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May 1 almanac for Indianapolis

 

High max temp...low max temp...low min temp...high min temp...high precip...high snow

 

89 in 1942.....40 in 1897.....29 in 1963.....71 in 1942.....1.76 in 1875.....T in 1909

88 in 1951.....41 in 1909.....30 in 1945.....68 in 1899.....1.60 in 1985

86 in 1952.....46 in 1888.....30 in 1943.....68 in 1884.....1.48 in 2012

85 in 1901.....50 in 1994.....32 in 2005.....64 in 1954.....1.40 in 1946

84 in 1926.....50 in 1903.....33 in 1979.....64 in 1894.....1.14 in 1962

84 in 1887.....51 in 1995.....33 in 1877.....63 in 2010.....1.11 in 1884

83 in 2007.....51 in 1877.....33 in 1876.....63 in 2007.....0.83 in 1983

83 in 1992.....52 in 1966.....34 in 1960.....63 in 1901.....0.54 in 1893

83 in 1965.....52 in 1935.....35 in 1984.....62 in 1941.....0.52 in 2011

83 in 1899.....53 in 1917.....35 in 1918.....62 in 1930.....0.52 in 1872

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January-April 2014 is the 6th coldest on record for Indianapolis.

 

Coldest Jan-Apr Mean Average Temperature

1) 31.6º in 1912

2) 32.0º in 1875

3) 32.1º in 1978

4) 32.3º in 1885

5) 32.7º in 1979

6) 32.9º in 2014

7) 33.6º in 1904

8) 33.9º in 1940

9) 34.1º in 1980

9) 34.1º in 1936

 

Using the NCDC method, Jan-Apr 2014 is the 5th coldest on record.

 

Longterm Jan-Apr mean average temperature: 38.1º

 

 

If we look at the last six months, November 2013-April 2014 is tied for the 3rd coldest on record.

 

Coldest Nov-Apr Mean Average Temperature

1) 32.2º in 1880-81

2) 32.8º in 1903-04

3) 33.4º in 2013-14

3) 33.4º in 1911-12

3) 33.4º in 1884-85

6) 33.5º in 1976-77

7) 33.8º in 1872-73

8) 33.9º in 1977-78

8) 33.9º in 1935-36

10) 34.1º in 1961-62

 

Using the NCDC method, Nov 2013-Apr 2014 is also tied for 3rd. 

 

Longterm Nov-Apr mean average temperature: 37.8º 

 

Period of record: 1872 to 2014

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And a little ex past facto, but the NCDC state data just came back online.

 

January-March 2014 is tied for the 3rd coldest on record for the state of Indiana.

 

1) 21.7º in 1978

2) 22.3º in 1912

3) 25.2º in 2014

3) 25.2º in 1979

5) 25.3º in 1895

6) 26.5º in 1940

7) 27.0º in 1904

8) 27.2º in 1899

9) 27.3º in 1963

10) 27.4º in 1970

 

Longterm mean average temperature: 31.9º

 

Period of record: 1895-2014

 

Individual monthly rankings

January 2014: 10th coldest

February 2014: 13th coldest

March 2014: 13th coldest

 

As you can see on the chart below, a rather big two year drop from the record warmest Jan-Mar 2012 (40.9º). In fact, 15.7º is the difference between the two years.

 

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May 2 almanac for Indianapolis


 


High max temp...low max temp...low min temp...high min temp...high precip...high snow


 


87 in 1959.....40 in 1940.....31 in 2005.....66 in 1887.....2.93 in 1935.....2.4 in 1897


86 in 1901.....40 in 1897.....31 in 1961.....64 in 1951.....0.84 in 2011.....0.2 in 1929


85 in 1902.....46 in 1929.....31 in 1877.....64 in 1902.....0.80 in 1997.....T in 1940


84 in 2012.....46 in 1875.....32 in 1966.....64 in 1899.....0.79 in 1948


84 in 1987.....47 in 1921.....33 in 1994.....64 in 1895.....0.78 in 1929


84 in 1942.....47 in 1872.....34 in 1963.....63 in 2012.....0.71 in 2010


84 in 1938.....48 in 1908.....34 in 1929.....63 in 1878.....0.67 in 2006


84 in 1913.....48 in 1899.....34 in 1908.....62 in 2010.....0.66 in 1942


84 in 1899.....50 in 2005.....34 in 1897.....62 in 1942.....0.63 in 1945


83 in 1968.....50 in 1909.....34 in 1875.....62 in 1926.....0.50 in 1983


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May 3 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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86 in 1959.....41 in 1940.....29 in 2005.....65 in 2012.....1.56 in 1942.....T in 1954


