# Minneapolis/St. Paul Records Earliest 100-Degree Temperature as Heat Wave Sets Dozens of Record Highs in Midwest and Plains (RECAP) | The Weather Channel

> A Plains and Midwest heat wave over Memorial Day weekend set dozens of daily record highs and record May heat in several cities. Minneapolis/St. Paul hit 100 degrees, the earliest in the year on record for the Twin Cities.

- Date: 2018-05-30 · published 2018-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64874-minneapolis-st-paul-records-earliest-100-degree-temperature-as-heat-wave-sets
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Early-season heat and dryness raise concern about crop stress in the US corn belt, which can add a weather premium to corn and soybean futures if it persists into June.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-27 | [Scientists expect more drought this year in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13104-scientists-expect-more-drought-this-year-in-parts-of-the-midwest-and-great.md) | +0.3% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-27 | [Dry weather conditions and high temperatures likely to reduce harvests in Southern Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66421-dry-weather-conditions-and-high-temperatures-likely-to-reduce-harvests-in.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 2026-07-01 | [July Heat Wave Puts Midwest Corn and Soybeans Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12984-july-heat-wave-puts-midwest-corn-and-soybeans-under-pressure.md) | +3.0% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- weather.com: https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2018-05-23-plains-midwest-heat-wave-memorial-day

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