Chicago WX Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 July was "only" the 21st driest on record for Indiana. For the January-July period, 2012 ranks as the 4th driest with only 1895, 1934 and 1936 being drier. Out of those drier years, 1895 stayed dry through fall, 1934 was average-ish in fall and 1936 was one of the wettest falls on record. Updated, January-August 2012 ranks as the 6th driest. August 2012 was the 33rd wettest. 17.91" in 1895 18.12" in 1936 18.47" in 1934 18.97" in 1941 19.91" in 1925 20.31" in 2012 20.45" in 1901 20.46" in 1988 21.30" in 1930 22.53" in 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Smaller decreases in the severe + categories overall with the latest drought monitor. State wise, Iowa saw an increase in extreme conditions. State by state numbers, severe drought conditions or higher. Illinois Extreme drought conditions remained essentially unchanged at 6.66% (6.96% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 46.79% (56.33% last week) Indiana Extreme drought conditions and above have been completely eradicated. Severe drought conditions decreased to 26.83% (54.67% last week) Iowa Exceptional drought conditions unchanged at 2.36% (2.36% last week) Extreme drought conditions increased to 66.00% (62.15% last week) Severe drought conditions unchanged at 100.00% (100.00% last week) Missouri Exceptional drought conditions decreased to 0.78% (3.01% last week) Extreme drought conditions decreased to 25.30% (31.88% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 89.68% (97.85% last week) Wisconsin Extreme drought conditions decreased to 5.55% (6.04% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 27.84% (29.39% last week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nice to see the drought monitor reflect the improvement around the lakeshore counties. The worst drought conditions shifted westward with the heat that went that way too. Hopefully the Midwest will see continued improvement as troughiness sets up this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Tabular drought statistics for Indiana (% of area). Severe drought conditions at their lowest level since mid June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Smaller decreases in the severe + categories overall with the latest drought monitor. State wise, Iowa saw an increase in extreme conditions. State by state numbers, severe drought conditions or higher. Illinois Extreme drought conditions remained essentially unchanged at 6.66% (6.96% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 46.79% (56.33% last week) Indiana Extreme drought conditions and above have been completely eradicated. Severe drought conditions decreased to 26.83% (54.67% last week) Iowa Exceptional drought conditions unchanged at 2.36% (2.36% last week) Extreme drought conditions increased to 66.00% (62.15% last week) Severe drought conditions unchanged at 100.00% (100.00% last week) Missouri Exceptional drought conditions decreased to 0.78% (3.01% last week) Extreme drought conditions decreased to 25.30% (31.88% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 89.68% (97.85% last week) Wisconsin Extreme drought conditions decreased to 5.55% (6.04% last week) Severe drought conditions decreased to 27.84% (29.39% last week) Did enjoy the dry summer conditions, but very glad to see improvements in all fronts regarding the drought conditions. Except now my grass is growing like a weed now, acting like it's spring time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Tremendous progress has been made in this part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Doesn't look like many chances for widespread soaking rain in the next 7+ days for the areas that could use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Not much change in the map compared to last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The lack of heat has led to the drought map stabilizing in this area, but we continue to lose ground relative to normal rainfall. We had decent rain in early August, but it has been fairly dry since. The September normal rainfall is over 3 inches, but we've only had 1.40" so far and the rest of the month is looking pretty dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 This new drought outlook - sad! Especially for areas west of I-35 and the upper Mississippi River Valley roughly. Drought expect to develop over the rest of the northwestern US. - Probably due to the developing El Niño. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 0.33" of rain this month for me. It's bad. Extreme fire danger in portions of MN as well. What a turn around from June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yearly deficit is at another new high here... Year: 17.86" (-11.01") Jan: 1.63" (-0.23") Feb: 1.72" (+0.17") Mar: 2.00" (-0.29") Apr: 2.10" (-1.59") May: 3.15" (-1.05") June: 1.42" (-2.56") July: 1.94" (-1.86") Aug: 2.38" (-2.42") Sep: 1.52" (-1.18") LOT CWA totals/deficits... DPA: 15.57" (-12.64") RFD: 17.84" (-10.55") ARR: 17.78" (-10.05") PWK: 16.29" (-8.69") MDW: 20.98" (-8.27") VPZ: 20.68" (-7.42") UGN: 19.88" (-7.28") ORD: 20.60" (-7.14") LOT: 24.07" (-6.34") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yearly deficit is at another new high here... Year: 17.86" (-11.01") Jan: 1.63" (-0.23") Feb: 1.72" (+0.17") Mar: 2.00" (-0.29") Apr: 2.10" (-1.59") May: 3.15" (-1.05") June: 1.42" (-2.56") July: 1.94" (-1.86") Aug: 2.38" (-2.42") Sep: 1.52" (-1.18") LOT CWA totals/deficits... DPA: 15.57" (-12.64") RFD: 17.84" (-10.55") ARR: 17.78" (-10.05") PWK: 16.29" (-8.69") MDW: 20.98" (-8.27") VPZ: 20.68" (-7.42") UGN: 19.88" (-7.28") ORD: 20.60" (-7.14") LOT: 24.07" (-6.34") Dang, I thought UGN would have made up more ground then that since July. Hoping for a wet October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Dang, I thought UGN would have made up more ground then that since July. Hoping for a wet October. Facts beat our green grass.. drought rolls on and will all winter. Maybe we an make some hay in spring before another torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Those who think there hasn't been a drought for the region this year or are unsure, let me give you exhibit A. This is at the Old Mission Lighthouse, North of Traverse City this morning, you can see how low the water is here and how far out shore is. Oh and that is a person in the middle left part of the picture, just as a frame of reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Those who think there hasn't been a drought for the region this year or are unsure, let me give you exhibit A. This is at the Old Mission Lighthouse, North of Traverse City this morning, you can see how low