2014-15 Indiana Winter/Spring Stats

[Chicago WX]

Ok, it happened in 1964-65.  The two 6+ storms that winter were January 14-15 and February 24-25...our total was 23.1" after the February storm.

 

Good stuff. 

[Chicago WX]

February 2015 is currently the 18th coldest to date for Indianapolis, through yesterday. One spot behind 2014 right now (21.6˚ vs 21.2˚). Looking ahead, good chance Feb 2015 finishes colder than 2014. Number to beat is 22.3˚ from last year (12th coldest on record).

 

For FWA, this Feb currently ranks as the 13th coldest to date...like IND, one spot behind Feb 2014 currently (16.9˚ vs 16.4˚).

 

SBN at the 13th coldest February. That's colder than last Feb thru 2/20 by one degree (16.7˚ vs 17.7˚).

 

And EVV...14th coldest February to date. Like SBN, one degree colder compared to last year at this time (27.6˚ vs 28.6˚).

[Chicago WX]

February total snowfall is up to 11.1" at IND through yesterday. That amount is good for 20th place on the all-time snowiest February list for Indianapolis:

 

1) 21.7" in 2003

2) 21.0" in 1910

3) 20.1" in 1914

4) 18.2" in 2007

5) 18.0" in 1979

6) 17.5" in 2010

7) 17.2" in 1993

8) 17.1" in 1984

9) 16.5" in 2014

10) 15.3" in 1965

11) 14.5" in 1980

12) 14.3" in 1961

13) 14.1" in 1893

14) 14.0" in 1962

15) 13.6" in 1982

16) 12.7" in 1964

16) 12.7" in 1905

18) 12.0" in 1912

19) 11.7" in 1908

20) 11.1" in 2015 thru 2/21

 

This also makes the 21st time February total snowfall has reached double digits for Indianapolis.

 

Also, with Feb 2014 getting to 16.5", it's the first back-to-back February 10"+ total snowfalls since 1979-1980.

 

Period of record for Indianapolis February snowfall: 1885-present

Longterm average February snowfall: 5.6"

1981-10 average February snowfall: 6.5"

[Chicago WX]

February 2015 total snowfall is in the top 10 for both FWA and SBN. Top 10 lists below.

 

Fort Wayne

1) 25.0" in 1900

2) 19.8" in 1908

3) 19.2" in 2014

4) 19.0" in 2008

5) 18.3" in 2011

6) 17.6" in 1912

7) 17.2" in 2015 thru 2/21

8) 16.9" in 1980

9) 16.7" in 1988

10) 16.3" in 1986

 

South Bend

1) 35.5" in 1908

2) 35.1" in 1958

3) 33.8" in 2015 thru 2/21

4) 32.2" in 1993

5) 31.6" in 1967

6) 28.9" in 1985

7) 28.3" in 1960

8) 26.7" in 2013

8) 26.7" in 2008

10) 25.8" in 1995

[Chicago WX]

February 1-21st rankings: mean average temperature to date for Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and South Bend.

 

Evansville (1897-present)

1) 19.1˚ in 1978

2) 20.4˚ in 1958

3) 20.5˚ in 1979

4) 20.9˚ in 1905

5) 21.6˚ in 1899

6) 21.8˚ in 1936

7) 22.3˚ in 1902

8) 22.9˚ in 1985

9) 24.4˚ in 1980

10) 25.3˚ in 2007

11) 26.5˚ in 1929

12) 27.1˚ in 1912

13) 27.8˚ in 2015

19) 29.3˚ in 2014

 

Fort Wayne (1898-present)

1) 9.3˚ in 1978

2) 9.7˚ in 1979

3) 10.3˚ in 1936

4) 11.6˚ in 2007

5) 13.9˚ in 1905

6) 16.4˚ in 1958

7) 16.8˚ in 1917

8) 17.1˚ in 2015

8) 17.1˚ in 1901

10) 17.2˚ in 2014

 

Indianapolis (1872-present)

