Indianapolis: December Top 10 Lists

December Top 10 Lists for Indianapolis.

Temperature and precipitation data since 1871
Snowfall data since 1884

Warmest Decembers 
46.2º in 1889
45.5º in 1877
42.4º in 1923
41.2º in 1918, 1931
40.8º in 1875
40.6º in 1881, 1891
40.2º in 1982
38.9º in 1994
38.8º in 1956, 2006
38.6º in 1941, 1956

Coldest Decembers 
18.5º in 1963
18.8º in 1989
19.8º in 2000
20.2º in 1983
21.0º in 1876
22.5º in 1985
22.8º in 1917
23.4º in 1909
23.5º in 1872
23.9º in 1950

Wettest Decembers 
7.72" in 1990
6.70" in 1957
6.19" in 1918
6.05" in 1884
6.02" in 1971
5.90" in 1873
5.78" in 1982
5.60" in 1923
5.58" in 2008
5.55" in 2007

Driest Decembers 
0.45" in 1976
0.47" in 1958
0.49" in 1913
0.58" in 1903
0.70" in 1955
0.78" in 1980
0.80" in 1930
0.85" in 1919
0.86" in 1963
0.90" in 1876

Snowiest Decembers
27.5" in 1973
21.5" in 1895
16.6" in 2010
16.3" in 2000
15.6" in 1981
15.2" in 1977
14.6" in 1996
14.1" in 2005
13.1" in 1915, 2004
12.9" in 1969

Least Snowiest Decembers 
0.0" in 1889
Trace in 1931, 1940
0.1" in 1896, 1941
0.2" in 1979, 1991
0.4" in 1891, 1905, 1911, 1913, 1970, 1971, 1982
0.5" in 1928
0.6" in 1888, 1938, 1949
0.7" in 1978, 2001
0.9" in 1927, 2006
1.0" in 1894, 1923

Indiana: November 2012 Temperatures, Precipitation, And Snowfall

Indiana: November 2012 temperatures/departure from normal, precipitation/departure from normal, total snowfall.

Bloomington: 40.8º -3.0º, 1.36" -2.58", NA


Evansville: 44.2º -2.2º, 1.19" -3.14", Trace


Fort Wayne: 39.6º -1.8º, 0.60" -2.49", 0.5"


Goshen: 40.0º -0.2º, 0.48" -2.64", NA


IWX: 40.4º -0.8º, 0.52" -2.98", Trace


Indianapolis: 41.4º -2.2º, 1.33" -2.37", 0.2"


Ind Eagle Creek: 40.8º -3.2º, 1.34" -2.36", NA


Lafayette: 39.7º -3.1º, 0.80" -2.17", NA


Muncie: 40.6º -2.0º, 0.92" -2.53", NA


Shelbyville: 41.8º -1.9º, 0.62" -3.11", NA


South Bend: 40.1º -0.6º, 0.26" -3.01", Trace


Terre Haute: 42.5º -0.8º, 0.52" -3.32", NA 

Indianapolis: Coldest November since 2002?

Projected average temp of 41.3º at IND for this November. Closest to 2008 in recent times, but technically the coldest since 2002.

November temps at IND since 1990...
2012: 41.3º (projected)
2011: 48.7º
2010: 44.8º
2009: 47.4º
2008: 41.7º
2007: 43.4º
2006: 45.5º
2005: 44.5º
2004: 46.8º
2003: 47.3º
2002: 40.3º
2001: 49.5º
2000: 40.7º
1999: 48.8º
1998: 45.5º
1997: 39.0º
1996: 37.3º
1995: 37.0º
1994: 48.6º
1993: 42.2º
1992: 43.2º
1991: 40.2º
1990: 47.5º 

Indianapolis: Coldest First Half Of November Since 1997

Coldest first 15 days of November at IND since 1997. Here's the average temperature rankings of coldest starts below...since 1996. Average max/min temps in ( ).

37.5º (45.0º/29.9º) in 1996
38.9º (43.7º/34.0º) in 1997
41.7º (51.3º/32.0º) in 2012
43.7º (51.3º/36.1º) in 1998
44.5º (52.1º/36.9º) in 2002
44.8º (51.9º/37.7º) in 2006
46.3º (55.8º/36.8º) in 2007
46.8º (55.9º/37.8º) in 2004
47.9º (55.6º/40.2º) in 2000
48.3º (57.0º/39.5º) in 2003
48.5º (60.3º/36.7º) in 2010
50.0º (58.0º/42.0º) in 2008
50.2º (60.8º/39.6º) in 2009
50.4º (62.7º/38.1º) in 2001
52.2º (61.3º/43.1º) in 2011
52.4º (63.9º/40.8º) in 1999
53.0º (63.9º/42.0º) in 2005

Indianapolis: Coldest Start To November Since 1995

Coldest start, or first 8 days, to November in Indianapolis since 1995.

