• Crops in eastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, and western Nebraska progressing ahead of the average. Crops in these areas have been under stress from dry, hot conditions, but are now improving
• Crops have reached peak greenness sooner in Illinois, southern Indiana and Ohio, showing areas of decreased greenness when compared to the average. Some of this decreased greenness is also due to cloud-conatminated values
• Small grains in North Dakota progressing ahead of the average, showing areas of increased greenness
• Improved crop development in some areas 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