Hoar_Frost Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I have a friend south of Marion, IL that has picked up less than 5" this year - thus far. That is simply incredible. Wow! Damn straight that's incredible. That'd be impressive even up here in the northern part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Year to date precipitation and departures (January 1 - July 2) Bloomington: 12.05" (-13.04") Evansville: 11.53" (-12.75") Fort Wayne: 11.00" (-8.21") Indianapolis: 15.15" (-6.82") Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 13.35" (-8.12") Lafayette: 11.56" (-6.82") Muncie: 13.92" (-6.60") Shelbyville: 13.10" (-9.28") South Bend: 12.84" (-4.91") Terre Haute: 12.56" (-10.54") Summer precipitation and departures (June 1 - July 2) Bloomington: 0.30" (-4.90") Evansville: 0.15" (-3.89") Fort Wayne: 0.65" (-3.76") Indianapolis: 0.09" (-4.48") Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 0.21" (-4.45") Lafayette: 0.81" (-3.55") Muncie: 1.68" (-3.27") Shelbyville: 0.05" (-4.55") South Bend: 1.54" (-2.49") Terre Haute: 0.26" (-4.40") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 And just for fun, here's where we stood across Indiana last year at this time. One extreme to the other... Year to date precipitation and departures (January 1 - July 2, 2011) Bloomington: 34.72" (+9.63") Evansville: 37.70" (+13.42") Fort Wayne: 26.77" (+7.56") Indianapolis: 29.91" (+7.94") Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 30.39" (+8.92") Muncie: 24.20" (+3.68") Shelbyville: 33.96" (+11.58") South Bend: 28.08" (+10.33") Terre Haute: 28.54" (+5.44") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I have a friend south of Marion, IL that has picked up less than 5" this year - thus far. That is simply incredible. I know someone in centralia and they to are reporting the same conditions.. That is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Wabash River at Lafayette is at 1.62 feet. The record is 0.00 (a few times)...I'm not sure how that's even possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 And just for fun, here's where we stood across Indiana last year at this time. One extreme to the other... Year to date precipitation and departures (January 1 - July 2, 2011) Bloomington: 34.72" (+9.63") Evansville: 37.70" (+13.42") Fort Wayne: 26.77" (+7.56") Indianapolis: 29.91" (+7.94") Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 30.39" (+8.92") Muncie: 24.20" (+3.68") Shelbyville: 33.96" (+11.58") South Bend: 28.08" (+10.33") Terre Haute: 28.54" (+5.44") Wow the difference in Evansville is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Wabash River at Lafayette is at 1.62 feet. The record is 0.00 (a few times)...I'm not sure how that's even possible. Wow! That's something. Water is likely still there, but the gauge doesn't extend that far down. A small 5 foot wide creek by my house is completely dry right now! Never seen that before. Look at all the low river conditions across the nation! Current stream conditions: http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?id=ww_current Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well, definitely held off the drought for a little while with today's rainfall in most of SE Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well, definitely held off the drought for a little while with today's rainfall in most of SE Michigan. For M59 north. Whatever Drought we had is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 33 days and counting since 0.10" has been recorded in one day at IND (last occurrence: 0.14" on May 31st). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 33 days and counting since 0.10" has been recorded in one day at IND (last occurrence: 0.14" on May 31st). I feel horrible for the farmers in this area. Nothing to do but cry at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 0.41" at EVV in the last hour. It's their largest calendar day rainfall total since May 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 The rain held the extreme drought at bay. Everything else inched up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I don't believe MBY has seen any rain since June 16th. The airport picked up a little under a tenth of an inch Tuesday, but that doesn't really matter. Many cities in the region haven't seen any rain in nearly three weeks, and looks likely we will see a dry frontal passage the next couple days followed by continued dry weather next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 One change in the drought status is the expansion of D1 into WI more. Doesn't look good for the near term. GFS doesn't show much relief in the region, except local pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Yes, that front Sat. evening that is supposed to cool us off by 20 degrees to mid 80's highs on Sunday here in Michiana only has a 20% chance of rain progged with it at present. Maps above show Elkhart Co. in moderate to extreme drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 It appears that if we don't get any significant rain on Saturday, when the cold front comes through...chances are not good for significant rains for at least two to three weeks, and possibly the rest of the month. From Gil at NIU Weather DeKalb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We're at the point now (and given what the next couple weeks look like) where it's probably going to take months to wipe this out on a large scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 According to the local met Chad Evans, Indiana's crop loss right now is as bad as 1988. http://blogs.wlfi.com/2012/07/05/drought-heat-have-reached-historic-proportions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Models are actually showing decent QPF in the next 10 days south of the OH River. Much less farther north though. