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Updated season snowfall totals/ranks for FWA and IND.

 

Fort Wayne

1) 81.2" in 1981-82

2) 64.6" in 2013-14 thru 3/2

3) 60.6" in 1977-78

4) 59.1" in 1911-12

5) 49.8" in 1983-84

 

Indianapolis

1) 58.2" in 1981-82

2) 57.9" in 1977-78

3) 54.7" in 2013-14 thru 3/2

4) 51.7" in 1995-96

5) 50.0" in 2002-03

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Just looked at a few "local" COOPs, and here's their season snowfall totals through yesterday. Pretty incredible numbers. When it's all over, I hope to do a fairly extensive list of all Indiana locations and amounts.

 

Tipton 5 SW: 78.6"

Frankfort Disposal Plant: 76.4"

Kokomo 3 WSW: 70.2"

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It's moving the goal posts around a bit, but I thought it was kind of interesting. Far and away, March 2013-February 2014 is the snowiest such period in recorded history for Indianapolis.

 

12 month total snowfall...March to February...for Indianapolis (1884 to present).

 

1) 66.8" in 2013-14

2) 54.5" in 1977-78

3) 52.1" in 1981-82

4) 48.2" in 2002-03

5) 44.0" in 1996-97

6) 43.2" in 1978-79

7) 42.8" in 1973-74

8) 40.2" in 1884-85

9) 39.8" in 1995-96

10) 39.4" in 1913-14 

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Daily snowfall and snow depth records broken this season at IND.

 

Daily snowfall

Jan 5: 11.4" (second highest for any date)

Feb 4: 6.8"

Feb 14: 5.5"

Mar 2: 2.4"

 

Daily snow depth

Jan 6: 16"

Jan 7: 13"

Jan 8: 12"

Jan 9: 11"

Jan 10: 11"

Feb 14: 11"

Feb 15: 11"

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Just looked at a few "local" COOPs, and here's their season snowfall totals through yesterday. Pretty incredible numbers. When it's all over, I hope to do a fairly extensive list of all Indiana locations and amounts.

 

Tipton 5 SW: 78.6"

Frankfort Disposal Plant: 76.4"

Kokomo 3 WSW: 70.2"

 

 

 

Updated numbers for these locations as of yesterday

 

Tipton 5 SW:  80.5"

Frankfort Disposal Plant:  76.5"

Kokomo 3 WSW:  70.7"

 

 

First time I've looked at those Tipton numbers in detail.  They seem questionable especially with the early January storm but I noticed you didn't double count and just went with the total that was listed on the 6th.

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I mentioned to Tim a while ago that I don't know how many valid comparisons there are in terms of seasonal snowfall totals this far south in the US outside of mountainous areas and areas that benefit from LES.  Some of the reporting sites around here will have over 80" (hell that Tipton site could go over 90") with others over 70" by the time it's all over.  I know areas around Philly/DC had 70"+ totals in 2009-10 but other than that???

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First time I've looked at those Tipton numbers in detail. They seem questionable especially with the early January storm but I noticed you didn't double count and just went with the total that was listed on the 6th.

Correct. I took the 13" as their storm total.

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Indianapolis: all "official" 3.0"+ snowfall events in March and April, since 1884. 

 

March 5, 1884: 4.0"

March 21, 1888: 3.0"

March 2-3, 1891: 3.1"

March 13-14, 1891: 5.1"

March 7, 1896: 3.0"

March 18-19, 1896: 7.5"

March 5-6, 1899: 5.2"

March 11, 1906: 7.1"

March 13-14, 1906: 5.0"

March 19-20, 1906: 12.3"

March 3, 1912: 3.4"

March 24, 1912: 5.8"

March 1-2, 1916: 3.6"

March 7-8, 1924: 3.3"

March 9-10, 1924: 5.0"

March 19-20, 1924: 7.8"

March 7-8, 1931: 4.4"

March 18, 1934: 3.6"

March 18-19, 1944: 3.3"

March 1-2, 1947: 3.3"

March 20-21, 1947: 4.3"

March 10-11, 1948: 5.6"

March 10, 1949: 4.4"

March 12-13, 1951: 5.0"

March 1, 1953: 5.3"

March 25-26, 1955: 3.4"

March 13-14, 1956: 4.4"

