Sparse rainfall brought cooler weather to the Corn Belt and ended weeks of above-normal temperatures.
More rain is needed.
Crop conditions continued to decline from previous weeks of hot, dry weather. Row crops matured rapidly in the middle Mississippi Valley due to the hot weather and dry soil conditions, but fall crops in the central Great Plains remained behind normal. Some crops in Nebraska were 2 weeks behind schedule, raising producers concern of potential frost damage to immature crops. In Iowa, a light frost caused some damage to late-planted soybeans in isolated areas. Temperatures were recorded in the mid to upper 30's in Ohio.