Several weeks ago, Indiana received enough rain to eliminate drought across the state, leaving behind just a few counties in Abnormally Dry (D0) status.  Fortunately, this week has been relatively quiet, allowing many areas to alleviate flooding issues.  The U.S. Drought Monitor kept those Abnormally Dry areas nearly the same this week (Figure 1), so how might things change?  Will this recent dry period re-introduce Moderate Drought (D1) and/or expand those Abnormally Dry areas?  Or will more rain keep Indiana in a more normal situation where precipitation passes through every few days, separated by typical Midwest hot and humid conditions? First, it is important to review what has been happening across our state.  Over the past two weeks, Figure 2 shows that most of Indiana has receive above-normal precipitation except for southeastern and southern Indiana.  However, even those locations are within one inch of normal amounts (based on the 1991-2020[Read More…]