March 15-16, 1956: 4.2"

March 10, 1959: 4.6"

March 11-12, 1959: 3.6"

March 2-3, 1960: 3.0"

March 9, 1960: 3.9"

March 1, 1963: 5.5"

March 10, 1964: 3.2"

March 12, 1968: 3.5"

March 22-23, 1968: 5.3"

March 8-9, 1969: 4.4"

March 17-18, 1970: 5.1"

March 23, 1974: 3.0"

March 9-10, 1975: 4.4"

March 14, 1975: 5.3"

March 7-8, 1978: 3.3"

March 12, 1984: 3.5"

March 19-20, 1996: 11.8"

March 8-9, 1999: 5.2"

March 11, 2000: 8.1"

March 16, 2004: 3.6"

March 21, 2006: 5.4"

March 5-6, 2013: 4.4"

March 24-25, 2013: 9.1"

 

 

April 6-7, 1886: 3.8"

April 9, 1897: 5.0"

April 17-18, 1953: 3.1"

 

Latest 3"+ event: April 17-18, 1953

Latest 6"+ event: March 24-25, 2013

Latest 10"+ event: March 19-20, 1906 and March 19-20, 1996

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6.7" at FWA today...bringing the season total to 72.2". 

 

Snowiest Season

1) 81.2" in 1981-82

2) 72.2" in 2013-14

3) 60.6" in 1977-78

4) 59.1" in 1911-12

5) 49.8" in 1983-84

 

11.8" now for this March, which is good for the 7th snowiest on record.

 

Snowiest March

1) 21.3" in 1912

2) 19.5" in 1964

3) 18.1" in 2013

4) 13.3" in 1984

5) 12.6" in 1913

6) 12.5" in 1973

7) 11.8" in 2014

8) 11.7" in 1965

9) 10.5" in 1931

10) 10.1" in 1934

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I was just checking temperature records for FWA. There have been nine record lows set this winter, as well as three record low highs.

 

Record low minimum temperatures tied or broken

January 3: -10º (-6º in 1996)

January 6: -14º (-12º in 1970)

January 7: -15º (-15º in 1970)

January 28: -16º (-16º in 1963)

February 7: -13º (-8º in 1982)

February 11: -16º (-6º in 1982)

February 12: -15º (-14º in 1899)

March 4: -1º (0º in 1978)

March 13: -1º (1º in 1960)

 

Record low maximum temperatures tied or broken

January 28: 3º (6º in 1963)

February 7: 9º (12º in 2007)

March 3: 14º (14º in 1943)

 

Record daily snowfall tied or broken

January 5: 9.5" (3.5" in 1954)

February 5: 6.2" (5.0" in 1967)

February 17: 2.9" (1.8" in 1924)

March 2: 4.0" (3.2" in 1982)

March 12: 6.7" (5.8" in 1950)

 

old record in ( ).

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According to NCDC, winter 2013-14 tied for the 9th coldest on record for the state of Indiana (records since 1895).

 

1) 19.7º in 1977-78

2) 20.6º in 1976-77

2) 20.6º in 1917-18

4) 21.6º in 1935-36

4) 21.6º in 1903-04

6) 21.7º in 1962-63

7) 22.1º in 1978-79

8) 22.4º in 1904-05

9) 23.6º in 2013-14

9) 23.6º in 1911-12

11) 23.8º in 1981-82

 

Monthly and overall temperature and precipitation statistics.

 

Winter 2013-14 Temperature: 23.6º -5.2º

Winter 2013-14 Precipitation: 9.09" +1.28" 37th wettest

 

December 2013 Temperature: 29.4º -0.9º 43rd coldest

December 2013 Precipitation: 4.34" +1.09" 18th wettest

 

January 2014 Temperature: 19.3º -7.2º 10th coldest

January 2014 Precipitation: 2.20" -0.54" 55th driest

 

February 2014 Temperature: 22.1º -7.3º 13th coldest

February 2014 Precipitation: 2.55" +0.32" 43rd wettest

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  • 2 weeks later...

Updated 2013-14 season snowfall totals, through yesterday.

