Drought Information Statement for Central Indiana Valid March 13, 2026 Issued By: National Weather Service WFO Indianapolis, IN Contact Information: nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov This product will be updated April 10, 2026 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/IND/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates. Extreme Drought (D3) continues over almost 10 percent of Indiana Improvements over northern and southern Indiana due to recent heavy rainfall Over 40 percent of the state back to no drought designation U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D3 (Extreme Drought): Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Howard, Madison, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren D2 (Severe Drought): Fountain, Montgomery, Randolph, Vermillion D1 (Moderate Drought): Boone, Hamilton, Parke, Vigo D0: (Abnormally Dry): Clay, Daviess, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Knox, Marion, Martin, Putnam, Sullivan Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: None No Change: Most of northern Indiana Drought Improved: Most of central and southern Indiana saw 1 class improvement Precipitation Much of central Indiana saw 200 to 300% of normal precipitation over the last 30 days. A few counties in northwest Indiana saw 50 to 100% of normal Temperature The 30 day max temperature anomaly is generally 1 to 3 degrees above normal over eastern Indiana, 3 to 4 degrees above normal over central Indiana, and 4 to 6 degrees above normal over northwest Indiana Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Streamflow has recovered for most of central Indiana Still seeing below normal streamflow in some spots in north central Indiana Agricultural Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Fire Hazard Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Other Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Mitigation Actions There are no known impacts at this time Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Most basins have normal to extremely above normal streamflow for this time of year Only a few basins in north central Indiana and northern Indiana are below to much below normal Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Precipitation of around 0.75 to 1.25 inches is expected in the next 7 days Much of this is from a strong storm system moving through Sunday through Monday Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Above normal precipitation and above normal temperatures are expected during March Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought is forecast to improve or come to an end over Indiana through May 31st.