{"id":1531,"date":"2023-02-16T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/?page_id=1531"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:15:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/purdue-mesonet\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Purdue_Mesonet.jpg\" alt=\"Purdue_Mesonet\" height=\"288\" width=\"1280\" title=\"Purdue_Mesonet\" \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tAbout\n\t<\/h2>\n\tThe <strong>Purdue Mesonet<\/strong>, managed by the <em>Indiana State Climate Office<\/em>, is a statewide network of weather observation stations that monitor Indiana weather and deliver climate data, tools, data visualizations, and resources to enhance Indiana&#8217;s prosperity and decision-support needs.<br \/>\n<\/br>\n<h4>Featured Podcasts and Articles<\/h4>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mWbDKKTXnLc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather Authority NOW: Getting to know Indiana Mesonet &#8211; FOX59 Meteorologist Ethan Rosuck<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc57.com\/news\/indiana-meteorologists-working-to-improve-forecasts-through-data-driven-mesonet\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC57 Purdue Mesonet Article<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\n<h4>Purdue Mesonet Mission<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor and assess Indiana weather and climate conditions and impacts to increase community safety, prosperity, and preparedness for extreme conditions<\/li>\n<li>Provide free, research-grade weather and climate data, derived information, data summaries, and decision-support tools<\/li>\n<li>Improve spatial coverage of a wide range of weather data in Indiana to enhance science, planning, and safety<\/li>\n<li>Increase the visibility and understanding of the value of weather and climate data and monitoring through community outreach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Locations and Measurements<\/h4>\n<p>The Indiana State Climate Office maintains weather stations across the state (right) where real-time measurements are reported in 5-minute, 30-minute, hourly, daily, and monthly temporal intervals. <\/p>\n<p>Measured variables include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Air temperature 0.5, 1.5, 2, and 3 meters (1.6, 4.9, 6.6, and 9.8 feet)<\/li>\n<li>Soil temperature and moisture depths of 5, 10, 20, and 40 centimeters (2, 4, 8, and 20 inches)<\/li>\n<li>Solar radiation<\/li>\n<li>Relative humidity<\/li>\n<li>Precipitation<\/li>\n<li>Wind speed and direction 3 meters (9.8 feet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>See Labeled Mesonet Station Photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Purdue Mesonet Data Hub<\/h4>\nCompare real-time Indiana weather conditions through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/purdue-mesonet\/purdue-mesonet-data-hub\/\">Purdue Mesonet Data Hub<\/a>. Access free 5-minute, hourly, and daily station graphs and tabular data from each station. View the measured variables in addition to calculated Modified Growing Degree Days (MGDDs) and monitor localized low-level temperature inversions, which have agricultural implications across the state.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nSee Mesonet Data Hub Time Series graphs.<\/em>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_PurdueMesonet_Factsheet-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPurdue Mesonet Fact Sheet\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mesonet_Station_Labled_2024.jpg\" alt=\"Mesonet_Station_Labled_2024\" height=\"2200\" width=\"1700\" title=\"Mesonet_Station_Labled_2024\" \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tLabeled Mesonet Station\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesonetexample.jpg\" alt=\"mesonetexample\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1152\" title=\"mesonetexample\" \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tMesonet Data Hub Time Series\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/indiana-state-climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/datahub.jpg\" alt=\"datahub\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1152\" title=\"datahub\" \/>\n\t<h4>Partners<\/h4>\n<p><em>Thank you to our site hosts!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACRE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/agry\/acre\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Agronomy Center for Research &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ASEL &#8211; Asel Farms<\/li>\n<li>CCCS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccs.k12.in.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crawford County Community Schools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/county\/crawford\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Extension Crawford County<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Crawford-County-Indiana-Emergency-Management-Agency\/100069102374271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crawford County Emergency Management Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DFINC &#8211; Dutchman Farms Inc. <\/li>\n<li>DUNLAP &#8211; Dunlap Family Farms<\/li>\n<li>DPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/dpac\/dpac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davis Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/fpac\/fpac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feldun Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MARTELL &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/research\/properties\/martell-forest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martell Forest<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NEPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/nepac\/nepac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/ppac\/ppac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SEPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/sepac\/sepac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SHFPRS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonwinterfarmersmarket.com\/shawnee-hills-farm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shawnee Hills Farm Permaculture Research Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SIPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/sipac\/sipac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SWPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/swpac\/swpac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TPAC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/arge\/PACs\/tpac\/tpac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Professional Partners<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NMP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalmesonet.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Mesonet Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IWBN &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/igws.indiana.edu\/iwbn-dashboard\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Water Balance Network<\/a> managed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/igws.indiana.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Geological &amp; Water Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AASC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateclimate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Association of State Climatologists<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Midwest Mesonet Consortium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Purdue Mesonet, managed by the Indiana State Climate Office, is a statewide network of weather observation stations that monitor Indiana weather and deliver climate data, tools, data visualizations, and resources to enhance Indiana&#8217;s prosperity and decision-support needs. 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