Indiana: Precipitation Totals And Departures

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"

Indiana: September 1942 Snowfall

Northern portions of Indiana received measurable snowfall on September 25-26, 1942. Parts of Illinois did as well. No doubt one of the earliest measurable snowfalls for many of these locations.

Indiana totals, including trace amounts.
La Porte: 4.0"
Wheatfield: 4.0"
Hobart: 3.0"
Howe: 1.6"
Valparaiso: 1.4"
South Bend: 1.2"
Collegeville: 0.5"
Winona Lake: 0.5"
Goshen: 0.2"
Plymouth: 0.1"
Angola: T
Fort Wayne: T
Lafayette: T

Illinois totals.
La Harpe: 3.1"
Peotone: 3.0"
Dwight: 2.5"
Fairview: 2.5"
Pontiac: 2.5"
Streator: 2.4"
Kankakee: 2.2-2.5"
Galesburg: 2.0"
Minonk: 2.0"
Canton: 1.5"
Galva: 1.5"
Princeton: 1.5"
Kewanee: 1.3"
Macomb: 1.2"
Chillicothe: 1.0"
Joliet: 1.0"
Morris: 1.0"
Peoria: 1.0"
La Salle: 0.5"
Bloomington: 0.4"
Aurora: 0.2"
Moline: 0.1"
Chicago: T

Indianapolis: Wet September

6.72" of rainfall has been recorded in Indianapolis this month, which makes it the 11th wettest September on record currently (records since 1871).

10.37" in 2003
9.33" in 1926
8.17" in 1896
8.06" in 1989
7.61" in 1996
7.54" in 1921
7.46" in 1895
7.31" in 1890
7.18" in 1932
6.94" in 1879
6.72" in 2012

Indiana: September 18 Drought Monitor

Little to no change in drought conditions for Indiana this week. Click image to enlarge.

Tabular drought conditions for Indiana (% of total area). Click chart to enlarge.

Indiana: September 11 Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions take a big hit with the latest drought monitor update for Indiana. Click image to enlarge.

Tabular drought conditions for Indiana (% of total area). Click chart to enlarge.

Indiana: Summer 2012, 22nd Warmest And 12th Driest, Since 1895

NCDC has updated and this past summer for the state of Indiana ranks as the 22nd warmest and 12th driest, since 1895. Monthly and seasonal breakdown below.

June 2012
mean temperature: 71.5º
precipitation: 1.30" (3rd driest)

July 2012
mean temperature: 80.2º (3rd warmest)
precipitation: 2.65" (21st driest)

August 2012
mean temperature: 71.8º
precipitation: 4.07"

Summer 2012
mean temperature: 74.5º
precipitation: 8.02" (12th driest)

Indiana: 24 Hour Rainfall Totals

Some impressive rainfall totals in the past 24 hours in Indiana.

CoCoRaHS observers totals: http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/StateDailyPrecipReports.aspx?state=IN