1) 14.2˚ in 1979

2) 15.0˚ in 1936

3) 15.1˚ in 1905

4) 15.3˚ in 1978

4) 15.3˚ in 1895

6) 15.9˚ in 2007

7) 16.1˚ in 1875

8) 16.7˚ in 1902

9) 17.2˚ in 1885

10) 17.6˚ in 1958

11) 18.3˚ in 1899

12) 20.2˚ in 1985

13) 20.5˚ in 1912

14) 20.6˚ in 1917

15) 20.7˚ in 1980

16) 21.1˚ in 1904

17) 21.8˚ in 2015

18) 21.9˚ in 2014

 

South Bend (1894-present)

1) 9.3˚ in 1936

2) 9.5˚ in 1905

3) 12.0˚ in 1979

4) 12.1˚ in 1978

4) 12.1˚ in 1904

6) 13.4˚ in 1902

7) 13.5˚ in 2007

8) 15.0˚ in 1912

9) 15.4˚ in 1958

10) 15.7˚ in 1917

11) 15.9˚ in 1899

12) 16.9˚ in 1914

13) 17.0˚ in 2015

16) 18.5˚ in 2014

[Chicago WX]

Projecting out to the end of the month using the current NWS forecasts for each city (airport sites)...Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and South Bend may all have a top 5 coldest February this year. Well technically, 3rd place for EVV, FWA, and IND...4th for SBN. 

 

Evansville

1) 20.9˚ in 1978

2) 24.6˚ in 1979

3) 25.3˚ in 2015 projected

4) 25.6˚ in 1899

5) 26.2˚ in 1905

6) 26.3˚ in 1958

7) 26.8˚ in 1980

8) 27.6˚ in 1902

9) 27.7˚ in 1947

10) 28.7˚ in 1963

15) 29.7˚ in 2014

 

Fort Wayne

1) 11.8˚ in 1978

2) 14.8˚ in 1979

3) 15.3˚ in 2015 projected

4) 16.1˚ in 2007

5) 16.6˚ in 1901

6) 17.2˚ in 1936

7) 17.6˚ in 2014

8) 18.1˚ in 1914

9) 18.5˚ in 1963

10) 18.7˚ in 1934

 

Indianapolis

1) 17.8˚ in 1978

2) 18.8˚ in 1979

3) 19.4˚ in 2015 projected

4) 19.7˚ in 2007

5) 20.1˚ in 1905

6) 20.2˚ in 1885

7) 21.1˚ in 1875, 1963

8) 21.7˚ in 1895

9) 21.8˚ in 1936

10) 21.9˚ in 1914

12) 22.3˚ in 2014

 

South Bend

1) 14.4˚ in 1904

2) 14.5˚ in 1905

3) 14.7˚ in 1978

4) 15.4˚ in 2015 projected

5) 15.7˚ in 1936

6) 16.3˚ in 1901, 1979

7) 17.6˚ in 1914

8) 17.7˚ in 1912

9) 17.8˚ in 2007

10) 17.9˚ in 1963

11) 18.4˚ in 2014

[Chicago WX]

And finally, using the projected February final average temperatures...here are the projected meteorological winter final mean average temperatures for 2014-15, and last winter's for comparison (and historical ranking for both).

 

Evansville

2014-15: 32.6˚ (29th coldest) 

2013-14: 30.9˚ (tied for 12th coldest)

 

Fort Wayne

2014-15: 23.2˚ (tied for 13th coldest)

2013-14: 20.7˚ (6th coldest)

 

Indianapolis

2014-15: 26.0˚ (tied for 16th coldest)

2013-14: 24.1˚ (tied for 8th coldest)

 

South Bend

2014-15: 23.7˚ (tied for 22nd coldest)

2013-14: 20.3˚ (6th coldest)

[Chicago WX]

Bloomington (BMG) has been on quite the run with minimum temperatures lately. 7 of the last 9 days have had below zero temps, with 3 of them -10 or lower:

 

2/16: -1˚

2/17: -10˚

2/18: -1˚

2/19: -9˚

2/20: -16˚

2/21: 16˚

2/22: 16˚

2/23: -8˚

2/24: -16˚

 

Normal min temps for BMG range from 23˚ on 2/16 to 25˚ on 2/24

[Chicago WX]

A comparison between Feb 2014 and 2015, through 2/23. Mean average temperatures and departures to date for both years.

