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Mostly Dry in Main U.S. Crop Areas Mon Dec 6, 2010 02:46 PM CST Print Email

Snow showers continued in the Great Lakes Monday afternoon. The rest of the main U.S. crop areas had dry conditions. Temperatures ranged from -1 in northern Montana to the mid 60s in far south Texas. A swath of 5- to 10-inch snow cover in the northern, central and eastern Midwest led to afternoon temperatures in the teens, compared to 20s in the rest of the Midwest. Southwestern Plains readings were generally in the 40s to low 50s. Tuesday will feature generally dry conditions except for more snow in the eastern Great Lakes. This trend continues to be unfavorable for winter wheat in the Plains, with winter kill starting to pose a threat in the event of colder temperatures.