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Winter Storm Brings Local Relief To SW U.S. Plains Dryness

Kansas City, January 10 (World Weather Inc.) – Drought has been prevailing in the U.S. desert southwest for an extended period of time. Drought has not been declared in the southwestern Plains, but some areas have been quite dry since big November rains impacted the region. A winter storm that began in the southwestern U.S. Plains Thursday brought some moisture to a part of the drier areas in the southwestern Plains, but only local relief resulted and there is still need for more moisture.

Eastern South Africa To Receive More Rain; Flooding Possible

Kansas City, January 9 (World Weather Inc.) – The main summer crop production areas of South Africa received rain on a frequent basis during the past week. The rain helped bolster soil moisture to adequate or excessive levels and may have promoted localized flooding. Coarse grain, oilseed, cotton, and other crop development conditions either improve or remained favorable outside areas impacted by excessive moisture. Additional rain is slated for eastern South Africa during the coming week. The rain will keep the ground saturated and may again promote localized flooding. Crop damage should be minimal and the environment will remain generally good for new growth. Unirrigated portions of western Free State, eastern Northern Cape and North West will otherwise dry down leading to an increasing need for timely rain later this month and early February.

Russia, Ukraine Winter Crop Prospects Improving

Kansas City, January 9 (World Weather Inc.) – Winter grains and oilseeds established unevenly or poorly from eastern Ukraine through Russia’s Southern Region to western Kazakhstan due to chronic dryness last autumn. Recent precipitation has brought a little more moisture to the dry region and with additional precipitation falling erratically in the coming week the potential is rising for possible improvement to crop establishment early in the spring. Most of the coming week’s precipitation will stay west of Kazakhstan. So far this season, temperatures have been warmer than usual keeping the risk of winterkill very low, despite poor crop establishment.