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@mbocken19@agtradertalk For the week ending October 4...13% done nationally in 1985/1986, 20% in 1990, 21% in 1992, 11% in 1993, 22% in 1995, 13% in 1995, 15% in 2009, 19% in 2014, and 12% in 2019
@NWSDesMoines Saylor Township near the corner of IA Hwy 415 and NW 60th Avenue....4.69" last week and right at 10" for the month.
Sump pump continues to run consistently!
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Overnight rainfall total of 2.76" in Saylor Township near the corner of IA Hwy 415 and NW 60th Avenue....3.04" for the week so far, 6.76" over the past 7 days, 7.87" since September 5.
Sump pump is running a lot this morning!
Getting mighty wet in the Corn Belt between Des Moines and Omaha...8.6" over the past week at Des Moines with radar estimating localized amounts of more than a foot this month #oatt#corn#soybeans
Abnormal summer warmth was entirely tied to lows...highs averaged 0.4°F above normal while lows averaged 2.7°F above-normal (tied with 2002/2016 as the 3rd warmest ever; behind only 2010 and 2011)...not since 2009 have summer overnight lows averaged below normal in the Corn Belt
Corn Belt August temps averaged 1.3°F above-normal; warmest since 2021. Summer (June-August) Corn Belt temps averaged 1.5°F above-normal; warmest since 2022 (tied). Summer of 2026 was the 9th consecutive year with above-normal summer temps in the Corn Belt #corn#soybeans#oatt
Corn Belt rainfall in August was 0.92" above normal; wettest since 2018. Corn Belt summer rainfall ran 1.87" above-normal; compares with 2.90" above-normal for the summer of 2025 #corn#soybeans#oatt
@NWSDesMoines Overnight rainfall total so far in the neighborhood of 3.6-3.7" in Saylor Township near the corner of IA Hwy 415 and NW 60th Avenue; will have a specific total for you later.
Sump pump is running!