That would be three rotten Halloweens in a row! Remember last year?
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 805 AM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL TIED AT INDIANAPOLIS... 0.1 INCH OF SNOW FELL AT INDIANAPOLIS YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE RECORD OF 0.1 INCH SET IN 1890.Indy came close also in 2013, with a “trace” of snow the day before Halloween. But the day itself was just as miserable, only warmer. It was windy and wet: there was a Tornado Watch for the south half of the state by evening, and we set a Halloween record: 2.01 inches of rainfall. Precip has occurred on 34% of the Halloween holidays since 1871. NORMAL INDY SNOWFALL STUFF: Average Date of First Measurable Snowfall: November 19 Average Date of Last Measurable Snowfall: March 30 Earliest Date of First Measurable Snowfall: October 18, 1989 Latest Date of Last Measurable Snowfall: May 9, 1923 As you can see from the chart below (click to enlarge) Bloomington had half an inch of snow in 1993 and Lafayette had a trace in 1955. And icy weather in northern Indiana led to a Halloween tragedy in 1994. PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION Yesterday’s high was 51. My forecast was 51. INDY ALMANAC The average high today is 60 and the average low is 41. Records are 82 and 22. The sun rises at 8:11 am and sets at 6:46 pm. INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST Today: Becoming partly sunny. Not as windy! High 56. Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Low 42. Saturday: Cloudy. Shower chance in the morning. Likely in the afternoon, with wind gusting to 20 mph. High 55. Saturday Night: Showers likely, with wind gusting to 20 mph. Low 50. Sunday: Becoming partly cloudy. High 64. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 49. Monday: Partly sunny. High 66. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 50. Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 70. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 52. Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 70. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 54. Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 68. ]]>
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