# Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2020 | News | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

> NOAA's NCEI reported August 2020 was the third-warmest August on record for the contiguous U.S., at 2.6°F above the 20th-century average, with summer ranking fourth warmest. August precipitation was in the driest third of the record, and the report cited a mid-month derecho that damaged Midwest crops.

- Date: 2020-09-08 · published 2020-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50963-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-august-2020-news-national-centers-for
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat and dryness during August pressured corn and soybean yield prospects during grain fill, supporting firmer feed grain and meal prices into fall.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-08 | [1335. World Food Price Trends, August 2025 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23025-1335-world-food-price-trends-august-2025-japan-international-research-center.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Latest WASDE Slightly Disappointing for Wheat and Corn - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41803-latest-wasde-slightly-disappointing-for-wheat-and-corn-ag-information-network.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-01-05 | [Canada's International Trade for November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37751-canada-s-international-trade-for-november.md) | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [China’s pork output recovers in 2020, beating expectations
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49143-china-s-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations-the-pig-site.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-08 | [IBGE: harvest estimate for next year is 0.2% smaller than in 2018 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61885-ibge-harvest-estimate-for-next-year-is-0-2-smaller-than-in-2018-news-agency.md) | -6.8% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2020-11-10 | [Animal Feed Ingredient Market Information In China On November 11, 2020 - Industry news - News - Jiangsu Sinova Technologies Co., Ltd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50273-animal-feed-ingredient-market-information-in-china-on-november-11-2020-industry.md) | +4.4% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-27 | [Australian winter crop teetering as it enters spring - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57533-australian-winter-crop-teetering-as-it-enters-spring-grain-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-20 | [AFBF Farm Bil Priorities and WASDE Estimates Mixed - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39099-afbf-farm-bil-priorities-and-wasde-estimates-mixed-ag-information-network-of.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- ncei.noaa.gov: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202008

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