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Healthy rains this spring alleviated drought concerns for much of the Midwest. The exception is parts of Minnesota and Iowa & more so Kentucky and the Missouri Bootheel, where a lack of precipitation has encouraged the development of D2 (severe drought) and D3 (extreme drought).

ICN is back on @MidwestClimate Regional Mesonet maps! Check them out at mrcc.purdue.edu/RMP #ilsoils #ilwx

🌡️ April 2026 was the 7th warmest April for the Midwest in 132 years of rankings, going all the way back to 1895. Some individual states had their warmest April on record. Check yours here ➡️ mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/sta…

Did April showers bring May flowers? 🌷 A warm April across the U.S. was marked by wet conditions in the north and persistent drought in the SE. We have the April U.S. temperature and precipitation report ready for you. Learn more from @NOAA NCEI: bit.ly/USClimate202604

The data is in... and it was the Midwest's 3rd wettest April on record since 1895 🌧️ The three wettest April months have all occurred in the past 15 years. See how your state stacked up here ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/sta…

New cli-MATE is so in, and legacy cli-MATE is so out cli-MATE ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/home

The April Climate Observer newsletter details the changes in our new cli-MATE maps. Check it out ➡️mailimages.purdue.edu/vo/?FileID=ff5…

The Climate Observer Spring Newsletter is out now! We discuss the winter quarterly climate recap, including Chicago's recordbreaking winter tornadoes. Check it out ➡️ mailimages.purdue.edu/vo/?FileID=ff5…

Most of the Lower 48 is in drought. Notable exception: a swath of that runs from Central TX, through the Midwest, to the Northeast. That area has seen 100-300% of normal precip in the last 60 days. Much of the Lower 48 has seen less than 50%. drought.gov @NOAA

Though there's still time for more rain in the next few days, this month already ranks as Wisconsin's wettest April on record. 🌧️ Click through to see what other cities have made the record books! #wiwx

Growing Degree Days are on the rise here in Tippecanoe county! Anyone with stakes in corn will want to check out GDD mapped against typical silking and black layer dates with our Corn GDD Tool. Check your county here ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/tools/corngdd

@fox4wx It's high on the list!

@MidwestClimate now if we can get KML/KMZ files of that data to show the viewers your hard work that would be 💯. JL

Our gridded maps on old cli-MATE just don't comapre with the gridded maps on our new cli-MATE interface: ✨Higher resolution ⚡️Faster load times ✅More map features No wonder old cli-MATE is jealous! Try a new cli-MATE gridded map for yourself ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/map…

April is #CitizenScienceMonth, and @NOAA has launched a new, searchable catalog of citizen science projects to connect volunteers with research opportunities across the country! Find a project that works for you and get started: noaa.gov/office-educati… #ActsOfScience

The MRCC website is unavailable as planned server maintenance takes place here at Purdue from April 22-23. We apologize for the inconvenience. For questions, please contact mrcc@purdue.edu.

Our very active March for severe weather has continued into April with tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail. As of April 21st, we have nearly doubled our previous record for April severe thunderstorm warnings and have almost broken our April record for tornado warnings!

📃Did you know we provide comprehensive monthly climate reports summarizing Midwestern weather phenomena? Well, now you do! Monthly Sumamries ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/climatesummari…

🧊Did the cold temperatures this morning feel like a shock to the system for you too? Turns out, there's a 63% chance of temperatures drop to freezing after April 19 here in Lafayette! Check your city here ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/gismaps/freeze…

💦Mixed bag for Midwestern drought this week ⬇️Dry conditions decreased across parts of IA, southern MN, IL and northern MO ⬆️Drought coverage increased across southern MO and KY ⏹️Drought persisted, unchanged, across northern MN Drought Monitor ➡️droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx

Are you prepared for the growing season? 🌱 We're tracking Modified Growing Degree Days (MGDD) with our gridded maps on our website. You can track MGDD accumulations using both an April 1 or May 1 start date. Check it out ➡️mrcc.purdue.edu/modified-growi…