Prevailing climatic conditions during 1989 - May through October
Dry weather prevailed across the northern Plains into the
western Corn Belt. The resulting severe drought conditions limited winter yields in the
region. However, abundant rainfall relieved long-term drought over this region but caused
local flooding problems at the end of the summer season. Heavy rain in the Southeast
observed in the middle of the season while hot and dry weather prevailed across the
northern plains. In contrast, heavy rain soaked the central and southern Plains into the
Southeast and along parts of the middle Atlantic coast. The summer was abnormally cool in
the South and Central while it was abnormally warm in the West North Central and
Southwest.