 

Fort Wayne

1) 81.2" in 1981-82

2) 72.6" in 2013-14

3) 60.6" in 1977-78

4) 59.1" in 1911-12

5) 49.8" in 1983-84

6) 48.3" in 1914-15

7) 46.9" in 1966-67

7) 46.9" in 1963-64

9) 46.7" in 2002-03

10) 46.5" in 2010-11

 

Indianapolis

1) 58.2" in 1981-82

2) 57.9" in 1977-78

3) 55.4" in 2013-14

4) 51.7" in 1995-96

5) 50.0" in 2002-03

6) 46.8" in 1895-96

7) 44.8" in 1973-74

8) 41.9" in 1983-84

9) 40.0" in 1892-93

10) 38.6" in 1905-06

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January-March 2014 is currently the 3rd coldest on record for Indianapolis. It is also the snowiest such period. Temperature records since 1871...snowfall records since 1885.

 

Jan-Mar Mean Temperature Rankings

1) 24.3º in 1912

2) 24.4º in 1978

3) 25.2º in 2014 thru 3/26

4) 25.5º in 1885 

5) 26.1º in 1875

6) 26.9º in 1979

7) 27.9º in 1963

8) 28.0º in 1895

9) 28.1º in 1970

10) 28.3º in 1977

 

Jan-Mar Total Snowfall Rankings

1) 46.5" in 2014 thru 3/26

2) 39.9" in 1978

3) 39.3" in 1996

4) 38.9" in 2003

4) 38.9" in 1982

6) 38.2" in 1906

7) 37.3" in 1979

8) 33.5" in 1984

9) 32.8" in 1965

10) 31.7" in 1914

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I've updated the Fort Wayne snowfall records to include data prior to the airport numbers...and so it now begins in 1897.


 


Snowfall records for Fort Wayne...and where 2013-14 ranks in each category.


Snowfall records since 1897 (some missing data).


Current snowfall totals through March 29.


 


Snowiest Winter (December-February)


1) 61.1" in 1981-82


2) 59.4" in 2013-14


3) 49.8" in 1977-78


4) 45.3" in 2010-11


5) 44.5" in 1914-15


6) 41.5" in 2002-03


7) 37.6" in 2007-08


8) 36.7" in 1973-74


9) 35.2" in 2004-05


10) 35.0" in 1983-85


 


Snowiest Season (July-June)


1) 81.2" in 1981-82


2) 73.6" in 2013-14


3) 60.6" in 1977-78


4) 59.1" in 1911-12


5) 49.8" in 1983-84


5) 49.8" in 1899-00


7) 48.3" in 1914-15


8) 46.9" in 1966-67


9) 46.9" in 1963-64


10) 46.7" in 2002-03


 


Snowiest December-January


1) 47.1" in 1981-82


2) 43.7" in 1977-78


3) 42.2" in 1914-15


4) 40.2" in 2013-14


5) 32.5" in 1917-18


6) 31.2" in 2003-04


7) 29.5" in 1995-96


8) 28.8" in 1973-74


9) 27.7" in 1915-16


10) 27.5" in 2004-05


 


Snowiest January-February


1) 49.5" in 2014


2) 43.5" in 1982


3) 34.4" in 2011


4) 32.1" in 2003


5) 31.4" in 1978


6) 29.0" in 1985


7) 27.1" in 1918


8) 26.4" in 1914


9) 26.2" in 2008


10) 25.4" in 1979


 


Snowiest February-March


1) 38.9" in 1912


2) 33.5" in 1900


3) 32.4" in 2014


4) 31.1" in 1964


5) 27.0" in 1899


6) 26.3" in 1913


7) 25.3" in 2008


8) 22.7" in 1913


9) 22.3" in 1988


10) 21.3" in 1967


 


Snowiest January-March


1) 62.7" in 2014


2) 50.2" in 1982


3) 45.7" in 1912


4) 39.1" in 1964


5) 35.6" in 2011


6) 34.2" in 2003


7) 34.1" in 1978


8) 33.5" in 1900


9) 32.7" in 1913


10) 32.5" in 2008


 


Snowiest Season Through January


1) 50.8" in 1977-78


2) 50.7" in 1981-82


3) 42.6" in 1914-15


4) 41.2" in 2013-14


5) 38.4" in 1917-18


 


