Volunteer Weather Observers Needed to Help Measure Rain, Hail, and Snow March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Beth Hall Read More Precipitation is one of the most variable weather phenomena with such an incredible local impact on communities. Too little can lead to drought and water supply issues, whereas too much[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Plasticulture Strawberry Crop Status in Southern Indiana March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Strawberry growers are at the forefront of the battle against spring frost/freeze challenges. This task undoubtedly is getting more complicated with the current weather. We will have a few cold[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Climate and Weather Freeze protection
Winter: Where art thou? February 22, 2024 - From Issue: 731 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More Hoosiers are hardy, but that wasn’t a quality that was important this winter. Meteorological winter—December 1 to February 29—is drawing to a close, and it doesn’t quite feel like it[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
October Favored to be Wetter than Normal September 28, 2023 - From Issue: 728 By: Beth Hall Read More To say the last few months have been dry is a bit of an understatement. Since August 1st, only a sliver of Newton and Benton counties (northwest Indiana) and the[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Outlooks Favoring Cooler Temperatures Over Next few Weeks September 7, 2023 - From Issue: 727 By: Beth Hall Read More Wednesday, September 6th, was the first day in what seemed like a long, long time that rain fell across most of Indiana. Amounts ranged from a trace to around an[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
The Heat and Humidity Is On, But Will It Last? August 28, 2023 - From Issue: 726 By: Austin Pearson Read More Have you ever heard of the song by Glenn Frey, “The Heat Is On”? No pun intended, but the heat is certainly on! Heat index values over 110F have made[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Seasonable Temperatures Expected to Continue August 10, 2023 - From Issue: 725 By: Beth Hall Read More 6Drought and abnormally dry conditions continue to improve across most of Indiana (Figure 1). There seem to be a few counties – particularly along the western border – that have[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Heat Continues through the Near Future July 27, 2023 - From Issue: 724 By: Hans F Schmitz Read More 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. Figure 1 shows the[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Drought Conditions Continue to Improve. Will this Continue? July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Austin Pearson Read More Timely rains have returned over the past few weeks and have helped crop conditions across the state. Now that we are entering critical corn and soybean growth stages, cooler temperatures[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Indiana’s Winners and Losers with Recent Precipitation June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Beth Hall Read More While drought has been on many people’s minds lately, Indiana has had several rain events pass through that brought much-needed moisture. Unfortunately, the entire state has not benefited evenly from[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
