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Dryness, drought northern Plains, western Corn Belt
Aug 9, 2017, 07:48 AM
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Across the Corn Belt, unusually cool weather is slowing crop development, despite mostly sunny skies. In addition, pockets of dryness and drought are affecting some areas, primarily west of the Mississippi River. In Iowa, topsoil moisture was rated 56% very short to short on August 6.
On the Plains, cool weather prevails. Soil moisture shortages remain particularly acute on the northern Plains. On August 6, topsoil moisture was rated at least two-thirds very short to short in Montana (97% very short to short), South Dakota (73%), and North Dakota (67%).
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