Snowiest Season Through February


1) 64.7" in 1981-82


2) 60.4" in 2013-14


3) 56.9" in 1977-78


4) 45.3" in 2010-11


5) 44.9" in 1914-15


 


Snowiest Season Through March


1) 73.6" in 2013-14


2) 71.4" in 1981-82


3) 59.6" in 1977-78


4) 59.1" in 1911-12


5) 49.2" in 1983-84


 


Snowiest Month


1) 30.3" in January 2014


2) 29.5" in January 1982


3) 27.0" in March 1899


4) 25.4" in January 1918


5) 25.3" in January 1978


6) 25.0" in February 1900


7) 22.0" in December 1914


8) 21.3" in March 1912


9) 20.3" in January 2004


10) 20.3" in December 1973


 


Snowiest January


1) 30.3" in 2014


2) 29.5" in 1982


3) 25.4" in 1918


4) 25.3" in 1978


5) 20.3" in 2004


6) 20.2" in 1915


7) 19.0" in 1909


7) 19.0" in 1904


9) 18.0" in 1999


10) 17.8" in 2003


 


Snowiest February


1) 25.0" in 1900


2) 19.8" in 1908


3) 19.2" in 2014


4) 19.0" in 2008


5) 18.3" in 2011


6) 17.6" in 1912


7) 16.9" in 1980


8) 16.7" in 1988


9) 16.3" in 1986


10) 14.3" in 2003


 


Snowiest March


1) 27.0" in 1899


2) 21.3" in 1912


3) 19.5" in 1964


4) 18.5" in 1906


5) 18.1" in 2013


6) 13.3" in 1984


7) 13.2" in 2014


8) 12.6" in 1913


9) 12.5" in 1973


10) 11.7" in 1965


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1.0" at FWA today. Still in second place on the snowiest season list.

 

Snowiest Season

1) 81.2" in 1981-82

2) 73.6" in 2013-14

3) 60.6" in 1977-78

4) 59.1" in 1911-12

5) 49.8" in 1983-84

5) 49.8" in 1899-00

 

 

 

KTIM awfully close to FWA.  Who will finish first?

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Updated Indianapolis 2013-14 snowfall rankings.


 


Indianapolis snowfall records began in 1884.


Current snowfall totals through March 29.


 


Snowiest Winter (December-February)


1) 52.2" in 2013-14


2) 51.0" in 1981-82


3) 49.7" in 1977-78


4) 46.9" in 2002-03


5) 39.3" in 1973-74


6) 37.8" in 1995-96


6) 37.8" in 1978-79


8) 35.9" in 2010-11


9) 33.0" in 2009-10


10) 32.6" in 1983-84


 


Snowiest Season (July-June)


1) 58.2" in 1981-82


2) 57.9" in 1977-78


3) 55.4" in 2013-14


4) 51.7" in 1995-96


5) 50.0" in 2002-03


6) 46.8" in 1895-96


7) 44.8" in 1973-74


8) 41.9" in 1983-84


9) 40.0" in 1892-93


10) 38.6" in 1905-06


 


Snowiest December-January


1) 45.8" in 1977-78


2) 37.4" in 1981-82


3) 36.2" in 1995-96


4) 35.7" 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 1996-97


9) 25.2" in 2002-03


10) 24.2" in 1926-27


 


Snowiest January-February


1) 43.4" in 2014


2) 37.1" in 1979


3) 36.3" in 2003


4) 35.4" in 1982


5) 34.5" in 1978


6) 29.7" in 1914


7) 28.4" in 1893


8) 27.5" in 1965


9) 26.8" in 1996


10) 25.3" in 2010


 


Snowiest January-March


1) 46.5" in 2014


2) 39.9" in 1978


3) 39.3" in 1996


4) 38.9" in 2003


4) 38.9" in 1982


6) 38.2" in 1906


7) 37.3" in 1979


8) 33.5" in 1984


9) 32.8" in 1965


10) 31.7" in 1914


 


Snowiest Season Through January


1) 48.6" in 1977-78


2) 37.8" in 1981-82


3) 37.6" in 1995-96


4) 35.8" in 2013-14


5) 32.8" in 1917-18


 


Snowiest Season Through February


1) 52.5" in 1977-78


2) 52.3" in 2013-14


3) 51.4" in 1981-82


4) 47.4" in 2002-03


5) 39.7" in 1973-74


 


