It is May, the sun is shining, of course the wind is blowing, and the weather forecast is calling for warmer temperatures.
179 articles tagged "Indiana Weather & Climate Report".
Despite the cooler weather we’ve experienced the last couple of weeks, temperatures from April 1st through 26th averaged 2.3°F above normal for the entire state (Figure 1).
Through the first 18 days of April, temperatures ran 5.5◦F above normal statewide (Figure 1).
Much like March, April has gotten off to a warm start.
Indiana experienced near-normal temperatures for March as the state averaged 40.9◦F, despite the record warmth at the beginning of the month (Figure 1).
Regardless of when one defines the start of spring, so far it has been mostly on the cooler and wetter side.
As meteorological winter officially ended on Feb 28, we still have a few more official days of winter left.
Chance for above-normal precipitation in about 2 weeks, but for this time of the year, that doesn’t mean much.
Fall has brought cooler weather through the first twelve days of October.
As another dry week passes, we are left to wonder when the next significant rain event will occur. The 7-day precipitation forecast is indicating little-to-no precipitation until the end of next week where amounts are still likely to be below half an inch. Climate outlooks beyond this next week is favoring near-normal precipitation – which may not be enough to get most counties out of their current precipitation deficit. Temperatures seem to be wildly transitioning from above normal to below normal at a time of year when evapotranspiration rates are declining. This could help reduce the rate of drought impacts increasing, but Indiana is still likely to see some in the form of burn bans, mild dust storms, low lakes and streams, and stressed vegetation. With farm equipment entering fields, this could bring additional risk for unplanned ignitions. According to the U. S. Drought Monitor (USDM), abnormally dry (D0) conditions[Read More…]
