


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Radiant


Solutions summer


precipitation forecast


(A = above normal, B = below normal, N = normal)


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