 

Evansville (EVV)

Feb 2014: 30.3˚ -5.6˚

Feb 2015: 27.2˚ -8.7˚

 

Fort Wayne (FWA)

Feb 2014: 18.3˚ -9.3˚

Feb 2015: 16.5˚ -11.1˚

 

Indianapolis (IND)

Feb 2014: 23.1˚ -8.2˚

Feb 2015: 21.3˚ -10.0˚

 

South Bend (SBN)

Feb 2014: 19.3˚ -7.8˚

Feb 2015: 16.7˚ -10.4˚

 

 

Bloomington (BMG)

Feb 2014: 25.4˚ -6.9˚

Feb 2015: 22.0˚ -10.3˚

 

Goshen (GSH)

Feb 2014: 18.9˚ -7.7˚

Feb 2015: 15.0˚ -11.6˚

 

Indianapolis Eagle Creek (EYE)

Feb 2014: 22.8˚ -8.5˚

Feb 2015: 20.3˚ -11.0˚

 

Lafayette (LAF)

Feb 2014: 19.1˚ -10.7˚

Feb 2015: 18.5˚ -11.3˚

 

Muncie (MIE)

Feb 2014: 20.9˚ -8.1˚

Feb 2015: 19.6˚ -9.4˚

 

North Webster (IWX)

Feb 2014: 18.8˚ -8.3˚

Feb 2015: 15.0˚ -12.1˚

 

Shelbyville (GEZ)

Feb 2014: 24.7˚ -6.2˚

Feb 2015: 22.6˚ -8.3˚

 

Terre Haute (HUF)

Feb 2014: 22.2˚ -9.4˚

Feb 2015: 21.5˚ -10.1˚

[Chicago WX]

SBN needs 0.7" of snow to break their monthly February record. Some snow in the forecast for today...

 

South Bend

1) 35.5" in 1908

2) 35.1" in 1958

3) 34.9" in 2015 thru 2/23

4) 32.2" in 1993

5) 31.6" in 1967

[Chicago WX]

Decent chance Nov 2014-Feb 2015 joins 2013-14 and enters the top 10 coldest November-February periods for Indianapolis. Current average temp is 28.9˚, which if it held there would be good for a tie for the 13th coldest. 

 

1) 24.4˚ in 1976-77

2) 27.1˚ in 1962-63

3) 27.3˚ in 1880-81

4) 27.4˚ in 1903-04

5) 27.8˚ in 1977-78

6) 27.9˚ in 2013-14

6) 27.9˚ in 1935-36

8) 28.0˚ in 1969-70

9) 28.1˚ in 1917-18

10) 28.4˚ in 1872-73, 1911-12

[beavis1729]

Bloomington (BMG) has been on quite the run with minimum temperatures lately. 7 of the last 9 days have had below zero temps, with 3 of them -10 or lower:

2/16: -1˚

2/17: -10˚

2/18: -1˚

2/19: -9˚

2/20: -16˚

2/21: 16˚

2/22: 16˚

2/23: -8˚

2/24: -16˚

Normal min temps for BMG range from 23˚ on 2/16 to 25˚ on 2/24

Good stuff...a -41 departure for this morning's low temp. I have to imagine it's the coldest low temp so late in the season...and probably by a long shot.

[Hoosier]

Good stuff...a -41 departure for this morning's low temp. I have to imagine it's the coldest low temp so late in the season...and probably by a long shot.

 

 

It is.  The coldest February reading at Bloomington occurred on February 12, 1899, when it got to -20F.  That was the latest occurrence of -16F or colder, until today.

[Chicago WX]

Good stuff...a -41 departure for this morning's low temp. I have to imagine it's the coldest low temp so late in the season...and probably by a long shot.

