# Central Ohio Summer 2018 Update and El Nino Predictions for Winter | Growing Franklin

> Central Ohio has seen above-normal temperatures and variable rainfall this season, damaging spring vegetables. Summer forecasts call for above-normal temperatures and possibly above-normal rainfall, and a 65% chance of El Niño for winter 2018-19 is noted.

- Date: 2018-06-18 · published 2018-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64459-central-ohio-summer-2018-update-and-el-nino-predictions-for-winter-growing
- 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

The story is about small-scale garden production with no direct effect on feed grain prices. The regional heat and rainfall pattern is only a minor signal for Corn Belt yields.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [2018 Central Ohio Fall Weather Predictions and El Nino Update \| Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63456-2018-central-ohio-fall-weather-predictions-and-el-nino-update-fruit-vegetable.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-13 | [Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33103-ongoing-el-nino-forecast-to-bring-dry-conditions-in-southern-africa-se-asia.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25963-2025-growing-season-weather-update-uncertainty-after-la-nina-hotter-drier-this.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-02-17 | [Climate Prediction Center: La Niña Likely to Fade, El Niño May Develop by Summer - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20522-climate-prediction-center-la-nina-likely-to-fade-el-nino-may-develop-by-summer.md) | -1.0% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [Markets waiting for certainty on South American summer crop - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72338-markets-waiting-for-certainty-on-south-american-summer-crop-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-08-28 | [2018 Central Ohio Fall Weather Predictions and El Nino Update \| Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63456-2018-central-ohio-fall-weather-predictions-and-el-nino-update-fruit-vegetable.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-02-25 | [2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25963-2025-growing-season-weather-update-uncertainty-after-la-nina-hotter-drier-this.md) | -3.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-02-17 | [Climate Prediction Center: La Niña Likely to Fade, El Niño May Develop by Summer - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20522-climate-prediction-center-la-nina-likely-to-fade-el-nino-may-develop-by-summer.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/growingfranklin/2018/06/18/central-ohio-summer-2018-update-and-el-nino-predictions-for-winter/

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