Temperatures were -15 to -25 degrees colder than normal over the northern plains delaying fieldwork and planting while it was normal to +20 degrees warmer than normal across the dry southwestern plains. A frontal boundary was becoming stationary from the eastern corn belt states to southern Ok setting up a large temperature contrast from north to south.
Freezing precipitation continued over northern Co, and western Ne, north of this frontal boundary while heavy rainshowers were overrunning this frontal boundary over parts of north central Mo, Il, In and Mi, early today. Columbia, Mo reports 1.15" of rain, St Louis, Mo, .81", Bloomington, Il, 1.97" and South Bend, In 1.20", Grand Rapids, Mi, 0.98". Rains were delaying fieldwork but also moistening soils and encouraging early growth across the southern corn belt where Monday's crop progress report says that Il has planted 38% of its corn, In, 21% and Mo, 37% by this time last year.
Cold damp weather further north has prevented corn planting across Ia and Ne. Il's winter wheat has improved 5% with 77% in good to excellent condition.
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