Thursday, January 23, 2014

Indianapolis 2013-14 Snowfall Statistics

Updated through January 22.

Snowiest January On Recod
1) 30.6" in 1978
2) 25.2' in 1996
3) 24.9" in 2014
4) 22.0" in 1918
5) 21.8" in 1982
6) 20.9" in 1977
7) 20.0" in 1895
8) 19.1" in 1979
9) 18.3" in 1999
10) 17.6" in 1915

Snowiest December-January On Record
1) 45.8" in 1977-78
2) 37.4" in 1981-82
3) 36.2" in 1995-96
4) 33.7" in 2013-14
5) 32.2" in 1917-18
6) 31.3" in 1973-74
7) 28.4" in 2010-11
8) 27.5" in 1995-96
9) 25.2" in 2002-03
10) 24.2" in 1926-27

Snowiest Meteorological Winter (DJF) On Record
1) 51.0" in 1981-82
2) 49.7" in 1977-78
3) 46.9" in 2002-03
4) 39.3" in 1973-74
5) 37.8" in 1995-96
5) 37.8" in 1978-79
7) 35.9" in 2010-11
8) 33.7" in 2013-14
9) 33.0" in 2009-10
10) 32.6" in 1983-84
11) 32.4" in 1892-93
12) 32.3" in 1909-10
13) 32.2" in 1917-18
14) 30.6" in 1996-97
15) 30.1" in 1913-14

Snowiest Season Through The End Of January On Record
1) 48.6" in 1977-78
2) 37.8" in 1981-82
3) 37.6" in 1995-96
4) 33.8" in 2013-14
5) 32.8" in 1917-18
6) 31.7" in 1973-74

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

40º Or Higher Temperatures In January For Indianapolis

Warm temperatures in January are not a foreign concept for Indianapolis. Matter of fact, they are to be expected.

Below are the number of 40º+, 50º+, and 60º+ days in January for Indianapolis...since 1872. Also, the January mean maximum temperature and the highest temperature for each month.



Decade and 30 year normals for the January mean maximum temperature...highest temperature value...and 40º+, 50º+, and 60º+ days.


Sunday, January 12, 2014

Indianapolis Winter Snowfall Statistics - 2013-14 And Historic Rankings

Indianapolis has had a very snowy winter thus far. Where does it rank historically?

2013-14 already ranks as the 9th snowiest Dec-Jan on record, with more than half of the month to go.



2013-14 is already the 22nd snowiest winter (DJF) on record...again with over half of the winter to go.



Here is a list of the number of 3"+, 6"+, and 10"+ snowstorms for each of the winters in the above chart...and the biggest snowstorm of each of winter in the last column.