Indianapolis: October 2013 Temperatures

This October has taken quite the tumble in temperatures, from where it started in the first half of the month. Through the 25th, the average temperature for Indianapolis is now at exactly normal for the month. A fairly impressive cold stretch weather of late.

Indianapolis: Daily Record Broken

The record low maximum temperature for Indianapolis for October 24 was broken with a maximum temperature of 40º.

Low maximum temperatures for October 24:
40º in 2013
41º in 1937
42º in 1929
43º in 1909

For reference, 40º is the normal maximum temperature for December 10. Also, yesterday's 40º was 22º below the normal maximum temperature for October 24.

This morning, the airport had a minimum temperature of 26º, which missed tying the record by one degree.

Low minimum temperatures for October 25:
25º in 1887
26º in 2013
27º in 2006
27º in 1962*

Indianapolis: October Snowfall

Snowiest Octobers on record for Indianapolis (1884 to present).

9.3" in 1989
2.4" in 1993
1.4" in 1925
1.2" in 1962
0.4" in 1916, 1917, 1929
0.1" in 1890, 1992
Trace in 1886, 1887, 1896, 1898, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1930, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1988, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2013

So, what does October snowfall mean for the snow season? Taking all of the above years and looking at the eventual season snowfall totals (listed below)...not much. Pretty mixed bag of results.

Longterm average season snowfall: 23.1" (1884-85 to 2012-13)

1989-90: 26.0"
1993-94: 31.5"
1925-26: 22.7"
1962-63: 29.4"
1916-17: 23.7"
1917-18: 32.8"
1929-30: 19.8"
1890-91: 32.1"
1992-93: 28.5"
1886-87: 24.9"
1887-88: 11.8"
1896-97: 29.6"
1898-99: 23.2"
1906-07: 10.4"
1909-10: 32.6"
1910-11: 14.3"
1913-14: 33.3"
1914-15: 29.2"
1920-21: 17.3"
1926-27: 26.6"
1930-31: 14.4"
1937-38: 14.1"
1951-52: 15.7"
1954-55: 20.0"
1955-56: 32.4"
1957-58: 9.3"
1967-68: 36.7"
1972-73: 7.9"
1980-81: 17.3"
1981-82: 58.2" (snowiest season on record)
1988-89: 13.5"
2001-02: 10.9"
2006-07: 25.8"
2008-09: 24.3"
2013-14: ???

Indianapolis: Late Season Heat

August 21 and later...number of 90º+ days and longest streaks for Indianapolis below, since 1897. 

2013 has a streak of four days of 90º+ temperatures, starting on August 26. Should tack on three more days to the streak. Click charts to enlarge.

Indianapolis: August Top 10's

August Top 10's for Indianapolis.

