There was an interesting conversation among drought experts this week about how best to communicate drought, particularly when surface conditions appear so saturated.
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The 2023-2024 meteorological winter (December, January, and February) has concluded, but it seems as if we only experienced a couple weeks of winter-like weather this season.
Certainly, this incredible inconsistency that our atmosphere has been exposing us to is not unusual for the Midwest. That does not make it any less jarring, though, to go from needing to wear sweaters and a coat to then forgetting that coat at the office because the weather got warmer.
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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.
While drought has been on many people’s minds lately, Indiana has had several rain events pass through that brought much needed moisture.
Cool mornings and warm afternoons have made conditions pleasant across the state.
Through the first 18 days of April, temperatures ran 5.5◦F above normal statewide (Figure 1).
