Across the Corn Belt, temperatures east of the Mississippi River remain favorable for reproductive corn and soybeans. However, hot weather edging into the western Corn Belt will result in Monday’s high temperatures ranging from 90 to 105°F, with some of the hottest weather focused across the Dakotas. Meanwhile, rain is gradually ending across the eastern Corn Belt, where weekend showers and thunderstorms resulted in locally significant totals of 2 to 4 inches or more.
On the Plains, record-breaking heat prevails, with potentially serious effects on reproductive summer crops.
Mid-Summer heat wave covers much of the Nation, centered on the Plains
