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Sunday, August 05, 2012

MARKET WEATHER INFORMATION

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Some heavy rainfall past 3 days Heaviest in S rather than N Pleasant cooling to stick awhile

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Two hurricanes for week ahead

What Is Needed Are A Few Hurricanes

Over the past 3 days, tropical moisture and the seasons strongest cold front, brought widespread severe weather, but mostly spotty heavy amounts, as The Great Drought of 2012 lived on, even intensified. Ironically, what is needed are a few hurricanes to right the ship!

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Rain coverage over the past 3 days, shows large areas of the Corn Belt missing out. Some of the summers heaviest totals of 1-3 inches fell in E NE, S MN, C IA, C/S IL, C/N IN, W OH, S MO and C KY (see next map), while many other areas saw less than 0.25 inches.

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Rainfall over the past 72 hours (ending Sunday noon).

Over the past 3 days, Southern rains were heavier than northern rains. Totals of 3 and 4 inches were seen in a few counties of C and S IL into C KY and extreme NC TN. Numerous counties saw 1+ inches, from KS to WVA.

Florence ?

Remains of Ernesto 12 days from now.

Potentially, the remains of Ernesto will reach Mexico and Texas into Louisiana (?) 12-14 days from now, while Florence takes a different track and heads towards Florida.

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The week ahead sees a return of rain to the WCB (E NE/E KS/IA/MN), but particularly across the South and Southeast, from LA to VA and into GA and the Carolinas, too. Will Ernesto and Florence eventually have an affect across the South during the following week?

Last weeks satellite composite depicts the devastation across the Corn Belt due to The Great Drought of 2012. Even the more resilient soybean crop, despite looking quite green from the field, lacks the vigor and growth of previous years (satellite image is a composite comparison of 10 year average crop health) valid July 31.

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Over the past 7 days (July 29 Aug 4), the heat was stepped up a notch peaking over the Plains and Western Corn Belt while centering in KS, OK, MO and AR. Temperatures were 8-12 degrees F above normal in these states, with all time temperature records approached over several days in OK (see below).
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Last weekthe heat peaked in Oklahoma, reaching 110+F in numerous counties! (Aug 2 shown). The hottest day ever recorded in Oklahoma was Aug 12, 1936, when temperatures reached 120 F in two different locations according to the state climate office.

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