Indianapolis: Meteorological Spring Statistics Through April 26

Meteorological Spring statistics through April 26 at Indianapolis, for every year since 2000.

Year: average max temp...average min temp...average temp...total precipitation...total snowfall

2013: 51.8º...33.9º...42.9º...10.19"...14.5"

2012: 66.4º...44.9º...55.7º...6.67"...0.7"

2011: 58.8º...39.6º...49.2º...10.70"...1.5"

2010: 62.8º...41.8º...52.3º...6.06"...0.0"

2009: 59.6º...39.1º...49.3º...6.92"...T

2008: 56.4º...37.3º...46.8º...8.96"...2.3"

2007: 59.0º...39.0º...49.0º...8.20"...0.9"

2006: 58.3º...39.2º...48.7º...10.10"...5.5"

2005: 56.4º...36.3º...46.3º...5.70"...1.3"

2004: 59.2º...39.7º...49.4º...5.83"...3.9"

2003: 58.4º...37.5º...48.0º...5.95"...2.6"

2002: 56.5º...37.2º...46.8º...7.86"...0.8"

2001: 57.2º...37.4º...47.3º...2.46"...0.2"

2000: 59.2º...38.1º...48.7º...5.44"...8.1"

1981-10 normals: 56.8º...36.5º...46.7º...6.82"...2.8"

Indiana: April Temperatures And Precipitation Through The 15th

Indiana in the first 15 days of April. For the most part...warmer/drier in the southern half of the state, cooler/wetter in the northern half.

Bloomington

Mean temp: 53.0º +1.6º

Precipitation: 1.63" -0.64"

Evansville

Mean temp: 55.2º +1.5º

Precipitation: 1.48" -0.55"

Fort Wayne

Mean temp: 46.2º -1.0º

Precipitation: 1.81" +0.01"

Goshen

Mean temp: 44.6º -1.5º

Precipitation: 1.39" -0.12"

Indianapolis

Mean temp: 52.3º +1.8º

Precipitation: 0.96" -0.88"

Indianapolis Eagle Creek

Mean temp: 51.1º +0.3º

Precipitation: 0.69" -1.05"

Lafayette

Mean temp: 49.2º -0.2º

Precipitation: 2.23" +0.60"

Muncie

Mean temp: 51.6º +3.0º

Precipitation: 1.90" +0.05"

North Webster IWX

Mean temp: 44.7º -2.1º

Precipitation: 2.07" +0.21"

South Bend

Mean temp: 44.4º -1.9º

Precipitation: 2.38" +0.81"

Terre Haute

Mean temp: 52.1º +1.1º

Precipitation: 0.78" -0.80"

Indiana: April 10-11 Rainfall Totals

Rainfall totals and departures from normal for April 10-11 in Indiana.

Bloomington: 1.32" +1.01" 
Evansville: 1.48" +1.20"
Fort Wayne: 1.67" +1.42" 
Indianapolis: 0.96" +0.71"
Indianapolis Eagle Creek: 0.69" +0.47"
Lafayette: 2.12" +1.90"
Muncie: 1.83" +1.57"
Shelbyville: 0.51" +0.25"
South Bend: 1.51" +1.29" 
Terre Haute: 0.67" +0.45"
Valparaiso: 2.12" +1.89"

Indiana: Dry First 40 Days Of Meteorological Spring

Pretty dry start to meteorological Spring (since March 1) in the state of Indiana. Precipitation totals and departures below for several sites.

Bloomington

April: 0.30" -1.08"

Since March 1: 2.54" -2.72"

Evansville

April: T -1.20"

Since March 1: 4.08" -1.36"

Fort Wayne

April: 0.03" -1.04"

Since March 1: 2.37" -1.41"

Indianapolis

April: T -1.10"

Since March 1: 1.96" -2.70"

Indianapolis Eagle Creek

April: T -1.07"

Since March 1: 1.46" -2.91"

Lafayette

April: 0.03" -0.90"

Since March 1: 1.28" -2.32"

Muncie

April: T -1.10"

Since March 1: 1.23" -2.82"

Shelbyville

April: T -1.09"

Since March 1: 1.26" -3.26"

South Bend

April: 0.15" -0.76"

Since March 1: 1.41" -1.92"

Terre Haute

April: 0.09" -0.81"

Since March 1: 1.62" -2.65"

Indianapolis: First 80º Temperature Of The Year

Indianapolis officially hit 80º today for the first time this year. Below is a list of the first such occurrence and the high temperature that day, going back to 1980.

Earliest on this list below was March 13, 2007 and the latest was June 5, 1983.

2013: April 9 (80º)

2012: March 14 (81º) 

2011: April 10 (83º)

2010: April 1 (82º)

2009: April 24 (84º)

2008: April 23 (82º)

2007: March 13 (80º)

2006: April 13 (82º)

2005: April 10 (80º)

2004: March 28 (80º)

2003: April 15 (81º)

2002: April 15 (84º)

2001: April 7 (83º)

2000: May 5 (81º)

1999: May 4 (80º)

1998: March 29 (80º)

1997: May 18 (84º)

1996: May 9 (82º)

1995: May 9 (80º)

1994: April 18 (80º)

1993: May 7 (80º)

1992: May 1 (83º)

1991: May 11 (83º)

1990: April 23 (81º)

1989: April 25 (83º)

1988: April 5 (84º)

1987: April 20 (82º)

1986: March 30 (82º)

1985: April 18 (81º)

1984: April 26 (83º)

1983: June 5 (80º)

1982: April 15 (80º)

1981: March 31 (85º)

1980: April 22 (85º)

Lafayette: 2012 vs 2013 Temperature Comparisons

Quite the different start to 2013 compared to 2012 at LAF. Number of negative daily departures for each year through April 3 below. Negative double digit departure days in ( ). 

January 1 through April 3, 2012: 18 days (3 days)

January 1 through April 3, 2013: 60 days (29 days)

Month by month comparisons.

January mean temperatures and departures

2012: 31.9º +5.4º

2013: 27.8º +1.3º

February mean temperatures and departures

2012: 34.9º +4.4º

2013: 29.2º -1.3º

March mean temperatures and departures

2012: 56.6º +15.8º

2013: 33.5º -7.3º

April mean temperatures and departures (through 4/3)

2012: 63.3º +16.0º

2013: 34.5º -12.8º

Indianapolis: March 2013 Snowfall

March 2013 was 4th snowiest on record for Indianapolis, since records began in 1885.

There were two 4"+ snowfall events in March 2013, only the second time that has happened in March since 1943 (the other being 1956).

The 9.1" on March 24-25, 2013 was the second largest March snowfall event since 1943. 11.8" on March 19-20, 1996 is the largest.

Indianapolis: March Temperature Statistics

March 2013 tied for the 14th coldest on record for Indianapolis, since 1871. It was the 5th coldest since the airport became the official site in 1943.

Since records began at the airport in 1943, the average high temperature in March 2013 was the 6th coldest.

March 2013 tied for 5th fewest amount of 50º+ high temperatures. There were no 70º+ temperatures this month, only the 12th time that has happened at the airport.

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Indiana: March 2012 vs 2013 Temperatures

March 2012 vs 2013 average temperatures in Indiana, final numbers.

Bloomington: 19.5º colder.

Evansville: 19.8º colder.

Fort Wayne: 19.5º colder.

Indianapolis: 21.1º colder.

Lafayette: 23.1º colder.

South Bend: 20.8º colder.

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