• Crops in eastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, and western Nebraska progressing behind the average. Crops in these areas are under stress from dry, hot conditions
• Eastern cornbelt crops developing close to or ahead of the average
• Small grains in North Dakota progressing ahead of the average, showing areas of increased greenness when compared to the average
• Slower crop development in some areas of the Mississippi Valley when compared to the average
• Crops in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa developing ahead of the average
• Vegetation in the Southeast greenner than the average
• Dry condtions in the Southwest