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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Rain Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Clear
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 36/50 41/61 44/74 35/61 32/65
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 38/50 38/61 39/74 30/61 24/65
Dew Point
(°F)		 40 43 51 42 32
Humidity
(%)		 76 77 74 57 43
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Speed
(mph)		 6 5 16 14 15
Precip
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 45oF Feels Like: 41oF
Humid: 87% Dew Pt: 41oF
Barom: 30.06 Wind Dir: E
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:35 Sunset: 6:00
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 2:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Scattered Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain for Central U.S. Wednesday
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High: 50°F
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Precip: 47%		 High: 61°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 433'4 434'2 428'0 431'6 -2'4 431'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 446'0 447'0 440'2 443'6 -2'6 443'6s 02:37P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 455'0 456'2 450'2 453'2 -2'0 453'4s 02:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 456'0 458'0 452'2 455'0 -1'4 455'4s 02:55P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 470'4 472'2 467'0 469'6 -1'0 470'2s 02:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 482'0 483'6 479'2 481'6 -0'6 482'2s 02:50P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 488'4 490'0 486'0 488'4 -0'6 488'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 491'6 493'4 489'2 491'6 -0'4 492'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 473'0 473'0 470'0 471'0 -2'4 471'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1157'4 1159'0 1152'0 1154'4 -1'2 1154'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1171'0 1175'6 1165'0 1166'2 -1'0 1169'4s 02:55P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1183'6 1188'4 1178'6 1179'6 -0'2 1183'0s 02:55P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1173'6 1176'4 1167'6 1169'4 -0'4 1172'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1136'4 1139'0 1131'0 1133'6 -0'2 1136'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1131'0 1134'4 1126'2 1129'0 -1'0 1130'4s 02:52P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1142'0 1144'6 1136'6 1139'4 -0'6 1141'0s 01:22P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1139'0 1142'6 1135'2 1138'0 -0'4 1139'0s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1141'6 1143'6 1138'2 1140'4 -0'2 1141'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3115 3119 3058 3059 - 44 3061s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3152 3164 3093 3094 - 48 3099s 02:55P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3179 3193 3129 3130 - 41 3136s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3172 3185 3125 3126 - 39 3132s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3155 3169 3111 3111 - 37 3118s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3131 3144 3090 3092 - 37 3096s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3149 3163 3110 3114 - 32 3117s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3142 3157 3111 3116 - 29 3118s 01:26P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3129 3149 3104 3110 - 24 3111s 01:22P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.850 97.300 95.675 97.125 1.325 97.075s 02:30P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.450 101.825 100.225 101.800 1.800 101.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.600 111.500 109.400 111.250 1.725 111.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.500 113.125 111.325 112.975 1.550 112.950s 03:00P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.225 111.675 110.175 111.550 1.300 111.525s 03:00P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.800 93.625 92.600 93.550 0.750 93.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.100 84.500 83.900 84.475 0.325 84.500s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.400 86.650 86.250 86.600 0.200 86.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 235.000 239.000 234.800 238.525 4.225 238.350s 02:30P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 231.475 235.900 231.175 235.150 4.500 235.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 229.400 234.075 229.400 233.200 4.325 233.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.650 233.025 228.625 232.100 3.975 232.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.350 233.425 229.050 232.600 3.725 232.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.800 233.325 229.800 232.675 3.650 232.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.925 232.300 228.925 231.575 3.625 231.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.600 224.800 220.600 224.175 3.675 223.925s 02:31P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 358.050 364.475 358.050 364.125 6.725 363.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 354.400 361.225 354.400 360.850 7.450 360.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 350.550 357.425 350.525 356.950 7.650 357.000s 02:38P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 350.825 357.125 350.800 356.825 7.250 356.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 348.625 355.225 348.625 355.225 7.325 355.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 347.025 353.250 347.025 353.225 7.325 352.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 344.000 350.475 344.000 350.425 7.375 350.175s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 337.550 344.000 337.550 343.625 7.425 343.425s 02:31P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48475.00 48916.00 48266.00 48766.00 206.00 48796.00 03:00P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 48795.00 49226.00 48574.00 49079.00 215.00 49112.00 03:00P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6813.25 6894.00 6773.50 6870.75 46.00 6876.00 03:00P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6865.00 6946.00 6825.50 6921.50 45.00 6928.50 03:00P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24710.75 25217.75 24499.00 25110.75 355.00 25128.25 03:00P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 24921.50 25435.50 24712.50 25350.25 377.00 25347.00 03:00P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 62.55 62.91 62.29 62.91 0.82 63.09s 01:22P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 62.80 63.62 62.35 63.47 0.77 63.59s 02:31P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 62.90 63.65 62.43 63.53 0.70 63.63s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 566'4 569'2 566'4 569'2 -5'4 566'6s 01:22P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 574'0 577'0 564'4 567'6 -5'6 568'2s 02:36P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 584'0 586'4 574'0 577'2 -5'6 577'6s 02:36P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 596'0 598'6 586'0 589'0 -6'2 589'6s 01:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 614'4 616'2 603'6 606'4 -7'0 607'2s 01:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 627'2 631'2 619'2 621'4 -7'2 622'2s 01:22P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 638'4 638'4 627'4 629'4 -7'2 630'0s 01:22P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 635'2 635'2 623'6 626'4 -6'2 626'4s 02:34P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 630'2 630'2 630'2 630'2 -7'0 630'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 68600.0 74365.0 67615.0 73335.0 4870.0 73445.0 03:00P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 68970.0 74620.0 67950.0 73665.0 5025.0 73735.0 03:00P Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
May 26 71675.0 73725.0 71675.0 73725.0 5040.0 74065.0 03:00P Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 5130.7 5180.2 5117.2 5125.0 17.6 5120.2 03:00P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5110.0 5218.3 5092.8 5150.6 26.9 5134.7 03:00P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 5132.5 5237.4 5132.5 5166.0 23.4 5153.4 03:00P Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 83.085 85.015 82.785 83.320 0.397 82.633 03:00P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 82.445 86.640 81.810 82.895 -0.288 82.879 03:00P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 82.400 87.070 81.740 83.430 -0.043 83.184 03:00P Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 74.74 77.23 73.28 75.32 0.76 74.66 03:00P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 73.56 75.99 72.19 74.07 0.52 73.46 03:00P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 71.98 73.95 70.50 72.28 0.40 71.76 03:00P Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
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