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Indiana’s Weather For Tuesday
When I was a kid I really DID walk to school. (Both ways.) It was a small town. And back in the 1930s, they were walking around in relentless heat. Our triple digits have subsided. We’ve had a couple of milder weeks, but today’s record of 100 from 1936 reminds us how bottomless was that […]
Indiana’s Weather For Monday
A couple of meteorology milestones today. Indianapolis should cross the 20 inch mark for year-to-date precipitation, and we should also be able to call this the wettest month of this thirsty year. Up ’til now the wettest month had been March, with 4.14 inches of precip. Going into today the August total is 3.92. I’m […]
Indiana’s Weather For Tuesday
Our rainfall rate is above average! It wasn’t 90 degrees for two whole days! The weekend will be below average! I have discovered the exclamation point key! If you were to put on statistical blinders, the Indianapolis rain situation would be just fine. Our month-to-date number is 1.51 inches. Average is 0.64. Of course, year-to-date […]
Indiana’s Record Breaking July
It’s August already! So, where did Summer go? My answer: “into the record books.” The Weather Service confirms we just wrapped the hottest month for *average* temperatures in Indianapolis since they started keeping the books in the late 1800’s. When you average all the lows and highs…you get 84.0 degrees. The old record was 82.8 […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
It’s August already! So, where did Summer go? My answer: “into the record books.” The Weather Service confirms we just wrapped the hottest month for *average* temperatures in Indianapolis since they started keeping the books in the late 1800’s. When you average all the lows and highs…you get 84.0 degrees. The old record was 82.8 […]
Indiana’s Weather For Sunday
Nice day for a little racing. The Brick-Cast is mostly, then partly sunny. Hot but not humid. Light and variable morning wind becomes south at about 5mph by afternoon. YOUR DAY AT THE SPEEDWAY: 9a: 72 | 12p: 83 | 5p: 91 Today’s high forecast is identical to the high on “500” Race Day in […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
Triple digits are on the front, uh, burner again today. A Heat Advisory runs from Noon-8pm. Heat Index values could reach 110 this afternoon. An isolated shower/storm is possible early today from a frontal boundary that is Wandering Indiana. It went through as cool front yesterday. Yesterday was a good example of the “Ring Of […]
Indiana’s Weather For Tuesday
What does one of the warmest mornings in Indy history feel like? Today. The “highest low” ever was in Indianapolis was 85, from June 28, 1874. This morning’s unofficial low as of 7am is 82. The average HIGH is 85 for today. A cold front (Yes, it’s a relative term) drops southward across Indiana today. […]
Triple Digits Again
UPDATE: Indy reached 103 again July 25th. It was 9th 100+ day this summer in Indy. ORIGINAL POST: Triple reports of triple digits July 23rd. The official high in Indianapolis was 102. That tied a daily high temperature record from one of those Dust Bowl Summers…1934. Temps hit 102 in Terre Haute and 100 in […]