Staying true to global climate trends these days, March 2020 finished warmer and wetter than the 1981-2010 climate normal period.
Beth Hall
Over the past 30 days, southern Indiana has received above-average precipitation which has caused some flooding and well-saturated fields.
Fall is finally here and temperatures are starting to decline. It has been a typical fall, though with above normal temperatures one day with noticeably cooler temperatures the next.
Warmer and wetter than normal. That’s the climate outlook through the end of this month.
The initial cool wave of September is likely over as we welcome warmer temperatures for the next several weeks.
Expect increased possibilities of above normal precipitation through the mid-September, particular in northern regions of the state
The big story this week was the much-needed rain throughout most of Indiana that fell on Monday (August 19th).
Sporadic rain events are barely bringing relief to sections of Indiana .
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.
Another period of rain passed through the state earlier this week, providing limited rain to the northeast and southern counties.
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