39.725°N, 86.282°W · station INDthr · 156 years of record
63°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Indianapolis.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Indianapolis — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#155 / 155
coldest Sep 2 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
45°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 75°F — 155th coldest Sep 2 of 155 years · record 45°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#156 / 155
coldest Sep 3 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
47°F
set in 1892
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 75°F — 156th coldest Sep 3 of 155 years · record 47°F (1892) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#156 / 155
coldest Sep 4 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
45°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1941
Forecast low 75°F — 156th coldest Sep 4 of 155 years · record 45°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#150 / 155
coldest Sep 5 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
45°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 72°F — 150th coldest Sep 5 of 155 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#121 / 155
coldest Sep 6 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
44°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 67°F — 121st coldest Sep 6 of 155 years · record 44°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 155
coldest Sep 7 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
44°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
76°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 65°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 155 years · record 44°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 155
coldest Sep 8 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
38°F
set in 1986
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 1872
Forecast low 63°F — 93rd coldest Sep 8 of 155 years · record 38°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Indianapolis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
71°FJan 25, 1950
-27°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
77°FFeb 20, 2018
-21°FFeb 10, 1982
Mar
88°FMar 22, 2026
-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
90°FApr 24, 1925
18°FApr 13, 1950
May
96°FMay 31, 1895
27°FMay 9, 2020
Jun
104°FJun 28, 2012
37°FJun 22, 1992
Jul
106°FJul 22, 1901
46°FJul 21, 1944
Aug
103°FAug 5, 1918
41°FAug 29, 1965
Sep
100°FSep 14, 1939
30°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
92°FOct 1, 2019
20°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1950
-5°FNov 22, 1880
Dec
74°FDec 2, 1982
-23°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
106°FJul 22, 1901
-27°FJan 19, 1994
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Indianapolis so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1874
Coldest high ever
-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
61°FJan 7, 2008
-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
63°FFeb 15, 1954
-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 27, 1998
13°FMar 3, 1873
Apr
69°FApr 30, 1872
26°FApr 17, 1875
May
76°FMay 25, 1871
40°FMay 1, 1897
Jun
85°FJun 28, 1874
53°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 7, 1874
64°FJul 13, 1990
Aug
82°FAug 6, 1918
58°FAug 23, 1891
Sep
76°FSep 7, 1872
47°FSep 22, 1913
Oct
74°FOct 5, 1884
29°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
63°FNov 6, 1924
9°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 4, 1998
-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
85°FJun 28, 1874
-11°FJan 20, 1985
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
69 days
record run, ended Feb 12 1961
So far in 2026
57 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Indianapolis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Indianapolis's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Indianapolis's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.