Indiana: Christmas Day Records

[Chicago WX]

Fort Wayne: 1897-1940 (city location)

 

Maximum temps

Warmest: 56 in 1932

Coldest: 7 in 1924

 

Minimum temps

Warmest: 40 in 1936

Coldest: -11 in 1924

 

Precipitation

Wettest: 0.70" in 1898

 

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 6.1" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 11" in 1909 and 1929

 

Temp data missing for 1900, 1902, 1904, and 1907

Precip data missing for 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1909

Snowfall data missing for 1897-1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1909

Snow depth data missing for 1897-1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1908  

 

Fort Wayne: 1911-2012 (airport)

 

Maximum temps

Warmest: 64 in 1982

Coldest: -3 in 1983

 

Minimum temps

Warmest: 47 in 1982 

Coldest: -15 in 2004

 

Precipitation

Wettest: 1.03" in 1982

 

Snowfall 

Most snowfall: 6.1" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 7" in 2004

 

Snow depth data missing for 1911-1938, and 1940

 

 

Indianapolis: 1871-2012

 

Maximum temps

Warmest: 64 in 1893

Coldest: -4 in 1983

 

Minimum temps

Warmest: 55 in 1877

Coldest: -15 in 1983

 

Precipitation

Wettest: 1.36" in 2005

 

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 5.9" in 1909

Deepest snow depth: 9" in 2004

 

Snow depth data missing for 1871-1895, and 1897

 

 

South Bend: 1893-2012

 

Maximum temps

Warmest: 65 in 1982

Coldest: -3 in 1983

 

Minimum temps

Warmest: 40 in 1936, 1940, and 1982

Coldest: -13 in 1924

 

Precipitation

Wettest: 0.69" in 1982

 

Snowfall

Most snowfall: 6.0" in 1915

Deepest snow depth: 16" in 1951

 

Max temp data missing for 1938-1939

Min temp data missing for 1894-1895 and 1938-1939

Precipitation data missing for 1938-1939

Snowfall data missing for 1896 and 1938-1939

Snow depth data missing for 1893-1895, 1897-1898, 1903-1929, 1931-1932, 1938-1939, and 1946-47 

[Chicago WX]

Fort Wayne: 1897-1940 (city)

 

Max temps

Average: 32.5

32 or lower: 24 days (60% of the time)

60-69: 0 days

50-59: 3 days

40-49: 5 days

30-39: 17 days

20-29: 11 days

10-19: 3 days

0-9: 1 day

Below zero: 0 days

 

Minimum temps

Average: 19.8

0 or lower: 2 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 1 day

30-39: 6 days

20-29: 17 days

10-19: 8 days

0-9: 5 days

Below zero: 2 days

 

Snowfall

T or more: 16 days

0.1" or more: 8 days

1.0" or more: 5 days

 

T or more snow depth: 21 days

1" or more snow depth: 13 days (36% of the time)

 

 

Fort Wayne: 1911-2012 (airport)

 

Max temps

Average: 33.0

32 or lower: 52 days (51% of the time)

60-69: 1 day

50-59: 6 days

40-49: 17 days

30-39: 43 days

20-29: 25 days

10-19: 7 days

0-9: 2 days

Below zero: 1 day 

 

Minimum temps

Average: 19.3 

0 or lower: 6 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 2 days

30-39: 19 days

20-29: 36 days

10-19: 25 days

0-9: 14 days

Below zero: 6 days

 

Snowfall

T or more: 53 days

0.1" or more: 29 days

1.0" or more: 14 days

 

T or more snow depth: 47 days  

1" or more snow depth: 30 days (41% of the time)

[Chicago WX]

Indianapolis: 1871-2012

 

Max temps

Average: 35.8

32 or lower: 58 days (41% of the time)

60-69: 3 days

50-59: 16 days

40-49: 30 days

30-39: 52 days

20-29: 30 days

10-19: 8 days

0-9: 1 day

Below zero: 1 day 

 

Minimum temps

Average: 21.9

0 or lower: 9 days

50-59: 2 days

40-49: 6 days

30-39: 33 days

20-29: 46 days

10-19: 35 days

0-9: 11 days

Below zero: 9 days

 

Snowfall

T or more: 65 days 

0.1" or more: 35 days

1.0" or more: 11 days

 

T or more snow depth: 58 days 

1" or more snow depth: 33 days (28% of the time)

[Chicago WX]

South Bend: 1893-2012

 

Max temps

Average: 32.5

32 or lower: 57 days (48% of the time)

60-69: 1 day

50-59: 4 days

40-49: 22 days

30-39: 50 days

20-29: 29 days

10-19: 9 days

0-9: 2 days

Below zero: 1 day 

 

Minimum temps

Average: 19.0

0 or lower: 5 days

50-59: 0 days

40-49: 3 days

30-39: 20 days

20-29: 35 days

10-19: 36 days

0-9: 18 days

Below zero: 4 days

 

Snowfall

T or more: 60 days

0.1" or more: 42 days

1.0" or more: 25 days

 

T or more snow depth: 61 days

1" or more snow depth: 50 days (61% of the time)

[bowtie`]

Stick a fork in it. Another one in the books. Nothing special in the Indy area. Just a typical cold winter day. Nothing to write home about.