Snowiest Season Through March


1) 57.9" in 1977-78


2) 55.4" in 2013-14


3) 54.9" in 1981-82


4) 51.7" in 1995-96


5) 50.0" in 2002-03


 


Snowiest Month


1) 30.6" in January 1978


2) 30.4" in March 1906


3) 27.5" in December 1973


4) 26.9" in January 2014


5) 25.2" in January 1996


6) 22.0" in January 1918


7) 21.8" in January 1982


8) 21.7" in February 2003


9) 21.5" in December 1895


10) 21.0" in February 1910


 


Snowiest January


1) 30.6" in 1978


2) 26.9" in 2014


3) 25.2" in 1996


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 February


1) 21.7" in 2003


2) 21.0" in 1910


3) 20.1" in 1914


4) 18.2" in 2007


5) 18.0" in 1979


6) 17.5" in 2010


7) 17.2" in 1993


8) 17.1" in 1984


9) 16.5" in 2014


10) 15.3" in 1965


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Here's my daily snowfall amounts for the 2013-14 season, through March 29.

 

October 22: T

October 24: T

 

November 11: 0.9"

November 12: T

November 23: T

November 25: T

November 26: T

November 27: T

 

December 8: 0.4"

December 9: T

December 11: T

December 13: 2.0"

December 14: 5.0" (12/13-14 event total of 7.0")

December 15: 0.2"

December 16: 1.3" (12/15-16 event total of 1.5")

December 17: T

December 25: 0.1"

December 29: T

December 30: 0.1"

December 31: 0.2"

 

January 1: 1.0"

January 2: 4.6" (1/1-2 event total of 5.6")

January 5: 11.5"

January 6: T

January 7: T

January 8: 0.2"

January 9: 1.0"

January 14: T

January 15: 0.2"

January 16: 1.8"

January 17: 1.0"

January 18: 5.0"

January 20: 2.0"

January 22: 1.3"

January 23: T

January 24: 0.2"

January 25: 1.8" (1/24-25 event total of 2.0")

January 26: 1.5"

January 27: T

January 31: 2.2"

 

February 1: 0.2"

February 2: 0.3"

February 4: 3.6"

February 5: 5.5" (2/4-5 event total of 9.1")

February 6: 0.3"

February 8: 1.5"

February 9: 1.3"

February 14: 2.7"

February 15: 1.0"

February 16: 0.2"

February 17: 1.6"

February 21: 0.1"

February 22: 1.1"

February 23: 0.1"

February 25: 0.1"

 

March 1: 0.1"

March 2: 3.9" (3/1-2 event total of 4.0")

March 5: 0.5"

March 8: T

March 12: 3.5"

March 23: T

March 25: 0.2"

March 27: T

March 29: 1.0" 

 

Monthly/season totals

October: T

November: 0.9"

December: 9.3"

January: 35.3"

February: 19.6"

March: 9.2"

Season snowfall: 74.3"

 

Days with a T or more snowfall: 64

Days with 0.1" or more snowfall: 45

Days with 1.0" or more snowfall: 25

 

Events of 3.0" or more

11.5" on January 5

9.1" on February 4-5

7.0" on December 13-14

5.6" on January 1-2

5.0" on January 18

4.0" on March 1-2 

3.5" on March 12

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All winter weather advisories/warnings issued by the IND NWS for Tippecanoe County this winter.

 

December 5-6: Winter Weather Advisory

December 8-9: Winter Weather Advisory

December 13-14: Winter Storm Warning

January 1-2: Winter Weather Advisory

January 5: Winter Storm Warning

January 6: Winter Weather Advisory

January 6-7: Wind Chill Warning

January 18: Winter Weather Advisory

January 23-24: Wind Chill Advisory

January 25: Winter Weather Advisory

January 26-27: Winter Weather Advisory

January 27-28: Wind Chill Warning

January 28-29: Wind Chill Advisory

January 31-February 1: Winter Weather Advisory

February 4-5: Winter Storm Warning

February 6-7: Wind Chill Advisory

February 10-11: Wind Chill Advisory

February 16-17: Winter Weather Advisory

February 26: Wind Chill Advisory

March 1-2: Winter Weather Advisory

March 12: Winter Weather Advisory

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