86 in 1949.....46 in 1921.....31 in 1971.....65 in 1902.....1.28 in 1922.....T in 1929


86 in 1902.....47 in 1976.....33 in 1976.....64 in 1938.....0.80 in 1993


85 in 2012.....49 in 1897.....33 in 1961.....64 in 1892.....0.77 in 1996


85 in 1955.....50 in 1933.....34 in 1986.....63 in 1934.....0.70 in 1908


85 in 1938.....50 in 1929.....34 in 1970.....63 in 1913.....0.67 in 1958


85 in 1928.....50 in 1908.....34 in 1967.....62 in 1899.....0.49 in 1878


85 in 1899.....51 in 1945.....34 in 1954.....61 in 2013.....0.45 in 1990


85 in 1895.....51 in 1877.....35 in 2002.....61 in 1958.....0.45 in 1884


84 in 2001.....52 in 1909.....35 in 1940.....61 in 1905.....0.44 in 1983


 


Last year on this date: 73...61...0.02...0.0


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May 5 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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92 in 1952.....47 in 1871.....35 in 1973.....69 in 1895.....1.79 in 1882.....T in 1917


90 in 1959.....48 in 1958.....35 in 1957.....68 in 1881.....1.01 in 1981


90 in 1895.....49 in 1917.....35 in 1907.....65 in 1959.....0.80 in 2003


89 in 1949.....50 in 1935.....36 in 2011.....65 in 1934.....0.78 in 1933


85 in 1982.....50 in 1890.....36 in 1891.....64 in 1952.....0.73 in 1958


85 in 1980.....51 in 1961.....37 in 1979.....64 in 1941.....0.69 in 1977


85 in 1969.....51 in 1898.....37 in 1968.....64 in 1913.....0.54 in 1961


85 in 1950.....52 in 1908.....37 in 1929.....64 in 1912.....0.54 in 1876


85 in 1943.....52 in 1891.....37 in 1917.....64 in 1902.....0.53 in 1887


84 in 1941.....53 in 1978.....38 in 1992.....63 in 2001.....0.49 in 1930

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80º+ and 90º+ days in May for Indianapolis.

 

Most 80º+ days

21 days in 1944, 1965, 1977

20 days in 1896, 1987

19 days in 1881, 1911, 1982

18 days in 1934, 1991

17 days in 1918, 1962, 2007

 

Longterm average: 8.8 days

 

Most 90º+ days

6 days in 1941

5 days in 1895, 1977

4 days in 1911, 1921

3 days in 1896, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1953, 2012

2 days in 1937, 1942, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1978, 2011 

 

Longterm average: 0.5 days

 

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May 6 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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89 in 1949.....47 in 1989.....31 in 1968.....66 in 1895.....2.56 in 1876.....0.2 in 1989


86 in 2001.....47 in 1898.....33 in 1944.....64 in 1977.....1.16 in 1909.....T in 1958


86 in 1959.....48 in 1917.....35 in 1989.....64 in 1924.....1.10 in 1977


85 in 2004.....49 in 1991.....35 in 1957.....64 in 1918.....1.07 in 1967


85 in 1936.....50 in 1967.....36 in 1954.....63 in 1932.....1.03 in 1905


85 in 1930.....50 in 1958.....36 in 1891.....63 in 1930.....1.02 in 1976


85 in 1902.....51 in 1944.....37 in 1992.....63 in 1872.....0.96 in 1908


84 in 2012.....51 in 1890.....37 in 1958.....62 in 2000.....0.95 in 1940


84 in 1982.....52 in 1871.....38 in 1974.....62 in 1965.....0.80 in 1946


84 in 1969.....53 in 1882.....38 in 1970.....62 in 1959.....0.75 in 1894


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25th anniversary of the May 6-7, 1989 snowfall.

 

Fort Wayne (FWA)

May 6: T

 

Indianapolis (IND)

May 6: 0.2"

May 7: T

 

Lafayette (LAF)

May 6: T

May 7: 0.3"

 

South Bend (SBN)

May 6: T

May 7: T

 

850 temperatures for 12z May 6, 0z May 7, and 12z May 7.