Warmest Average Temperatures

80.5º in 1936

80.1º in 1983

80.0º in 2007

79.6º in 1995

79.5º in 2010

79.4º in 1900

79.0º in 1947

78.4º in 1918

78.0º in 1881

77.7º in 1872

Coolest Average Temperatures

67.5º in 1915

68.2º in 1927

68.9º in 1963

69.0º in 1946

69.5º in 1992

69.8º in 1883, 2004

69.9º in 1875

70.1º in 1986

70.2º in 1950

71.1º in 1890, 1965, 1967

Warmest Average Maximum Temperatures

91.1º in 1983

91.0º in 1936

90.3º in 2010

90.0º in 2007

89.4º in 1995

89.1º in 1947

88.6º in 1881

88.5º in 1900, 1988

88.2º in 1895

87.9º in 2011

Coolest Average Maximum Temperatures

75.4º in 1915

77.3º in 1927

77.7º in 1875

78.8º in 1883

78.9º in 2004

79.4º in 1992

79.7º in 1946, 1963

80.5º in 1879, 1985

80.6º in 1902, 1912

80.7º in 1890

Warmest Average Minimum Temperatures

70.2º in 1900

70.1º in 1872

70.0º in 1918, 1936

69.9º in 2007

69.7º in 1995

69.5º in 1874

69.2º in 1871

69.1º in 1983

69.0º in 1947

68.8º in 2010

Coolest Average Minimum Temperatures

58.0º in 1963

58.4º in 1946

58.9º in 1950, 1986

59.2º in 1927

59.5º in 1992

59.6º in 1915

60.1º in 1976

60.4º in 1967

60.5º in 1964, 1965, 1971

60.6º in 2004

Wettest

8.34" in 1980

8.05" in 1989

7.95" in 1976

7.26" in 1921

6.89" in 1978

6.70" in 1886

6.64" in 1949

6.51" in 2012

6.42" in 1993

6.09" in 1979

Driest

0.37" in 2010

0.42" in 1897

0.46" in 1884

0.54" in 1889

0.61" in 1893

0.68" in 1964

0.86" in 1987

0.97" in 1881

1.00" in 1982

1.04" in 1948

Indianapolis: Current Sub 80º Max Temperature Streak

IND has had 5 days in a row with a sub 80º maximum temperature. The last time that occurred was on July 4-8, 1979. Since 1943, when the airport became the official site for Indianapolis, the longest streak in July is 6 days on July 26-31, 1971. The forecast for the last 3 days of July is for temps to max out in the 70's...so this current one could be the longest streak since 1943. 

July 26-31, 1971: 6 days* (78, 76, 75, 77, 75, 75)

July 24-28, 2013: 5 days (77, 79, 79, 78, 73) 

July 4-8, 1979: 5 days (75, 76, 76, 79, 77)

July 10-14, 1975: 5 days (78, 74, 76, 67, 78)

July 19-23, 1947: 5 days (73, 75, 73, 72, 77)

July 17-20, 2009: 4 days (75, 71, 75, 79)

July 24-27, 2004: 4 days (75, 67, 68, 73)

July 19-22, 2000: 4 days (75, 77, 79, 78)

July 12-15, 1990: 4 days (67, 64, 78, 75)

July 4-7, 1972: 4 days (73, 71, 73, 77)

July 4-7, 1960: 4 days (73, 77, 76, 77)

July 13-16, 1960: 4 days (76, 75, 77, 78)

July 19-22, 1958: 4 days (77, 66, 75, 79)

July 16-19, 1956: 4 days (79, 76, 78, 77)

*lasted 7 days, including a 79º on August 1, 1971

July 2013 so far, has had 9 days with maximum temperatures not reaching 80º. Since the airport era began (1943), July 2009 has the most with 14 days. 

July 2009: 14 days

July 1947: 11 days

July 1960: 10 days

July 1945: 10 days

July 2013: 9 days

July 1971: 9 days

July 1958: 9 days

July 1956: 9 days

July 2004: 8 days

July 2001: 8 days

July 1984: 8 days

July 1981: 8 days

July 1964: 8 days

July 1962: 8 days

Indianapolis: July Cool Minimum Temperatures

Indianapolis broke the record for the daily minimum temperature for today with a temperature of 51º. The old record for today was 54º in 1971 and 2004.

Here are the coldest minimum temperatures in July for Indianapolis, in recorded history (since 1871).

46º on 7/21/1944, 7/23/1947

48º on 7/1/1885, 7/4/1968, 7/6/2001, 7/14/1975

49º on 7/3/1968, 7/5/1972, 7/13/1976, 7/16/1945, 7/20/1947, 7/22/1947, 7/31/1895

50º on 7/1/1892, 7/2/1904, 7/4/1927, 7/5/1997, 7/5/1979, 7/6/1972, 7/6/1970, 7/10/1963, 7/10/1985, 7/14/1950, 7/16/1967, 7/19/1984, 7/20/1929, 7/21/1970, 7/31/1971

51º on 7/1/1937, 7/2/2001, 7/3/1924, 7/4/1963, 7/8/1984, 7/10/1962, 7/13/1975, 7/13/1940, 7/14/1967, 7/15/1967, 7/17/1976, 7/18/1976, 7/18/1886, 7/25/1911, 7/26/1911, 7/26/1972, 7/28/2013, 7/29/1881, 7/30/1965