# Iowa Had Its 20th-Driest Winter on Record. Here’s What That Means for This Year’s Crop

> Iowa had its 20th-driest winter in 154 years of records, with 38% of the state in moderate drought and 2% in severe drought. March rain, sleet and snow recharged soil moisture across much of central Iowa. It is still too early to judge whether planting moisture will be sufficient.

- Date: 2026-04-01 · published 2026-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13008-iowa-had-its-20th-driest-winter-on-record-here-s-what-that-means-for-this-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Iowa is the top corn-producing state, so lingering dryness in its northern and eastern areas is a modest upside risk for corn if spring rain stays short.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-26 | [Wheat poised for biggest weekly rise in 2 years on supply fears - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12142-wheat-poised-for-biggest-weekly-rise-in-2-years-on-supply-fears-markets.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [How did Iowa crops fare in another year of drought? \| Weather \| thegazette.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13314-how-did-iowa-crops-fare-in-another-year-of-drought-weather-thegazette-com.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2021-08-01 | [La Niña climate pattern should return this fall and last through winter. Here's what to expect.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45982-la-nina-climate-pattern-should-return-this-fall-and-last-through-winter-here-s.md) | +1.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/iowa-had-its-driest-winter-on-record-here-s-what-that-means-for-this-year-s-crop-11929834

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