WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH 15, 2023
- Negative PDO remains strong and has been strengthening in the past few weeks which may prove important for U.S. weather this summer
- U.S. hard red winter wheat production areas are still not advertised to receive much precipitation of significance during the next two weeks, although some light precipitation is expected infrequently
- South Texas, the Texas Coastal Bend and northeastern Mexico have a good chance for rain next week, although frequent follow up precipitation will be needed to ensure the best planting, emergence and establishment conditions for corn, sorghum and cotton
- West Texas weather will remain limited on rain for a while, although totally dry weather is not likely
- U.S. Delta and southeastern states will get enough precipitation to support spring planting and early season crop development
- A snowstorm in the upper Midwest will produce 3 to 9 and local 11 inches of snowfall Thursday from southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska into much of Minnesota
- Argentina weather will continue drier than usual in the heart of the nation while some showers and thunderstorms occur in the perimeter of crop country
- Limited rainfall from northern Rio Grande do Sul through Parana and to Minas Gerais will induce better harvest and planting weather, but rain will fall abundantly in center west Brazil
- India’s shower activity in the next two weeks could raise some worry over crop quality in a few of the wetter areas
- China’s Yangtze River Basin will still receive the most significant moisture in China over the next two weeks favoring long term rapeseed development
- Limited rain will occur in the North China Plain and northern half of the Yellow River Basin – which is normal for this time of year
- Eastern Australia’s summer crop areas will be dry biased for the next ten days and perhaps longer
- North Africa is still much drier than usual, but a few showers of limited significance will evolve in the coming week to ten days
- Eastern Spain and the lower Danube River Basin remain notably drier biased