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Just cherry picking a few well known years vs 2012. Can only plot through May 2012 on this site...the anomalies would look a little worse if June were included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 "Drought Conditions Resemble the Dust Bowl Days of the 1930's" is the current headline on the IND website: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=84020&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I guess this could be construed as being a touch pessimistic, but it's not like there's any good signals for rainfall in the near future. So I bring to you... Driest May 1 to July 31 periods for Indianapolis (1871). 4.14" - 1930 5.06" - 1936 5.43" - 1895 5.46" - 1911 5.46" - 1966 5.53" - 1954 6.04" - 1914 6.08" - 1934 6.09" - 2007 6.13" - 1988 6.19" - 1921 6.24" - 1922 6.25" - 1887 6.44" - 1891 6.80" - 1901 7.00" - 1893 Through today, Indianapolis has seen 2.88" at the airport since May 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I guess this could be construed as being a touch pessimistic, but it's not like there's any good signals for rainfall in the near future. So I bring to you... Driest May 1 to July 31 periods for Indianapolis (1871). 4.14" - 1930 5.06" - 1936 5.43" - 1895 5.46" - 1911 5.46" - 1966 5.53" - 1954 6.04" - 1914 6.08" - 1934 6.09" - 2007 6.13" - 1988 6.19" - 1921 6.24" - 1922 6.25" - 1887 6.44" - 1891 6.80" - 1901 7.00" - 1893 Through today, Indianapolis has seen 2.88" at the airport since May 1st. WOW... When you look at those numbers, just goes to show how dry 2012 has been since May1st... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 WOW... When you look at those numbers, just goes to show how dry 2012 has been since May1st... Keep in mind that all the years listed are precipitation totals from May 1st through the end of July...which obviously 2012 has yet to get there. Just foreshadowing by me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Obviously no years are exactly alike, but just from the statewide Indiana perspective, this drought is getting up there with the all-timers and at least has some chance to be the defining drought event of the past 100+ years. Almost the entire state is 6-12"+ in the hole for precip this year and it's only the first week of July. One saving grace is that the extreme heat is done at least for a while (extreme heat + no rain is worse than seasonal temps and no rain) but this is a critical period for many farmers and it is not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Obviously no years are exactly alike, but just from the statewide Indiana perspective, this drought is getting up there with the all-timers and at least has some chance to be the defining drought event of the past 100+ years. Almost the entire state is 6-12"+ in the hole for precip this year and it's only the first week of July. One saving grace is that the extreme heat is done at least for a while (extreme heat + no rain is worse than seasonal temps and no rain) but this is a critical period for many farmers and it is not looking good. I guess this again is looking into the future, but here's the top 15 statewide average driest Summers on record for Indiana. 6.07" - 1936 6.22" - 1933 6.45" - 1930 6.86" - 1908 7.34" - 1940 7.35" - 1991 7.49" - 1944 7.50" - 1922 7.87" - 1919 7.94" - 1983 8.00" - 1984 8.06" - 1988 8.13" - 1895 8.26" - 1967 8.40" - 1966 And looking backwards, top 15 statewide average driest Springs on record for Indiana. 5.34" - 1895 5.69" - 1934 6.01" - 1941 6.15" - 1930 6.87" - 1925 6.93" - 1932 7.12" - 1971 7.56" - 1988 7.63" - 2012 7.70" - 1928 7.76" - 1910 7.82" - 2005 7.87" - 1936 8.03" - 2001 8.27" - 1960 I bolded the years that showed up on both lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 This is a creek in NE Kenosha County, which is typically wider than this and about a foot deep. Now it's about 4" deep and is only a series of pools connected by narrow riffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 With this much of the country in moderate or worse drought it shouldn't be a surprise how the ridge pattern has done a pretty good job maximizing its potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 A look at how quickly things have ramped up here. These images are only 4 weeks apart. There are some spots that went from D0 to D3 in 4 weeks...amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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