# Warm and Dry — But Enjoyable — October

> Illinois averaged 58.6 degrees in October, 3.8 degrees above the 1991-2020 average. Precipitation totaled 0.96 inches, 2.30 inches below normal and the 10th driest October on record.

- Date: 2024-11-04 · published 2024-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13136-warm-and-dry-but-enjoyable-october
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry late-season conditions in Illinois, a major corn and soybean state, reinforce the yield losses already seen and add to concern about soil moisture going into 2025.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [October Weather in Brazil - Hotter and Dryer Than Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13469-october-weather-in-brazil-hotter-and-dryer-than-normal.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-29 | [Brazil Ends January Hot and Dry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60939-brazil-ends-january-hot-and-dry.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-19 | [Market Closes - October 19, 2020 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8110-market-closes-october-19-2020-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-05-29 | [Wheat prices are rising because of the hot and dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65065-wheat-prices-are-rising-because-of-the-hot-and-dry-weather.md) | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest and Missouri River Basin \| October 25, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13319-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-and-missouri-river-basin-october-25-2022.md) | -1.4% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2025-10-07 | [October Weather in Brazil - Hotter and Dryer Than Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13469-october-weather-in-brazil-hotter-and-dryer-than-normal.md) | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-29 | [Brazil Ends January Hot and Dry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60939-brazil-ends-january-hot-and-dry.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-10-19 | [Market Closes - October 19, 2020 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8110-market-closes-october-19-2020-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +3.2% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu: https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2024/11/04/warm-and-dry-but-enjoyable-october/

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