# North American Monsoon Special Edition Drought Status Update | July 16, 2024 | Drought.gov

> The Drought.gov special update covers the North American Monsoon and the expected shift to La Niña. It says June rainfall in the Four Corners and parts of Nevada was relatively wet, but forecasts point to a mediocre monsoon end and drier conditions through fall in the Intermountain West and California-Nevada.

- Date: 2024-07-16 · published 2024-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29168-north-american-monsoon-special-edition-drought-status-update-july-16-2024
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Drier conditions in the Southwest US affect rangeland and water supply for livestock. The impact on feed grain supply is limited because the region is small in national crop output.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-02 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| July 2, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45913-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-july-2-2021-drought-gov.md) | -4.2% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| July 21, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13342-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-july-21-2022-drought-gov.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| August 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45405-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-august-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -1.8% | -11.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| February 24, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13382-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-february-24-2022-drought-gov.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| April 25, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13189-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-april-25-2024-drought-gov.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2021-07-02 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| July 2, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45913-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-july-2-2021-drought-gov.md) | -3.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2022-07-21 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| July 21, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13342-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-july-21-2022-drought-gov.md) | +9.0% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| August 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45405-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-august-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -2.9% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/north-american-monsoon-special-edition-drought-status-update-2024-07-16

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