Harvest was in full swing with little or no precipitation permitting farmers 6.7 days appropriate for fieldwork through the week ending October 2, 2022, in keeping with the USDA, Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, chopping silage, and a few fourth chopping of hay.

Topsoil moisture situation throughout Iowa rated 17 p.c very quick, 36 p.c quick, 46 p.c sufficient and 1 p.c surplus. Topsoil moisture degree in west central Iowa rated 27 p.c very quick, 30 p.c quick, and 43 p.c sufficient.

Subsoil moisture situation statewide rated 22 p.c very quick, 35 p.c quick, 42 p.c sufficient and 1 p.c surplus. Rankings in west central Iowa have been 37 p.c very quick, 29 p.c quick, and 34 p.c sufficient.

Just about all of Iowa’s corn crop has reached the dent stage or past. Eighty-two p.c of Iowa’s corn crop was mature, at some point behind final yr however 4 days forward of the typical. Harvest of the state’s corn crop reached 11 p.c full, 4 days behind final yr and at some point behind the 5-year common. Moisture content material of area corn being harvested for grain was at 22 p.c. Corn situation dropped barely to 61 p.c good to wonderful.

Ninety-six p.c of soybeans have been coloring or past. Soybeans dropping leaves have been at 80 p.c, 4 days behind final yr and at some point behind the 5-year common. Soybean harvest reached 26 p.c, three days behind final yr however at some point forward of the typical. Farmers in northwest Iowa led the best way with 45 p.c harvested whereas farmers in south central Iowa have harvested simply 4 p.c. In west central Iowa, 32 p.c of soybeans have been harvested. Soybean situation fell barely to 61 p.c good to wonderful.

Pasture situation dropped to twenty-eight p.c good to wonderful. Water for cows and calves on pasture continued to be a difficulty in areas of the state. Weaning was underway for some livestock producers.

Climate Abstract supplied by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., State Climatologist, Iowa Division of Agriculture and Land Stewardship – The driest situations of the rising season have been noticed over the reporting interval with most of Iowa’s Nationwide Climate Service stations observing no precipitation. Unseasonably cool temperatures have been additionally reported with beneath regular departures of as much as seven levels noticed in japanese Iowa; the statewide common temperature was 55.1 levels, 4.0 levels cooler than regular.

Gusty northwesterly winds continued into Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, underneath clear skies and seasonally excessive temperatures within the low to mid 70s. Cloudless skies remained in a single day with Monday morning temperatures within the low to mid 40s as winds died down. Daytime temperatures diversified from the low 60s north to low 70s southwest with pockets of partly cloudy skies in western Iowa. Variable winds developed by the nighttime hours with thicker cloud cowl over a lot of the state; japanese Iowa remained clear as low temperatures statewide hovered within the higher 30s to mid 40s the place clouds have been current.

Tuesday, Sept. 27, was a mirror-image day, although winds shifted to a northerly route by the morning hours. Daytime situations have been clear, and temperatures remained within the higher 60s and low 70s. Beneath starlit skies and lightweight winds, the primary freeze of the season occurred throughout parts of northern Iowa with Wednesday morning lows dropping into the higher 20s; higher 30s and low 40s have been noticed farther south; the statewide common low was 34 levels, 13 levels cooler than regular. Mid to higher 60s greeted the state by the afternoon with mild winds and sunshine. Southeasterly winds inbuilt in a single day with temperatures dropping again into the higher 30s and low 40s with some fog and haze reported at stations in south-central Iowa.

Southerly winds developed by Thursday, Sept. 29, with largely sunny situations and temperatures reaching into the mid 70s west; mid 60s have been noticed throughout japanese Iowa. Gentle and really spotty showers shaped in excessive northern Iowa after midnight and continued sporadically by Friday into the northeastern reaches of the state. The persistent stream out of the south assist increase afternoon highs into the higher 70s in western Iowa; temperatures have been wherever from 5 to 10 levels cooler farther east.

Cloud cowl elevated over northern Iowa into Saturday morning, Oct. 1, as remoted showers continued to type in western and northern Iowa, although a lot of the rainfall evaporated earlier than hitting the bottom. The warmest situations of the week occurred through the late afternoon hours with highs pushing into the higher 70s and low 80s at many stations. Gentle winds continued into Sunday with partly cloudy skies and lows within the higher 40s and low 50s.

Weekly precipitation totals ranged from no accumulation at most Iowa stations to 0.20 inch at Sheldon (O’Brien County) and Spirit Lake (Dickinson County). The statewide weekly common rainfall was 0.01 inch whereas the traditional is 0.71 inch. Sioux Heart (Sioux County) reported the week’s excessive temperature of 83 levels on Oct. 1, 11 levels hotter than regular. Vinton (Benton County) reported the week’s low temperature of 26 levels on Sept. 28, 19 levels cooler than regular.