Nov 1-8, 2012: 39.0º
Nov 1-8, 1995: 37.9º

How both of those months got there was entirely different though. Roller coaster in Nov 1995, steady as she goes in 2012.

Daily maximum/minimum temperatures for each month, 1995 first and 2012 second.

Nov 1: 67/51...54/29
Nov 2: 70/38...51/33
Nov 3: 38/26...41/33
Nov 4: 33/21...45/30
Nov 5: 31/18...46/25
Nov 6: 50/24...49/28
Nov 7: 52/32...50/35
Nov 8: 35/21...48/27

Indiana: November...The Month Of Change

November is the month with the greatest difference in maximum temperatures from the first to the last day of the month for all four long term stations in Indiana. Below are the biggest differences for each month, ranked most to least, according to the 1981-2010 normals.

Evansville
15 degrees: November (64º to 49º)
11 degrees: March (51º to 62º)
11 degrees: October (75º to 64º)
10 degrees: September (86º to 76º)
9 degrees: February (42º to 51º)
9 degrees: April (63º to 72º)
8 degrees: May (73º to 81º)
8 degrees: December (49º to 41º)
6 degrees: June (82º to 88º)
1 degree: January (41º to 42º)
1 degree: August (88º to 87º)
0 degrees: July (88º to 88º)

Fort Wayne
15 degrees: November (57º to 42º)
14 degrees: March (41º to 55º)
12 degrees: April (55º to 67º)
12 degrees: October (70º to 58º)
11 degrees: September (81º to 70º)
9 degrees: May (67º to 76º)
9 degrees: December (42º to 33º)
8 degrees: February (33º to 41º)
7 degrees: June (77º to 84º)
2 degrees: July (85º to 83º)
2 degrees: August (83º to 81º)
0 degrees: January (33º to 33º)

Indianapolis
14 degrees: November (59º to 45º)
13 degrees: March (45º to 58º)
11 degrees: September (83º to 72º)
11 degrees: October (71º to 60º)
10 degrees: April (58º to 68º)
9 degrees: May (68º to 77º)
8 degrees: February (37º to 45º)
8 degrees: December (44º to 36º)
7 degrees: June (78º to 85º)
1 degree: January (36º to 37º)
1 degree: July (85º to 84º)
1 degree: August (84º to 83º)

South Bend
14 degrees: November (55º to 41º)
13 degrees: March (40º to 53º)
12 degrees: October (68º to 56º)
11 degrees: April (54º to 65º)
11 degrees: September (79º to 68º)
10 degrees: May (65º to 75º)
8 degrees: February (32º to 40º)
8 degrees: June (75º to 83º)
8 degrees: December (40º to 32º)
3 degrees: August (82º to 79º)
1 degree: July (83º to 82º)
0 degrees: January (32º to 32º)

Indiana: October 2012 Temperatures And Precipitation

October 2012 in Indiana. Average temperatures/departures and total precipitation/departures.

Bloomington
average temperature: 52.6º -2.0º 
total precipitation: 3.79" +0.26"

Evansville
average temperature: 55.8º -1.8º 
total precipitation: 2.90" -0.35"

Fort Wayne
average temperature: 51.0º -1.6º 
total precipitation: 3.31" +0.47"

Goshen
average temperature: 50.9º -0.4º 
total precipitation: 2.61" -0.55"

Indianapolis
average temperature: 52.7º -2.3º 
total precipitation: 3.87" +0.75"

Indianapolis Eagle Creek
average temperature: 51.5º -3.3º 
total precipitation: 4.58" +1.47"

Lafayette
average temperature: 50.6º -3.7º 
total precipitation: 5.56" +2.67"

Muncie
average temperature: 51.9º -1.9º 
total precipitation: 5.09" +2.17"

North Webster IWX
average temperature:  50.3º -2.2º
total precipitation: 3.51" +0.38"

Shelbyville
average temperature: 53.4º -0.8º 
total precipitation: 2.41" -0.70"

South Bend
average temperature: 50.8º -1.3º 
total precipitation: 4.39" +1.07"

Terre Haute
average temperature: 53.8º -0.4º 
total precipitation: 2.89" -0.68"