Annual Temperature and Precipitation Extremes for Indianapolis
(City Office from 1871 to Jan 1943...Airport from Jan 1943 to Current)
January - December July - June
(Temperatures Averages and Precipitation Totals) (Snowfall Totals)
WARMEST WARMEST WARMEST MOST MOST
YEAR MAX YEAR MIN YEAR AVERAGE YEAR PRECIP YEAR SNOWFALL
2004 66.8 1874 48.7 2004 57.4 1876 57.65 1980-1981 58.2
1953 65.3 1931 48.2 1921 56.6 1996 56.81 1976-1977 57.9
1921 65.1 1921 48.0 1931 56.3 1957 55.70 1994-1995 51.7
1998 64.9 2004 47.9 1998 56.0 1950 55.25 2002-2003 50.0
1990 64.6 1998 47.1 1941 55.6 1890 54.87 1894-1895 46.8
1999 64.5 1941 46.9 1874 55.6 1875 54.51 1972-1973 44.8
1991 64.5 1939 46.5 1939 55.5 1883 54.12 1982-1983 41.9
1946 64.5 1878 46.5 1938 55.4 1882 53.68 1891-1892 40.0
1939 64.5 1938 46.4 1933 55.2 1873 52.83 1904-1905 38.6
1941 64.4 1933 46.2 1922 54.9 2004 52.56 1977-1978 38.4
COLDEST COLDEST COLDEST LEAST LEAST
YEAR MAX YEAR MIN YEAR AVERAGE YEAR PRECIP YEAR SNOWFALL
1875 58.5 1963 39.2 1917 49.7 1934 24.97 1917-1918 5.5
1917 58.7 1976 39.9 1885 49.8 1954 27.93 1931-1932 5.9
1885 58.8 1979 40.6 1963 50.2 1940 28.82 1949-1950 6.2
1904 59.1 1943 40.6 1979 50.3 1941 29.06 1934-1935 6.2
1924 59.3 1960 40.8 1958 50.3 1930 29.66 1982-1983 7.1
1872 59.3 1917 40.8 1904 50.4 1901 30.33 1972-1973 7.9
1912 59.4 1958 40.9 1875 50.4 1944 30.97 1927-1928 8.6
1873 59.5 1885 40.9 1960 50.5 1914 30.97 1941-1942 8.8
1958 59.6 1951 41.0 1976 50.8 1946 31.08 1957-1958 9.3
1979 60.0 1950 41.1 1924 50.8 1894 31.13 1893-1894 9.7
Updated 01/13/2006