 

 

 

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May 7 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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87 in 1926.....45 in 1931.....31 in 1974.....68 in 1872.....2.10 in 2002.....T in 2002


86 in 1940.....50 in 1942.....33 in 1989.....65 in 1969.....1.86 in 1986.....T in 1989


86 in 1936.....50 in 1917.....33 in 1944.....65 in 1932.....1.60 in 1961


86 in 1896.....51 in 1908.....35 in 1947.....65 in 1930.....1.44 in 1998


84 in 1979.....53 in 1947.....36 in 1906.....65 in 1926.....1.31 in 1943


84 in 1969.....53 in 1890.....36 in 1891.....64 in 2000.....1.22 in 1982


84 in 1965.....54 in 1989.....37 in 1991.....64 in 1936.....1.12 in 2001


84 in 1889.....55 in 1944.....37 in 1931.....64 in 1918.....0.92 in 1971


84 in 1880.....55 in 1910.....37 in 1928.....63 in 2012.....0.88 in 1877


84 in 1872.....55 in 1885.....37 in 1917.....63 in 1964.....0.84 in 1955


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May 8 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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90 in 1896.....44 in 1960.....31 in 1976.....72 in 1875.....2.34 in 1961.....0.3 in 1923


88 in 1979.....49 in 1908.....31 in 1947.....68 in 1964.....1.40 in 1875.....T in 1960


87 in 1936.....52 in 1947.....32 in 1923.....67 in 1936.....1.33 in 1909


87 in 1889.....53 in 2010.....35 in 1954.....67 in 1880.....1.13 in 1996


86 in 2007.....53 in 1914.....35 in 1885.....66 in 2000.....1.10 in 2008


86 in 1895.....54 in 1954.....36 in 1989.....66 in 1889.....1.01 in 1919


86 in 1880.....54 in 1924.....36 in 1960.....66 in 1881.....0.62 in 1899


85 in 1993.....54 in 1919.....36 in 1906.....65 in 1926.....0.56 in 2002


85 in 1965.....55 in 1910.....37 in 1980.....65 in 1872.....0.55 in 1878


85 in 1930.....56 in 1980.....37 in 1946.....64 in 1932.....0.53 in 2009


 


Last year: 78...57...0.00...0.0


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Looking likely that May is going to average above normal for Indianapolis, despite the cool start. So, what does a warm May mean for Summer?

 

35 of the following Summers were warmer than normal.

42 of the following Summers were "warm normal" or warmer than normal.

17 of the following Summers were cooler than normal.

25 of the following Summers were "cool normal" or cooler than normal.

 

 

Looking at the cool Mays, the opposite holds true.

 

16 of the following Summers were warmer than normal.

22 of the following Summers were "warm normal" or warmer than normal.

3 of the following Summers were exactly normal.

38 of the following Summers were cooler than normal.

42 of the following Summers were "cool normal" or cooler than normal.

 

 

The case of the seven near normal Mays: 4 of the Summers were warmer than normal...and 3 were cooler than normal.

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May 9 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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93 in 1895.....41 in 1960.....29 in 1947.....68 in 1874.....1.08 in 2013.....0.9 in 1923


92 in 1896.....47 in 1966.....31 in 1923.....68 in 1872.....0.87 in 2000.....T in 1960


90 in 1936.....48 in 1923.....33 in 1966.....67 in 1963.....0.80 in 1927


89 in 1889.....49 in 1885.....35 in 1980.....67 in 1889.....0.74 in 1968


88 in 1934.....50 in 1974.....35 in 1976.....67 in 1881.....0.56 in 1893


86 in 1963.....51 in 1954.....35 in 1945.....66 in 1936.....0.55 in 1957


86 in 1927.....51 in 1941.....36 in 1983.....65 in 2007.....0.54 in 1989


85 in 1993.....52 in 1919.....36 in 1960.....65 in 1895.....0.54 in 1873


85 in 1979.....53 in 1947.....36 in 1954.....64 in 1934.....0.53 in 1950


85 in 1922.....53 in 1945.....36 in 1906.....64 in 1927.....0.51 in 1981


 


Last year: 79...57...1.08...0.0


 


 


