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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Indiana: February 2013 Statistics

February 2013 statistics for Indiana sites.

Bloomington

Mean temperature: 32.2º -0.9º

Total precipitation: 2.55" -0.21"

Evansville

Mean temperature: 36.1º -0.5º

Total precipitation: 2.77" -0.40"

Total snowfall: 1.3" -2.5"

Fort Wayne

Mean temperature: 27.5º -0.8º

Total precipitation: 1.86" -0.18"

Total Snowfall: 8.2" +0.5"

Indianapolis

Mean temperature: 30.9º -1.2º

Total Precipitation: 2.27" -0.05"

Total snowfall: 2.6" -3.9"

Indianapolis Eagle Creek

Mean temperature: 30.6º -1.4º

Total precipitation: 2.27" +0.14"

Lafayette

Mean temperature: 29.2º -1.3º

Total precipitation: 2.28" +0.52"

Muncie

Mean temperature: 31.3º +1.6º

Total Precipitation: 1.52" -0.79"

South Bend

Mean temperature: 27.3º -0.5º

Total Precipitation: 2.49" +0.54"

Total snowfall: 26.7" +11.7"

Terre Haute

Mean temperature: 32.2º -0.2º

Total Precipitation: 2.08" +0.15"

Indiana: January 2013 Statistics

January 2013 in Indiana

Bloomington

Mean temperature: 31.6º +2.2º

Total precipitation: 5.46" +2.15"

Evansville

Mean temperature: 35.3º +2.8º

Total precipitation: 6.77" +3.67"

Total snowfall: T -3.4"

Fort Wayne

Mean temperature: 27.8º +2.9º

Total precipitation: 3.43" +1.17"

Total snowfall: 2.6" -7.5"

Goshen

Mean temperature: 27.8º +4.0º

Total precipitation: 3.62" +1.66"

Indianapolis

Mean temperature: 29.8º +1.7º

Total precipitation: 5.53" +2.87"

Total snowfall: 2.4" -6.2"

Indianapolis Eagle Creek

Mean temperature: 29.5º +1.4º

Total precipitation: 4.67" +2.46"

Lafayette

Mean temperature: 27.8º +1.3º

Total precipitation: 3.67" +1.81"

North Webster IWX

Mean temperature: 27.2º +3.5º

Total precipitation: 4.06" +1.80"

Total snowfall: 3.0" NA

Shelbyville

Mean temperature: 31.5º +2.8º

Total precipitation: 3.88" +1.49"

South Bend

Mean temperature: 27.7º +3.3º

Total precipitation: 5.00" +2.71"

Total snowfall: 11.9" -8.7"

Terre Haute

Mean temperature: 30.0º +1.8º

Total precipitation: 5.57" +3.21"