Across the Corn Belt, rain has developed in some areas west of the Mississippi River, mainly across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Meanwhile, dry weather in the eastern Corn Belt favors summer crop maturation and harvesting, as well as winter wheat planting. On September 26, Midwestern soft red winter wheat planting ranged from 1% complete in Missouri to 17% complete in Michigan.

On the Plains, lingering warmth is confined to parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

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