# Get Set for Wetter Springs and Falls and Drier Summers

> USDA Midwest Climate Hub director Dennis Todey told an Iowa Soybean Association conference that climate models show wetter springs and falls alternating with drier summers. He also said the Corn Belt is warming.

- Date: 2017-02-08 · published 2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72343-get-set-for-wetter-springs-and-falls-and-drier-summers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is a long-term climate trend discussion with no near-term supply signal, though it suggests more soil erosion risk and a need for changes in farm practices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-29 | [Summer Forecast for US: Still Hot and Dry Despite Wet Spring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24590-summer-forecast-for-us-still-hot-and-dry-despite-wet-spring.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Outlook for spring and summer 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42621-outlook-for-spring-and-summer-2022.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-24 | [Another wet spring looms for growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53972-another-wet-spring-looms-for-growers.md) | +6.1% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-12-30 | [Wet spring, dry summer a theme for 2024 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13128-wet-spring-dry-summer-a-theme-for-2024-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -2.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-05-29 | [Summer Forecast for US: Still Hot and Dry Despite Wet Spring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24590-summer-forecast-for-us-still-hot-and-dry-despite-wet-spring.md) | -0.3% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2022-02-01 | [Outlook for spring and summer 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42621-outlook-for-spring-and-summer-2022.md) | +6.1% | +14.4% |
| SOY | 2020-03-24 | [Another wet spring looms for growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53972-another-wet-spring-looms-for-growers.md) | -0.2% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/weather/news/get-set-for-wetter-springs-and-falls-and-drier-summers

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