There’s been a general break since the heavy rain events from several weeks ago. Summer is coming to an end and even some leaves are starting to turn colors. What does all this mean for our weather and climate over the next few weeks and months? Indiana has remained drought free for the 2nd week…Read more about A possible extreme heat event for early September[Read More]
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Our first significant heat wave hit Indiana this week with the added benefit of high humidity. Because the humidity reduces the rate our sweat can evaporate from our skin (a natural cooler process), conditions felt more uncomfortable and hotter than what it really was. Fortunately, daily high air temperatures should gradually drop into the 80s…Read more about The Heat Is On[Read More]
One heat wave down, more to come. It is summer, though, so aside from expecting plenty of hot days, the things to be more concerned about is reference (or potential) evapotranspiration (ET) significantly exceeding precipitation that would ultimately cause drought-related impacts. The National Weather Service provides a 7-day forecasted reference ET product as well as…Read more about More heat on the way[Read More]
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