Physical desk · Morning edition · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
placeholder Physical desk · auto-generated · written Oct 21, 2026, 9:53 AM EDT Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Morning edition slot on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.
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US Corn Belt rainfall, 30-day total 253.4 mm
Jun 4 about 4 months Oct 15
Fire activity near tracked economic regions 2,534.97 FRP
Oct 2 about 3 weeks Oct 21
Winter wheat rated good or excellent 26%
Jun 15, 2025 about 1 year Jul 5, 2026
Situation map Placed by code from stored readings, 2026-10-21 Select a place to find it on the map.
1 Tropical Cyclone CHAMPI-26 (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan) Tropical cyclone, Severe Tropical cyclone, rated severe by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-14, as listed on 2026-10-21 2 US Corn Belt (Iowa) Wet spell, Severe 30-day rainfall 253 mm to 2026-10-15, percentile 100 of 15 years, median 59 mm 3 India Punjab/Haryana Wheat Belt Fire, High Satellite fire heat 374 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 4.8 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 4 Black Sea (Odesa) Dry spell, High 30-day rainfall 10 mm to 2026-10-15, percentile 7 of 15 years, median 40 mm 5 Queensland Coal Basins (Bowen/Galilee) Fire, Elevated Satellite fire heat 1,031 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 2.2 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 6 US Corn Belt Fire, Elevated Satellite fire heat 632 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 2.3 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 21 more place(s) 7 US Midwest Manufacturing Belt Fire, Elevated Satellite fire heat 483 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 1.9 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 8 Flood in Costa Rica Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-09, as listed on 2026-10-21 9 Flood in Ecuador Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-09-15, as listed on 2026-10-21 10 Flood in France Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-19, as listed on 2026-10-21 11 Flood in Italy Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-07, as listed on 2026-10-21 12 Flood in South Korea Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-18, as listed on 2026-10-21 13 Flood in Spain Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-17, as listed on 2026-10-21 14 Flood in Thailand Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-18, as listed on 2026-10-21 15 Flood in Ukraine Flood, Normal Flood, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-19, as listed on 2026-10-21 16 Forest fires in Australia Fire, Normal Wildfire, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-20, as listed on 2026-10-21 17 Forest fires in Australia Fire, Normal Wildfire, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-20, as listed on 2026-10-21 18 Tropical Cyclone TRUDY-26 (México) Tropical cyclone, Normal Tropical cyclone, rated minor by the UN disaster alert system, active since 2026-10-13, as listed on 2026-10-21 19 Brazil Soybean Belt (Mato Grosso) Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 1,317 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 0.2 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 20 California Central Valley Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 248 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 0.2 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 21 DRC Copperbelt (Katanga) Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 386 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 0.2 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 22 Gulf Coast Petrochemical Corridor Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 868 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 1.2 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 23 Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 999 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 0.4 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 24 US Great Plains Wheat Belt Fire, Normal Satellite fire heat 235 MW a day over the last 3 observed day(s), 1.0 times its daily mean over the 30 observed days before 25 Argentine Pampas Rainfall, Normal 30-day rainfall 89 mm to 2026-10-15, percentile 67 of 15 years, median 59 mm 26 Brazil Cerrado (Mato Grosso) Rainfall, Normal 30-day rainfall 85 mm to 2026-10-15, percentile 60 of 15 years, median 68 mm 27 US Gulf Coast (Texas) Rainfall, Normal 30-day rainfall 119 mm to 2026-10-15, percentile 53 of 15 years, median 106 mm Imagery: Esri. Land outline: Natural Earth. Fire: NASA FIRMS. Rainfall: Open-Meteo. Events: GDACS. Tags and caption are the desk's; places, positions and ratings are not.
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