# Temperature Swings and Limited Precipitation Drive Drought Changes

> The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor showed a mix of improvements and degradations, with dry weather across most of the central and eastern U.S. Degradation occurred in parts of Nebraska, Montana, the western Great Lakes, and several southern states, while the West saw heavy rain and snow. Temperatures swung sharply in the Midwest.

- Date: 2025-11-22 · published 2025-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13041-temperature-swings-and-limited-precipitation-drive-drought-changes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness in the central and southern Plains and parts of the Midwest can affect winter wheat and next year's planting moisture, but the effect on current feed prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Could high temperatures, drought hammer 2022 corn, soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13347-could-high-temperatures-drought-hammer-2022-corn-soybeans.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-18 | [Argentine farm heartland set for more high temperatures, limited rain - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47977-argentine-farm-heartland-set-for-more-high-temperatures-limited-rain-manitoba.md) | +10.8% | +13.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-01 | [Contrasting long-term temperature trends reveal minor changes in projected potential evapotranspiration in the US Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47952-contrasting-long-term-temperature-trends-reveal-minor-changes-in-projected.md) | +0.1% | +17.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-09 | [Drought Leaves Many Rivers and Lakes Dehydrated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45464-drought-leaves-many-rivers-and-lakes-dehydrated.md) | +0.6% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-25 | [Could high temperatures, drought hammer 2022 corn, soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13347-could-high-temperatures-drought-hammer-2022-corn-soybeans.md) | +14.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-18 | [Argentine farm heartland set for more high temperatures, limited rain - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47977-argentine-farm-heartland-set-for-more-high-temperatures-limited-rain-manitoba.md) | +1.1% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2021-08-09 | [Drought Leaves Many Rivers and Lakes Dehydrated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45464-drought-leaves-many-rivers-and-lakes-dehydrated.md) | +0.1% | -9.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/limited-precipitation-drives-drought-changes-11854226

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.