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May 10 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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92 in 1896.....41 in 1960.....28 in 1966.....71 in 1872.....1.92 in 1962


90 in 1889.....48 in 1945.....31 in 1954.....69 in 1874.....1.88 in 2003


89 in 1895.....53 in 1909.....34 in 1947.....68 in 1922.....1.56 in 1957


88 in 1979.....53 in 1885.....36 in 1941.....68 in 1895.....1.19 in 1946


88 in 1936.....54 in 1966.....36 in 1885.....67 in 1896.....0.89 in 2006


87 in 1916.....54 in 1924.....37 in 1960.....67 in 1881.....0.86 in 1943


86 in 1993.....55 in 1931.....37 in 1945.....66 in 1956.....0.82 in 1951


86 in 1928.....56 in 1954.....38 in 1984.....66 in 1934.....0.77 in 1996


85 in 2011.....57 in 1919.....38 in 1977.....66 in 1930.....0.71 in 1894


85 in 2007.....57 in 1913.....38 in 1972.....66 in 1889.....0.64 in 1981


 


Last year: 69...47...0.39


Longterm averages: 71.5...50.9...0.13 


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May 11 almanac for Indianapolis


 


High max temp...low max temp...low min temp...high min temp...high precip...high snow


 


89 in 1896.....47 in 1960.....31 in 1945.....69 in 1881.....1.95 in 1905.....T in 1966


87 in 2011.....52 in 1927.....34 in 1907.....68 in 1874.....1.81 in 1912.....T in 1952


86 in 2005.....53 in 1907.....36 in 1990.....67 in 1922.....1.65 in 1923


86 in 1993.....53 in 1892.....36 in 1949.....66 in 2011.....1.38 in 1971


86 in 1922.....54 in 1952.....37 in 1969.....66 in 1930.....1.14 in 1968


86 in 1881.....55 in 1996.....37 in 1909.....65 in 1936.....1.13 in 1943


85 in 1956.....55 in 1969.....38 in 1913.....65 in 1914.....1.07 in 1889


85 in 1936.....55 in 1966.....39 in 1989.....65 in 1896.....0.97 in 1933


85 in 1905.....55 in 1938.....39 in 1952.....64 in 1956.....0.96 in 2008


85 in 1889.....55 in 1932.....39 in 1947.....63 in 2007.....0.83 in 1946


 


Last year: 66...44...T


Longterm averages: 70.9...51.1...0.16


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May 12 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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88 in 1881.....49 in 2006.....33 in 1976.....71 in 1881.....2.15 in 1920


87 in 1896.....52 in 1952.....36 in 1917.....69 in 1874.....1.99 in 1990


87 in 1874.....52 in 1892.....37 in 2013.....68 in 2011.....1.61 in 2002


86 in 1982.....53 in 1920.....37 in 1996.....68 in 1956.....1.50 in 1918


86 in 1970.....55 in 1996.....37 in 1989.....67 in 1922.....1.11 in 1886


86 in 1956.....55 in 1979.....37 in 1952.....65 in 1985.....0.99 in 1948


85 in 2004.....55 in 1878.....37 in 1938.....64 in 2000.....0.87 in 1978


85 in 1902.....56 in 1963.....38 in 1981.....64 in 1896.....0.84 in 1999


85 in 1879.....56 in 1919.....38 in 1951.....63 in 2004.....0.83 in 1959


84 in 2011.....57 in 2013.....38 in 1928.....63 in 1978.....0.79 in 1986


 


Last year: 57...37...0.00


Longterm average: 70.5...51.1...0.17


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May 13 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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88 in 1956.....50 in 2006.....35 in 1878.....69 in 1956.....1.96 in 1933


88 in 1896.....53 in 1895.....37 in 2013.....68 in 1874.....0.95 in 1929


88 in 1881.....54 in 2002.....37 in 1917.....67 in 2004.....0.90 in 2009


87 in 1982.....54 in 1914.....38 in 2001.....67 in 1942.....0.84 in 2002


86 in 1886.....54 in 1910.....38 in 1960.....66 in 1881.....0.70 in 1890


85 in 1991.....54 in 1882.....38 in 1946.....64 in 2011.....0.68 in 1895


85 in 1985.....55 in 1996.....38 in 1938.....64 in 1944.....0.67 in 1892


85 in 1900.....55 in 1943.....38 in 1912.....64 in 1896.....0.63 in 1955


84 in 1962.....55 in 1917.....39 in 1997.....63 in 1998.....0.59 in 1986


84 in 1940.....56 in 1920.....39 in 1996.....63 in 1991.....0.55 in 1995


 