the water is here and how far out shore is. Oh and that is a person in the middle left part of the picture, just as a frame of reference. Hasn't that spot more or less always look liked that? I remember going up there as a kid and always commenting on how the lake looked so far out. I just think that spot north of the lighthouse is protected between sandbars so it always has that "water level is down" look to it. You could always walk quite a distance out from that spot until you hit the water line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hasn't that spot more or less always look liked that? I remember going up there as a kid and always commenting on how the lake looked so far out. I just think that spot north of the lighthouse is protected between sandbars so it always has that "water level is down" look to it. You could always walk quite a distance out from that spot until you hit the water line. I would have thought that myself but after talking with 2 workers who have worked at the lighthouse while there, they mentioned it hasn't been this low in probably 10-15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That is significantly lower than what I have ever seen. In fact I was just there back in 2011. We are in a drought no matter how you slice it. Yes the areas to our west are drier but here we still rock a -3 inch departure. The DNR is scarred ****less about fire danger this Fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That is significantly lower than what I have ever seen. In fact I was just there back in 2011. We are in a drought no matter how you slice it. Yes the areas to our west are drier but here we still rock a -3 inch departure. The DNR is scarred ****less about fire danger this Fall. Actually surprisingly most areas up here are low fire danger, probably due to recent rains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Michigan-Huron is lower then last year at this time, but not by much. I think it was 2003, when the Michigan-Huron was the lowest that I've ever seen. Dockets and slips had to be closed up and down the western shoreline because of low water levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 The Rock River just outside of town here is as low as I've ever seen it. What's usually a nice wide river is now a series of creeks between various sand bars and islands. It's down to a little over 3.5ft officially just downstream at Joslin. http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=dvn&gage=josi2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Slight increases across the Midwest with the latest drought monitor update. http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_midwest.htm Exceptional drought: 0.28% (0.27% last week) Extreme drought: 14.88% (12.19% last week) Severe drought: 41.58% (39.25% last week) Closer to home, for Indiana, quite an improvement from 3 months ago. Extreme drought: 23.46% on June 26, 0.00% this week. Severe drought: 68.58% on June 26, 25.47% this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 The Rock River just outside of town here is as low as I've ever seen it. What's usually a nice wide river is now a series of creeks between various sand bars and islands. It's down to a little over 3.5ft officially just downstream at Joslin. http://water.weather...=dvn&gage=josi2 As you can guess from my screen name, I do a little trapping every fall. This year there is no water, it's all going to be dry land trapping. Absolutely no water in any of the smaller streams/ponds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Quite a flip of the switch. Spring/Early summer was bone-dry down here, while it seemed DLL and Co. was getting regular rains. Now the new WI state plant is the cactus. From IND: The Indianapolis airport has experienced a complete reversal of recent rainfall patterns. After a record low rainfall total of 6.98 inches for the four month period of April 1st through July 31st, more than twice this amount has fallen in less than one-half of the time. The rainfall total of 14.24 inches for two month period of August 1st through September 30th is the 5th wettest of record. Wettest Septembers of Record Years: 1871-2012 Rank Value Year 1 10.37 2003 2 9.33 1926 3 8.17 1896 4 8.06 1989 5 7.73 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 YEARLY: January 1 - September 27, 2012 precipitation totals and departures in Indiana Bloomington*: 23.67" -12.47" Evansville: 25.51" -8.14" Fort Wayne: 22.47" -6.90" Indianapolis: 30.22" -1.91" Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 29.26" -1.38" Muncie: 24.56" -6.04" Shelbyville: 22.67" -10.44" South Bend: 26.61" -1.87" Terre Haute*: 21.73" -12.65" Valparaiso: 20.68" -7.73" SEPTEMBER: September 1 - 27, 2012 precipitation totals and departures in Indiana Bloomington: 7.37" +4.42" Evansville: 7.54" +4.81" Fort Wayne: 3.61" +1.08" Indianapolis: 7.73" +4.93" Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 7.13" +5.14" Muncie: 5.64" +2.95" Shelbyville: 5.95" +3.12" South Bend: 2.03" -1.18" Terre Haute: 4.19" +1.09" Valparaiso: 1.89" -0.98" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Progression of the annual precipitation departure to date at IND, from August 3 through yesterday. September 27: -1.91" September 20: -3.49" September 13: -3.25" September 6: -5.45" August 31: -6.84" August 24: -7.70" August 17: -6.89" August 10: -7.33" August 3: -10.55" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 The ups and downs of precipitation at Indianapolis in 2012, especially the past four months. January: 3.48" +0.82" February: 1.38" -0.94" March: 4.14" +0.58" April: 3.36" -0.45" May: 2.70" -2.35" June: 0.09" -4.16" driest on record July: 0.83" -3.72" tied 6th driest on record August: 6.51" +3.38" 8th wettest on record September: 7.73" +4.61" 5th wettest on record 2012 total through September: 30.22" -2.23" records for Indianapolis date back to 1871 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Good rains in the OV but many areas saw nothing in the past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Dont really realize how dry it has been as the temps have been much cooler, but things are very very crunchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A couple of Indianapolis area locations getting close to normal for the year. Indianapolis (IND): 31.98" -1.00" Indianapolis Eagle Creek (EYE): 31.21" -0.21" August started the turnaround, but Fall has been especially wet so far. Sept 1 - Oct 5 precipitation/departures through yesterday. Indianapolis (IND): 9.49" +5.84" Indianapolis Eagle Creek (EYE): 9.08" +6.31" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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