Local farmers concerned about recent cool temperatures - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA

The cool, wet conditions of the past summer make the threat of frost this week even more troublesome for farmers. Their crops may not have had time to fully mature due to the shortened growing season.

Frost damages late-planted corn | DesMoinesRegister.com

Gary Edwards of Anamosa said about 40 percent of his corn crop was immature, and the cold snap ended its growth.

"The corn basically died," Edwards said, adding that the underweight kernels would be hard-pressed to make the 54-pounds-per-bushel requirement for No. 2 corn that brings the market price.
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Analyst Arlan Suderman of Farm Futures said the early estimates of corn losses due to the weekend cold in the upper Corn Belt were probably about 200 million bushels.

[At 3.81 per bushel, the weekend cold destroyed $762 million in corn crop value]

CBOT Agriculture and Ethanol and ICE Exchange Sugar Closing Prices December corn closed higher by 18.75 cents to $3.81 per bushel

Montana: Most frigid start for October

A record-breaking cold snap that has made this the most frigid start in memory for October has people scrambling to winterize home, car and self.

"This really has never that happened in the time that most people have been here, so it's really remarkable," said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Solum.

In Billings, record lows were set each of the last three days, while on Friday a low temperature of 18 degrees tied the record from 1993. Each consecutive low has been more frigid still, with Saturday bringing a record of 16 degrees; Sunday, 14 degrees; and Monday, 13 degrees.

The biting cold, which is on track to set another record low today, has people scurrying to amass winter gear.
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According to the National Weather Service, Oct. 28 is the earliest date that temperatures of 16 or lower have hit Billings in the past. October's start is turning out to be the coldest ever, with an average daily temperature that is almost 6 degrees lower than previous benchmarks.

Record-breaking cold has also swept through to the south, where thermometers in Sheridan, Wyo., dove as low as 5 degrees on Friday, the first time that single-digit lows have been reached before Oct. 29.