# More U.S. drought in a second-year La Niña? | NOAA Climate.gov

> NOAA Climate.gov reports that the US is in the second winter of a double-dip La Niña, with drought expanding across several regions, especially the south. A study led by Yuko Okumura finds US drought and North Pacific circulation anomalies typically strengthen in the second winter.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66419-more-u-s-drought-in-a-second-year-la-nina-noaa-climate-gov
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding US drought in the southern Plains threatens winter wheat and pasture, which tightens HRW wheat and feed grain supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +17.5% | +21.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-09-08 | [The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Drought Outlook in the United States \| September 8, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22788-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-and-drought-outlook-in-the-united-states.md) | +1.1% | +3.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-07-31 | [Wheat set for second monthly gain as drought cuts US yields - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46098-wheat-set-for-second-monthly-gain-as-drought-cuts-us-yields-markets-business.md) | +4.8% | +5.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Wheat spread hits one-year high as drought fears grow in US plains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20220-wheat-spread-hits-one-year-high-as-drought-fears-grow-in-us-plains.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -2.8% | -7.8% |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [October 2021 ENSO update: La Niña is here! \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44467-october-2021-enso-update-la-nina-is-here-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| CORN | 2022-10-13 | [October 2022 La Niña update: snack size \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39022-october-2022-la-nina-update-snack-size-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [July 2022 La Niña update: comic timing \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40391-july-2022-la-nina-update-comic-timing-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |

## Sources

- climate.gov: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/more-us-drought-second-year-la-ni%C3%B1a

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