 

For sure. Airport records for BMG don't go back very far..but the local COOP (Bloomington IU) has data going back to 1895. Here are all the latest dates (or February ones) that had a -10˚ or lower reading:

 

Feb 2, 1951: -13˚

Feb 3, 1917: -10˚

Feb 4, 1912: -15˚

Feb 4, 1996: -11˚

Feb 5, 1912: -14˚

Feb 5, 1996: -13˚

Feb 8, 1899: -18˚

Feb 9, 1899: -18˚

Feb 10, 1899: -16˚

Feb 11, 1899: -10˚

Feb 12, 1899: -20˚

Feb 13, 1899: -14˚

Feb 13, 1905: -14˚ 

Feb 14, 1905: -14˚

Feb 18, 1936: -10˚

Feb 22, 1963: -12˚

[Chicago WX]

Snowiest February on record for South Bend.

 

RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
731 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...RECORD FEBRUARY SNOWFALL SET AT SOUTH BEND...

AS OF 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...SOUTH BEND RECORDED 0.5 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL FOR THE DAY. THIS BRINGS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 35.7
INCHES...WHICH MAKES FEBRUARY 2015 THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD
AT SOUTH BEND. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS FEBRUARY SNOWFALL RECORD OF
35.5 INCHES SET IN 1908.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT THE END OF THE MONTH ONCE THE
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL IS FINALIZED.

[Chicago WX]

SBN broke today's record low min with a temp of -8˚ (-5˚ in 1897).

 

A few other min temps as of 7:00am this morning:

Goshen -13˚

La Porte -12˚

Monticello -8˚

Bloomington -7˚

Lafayette -5˚

Fort Wayne -4˚

Muncie -2˚

Shelbyville -2˚

Valparaiso -2˚

[Chicago WX]

February 2015 was the 3rd coldest on record for Fort Wayne...5th coldest for Indianapolis (tied) and South Bend...and 6th coldest for Evansville.

 

Evansville

1) 20.9˚ in 1978

2) 24.6˚ in 1979

3) 25.6˚ in 1899

4) 26.2˚ in 1905

5) 26.3˚ in 1958

6) 26.5˚ in 2015

7) 26.8˚ in 1980

8) 27.6˚ in 1902

9) 27.7˚ in 1947

10) 28.7˚ in 1963

period of record: 1897-2015

 

Fort Wayne

1) 11.8˚ in 1978

2) 14.8˚ in 1979

3) 15.7˚ in 2015

4) 16.1˚ in 2007

5) 16.6˚ in 1901

6) 17.2˚ in 1936

7) 17.6˚ in 2014

8) 18.1˚ in 1914

9) 18.5˚ in 1963

10) 18.7˚ in 1934

period of record: 1897-2015

 

Indianapolis 

1) 17.8˚ in 1978

2) 18.8˚ in 1979

3) 19.7˚ in 2007

4) 20.1˚ in 1905

5) 20.2˚ in 2015

5) 20.2˚ in 1885

7) 21.1˚ in 1963

7) 21.1˚ in 1875

9) 21.7˚ in 1895

10) 21.8˚ in 1936

period of record: 1872-2015

 

South Bend

1) 14.4˚ in 1904

2) 14.5˚ in 1905

3) 14.7˚ in 1978

4) 15.7˚ in 1936

5) 15.8˚ in 2015

6) 16.3˚ in 1979

6) 16.3˚ in 1901

8) 17.6˚ in 1914

9) 17.7˚ in 1912

10) 17.8˚ in 2007

period of record: 1894-2015

[Chicago WX]

February 2015 snowfall totals and historical rankings for EVV, FWA, IND, and SBN.

