# Drought Monitor Narrative

> The US Drought Monitor reported a broad one-category improvement across the Southwest and Great Basin after heavy late-October precipitation. Drought expanded in parts of the Lower to Middle Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:12:09.913Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81990-drought-monitor-narrative
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest-area moisture improvements have little direct effect on crop size now, while drought expansion in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys could weigh on late-season yields and wheat planting conditions.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-07 | [Corn Belt Frost Remains Unlikely, U.S. Drought Monitor Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44383-corn-belt-frost-remains-unlikely-u-s-drought-monitor-report.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Drought Monitor shows slight improvement in Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12992-drought-monitor-shows-slight-improvement-in-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [U.S. Drought Monitor COLORFUL in the Corn Belt heading into March… — AgVenture WSC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13116-u-s-drought-monitor-colorful-in-the-corn-belt-heading-into-march-agventure-wsc.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-04-21 | [Moisture vs. Drought in Corn, Soybean States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13369-moisture-vs-drought-in-corn-soybean-states.md) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Drought lingers over Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13386-drought-lingers-over-corn-belt.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-06 | [Global Crop Monitor (202511) — GEOGLAM Crop Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21852-global-crop-monitor-202511-geoglam-crop-monitor.md) | -4.0% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-10 | [Beginning of Year Drought Ratings vs. Yield Deviations for Major Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66843-beginning-of-year-drought-ratings-vs-yield-deviations-for-major-crops.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | -9.8% |

## Sources

- droughtmonitor.unl.edu: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/services/data/summary/html/usdm_summary_20261103.html

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