The roller coaster ride of Indiana weather continues.
Beth Hall
Prior to this week, there was growing concern of developing drought across Indiana.
Indiana has been very dry the last several weeks (Figure 1) and conditions are starting to show in lawns and fields.
The forecasts and climate outlooks over the next several weeks is calling for below-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures (Figure 1).
The month of May was sprinkled with a record-breaking freeze over Mother’s Day weekend, followed by heavy rainfall the following weekend, with a roller coaster of cool periods and extremely warm periods.
On May 21st, the national Climate Prediction Center released the June-July-August summer outlook for temperature and precipitation (Figure 1).
Two weekends ago, Indiana was facing freezing temperatures that broke numerous records across the state.
Growing degree day (GDD) accumulations (Figures 1 and 2) have been off to a slow start this season due to unseasonably cool temperatures.
The earth’s position and movement around the sun welcomed the spring equinox on March 19th, and meteorologists in the northern hemisphere welcomed spring on March 1st.
On April 30, 2020, the national Climate Prediction Center released its monthly outlook for May (Figure 1).
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