 

Evansville: 7.4" tied for 13th snowiest

Fort Wayne: 19.0" tied for 4th snowiest 

Indianapolis: 13.8" 15th snowiest

South Bend: 36.4" snowiest on record

[Chicago WX]

February 2015 statistics

 

Evansville • EVV

Average temperature: 26.5˚ -10.1˚

Total precipitation: 2.56" -0.61"

Total snowfall: 7.4" +3.6"

 

Fort Wayne • FWA

Average temperature: 15.7˚ -12.6˚

Total precipitation: 1.54" -0.50"

Total snowfall: 19.0" +11.3"

 

Indianapolis • IND

Average temperature: 20.2˚ -11.9˚

Total precipitation: 1.34" -0.98"

Total snowfall: 13.8" +7.3"

 

South Bend • SBN

Average temperature: 15.8˚ -12.0˚

Total precipitation: 1.98" +0.03"

Total snowfall: 36.4" +21.4"

 

 

Bloomington • BMG

Average temperature: 20.5˚ -12.6˚

Total precipitation: 1.36" -1.40"

 

Goshen • GSH

Average temperature: 13.9˚ -13.3˚

Total precipitation: 0.55" -1.33"

 

Indianapolis Eagle Creek • EYE

Average temperature: 19.1˚ -12.9˚

Total precipitation: 0.73" -1.40"

 

Lafayette • LAF

Average temperature: 17.4˚ -13.1˚

Total precipitation: 0.43" -1.33"

 

Muncie • MIE

Average temperature: 18.3˚ -11.4˚

Total precipitation: 1.01" -1.30"

 

North Webster • IWX

Average temperature: 14.3˚ -13.6˚

Total precipitation: 1.42" -1.32"

Total snowfall: 22.4"

 

Shelbyville • GEZ

Average temperature: 20.9˚ -10.8˚

Total precipitation: 1.10" -1.26"

 

Terre Haute • HUF

Average temperature: 20.2˚ -12.2˚

Total precipitation: 1.17" -0.76"

[Chicago WX]

2014-15 meteorological winter statistics for EVV, FWA, IND, and SBN.

 

Departures based off the prior 30 winters (1984-85 to 2013-14).

 

[Chicago WX]

21st coldest winter...and 13th coldest November-February on record for Indianapolis. If December wasn't such a clunker...

 

 

[Hoosier]

Have a chance to do something pretty unusual on Friday.  Current forecast for LAF is 0F, but MEX is showing -1F.  LAF has only had a few below 0 readings in March at the airport, and even the WL COOP has only done it about a dozen times.  Obviously far from a lock but something to watch.

[Chicago WX]

Have a chance to do something pretty unusual on Friday.  Current forecast for LAF is 0F, but MEX is showing -1F.  LAF has only had a few below 0 readings in March at the airport, and even the WL COOP has only done it about a dozen times.  Obviously far from a lock but something to watch.

 

Too bad the snow cover will be gone by then. I remember we had a shot last March, but only got down to 2˚ on 3/3/14.

[Hoosier]

Too bad the snow cover will be gone by then. I remember we had a shot last March, but only got down to 2˚ on 3/3/14.

 

 

I'm not confident we lose it all.  Looking at about 12-15 hours with temps above freezing and dewpoints probably not above freezing for that entire time, plus lack of heavy rain.  It will take a big hit but assuming those conditions and that temps don't spike well above forecast, I think some of it survives.

[Chicago WX]

I'm not confident we lose it all.  Looking at about 12-15 hours with temps above freezing and dewpoints probably not above freezing for that entire time, plus lack of heavy rain.  It will take a big hit but assuming those conditions and that temps don't spike well above forecast, I think some of it survives.

 

Yeah, you may be right. Regardless...need to go over to the airport and put the piles close to the thermometer.   

[Hoosier]

IND going with -3 for LAF on Friday morning.  12z MAV/MEX has -1F while MET is warmer with 5F.  I say let's go for below zero...gonna be stinkin cold anyway.

[Chicago WX]

IND going with -3 for LAF on Friday morning.  12z MAV/MEX has -1F while MET is warmer with 5F.  I say let's go for below zero...gonna be stinkin cold anyway.

 

12z MET still has 5˚, 12z MAV up to 0˚. Probably not happening.

[Hoosier]

12z MET still has 5˚, 12z MAV up to 0˚. Probably not happening.

 

 

Gonna be close.  Fresh snow probably would've made it a lock.

[Chicago WX]

IND still going with -3˚ for LAF overnight/tomorrow morning. 

 

Impressive cold today...staying in the teens, despite a bunch of sun.

[Hoosier]

Well, IND is going with -3F for LAF tonight.