# El Nino Made a Difference in 2023 Precipitation Totals

> El Niño shaped 2023 precipitation, bringing well above-normal rain to parts of the Plains, with some areas reaching 150% of normal. The Midwest, Ohio Valley and Southeast were drier, with Iowa and Missouri recording the largest deficits.

- Date: 2024-01-08 · published 2024-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13217-el-nino-made-a-difference-in-2023-precipitation-totals
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The uneven distribution of rainfall explains the regional yield variation, but the story is a retrospective weather review with no new supply change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-25 | [Odds are El Niño, precipitation will return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63942-odds-are-el-nino-precipitation-will-return.md) | +3.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-01 | [El Nino Expected to Influence US 2026 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20955-el-nino-expected-to-influence-us-2026-growing-season.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Marufish World of Disaster PreventionEl Nino projected to return in 2017 by WMO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70918-marufish-world-of-disaster-preventionel-nino-projected-to-return-in-2017-by-wmo.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31586-el-nino-waning-la-nina-to-develop-in-second-half-of-2024.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [El Nino to continue into mid-2024, threatening agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33549-el-nino-to-continue-into-mid-2024-threatening-agriculture.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2022-10-10 | [If El Nino Appears Later 2023, How Will Global Precipitation Patterns Change? - Climate Impact Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39023-if-el-nino-appears-later-2023-how-will-global-precipitation-patterns-change.md) | +1.2% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-01 | [El Nino Expected to Influence US 2026 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20955-el-nino-expected-to-influence-us-2026-growing-season.md) | +4.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2023-06-16 | [FACTBOX: Mapping El Nino's impact on crop yields, global food trade in 2023-24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35405-factbox-mapping-el-nino-s-impact-on-crop-yields-global-food-trade-in-2023-24.md) | +4.6% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2024/01/08/el-nino-made-difference-2023-totals

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