# Weather patterns are shifting in Iowa and the Corn Belt

> Iowa climatologist Dennis Todey says planting is well underway and severe weather with heavy rain may occur in the next 7-10 days, though planting delays are unlikely. He notes the El Nino is fading and will likely transition to La Nina by late summer, with warmer summer temperatures expected.

- Date: 2024-04-25 · published 2024-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13195-weather-patterns-are-shifting-in-iowa-and-the-corn-belt
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected warmer summer temperatures and dry subsoils in parts of Iowa raise the risk of heat stress on crops, which could support corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-27 | [Hot and Dry Weather Tees Up a Tense July in the US Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13352-hot-and-dry-weather-tees-up-a-tense-july-in-the-us-corn-belt.md) | +1.8% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [Hot and Dry Weather Impacting Safrinha Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13570-hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -3.7% | -11.8% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2022-04-21 | [How are weather patterns shaping up for 2022?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41773-how-are-weather-patterns-shaping-up-for-2022.md) | -1.2% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -4.2% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/el-nino-to-la-nina-iowa-is-entering-an-interesting-period

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