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Record from Jul 17, 2026. Back to current conditions

Des Moines Jul 17, 2026

Review recorded on Jul 18, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A dry stretch is forming

high

7 dry days in a row could start 2026-07-21. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.

Reading evidence

Valid until Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · grain farmers · horticulture

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 33.2 °CMin 22.3 °CGusts 24.8 km/h

Comparison unavailable for this edition.

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Jul 17, 2026.

Market context · futures market

wheat · surge · 7d +10.3%

corn · surge · 7d +8.4%