| Introduction |
| Drought Monitor Status |
| Local Drought Statements |
| Recent Temp & Precip |
| Impacts |
| Water Resource |
| Forecasts & Outlooks |
| Past Droughts |
Introduction/Acknowledgements
Information about current drought conditions and forecast conditions can be found on the tabs following this one. Items range from basic level to in-depth items. Below are some basic questions about drought, and where on this page you can find the answers.
Fire weather information is available on the Fire Weather Page
Acknowledgements
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Drought Status
US Drought Monitor Information for Indiana:
Latest Drought Statements (when available)
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Latest Precipitation and Temperature Trends
7 Day, 30 Day, 60 Day, 90 Day, and 120 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal:
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SPI/SPEI Maps for Indiana:
7 Day and 30 Day Temperature Departure from Normal
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Plot of Year-to-Date Temperatures and Precipitation for Indianapolis (Other cities are available), and Plot of Snow Year (July-June) for Indianapolis
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Impacts
Soils / Vegetation
EDDI: 1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 3 month
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Soil Moisture: (more soil moisture info )
Calculated Soil Moisture Ranking Percentile:
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Total Soil Moisture Anomaly:
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(choose 0-100cm RSM, 0-100cm Percentile, INT-RSM: 1wk chg)
Vegetation Drought Response Index:
Palmer Index Information
(Caution! These maps may not be accurate at the moment)
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| Drought Severity Index (Long Term Palmer) | Additional Precipitation Needed to Bring Palmer Index to Near Normal |
Other Impacts
Water Resources
Stream flow for Rivers Across Indiana (all stream flow images from )
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(Indiana Ground Water Watch was deactivated)
USCAE Lake Levels: ,
Forecasts & Outlooks
Latest 7-Day Total Precipitation Forecast (updated daily by 7 p.m. EDT) from :
6-10 day temperature outlook:
6-10 day precipitation outlook:
8-14 day temperature outlook:
8-14 day precipitation outlook:
Latest One Month Temperature Outlook from the :
Latest One Month Precipitation Outlook from the :
Latest Three-Month Temperature Outlook from the :
Latest Three-Month Precipitation Outlook from the :
Experimental from MRCC
Seasonal Drought Outlook:
Past Droughts
Below are notable droughts since the year 2000. Archived drought maps back to 2000 are available at the US Drought Monitor . Older data can be found at the NIDS . Click any image for a full size version.
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(Additional information on the 2012 heat and drought is available) |
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