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Get all the comprehensive weather here:
Corn seed likes temperatures above 50 degrees for germination.
This map is updated daily(with previous days data).
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/agclimate/soilt.php
https://www.pioneer.com/us/agronomy/soil_temp_corn_emergence.html
Figure 4. Relationship of soil temperature at planting depth (7-day average after planting) to final stand at stress emergence research locations in 2018.
Figure 10. A 15-degree temperature difference was observed midday on April 15, 2019 in a central Iowa field between soil under no residue and soil under heavy residue
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So in April, corn producers WANT HEAT!!!! Especially when soil moisture is good.
Get all the comprehensive weather here:
This site will plot your local soil temperature. Just put in the information for your location in the search box. This graph is for Evansville, Indiana:
https://www.greencastonline.com/tools/soil-temperature
Big parts of the Eastern Cornbelt and Great Lakes have had their soil moisture recharged.
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Soilmoisture anomaly:
These maps sometimes take a day to catch up to incorporate the latest data(the bottom map is only updated once a week).
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Soilmst_Monitoring/US/Soilmst/Soilmst.shtml#
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Updated daily below:
https://mrcc.purdue.edu/cliwatch/watch.htm#curMonths
Snapshot below:
March rains have reduced drought from MO to N.OH.
NEW LINK:
https://www.drought.gov/current-conditions
Thru April 8, 2026
DROUGHT MONITOR
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