Last year: 63...37...0.00


Longterm averages: 71.0...51.1...0.11


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May 14 almanac for Indianapolis


 


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88 in 1881.....48 in 1924.....33 in 1895.....70 in 1886.....1.84 in 1995


87 in 1998.....49 in 1888.....35 in 1973.....67 in 1962.....1.48 in 2009


87 in 1962.....50 in 1953.....36 in 1910.....66 in 1900.....1.41 in 2004


87 in 1916.....50 in 1937.....38 in 1920.....65 in 1881.....1.40 in 1945


87 in 1900.....51 in 1978.....39 in 1996.....65 in 1879.....1.34 in 1923


86 in 1991.....51 in 1904.....39 in 1960.....64 in 1985.....1.13 in 1883


86 in 1987.....52 in 1959.....39 in 1937.....64 in 1957.....1.11 in 2008


86 in 1982.....53 in 2006.....39 in 1917.....63 in 1908.....1.02 in 1935


86 in 1894.....53 in 1938.....39 in 1888.....63 in 1894.....0.84 in 2003


85 in 1985.....53 in 1895.....40 in 2002.....62 in 1991.....0.78 in 1991


 


Last year: 82...51...0.00


Longterm averages: 71.5...52.1...0.17


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May 15 almanac for Indianapolis


 


High max temp...low max temp...low min temp...high min temp...high precip


 


88 in 2001.....46 in 1895.....35 in 1973.....67 in 2013.....1.97 in 1968


88 in 1988.....47 in 1927.....36 in 1920.....66 in 1871.....1.21 in 1986


88 in 1894.....52 in 1959.....36 in 1888.....65 in 1998.....1.15 in 1897


87 in 1911.....56 in 1904.....37 in 1997.....65 in 1962.....1.02 in 1990


87 in 1900.....56 in 1873.....38 in 1984.....65 in 1894.....0.81 in 1996


86 in 2007.....57 in 2011.....38 in 1895.....65 in 1872.....0.80 in 1923


86 in 1977.....57 in 2006.....39 in 1966.....64 in 1982.....0.77 in 1942


86 in 1962.....57 in 2005.....40 in 2005.....64 in 1968.....0.67 in 2007


86 in 1949.....57 in 2004.....40 in 1959.....64 in 1900.....0.64 in 1985


86 in 1871.....57 in 1997.....40 in 1910.....64 in 1877.....0.64 in 1974


 


Last year: 85...67...0.03


Longterm averages: 72.1...51.9...0.13


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From one of the driest starts in May, to above normal to date for the month in five days...at IND.

 

Monthly total precipitation/departures by day.

May 10: 0.04" -1.55"

May 11: 0.42" -1.34"

May 12: 0.42" -1.51"

May 13: 1.11" -1.00"

May 14: 2.48" +0.20"

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May 16 almanac for Indianapolis


 


High max temp...low max temp...low min temp...high min temp...high precip


 


90 in 1900.....49 in 1940.....32 in 1997.....67 in 1962.....1.60 in 1912


89 in 1894.....49 in 1893.....35 in 1959.....66 in 2001.....1.27 in 1990


88 in 1977.....54 in 1912.....37 in 1984.....66 in 1991.....1.08 in 1944


88 in 1889.....55 in 1878.....38 in 1904.....66 in 1986.....0.99 in 1995


87 in 1982.....56 in 1956.....38 in 1897.....66 in 1900.....0.89 in 1894


87 in 1962.....57 in 1957.....39 in 1983.....65 in 2013.....0.63 in 1953


87 in 1899.....57 in 1907.....39 in 1973.....65 in 1943.....0.60 in 1945


85 in 2001.....58 in 1952.....39 in 1921.....65 in 1911.....0.59 in 1943


85 in 1991.....58 in 1886.....40 in 1967.....65 in 1906.....0.55 in 1982


85 in 1951.....59 in 1935.....40 in 1929.....65 in 1899.....0.50 in 1946


 


Last year: 79...65...T


Longterm averages: 72.3...52.4...0.10


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