Drought in Fountain County, IN: 1.9 years in 10 since 2000

1.9 years in 10

Fountain County, IN: 5 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2000 (24 wk), 2012 (16 wk), 2023 (20 wk), 2024 (13 wk) and 2025 (18 wk). Not a single drought week in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.

A regular lawn is fine here; plan for the odd dry year

Real droughts are rare here. A smart controller that skips watering after rain covers the odd dry year.

You can keep a regular lawn. Worth doing: a rain-sensing or smart controller, and deeper, less frequent watering if Nov turns dry.

Against the rest of IN

28th most drought-prone of 92 IN counties; the IN middle is 1.5 in 10. Closest on the list: Clinton County (1.9 in 10) and Hamilton County (1.9 in 10). Driest in IN: LaGrange County (3.5 in 10). Least drought: Floyd County (0.4 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Nov (14% of weeks), then Oct (13%) and Dec (12%). Least in May (6%). May to September averages 9%.

8 Jan
9 Feb
9 Mar
6 Apr
6 May
9 Jun
11 Jul
11 Aug
8 Sep
13 Oct
14 Nov
12 Dec

The worst year: 2000

2000: 24 weeks in drought, peaking at D2 severe. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 9.6% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 2.1% at D2, 0.4% at D3, 2 weeks with some of the county in D4. Longest unbroken spell: 24 weeks, Jan 4, 2000 to Jun 13, 2000.

Lately

Last drought year: 2025, 18 weeks. 2016-2025: 3 in 10, against 1.3 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 12 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.