Weather Impacts From Eclipse April 17, 2024 - From Issue: 734 By: Beth Hall Read More Something exciting happened on April 8th that many of you might be glad is over and no longer filling your news feed – the total solar eclipse. The Indiana State[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather Eclipse
As the Saying Go… April 4, 2024 - From Issue: 733 By: Beth Hall Read More An old saying predicts that March will go out “like a lamb”. Another saying predicts April’s wetness with “April showers bring May flowers”. A lot seems to have happened across[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Water and Climate March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The Natural Resources Conservation Service produces this weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Seasonal Insect Pressure Forecast – Update for Indiana March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Laura Ingwell Read More I have been asked a lot about what the unusually high temperatures we have been experiencing lately will mean for insect pests this season. I don’t have a good answer[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Insect and Mite Management
Eclipse Citizen Scientists Call-Out March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Ginger Davis Read More Solar energy is responsible for so many processes on Earth’s surface. From growing plants and driving water movement across the planet to providing heat and powering solar panels, solar energy[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather Eclipse
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
