# Overly Warm Air Continues for Much of US

> Record heat in the Central and Southern Plains is building drought and creating poor conditions for winter wheat. Warm air melted heavy snow in the Midwest, and soil temperatures are becoming suitable for planting. Rain is also forecast for parts of Argentina and southern Brazil.

- Date: 2026-03-20 · published 2026-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13011-overly-warm-air-continues-for-much-of-us
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Plains wheat stress supports hard red winter wheat prices, while South American rain reduces concern about dryness in those crops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2022-08-11 | [Continued La Nina Unfavorable for Wheat Seeding Moisture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39964-continued-la-nina-unfavorable-for-wheat-seeding-moisture.md) | -2.5% | +2.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-11-18 | [WA wheat crop forecast dives \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56007-wa-wheat-crop-forecast-dives-farm-online-act.md) | +1.7% | +10.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-07 | [Impressive rally for US wheat \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12432-impressive-rally-for-us-wheat-vic.md) | -4.2% | -8.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [Early Spring Drought Review for US Grain and Oilseed Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13379-early-spring-drought-review-for-us-grain-and-oilseed-crops.md) | -8.2% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-12 | [US forecaster sees signs of La Nina shift towards El Nino conditions in early 2026 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20517-us-forecaster-sees-signs-of-la-nina-shift-towards-el-nino-conditions-in-early.md) | +1.5% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2017-03-13 | [Warm weather could be hallmark of 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71917-warm-weather-could-be-hallmark-of-2017.md) | +0.4% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2023-03-17 | [NOAA Spring Outlook: With La Niña Officially Over, What Does Spring Hold For the US? - SnowBrains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36763-noaa-spring-outlook-with-la-nina-officially-over-what-does-spring-hold-for-the.md) | -4.8% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/03/20/overly-warm-air-continues-much-us

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