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Current temperatures and rainfall report.
Current temperatures and rainfall report.
The climate outlooks issued by the national Climate Prediction Center are keeping things exciting for those trying to plan ahead.
The roller coaster ride of Indiana weather continues.
The forecasts and climate outlooks over the next several weeks is calling for below-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures (Figure 1).
Warmer and wetter than normal. That’s the climate outlook through the end of this month.
Even the climate models are confused by this year’s weather. When the August monthly outlook was released (July 31st; national Climate Prediction Center) it showed significant confidence that August would have below-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation.
The story of excessive rain and soil moisture continues and the 7-day precipitation forecast suggests this wet pattern will continue (Fig. 1). When looking at the precipitation percent of mean for May 1-30, 2019, the southern half of the state received near normal amounts.
April is indicative of vegetation rapidly greening up, accumulating growing degree-days, and those infamous April showers.
Total Precipitation June 21-27, 2018
Total Precipitation June 14-20, 2018
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