# What’s Driving This Summer’s Weird Weather - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg describes this summer's weather pattern: heat in the West, drought in the upper Great Plains, and a dry southern Corn Belt. States to the north and east are wet after May rains delayed planting or forced replanting.

- Date: 2017-07-26 · published 2017-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69807-what-s-driving-this-summer-s-weird-weather-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Uneven moisture across the Corn Belt creates yield risk in both dry and wet areas, supporting corn and soybean prices. The mixed pattern limits how much any single region can move the national crop.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-27 | [Weather-Driven Crop Rally Takes Breather With Eye on Ukraine - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8741-weather-driven-crop-rally-takes-breather-with-eye-on-ukraine-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Wheat Prices Spike as US Sees War, Adverse Weather Hurting Crops - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41431-wheat-prices-spike-as-us-sees-war-adverse-weather-hurting-crops-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-09 | [La Niña Emerges in Pacific Triggering Global Weather Changes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26406-la-nina-emerges-in-pacific-triggering-global-weather-changes-bloomberg.md) | +4.1% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 2025-03-14 | [Goodbye, La Niña? Eric Snodgrass Dissects What the Shift Means for Weather This Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13105-goodbye-la-nina-eric-snodgrass-dissects-what-the-shift-means-for-weather-this.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2022-07-27 | [Weather-Driven Crop Rally Takes Breather With Eye on Ukraine - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8741-weather-driven-crop-rally-takes-breather-with-eye-on-ukraine-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-01-09 | [La Niña Emerges in Pacific Triggering Global Weather Changes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26406-la-nina-emerges-in-pacific-triggering-global-weather-changes-bloomberg.md) | +5.6% | +7.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-26/-erratic-summer-weather-pinned-on-lack-of-el-nino-game-changer

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