# Rain Eases Drought in Parts of Midwest, But Heat Adds Stress

> The U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought improved across much of the Midwest and Great Plains after heavy rain in northern Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Temperatures ran 4 to 10 degrees above normal in the eastern Corn Belt, causing heat stress in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

- Date: 2025-07-04 · published 2025-07-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13076-rain-eases-drought-in-parts-of-midwest-but-heat-adds-stress
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rain relief in key western areas is offset by heat stress in the eastern Corn Belt, leaving corn price impact mixed but limiting bullish pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Fall Rains Ease Midwest Drought and Replenish Mississippi River - Farmer Mac](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33358-fall-rains-ease-midwest-drought-and-replenish-mississippi-river-farmer-mac.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [Rains on parts of the Plains, upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51957-rains-on-parts-of-the-plains-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-30 | [Impact of Rain and Drought on December Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13822-impact-of-rain-and-drought-on-december-grain-prices.md) | +0.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Drought Monitor shows slight improvement in Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12992-drought-monitor-shows-slight-improvement-in-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2021-01-25 | [Drought not a big worry across much of Upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49000-drought-not-a-big-worry-across-much-of-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +8.0% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/rain-eases-drought-in-parts-of-midwest-but-heat-adds-stress-11766596

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