
We were on a good stretch where consistent and sometimes too much rainfall eliminated drought throughout Indiana.

We were on a good stretch where consistent and sometimes too much rainfall eliminated drought throughout Indiana.

Have you ever heard of the song by Glenn Frey, “The Heat Is On”? No pun intended, but the heat is certainly on!

Over the last 30 days (July 18-August 15), the state average temperature was 73.5◦F, which was essentially normal.

Drought and abnormally dry conditions continue to improve across most of Indiana (Figure 1).

Recent precipitation events have allowed periodic rainfall to hit most places across Indiana.

As the dog days of summer continue in folklore through August 11, the temperatures and humidity have increased to heat advisory status throughout the weekly outlook.

After another week of decent rains across the state (Figure 1), abnormally dry and drought conditions continue to improve according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor (Figure 2).

Timely rains have returned over the past few weeks and have helped crop conditions across the state.

For the past seven weeks, abnormally dry conditions gradually spread and intensified across Indiana to eventually cover over 98% of the state.

While drought has been on many people’s minds lately, Indiana has had several rain events pass through that brought much needed moisture.
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