Today wraps the (at least!) fourth wettest August on record in Indy. The Indy total through Tuesday is 7.32 inches. BTW: the average for August is a little over three inches. The Indy total for the year is 35.02 inches. (The year-to-date average is 29.23 inches.) August totals (so far): 9.23″ Muncie 7.34″ Bloomington 7.32″ Indy 7.20″ Shelbyville 5.20″ Lafayette Here’s a computer-derived map of the last month. Note some of the heavier pockets on the east side of Marion County into Hancock County. Totals there could be over ten inches. The big change today is driven by a southward moving cold front. Scattered showers and storms are unlikely to become severe, but flooding is a concern given the still-humid air mass, and recent rains across metro Indy and points north and east where totals have been heaviest. That’s followed by high pressure moving into the area, moving significantly drier air into the region and bringing a break from the recent oppressive heat and humidity. The high will be over the eastern Great Lakes Saturday morning and move off the New England coast by Monday. Return flow on the back side of the high will bring warmer and more humid conditions back to central Indiana by later Sunday and Labor Day. The two maps represent this afternoon and tomorrow. PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION Yesterday’s high was 90 in Indy. My forecast was 89. It was the 27th time this year the Indy Airport hit 90+. The total number of 90+ days in 2013, 2014, and 2015 was 30. INDY ALMANAC The average high today is 83 and the average low is 62. Records are 97 and 44. The sun rises at 7:13am and sets at 8:17pm. INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, with scattered showers and storms. High 82. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Chance of an early evening shower or storm. Low 61. Thursday: Partly sunny. LESS HUMID. High 77. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low 57. Friday: Sunny. High 75. Friday Night: Clear. Low 56. Saturday: Sunny. High 79. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low 58. Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 83. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 66. Labor Day: Mostly sunny. Humidity returns again. High 86. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low 70. Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 88. ]]>
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