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Indianapolis: March 2013 Temperatures & Snowfall


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March 2013 tied for the 14th coldest on record for Indianapolis, since 1871. It was the 5th coldest since the airport became the official site in 1943.

 

Since records began at the airport in 1943, the average high temperature in March 2013 was the 6th coldest.

 

March 2013 tied for 5th fewest amount of 50º+ high temperatures. There were no 70º+ temperatures this month, only the 12th time that has happened at the airport.  

 

 

 

March 2013 was 4th snowiest on record for Indianapolis, since records began in 1885.

 

There were two 4"+ snowfall events in March 2013, only the second time that has happened in March since 1943 (the other being 1956).

 

The 9.1" on March 24-25, 2013 was the second largest March snowfall event since 1943. 11.8" on March 19-20, 1996 is the largest.

 

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Wow, looks like LAF got shafted with that March 1996 storm.

 

LAF, back when they did snowfall measurements, had 6.0". WL COOP had 2.0"...but I've seen how things go there sometimes. I was still at Purdue at the time and have zero recollection of that event. Though maybe it was during spring break that year.

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March 2012 to March 2013 saw the third greatest reversal in same month, one year apart, in the recorded history for Indianapolis (since 1871). Red highlighted number below indicates warmest respective month on record.

 

24.4º - December 1876: 21.0º...December 1877: 45.4º

21.6º - January 1880: 45.0º...January 1881: 23.4º

21.1º - March 2012: 56.6º...March 2013: 35.5º

20.0º - January 1879: 25.0º...January 1880: 45.0º

20.0º - December 1982: 40.2º...December 1983: 20.2º

19.8º - December 1875: 40.8º...December 1876: 21.0º

19.6º - December 1877: 45.4º...December 1878: 25.8º

19.4º - January 1918: 14.6º...January 1919: 34.0º

19.1º - January 1939: 35.9º...January 1940: 16.8º

19.1º - March 1946: 51.9º...March 1947: 32.8º

 

Number of times that the monthly, year to year, temperature difference was 10º or greater...by month. July is the only month that it has never happened.

 

January: 30 times

February: 21 times

March: 16 times

April: 3 times

May: 9 times

June: 1 time

July: 0 times

August: 1 time

September: 2 times

October: 6 times

November: 9 times

December: 33 times 

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According to NCDC, March 2013 tied for the 14th coldest for the state of Indiana, since 1895.

 

1) 26.3º in 1960

2) 30.9º in 1906

3) 31.8º in 1912

4) 32.4º in 1984

5) 33.1º in 1932

6) 33.3º in 1926

7) 33.4º in 1965

8) 33.6º in 1947

8) 33.6º in 1978

10) 34.2º in 1915

11) 34.3º in 1896

11) 34.3º in 1996

13) 34.5º in 1900

14) 35.0º in 1941

14) 35.0º in 2013

16) 35.1º in 1969

17) 35.4º in 1924

18) 35.7º in 1931

18) 35.7º in 1980

20) 35.8º in 1934 

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