Drought Information Statement for Central Indiana Valid April 10, 2026 Issued By: National Weather Service WFO Indianapolis, IN Contact Information: nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov This product will be updated when drought conditions of D2 or worse return to the area. 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. Significant Improvement–No Drought left in the state Two Abnormally Dry (D0) areas remain U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D0: (Abnormally Dry): Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Knox, Madison, Randolph, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: One class degradation in 3 southwestern counties No Change: In areas of no drought along the Michigan border and most of the southern half of Indiana Drought Improved: Large SW to NE oriented swath across central and north central Indiana saw one to three class improvement Precipitation The northern half of Indiana saw 150 to 300% of normal precipitation over the last 30 days The southern half of central Indiana was generally 75 to 150% of normal Lower percentages were seen along the Ohio River Temperature The 30 day max temperature anomaly was over 8 degrees above normal for almost all of the state Along the Michigan border, the anomaly was 6 to 8 degrees warmer than normal Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Streamflow has recovered for northern half of Indiana Southern Indiana seeing below normal streamflow 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 Northern half of the state is generally Normal to Much Above normal streamflow Southern half or so of the state is generally Below to Much Below normal stream Agricultural Impacts Soil Moisture is normal across most of the state Near the Ohio River, soil moisture is below normal, in the 10th to 30th percentile Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Precipitation of around 0.25 to 0.75 over southeastern Indiana increasing to 1.25 to 2 inches over northwestern Indiana over the next seven days Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Monthly outlook for April leans toward above normal precipitation and above normal temperatures Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought has already improved, but as of March 31st was forecast to improve or come to an end over Indiana by June 30th.