On the
Plains, snow showers accompany a new surge of bitterly cold air into Montana.
Across roughly the northwestern half of the region, a substantial snow cover
continues to insulate winter wheat. Meanwhile, warmth temporarily prevails on
the southern High Plains, further reducing topsoil moisture. During the first 2
months of 2019, precipitation in Lubbock, Texas, totaled 0.04 inch (3 percent
of normal).
Across the
Corn Belt, cold air remains in place. Across the upper Midwest, many February
and all-time monthly snowfall records were broken.
Continue reading January-like weather covers much of the Heartland at Brownfield Ag News.
