Daily brief · United States

Record from Aug 20, 2026. Back to current conditions

Des Moines Aug 20, 2026

Review recorded on Aug 29, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.

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

A dry stretch is forming

medium

5 dry days in a row could start 2026-08-20. 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 Aug 25, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · grain farmers

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 27.6 °CMin 17.5 °CGusts 18.7 km/h

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What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Aug 20, 2026.

Market context · futures market

wheat · surge · 7d +6.7%

corn · high 52w · 7d +9%