Just because you’re watching the NFL doesn’t mean the heat won’t be offensive. Record highs could be threatened Tuesday and Wednesday, as we soar into the 90s. The average for this week in September is highs around 80 and lows in the upper 50s. Numbers by this weekend will actually be a little below average. Record highs in Indy: TODAY: 98, from 1939. TUESDAY: 95, from 1983 and 1964. WEDNESDAY: 95, from 1897. The average for this week in September is highs around 80 and lows in the upper 50s. Numbers by this weekend will actually be a little below average. Precipitation is a lot below average. It is interesting to note that year-to-date totals, which had been propped up by Spring rains, are now a little below average. In Indy that means there has been 29.93 inches this year. There should be 30.13 inches, but it’s better than last year’s 27.42 inches at this point in time. Things are even drier in Muncie, now 3.86 below the yearly average. Lafayette is still 1.36 above the year-to-date average, but everyone’s been dry recently.The only real shot at showers and storms this week is with a cold front dropping down Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning. Behind that front: a taste of Fall next weekend. INDY ALMANAC: The average high today is 80 and the average low is 59. Records are 98 and 41. The sun rises at 7:21 and it sets at 8:03. PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION: Yesterday’s high was 89. My forecast was 87. DETAILED INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Today: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. High 91. Tonight: Mostly clear and muggy. Low 72. Tuesday: Mostly sunny and even hotter. High 94. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 72. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. High 92. Wednesday Night: Chance of showers and storms. Low 69. Thursday: Chance of showers and storms in the morning, then partly cloudy. High 83. Thursday Night: Clearing, cooling, and less humid. Low 56. Friday: Mostly sunny. High 72. Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low 51. Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 72. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low 53. Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 76.]]>
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