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Record from Jul 16, 2026. Back to current conditions

Houston Jul 16, 2026

Review recorded on Jul 17, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.

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

A dry stretch is forming

extreme

14 dry days in a row could start 2026-07-16. 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 21, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · rice farmers · cotton growers · livestock

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 32 °CMin 25.6 °CGusts 29.2 km/h

Comparison unavailable for this edition.

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Jul 16, 2026.

Market context · futures market

cotton · surge · 7d +7.8%

rice · high 52w · 7d +5.8%