Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms crossing Minnesota and the Dakotas are providing beneficial moisture for drought-affected corn and soybeans. The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing very warm, dry weather, favoring a rapid pace of summer crop development.

On the Plains, cooler air is overspreading the Dakotas, accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms. However, drought is so deeply entrenched (and soils are so dry) in some areas that the rain is providing only limited relief.

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