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Jacob Dolinger

jdolinge@purdue.edu

2 articles by this author

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Hot for August’s End, Little Rain in Sight

August 23, 2024 - From Issue: 24-11
By: Jacob Dolinger
map of temps
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Pattern changes, like the one we’ve experienced in the middle of the month, are quite typical for August. The humidity decreases a bit, the soils dry out, and sometimes, like we’ve recently experienced, the temperatures drop quite dramatically. It can be refreshing and exciting for Fall lovers to experience some crisp, cool air in mid-August.[Read More…]

 Article Categories:
  • Climate
 Article Tags:
  • drought
  • growing degree days
  • rainfall
  • temperature
  • weather

Meteorological Spring Ending Wet with Drier Days Ahead

May 31, 2024 - From Issue: 24-06
By: Jacob Dolinger
growing degree days april to may
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As of writing, it appears we’re heading into the start of meteorological summer (June 1) with a wet meteorological spring on the books. Meteorological spring will end with over 15 inches of rain from March 1 through the end of May, making it the 24th wettest Spring on record for Indianapolis. Keep in mind, records[Read More…]

 Article Categories:
  • Climate
 Article Tags:
  • climate

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This work is supported in part by Extension Implementation Grant 2021-70006-35390 / IND90001518G-1027053 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture