Drought Information Statement for Central Indiana Valid October 17, 2025 Issued By: NWS Indianapolis, IN Contact Information: nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov This product will be updated by November 14, 2025 or when significant changes occur. 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. D3 (Extreme Drought) continues in northern parts of central Indiana Improvements over much of southern Indiana Impactful rainfall coming this weekend U.S. Drought Monitor Drought Intensity and Extent D3 (Extreme Drought): Carroll, Howard D2 (Severe Drought): Clinton, Delaware, Madison, Parke, Randolph, Tipton, Vermillion D1 (Moderate Drought): Boone, Clay, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vigo D0: (Abnormally Dry): Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren Recent Change in Drought Intensity One Week Drought Monitor Class Change Pocket of one class degradation over Montgomery and parts of surrounding counties One class improvement over much of southern central Indiana No change over most of the northern half of central Indiana Precipitation Below normal precipitation for the majority of the area Spots in northeast and north central Indiana less than 25% of normal 100 to 200% of normal along the Ohio River and over parts of southeastern central Indiana Temperature The 7 day temperature anomaly for max temperatures is 6 to 8 degrees above normal over northeast Indiana 4 to 6 degrees above normal over the majority of northern and central Indiana 3 to 4 degrees above normal over southern central Indiana 1 to 3 degrees above normal along the Ohio River Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Below to much below normal streamflow over some basins (USGS) Low levels in ponds and streams, some completely dry (County Extension) Agricultural Impacts Supplemental hay sought for livestock due to dry pastures (County Extension) Cracked hard ground, dusty crop fields (County Extension) Fire Hazard Impacts Several county burn bans (IDHS) Other Impacts Lawns dormant or patchy and brown (County Extension) Mitigation Actions None reported Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Below to much below normal streamflow across the Wabash, Wildcat, Mississinewa and upper to middle White basins Near Normal streamflow in the lower White, Eel, East Fork White basins, and those along the Ohio River Agricultural Impacts Soil moisture is less than the 5th percentile across much of northern Indiana, and below the 30th percentile across all but southern Indiana Cracked hard ground, dusty crop fields Reports of supplemental hay sought for livestock due to dry pastures Fire Hazard Impacts Burn bans across several counties Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Impactful rain is expected over the weekend. Some locations may see over 2 inches of storm total rainfall…however… Amounts greater than one inch may be less widespread than this QPF map indicates Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage One month outlooks for November show near normal precipitation and temperatures expected across most of the state, with a lean toward drier than normal precipitation across southeastern Indiana Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought is expected to improve or end across the entire state by the end of January