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

January 22 Lafayette Snow Squalls

I took these videos tonight of some intense snow and wind.

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.

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.

South Bend Christmas Day Records

South Bend: 1893-2012

Maximum temps

Warmest: 65 in 1982

Coldest: -3 in 1983

Minimum temps

Warmest: 40 in 1936, 1940, and 1982

Coldest: -13 in 1924

Precipitation

Wettest: 0.69" in 1982

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 6.0" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 16" in 1951

Max temp data missing for 1938-1939

Min temp data missing for 1894-1895 and 1938-1939

Precipitation data missing for 1938-1939

Snowfall data missing for 1896 and 1938-1939

Snow depth data missing for 1893-1895, 1897-1898, 1903-1929, 1931-1932, 1938-1939, and 1946-47 

South Bend: 1893-2012

Max temps

Average: 32.5

32 or lower: 57 days (48% of the time)

60-69: 1 day

50-59: 4 days

40-49: 22 days

30-39: 50 days

20-29: 29 days

10-19: 9 days

0-9: 2 days

Below zero: 1 day 

Minimum temps

Average: 19.0

0 or lower: 5 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 3 days

30-39: 20 days

20-29: 35 days

10-19: 36 days

0-9: 18 days

Below zero: 4 days

Snowfall

T or more: 60 days

0.1" or more: 42 days

1.0" or more: 25 days

T or more snow depth: 61 days

1" or more snow depth: 50 days (61% of the time)

Indianapolis Christmas Day Records

Indianapolis: 1871-2012

Maximum temps

Warmest: 64 in 1893

Coldest: -4 in 1983

Minimum temps

Warmest: 55 in 1877

Coldest: -15 in 1983

Precipitation

Wettest: 1.36" in 2005

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 5.9" in 1909

Deepest snow depth: 9" in 2004

Snow depth data missing for 1871-1895, and 1897

Snowfall data from 1884-2012

Indianapolis: 1871-2012

Max temps

Average: 35.8

32 or lower: 58 days (41% of the time)

60-69: 3 days

50-59: 16 days

40-49: 30 days

30-39: 52 days

20-29: 30 days

10-19: 8 days

0-9: 1 day

Below zero: 1 day 

Minimum temps

Average: 21.9

0 or lower: 9 days

50-59: 2 days

40-49: 6 days

30-39: 33 days

20-29: 46 days

10-19: 35 days

0-9: 11 days

Below zero: 9 days

Snowfall

T or more: 65 days 

0.1" or more: 35 days

1.0" or more: 11 days

T or more snow depth: 58 days 

1" or more snow depth: 33 days (28% of the time)

Fort Wayne Christmas Day Records

Fort Wayne: 1897-1940 (city location)

Maximum temps

Warmest: 56 in 1932

Coldest: 7 in 1924

Minimum temps

Warmest: 40 in 1936

Coldest: -11 in 1924

Precipitation

Wettest: 0.70" in 1898

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 6.1" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 11" in 1909 and 1929

Temp data missing for 1900, 1902, 1904, and 1907

Precip data missing for 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1909

Snowfall data missing for 1897-1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1909

Snow depth data missing for 1897-1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1908  

Fort Wayne: 1911-2012 (airport)

Maximum temps

Warmest: 64 in 1982

Coldest: -3 in 1983

Minimum temps

Warmest: 47 in 1982 

Coldest: -15 in 2004

Precipitation

Wettest: 1.03" in 1982

Snowfall 

Most snowfall: 6.1" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 7" in 2004

Snow depth data missing for 1911-1938, and 1940

Fort Wayne: 1897-1940 (city)

Max temps

Average: 32.5

32 or lower: 24 days (60% of the time)

60-69: 0 days

50-59: 3 days

40-49: 5 days

30-39: 17 days

20-29: 11 days

10-19: 3 days

0-9: 1 day

Below zero: 0 days

Minimum temps

Average: 19.8

0 or lower: 2 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 1 day

30-39: 6 days

20-29: 17 days

10-19: 8 days

0-9: 5 days

Below zero: 2 days

Snowfall

T or more: 16 days

0.1" or more: 8 days

1.0" or more: 5 days

T or more snow depth: 21 days

1" or more snow depth: 13 days (36% of the time)

Fort Wayne: 1911-2012 (airport)

Max temps

Average: 33.0

32 or lower: 52 days (51% of the time)

60-69: 1 day

50-59: 6 days

40-49: 17 days

30-39: 43 days

20-29: 25 days

10-19: 7 days

0-9: 2 days

Below zero: 1 day 

Minimum temps

Average: 19.3 

0 or lower: 6 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 2 days

30-39: 19 days

20-29: 36 days

10-19: 25 days

0-9: 14 days

Below zero: 6 days

Snowfall

T or more: 53 days

0.1" or more: 29 days

1.0" or more: 14 days

T or more snow depth: 47 days  

1" or more snow depth: 30 days (41% of the time)