Though rainy conditions have been gone for a bit, this year has brought the wettest late spring and early summer period in 125 years in south-central Indiana.
And if predictions made by the National Weather Service are correct, more higher-than-average rainfall is expected to come down this summer.
According to data released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, south-central Indiana saw an average of 15.15 inches of rain this season in each county in the region, ranging from Monroe County down to the Ohio River.
In July, the area has seen 0.067 of an inch of rain so far, which is a low followup to the 9.58 inches accumulated in June — 4 inches more than normal for that month.
Joe Skowronek, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis, said weather systems stalling over the area caused June’s heavy total. That is the common reason for intense summertime thunderstorms. Those systems have since broken up and moved on.
“It looks like the weather systems are moving quicker now, and not stalling,” he said. “Whether that continues the rest of the summer, we don’t know at this point. But at least for the next couple weeks, things aren’t going to be as wet.”
Throughout 2019, more than 30 inches of rain have accumulated, more than 9 inches above normal.
“I think everybody has had enough rain for a while,” he said.
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